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
PresidentIraq Ayad Bunyan
ManagerIraq Thair Jassam
GroundAl Shorta Stadium
Iraqi Elite League1st
Iraq FA CupNot completed
Baghdad CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Amjad Kalaf (9)
All:
Amjad Kalaf (9)

Al Shorta won the Iraqi Premier League (known as the Iraqi Elite League at the time) 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,[1] 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 Iraq IRQ Ali Husain (vice-captain)
2 DF Iraq IRQ Ali Abd Ali
3 DF Iraq IRQ Dhirgham Ismail
4 DF Iraq IRQ Zeid Khalaf
5 MF Iraq IRQ Hussein Abdul-Wahed
6 DF Iraq IRQ Kassim Zidan
7 FW Iraq IRQ Sherko Karim
8 MF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Faisel
10 FW Iraq IRQ Muslim Mubarak
11 FW Iraq IRQ Hussein Karim
12 GK Iraq IRQ Mohammed Gassid
13 FW Nigeria NGA Minusu Buba (on loan from El Gouna FC)
14 FW Iraq IRQ Amjad Kalaf (4th captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Iraq IRQ Nashat Akram (captain)
17 FW Iraq IRQ Muhaimen Salim
19 MF Iraq IRQ Ahmad Ayad
20 DF Iraq IRQ Fareed Majeed (3rd captain)
22 DF Cameroon CMR Innocent Awoa
23 GK Iraq IRQ Mohammed Hameed
24 MF Iraq IRQ Mahdi Kamel
25 DF Iraq IRQ Waleed Salem
30 MF Iraq IRQ Ali Rahim
32 DF Iraq IRQ Ali Mohammed Alialah
33 DF Burkina Faso BFA Paul Koulibaly
35 MF Iraq 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 Iraq IRQ Husain Abdullah (at Al Talaba until the end of the 2012–13 season)
— MF Iraq IRQ Haider Salim (at Zakho FC until the end of the 2012–13 season)
— MF Iraq 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 Ivory Coast CIV Sékou Tidiane Souaré
15 MF Iraq IRQ Abbas Rehema
21 FW Cameroon CMR Jean Michel N'Lend

