2013–14 Al-Shorta SC season

Al Shorta
2013–14 season
PresidentIraq Ayad Bunyan
ManagerBrazil Lorival Santos
GroundAl Shorta Stadium (until 4 March)
Al Shaab Stadium (from 4 March onwards)
Iraqi Premier League1st (no title awarded)
AFC Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round
AFC CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Mustafa Karim (7)
All: Mustafa Karim (7)

In the 2013–14 season, Al Shorta competed in the 2013–14 Iraqi Premier League and the 2014 AFC Cup after failing to qualify for the 2014 AFC Champions League group stage. They finished in first place in the Iraqi Premier League for the second time in a row, finishing one point ahead of second-placed Arbil FC, however were not crowned champions due to the season ending prematurely and were only considered as champions for the purpose of enabling admission into the AFC Cup.[1] They also played in the AFC Cup but failed to advance past the group stages, playing out four goalless draws out of six games.

The season saw the club appoint their third ever foreign coach, Brazilian Lorival Santos, and sign their first ever Brazilian player, striker Cristiano da Silva Santos. Their top scorer for the season was Iraqi forward Mustafa Karim who scored seven goals in total.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Iraq IRQ Waleed Salem
3 DF Iraq IRQ Dhirgham Ismail
4 DF Syria SYR Hamdi Al Masri
5 MF Iraq IRQ Hussein Abdul-Wahed (captain)
6 DF Iraq IRQ Kassim Zidan
7 FW Iraq IRQ Sherko Karim
9 FW Iraq IRQ Mustafa Karim
10 MF Iraq IRQ Mahdi Kamel
12 GK Iraq IRQ Mohammed Gassid
14 FW Iraq IRQ Amjad Kalaf (vice-captain)
16 MF Iraq IRQ Hamza Hassan
17 FW Iraq IRQ Ammar Abdul-Hussein
18 MF Iraq IRQ Mahdi Karim
19 MF Iraq IRQ Ahmad Ayad
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Cameroon CMR Innocent Awoa
23 GK Iraq IRQ Mohammed Hameed
24 MF Iraq IRQ Qusay Munir
26 FW Iraq IRQ Mohanad Ali
27 FW Iraq IRQ Karrar Hameed
28 MF Iraq IRQ Haider Muthanna
29 DF Iraq IRQ Ahmed Hassan
30 FW Brazil BRA Cristiano
31 GK Iraq IRQ Nebras Salman
33 DF Iraq IRQ Ali Bahjat
35 MF Iraq IRQ Ahmad Fadhel
— GK Iraq IRQ Amjed Salem
— MF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Hadi

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Iraq IRQ Husain Abdullah (at Al Zawraa until the end of the 2013-14 season)
— MF Iraq IRQ Haider Salim (at Al Masafi until the end of the 2013-14 season)

Departed during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 DF Burkina Faso BFA Paul Koulibaly
11 FW Iraq IRQ Hussein Karim
15 MF Iraq IRQ Nashat Akram
20 FW Iraq IRQ Ahmad Hussein

Backroom staff and club officials

Name Position
Brazil Lorival Santos Manager
Brazil Anderson Nicolau Assistant manager/Fitness Coach
Iraq Walid Juma Fitness coach
Brazil Marquinhos Domingues Goalkeeping coach
Iraq Hashim Ridha Administrative Director
Iraq Sirwan Raouf Administrative Assistant
Iraq Bilal Hussein Administrator
Iraq Abdulrahman Ali Technical Processor
Iraq Haider Abdul-Zahra Assistant Technical Processor
Brazil Tonello Marilia Physiotherapist
Brazil Felipe Biazotto Physiologist

Boardroom positions

Position Name Nationality
Chairman: Ayad Bunyan Iraq
Vice-chairman: Adnan Jafar Iraq
Member of the Board: Ghazi Faisal Iraq
Member of the Board: Salam Faraj Iraq
Member of the Board: Ali Abdul-Zahra Iraq

