2013–14 Al Shorta season

Al Shorta
2013–14 season
President Iraq Ayad Bunyan
Manager Brazil Lorival Santos
Ground Al Shaab Stadium (temporary)
Iraqi Premier League Winners
AFC Champions League First qualifying round
AFC Cup Group stage
Top goalscorer League: Mustafa Karim (7)
All: Mustafa Karim (7)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

In the 2013–14 season, Al Shorta competed in the 2013–14 Iraqi Premier League and the 2014 AFC Cup after failing to qualify for the 2014 AFC Champions League. They won the league for the second time in a row and the fourth time in their history, finishing one point ahead of second-placed Arbil FC.[1] The league had to be ended prematurely with teams having played either 23, 22 or 21 games due to the situation in the country and Al Shorta were awarded the title as they were on top having played fewer games than most teams in the league. They also played in the AFC Cup but failed to advance past the group stages, playing out four goalless draws out of six games.

The season saw the club appoint their second ever foreign coach, Brazilian Lorival Santos, and sign their first ever Brazilian player, striker Cristiano da Silva Santos. Their top scorer for the season was Iraqi forward Mustafa Karim who bagged seven goals in total for the champions.

Squad

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

No. Position Player
2 Iraq DF Waleed Salem
3 Iraq DF Dhirgham Ismail
4 Syria DF Hamdi Al Masri
5 Iraq MF Hussein Abdul-Wahed (captain)
6 Iraq DF Kassim Zidan
7 Iraq FW Sherko Karim
8 Burkina Faso DF Paul Koulibaly
9 Iraq FW Mustafa Karim
10 Iraq MF Mahdi Kamel
12 Iraq GK Mohammed Gassid
14 Iraq FW Amjad Kalaf (vice-captain)
16 Iraq MF Hamza Hassan
17 Iraq FW Ammar Abdul-Hussein
18 Iraq MF Mahdi Karim
No. Position Player
19 Iraq MF Ahmad Ayad
22 Cameroon DF Innocent Awoa
23 Iraq GK Mohammed Hameed
24 Iraq MF Qusay Munir
26 Iraq FW Hassan Ali
27 Iraq FW Karrar Hameed
28 Iraq MF Haider Muthanna
29 Iraq DF Ahmed Hassan
30 Brazil FW Cristiano
31 Iraq GK Nebras Salman
33 Iraq DF Ali Bahjat
35 Iraq MF Ahmad Fadhel
Iraq GK Amjed Salem
Iraq MF Mohammed Hadi

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
Iraq MF Husain Abdullah (at Al Zawraa until the end of the 2013-14 season)
Iraq MF Haider Salim (at Al Masafi until the end of the 2013-14 season)

Backroom staff and club officials

Name Position
Brazil Lorival Santos Manager
Brazil Anderson Nicolau Assistant Manager/Fitness Coach
Iraq Walid Juma Fitness Coach
Brazil Marquinhos Domingues Goalkeeping Coach
Iraq Hashim Ridha Administrative Director
Iraq Sirwan Raouf Administrative Assistant
Iraq Bilal Hussein Administrator
Iraq Abdulrahman Ali Technical Processor
Iraq Haider Abdul-Zahra Assistant Technical Processor

Boardroom positions

Position Name Nationality
Chairman:Ayad BunyanIraq
Vice-chairman:Adnan JafarIraq
Member of the Board:Ghazi FaisalIraq
Member of the Board:Salam FarajIraq
Member of the Board:Ali Abdul-ZahraIraq

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Kit

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Away
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Third

