2017–18 Al-Shorta SC season

Al-Shorta
2017–18 season
President Ayad Bunyan (until 15 March)
Abdul-Wahab Al-Taei (from 15 March onwards)
Manager Marcos Paquetá (until 26 March)
Ahmed Salah (Caretaker) (from 26 March to 9 April)
Thair Jassam (from 9 April to 17 June)
Haitham Al-Shaboul (Caretaker) (from 17 June onwards)
GroundAl-Shaab Stadium
Iraqi Premier League4th
Top goalscorerLeague: Alaa Abdul-Zahra (22)
All: Alaa Abdul-Zahra (22)

The 2017–18 season was Al-Shorta's 44th season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 43 previous editions of the competition. They entered this season having finished a promising third in the league in the 2016–17 season, but this season they only managed a fourth place finish, ending up five points off of champions Al-Zawraa after conceding last-minute goals in multiple matches.[1]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IRQ Ahmed Basil
2 DF  IRQ Karrar Mohammed
3 DF  IRQ Ali Lateef
4 DF  IRQ Ali Faez (on loan from Çaykur Rizespor)
5 MF  IRQ Hussein Abdul-Wahed (captain)
6 MF  GHA Akwetey Mensah
7 FW  IRQ Alaa Abdul-Zahra
8 FW  BRA Jefferson Araújo
9 MF  IRQ Mahdi Kamel
12 FW  IRQ Ammar Abdul-Hussein
13 MF  IRQ Amjad Waleed
14 MF  GHA Asiedu Attobrah
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  IRQ Alaa Mhawi
17 MF  IRQ Nabeel Sabah
18 FW  IRQ Mohanad Ali
20 GK  IRQ Mohammed Hameed
21 GK  IRQ Abdul-Aziz Ammar
22 DF  IRQ Hussam Kadhim
23 DF  IRQ Waleed Salem (vice-captain)
24 DF  IRQ Faisal Jassim
25 MF  IRQ Mohammed Mohsen
30 GK  IRQ Neriman Khedher
32 DF  IRQ Ahmed Mohammed
— FW  IRQ Aqeel Khairi

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  IRQ Mohammed Abbas (on loan at Al-Kahrabaa until the end of the 2017–18 season)
— MF  IRQ Ahmad Ayad (on loan at Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya until the end of the 2017–18 season)
— MF  IRQ Moamel Kareem (on loan at Al-Hudood until the end of the 2017–18 season)
— FW  IRQ Abdul-Qadir Tariq (on loan at Al-Talaba until the end of the 2017–18 season)
— FW  IRQ Karrar Hameed (on loan at Al-Kahrabaa until the end of the 2017–18 season)
— FW  IRQ Rafid Muayad (on loan at Al-Karkh until the end of the 2017–18 season)

Departed during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 FW  IRQ Aymen Hussein

Personnel

Technical Staff

Position Name Nationality
Manager: Haitham Al-Shaboul
Assistant manager: Ahmed Salah
Fitness coach: Costa López
Goalkeeping coach: Nouri Abid Zaid
Director of football: Saad Qais
Administrative director: Hashim Ridha

Management

Position Name Nationality
President: Abdul-Wahab Al-Taei
Financial Secretary: Uday Tariq
Board Secretary Alaa Bahar Al-Uloom
Member of the Board: Sadiq Jafar
Member of the Board: Ghazi Faisal
Member of the Board: Tahseen Al-Yassri
Member of the Board: Ali Al-Shahmani
Member of the Board: Ghalib Al-Zamili
Member of the Board: Ahsan Al-Daraji

[2]

Kit

Supplier: Nike

Home
Away

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
August 2017 MF Omar Jabbar Karbala -
August 2017 MF Sattar Yasin Al-Talaba -
August 2017 GK Neriman Khedher Ghaz Al-Shamal -
August 2017 FW Ayman Hussein Al-Naft -
August 2017 MF Mohammed Mohsen Al-Samawa -
August 2017 DF Ali Faez Çaykur Rizespor Loan
August 2017 DF Salam Shakir Al-Ittihad Kalba -
August 2017 DF Hussam Kadhim Al-Naft -
August 2017 FW Aqeel Khairi Al-Hussein -
August 2017 MF Akwetey Mensah Al-Minaa -
September 2017 FW Alaa Abdul-Zahra Al-Zawraa -
September 2017 FW Ammar Abdul-Hussein Al-Minaa -
October 2017 DF Alaa Mhawi Al-Zawraa -
November 2017 DF Karrar Mohammed Al-Zawraa -
February 2018 MF Asiedu Attobrah Free agent -
February 2018 FW Jefferson Araújo Moto Club de São Luís -

