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 group stage. They finished in first place in the Iraqi Premier League for the second time in a row, finishing one point ahead of second-placed Arbil FC, however were not crowned champions due to the season ending prematurely and were only considered as champions for the purpose of enabling admission into the AFC Cup. 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 third 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 scored seven goals in total.
Squad
Out on loan
(at Al Zawraa until the end of the 2013-14 season) (at Al Masafi until the end of the 2013-14 season)
Departed during season
Backroom staff and club officials NamePosition Lorival Santos Manager Anderson Nicolau Assistant manager/Fitness Coach Walid Juma Fitness coach Marquinhos Domingues Goalkeeping coach Hashim Ridha Administrative Director Sirwan Raouf Administrative Assistant Bilal Hussein Administrator Abdulrahman Ali Technical Processor Haider Abdul-Zahra Assistant Technical Processor Tonello Marilia Physiotherapist Felipe Biazotto Physiologist
Boardroom positions PositionNameNationalityChairman:Ayad BunyanVice-chairman:Adnan JafarMember of the Board:Ghazi FaisalMember of the Board:Salam FarajMember of the Board:Ali Abdul-Zahra
Kit PeriodHome coloursAway coloursAway colours (Asia)Third coloursSupplierSponsorOctober 2013——Adidas—November 2013 – December 2013NikeFebruary 2014Royal Arena SportFebruary 2014 – June 2014
Transfers
In
Date Pos. Name From Fee September 2013 Administrative Director Hashim Ridha Free agent - September 2013 DF Ali Bahjat Dohuk FC - September 2013 FW Ahmad Hussein Al Kahraba - September 2013 FW Ammar Abdul-Hussein Arbil FC - September 2013 FW Mustafa Karim Al Quwa Al Jawiya - September 2013 MF Qusay Munir Baghdad FC - September 2013 Technical Advisor Nazar Ashraf Free agent - September 2013 Manager Lorival Santos Treze - September 2013 Assistant manager/Fitness Coach Anderson Nicolau Betim - September 2013 Goalkeeping coach Marquinhos Domingues - September 2013 FW Mohanad Ali - October 2013 MF Mahdi Karim Arbil FC - October 2013 DF Hamdi Al Masri Al Naft - October 2013 GK Wissam Adel Naft Al Junoob - October 2013 GK Nebras Salman Sulaymaniya FC - October 2013 FW Cristiano Betim - November 2013 MF Mohammed Hadi Free agent - November 2013 GK Amjed Salem Free agent -
Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee September 2013 FW Minusu Buba El Gouna FC End of loan September 2013 FW Muslim Mubarak Al Talaba - September 2013 Manager Thair Jassam - September 2013 Assistant manager Haitham Al-Shboul - September 2013 Fitness coach Hassan Darwich - September 2013 Goalkeeping coach Abdul Raouf Alteka - September 2013 MF Husain Abdullah Al Zawraa Loan September 2013 FW Muhaimen Salim Al Zawraa - September 2013 MF Haider Salim Al Masafi Loan September 2013 MF Mohammed Faisel Al Naft - September 2013 DF Zeid Khalaf Al Masafi - September 2013 DF Fareed Majeed - September 2013 DF Omar Sabah - September 2013 MF Ali Rahim Al Naft - October 2013 GK Ali Husain Zakho FC - October 2013 MF Ali Hussein Fandi Duhok FC - October 2013 DF Ali Abd Ali Al Karkh - October 2013 GK Wissam Adel Al Karkh - October 2013 DF Ali Mohammed Alialah Al Talaba - January 2014 FW Ahmad Hussein Zakho FC - January 2014 FW Hussein Karim Al Zawraa - February 2014 MF Nashat Akram Dalian Aerbin - February 2014 Technical Advisor Nazar Ashraf - April 2014 DF Paul Koulibaly -
Matches
Pre-season friendlies
Mid-season friendlies
Competitive
Iraqi Premier League
Classification
Results summary
AFC Champions League
AFC Cup
Group stage
Last updated: 15 May 2014Source: Al Shorta website
Top goalscorers
Iraqi Premier League PositionNationSquad NumberNameGoalsAssistsFW9Mustafa Karim71FW14Amjad Kalaf44DF3Dhirgham Ismail42MF19Ahmad Ayad23DF4Hamdi Al Masri20FW7Sherko Karim20MF18Mahdi Karim20FW30Cristiano20DF2Waleed Salem12MF15Nashat Akram11FW27Karrar Hameed10DF33Ali Bahjat10MF10Mahdi Kamel04FW17Ammar Abdul-Hussein01
AFC Cup PositionNationSquad NumberNameGoalsAssistsFW14Amjad Kalaf20MF18Mahdi Karim10MF5Hussein Abdul-Wahed01
References
External links Al Shorta website Al Shorta TV Team info at goalzz.com