2023–24 Al-Shorta SC season

Al-Shorta
2023–24 season
PresidentIraq Abdul-Halim Fahem
Head coachTunisia Chiheb Ellili (until 21 February)
Iraq Hussein Abdul-Wahed (Caretaker) (from 21 February until 1 March)
Egypt Moamen Soliman (from 1 March onwards)
GroundAl-Shaab Stadium
Iraq Stars League1st
Iraq FA CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Mahmoud Al-Mawas (20)
All: Mahmoud Al-Mawas (20)

The 2023–24 season was Al-Shorta's 50th season in the Iraq Stars League, having featured in all 49 previous editions of the competition. Al-Shorta participated in the Iraq Stars League as defending champions, as well as competing in the Iraq FA Cup.[1] Al-Shorta did not participate in the AFC Champions League as they did not obtain an AFC license.[2]

Al-Shorta won the league title for the third consecutive season, led by Moamen Soliman, who returned to the club to take over from Chiheb Ellili midway through the season. Al-Shorta secured the league title in the penultimate round of the season by defeating Duhok 1–0.[3] Al-Shorta also won the Iraq FA Cup title for the first time in their history, beating rivals Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 in the final to secure the double for the first time.[4]

Squad

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Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.[5]

No. Pos. Nat. Name Stars League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  IRQ Ahmed Basil 37 0 4 0 41 0
3 DF  IRQ Karrar Amer 25(2) 3 2 0 27(2) 3
4 DF  IRQ Manaf Younis 18(7) 1 2(1) 0 20(8) 1
6 MF  IRQ Sajjad Jassim 14(18) 3 1(3) 1 15(21) 4
7 FW  SYR Mahmoud Al-Mawas 36(1) 20 4 0 40(1) 20
8 FW  IRQ Zidane Abdul-Jabbar 2(10) 2 1(1) 0 3(11) 2
9 MF  IRQ Hussein Ali 23(7) 4 4 1 27(7) 5
10 FW  IRQ Alaa Abdul-Zahra (captain) 11(15) 3 2(2) 0 13(17) 3
11 MF  IRQ Bassam Shakir 22(6) 3 2(2) 0 24(8) 3
12 GK  IRQ Yassin Karim 1 0 0 0 1 0
13 MF  IRQ Ali Husni 13(12) 4 0(2) 0 13(14) 4
14 MF  NIG Abdoul Madjid Moumouni 32(1) 3 2 0 34(1) 3
15 DF  IRQ Ahmed Yahya 20(4) 0 2 0 22(4) 0
16 MF  IRQ Mohammed Mezher 0(10) 1 0 0 0(10) 1
17 FW  IRQ Ahmed Farhan 2(1) 0 0 0 2(1) 0
18 FW  IRQ Mohanad Ali (vice-captain) 16(14) 16 2 1 18(14) 17
20 MF  SEN Idrissa Niang 10 5 0 0 10 5
22 GK  IRQ Mohammed Karim 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0
24 DF  IRQ Faisal Jassim 24(3) 0 2(1) 0 26(4) 0
25 MF  IRQ Abdul-Razzaq Qasim 17(13) 2 3(1) 0 20(14) 2
27 DF  IRQ Ameer Sabah 25(6) 0 3 0 28(6) 0
28 FW  BRA Lucas Santos 8(9) 2 2(2) 1 10(11) 3
30 MF  SYR Fahd Al-Youssef 34(1) 0 4 0 38(1) 0
31 DF  IRQ Ahmed Zeero 16(7) 0 0(1) 0 16(8) 0
32 GK  IRQ Abbas Karim 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF  IRQ Haidar Adel 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF  IRQ Ali Jassim Zayer 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF  CMR Salomon Banga 3(2) 0 2 0 5(2) 0
37 MF  GUI Ousmane Coumbassa 3(6) 0 0(2) 0 3(8) 0
Players out on loan for rest of the season
29 FW  IRQ Mohammed Dawood 0(7) 0 0 0 0(7) 0
MF  IRQ Ammar Ghalib 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF  IRQ Atheer Salih 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW  IRQ Aso Rostam 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW  IRQ Dhulfiqar Younis 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players departed but featured this season
5 DF  JOR Yazan Al-Arab 6(1) 0 0 0 6(1) 0

