2014–15 Al Shorta season

Al Shorta
2014–15 season
President Iraq Ayad Bunyan (until 8 February)
Iraq Riyadh Abdul-Abbas (from 8 February to present)
Manager Egypt Mohamed Youssef (until 2 May)
Iraq Thair Jassam (from 2 May to present)
Ground Al Shaab Stadium (temporary)
Iraqi Premier League 3rd
AFC Cup Round of 16
Top goalscorer League: Marwan Hussein (15)
All: Marwan Hussein (19)
Home colours
Away colours
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 season was Al Shorta's 41st season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 41 editions of the competition. Al Shorta participated in the Iraqi Premier League and the AFC Cup.

They entered this season on the back of two successful seasons for the club. The 2012–13 season saw them win both the Baghdad Cup[1] and the Iraqi Premier League[2] and the 2013–14 season saw them retain their Iraqi Premier League crown, winning the league for the fourth time in their history.[3]

This season was not as successful as Al Shorta finished in third place in the league. They started the season brilliantly by storming to first place in Group 2 with 40 points from a possible 48, but they were knocked out at the final stage after replacing Egyptian coach Mohamed Youssef with former manager Thair Jassam, finishing three points behind Naft Al Wasat (who reached the final and went on to win the league) in Group 1. Al Shorta were awarded a 3–0 win over Al Minaa in the third place match as Al Minaa did not turn up to the game, so Al Shorta finished in third.

In the AFC Cup, Al Shorta topped their group, reaching the knockout stage for the first time in their history. However, they were eliminated by Al Kuwait in the round of 16.

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Iraq GK Saif Jameel
2 Iraq DF Waleed Salem
3 Iraq DF Ali Bahjat
4 Syria DF Hamdi Al Masri
5 Iraq MF Hussein Abdul-Wahed (vice-captain)
6 Iraq DF Karrar Mohammed
8 Iraq FW Ammar Abdul-Hussein
9 Iraq MF Mahdi Kamel
10 Iraq FW Marwan Hussein
11 Iraq DF Dhirgham Ismail (3rd captain)
12 Iraq GK Mohammed Gassid
14 Iraq FW Amjad Kalaf (captain)
16 Iraq MF Haider Salim
17 Iraq FW Alaa Abdul-Zahra
18 Iraq MF Mahdi Karim
No. Position Player
19 Iraq MF Ahmad Ayad
20 Iraq FW Akram Jassim
21 Iraq GK Ahmed Basil
23 Iraq GK Mohammed Hameed
24 Iraq MF Muthana Khalid
25 Iraq MF Murtadha Hadeeb
26 Iraq FW Muhanned Ali
27 Iraq MF Mohammed Hadi
29 Iraq DF Ahmed Fakhir
31 Iraq DF Salam Shakir
32 Iraq MF Hamza Hassan
33 Iraq MF Mustafa Mohsin
34 Iraq FW Saif Ahmed
Iraq MF Haider Muthanna

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
35 Iraq MF Ahmad Fadhel (at Baghdad FC until the end of the 2014-15 season)

Personnel

Technical Staff

Position Name Nationality
Manager:Thair JassamIraq
Assistant manager:Karim NafeaIraq
Director of football:Hashim RidhaIraq
Fitness coach:Anderson NicolauBrazil
Fitness coach:Walid JumaIraq
Goalkeeping coach:Ibrahim SalemIraq
Physiotherapist:Tonello MariliaBrazil

Management

Position Name Nationality
President:Riyadh Abdul-AbbasIraq
Vice-president:Mahdi ShuaiIraq
Member of the Board:Ali Abdul-ZahraIraq
Member of the Board:Adnan Akbar AliIraq
Member of the Board:Khalid Abdul-NabiIraq
Member of the Board:Ghazi FaisalIraq
Member of the Board:Faiz Abdul-HassanIraq
Member of the Board:Raad RamadanIraq
Female Member of the Board:Adara Abdul-Amir AbbasIraq

[4]

Kit

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Royal Arena Sport

Home
Home alt.
Away

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
July 2014 DF Iraq Karrar Mohammed Iraq Najaf FC -
July 2014 FW Iraq Marwan Hussein Iraq Al Zawraa -
July 2014 MF Iraq Haider Salim Iraq Al Masafi Return from loan
July 2014 Manager Egypt Mohamed Youssef Free agent -
July 2014 Assistant Manager Iraq Karim Nafea Free agent -
July 2014 MF Iraq Muthana Khalid Iraq Arbil FC -
July 2014 GK Iraq Ahmed Basil Iraq Al Oloom Technology -
August 2014 GK Iraq Saif Jameel Iraq Najaf FC -
August 2014 DF Portugal Fausto Lúcio Free agent -
August 2014 MF Cameroon Makadji Boukar Iraq Al Quwa Al Jawiya -
August 2014 FW Brazil Caion Free agent -
August 2014 MF Iraq Nashat Akram Free agent -
September 2014 DF Iraq Salam Shakir Free agent -
September 2014 FW Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra Free agent -
May 2015 Manager Iraq Thair Jassam Free agent -
May 2015 Goalkeeping Coach Iraq Emad Hashim Iraq Iraq Loan
June 2015 Goalkeeping Coach Iraq Ibrahim Salem Free agent -

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
June 2014 Manager Brazil Lorival Santos Released
June 2014 FW Brazil Cristiano Released
July 2014 GK Iraq Nebras Salman Released
July 2014 GK Iraq Amjed Salem Released
July 2014 DF Iraq Ahmed Hassan Released
July 2014 MF Iraq Husain Abdullah Released
July 2014 FW Iraq Mustafa Karim Iraq Al Quwa Al Jawiya -
July 2014 MF Iraq Qusay Munir Released
July 2014 DF Iraq Kassim Zidan Released
July 2014 MF Iraq Ahmad Fadhel Iraq Baghdad FC Loan
August 2014 DF Portugal Fausto Lúcio Released
November 2014 MF Iraq Nashat Akram Released
February 2015 FW Iraq Sherko Karim Switzerland Grasshopper Club Zürich -
May 2015 Manager Egypt Mohamed Youssef Released
May 2015 Goalkeeping Coach Brazil Marquinhos Domingues Released
June 2015 Goalkeeping Coach Iraq Emad Hashim Iraq Iraq End of loan
June 2015 DF Cameroon Innocent Awoa Released
June 2015 MF Cameroon Makadji Boukar Released
June 2015 FW Brazil Caion Released

[5]

Competitions

Iraqi Premier League

First Stage (Group 2)

Final Stage (Group 1)

Third Place Match

AFC Cup

Main article: 2015 AFC Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Iraq Al-Shorta 6 2 3 1 14 7 +7 9 Advance to knock-out stage
2 Jordan Al-Jazeera 6 2 3 1 6 7 −1 9
3 State of Palestine Taraji Wadi Al-Nes 6 1 3 2 6 11 −5 6
4 Bahrain Al-Hidd 6 0 5 1 6 7 −1 5
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers


Knockout phase

Round of 16

References

  1. ↑ "Al Shorta - Baghdad Cup 2013 Champions". Al Shorta's website. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  2. ↑ "Iraqi League 2012/2013". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  3. ↑ "Iraqi League 2013/2014". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
  4. ↑ Al Shorta website. "Al Shorta - Players and Transfers". Al Shorta website. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  5. ↑ "Al Shorta - Players and Transfers". Al Shorta's website. Retrieved 2013-10-27.

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