2021–22 Al-Shorta SC season

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.

Al-Shorta
2021–22 season
PresidentIraq Abdul-Halim Fahem
Head coachEgypt Moamen Soliman
GroundAl-Shaab Stadium
Iraqi Premier League1st
Iraq FA CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Mahmoud Al-Mawas (22)
All: Mahmoud Al-Mawas (22)

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.[1]

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.[2]

Squad edit

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.[3]

No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   IRQ Ahmed Basil 35 0 0 0 35 0
2 DF   IRQ Khudhor Ali 1(2) 0 0 0 1(2) 0
3 DF   IRQ Karrar Amer 18(6) 1 1 0 19(6) 1
4 DF   IRQ Saad Natiq 28(2) 1 1 0 29(2) 1
5 DF   IRQ Niaz Mohammed 9(3) 0 0(1) 0 9(4) 0
6 MF   IRQ Sadeq Zamel 2(3) 0 1 0 3(3) 0
7 FW   SYR Mahmoud Al-Mawas 32(3) 22 1 0 33(3) 22
8 MF   IRQ Mohammed Jaffal 10(25) 3 2 0 12(25) 3
9 FW   IRQ Ali Yousif 6(16) 4 0(1) 0 6(17) 4
10 FW   IRQ Alaa Abdul-Zahra (captain) 11(7) 4 1 0 12(7) 4
11 MF   IRQ Bassam Shakir 21(9) 5 1(1) 0 22(10) 5
12 GK   IRQ Yassin Karim 2 0 2 0 4 0
13 MF   IRQ Ali Husni 17(8) 3 1 0 18(8) 3
14 MF   NIG Abdoul Madjid Moumouni 28 5 1 0 29 5
16 MF   IRQ Mohammed Mezher 11(7) 0 1 0 12(7) 0
17 MF   IRQ Hussein Younis 5(15) 0 0 0 5(15) 0
19 MF   IRQ Mohammed Qasim Majid 19(3) 3 0 0 19(3) 3
20 DF   IRQ Haidar Ali Hussein 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK   IRQ Mohammed Abbas 1 0 0(1) 0 1(1) 0
22 MF   IRQ Ammar Ghalib 0(8) 0 0(2) 0 0(10) 0
23 DF   IRQ Waleed Salem (vice-captain) 6(3) 0 0 0 6(3) 0
24 DF   IRQ Faisal Jassim 30(2) 0 1 0 31(2) 0
25 MF   IRQ Abdul-Razzaq Qasim 15(13) 0 1 0 16(13) 0
26 FW   IRQ Mohammed Qasim Nassif 0(2) 0 0 0 0(2) 0
27 DF   IRQ Ameer Sabah 16(5) 0 0(1) 0 16(6) 0
29 FW   IRQ Mohammed Dawood 22(10) 7 1 1 23(10) 8
30 MF   SYR Fahd Al-Youssef 32 1 1 0 33 1
31 DF   IRQ Ahmed Zeero 7(5) 1 2 0 9(5) 1
32 DF   IRQ Hassan Ashour 4(1) 0 1(1) 0 5(2) 0
33 FW   IRQ Hussein Sadeq 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF   IRQ Mustafa Maan 22(3) 0 0 0 22(3) 0
35 MF   IRQ Ali Mahdi 4(5) 0 0(1) 0 4(6) 0
36 GK   IRQ Abbas Karim 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF   IRQ Haidar Adel 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW   IRQ Abbas Mohammed 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW   IRQ Dhulfiqar Younis 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF   IRQ Zaid Mahdi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players out on loan for rest of the season
GK   IRQ Abdul-Aziz Ammar 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   IRQ Bilal Khudhair 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   IRQ Amoori Faisal 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   IRQ Atheer Salih 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   IRQ Haidar Abdul-Salam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players departed but featured this season
15 FW   NGA Michael Ohanu 3(3) 0 1 0 4(3) 0
26 DF   IRQ Ammar Kadhim 0 0 1 0 1 0
28 FW   NGA Godwin Chika Okwara 1 0 0 0 1 0

Personnel edit

Technical staff edit

Position Name Nationality
Head coach: Moamen Soliman  
Assistant coach: Ahmed Salah  
Assistant coach: Hussein Abdul-Wahed  
Fitness coach: Mazin Abdul-Sattar  
Goalkeeping coach: Amrou Abdul-Salam  
Technical analyst: Amrou Fathi  
Team manager: Hashim Ridha  