Personnel

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Technical staff

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Position Name Nationality
Head coach: Moamen Soliman Egypt
Assistant coach: Amrou Fathi Egypt
Fitness coach: Haidar Abdul-Qadir Iraq
Goalkeeping coach: Amrou Abdul-Salam Egypt
Physiotherapist: Tonello Marilia Brazil
Team manager: Hashim Ridha Iraq

Management

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Position Name Nationality
President: Abdul-Halim Fahem Iraq
Vice-president: Ghalib Al-Zamili Iraq
Board secretary: Uday Al-Rubaie Iraq
Financial secretary Ghazi Faisal Iraq
Member of the Board: Sadeq Faraj Iraq
Member of the Board: Abdul-Wahab Al-Taei Iraq
Member of the Board: Ali Al-Shahmani Iraq
Member of the Board: Alaa Bahar Al-Uloom Iraq
Member of the Board: Tahseen Al-Yassri Iraq

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Kit

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Supplier: Qithara (club's own brand)

Home
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Away

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Name From Fee
August 2023 MF Iraq Hussein Ali Tunisia CS Sfaxien -
September 2023 FW Iraq Mohanad Ali Qatar Al-Duhail -
November 2023 DF Jordan Yazan Al-Arab Malaysia Selangor -
January 2024 FW Iraq Zidane Abdul-Jabbar Iraq Erbil -
February 2024 MF Guinea Ousmane Coumbassa Tunisia Olympique Béja -
February 2024 DF Cameroon Salomon Banga Rwanda APR -

Out

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Date Pos. Name To Fee
August 2023 DF Iraq Mustafa Maan Iraq Al-Zawraa -
August 2023 DF Iraq Waleed Salem Retired
September 2023 MF Yemen Nasser Mohammedoh Bahrain Al-Muharraq -
September 2023 FW Iraq Dhulfiqar Younis Iraq Duhok Loan
September 2023 MF Iraq Ammar Ghalib Iraq Al-Naft Loan
October 2023 FW Iraq Aso Rostam Iraq Erbil Loan
October 2023 MF Iraq Atheer Salih Iraq Naft Al-Basra Loan
January 2024 FW Iraq Mohammed Dawood Iraq Al-Najaf Loan
February 2024 DF Jordan Yazan Al-Arab Qatar Muaither -
February 2024 FW Iraq Aso Rostam Iran Esteghlal Khuzestan Loan

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Competitions

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Iraq Stars League

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27 October 2023 1 Duhok 2 – 0 Al-Shorta Duhok
18:30 GMT Yannick Zakri 12'
Hiran Ahmed 62'
Mohammed Saeed Khalid Red card 90+5'
Stadium: Duhok Stadium
3 November 2023 3 Al-Minaa 0 – 3 (w/o) Al-Shorta Basra
18:30 GMT Mohanad Ali 5' Stadium: Basra International Stadium
Note: The match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Shorta, as Al-Minaa started the game with only 7 players and had their player Mohammed Khudhair go off injured in the eighth minute, bringing an end to the game.
2 December 2023 6 Al-Shorta 0 – 1 Al-Naft Baghdad
14:00 GMT Sampson Gbadebo 58' Stadium: Al-Zawraa Stadium
30 December 2023 12 Naft Al-Basra 0 – 1 Al-Shorta Basra
11:30 GMT Karrar Amer 40' Stadium: Al-Fayhaa Stadium
19 February 2024 15 Al-Talaba 2 – 1 Al-Shorta Baghdad
16:00 GMT Zaid Tahseen 74' (pen.)
Mahdi Kamel 90'
Ali Husni 38' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
24 February 2024 16 Al-Shorta 2 – 1 Al-Kahrabaa Baghdad
16:00 GMT Mahmoud Al-Mawas 18', 90+6' Muhaimen Salim 10' Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium
4 March 2024 18 Al-Shorta 3 – 0 Naft Maysan Baghdad
18:00 GMT Mohanad Ali 14' (pen.), 63'
Ali Husni 90+5'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
14 April 2024 22 Al-Shorta 2 – 0 Al-Minaa Baghdad
14:30 GMT Manaf Younis 76'
Lucas Santos 78'
Haider Salem Red card 45+8' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
19 June 2024 33 Zakho 0 – 0 Al-Shorta Zakho
16:30 GMT Stadium: Zakho International Stadium

