The 2018–19 season was Al-Shorta's 45th season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 44 previous editions of the competition. Al-Shorta participated in the Iraqi Premier League and the Iraq FA Cup.
They entered this season having finished fourth in the league in the 2017–18 season, but under the management of Nebojša Jovović they achieved better results and managed to secure the Iraqi Premier League title on 14 July with two full rounds to spare. They finished five points above closest challenger Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, thus qualifying for both the 2020 AFC Champions League and 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup. In the Iraq FA Cup, Al-Shorta were eliminated in the Round of 16 against Al-Kahrabaa.
Player statistics Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. NamePremier LeagueFA CupTotalGoalsGoalsGoals1GKAhmed Basil1010202DFKarrar Mohammed27(1)04131(1)14DFMustafa Nadhim4(6)0004(6)05MFHussein Abdul-Wahed (captain)2(14)0406(14)06MFMaarouf Youssef28(2)32030(2)38MFKarrar Jassim18(6)20018(6)29MFMahdi Kamel18(10)12020(10)110FWAlaa Abdul-Zahra36282(2)138(2)2911DFDhurgham Ismail (vice-captain)11(6)00(1)011(7)012FWAmmar Abdul-Hussein14(17)24018(17)213MFAmjad Waleed13(17)03(1)016(18)015DFZiad Al-Derbali13(5)00013(5)016FWMustafa Mohammed Salih0(3)0000(3)017DFAlaa Mhawi22(7)21023(7)218FWMohanad Ali29(1)190(1)129(2)2019MFAmjad Attwan3320033220GKMohammed Hameed3600036021GKMohammed Abbas10304022DFHussam Kadhim19(5)14023(5)123DFWaleed Salem18(5)00018(5)024DFFaisal Jassim3303036025MFSaad Abdul-Amir14(4)12016(4)126MFHassan Abdul-Karim1(6)01(2)02(8)027MFHaidar Abdul-Salam0(2)01(2)01(4)028MFAtheer Salih0(1)0000(1)029DFBilal Khudhair00000033FWAlassane Diallo26(7)112428(7)15Players out on loan for rest of the season3DFAhmed Nadhim0(4)01(1)01(5)028FWMustafa Farman000(1)00(1)0GKAbdul-Aziz Ammar000000MFMoamel Kareem000000MFMohammed Mohsen000000Players departed but featured this season7FWMohammed Jabbar Shokan0(5)03(1)03(6)014FWDominique Mendy1(2)0102(2)029DFAhmed Thaer000(1)00(1)0
Personnel
Technical Staff PositionNameNationalityManager:Nebojša JovovićAssistant manager:Haitham Al-ShboulAssistant manager:Ahmed SalahFitness coach:Marko JovanovićGoalkeeping coach:Zoran BanovićMedical officer:Haider Abdul-ZahraDirector of football:Hashim RidhaAdministrator:Bilal Hussein
Management
PositionNameNationalityPresident:Abdul-Wahab Al-TaeiHonorary President:Yaseen Al-YasiriFinancial 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 2018 – November 2018NikeNovember 2018 – May 2019,May 2019 – July 2019May 2019
Transfers
In
Date Pos. Name From Fee July 2018 DF Mustafa Nadhim Al-Najaf - July 2018 FW Mohammed Jabbar Shokan Al-Ramtha - July 2018 DF Ahmed Nadhim Al-Talaba - July 2018 MF Amjad Attwan Al-Najaf - August 2018 MF Saad Abdul-Amir Al-Shabab - August 2018 FW Alassane Diallo Dibba Al-Fujairah - August 2018 DF Carlos Santos Free agent - September 2018 DF Mamadou Wagué Chornomorets Odesa - September 2018 MF Maarouf Youssef Al-Zamalek Loan January 2019 DF Dhurgham Ismail Çaykur Rizespor - January 2019 MF Dominique Mendy Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya - January 2019 MF Karrar Jassim Sanat Naft Abadan - January 2019 DF Ziad Al-Derbali Al-Muharraq -
Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee July 2018 MF Asiedu Attobrah Released July 2018 MF Akwetey Mensah Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya - July 2018 FW Jefferson Araújo Manaus - July 2018 FW Rafid Muayad Al-Karkh - July 2018 FW Aqeel Khairi Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya - July 2018 FW Karrar Hameed Al-Hudood - August 2018 DF Ali Lateef Al-Talaba - August 2018 MF Nabeel Sabah Al-Talaba - August 2018 DF Ahmed Mohammed Al-Talaba - August 2018 FW Abdul-Qadir Tariq Al-Talaba - August 2018 MF Mohammed Mohsen Amanat Baghdad Loan August 2018 GK Neriman Khedher Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya - August 2018 MF Ahmad Ayad Released September 2018 DF Carlos Santos Released September 2018 DF Mamadou Wagué Released December 2018 GK Abdul-Aziz Ammar Al-Samawa Loan January 2019 FW Mohammed Jabbar Shokan Al-Minaa - January 2019 DF Ahmed Nadhim Al-Naft Loan January 2019 FW Mustafa Farman Al-Sinaa Loan July 2019 MF Maarouf Youssef Al-Zamalek End of loan July 2019 FW Mohanad Ali Al-Duhail $1,800,000
Competitions Iraqi Premier League Al-Shorta SC WebsiteGoalzz.com
Score overview
OppositionHome scoreAway scoreDoubleAl-Bahri3–11–3Al-Diwaniya1–07–1Al-Hudood1–02–1Al-Hussein2–02–0Al-Kahrabaa5–32–0Al-Karkh1–00–0Al-Minaa3–00–1Al-Naft2–01–0Al-Najaf1–10–0Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya2–31–1Al-Samawa3–14–0Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya3–01–0Al-Talaba0–02–0Al-Zawraa0–00–0Amanat Baghdad2–12–1Erbil2–11–0Naft Al-Junoob4–03–1Naft Al-Wasat2–01–0Naft Maysan5–11–1
Note: Al-Shorta goals listed first.
Classification
Results summary
Results by round
Iraq FA Cup
Round of 32
Round of 16
Top goalscorers Iraqi Premier League PositionNationSquad NumberNameGoalsAssistsFW10Alaa Abdul-Zahra288FW18Mohanad Ali198FW33Alassane Diallo112MF6Maarouf Youssef33MF8Karrar Jassim211FW12Ammar Abdul-Hussein25DF17Alaa Mhawi22MF19Amjad Attwan20MF9Mahdi Kamel10DF22Hussam Kadhim10MF25Saad Abdul-Amir10DF23Waleed Salem05DF11Dhurgham Ismail02DF2Karrar Mohammed01DF4Mustafa Nadhim01MF13Amjad Waleed01DF15Ziad Al-Derbali01GK20Mohammed Hameed01
Iraq FA Cup PositionNationSquad NumberNameGoalsAssistsFW33Alassane Diallo40FW10Alaa Abdul-Zahra10FW18Mohanad Ali10DF2Karrar Mohammed10FW7Mohammed Jabbar Shokan01MF14Dominique Mendy01DF17Alaa Mhawi01
References
External links Al-Shorta website Al-Shorta TV Team info at goalzz.com