The 2019–20 season was Al-Shorta's 46th season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 45 previous editions of the competition. Al-Shorta participated in five competitions: the Iraqi Premier League (as defending champions), the Iraq FA Cup, the Iraqi Super Cup, the AFC Champions League and the Arab Club Champions Cup.
Al-Shorta won the Iraqi Super Cup for the first time in their history, beating Al-Zawraa on penalties after a 1–1 draw. They also reached the quarter-finals of the Arab Club Champions Cup, their best performance at the tournament since they were crowned champions in the 1981–82 season. Al-Shorta only played a total of six League matches and one FA Cup match in the season as both competitions were postponed for several months due to the 2019–2020 Iraqi protests and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic also led to their remaining four AFC Champions League group stage matches being postponed to the 2020–21 campaign.
Player statistics Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. NamePremier LeagueFA CupAFC Champions LeagueArab Champions CupSuper CupTotalGoalsGoalsGoalsGoalsGoalsGoals1GKAhmed Basil1010201000502DFKarrar Mohammed1(1)010001(3)0002(4)04DFSaad Natiq50000050101106DFAli Faez40002150101218MFKarrar Jassim2(1)000003(1)0106(2)09FWMarwan Hussein3(3)313001(2)1106(5)710FWAlaa Abdul-Zahra630020611015411DFDhurgham Ismail (vice-captain)4(1)0000020107(1)013MFAmjad Waleed1(1)111000(1)0002(2)214FWMazin Fayyadh3(1)010201(1)0007(2)015MFNabeel Sabah4(2)110204(2)20(1)011(5)316MFMohammed Mezher (on loan)30002000005017DFAlaa Mhawi5(1)0000(1)03(1)0008(3)020GKMohammed Hameed500000501011021FWJunior Mapuku0(4)00(1)10(2)00(1)20(1)10(9)422DFHussam Kadhim2(1)010204(1)0009(2)023DFWaleed Salem (captain)1(2)1002040108(2)124DFFaisal Jassim1000201(2)0004(2)025MFSaad Abdul-Amir611020601016126DFBilal Khudhair000(1)00000000(1)027MFAtheer Salih000(1)00000000(1)028FWAli Yousif311120500011230GKAlaa Khalil00000000000031MFAkram Rahim (on loan)0(1)0000000000(1)032FWDiego Calderón Caicedo00000(2)000000(2)034MFHassan Abdul-Karim0(1)0000000000(1)0GKMuhaimen Abdul-Rahman000000000000DFMustafa Nadhim000000000000DFMunaf Younis (on loan)000000000000MFAbdul-Razzaq Qasim (on loan)000000000000FWAli Jasim000000000000FWAl-Hassan Saad (on loan)000000000000Players out on loan for rest of the seasonGKAbdul-Aziz Ammar000000000000MFAmoori Faisal000000000000MFHaidar Abdul-Salam000000000000Players departed but featured this season3MFAboubacar Diarra0(2)0100000102(2)05MFSafaa Hadi2(1)000004(1)00(1)06(3)07FWSherko Karim1010001(1)00(1)03(2)019MFAmjad Attwan300000421082
Personnel
Technical staff PositionNameNationalityHead coach:Abdul-Ghani ShahadAssistant coach:Abbas ObeidAssistant coach:Haidar NajimFitness coach:Sardar MohammedGoalkeeping coach:Emad HashimTeam analyst:Ali Al-NuaimiTeam supervisor:Hashim RidhaMedical director:Haider Abdul-ZahraAdministrator:Bilal HusseinDirector of football:Salih Radhi
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 coloursHome colours (Asia)Away coloursAway colours (Asia)SupplierAugust 2019 – January 2020——GivovaFebruary 2020 – March 2020
Transfers
In
