2014–15 Al-Shorta SC season

The 2014–15 season was Al Shorta's 41st season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 41 editions of the competition. Al Shorta participated in the Iraqi Premier League and the AFC Cup.

Al Shorta
2014–15 season
PresidentIraq Ayad Bunyan (until 8 February)
Iraq Riyadh Abdul-Abbas (from 8 February onwards)
ManagerEgypt Mohamed Youssef (until 2 May)
Iraq Thair Jassam (from 2 May onwards)
GroundAl Shaab Stadium
Iraqi Premier League3rd
AFC CupRound of 16
Tournament for the Armed ForcesSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Marwan Hussein (15)
All: Marwan Hussein (19)

They entered this season on the back of two successful seasons for the club. The 2012–13 season saw them win both the Baghdad Cup[1] and the Iraqi Premier League[2] and the 2013–14 season saw them top the Iraqi Premier League standings again.[3]

This season was not as successful as Al Shorta finished in third place in the league. They started the season brilliantly by storming to first place in Group 2 with 40 points from a possible 48, but they were knocked out at the elite stage after replacing Egyptian coach Mohamed Youssef with former manager Thair Jassam, finishing three points behind Naft Al Wasat (who reached the final and went on to win the league) in Group 1. Al Shorta were awarded a 3–0 win over Al Minaa in the third place match as Al Minaa did not turn up to the game, so Al Shorta finished in third.

In the AFC Cup, Al Shorta topped their group, reaching the knockout stage for the first time in their history. However, they were eliminated by Al Kuwait in the round of 16.

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 Saif Jameel
2 DF Iraq IRQ Waleed Salem
3 DF Iraq IRQ Ali Bahjat
4 DF Syria SYR Hamdi Al Masri
5 MF Iraq IRQ Hussein Abdul-Wahed (vice-captain)
6 DF Iraq IRQ Karrar Mohammed
8 FW Iraq IRQ Ammar Abdul-Hussein
9 MF Iraq IRQ Mahdi Kamel
10 FW Iraq IRQ Marwan Hussein
11 DF Iraq IRQ Dhirgham Ismail (3rd captain)
12 GK Iraq IRQ Mohammed Gassid
13 FW Brazil BRA Caion
14 FW Iraq IRQ Amjad Kalaf (captain)
16 MF Iraq IRQ Haider Salim
17 FW Iraq IRQ Alaa Abdul-Zahra
18 MF Iraq IRQ Mahdi Karim
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Iraq IRQ Ahmad Ayad
20 FW Iraq IRQ Akram Jassim
21 GK Iraq IRQ Ahmed Basil
22 DF Cameroon CMR Innocent Awoa
23 GK Iraq IRQ Mohammed Hameed
24 MF Iraq IRQ Muthana Khalid
25 MF Iraq IRQ Murtadha Hudaib
26 FW Iraq IRQ Mohanad Ali
27 MF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Hadi
28 MF Cameroon CMR Makadji Boukar
29 DF Iraq IRQ Ahmed Fakhir
31 DF Iraq IRQ Salam Shakir
32 MF Iraq IRQ Hamza Hassan
33 MF Iraq IRQ Mustafa Mohsin
34 FW Iraq IRQ Saif Ahmed
— MF Iraq IRQ Haider Muthanna

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
35 MF Iraq IRQ Ahmad Fadhel (at Amanat Baghdad until the end of the 2014-15 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
7 FW Iraq IRQ Sherko Karim
15 MF Iraq IRQ Nashat Akram

Personnel

Technical Staff
Position Name Nationality
Manager:Thair JassamIraq
Assistant manager:Karim NafeaIraq
Director of football:Hashim RidhaIraq
Fitness coach:Anderson NicolauBrazil
Fitness coach:Walid JumaIraq
Goalkeeping coach:Ibrahim SalemIraq
Physiotherapist:Tonello MariliaBrazil

Management
Position Name Nationality
President:Riyadh Abdul-AbbasIraq
Vice-president:Mahdi ShuaiIraq
Member of the Board:Ali Abdul-ZahraIraq
Member of the Board:Adnan Akbar AliIraq
Member of the Board:Khalid Abdul-NabiIraq
Member of the Board:Ghazi FaisalIraq
Member of the Board:Faiz Abdul-HassanIraq
Member of the Board:Raad RamadanIraq
Female Member of the Board:Adara Abdul-Amir AbbasIraq

