The 2024–25 season was Al-Shorta's 51st season in the Iraq Stars League, having featured in all 50 previous editions of the competition. Al-Shorta participated in the Iraq Stars League and the Iraq FA Cup as defending champions of both competitions. Al-Shorta also competed in the AFC Champions League Elite, the premier club tournament in Asia.
Al-Shorta started the season relatively slowly, only winning half of their first 18 league games under the management of Ahmed Salah and later Mohamed Azima. However, they returned to top form under returning head coach Moamen Soliman, winning 17 of their last 20 league matches and securing the title with two games to spare by beating Naft Al-Basra 3–1. This made them the first team in history to win four Iraq Stars League titles in a row. Striker Mohanad Ali scored 27 league goals, making him the competition's top scorer.
Al-Shorta were unable to defend their Iraq FA Cup title, losing to Zakho on penalties in the semi-finals. In the AFC Champions League Elite, Al-Shorta missed out on a place in the knockout stage, despite picking up a 2–0 victory against title holders Al-Ain in their last match.
Player statistics Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. NameStars LeagueFA CupACL EliteTotalGoalsGoalsGoalsGoals1GKAhmed Basil (vice-captain)34030704404DFMunaf Younis15(7)0106(1)022(8)05MFRewan Amin15(7)22(1)01(2)118(10)36MFSajjad Jassim26(6)51(2)13(2)130(10)77FWMahmoud Al-Mawas31(4)122(1)05(3)138(8)138DFAkam Hashim30(3)0203035(3)09MFHussein Ali34(4)2307(1)044(5)210FWAhmed Farhan7(21)01(2)02(1)010(24)011MFBassam Shakir26(10)22(1)02(4)030(15)212DFHassan Raed7(4)00(2)0108(6)014MFAbdoul Madjid Moumouni20(3)1216028(3)215DFAhmed Yahya29(1)3308040(1)317MFAyoub Ben Mcharek5(6)31(1)0006(7)318FWMohanad Ali (captain)31(3)27306(2)140(5)2821GKHassan Ahmed4000004022GKMohammed Karim0000101023DFAyoub Mouddane (on loan)16(1)2302021(1)224DFFaisal Jassim11(3)0003(2)014(5)025MFAbdul-Razzaq Qasim11(10)1004(2)015(12)127DFAmeer Sabah27(2)0105(3)033(5)028FWLucas Santos4(23)50(1)00(4)14(28)629FWMohammed Dawood9(19)50(2)05(2)114(23)630MFFahd Al-Youssef13(11)01(2)07(1)121(14)131DFAhmed Zero5(3)0200(1)07(4)036DFSalomon Banga5(4)00(1)04(1)09(6)0Players out on loan for rest of the seasonGKAbbas Karim00000000MFAmmar Ghalib00000000MFAtheer Salih00000000FWDhulfiqar Younis00000000Players departed but featured this season19MFMohammad Abu Zrayq2(4)1000(1)02(5)120MFIdrissa Niang0(6)0000(1)00(7)0
Personnel
Technical staff PositionNameNationalityHead coach:Moamen SolimanAssistant coach:Amrou FathiFitness coach:Haidar Abdul-QadirGoalkeeping coach:Essam SaberTechnical analyst:Moataz Abdul-HaseebPhysiotherapist:Tonello MariliaTeam 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 Bahar Al-UloomMember of the Board:Tahseen Al-Yassri
Kit Supplier: Qitharah (club's own brand)
Transfers
In
Date Pos. Name From Fee July 2024 DF Hassan Raed Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya - July 2024 DF Akam Hashim Erbil - July 2024 MF Mohammad Abu Zrayq Al-Wehdat - August 2024 MF Rewan Amin Duhok - August 2024 DF Djamel Benlamri MC Alger - September 2024 GK Hassan Ahmed Al-Talaba - January 2025 DF Ayoub Mouddane FUS Rabat Loan February 2025 MF Ayoub Ben Mcharek US Ben Guerdane -
Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee July 2024 DF Karrar Amer Al-Nasr - August 2024 GK Yassin Karim Al-Talaba - August 2024 MF Ali Husni Al-Karma - August 2024 MF Mohammed Mezher Al-Karma - August 2024 MF Ousmane Coumbassa Released August 2024 MF Zidane Abdul-Jabbar Al-Najaf - August 2024 FW Alaa Abdul-Zahra Al-Minaa - August 2024 MF Atheer Salih Al-Hudood Loan September 2024 GK Abbas Karim Al-Minaa Loan September 2024 FW Aso Rostam Newroz - September 2024 DF Djamel Benlamri Released January 2025 MF Mohammad Abu Zrayq Al-Hussein - January 2025 MF Idrissa Niang Al-Talaba -
Competitions Iraq Stars League
Score overview
OppositionHome scoreAway scoreDoubleAl-Hudood3–11–0Al-Kahrabaa2–01–0Al-Karkh1–02–1Al-Karma2–24–0Al-Minaa1–11–0Al-Naft4–02–0Al-Najaf1–00–0Al-Qasim2–22–2Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya4–02–1Al-Talaba1–02–0Al-Zawraa0–10–0Diyala1–06–0Duhok0–03–1Erbil4–12–0Karbala4–01–0Naft Al-Basra3–13–1Naft Maysan3–34–0Newroz2–21–0Zakho0–10–2
Note: Al-Shorta goals listed first.
Classification
Results summary
Results by round
Iraq FA Cup
AFC Champions League Elite
League stage
Top goalscorers Iraq Stars League PositionNationSquad NumberNameGoalsAssistsFW18Mohanad Ali271FW7Mahmoud Al-Mawas1215MF6Sajjad Jassim52FW29Mohammed Dawood52FW28Lucas Santos50DF15Ahmed Yahya33MF17Ayoub Ben Mcharek32MF9Hussein Ali29MF11Bassam Shakir22DF23Ayoub Mouddane22MF5Rewan Amin20MF14Abdoul Madjid Moumouni11MF25Abdul-Razzaq Qasim11MF19Mohammad Abu Zrayq10DF27Ameer Sabah05FW10Ahmed Farhan04MF30Fahd Al-Youssef02DF36Salomon Banga01
Iraq FA Cup PositionNationSquad NumberNameGoalsAssistsMF6Sajjad Jassim10MF14Abdoul Madjid Moumouni10
AFC Champions League Elite PositionNationSquad NumberNameGoalsAssistsFW7Mahmoud Al-Mawas12FW29Mohammed Dawood11MF5Rewan Amin10MF6Sajjad Jassim10FW18Mohanad Ali10FW28Lucas Santos10MF30Fahd Al-Youssef10MF9Hussein Ali01FW10Ahmed Farhan01DF23Ayoub Mouddane01
References
External links Al-Shorta SC – official website