Date Pos. Name From Fee July 2019 FW Marwan Hussein Al-Talaba - July 2019 DF Saad Natiq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya - August 2019 DF Ali Faez Çaykur Rizespor - August 2019 FW Sherko Karim Grasshopper Club Zürich - August 2019 MF Aboubacar Diarra ENPPI - August 2019 GK Alaa Khalil Al-Hudood - August 2019 MF Nabeel Sabah Al-Talaba - August 2019 FW Ali Yousif Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya - August 2019 MF Safaa Hadi Al-Zawraa - September 2019 FW Junior Mapuku Dunărea Călărași - October 2019 FW Mazin Fayyadh Al-Naft - January 2020 MF Mohammed Mezher Naft Maysan Loan January 2020 MF Akram Rahim Naft Maysan Loan January 2020 FW Diego Calderón Caicedo Al-Faisaly - February 2020 MF Hassan Abdul-Karim Al-Karkh End of loan March 2020 DF Munaf Younis Al-Karkh Loan March 2020 MF Abdul-Razzaq Qasim Al-Karkh Loan March 2020 FW Ali Jasim Al-Karkh - March 2020 FW Al-Hassan Saad Al-Karkh Loan March 2020 DF Mustafa Nadhim Free agent -
Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee July 2019 MF Hussein Abdul-Wahed Retired July 2019 MF Dominique Mendy Released July 2019 DF Ziad Al-Derbali Released July 2019 FW Alassane Diallo Released August 2019 DF Mustafa Nadhim Al-Zawraa - August 2019 GK Mohammed Abbas Al-Kahrabaa - August 2019 MF Haider Abdul-Salam Al-Karkh Loan August 2019 FW Ammar Abdul-Hussein Al-Minaa - August 2019 MF Mahdi Kamel Al-Zawraa - August 2019 MF Moamel Kareem Al-Samawa - August 2019 MF Mohammed Mohsen Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya - August 2019 DF Ahmed Nadhim Al-Naft - August 2019 MF Amir Ahmed Abdul-Wahid Al-Hudood - August 2019 GK Abdul-Aziz Ammar Naft Maysan Loan October 2019 MF Hassan Abdul-Karim Al-Karkh Loan October 2019 MF Amoori Faisal Al-Karkh Loan November 2019 MF Aboubacar Diarra Released December 2019 FW Sherko Karim Released January 2020 MF Amjad Attwan Al-Kuwait - February 2020 MF Safaa Hadi PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara €150,000
Competitions Iraqi Super Cup Al-Shorta SC WebsiteGoalzz.com
Iraqi Premier League Goalzz.com Original season
Restarted season
Iraq FA Cup Goalzz.com
AFC Champions League
Al-Shorta played two 2020 AFC Champions League matches in the 2019–20 season before their remaining matches in the competition were postponed to the following campaign due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Goalzz.com
Group stage
Arab Club Champions Cup Goalzz.com Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Top goalscorers Iraqi Premier League PositionNationSquad NumberNameGoalsAssistsFW10Alaa Abdul-Zahra31FW9Marwan Hussein30FW28Ali Yousif11MF13Amjad Waleed10MF15Nabeel Sabah10DF23Waleed Salem10MF25Saad Abdul-Amir10FW14Mazin Fayyadh02MF8Karrar Jassim01DF11Dhurgham Ismail01DF22Hussam Kadhim01
Iraq FA Cup PositionNationSquad NumberNameGoalsAssistsFW9Marwan Hussein30MF13Amjad Waleed10FW21Junior Mapuku10FW28Ali Yousif10FW7Sherko Karim02FW14Mazin Fayyadh01
Iraqi Super Cup PositionNationSquad NumberNameGoalsAssistsFW21Junior Mapuku10MF8Karrar Jassim01
AFC Champions League PositionNationSquad NumberNameGoalsAssistsDF6Ali Faez10
Arab Club Champions Cup PositionNationSquad NumberNameGoalsAssistsMF15Nabeel Sabah22MF19Amjad Attwan21FW21Junior Mapuku20FW10Alaa Abdul-Zahra12FW9Marwan Hussein11MF8Karrar Jassim01DF17Alaa Mhawi01
References
External links Al-Shorta website Al-Shorta TV Team info at goalzz.com