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
August 2017 FW Marwan Hussein Sepahan -
August 2017 DF Essam Yassin Al-Naft -
August 2017 FW Ahmed Salam Al-Hedood -
September 2017 MF Omar Jabbar Released
October 2017 MF Hatem Zidan Naft Al-Wasat -
October 2017 FW Jawad Kadhim Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya -
October 2017 GK Sarhang Muhsin Erbil -
October 2017 DF Kosrat Baez Erbil -
October 2017 MF Miran Khesro Erbil -
October 2017 MF Sattar Yasin Released
November 2017 DF Salam Shakir Released
November 2017 FW Jassim Mohammed Al-Talaba -
January 2018 FW Ayman Hussein Al-Naft -
January 2018 MF Ahmad Ayad Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Loan
February 2018 MF Moamel Kareem Al-Hudood Loan
February 2018 FW Abdul-Qadir Tariq Al-Talaba Loan

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Competitions

Iraqi Premier League

Main article: 2017–18 Iraqi Premier League

[4][5]

21 November 2017 1 Karbala 0 – 1 Al-Shorta Karbala
11:30 GMT Ayman Hussein 2' Stadium: Karbala International Stadium
26 November 2017 2 Al-Shorta 4 – 1 Al-Bahri Baghdad
14:00 GMT Ayman Hussein 29', 71'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 39', 74'		 Mustafa Hadi 63' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
30 November 2017 3 Al-Diwaniya 1 – 2 Al-Shorta Diwaniya
11:30 GMT Mohammed Hatem 64' Alaa Abdul-Zahra 71' (pen.)
Abdul-Qadir Tariq 74'		 Stadium: Afak Stadium
4 December 2017 4 Al-Shorta 1 – 0 Zakho Baghdad
11:30 GMT Ayman Hussein 90' (pen.) Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
9 December 2017 5 Al-Shorta 2 – 0 Al-Hudood Baghdad
11:30 GMT Ayman Hussein 5'
Nabeel Sabah 46'		 Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium
14 December 2017 6 Al-Hussein 0 – 0 Al-Shorta Baghdad
11:30 GMT Ayman Hussein 89' Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium
7 January 2018 7 Al-Shorta 2 – 1 Naft Al-Junoob Baghdad
14:00 GMT Mohanad Ali 2', 43' Alaa Raad  40'
Mohammed Al-Ghabbash 85' (pen.)		 Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
11 January 2018 8 Al-Shorta 1 – 0 Naft Al-Wasat Baghdad
14:00 GMT Amjad Waleed 36' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
15 January 2018 9 Al-Minaa 0 – 0 Al-Shorta Basra
13:45 GMT Stadium: Basra International Stadium
21 January 2018 10 Al-Zawraa 1 – 1 Al-Shorta Baghdad
15:00 GMT Amjad Kalaf 86' Mohanad Ali 72' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
26 January 2018 11 Al-Shorta 4 – 0 Al-Najaf Baghdad
13:45 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 8'
Mohanad Ali 26', 60'
Waleed Salem 45'
Alaa Mhawi 62'		 Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
30 January 2018 12 Al-Talaba 1 – 3 Al-Shorta Baghdad
13:45 GMT Karrar Mohammed 55' (o.g.) Mahdi Kamel 5'
Nabeel Sabah 22'
Mohanad Ali 70'		 Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
4 February 2018 13 Al-Shorta 4 – 1 Al-Samawa Baghdad
13:45 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 28', 88'
Alaa Mhawi 52', 90'		 Aamer Mathaa Sayah 10' (pen.) Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
8 February 2018 14 Al-Shorta 3 – 0 Amanat Baghdad Baghdad
13:45 GMT Mohanad Ali 51', 90+2'
Mahdi Kamel 90+3'		 Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
15 February 2018 15 Naft Maysan 1 – 1 Al-Shorta Maysan
11:30 GMT Ahmed Mohammed 69' Mahdi Kamel 65' Stadium: Maysan Olympic Stadium
21 February 2018 16 Al-Shorta 0 – 0 Al-Naft Baghdad
13:45 GMT Amjad Waleed   90+2 Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
4 March 2018 17 Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya 2 – 2 Al-Shorta Baghdad
12:00 GMT Ali Rasheed 50'
Taki Faleh 78'		 Alaa Mhawi 30'
Mohanad Ali 72'		 Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium
10 March 2018 18 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 – 0 Al-Shorta Baghdad
14:00 GMT Amjad Radhi 50' (pen.)
Samal Saeed  88'		 Mohammed Hameed  88'
Mohanad Ali 90'		 Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
15 March 2018 19 Al-Shorta 1 – 2 Al-Kahrabaa Baghdad
14:00 GMT Mohanad Ali 42'
