2012–13 Al-Shorta SC season

In the 2012–13 season, Al Shorta won both the 2012–13 Iraqi Elite League and the Baghdad Cup.

Al Shorta

2012–13 season
President	Ayad Bunyan
Manager	Thair Jassam
Ground	Al Shorta Stadium
Iraqi Elite League	1st
Iraq FA Cup	Not completed
Baghdad Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Amjad Kalaf (9) All: Amjad Kalaf (9)
Home colours Away colours

Al Shorta won the Iraqi Elite League on the last day of an historic season, thrashing Al Talaba 3–0 to ensure that they clinched the title for the first time since the 1997–98 season and finished two points ahead of second-placed Arbil, losing just two games in the entire season. Al Shorta also triumphed in the Baghdad Cup, with a 1–0 win over rivals Al Zawraa. Hussein Karim scored the winning goal in the match.

The season witnessed Al Shorta sign their first ever foreign players. Cameroonian defender Innocent Awoa was the first to join, and he became a key player for Al Shorta, scoring a goal on the opening day of the season. Sékou Tidiane Souaré, an Ivorian defender, joined the club soon after Innocent Awoa's arrival, however he left the club without playing a single game due to homesickness. Cameroon international striker Jean Michel N'Lend signed a contract with the club at the start of the season and he bagged six goals during his spell at the club, including an historic hat-trick against rivals Al Quwa Al Jawiya. He became the first ever non-Iraqi to score a hat-trick in an Iraqi Premier League match and he left the club in May 2013. Nigerian striker Minusu Buba joined the club on loan a few games into the season and became a star striker, scoring eight goals including a goal in the final match of the season (the 3–0 victory over Al Talaba). Defender Paul Koulibaly, a Burkina Faso regular, joined in the winter transfer window and he provided solidity and experience to the league's second-best defence (only Baghdad FC conceded fewer goals than Al Shorta in the season).

Many of these signings were orchestrated by Al Shorta's Iraqi manager Thair Jassam, who joined the club at the very beginning of the season. He led the team to a league and cup double, cementing his place as a legend for the club.

Al Shorta's league top scorer was Iraqi forward Amjad Kalaf for the third season in a row; this time he netted nine goals.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	IRQ	Ali Husain (vice-captain)
2	DF	IRQ	Ali Abd Ali
3	DF	IRQ	Dhirgham Ismail
4	DF	IRQ	Zeid Khalaf
5	MF	IRQ	Hussein Abdul-Wahed
6	DF	IRQ	Kassim Zidan
7	FW	IRQ	Sherko Karim
8	MF	IRQ	Mohammed Faisel
10	FW	IRQ	Muslim Mubarak
11	FW	IRQ	Hussein Karim
12	GK	IRQ	Mohammed Gassid
13	FW	NGA	Minusu Buba (on loan from El Gouna FC)
14	FW	IRQ	Amjad Kalaf (4th captain)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	IRQ	Nashat Akram (captain)
17	FW	IRQ	Muhaimen Salim
19	MF	IRQ	Ahmad Ayad
20	DF	IRQ	Fareed Majeed (3rd captain)
22	DF	CMR	Innocent Awoa
23	GK	IRQ	Mohammed Hameed
24	MF	IRQ	Mahdi Kamel
25	DF	IRQ	Waleed Salem
30	MF	IRQ	Ali Rahim
32	DF	IRQ	Ali Mohammed Alialah
33	DF	BFA	Paul Koulibaly
35	MF	IRQ	Ahmad Fadhel

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	IRQ	Husain Abdullah (at Al Talaba until the end of the 2012–13 season)
—	MF	IRQ	Haider Salim (at Zakho FC until the end of the 2012–13 season)
—	MF	IRQ	Ali Hussein Fandi (at Sulaymaniya FC until the end of the 2012–13 season)

Departed during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	DF	CIV	Sékou Tidiane Souaré
15	MF	IRQ	Abbas Rehema
21	FW	CMR	Jean Michel N'Lend

Kit

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Away

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
August 2012	FW	Hussein Karim	Dohuk FC	–
August 2012	MF	Abbas Rehema	Al Talaba	–
August 2012	GK	Mohammed Gassid	Al Talaba	–
August 2012	FW	Muslim Mubarak	Arbil FC	–
August 2012	MF	Hussein Abdul-Wahed	Arbil FC	–
August 2012	MF	Ahmad Ayad	Arbil FC	–
September 2012	DF	Innocent Awoa	El Gouna FC	–
September 2012	MF	Mohammed Faisel	Al Talaba	–
September 2012	DF	Sékou Tidiane Souaré	Free agent	–
September 2012	FW	Jean Michel N'Lend	Free agent	–
November 2012	DF	Waleed Salem	Arbil FC	–
December 2012	FW	Minusu Buba	El Gouna FC	Loan
February 2013	MF	Nashat Akram	Al Nasr SC	–
February 2013	DF	Kassim Zidan	Karbala FC	–
March 2013	DF	Paul Koulibaly	FC Dinamo București	–

