The 2016–17 season was Al-Shorta's 43rd season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 42 previous editions of the competition. Al-Shorta participated in the Iraqi Premier League and the Iraq FA Cup.
They entered this season having finished in a disappointing seventh place in the league in the 2015–16 season. They were much better during this season, and were still in contention for the league title on the final day of the campaign, but a loss to Al-Minaa saw them finish in third place and miss out on continental qualification. They were knocked out of the Iraq FA Cup at the Round of 32 stage, losing at home to lower division side Al-Jaish; that defeat led to the sacking of manager Mohamed Youssef in March, who was replaced by Nadhum Shaker. The former club president Ayad Bunyan was re-elected into office early in August, following his exit midway through the 2014–15 season.
Squad
Out on loan
Departed during season
Personnel
Technical Staff PositionNameNationalityManager:Nadhum ShakerAssistant manager:Ahmad SalahFitness coach:Farouq Abdul-JassimGoalkeeping coach:Ghanim IbrahimDirector of football:Hashim Ridha
Management
PositionNameNationalityPresident:Ayad BunyanVice-president:Abdul-Wahab Al-TaeiFinancial Secretary:Uday TariqBoard SecretaryAlaa Bahar Al-UloomMember of the Board:Sadiq JafarMember of the Board:Ghazi FaisalMember of the Board:Tahseen Al-YassriMember of the Board:Ali Al-ShahmaniMember of the Board:Ghalib Al-ZamiliMember of the Board:Ahsan Al-Daraji
Kit PeriodHome coloursAway coloursSupplierSeptember 2016UhlsportSeptember 2016 – November 2016JakoDecember 2016 – August 2017Adidas
Transfers
In
Date Pos. Name From Fee June 2016 DF Essam Yassin Naft Al-Wasat - June 2016 MF Amjad Waleed Naft Al-Wasat - June 2016 GK Noor Sabri Naft Al-Wasat - June 2016 FW Jassim Mohammed Naft Al-Wasat - June 2016 GK Mohammed Abbas Al-Hedood - June 2016 MF Jawad Kadhim Al-Minaa - July 2016 FW Bassam Qabel Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya - July 2016 FW Abdul-Qadir Tariq Al-Talaba - July 2016 DF Ali Lateef Al-Zawraa - July 2016 DF Faisal Jassim Al-Minaa - August 2016 DF Kosrat Baez Arbil FC - August 2016 MF Ahmed Magdy Petrojet FC Loan August 2016 MF Miran Khesro Arbil FC - August 2016 MF Hussein Abdul-Wahed Al-Zawraa - August 2016 FW Rafid Muayad Free agent - August 2016 FW Karrar Hameed Al-Hedood Return from loan August 2016 DF Hamdi Al Masri Dhofar - August 2016 DF Ahmad Ibrahim Free agent - January 2017 GK Sarhang Muhsin Erbil - January 2017 DF Abdul-Hamid Sami Misr Lel-Makkasa - January 2017 FW Ali Yousif Al-Kahrabaa Loan January 2017 FW Mohamed Aoudou Free State Stars - February 2017 GK Mohammed Hameed Naft Al-Wasat - February 2017 MF Hatem Zidan Zakho -
Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee May 2016 DF Ahmad Al Salih Released May 2016 DF Seifeddine Chammari Released May 2016 MF Hassan Wasswa Released June 2016 MF Ahmad Fadhel Al-Zawraa - June 2016 MF Ibrahim Naeem Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya - June 2016 GK Jalal Hassan Naft Al-Wasat - June 2016 DF Waleed Bahar Amanat Baghdad - June 2016 GK Haidar Raad Naft Al-Junoob - June 2016 FW Ameer Sabah Al-Talaba - July 2016 DF Ali Faez Çaykur Rizespor - July 2016 FW Ali Salah Released July 2016 FW Hussein Karim Released August 2016 MF Amjad Attwan Naft Al-Wasat - August 2016 FW Akram Jassim Released August 2016 FW Mohanad Ali Al-Kahrabaa Loan August 2016 FW Bassam Qabel Released September 2016 DF Ahmad Ibrahim Emirates Club - January 2017 GK Noor Sabri Al-Minaa - January 2017 FW Amjad Kalaf Al-Zawraa - January 2017 DF Hamdi Al Masri Released January 2017 FW Karrar Hameed Al-Kahrabaa Loan January 2017 FW Rafid Muayad Al-Karkh Loan February 2017 GK Mohammed Abbas Al-Kahrabaa Loan April 2017 DF Abdul-Hamid Sami Released June 2017 FW Mohamed Aoudou Released July 2017 MF Ahmed Magdy Petrojet FC Return from loan
Competitions Iraqi Premier League
Iraq FA Cup
References
External links Al-Shorta website Al-Shorta TV Team info at goalzz.com