Ali Lateef  52'		 Mustafah Ali 46',  47'
Murad Mohammed 87'		 Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
1 April 2018 20 Al-Shorta 4 – 0 Karbala Baghdad
14:00 GMT Hussein Abdul-Wahed 11'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 41', 87' (pen.)
Amjad Waleed 67'		 Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
6 April 2018 21 Al-Bahri 1 – 1 Al-Shorta Basra
12:30 GMT Ahmed Mostafa 86' Mohanad Ali 43' Stadium: Al-Zubair Stadium
14 April 2018 22 Al-Shorta 2 – 0 Al-Diwaniya Baghdad
15:00 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 61'
Ammar Abdul-Hussein 85'		 Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
20 April 2018 23 Zakho 1 – 2 Al-Shorta Zakho
13:00 GMT Sattar Yaseen 19' Mohanad Ali 12'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 65'		 Stadium: Zakho International Stadium
27 April 2018 (first half)
30 April 2018 (second half) 24		 Al-Hudood 0 – 1 Al-Shorta Baghdad
13:00 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 15' Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium
Note: The second half was postponed for three days due to bad weather.
3 May 2018 25 Al-Shorta 3 – 0 Al-Hussein Baghdad
16:00 GMT Mohanad Ali 47' (pen.), 59'
Ali Faez 64'		 Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
17 May 2018 26 Naft Al-Junoob 2 – 1 Al-Shorta Basra
13:30 GMT Mortaga Adel 90'
Bassim Ali 90+4'		 Hussam Kadhim 78' Stadium: Al-Zubair Stadium
21 May 2018 27 Naft Al-Wasat 3 – 3 Al-Shorta Najaf
13:30 GMT Alaa Abbas 28', 47'
Mohammed Qasim Majid 90+3'		 Alaa Abdul-Zahra 16' (pen.), 26'
Mohanad Ali 41'		 Stadium: Al-Najaf Stadium
29 May 2018 28 Al-Shorta 3 – 0 (w/o) Al-Minaa Baghdad
19:00 GMT Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Note: Al Shorta were awarded a 3–0 victory after Al-Minaa failed to turn up for the game.
3 June 2018 29 Al-Shorta 0 – 0 Al-Zawraa Baghdad
19:00 GMT Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
8 June 2018 30 Al-Najaf 0 – 2 Al-Shorta Najaf
13:30 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 40'
Mustafa Nadhim 43' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Al-Najaf Stadium
13 June 2018 31 Al-Shorta 1 – 0 Al-Talaba Baghdad
19:00 GMT Waleed Salem 77' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
17 June 2018 32 Al-Samawa 2 – 2 Al-Shorta Samawa
13:45 GMT Hussain Salman 90+1'
Mohamed Nizar 90+4'		 Alaa Abdul-Zahra 30', 65' Stadium: Al-Samawa Stadium
23 June 2018 33 Amanat Baghdad 0 – 3 Al-Shorta Baghdad
13:45 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 40', 45' (pen.)
Mahdi Kamel 88'		 Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium
29 June 2018 34 Al-Shorta 2 – 0 Naft Maysan Baghdad
13:45 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 9'
Amjad Waleed 66'		 Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
3 July 2018 35 Al-Naft 2 – 2 Al-Shorta Baghdad
13:45 GMT Mohammed Dawood 16' (pen.)
Hussam Kadhim 90' (o.g.)		 Alaa Abdul-Zahra 25' (pen.)
Ammar Abdul-Hussein 88'		 Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium
8 July 2018 36 Al-Shorta 3 – 1 Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Baghdad
13:45 GMT Amjad Waleed 22', 70'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 45' (pen.)		 Husain Tuamah 50' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
13 July 2018 37 Al-Shorta 1 – 0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad
16:00 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 40' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
18 July 2018 38 Al-Kahrabaa 0 – 1 Al-Shorta Baghdad
13:45 GMT Mohanad Ali 35'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 90+2'		 Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium

References

  1. ^ Al-Shorta SC Website
  2. ^ Al-Shorta website. "Al-Shorta – Players and Transfers". Al-Shorta website. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  3. ^ "Al-Shorta - Players and Transfers". Al-Shorta's website. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
  4. ^ Al-Shorta SC Website
  5. ^ Goalzz.com
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