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Kit

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Royal Arena Sport

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Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
September 2013 Administrative Director Iraq Hashim Ridha Free agent -
September 2013 DF Iraq Ali Bahjat Iraq Dohuk FC -
September 2013 FW Iraq Ahmad Hussein Iraq Al Kahraba -
September 2013 FW Iraq Ammar Abdul-Hussein Iraq Arbil FC -
September 2013 FW Iraq Mustafa Karim Iraq Al Quwa Al Jawiya -
September 2013 MF Iraq Qusay Munir Iraq Baghdad FC -
September 2013 Technical Advisor Iraq Nazar Ashraf Free agent -
September 2013 Manager Brazil Lorival Santos Brazil Treze -
September 2013 Assistant manager/Fitness Coach Brazil Anderson Nicolau Brazil Betim -
September 2013 Goalkeeping coach Brazil Marquinhos Domingues -
September 2013 FW Iraq Mohanad Ali -
October 2013 MF Iraq Mahdi Karim Iraq Arbil FC -
October 2013 DF Syria Hamdi Al Masri Iraq Al Naft -
October 2013 GK Iraq Wissam Adel Iraq Naft Al Junoob -
October 2013 GK Iraq Nebras Salman Iraq Sulaymaniya FC -
October 2013 FW Brazil Cristiano Brazil Betim -
November 2013 MF Iraq Mohammed Hadi Free agent -
November 2013 GK Iraq Amjed Salem Free agent -

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
September 2013 FW Nigeria Minusu Buba Egypt El Gouna FC End of loan
September 2013 FW Iraq Muslim Mubarak Iraq Al Talaba -
September 2013 Manager Iraq Thair Jassam -
September 2013 Assistant manager Jordan Haitham Al-Shaboul -
September 2013 Fitness coach Iraq Hassan Darwich -
September 2013 Goalkeeping coach Iraq Abdul Raouf Alteka -
September 2013 MF Iraq Husain Abdullah Iraq Al Zawraa Loan
September 2013 FW Iraq Muhaimen Salim Iraq Al Zawraa -
September 2013 MF Iraq Haider Salim Iraq Al Masafi Loan
September 2013 MF Iraq Mohammed Faisel Iraq Al Naft -
September 2013 DF Iraq Zeid Khalaf Iraq Al Masafi -
September 2013 DF Iraq Fareed Majeed -
September 2013 DF Iraq Omar Sabah -
September 2013 MF Iraq Ali Rahim Iraq Al Naft -
October 2013 GK Iraq Ali Husain Iraq Zakho FC -
October 2013 MF Iraq Ali Hussein Fandi Iraq Duhok FC -
October 2013 DF Iraq Ali Abd Ali Iraq Al Karkh -
October 2013 GK Iraq Wissam Adel Iraq Al Karkh -
October 2013 DF Iraq Ali Mohammed Alialah Iraq Al Talaba -
January 2014 FW Iraq Ahmad Hussein Iraq Zakho FC -
January 2014 FW Iraq Hussein Karim Iraq Al Zawraa -
February 2014 MF Iraq Nashat Akram China Dalian Aerbin -
February 2014 Technical Advisor Iraq Nazar Ashraf -
April 2014 DF Burkina Faso Paul Koulibaly -

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Matches

Pre-season friendlies

22 October 2013 Friendly Al Shorta 2 – 1 Al Minaa Baghdad
12:30 GMT Amjad Kalaf 16'
Mustafa Karim 36' (pen.)		 Naif Faleh 71' Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
24 October 2013 Friendly Al Shorta 1 – 0 Karbala FC Baghdad
12:30 GMT Mustafa Karim 62' Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium

Mid-season friendlies

18 November 2013 Friendly Al Shorta 0 – 0 Al Oloom wal Technologia Baghdad
12:00 GMT Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
1 December 2013 Friendly Al Shorta 3 – 1 Al Jaish Baghdad
11:30 GMT Cristiano
Innocent Awoa
Hamza Hassan 		Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
31 December 2013 Friendly Al Shorta 3 – 0 Naft Maysan Baghdad
10:00 GMT Cristiano 9', 48'
Ammar Abdul-Hussein 14'		 Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
7 January 2014 Friendly Al Shorta 5 – 2 Al Karkh Baghdad
11:30 GMT Ammar Abdul-Hussein 15'
Cristiano 23'
Mahdi Karim 55' (pen.)
Mustafa Karim 71', 85'		 Ali Abd Dyab 75' (pen.)
Karrar Mohammed 79' (pen.)		 Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
14 January 2014 Friendly Tala'ea El-Gaish 1 – 1 Al Shorta Cairo
13:00 GMT Islam Kamal 63' (pen.) Cristiano Stadium: Cairo Military Academy Stadium
17 January 2014 Friendly Al Shorta 2 – 2 Al Tadamun Cairo
12:00 GMT Nashat Akram 22'
Cristiano 38'
28 January 2014 Friendly Al Shorta 1 – 0 Al Zawraa Baghdad
11:00 GMT Cristiano 9' Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
26 April 2014 Friendly Samawa FC 1 – 1 Al Shorta Samawa
Mohammed Hassan (pen.) Ali Bahjat Stadium: Al Muthanna Stadium
Note: This was a charity match which saw the participation of the retired striker Hashim Ridha for Al Shorta.