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
August 2012	FW	Ali Oudah	Al Najaf	–
August 2012	MF	Jabir Shakir	Al Najaf	–
August 2012	MF	Sanad Raad Saleem		–
August 2012	MF	Muntadher Abdulkareem		–
August 2012	MF	Muhammed Eskander		–
August 2012	FW	Emad Mohsin		–
August 2012	DF	Abbas Rahif	Al Kahraba	–
August 2012	MF	Kadhum Dheiaa	Al-Hedood	–
August 2012	MF	Ali Yousif	Karbala FC	–
August 2012	FW	Hussam Ibrahim	Baghdad FC	–
September 2012	DF	Safwan Abdul-Ghani	Zakho FC	–
September 2012	MF	Emad Ghali	Al Talaba	–
September 2012	MF	Ali Khudhair	Al Talaba	–
September 2012	MF	Nadim Karim	Al Quwa Al Jawiya	–
September 2012	FW	Mousa Hashem	Baghdad FC	–
September 2012	MF	Emad Khalaf	Al Quwa Al Jawiya	–
September 2012	DF	Waleed Bahar	Al Quwa Al Jawiya	–
October 2012	DF	Sékou Tidiane Souaré		–
December 2012	DF	Mustafa Maan		–
December 2012	MF	Ali Essam		–
February 2013	GK	Muhanned Jabbar	Al Naft	–
February 2013	MF	Haider Salim	Zakho FC	Loan
February 2013	MF	Abbas Rehema	Al Talaba	–
February 2013	MF	Ali Hussein Fandi	Sulaymaniya FC	Loan
February 2013	MF	Husain Abdullah	Al Talaba	Loan
May 2013	FW	Jean Michel N'Lend		–

Iraqi Elite League

Main article: 2012–13 Iraqi Elite League

Matches

Al Sinaa v Al Shorta

20 October 2012 1	Al Sinaa	0–1	Al Shorta	Baghdad
12:00 GMT			Innocent Awoa 90+1'	Stadium: Al Sina'a Stadium

Al Shorta v Najaf FC

26 October 2012 2	Al Shorta	2–0	Najaf FC	Baghdad
12:00 GMT	Muslim Mubarak 43' Amjad Kalaf 86' (pen.)			Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium

Zakho FC v Al Shorta

2 November 2012 3	Zakho FC	0–0	Al Shorta	Zakho
11:30 GMT				Stadium: Simele Stadium

Al Shorta v Al Quwa Al Jawiya

18 November 2012 4	Al Shorta	4–1	Al Quwa Al Jawiya	Baghdad
14:00 GMT	Jean Michel N'Lend 22', 41', 77' Muslim Mubarak 48' Ali Husain  24'  83'		Hammadi Ahmad 26' Mohammed Abdul-Zahra  75'	Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium

Al Masafi v Al Shorta

22 November 2012 5	Al Masafi	2–3	Al Shorta	Baghdad
11:30 GMT	Wissam Abdul-Sajjad 57' Mustafa Kareem 75'		Mohammed Faisel 33' Amjad Kalaf 56' Muslim Mubarak 68'	Stadium: Al Naft Stadium

Al Shorta v Al Kahraba

29 November 2012 6	Al Shorta	0–0	Al Kahraba	Baghdad
11:30 GMT				Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium

Al Shorta v Al Naft

16 December 2012 7	Al Shorta	2–2	Al Naft	Baghdad
11:30 GMT	Jean Michel N'Lend 13' Hussein Abdul-Wahed 81'		Mohammed Saad 49', 67'	Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium

Sulaymaniya FC v Al Shorta

22 December 2012 8	Sulaymaniya FC	1–1	Al Shorta	Sulaymaniyah
11:30 GMT	Mahmoud Amnah 8'		Dhirgham Ismail 57' Jean Michel N'Lend  90'	Stadium: Sulaymaniyah Stadium

Al Shorta v Al Minaa

22 January 2013 9	Al Shorta	4–1	Al Minaa	Baghdad
11:30 GMT	Dhirgham Ismail 11' Hussein Karim 20' Ahmad Ayad 33' Ali Rahim 72'		Nassir Tallaa 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium

Al Shorta v Naft Al Junoob

27 January 2013 10	Al Shorta	2–1	Naft Al Junoob	Baghdad
11:30 GMT	Hussein Karim 20' Jean Michel N'Lend 38'		Basem Ali 30'	Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium

Karbala FC v Al Shorta

2 February 2013 11	Karbala FC	0–1	Al Shorta	Karbalaa
11:30 GMT			Hussein Karim 11'	Stadium: Karbala Stadium

Al Shorta v Kirkuk FC

7 February 2013 12	Al Shorta	1–0	Kirkuk FC	Baghdad
11:30 GMT	Hussein Karim 37'			Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium

Duhok FC v Al Shorta

13 February 2013 13	Duhok FC	1–1	Al Shorta	Dohuk
11:30 GMT	Salih Sadir 20'		Ahmad Fadhel 13'	Stadium: Duhok Stadium

Al Shorta v Baghdad FC

19 February 2013 14	Al Shorta	1–1	Baghdad FC	Baghdad
11:00 GMT	Minusu Buba 32'		Hussam Ibrahim 62'	Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium

Al Zawraa v Al Shorta

24 February 2013 15	Al Zawraa	1–2	Al Shorta	Baghdad
14:00 GMT	Ali Qasem 9'		Waleed Salem 45' Jean Michel N'Lend 45+2'	Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium

Al Shorta v Al Talaba

1 March 2013 16	Al Shorta	1–1	Al Talaba	Baghdad
14:00 GMT	Amjad Kalaf 31'		Ahmed Said 64'	Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium

Al Shorta v Al Sinaa

6 April 2013 17	Al Shorta	3–0	Al Sinaa	Baghdad
13:00 GMT	Nashat Akram 57' Amjad Kalaf 59' Minusu Buba 84'			Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium

Najaf FC v Al Shorta

14 April 2013 18	Najaf FC	1–1	Al Shorta	Najaf
12:30 GMT	Ali Oudah 44'		Nashat Akram 52' (pen.)	Stadium: An Najaf Stadium

Arbil FC v Al Shorta

19 April 2013 19	Arbil FC	0–1	Al Shorta	Arbil
14:00 GMT	Halgurd Mulla Mohammed  43'		Jean Michel N'Lend  31' Nashat Akram  63', 66' Hussein Abdul-Wahed  73'	Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium Referee: Sabah Abid
Note: This match was rescheduled from 7 December 2012.

Al Shorta v Zakho FC

27 April 2013 20	Al Shorta	2–0	Zakho FC	Baghdad
13:00 GMT	Nashat Akram 65' (pen.) Dhirgham Ismail 90+4' Waleed Salem			Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium

Al Quwa Al Jawiya v Al Shorta

4 May 2013 21	Al Quwa Al Jawiya	4–0	Al Shorta	Baghdad
14:00 GMT	Mustafa Karim 31', 39' Hammadi Ahmad 59' Humam Tariq  66' Ayad Sadir 77'		Ahmad Fadhel  28' Muslim Mubarak  75' Hussein Karim  83'	Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium

Al Shorta v Al Masafi

9 May 2013 22	Al Shorta	5–0	Al Masafi	Baghdad
13:00 GMT	Amjad Kalaf 20', 39' Hussein Karim 52' Minusu Buba 73' Dhirgham Ismail 87'		Salah Hilal  30'	Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium

Al Kahraba v Al Shorta

14 May 2013 23	Al Kahraba	1–1	Al Shorta	Baghdad
13:30 GMT	Mustafa Jawda 28' (pen.)		Amjad Kalaf 76'	Stadium: Al Karkh Stadium

Al Naft v Al Shorta

27 June 2013 24	Al Naft	1–2	Al Shorta	Baghdad
16:00 GMT	Mutaz Kailouni 22' (pen.)		Amjad Kalaf 41' (pen.) Muslim Mubarak 74'	Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium

Al Shorta v Sulaymaniya FC

3 July 2013 25	Al Shorta	4–0	Sulaymaniya FC	Baghdad
14:00 GMT	Minusu Buba 9', 60' Muslim Mubarak 64' Muhaimen Salim 79'			Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium

Al Minaa v Al Shorta

10 July 2013 26	Al Minaa	2–1	Al Shorta	Basra
14:00 GMT	Hamid Mido 45' Nassir Tallaa 77' (pen.)		Muhaimen Salim 90+2'	Stadium: Al Jumhouriya Stadium

Naft Al Junoob v Al Shorta

15 July 2013 27	Naft Al Junoob	0–2	Al Shorta	Basra
14:00 GMT			Muslim Mubarak 1' Mohammed Faisel 59'	Stadium: Naft Al Junoob Stadium