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Kit

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Royal Arena Sport

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Transfers

In
Date Pos. Name From Fee
July 2014 DF Iraq Karrar Mohammed Iraq Najaf FC -
July 2014 FW Iraq Marwan Hussein Iraq Al Zawraa -
July 2014 MF Iraq Haider Salim Iraq Al Masafi Return from loan
July 2014 Manager Egypt Mohamed Youssef Free agent -
July 2014 Assistant Manager Iraq Karim Nafea Free agent -
July 2014 MF Iraq Muthana Khalid Iraq Arbil FC -
July 2014 GK Iraq Ahmed Basil Iraq Al Oloom Technology -
August 2014 GK Iraq Saif Jameel Iraq Najaf FC -
August 2014 MF Cameroon Makadji Boukar Iraq Al Quwa Al Jawiya -
August 2014 FW Brazil Caion Free agent -
August 2014 MF Iraq Nashat Akram Free agent -
September 2014 DF Iraq Salam Shakir Free agent -
September 2014 FW Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra Free agent -
May 2015 Manager Iraq Thair Jassam Free agent -
May 2015 Goalkeeping Coach Iraq Emad Hashim Iraq Iraq Loan
June 2015 Goalkeeping Coach Iraq Ibrahim Salem Free agent -

Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee
June 2014 Manager Brazil Lorival Santos Released
June 2014 FW Brazil Cristiano Released
July 2014 GK Iraq Nebras Salman Released
July 2014 GK Iraq Amjed Salem Released
July 2014 DF Iraq Ahmed Hassan Released
July 2014 MF Iraq Husain Abdullah Released
July 2014 FW Iraq Mustafa Karim Iraq Al Quwa Al Jawiya -
July 2014 MF Iraq Qusay Munir Released
July 2014 DF Iraq Kassim Zidan Released
July 2014 MF Iraq Ahmad Fadhel Iraq Amanat Baghdad Loan
November 2014 MF Iraq Nashat Akram Released
February 2015 FW Iraq Sherko Karim Switzerland Grasshopper Club Zürich -
May 2015 Manager Egypt Mohamed Youssef Released
May 2015 Goalkeeping Coach Brazil Marquinhos Domingues Released
June 2015 Goalkeeping Coach Iraq Emad Hashim Iraq Iraq End of loan
June 2015 DF Cameroon Innocent Awoa Released
June 2015 MF Cameroon Makadji Boukar Released
June 2015 FW Brazil Caion Released