Kit
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Away

Transfers

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

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

Iraqi Elite League
Main article: 2012–13 Iraqi Elite League

Matches
20 October 2012 1 Al Sinaa 0–1 Al Shorta Baghdad
12:00 GMT Innocent Awoa 90+1' Stadium: Al Sina'a Stadium
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
2 November 2012 3 Zakho FC 0–0 Al Shorta Zakho
11:30 GMT Stadium: Simele Stadium
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 Yellow card 24' Yellow-red card 83'		 Hammadi Ahmad 26'
Mohammed Abdul-Zahra Red card 75'		 Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
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
29 November 2012 6 Al Shorta 0–0 Al Kahraba Baghdad
11:30 GMT Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
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
22 December 2012 8 Sulaymaniya FC 1–1 Al Shorta Sulaymaniyah
11:30 GMT Mahmoud Amnah 8' Dhirgham Ismail 57'
Jean Michel N'Lend Red card 90'		 Stadium: Sulaymaniyah Stadium
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
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
2 February 2013 11 Karbala FC 0–1 Al Shorta Karbalaa
11:30 GMT Hussein Karim 11' Stadium: Karbala Stadium
7 February 2013 12 Al Shorta 1–0 Kirkuk FC Baghdad
11:30 GMT Hussein Karim 37' Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
13 February 2013 13 Duhok FC 1–1 Al Shorta Dohuk
11:30 GMT Salih Sadir 20' Ahmad Fadhel 13' Stadium: Duhok Stadium
19 February 2013 14 Al Shorta 1–1 Baghdad FC Baghdad
11:00 GMT Minusu Buba 32' Hussam Ibrahim 62' Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
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
1 March 2013 16 Al Shorta 1–1 Al Talaba Baghdad
14:00 GMT Amjad Kalaf 31' Ahmed Said 64' Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
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
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
19 April 2013 19 Arbil FC 0–1 Al Shorta Arbil
14:00 GMT Halgurd Mulla Mohammed Yellow card 43' Jean Michel N'Lend Yellow card 31'
Nashat Akram Yellow card 63', 66'
Hussein Abdul-Wahed Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium
Referee: Sabah Abid
Note: This match was rescheduled from 7 December 2012.
27 April 2013 20 Al Shorta 2–0 Zakho FC Baghdad
13:00 GMT Nashat Akram 65' (pen.)
Dhirgham Ismail 90+4'
Waleed Salem Red card		 Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
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 Yellow card 66'
Ayad Sadir 77'		 Ahmad Fadhel Yellow card 28'
Muslim Mubarak Yellow card 75'
Hussein Karim Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
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 Red card 30' Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
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
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
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
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
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
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
29 July 2013 29 Kirkuk FC 0–1 Al Shorta Kirkuk
14:00 GMT Fareed Majeed 45+2' Stadium: Kirkuk Stadium
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
18 August 2013 31 Baghdad FC 1–1 Al Shorta Baghdad
13:30 GMT Hussam Ibrahim 33' Muslim Mubarak 45+3' Stadium: Baghdad Stadium
22 August 2013 32 Al Shorta 1–1 Arbil FC Baghdad
14:00 GMT Innocent Awoa Red card 52'
Mahdi Kamel 61'		 Hawar Mulla Mohammed Red card 52'
Luay Salah 90+1'		 Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
31 August 2013 33 Al Shorta 1–1 Al Zawraa Baghdad
13:40 GMT Nashat Akram 9' Haidar Sabah 84' Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
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 No
Baghdad FC 1–1 1–1 No
Duhok FC 4–3 1–1 No
Al Kahraba 0–0 1–1 No
Karbala FC 3–2 1–0 Yes
Kirkuk FC 1–0 1–0 Yes
Al Masafi 5–0 3–2 Yes
Al Minaa 4–1 1–2 No
Al Naft 2–2 2–1 No
Naft Al Junoob 2–1 2–0 Yes
Najaf FC 2–0 1–1 No
Al Quwa Al Jawiya 4–1 0–4 No
Al Sinaa 3–0 1–0 Yes
Sulaymaniya FC 4–0 1–1 No
Al Talaba 1–1 3–0 No
Zakho FC 2–0 0–0 No
Al Zawraa 1–1 2–1 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) 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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAAHAHAHHA
ResultWWDWWDDDWWWWDDWDWDWWLWDWWLWWWWDDDW
Position5322222222111111111111111211111111
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Baghdad Cup
Main article: 2013 Baghdad Cup
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[2]
FW Iraq 14 Amjad Kalaf 9 10
FW Nigeria 13 Minusu Buba 8 2
FW Iraq 10 Muslim Mubarak 7 3
FW Iraq 11 Hussein Karim 7 1
MF Iraq 15 Nashat Akram 6 2
FW Cameroon 21 Jean Michel N'Lend 6 1
DF Iraq 3 Dhirgham Ismail 5 4
MF Iraq 8 Mohammed Faisel 3 4
MF Iraq 24 Mahdi Kamel 2 2
FW Iraq 17 Muhaimen Salim 2 0
MF Iraq 35 Ahmad Fadhel 1 6
MF Iraq 5 Hussein Abdul-Wahed 1 3
MF Iraq 19 Ahmad Ayad 1 3
DF Iraq 25 Waleed Salem 1 2
DF Cameroon 22 Innocent Awoa 1 1
DF Iraq 20 Fareed Majeed 1 0
MF Iraq 30 Ali Rahim 1 0

Baghdad Cup
Position Nation Squad Number Name Goals Assists[2]
FW Iraq 11 Hussein Karim 1 0

References
  1. "Al Shorta – Baghdad Cup 2013 Champions". Al Shorta's website. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. "Al Shorta – 2012–13 Season Review". Al Shorta's website. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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