Competitive

Iraqi Premier League

Main article: 2013–14 Iraqi Premier League
29 October 2013 1 Al Zawraa 0 – 1 Al Shorta Baghdad
12:00 GMT Ali Khudhair Red card 58' Mustafa Karim 66'
Cristiano soccer ball with red X 90+4'		 Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
3 November 2013 2 Al Shorta 2 – 1 Naft Maysan Baghdad
11:45 GMT Mustafa Karim 34' (pen.)
Cristiano 90+4'		 Khodor Salame 28' Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
24 November 2013 3 Najaf FC 0 – 0 Al Shorta Najaf
11:30 GMT Stadium: An Najaf Stadium
29 November 2013 4 Al Shorta 5 – 0 Duhok FC Baghdad
11:30 GMT Dhirgham Ismail 27'
Mustafa Karim 60', 68'
Hamdi Al Masri 72'
Waleed Salem 90+3'		 Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
4 December 2013 5 Al Karkh 0 – 2 Al Shorta Karkh
11:30 GMT Nashat Akram 44'
Mustafa Karim 48' (pen.)		 Stadium: Al Karkh Stadium
9 December 2013 6 Al Shorta 1 – 1 Al Minaa Baghdad
11:30 GMT Mustafa Karim 45' (pen.) Basem Ali 85' Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
14 December 2013 7 Zakho FC 1 – 0 Al Shorta Zakho
11:30 GMT Khalid Musheer 73' (pen.) Stadium: Zakho Stadium
8 February 2014 8 Al Shorta 2 – 1 Arbil FC Baghdad
11:30 GMT Mahdi Karim 23' (pen.)
Cristiano 30'		 Amjad Radhi 78' (pen.) Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
14 February 2014 9 Al Naft 0 – 0 Al Shorta Baghdad
11:30 GMT Stadium: Al Naft Stadium
26 March 2014 10 Al Talaba 1 – 2 Al Shorta Baghdad
13:00 GMT Ali Salah 90+4' Ahmad Ayad 20'
Amjad Kalaf 34' (pen.)		 Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
13 April 2014 11 Naft Maysan 1 – 3 Al Shorta Amarah
13:00 GMT Mustafa Al Ameen 52' Karrar Hameed 62'
Dhirgham Ismail 68', 84'
Mahdi Kamel Red card 85'		 Stadium: Al-Maimouna Stadium
18 April 2014 12 Al Shorta 1 – 0 Al Quwa Al Jawiya Baghdad
13:00 GMT Sherko Karim 76' Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
4 May 2014 13 Al Shorta 1 – 0 Al Talaba Baghdad
13:00 GMT Amjad Kalaf 6' Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
9 May 2014 14 Al Shorta 1 – 0 Najaf FC Baghdad
13:30 GMT Mahdi Karim 2' Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
15 May 2014 15 Duhok FC 2 – 2 Al Shorta Duhok
13:30 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 45+2'
Ahmed Abdul-Ameer 53'		 Amjad Kalaf 17'
Mustafa Karim 86'		 Stadium: Duhok Stadium
20 May 2014 16 Baghdad FC 1 – 2 Al Shorta Baghdad
13:30 GMT Ali Rabo Red card 34'
Mustafa Ahmad 80'		 Ali Bahjat 44'
Sherko Karim 88'		 Stadium: Baghdad FC Stadium
26 May 2014 17 Karbala FC 0 – 0 Al Shorta Karbala
13:30 GMT Cleyton soccer ball with red X 81' Stadium: Karbala Stadium
1 June 2014 18 Al Shorta 2 – 2 Al Karkh Baghdad
13:30 GMT Hamdi Al Masri 22'
Amjad Kalaf 87'		 Abdul-Qadir Tariq 38'
Aboubacar Tambadou 63'		 Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
6 June 2014 19 Al Minaa 0 – 0 Al Shorta Basra
13:45 GMT Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium
11 June 2014 20 Al Shorta 1 – 0 Zakho FC Baghdad
13:45 GMT Ahmad Ayad 13' Raja Rafe Red card
Hamid Ismael Red card		 Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
15 June 2014 21 Al Shorta 1 – 2 Naft Al Junoob Baghdad
13:45 GMT Hamdi Al Masri Red card 44'
Qusay Munir Red card 60'
Dhirgham Ismail 65' (pen.)		 Faisal Kadhim 2'
De Santos 59'
Faris Hassan Red card 90+4'		 Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
Classification
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Shorta 21 12 7 2 29 13 +16 43 Qualification for the AFC Cup group stage
2 Erbil 21 12 6 3 29 15 +14 42
3 Baghdad 23 11 7 5 33 22 +11 40
4 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 22 10 7 5 32 21 +11 37
5 Naft Al-Junoob 23 9 9 5 26 22 +4 36
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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
21 12 7 2 29 13  +16 43 7 2 1 17 7  +10 5 5 1 12 6  +6