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Competitions

Iraqi Premier League
Main article: 2014–15 Iraqi Premier League

Group stage (group 2)
19 October 2014 1 Al Shorta 2 – 0 Najaf FC Baghdad
12:15 GMT Marwan Hussein 62'
Dhirgham Ismail 72'		 Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium
25 October 2014 2 Al Shorta 1 – 0 Al Talaba Baghdad
12:00 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 62' Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
1 December 2014 3 Al Hedood 0 – 2 Al Shorta Baghdad
12:00 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 3'
Makadji Boukar Yellow card Yellow-red card
Dhirgham Ismail 65'		 Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium
7 December 2014 4 Al Shorta 0 – 0 Al Naft Baghdad
11:30 GMT Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
3 February 2015 5 Al Shorta 2 – 1 Al Minaa Baghdad
11:30 GMT Caion 25'
Salam Shakir 49'		 Hussein Ali Wahid 90+4' (pen.) Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium
6 February 2015 6 Amanat Baghdad 0 – 2 Al Shorta Baghdad
11:30 GMT Dhirgham Ismail 62' (pen.)
Akram Jassim 90+1'		 Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium
10 February 2015 7 Al Minaa 0 – 2 Al Shorta Basra
11:30 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 8'
Dhirgham Ismail 70'		 Stadium: Al Mina'a Stadium
14 February 2015 8 Al Shorta 2 – 1 Amanat Baghdad Baghdad
12:00 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 19', 68'
Mohammed Gassid Red card 77'		 Mohammad Fawzi 82' (pen.)
Ahmad Fadhel Yellow card Yellow-red card 90+3'		 Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium
19 February 2015 9 Naft Maysan 0 – 3 Al Shorta Amarah
11:30 GMT Mahdi Kamel 8'
Marwan Hussein 23', 37'		 Stadium: Al-Maimouna Stadium
1 March 2015 10 Najaf FC 0 – 0 Al Shorta Najaf
11:30 GMT Stadium: An-Najaf Stadium
5 March 2015 11 Al Talaba 1 – 2 Al Shorta Baghdad
12:30 GMT Ali Salah 44' Marwan Hussein 10', 22' Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
4 April 2015 12 Al Shorta 3 – 0 Naft Maysan Baghdad
12:30 GMT Marwan Hussein 60'
Ammar Abdul-Hussein 83'
Akram Jassim 90'		 Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
8 April 2015 13 Al Shorta 4 – 0 Al Hedood Baghdad
12:30 GMT Marwan Hussein 33'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 46'
Mahdi Kamel 74'
Dhirgham Ismail 84'		 Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
19 April 2015 14 Duhok FC 2 – 2 Al Shorta Duhok
13:00 GMT Zyad Ahmed 20'
Muhammed Zuhair 81'		 Marwan Hussein 15'
Karrar Mohammed 64'		 Stadium: Duhok Stadium
23 April 2015 15 Al Naft 2 – 2 Al Shorta Baghdad
13:00 GMT Mustafa Jawda 12'
Abbas Rehema 74'		 Karrar Mohammed Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card
Alaa Abdul-Zahra Red card 45+1'
Dhirgham Ismail 79' (pen.)
Marwan Hussein 90+4'		 Stadium: Al Naft Stadium
5 May 2015 16 Al Shorta 3 – 0 (w/o) Duhok FC Baghdad
13:00 GMT Stadium: Al Karkh Stadium
Note: Al Shorta were awarded a 3–0 victory after Duhok FC failed to turn up for the game.

Elite Stage (Group 1)
17 May 2015 1 Al Zawraa 1 – 4 Al Shorta Baghdad
16:00 GMT Ashraf Abdulkarim Yellow card 4'
Haidar Abdul-Amir 31'
Ali Raheem Yellow card 40'		 Marwan Hussein 45+2', 62', 77'
Dhirgham Ismail 79'		 Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
22 May 2015 2 Al Shorta 0 – 0 Amanat Baghdad Baghdad
14:00 GMT Hamdi Al Masri Yellow card 90+1' Yellow-red card Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
16 June 2015 3 Naft Al Wasat 1 – 0 Al Shorta Najaf
13:40 GMT Faris Hassoun 36' Stadium: An Najaf Stadium
21 June 2015 4 Al Shorta 4 – 1 Al Zawraa Baghdad
19:00 GMT Dhirgham Ismail 23'
Marwan Hussein 37', 46', 49'		 Ali Saad 59' (pen.)
Alaa Gatea Red card 78'		 Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
27 June 2015 5 Amanat Baghdad 0 – 1 Al Shorta Baghdad
19:00 GMT Ahmad Fadhel Yellow card 83' Yellow-red card Ahmad Ayad 4'
Waleed Salem Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card		 Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
3 July 2015 6 Al Shorta 0 – 2 Naft Al Wasat Baghdad
19:00 GMT Faris Hassoun 43'
Said Mohsen 90+5'		 Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium

Third-place match
10 July 2015 Third-place match Al Minaa 0 – 3 (w/o) Al Shorta Baghdad
19:00 GMT Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
Note: Al Shorta were awarded a 3–0 victory after Al Minaa failed to turn up for the game.

