The 2021–22 season was Al-Shorta's 48th season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 47 previous editions of the competition. Al-Shorta participated in the Iraqi Premier League and the Iraq FA Cup, having finished fourth in the league in the 2020–21 season.
Under the management of Egyptian coach Moamen Soliman, Al-Shorta enjoyed one of the best league seasons in their history. Al-Shorta set a record for the earliest league title win in Iraq with seven rounds of the competition remaining, clinching the title with a 2–0 win over runners-up Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. Al-Shorta also became the first club to beat all other teams in a 20-team season and the first club to win all Baghdad derbies home and away in one season.Al-Shorta SC Official Website
Their tally of 91 points equalled the record set by Al-Talaba in 2001–02 for most points in a 38-game season, and they set a record for the largest title-winning margin by finishing 21 points clear at the top of the table. In the Iraq FA Cup, Al-Shorta were eliminated in the Round of 16 against Erbil on penalties.
Player statistics Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. NamePremier LeagueFA CupTotalGoalsGoalsGoals1GKAhmed Basil350003502DFKhudhor Ali1(2)0001(2)03DFKarrar Amer18(6)11019(6)14DFSaad Natiq28(2)11029(2)15DFNiaz Mohammed9(3)00(1)09(4)06MFSadeq Zamel2(3)0103(3)07FWMahmoud Al-Mawas32(3)221033(3)228MFMohammed Jaffal10(25)32012(25)39FWAli Yousif6(16)40(1)06(17)410FWAlaa Abdul-Zahra (captain)11(7)41012(7)411MFBassam Shakir21(9)51(1)022(10)512GKYassin Karim20204013MFAli Husni17(8)31018(8)314MFAbdoul Madjid Moumouni2851029516MFMohammed Mezher11(7)01012(7)017MFHussein Younis5(15)0005(15)019MFMohammed Qasim Majid19(3)30019(3)320DFHaidar Ali Hussein00000021GKMohammed Abbas100(1)01(1)022MFAmmar Ghalib0(8)00(2)00(10)023DFWaleed Salem (vice-captain)6(3)0006(3)024DFFaisal Jassim30(2)01031(2)025MFAbdul-Razzaq Qasim15(13)01016(13)026FWMohammed Qasim Nassif0(2)0000(2)027DFAmeer Sabah16(5)00(1)016(6)029FWMohammed Dawood22(10)71123(10)830MFFahd Al-Youssef3211033131DFAhmed Zero7(5)1209(5)132DFHassan Ashour4(1)01(1)05(2)033FWHussein Sadeq00000034DFMustafa Maan22(3)00022(3)035MFAli Mahdi4(5)00(1)04(6)036GKAbbas Karim00000037DFHaidar Adel00000038FWAbbas Mohammed00000039FWDhulfiqar Younis00000040MFZaid Mahdi000000Players out on loan for rest of the seasonGKAbdul-Aziz Ammar000000DFBilal Khudhair000000MFAtheer Salih000000MFHaidar Abdul-Salam000000Players departed but featured this season15FWMichael Ohanu3(3)0104(3)026DFAmmar Kadhim00101028FWGodwin Chika Okwara100010
Personnel
Technical staff PositionNameNationalityHead coach:Moamen SolimanAssistant coach:Ahmed SalahAssistant coach:Hussein Abdul-WahedFitness coach:Mazin Abdul-SattarGoalkeeping coach:Amrou Abdul-SalamTechnical analyst:Amrou FathiTeam manager:Hashim Ridha
Management
PositionNameNationalityPresident:Abdul-Halim FahemVice-president:Ghalib Al-ZamiliBoard secretary:Uday Al-RubaieFinancial secretaryGhazi FaisalMember of the Board:Sadeq FarajMember of the Board:Abdul-Wahab Al-TaeiMember of the Board:Ali Al-ShahmaniMember of the Board:Alaa Bahr Al-UloomMember of the Board:Tahseen Al-Yassri
