2020–21 Al-Shorta SC season

The 2020–21 season was Al-Shorta's 47th season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 46 previous editions of the competition. Al-Shorta participated in the Iraqi Premier League, the Iraq FA Cup and the AFC Champions League, having won the league title in the 2018–19 season (the 2019–20 league season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Al-Shorta were unable to defend their league title as they ended the season in fourth place, while they reached the semi-finals of the Iraq FA Cup and were eliminated from the AFC Champions League group stages.[1][2]

Al-Shorta
2020–21 season
PresidentIraq Abdul-Wahab Al-Taei
ManagerIraq Abdul-Ghani Shahad (until 9 November)
Jordan Haitham Al-Shaboul (Caretaker) (from 9 November to 8 December)
Serbia Aleksandar Ilić (from 9 December onwards)
GroundAl-Shaab Stadium
Iraqi Premier League4th
Iraq FA CupSemi-finals
2020 ACLGroup stage
2021 ACLGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Amjad Attwan (12)
All: Amjad Attwan (13)

Squad edit

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.[3]

No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup 2020 ACL 2021 ACL Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   IRQ Ahmed Basil 23 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 32 0
2 DF   IRQ Uday Shehab 2(1) 0 3 0 0 0 0(1) 0 5(2) 0
3 DF   IRQ Karrar Amer 18(4) 1 2 0 3 0 4 0 27(4) 1
4 DF   IRQ Saad Natiq 28(1) 7 0 0 3 1 6 0 37(1) 8
5 DF   IRQ Ali Faez 29 3 0 0 3 0 5 0 37 3
6 MF   SYR Fahd Al-Youssef 17(1) 1 3 1 0 0 6 1 26(1) 3
7 MF   IRQ Amjad Attwan 32(1) 12 0 0 0 0 5(1) 1 37(2) 13
8 MF   IRQ Murad Mohammed 16(10) 2 3(1) 2 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 19(13) 4
9 FW   VEN Gelmin Rivas 6(3) 6 1(2) 0 0 0 1(2) 0 8(7) 6
10 FW   IRQ Marwan Hussein 4(11) 2 1(2) 0 2(1) 0 0 0 7(14) 2
11 MF   IRQ Ahmed Jalal 6(7) 0 1 2 1(2) 0 0 0 8(9) 2
13 MF   IRQ Ali Husni 9(10) 1 0 0 0 0 2(1) 0 11(11) 1
14 FW   IRQ Mazin Fayyadh 24(5) 2 2 0 3 2 4(2) 0 33(7) 4
15 DF   IRQ Khudhor Ali 18(13) 0 4 0 1(2) 0 4(1) 0 27(16) 0
16 MF   IRQ Mohammed Mezher 3(2) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6(2) 0
17 DF   IRQ Alaa Mhawi 23(4) 4 0 0 2 0 4 0 29(4) 4
19 MF   IRQ Mohammed Qasim Majid 29(3) 6 0 0 1 0 3(1) 0 33(4) 6
20 GK   IRQ Mohammed Hameed (captain) 15(1) 0 2(1) 0 0 0 0 0 17(2) 0
22 DF   IRQ Hussam Kadhim 20(7) 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 29(7) 0
25 MF   IRQ Saad Abdul-Amir (vice-captain) 32 3 4 0 3 0 6 0 45 3
26 MF   IRQ Ammar Ghalib 0(7) 1 0(4) 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0(13) 1
28 FW   IRQ Ali Yousif 1(7) 0 2(1) 1 0 0 0(1) 0 3(9) 1
29 FW   IRQ Mohammed Dawood 13(3) 3 0 0 0 0 5(1) 1 18(4) 4
30 GK   IRQ Alaa Khalil 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
31 FW   IRQ Ali Jasim 1(8) 0 0(3) 0 0 0 0 0 1(11) 0
32 DF   IRQ Hassan Ashour 18(5) 0 3 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 21(7) 0
33 MF   IRQ Jassim Mohammed 6(14) 0 4 1 1(1) 0 1(4) 0 12(19) 1
34 GK   IRQ Moamel Mohammed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF   IRQ Ali Mahdi 6(11) 0 1(2) 0 0 0 0(2) 0 7(15) 0
Players out on loan for rest of the season
21 MF   IRQ Sadeq Zamil 0(2) 0 1 0 0(2) 0 0 0 1(4) 0
GK   IRQ Abdul-Aziz Ammar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   IRQ Bilal Khudhair 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   IRQ Amoori Faisal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   IRQ Atheer Salih 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   IRQ Haidar Abdul-Salam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   IRQ Hassan Abdul-Karim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players departed but featured this season
6 MF   COL Daniel Hernández 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0
9 FW   IRQ Mohammed Jabbar Shokan 5(9) 0 1 0 1(2) 0 0 0 7(11) 0
24 FW   NGR Christian Osaguona 9(1) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10(1) 2
27 FW   BRA Rafael Silva 4(3) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5(3) 3
29 FW   IRQ Hussam Jadallah 1(4) 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 1(6) 0