AFC Cup
Main article: 2015 AFC Cup

Group stage
Main article: 2015 AFC Cup group stage § Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Iraq Al-Shorta 6 2 3 1 14 7 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Jordan Al-Jazeera 6 2 3 1 6 7 −1 9
3 State of Palestine Taraji Wadi Al-Nes 6 1 3 2 6 11 −5 6
4 Bahrain Al-Hidd 6 0 5 1 6 7 −1 5
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
24 February 2015 1 Al Shorta Iraq 2 – 2 Bahrain Al Hidd Doha, Qatar
15:00 GMT Waleed Salem 2' (pen.)
Amjad Kalaf 13', Yellow card 24'
Salam Shakir Yellow card 35'
Ali Bahjat Yellow card 67'		 Rico 28'
Mohammad Al Daoud Yellow card 41'
Ali Bureshaid Yellow card 44'
Jassim Ayyash 45+1'		 Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Marai Al Awaji (Saudi Arabia)
10 March 2015 2 Al Jazeera Jordan 1 – 1 Iraq Al Shorta Amman, Jordan
15:00 GMT Jehad Al Baour Yellow card 5'
Franco Alves 12'
Mohannad Alsouliman Yellow card 85'		 Mahdi Karim 7' (pen.)
Alaa Abdul-Zahra Yellow card 22'
Caion Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
17 March 2015 3 Al Shorta Iraq 6 – 2 State of Palestine Taraji Wadi Al Nes Doha, Qatar
15:00 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 20', 35'
Amjad Kalaf 34'
Marwan Hussein 45+1', 90+1'
Mahdi Karim soccer ball with red X 47'
Dhirgham Ismail 63'		 Fadi Zidan Yellow card 39', 40', 86' Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Timur (Kyrgyzstan)
14 April 2015 4 Taraji Wadi Al Nes State of Palestine 1 – 0 Iraq Al Shorta Al-Ram, Palestine
14:00 GMT Jehad Hammad Yellow card 45+1'
Sameeh Yousef Abuhammad 83'
Hasan Abuhammad Yellow card 85'		 Salam Shaker Yellow card 90' Stadium: Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium
Attendance: 900
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
28 April 2015 5 Al Hidd Bahrain 1 – 1 Iraq Al Shorta Riffa, Bahrain
15:30 GMT Abbas Ahmed Yellow card 51'
Ifedayo Omosuyi 77'
Hamad Rakea Yellow card 90'		 Makadji Boukar 82'
Ali Bahjat Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)
12 May 2015 6 Al Shorta Iraq 4 – 0 Jordan Al Jazeera Doha, Qatar
15:45 GMT Marwan Hussein 19', 53'
Hamdi Al Masri Yellow card 42'
Caion 50'
Ahmed Nawas 76' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)

Knockout phase
Main article: 2015 AFC Cup knock-out stage
Round of 16
27 May 2015 Round of 16 Al Shorta Iraq 0 – 2 Kuwait Kuwait SC Doha, Qatar
16:00 GMT Dhirgham Ismail Yellow card 8'
Hussein Abdul-Wahed Yellow card 71'
Mohammed Gassid Yellow card 79'		 Yousif Alkhebeezi Yellow card 58'
Abdullah Al Buraiki 80' (pen.)
Rogério 90+4'		 Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 165
Referee: Tan Hai (China)

Tournament for the Armed Forces
Main article: Tournament for the Iraqi Armed Forces
21 March 2015
(30-minute match) Semi-final		 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 0 – 0
(4 – 2 p)		 Al Shorta Baghdad
Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
Penalties
Mustafa Karim soccer ball with check mark
Ali Abdul-Jabbar soccer ball with check mark
Haitham Kadhim soccer ball with check mark
Hussam Malek soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Haider Salim
soccer ball with check mark Mohanad Ali
soccer ball with red X Innocent Awoa
soccer ball with red X Hamza Hassan

Basketball

Al Shorta won the Iraqi Basketball League for the first time since 1996 by defeating Al Karkh in the final. The first leg of the final ended in a 66–65 win, the second ended in a 75–70 loss and the final leg ended in a 90–89 win thanks to a 3-pointer right at the end of the game from DeAndre Rice.

References
  1. "Al Shorta - Baghdad Cup 2013 Champions". Al Shorta's website. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  2. "Iraqi League 2012/2013". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  3. "Iraqi League 2013/2014". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
  4. Al Shorta website. "Al Shorta - Players and Transfers". Al Shorta website. Archived from the original on 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  5. "Al Shorta - Players and Transfers". Al Shorta's website. Archived from the original on 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
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