Source: Goalzz

AFC Champions League

2 February 2014 First qualifying round Kuwait SC 1 – 0 Al Shorta Kuwait City, Kuwait
16:30 GMT Rogério de Assis Coutinho Yellow card 57'
Javad Nekounam 63'
Musab Al Kandari Yellow card 72'		 Cristiano Yellow card 53'
Innocent Awoa Yellow card 65'
Ahmad Fadhel Yellow card 85'
Qusay Munir Yellow card 87'
Hussein Abdul-Wahed Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed

AFC Cup

Main article: 2014 AFC Cup
Group stage
Main article: 2014 AFC Cup group stage § Group C

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11[a]
Bahrain Al-Hidd 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11[a]
Iraq Al-Shorta 6 1 4 1 3 4 −1 7
Syria Al-Wahda 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tiebreakers: Al-Qadsia and Al-Hidd are ranked on head-to-head record.
26 February 2014 1 Al Shorta 0 – 0 Al Qadsia Al Wakrah, Qatar
14:00 GMT Paul Koulibaly Yellow card 62'
Mohammed Gassid Yellow card 90+3'		 Nawaf Al-Mutairi Yellow card 53'
Abdulrahman Al Enezi Yellow card 64'
Musaed Neda Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baqi
12 March 2014 2 Al Wahda 1 – 3 Al Shorta Sidon, Lebanon
12:00 GMT Mohamed Bash Buyuk 30'
Ali Diab Yellow card 47'		 Amjad Kalaf Yellow card 10', 59', 60'
Mahdi Karim 90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charymurat Kurbanov
18 March 2014 3 Al Hidd 0 – 0 Al Shorta Riffa, Bahrain
15:30 GMT Mohammad Al Daoud Yellow card 43' Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi
2 April 2014 4 Al Shorta 0 – 0 Al Hidd Al Wakrah, Qatar
15:00 GMT Mahdi Karim Yellow card 15'
Hamdi Al Masri Yellow card 42'
Amjad Kalaf Red card 45+3'
Mohammed Gassid Yellow card 81'		 Sayed Mohammed Adnan Yellow card 17' Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh
8 April 2014 5 Al Qadsia 3 – 0 Al Shorta Kuwait City, Kuwait
16:50 GMT Omar Al Soma 3', 50', 74', Yellow card 90+2'
Khalid El Ebrahim Red card 11'
Ahmad Al Dhefiri Yellow card 48'
Ibrahima Keita Yellow card 86'		 Ammar Abdul-Hussein Al-Asadi Yellow card 11'
Hussein Abdul-Wahed Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Timur Faizullin
22 April 2014 6 Al Shorta 0 – 0 Al Wahda Al Wakrah, Qatar
15:30 GMT Hamdi Al Masri Red card 90' Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi

Last updated: 15 May 2014
Source: Al Shorta website

Player statistics

Iraqi Premier League

Position Nation Squad Number Name Goals Assists[4]
FW Iraq 9 Mustafa Karim 7 1
FW Iraq 14 Amjad Kalaf 4 4
DF Iraq 3 Dhirgham Ismail 4 2
MF Iraq 19 Ahmad Ayad 2 3
DF Syria 4 Hamdi Al Masri 2 0
FW Iraq 7 Sherko Karim 2 0
MF Iraq 18 Mahdi Karim 2 0
FW Brazil 30 Cristiano 2 0
DF Iraq 2 Waleed Salem 1 2
MF Iraq 15 Nashat Akram 1 1
FW Iraq 27 Karrar Hameed 1 0
DF Iraq 33 Ali Bahjat 1 0
MF Iraq 10 Mahdi Kamel 0 4
FW Iraq 17 Ammar Abdul-Hussein 0 1

AFC Cup

Position Nation Squad Number Name Goals Assists[4]
FW Iraq 14 Amjad Kalaf 2 0
MF Iraq 18 Mahdi Karim 1 0
MF Iraq 5 Hussein Abdul-Wahed 0 1

References

  1. ^ "Iraqi League 2013/2014". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
  2. ^ Al Shorta website. "Al Shorta - Players and Staff". Al Shorta website. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  3. ^ "Al Shorta - Transfers 2013-14". Al Shorta's website. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
  4. ^ a b "Al Shorta - 2013-14 Season Review". Al Shorta's website. Retrieved 2018-07-31.