2021–22 Al-Shorta SC 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)

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.

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

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

Technical staff

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

Management

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

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Kit

Supplier: Qithara (club's own brand)

Home
Home alt.
Away
Away alt.

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
August 2021 MF Iraq Sadeq Zamel Iraq Naft Al-Wasat End of loan
August 2021 MF Iraq Mohammed Jaffal Iraq Al-Talaba -
August 2021 DF Iraq Ameer Sabah Iraq Al-Talaba -
August 2021 GK Iraq Mohammed Abbas Iraq Al-Kahrabaa -
August 2021 DF Iraq Mustafa Maan Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya -
August 2021 MF Iraq Abdul-Razzaq Qasim Iraq Al-Karkh -
August 2021 GK Iraq Yassin Karim Iraq Al-Minaa -
August 2021 DF Iraq Ahmed Zeero Iraq Zakho -
August 2021 FW Iraq Bassam Shakir Iraq Al-Naft -
August 2021 DF Iraq Ammar Kadhim Iraq Al-Naft -
August 2021 DF Iraq Faisal Jassim Iraq Naft Al-Wasat -
August 2021 DF Iraq Niaz Mohammed Iraq Erbil -
August 2021 DF Iraq Waleed Salem Iraq Naft Al-Wasat -
August 2021 FW Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra Iraq Al-Zawraa -
September 2021 MF Iraq Hussein Younis Iraq Al-Minaa -
September 2021 MF Niger Abdoul Madjid Moumouni Iraq Al-Minaa -
September 2021 FW Syria Mahmoud Al-Mawas Romania FC Botoșani -
September 2021 FW Nigeria Michael Ohanu Nigeria Kwara United $50,000
January 2022 FW Iraq Mohammed Qasim Nassif Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya -
January 2022 FW Nigeria Godwin Chika Okwara Uzbekistan FK Mash'al Mubarek -

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
August 2021 FW Venezuela Gelmin Rivas Released
August 2021 GK Iraq Alaa Khalil Iraq Al-Talaba -
August 2021 FW Iraq Marwan Hussein Iraq Al-Naft -
August 2021 MF Iraq Amjad Attwan Qatar Al-Shamal -
August 2021 DF Iraq Alaa Mhawi Iraq Al-Zawraa -
August 2021 MF Iraq Saad Abdul-Amir Iraq Al-Zawraa -
August 2021 MF Iraq Hassan Abdul-Karim Iraq Al-Karkh -
August 2021 FW Iraq Mazin Fayyadh Iraq Al-Zawraa -
August 2021 DF Iraq Hussam Kadhim Iraq Al-Zawraa -
August 2021 MF Iraq Atheer Salih Iraq Al-Sinaa Loan
August 2021 MF Iraq Haidar Abdul-Salam Iraq Al-Minaa Loan
August 2021 DF Iraq Uday Shehab Iraq Al-Naft -
August 2021 MF Iraq Jassim Mohammed Iraq Al-Naft -
August 2021 MF Iraq Ahmed Jalal Iraq Naft Al-Basra -
September 2021 FW Iraq Murad Mohammed Iraq Naft Al-Wasat -
September 2021 GK Iraq Mohammed Hameed Iraq Al-Naft -
September 2021 DF Iraq Ali Faez Kuwait Al-Qadsia -
December 2021 FW Iraq Ali Jasim Iraq Al-Kahrabaa -
January 2022 DF Iraq Ammar Kadhim Iraq Naft Al-Basra -
April 2022 FW Nigeria Michael Ohanu Released
April 2022 FW Nigeria Godwin Chika Okwara Released