Management edit

Position Name Nationality
President: Abdul-Halim Fahem  
Vice-president: Ghalib Al-Zamili  
Board secretary: Uday Al-Rubaie  
Financial secretary Ghazi Faisal  
Member of the Board: Sadeq Faraj  
Member of the Board: Abdul-Wahab Al-Taei  
Member of the Board: Ali Al-Shahmani  
Member of the Board: Alaa Bahr Al-Uloom  
Member of the Board: Tahseen Al-Yassri  

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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
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 Zeero   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 edit

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

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Competitions edit

Iraqi Premier League edit

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20 September 2021 1 Al-Shorta 1 – 0 Al-Talaba Baghdad
16:00 GMT Mahmoud Al-Mawas   42' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
26 September 2021 2 Al-Kahrabaa 0 – 2 Al-Shorta Baghdad
12:30 GMT Mohammed Dawood   61'
Mohammed Jaffal   88'
Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium
1 October 2021 3 Al-Shorta 2 – 2 Erbil Baghdad
12:30 GMT Karrar Amer   39'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra   44'
Mahmoud Al-Mawas   74'
Sherko Karim   12' (pen.)
Shafiu Mumuni   59'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
21 October 2021 5 Al-Shorta 3 – 2 Zakho Baghdad
14:15 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra   33'
Mohammed Qasim Majid   48'
Mahmoud Al-Mawas   90+2'
Yaser Kasim   42'
Lucas Santos   47'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
25 October 2021 6 Al-Naft 0 – 1 Al-Shorta Baghdad
12:00 GMT Abdoul Madjid Moumouni   56' Stadium: Al-Naft Stadium
30 October 2021 7 Al-Shorta 3 – 0 Naft Al-Wasat Baghdad
15:00 GMT Mahmoud Al-Mawas   38', 48'
Ahmed Zeero   78'
Didier Koré     61' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
15 November 2021 9 Al-Sinaa 0 – 1 Al-Shorta Baghdad
11:30 GMT Mohammed Jaffal   77' Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium
20 November 2021 10 Al-Shorta 0 – 0 Al-Qasim Karbala
13:00 GMT Stadium: Karbala International Stadium
22 December 2021 14 Al-Karkh 0 – 1 Al-Shorta Baghdad
10:45 GMT Mahmoud Al-Mawas   35' (pen.) Stadium: Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium
26 December 2021 15 Al-Shorta 3 – 1 Al-Minaa Baghdad
13:00 GMT Faisal Jassim   29'
Mahmoud Al-Mawas   62' (pen.), 72'
Ali Husni   90+2'
Nasser Al-Gahwashi   32' (pen.)
Ibrahim Naeem     59'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
5 January 2022 17 Al-Zawraa 1 – 2 Al-Shorta Baghdad
14:45 GMT Mazin Fayyadh   17' Mahmoud Al-Mawas   44' (pen.)
Mahdi Kamel   69' (o.g.)
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
10 January 2022 18 Al-Shorta 1 – 0 Al-Najaf Baghdad
13:00 GMT Ali Yousif   53' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
16 January 2022 19 Al-Shorta 2 – 1 Al-Diwaniya Baghdad
16:00 GMT Mahmoud Al-Mawas   28'
Ali Husni   62'
Mohammed Jummah   12' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
8 February 2022 20 Al-Talaba 0 – 1 Al-Shorta Baghdad
17:15 GMT Ali Yousif   90+2' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
14 February 2022 21 Al-Shorta 0 – 0 Al-Kahrabaa Baghdad
15:00 GMT Mustafa Ali   89' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
20 February 2022 22 Erbil 0 – 1 Al-Shorta Erbil
15:00 GMT Sherko Karim   85' Mahmoud Al-Mawas   71' Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium
8 March 2022 25 Al-Shorta 1 – 0 Al-Naft Baghdad
15:30 GMT Ali Yousif   75' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
20 April 2022 27 Al-Shorta 1 – 0 Al-Sinaa Baghdad
19:00 GMT Mohammed Jaffal   90+1' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
4 May 2022 29 Al-Shorta 3 – 0 Samarra Baghdad
19:00 GMT Mahmoud Al-Mawas   37'
Bassam Shakir   45+1'
Milad Al-Omaisi   62' (o.g.)
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
11 May 2022 30 Naft Maysan 0 – 2 Al-Shorta Amara
19:00 GMT Alaa Khalil   60'
Akram Rahim     90+6'
Bassam Shakir   41'
Mahmoud Al-Mawas   66'
Stadium: Maysan Olympic Stadium
Note: The match was stopped for 27 minutes during the second half due to a power outage in the stadium.
21 May 2022 32 Al-Shorta 2 – 3 Newroz Baghdad
13:00 GMT Ali Yousif   8'
Abdoul Madjid Moumouni   45+1'
Aso Rostam   18', 74' (pen.)
Mohammed Sami   45+3'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
29 May 2022 33 Al-Shorta 1 – 2 Al-Karkh Baghdad
18:00 GMT Mahmoud Al-Mawas   24' Ahmed Salah   52'
Mustafa Hanoon   86'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
18 June 2022 36 Al-Shorta 2 – 0 Al-Zawraa Baghdad
17:30 GMT Bassam Shakir   73'
Mahmoud Al-Mawas   81'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium

Score overview edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Double
Al-Diwaniya 2–1 1–1  
Al-Kahrabaa 0–0 2–0  
Al-Karkh 1–2 1–0  
Al-Minaa 3–1 1–1  
Al-Naft 1–0 1–0  
Al-Najaf 1–0 0–0  
Al-Qasim 0–0 3–0  
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 2–0  
Al-Sinaa 1–0 1–0  
Al-Talaba 1–0 1–0  
Al-Zawraa 2–0 2–1  
Amanat Baghdad 2–0 3–1  
Erbil 2–2 1–0  
Naft Al-Basra 2–0 3–1  
Naft Al-Wasat 3–0 1–2  
Naft Maysan 2–0 2–0  
Newroz 2–3 3–2  
Samarra 3–0 3–0  
Zakho 3–2 1–1  

Note: Al-Shorta goals listed first.

Classification edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Shorta (C) 38 28 7 3 64 21 +43 91 Qualification for the Arab Club Champions Cup group stage
2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 38 20 10 8 50 31 +19 70 Qualification for the Arab Club Champions Cup first qualifying round
3 Al-Talaba 38 20 9 9 54 33 +21 69
4 Al-Naft 38 16 16 6 38 20 +18 64[a]
5 Naft Al-Wasat 38 17 13 8 50 36 +14 64[a]
Source: IPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of wins; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Al-Naft finished ahead of Naft Al-Wasat on head-to-head points: Al-Naft 1–1 Naft Al-Wasat, Naft Al-Wasat 0–2 Al-Naft.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 28 7 3 64 21  +43 91 14 3 2 32 11  +21 14 4 1 32 10  +22

Source: Kooora

Results by round edit

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GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHHAA
ResultWWDWWWWWWDWWWWWWWWWWDWWDWLWWWWWLLDWWDD
Position52322211111111111111111111111111111111
Source: Kooora
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Iraq FA Cup edit

Player statistics edit

Iraqi Premier League edit

Position Nation Squad Number Name Goals Assists[3]
FW   7 Mahmoud Al-Mawas 22 8
FW   29 Mohammed Dawood 7 1
MF   11 Bassam Shakir 5 5
MF   14 Abdoul Madjid Moumouni 5 0
FW   10 Alaa Abdul-Zahra 4 1
FW   9 Ali Yousif 4 0
MF   19 Mohammed Qasim Majid 3 7
MF   13 Ali Husni 3 3
MF   8 Mohammed Jaffal 3 2
MF   30 Fahd Al-Youssef 1 6
DF   4 Saad Natiq 1 1
DF   3 Karrar Amer 1 0
DF   31 Ahmed Zeero 1 0
DF   27 Ameer Sabah 0 5
MF   16 Mohammed Mezher 0 2
DF   34 Mustafa Maan 0 2
FW   15 Michael Ohanu 0 1

Iraq FA Cup edit

Position Nation Squad Number Name Goals Assists[3]
FW   29 Mohammed Dawood 1 0

References edit

  1. ^ Al-Shorta SC Official Website
  2. ^ Al-Shorta SC Official Website. "Al-Shorta SC – History". Al-Shorta SC Official Website - History. Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  3. ^ a b c "تفاصيل مباريات الشرطة في موسم 2021-2022". Al-Shorta SC. 30 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b Al-Shorta SC Official Website. "Al-Shorta SC – First Team Squad". Al-Shorta SC Official Website. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  5. ^ Al-Shorta SC Official Website - Results
  6. ^ Goalzz.com

External links edit