Score overview

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Double
Al-Hudood 2–0 4–0 Yes
Al-Kahrabaa 2–1 2–2 No
Al-Karkh 2–1 4–1 Yes
Al-Minaa 2–0 3–0 Yes
Al-Naft 0–1 1–1 No
Al-Najaf 2–0 2–2 No
Al-Qasim 2–0 3–2 Yes
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–1 2–2 No
Al-Talaba 3–2 1–2 No
Al-Zawraa 2–2 2–0 No
Amanat Baghdad 2–1 2–1 Yes
Duhok 1–0 0–2 No
Erbil 2–1 4–2 Yes
Karbala 2–1 2–1 Yes
Naft Al-Basra 1–0 1–0 Yes
Naft Al-Wasat 3–0 1–0 Yes
Naft Maysan 3–0 3–2 Yes
Newroz 4–4 1–1 No
Zakho 2–0 0–0 No

Note: Al-Shorta goals listed first.

Classification

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Shorta (C) 38 26 9 3 76 36 +40 87 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 38 24 10 4 68 32 +36 82 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage[a]
3 Al-Zawraa 38 21 12 5 54 23 +31 75 Qualification for the regional competition play-offs
4 Al-Najaf 38 19 10 9 45 28 +17 67[b]
5 Zakho 38 17 16 5 37 20 +17 67[b]
Source: IPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) number of wins.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2023–24 Iraq FA Cup, Al-Shorta, qualified for the AFC Champions League Elite based on league position, the AFC Champions League Two spot was passed to the league runners-up Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.
  2. ^ a b Al-Najaf finished ahead of Zakho on head-to-head points: Zakho 1–1 Al-Najaf, Al-Najaf 2–1 Zakho.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 26 9 3 76 36  +40 87 15 3 1 38 15  +23 11 6 2 38 21  +17

Source: Kooora

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHHAHA
ResultLWWWDLWWWWWWDWLWDWWWWWWDDDDWWWWWDWWDWW
Position1910423632222222222221111111221111111111
Source: Kooora
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Iraq FA Cup

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Player statistics

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Iraq Stars League

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Position Nation Squad Number Name Goals Assists[5]
FW Syria 7 Mahmoud Al-Mawas 20 15
FW Iraq 18 Mohanad Ali 16 0
MF Senegal 20 Idrissa Niang 5 0
MF Iraq 9 Hussein Ali 4 2
MF Iraq 13 Ali Husni 4 2
MF Iraq 11 Bassam Shakir 3 3
MF Niger 14 Abdoul Madjid Moumouni 3 3
DF Iraq 3 Karrar Amer 3 1
MF Iraq 6 Sajjad Jassim 3 1
FW Iraq 10 Alaa Abdul-Zahra 3 1
FW Brazil 28 Lucas Santos 2 2
FW Iraq 8 Zidane Abdul-Jabbar 2 1
MF Iraq 25 Abdul-Razzaq Qasim 2 1
DF Iraq 4 Manaf Younis 1 0
MF Iraq 16 Mohammed Mezher 1 0
DF Iraq 27 Ameer Sabah 0 5
MF Syria 30 Fahd Al-Youssef 0 5
DF Iraq 15 Ahmed Yahya 0 3

Iraq FA Cup

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Position Nation Squad Number Name Goals Assists[5]
MF Iraq 9 Hussein Ali 1 1
MF Iraq 6 Sajjad Jassim 1 0
FW Iraq 18 Mohanad Ali 1 0
FW Brazil 28 Lucas Santos 1 0
DF Iraq 15 Ahmed Yahya 0 1
MF Syria 30 Fahd Al-Youssef 0 1

References

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  1. ^ Al-Shorta SC Official Website. "Al-Shorta SC – History". Al-Shorta SC Official Website - History. Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  2. ^ "List of Licensed Clubs for the 2023/24 AFC Champions League" (PDF). the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  3. ^ "الشرطة بطلا لدوري نجوم العراق" (in Arabic). Kooora. 4 July 2024.
  4. ^ "لأول مرة في تاريخه.. الشرطة يتوج بطلاً لكأس العراق لكرة القدم" (in Arabic). Shafaq. 10 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "تفاصيل مباريات الشرطة في موسم 2023-2024". Al-Shorta SC. 28 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b Al-Shorta SC Official Website. "Al-Shorta SC – First Team Squad". Al-Shorta SC Official Website. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  7. ^ "Results". Al-Shorta SC Official Website. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  8. ^ "Iraq Stars League 2023/24". Goalzz. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
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