Personnel edit

Technical staff edit

Position Name Nationality
Manager: Aleksandar Ilić  
Assistant manager: Dejan Tričković  
Fitness coach: Ahmed Juma  
Goalkeeping coach: Hussein Jabbar (on loan)  
Technical advisor: Younis Abid Ali  
Administrative director: Hashim Ridha  

Management edit

Position Name Nationality
President: Abdul-Wahab Al-Taei  
Financial secretary: Uday Tariq  
Board secretary Alaa Bahar Al-Uloom  
Member of the Board: Sadiq Jafar  
Member of the Board: Ghazi Faisal  
Member of the Board: Tahseen Al-Yassri  
Member of the Board: Ali Al-Shahmani  
Member of the Board: Ghalib Al-Zamili  
Member of the Board: Ahsan Al-Daraji  

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Kit edit

Supplier: Qithara (club's own brand)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos. Name From Fee
June 2020 MF   Ahmed Jalal   Al-Zawraa -
June 2020 FW   Hussam Jadallah   Al-Hudood -
June 2020 DF   Karrar Amer   Al-Najaf -
June 2020 MF   Murad Mohammed   Al-Kahrabaa -
June 2020 DF   Khudhor Ali   Naft Al-Wasat -
June 2020 MF   Jassim Mohammed   Amanat Baghdad -
June 2020 MF   Mohammed Mezher   Naft Maysan -
June 2020 DF   Hassan Ashour   Al-Kahrabaa -
July 2020 MF   Ali Mahdi   Al-Karkh -
July 2020 MF   Sadeq Zamil   Naft Al-Basra -
July 2020 FW   Mohammed Jabbar Shokan   Kazma -
July 2020 MF   Mohammed Qasim Majid   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya -
September 2020 FW   Christian Osaguona   Persepolis -
October 2020 GK   Moamel Mohammed   Amanat Baghdad -
October 2020 MF   Amjad Attwan   Al-Kuwait -
October 2020 MF   Daniel Hernández   Deportivo Pasto -
February 2021 MF   Ali Husni   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya -
February 2021 FW   Rafael Silva   Always Ready -
February 2021 FW   Mohammed Dawood   Al-Naft -
February 2021 DF   Uday Shehab   Al-Karkh -
February 2021 FW   Gelmin Rivas Free agent -
February 2021 MF   Fahd Al-Youssef   Al-Wehdat -

Out edit

Date Pos. Name To Fee
June 2020 MF   Akram Rahim   Naft Maysan End of loan
June 2020 DF   Manaf Younis   Al-Karkh End of loan
June 2020 MF   Abdul-Razzaq Qasim   Al-Karkh End of loan
June 2020 FW   Al-Hassan Saad   Al-Karkh End of loan
June 2020 FW   Junior Mapuku Released
June 2020 FW   Diego Calderón Caicedo Released
June 2020 MF   Nabeel Sabah   Naft Al-Wasat -
June 2020 MF   Amjad Waleed   Zakho -
June 2020 DF   Faisal Jassim   Naft Al-Wasat -
June 2020 DF   Mustafa Nadhim   Amanat Baghdad -
June 2020 DF   Dhurgham Ismail   Al-Zawraa -
June 2020 DF   Waleed Salem   Zakho -
June 2020 FW   Alaa Abdul-Zahra   Al-Zawraa -
July 2020 GK   Abdul-Aziz Ammar   Zakho Loan
July 2020 MF   Haidar Abdul-Salam   Al-Qasim Loan
July 2020 MF   Atheer Salih   Al-Qasim Loan
August 2020 MF   Karrar Jassim Released
August 2020 MF   Hassan Abdul-Karim   Al-Karkh Loan
September 2020 DF   Bilal Khudhair   Al-Hudood Loan
October 2020 DF   Karrar Mohammed   Amanat Baghdad -
January 2021 GK   Abdul-Aziz Ammar   Al-Karkh Loan
January 2021 MF   Daniel Hernández Released
February 2021 FW   Christian Osaguona Released
February 2021 MF   Sadeq Zamil   Naft Al-Basra Loan
February 2021 FW   Hussam Jadallah   Al-Naft -
February 2021 FW   Mohammed Jabbar Shokan   Al-Minaa -
June 2021 FW   Rafael Silva   Madura United -