Al Shorta v Karbala FC

24 July 2013 28	Al Shorta	3–2	Karbala FC	Baghdad
14:00 GMT	Minusu Buba 72' Nashat Akram 76' Hussein Karim 85'		Karim Walem 28' Maitham Hamza 31'	Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium

Kirkuk FC v Al Shorta

29 July 2013 29	Kirkuk FC	0–1	Al Shorta	Kirkuk
14:00 GMT			Fareed Majeed 45+2'	Stadium: Kirkuk Stadium

Al Shorta v Duhok FC

7 August 2013 30	Al Shorta	4–3	Duhok FC	Baghdad
14:00 GMT	Minusu Buba 18' Amjad Kalaf 35' Mahdi Kamel 71' Mohammed Faisel 88' (pen.)		Mohannad Abdul-Raheem 45+2', 64' Alaa Abdul-Zahra 77'	Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium

Baghdad FC v Al Shorta

18 August 2013 31	Baghdad FC	1–1	Al Shorta	Baghdad
13:30 GMT	Hussam Ibrahim 33'		Muslim Mubarak 45+3'	Stadium: Baghdad Stadium

Al Shorta v Arbil FC

22 August 2013 32	Al Shorta	1–1	Arbil FC	Baghdad
14:00 GMT	Innocent Awoa  52' Mahdi Kamel 61'		Hawar Mulla Mohammed  52' Luay Salah 90+1'	Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium

Al Shorta v Al Zawraa

31 August 2013 33	Al Shorta	1–1	Al Zawraa	Baghdad
13:40 GMT	Nashat Akram 9'		Haidar Sabah 84'	Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium

Al Talaba v Al Shorta

4 September 2013 34	Al Talaba	0–3	Al Shorta	Baghdad
13:15 GMT			Hussein Karim 27' Minusu Buba 69' Dhirgham Ismail 80'	Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium

Score overview

Players take to the Al-Shorta Stadium field to play Al-Najaf on 26 October 2012.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition	Home score	Away score	Double
Arbil FC	1–1	1–0
Baghdad FC	1–1	1–1
Duhok FC	4–3	1–1
Al Kahraba	0–0	1–1
Karbala FC	3–2	1–0
Kirkuk FC	1–0	1–0
Al Masafi	5–0	3–2
Al Minaa	4–1	1–2
Al Naft	2–2	2–1
Naft Al Junoob	2–1	2–0
Najaf FC	2–0	1–1
Al Quwa Al Jawiya	4–1	0–4
Al Sinaa	3–0	1–0
Sulaymaniya FC	4–0	1–1
Al Talaba	1–1	3–0
Zakho FC	2–0	0–0
Al Zawraa	1–1	2–1

Note: Al Shorta goals listed first.

Classification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Shorta (C)	34	20	12	2	62	29	+33	72	Qualification for the AFC Champions League preliminary round 1
2	Erbil	34	21	7	6	68	34	+34	70	Qualification for the AFC Cup group stage
3	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	34	21	6	7	60	33	+27	69
4	Al-Zawraa	34	18	11	5	61	29	+32	65
5	Duhok	34	16	10	8	54	35	+19	58

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	20	12	2	62	29	+33	72	11	6	0	40	14	+26	9	6	2	22	15	+7

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	W
Position	5	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Baghdad Cup

Main article: 2013 Baghdad Cup

Al Shorta v Al Zawraa

16 June 2013 Final	Al Shorta	1–0	Al Zawraa	Baghdad
15:45 GMT	Hussein Karim 57'			Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium

Player statistics

Iraqi Elite League

Nashat Akram taking a penalty against Zakho on 27 April 2013.

Position	Nation	Squad Number	Name	Goals	Assists
FW		14	Amjad Kalaf	9	10
FW		13	Minusu Buba	8	2
FW		10	Muslim Mubarak	7	3
FW		11	Hussein Karim	7	1
MF		15	Nashat Akram	6	2
FW		21	Jean Michel N'Lend	6	1
DF		3	Dhirgham Ismail	5	4
MF		8	Mohammed Faisel	3	4
MF		24	Mahdi Kamel	2	2
FW		17	Muhaimen Salim	2	0
MF		35	Ahmad Fadhel	1	6
MF		5	Hussein Abdul-Wahed	1	3
MF		19	Ahmad Ayad	1	3
DF		25	Waleed Salem	1	2
DF		22	Innocent Awoa	1	1
DF		20	Fareed Majeed	1	0
MF		30	Ali Rahim	1	0

Baghdad Cup

Position	Nation	Squad Number	Name	Goals	Assists
FW		11	Hussein Karim	1	0

External links

• Al Shorta website
• Al Shorta TV
• Team info at goalzz.com
• 2012–13 Season Review from Al Shorta website