Kit PeriodHome coloursAway coloursSupplierSeptember 2021 – December 2021Qitharah(club's own brand)December 2021 – June 2022
Transfers
In
Date Pos. Name From Fee August 2021 MF Sadeq Zamel Naft Al-Wasat End of loan August 2021 MF Mohammed Jaffal Al-Talaba - August 2021 DF Ameer Sabah Al-Talaba - August 2021 GK Mohammed Abbas Al-Kahrabaa - August 2021 DF Mustafa Maan Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya - August 2021 MF Abdul-Razzaq Qasim Al-Karkh - August 2021 GK Yassin Karim Al-Minaa - August 2021 DF Ahmed Zero Zakho - August 2021 FW Bassam Shakir Al-Naft - August 2021 DF Ammar Kadhim Al-Naft - August 2021 DF Faisal Jassim Naft Al-Wasat - August 2021 DF Niaz Mohammed Erbil - August 2021 DF Waleed Salem Naft Al-Wasat - August 2021 FW Alaa Abdul-Zahra Al-Zawraa - September 2021 MF Hussein Younis Al-Minaa - September 2021 MF Abdoul Madjid Moumouni Al-Minaa - September 2021 FW Mahmoud Al-Mawas FC Botoșani - September 2021 FW Michael Ohanu Kwara United $50,000 January 2022 FW Mohammed Qasim Nassif Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya - January 2022 FW Godwin Chika Okwara FK Mash'al Mubarek -
Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee August 2021 FW Gelmin Rivas Released August 2021 GK Alaa Khalil Al-Talaba - August 2021 FW Marwan Hussein Al-Naft - August 2021 MF Amjad Attwan Al-Shamal - August 2021 DF Alaa Mhawi Al-Zawraa - August 2021 MF Saad Abdul-Amir Al-Zawraa - August 2021 MF Hassan Abdul-Karim Al-Karkh - August 2021 FW Mazin Fayyadh Al-Zawraa - August 2021 DF Hussam Kadhim Al-Zawraa - August 2021 MF Atheer Salih Al-Sinaa Loan August 2021 MF Haidar Abdul-Salam Al-Minaa Loan August 2021 DF Uday Shehab Al-Naft - August 2021 MF Jassim Mohammed Al-Naft - August 2021 MF Ahmed Jalal Naft Al-Basra - September 2021 FW Murad Mohammed Naft Al-Wasat - September 2021 GK Mohammed Hameed Al-Naft - September 2021 DF Ali Faez Al-Qadsia - December 2021 FW Ali Jasim Al-Kahrabaa - January 2022 DF Ammar Kadhim Naft Al-Basra - April 2022 FW Michael Ohanu Released April 2022 FW Godwin Chika Okwara Released
Competitions Iraqi Premier League Al-Shorta SC Official Website - ResultsGoalzz.com
Score overview
OppositionHome scoreAway scoreDoubleAl-Diwaniya2–11–1Al-Kahrabaa0–02–0Al-Karkh1–21–0Al-Minaa3–11–1Al-Naft1–01–0Al-Najaf1–00–0Al-Qasim0–03–0Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya1–02–0Al-Sinaa1–01–0Al-Talaba1–01–0Al-Zawraa2–02–1Amanat Baghdad2–03–1Erbil2–21–0Naft Al-Basra2–03–1Naft Al-Wasat3–01–2Naft Maysan2–02–0Newroz2–33–2Samarra3–03–0Zakho3–21–1
Note: Al-Shorta goals listed first.
Classification
Results summary
Results by round
Iraq FA Cup
Top goalscorers Iraqi Premier League PositionNationSquad NumberNameGoalsAssistsFW7Mahmoud Al-Mawas228FW29Mohammed Dawood71MF11Bassam Shakir55MF14Abdoul Madjid Moumouni50FW10Alaa Abdul-Zahra41FW9Ali Yousif40MF19Mohammed Qasim Majid37MF13Ali Husni33MF8Mohammed Jaffal32MF30Fahd Al-Youssef16DF4Saad Natiq11DF3Karrar Amer10DF31Ahmed Zero10DF27Ameer Sabah05MF16Mohammed Mezher02DF34Mustafa Maan02FW15Michael Ohanu01
Iraq FA Cup PositionNationSquad NumberNameGoalsAssistsFW29Mohammed Dawood10
References
External links Al-Shorta SC Official Website