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Competitions

Iraqi Premier League

Main article: 2021–22 Iraqi Premier League

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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 soccer ball with red X 74'		 Sherko Karim 12' (pen.)
Shafiu Mumuni 59'		 Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
15 October 2021 4 Naft Al-Basra 1 – 3 Al-Shorta Basra
16:30 GMT Haider Abdul-Rahim 8' Alaa Abdul-Zahra 53'
Fahd Al-Youssef 60'
Mahmoud Al-Mawas 80'		 Stadium: Al-Fayhaa 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 Yellow card Yellow-red card 61' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
5 November 2021 8 Al-Shorta 1 – 0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad
16:30 GMT Mahmoud Al-Mawas 60' 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
25 November 2021 11 Samarra 0 – 3 Al-Shorta Samarra
11:00 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 22'
Mohammed Dawood 50'
Abdoul Madjid Moumouni 63'		 Stadium: Samarra Stadium
12 December 2021 12 Al-Shorta 2 – 0 Naft Maysan Baghdad
15:00 GMT Mahmoud Al-Mawas 49' (pen.)
Abdoul Madjid Moumouni 81'		 Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
17 December 2021 13 Newroz 2 – 3 Al-Shorta Sulaymaniya
11:00 GMT Diar Ali 49'
Ibrahim Mohammed 75'		 Abdoul Madjid Moumouni 58'
Bilal Belmubarak 64' (o.g.)
Mohammed Dawood 76'		 Stadium: Sulaymaniya 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 Red card 29'
Mahmoud Al-Mawas 62' (pen.), 72'
Ali Husni 90+2'		 Nasser Al-Gahwashi 32' (pen.)
Ibrahim Naeem Yellow card Yellow-red card 59'		 Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
31 December 2021 16 Amanat Baghdad 1 – 3 Al-Shorta Baghdad
11:00 GMT Jabbar Karim 27' Mahmoud Al-Mawas 7'
Bassam Shakir 47'
Mohammed Dawood 90+3'		 Stadium: Amanat Baghdad 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 soccer ball with red X 89' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
20 February 2022 22 Erbil 0 – 1 Al-Shorta Erbil
15:00 GMT Sherko Karim soccer ball with red X 85' Mahmoud Al-Mawas 71' Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium
25 February 2022 23 Al-Shorta 2 – 0 Naft Al-Basra Baghdad
12:45 GMT Mahmoud Al-Mawas 54'
Mohammed Dawood 87'		 Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
2 March 2022 24 Zakho 1 – 1 Al-Shorta Zakho
10:30 GMT Frank Cédric Abogo 78' Mohammed Dawood 56' Stadium: Zakho International Stadium
8 March 2022 25 Al-Shorta 1 – 0 Al-Naft Baghdad
15:30 GMT Ali Yousif 75' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
4 April 2022 26 Naft Al-Wasat 2 – 1 Al-Shorta Najaf
19:00 GMT Ahmed Ammar 54'
Hussein Abdul-Wahid Khalaf 60'		 Ahmed Ammar 34' (o.g.) Stadium: Al-Najaf International Stadium
20 April 2022 27 Al-Shorta 1 – 0 Al-Sinaa Baghdad
19:00 GMT Mohammed Jaffal 90+1' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
26 April 2022 28 Al-Qasim 0 – 3 Al-Shorta Babil
12:30 GMT Mohammed Qasim Majid 31', 56'
Mahmoud Al-Mawas 45'		 Stadium: Al-Kifl Olympic 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 Red card 60'
Akram Rahim Yellow card Yellow-red card 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.
17 May 2022 31 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0 – 2 Al-Shorta Baghdad
17:00 GMT Mahmoud Al-Mawas 26'
Ali Husni 46'		 Stadium: Al-Shaab 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
2 June 2022 34 Al-Minaa 1 – 1 Al-Shorta Basra
16:15 GMT Mohammed Jabbar Shokan 52' Mahmoud Al-Mawas 58' Stadium: Al-Fayhaa Stadium
7 June 2022 35 Al-Shorta 2 – 0 Amanat Baghdad Baghdad
18:45 GMT Bassam Shakir 43'
Saad Natiq 62'		 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
23 June 2022 37 Al-Najaf 0 – 0 Al-Shorta Najaf
16:30 GMT Stadium: Al-Najaf International Stadium
29 June 2022 38 Al-Diwaniya 1 – 1 Al-Shorta Al-Diwaniya
14:00 GMT Anas Malik 44' Mohammed Dawood 19' Stadium: Al-Diwaniya Stadium

Score overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Double
Al-Diwaniya 2–1 1–1 No
Al-Kahrabaa 0–0 2–0 No
Al-Karkh 1–2 1–0 No
Al-Minaa 3–1 1–1 No
Al-Naft 1–0 1–0 Yes
Al-Najaf 1–0 0–0 No
Al-Qasim 0–0 3–0 No
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 2–0 Yes
Al-Sinaa 1–0 1–0 Yes
Al-Talaba 1–0 1–0 Yes
Al-Zawraa 2–0 2–1 Yes
Amanat Baghdad 2–0 3–1 Yes
Erbil 2–2 1–0 No
Naft Al-Basra 2–0 3–1 Yes
Naft Al-Wasat 3–0 1–2 No
Naft Maysan 2–0 2–0 Yes
Newroz 2–3 3–2 No
Samarra 3–0 3–0 Yes
Zakho 3–2 1–1 No

Note: Al-Shorta goals listed first.

Classification

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

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

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

Iraq FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Iraq FA Cup
10 November 2021 Round of 32 Al-Shorta 1 – 0 Al-Sufiya Baghdad
11:30 GMT Mohammed Dawood 79'
Saad Natiq Red card 79'		 Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium
4 December 2021 Round of 16 Erbil 0 – 0
(4 – 3 p)		 Al-Shorta Erbil
13:15 GMT Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium
Penalties
Kosrat Baez soccer ball with check mark
Haidar Qaraman soccer ball with red X
Safin Mansour soccer ball with check mark
André Castro soccer ball with check mark
Ali Serhan soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Mohammed Jaffal
soccer ball with check mark Hassan Ashour
soccer ball with red X Ammar Ghalib
soccer ball with check mark Mahmoud Al-Mawas
soccer ball with red X Alaa Abdul-Zahra

Player statistics

Iraqi Premier League

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

Iraq FA Cup

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

References

  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