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Competitions edit

Iraqi Premier League edit

[5][6]

25 October 2020 1 Al-Shorta 1 – 1 Al-Zawraa Baghdad
12:00 GMT Amjad Attwan   21' Mohammed Salih   28' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
5 November 2020 3 Zakho 0 – 0 Al-Shorta Zakho
11:30 GMT Stadium: Zakho International Stadium
27 November 2020 5 Al-Diwaniya 2 – 0 Al-Shorta Diwaniya
11:00 GMT Nathan Kabasele   44'
Ali Hamed   88' (pen.)
Stadium: Al-Diwaniya Stadium
8 December 2020 7 Al-Samawa 0 – 3 Al-Shorta Samawa
11:00 GMT Christian Osaguona   9' (pen.)
Alaa Mhawi   51'
Saad Natiq   74'
Stadium: Al-Samawa Stadium
13 December 2020 8 Al-Shorta 0 – 0 Al-Najaf Baghdad
16:30 GMT Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
18 December 2020 9 Naft Maysan 1 – 1 Al-Shorta Amara
11:00 GMT Nasser Hammouda   5' Saad Natiq   51' Stadium: Maysan Olympic Stadium
23 December 2020 10 Al-Shorta 1 – 0 Al-Karkh Baghdad
17:00 GMT Alaa Mhawi   10' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
28 December 2020 11 Erbil 0 – 1 Al-Shorta Erbil
13:40 GMT Alaa Mhawi   77' Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium
Note: The match was delayed for 25 minutes due to the presence of fans in the stadium, which was not allowed due to COVID-19 restrictions.
2 January 2021 12 Al-Shorta 4 – 2 Al-Minaa Baghdad
14:00 GMT Mohammed Qasim Majid   2'
Saad Abdul-Amir   4'
Murad Mohammed   33'
Amjad Attwan   69' (pen.)
Rostand Junior M'baï   60'
Hussein Younis Nasser   90+1'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
6 January 2021 13 Al-Naft 2 – 2 Al-Shorta Baghdad
11:00 GMT Mohammed Dawood   44'
Laith Tahseen   47'
Saad Natiq   17'
Mohammed Qasim Majid   80'
Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium
Note: Al-Shorta goalkeeper Mohammed Hameed and Al-Naft goalkeeper Mustafa Saadoun both received red cards after the end of the match.
17 January 2021 14 Al-Talaba 0 – 1 Al-Shorta Baghdad
17:30 GMT Saad Natiq   37' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
31 January 2021 16 Al-Hudood 0 – 2 Al-Shorta Baghdad
10:00 GMT Murad Mohammed   10'
Saad Natiq   86'
Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium
10 February 2021 18 Naft Al-Basra 0 – 1 Al-Shorta Basra
13:15 GMT Amjad Attwan   57' (pen.) Stadium: Al-Fayhaa Stadium
24 February 2021 20 Al-Zawraa 1 – 0 Al-Shorta Baghdad
17:00 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra   89' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
5 March 2021 22 Al-Shorta 2 – 1 Zakho Baghdad
13:00 GMT Rafael Silva   22'
Ali Faez   78'
Ahmed Mohammed   50' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
15 March 2021 24 Al-Shorta 5 – 0 Al-Diwaniya Baghdad
13:15 GMT Gelmin Rivas   23', 64'
Ali Faez   62'
Mohammed Al-Baqir   74' (o.g.)
Marwan Hussein   90+1'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Note: Al-Shorta defender Hassan Ashour received a red card in the 69th minute after being substituted off the field.
2 April 2021 26 Al-Shorta 7 – 0 Al-Samawa Baghdad
14:30 GMT Gelmin Rivas   18', 35'
Ali Husni   26'
Saad Natiq   55'
Rafael Silva   74'
Saad Abdul-Amir   79'
Ammar Ghalib   90+1'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
8 April 2021 27 Al-Najaf 3 – 1 Al-Shorta Najaf
17:45 GMT Kenan Adel Nima   14', 21'
Taher Hameed   35'
Rafael Silva   53' Stadium: Al-Najaf International Stadium
Note: The match was stopped for 31 minutes during the first half due to a power outage in the stadium.
5 May 2021 28 Al-Shorta 3 – 1 Naft Maysan Baghdad
19:00 GMT Amjad Attwan   41' (pen.), 65'
Mohammed Qasim Majid   56'
Akram Rahim   28' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
12 May 2021 30 Al-Shorta 2 – 1 Erbil Baghdad
14:45 GMT Fahd Al-Youssef   73'
Amjad Attwan   88'
Sherko Karim   67' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
16 May 2021 31 Al-Minaa 2 – 3 Al-Shorta Basra
18:30 GMT Hussam Malik   25' (pen.)
Saif Jassim   71'
Ammar Abdul-Hussein   88'
Ahmed Khalid     90+2'
Mohammed Qasim Majid   43'
Mohammed Dawood   51'
Amjad Attwan   77',   83'
Saad Natiq     89'
Stadium: Al-Fayhaa Stadium
21 June 2021 32 Al-Shorta 1 – 1 Al-Naft Baghdad
16:15 GMT Karrar Amer   40' Raad Fanar   73' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
26 June 2021 33 Al-Shorta 2 – 0 Al-Talaba Baghdad
17:00 GMT Mohammed Dawood   4'
Amjad Attwan   9', 44'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
6 July 2021 35 Al-Shorta 1 – 2 Al-Hudood Baghdad
18:30 GMT Alaa Mhawi   36' Manar Taha   46', 90+2' (pen.) Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium

Iraq FA Cup edit

17 November 2020 Round of 32 Al-Khalis 0 – 5 Al-Shorta Baghdad
11:00 GMT Ahmed Jalal   10', 69'
Jassim Mohammed   31'
Murad Mohammed   65', 72'
Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium
4 June 2021 Quarter-finals Al-Shorta 2 – 1 Al-Minaa Baghdad
17:00 GMT Ali Yousif   27'
Fahd Al-Youssef   31'
Saif Jassim   34' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium

2020 AFC Champions League edit

[5][7]

Group stage edit

Al-Shorta's first two group stage games were played in the 2019–20 season before the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Al-Ahli 4 2 0 2 4 6 −2 6 Round of 16
2   Esteghlal 4 1 2 1 6 4 +2 5
3   Al-Shorta 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
4   Al-Wahda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[a]
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Wahda were unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to several team members testing positive for COVID-19.[8] They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.[9]

14 September 2020 3 Al-Ahli   1 – 0   Al-Shorta Doha, Qatar
15:00 GMT Marko Marin   87' Alaa Mhawi   25'   45+1' Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla

2021 AFC Champions League edit

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Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Esteghlal 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 11 Round of 16
2   Al-Duhail 6 2 3 1 11 9 +2 9
3   Al-Ahli (H) 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9
4   Al-Shorta 6 1 0 5 3 12 −9 3
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

18 April 2021 2 Al-Shorta   0 – 3   Esteghlal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:15 GMT Hussam Kadhim   11' Mohammad Naderi   44'
Farshid Esmaeili   55'
Cheick Diabaté   65'
Stadium: Sports Hall
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini
27 April 2021 5 Al-Shorta   2 – 1   Al-Duhail Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:45 GMT Amjad Attwan   3'
Mohammed Dawood   85'
Michael Olunga   57'
Mehdi Benatia   76'   90+6'
Stadium: Sports Hall
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi
30 April 2021 6 Esteghlal   1 – 0   Al-Shorta Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:45 GMT Cheick Diabaté   14',   19' Stadium: Sports Hall
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom

References edit

  1. ^ Al-Shorta SC Website
  2. ^ Al-Shorta website. "Al-Shorta – Overview of History". Al-Shorta website. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  3. ^ "تفاصيل مباريات الشرطة في موسم 2020-2021". Al-Shorta SC. 14 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b Al-Shorta website. "Al-Shorta – Players and Transfers". Al-Shorta website. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
  5. ^ a b Al-Shorta SC Website
  6. ^ Goalzz.com
  7. ^ Goalzz.com
  8. ^ "Al Wahda unable to travel to AFC Champions League (West)". Asian Football Confederation. 10 September 2020.
  9. ^ "AFC COVID-19 Sub Committee's decision on Al Wahda". Asian Football Confederation. 14 September 2020.
  10. ^ Goalzz.com 2021 ACL

External links edit