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
September 2013 Administrative Director Iraq Hashim Ridha Free agent -
September 2013 DF Iraq Ali Bahjat Iraq Dohuk FC -
September 2013 FW Iraq Ahmad Hussein Iraq Al Kahraba -
September 2013 FW Iraq Ammar Abdul-Hussein Iraq Arbil FC -
September 2013 FW Iraq Mustafa Karim Iraq Al Quwa Al Jawiya -
September 2013 MF Iraq Qusay Munir Iraq Baghdad FC -
September 2013 Technical Advisor Iraq Nazar Ashraf Free agent -
September 2013 Manager Brazil Lorival Santos Brazil Treze -
September 2013 Assistant Manager/Fitness Coach Brazil Anderson Nicolau Brazil Betim -
September 2013 Goalkeeping Coach Brazil Marquinhos Domingues -
September 2013 FW Iraq Hassan Ali -
October 2013 MF Iraq Mahdi Karim Iraq Arbil FC -
October 2013 DF Syria Hamdi Al Masri Iraq Al Naft -
October 2013 GK Iraq Wissam Adel Iraq Naft Al Junoob -
October 2013 GK Iraq Nebras Salman Iraq Sulaymaniya FC -
October 2013 FW Brazil Cristiano Brazil Betim -
November 2013 MF Iraq Mohammed Hadi Free agent -
November 2013 GK Iraq Amjed Salem Free agent -

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
September 2013 FW Nigeria Minusu Buba Egypt El Gouna FC End of loan
September 2013 FW Iraq Muslim Mubarak Iraq Al Talaba -
September 2013 Manager Iraq Thair Jassam -
September 2013 Assistant Manager Iraq Haitham Shebool -
September 2013 Fitness Coach Iraq Hassan Darwich -
September 2013 Goalkeeping Coach Iraq Abdul Raouf Alteka -
September 2013 MF Iraq Husain Abdullah Iraq Al Zawraa Loan
September 2013 FW Iraq Muhaimen Salim Iraq Al Zawraa -
September 2013 MF Iraq Haider Salim Iraq Al Masafi Loan
September 2013 MF Iraq Mohammed Faisel Iraq Al Naft -
September 2013 DF Iraq Zeid Khalaf Iraq Al Masafi -
September 2013 DF Iraq Fareed Majeed -
September 2013 DF Iraq Omar Sabah -
September 2013 MF Iraq Ali Rahim Iraq Al Naft -
October 2013 GK Iraq Ali Husain Iraq Zakho FC -
October 2013 MF Iraq Ali Hussein Fandi Iraq Duhok FC -
October 2013 DF Iraq Ali Abd Ali Iraq Al Karkh -
October 2013 GK Iraq Wissam Adel Iraq Al Karkh -
October 2013 DF Iraq Ali Mohammed Alialah Iraq Al Talaba -
January 2014 FW Iraq Ahmad Hussein Iraq Zakho FC -
January 2014 FW Iraq Hussein Karim Iraq Al Zawraa -
February 2014 MF Iraq Nashat Akram China Dalian Aerbin -
February 2014 Technical Advisor Iraq Nazar Ashraf -

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Matches

Pre-season friendlies

Mid-season friendlies

Iraqi Premier League

Classification

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Al Shorta (C) 21 12 7 2 29 13 +16 43 2015 AFC Cup group stage
2 Arbil FC 21 12 6 3 29 15 +14 42
3 Baghdad FC 23 11 7 5 33 21 +12 40
4 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 22 10 7 5 32 21 +11 37

Updated to games played on 15 June 2014.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

AFC Champions League

AFC Cup

Group stage

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Kuwait Al Qadsia 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11
Bahrain Al Hidd 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
Iraq Al Shorta 6 1 4 1 3 4 −1 7
Syria Al Wahda 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2

Last updated: 15 May 2014
Source: Al Shorta website

Top scorers in all competitions

Rank Position Nation Squad Number Name Goals
1 FW Iraq 9 Mustafa Karim 7
2 FW Iraq 14 Amjad Kalaf 6
3 DF Iraq 3 Dhirgham Ismail 4
4 MF Iraq 18 Mahdi Karim 3
5 DF Syria 4 Hamdi Al Masri 2
5 FW Iraq 7 Sherko Karim 2
5 MF Iraq 19 Ahmad Ayad 2
5 FW Brazil 30 Cristiano 2
6 DF Iraq 2 Waleed Salem 1
6 MF Iraq 15 Nashat Akram 1
6 FW Iraq 27 Karrar Hameed 1
6 DF Iraq 33 Ali Bahjat 1
Total 32

References

  1. ↑ "Iraqi League 2013/2014". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
  2. ↑ Al Shorta website. "Al Shorta - Players and Staff". Al Shorta website. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  3. ↑ "Al Shorta - Transfers 2013-14". Al Shorta's website. Retrieved 2013-10-27.

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