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.
| 2012–13 season | |||
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| President |  Ayad Bunyan | ||
| Manager | Thair Jassam | ||
| Ground | Al Shorta Stadium | ||
| Iraqi Elite League | 1st | ||
| Iraq FA Cup | Not completed | ||
| Baghdad Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Amjad Kalaf (9) All: Amjad Kalaf (9) | ||
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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
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Out on loan
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Departed during season
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Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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| August 2012 | FW | Hussein Karim |
Dohuk FC |
- |
| August 2012 | MF | Abbas Rehema |
Al Talaba |
- |
| August 2012 | GK | Mohammed Gassid |
Al Talaba |
- |
| August 2012 | FW | Muslim Mubarak |
Arbil FC |
- |
| August 2012 | MF | Hussein Abdul-Wahed |
Arbil FC |
- |
| August 2012 | MF | Ahmad Ayad |
Arbil FC |
- |
| September 2012 | DF |  Innocent Awoa |
 El Gouna FC |
- |
| September 2012 | MF | Mohammed Faisel |
Al Talaba |
- |
| September 2012 | DF |  Sékou Tidiane Souaré |
 Free agent |
- |
| September 2012 | FW | Jean Michel N'Lend |
Free agent |
- |
| November 2012 | DF | Waleed Salem |
Arbil FC |
- |
| December 2012 | FW |  Minusu Buba |
El Gouna FC |
Loan |
| February 2013 | MF | Nashat Akram |
 Al Nasr SC |
- |
| February 2013 | DF | Kassim Zidan |
Karbala FC |
- |
| March 2013 | DF |  Paul Koulibaly |
 FC Dinamo București |
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Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2012 | FW | Ali Oudah |
Al Najaf |
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| August 2012 | MF | Jabir Shakir |
Al Najaf |
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| August 2012 | MF | Sanad Raad Saleem |
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| August 2012 | MF | Muntadher Abdulkareem |
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| August 2012 | MF | Muhammed Eskander |
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| August 2012 | FW | Emad Mohsin |
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| August 2012 | DF | Abbas Rahif |
Al Kahraba |
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| August 2012 | MF | Kadhum Dheiaa |
Al-Hedood |
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| August 2012 | MF | Ali Yousif |
Karbala FC |
- |
| August 2012 | FW | Hussam Ibrahim |
Baghdad FC |
- |
| September 2012 | DF | Safwan Abdul-Ghani |
Zakho FC |
- |
| September 2012 | MF | Emad Ghali |
Al Talaba |
- |
| September 2012 | MF | Ali Khudhair |
Al Talaba |
- |
| September 2012 | MF | Nadim Karim |
Al Quwa Al Jawiya |
- |
| September 2012 | FW | Mousa Hashem |
Baghdad FC |
- |
| September 2012 | MF | Emad Khalaf |
Al Quwa Al Jawiya |
- |
| September 2012 | DF | Waleed Bahar |
Al Quwa Al Jawiya |
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| October 2012 | DF | Sékou Tidiane Souaré |
- | |
| December 2012 | DF | Mustafa Maan |
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| December 2012 | MF | Ali Essam |
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| February 2013 | GK | Muhanned Jabbar |
Al Naft |
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| February 2013 | MF | Haider Salim |
Zakho FC |
Loan |
| February 2013 | MF | Abbas Rehema |
Al Talaba |
- |
| February 2013 | MF | Ali Hussein Fandi |
Sulaymaniya FC |
Loan |
| February 2013 | MF | Husain Abdullah |
Al Talaba |
Loan |
| May 2013 | FW | Jean Michel N'Lend |
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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 |
| 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  24'  83' |
Hammadi Ahmad 26' Mohammed Abdul-Zahra  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 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 43' |
Jean Michel N'Lend 31' Nashat Akram 63', 66' Hussein Abdul-Wahed 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 |
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 66' Ayad Sadir 77' |
Ahmad Fadhel 28' Muslim Mubarak 75' Hussein Karim 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 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 52' Mahdi Kamel 61' |
Hawar Mulla Mohammed 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 |
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| Arbil FC | 1–1 | 1–0 |  |
| Baghdad FC | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Duhok FC | 4–3 | 1–1 | |
| Al Kahraba | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Karbala FC | 3–2 | 1–0 |  |
| Kirkuk FC | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Al Masafi | 5–0 | 3–2 | |
| Al Minaa | 4–1 | 1–2 | |
| Al Naft | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Naft Al Junoob | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Najaf FC | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 4–1 | 0–4 | |
| Al Sinaa | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Sulaymaniya FC | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
| Al Talaba | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Zakho FC | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Al Zawraa | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
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) Champion
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 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
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 | |
14 | Amjad Kalaf | 9 | 10 |
| FW | |
13 | Minusu Buba | 8 | 2 |
| FW | |
10 | Muslim Mubarak | 7 | 3 |
| FW | |
11 | Hussein Karim | 7 | 1 |
| MF | |
15 | Nashat Akram | 6 | 2 |
| FW | |
21 | Jean Michel N'Lend | 6 | 1 |
| DF | |
3 | Dhirgham Ismail | 5 | 4 |
| MF | |
8 | Mohammed Faisel | 3 | 4 |
| MF | |
24 | Mahdi Kamel | 2 | 2 |
| FW | |
17 | Muhaimen Salim | 2 | 0 |
| MF | |
35 | Ahmad Fadhel | 1 | 6 |
| MF | |
5 | Hussein Abdul-Wahed | 1 | 3 |
| MF | |
19 | Ahmad Ayad | 1 | 3 |
| DF | |
25 | Waleed Salem | 1 | 2 |
| DF | |
22 | Innocent Awoa | 1 | 1 |
| DF | |
20 | Fareed Majeed | 1 | 0 |
| MF | |
30 | Ali Rahim | 1 | 0 |
Baghdad Cup
| Position | Nation | Squad Number | Name | Goals | Assists[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | |
11 | Hussein Karim | 1 | 0 |
References
- "Al Shorta - Baghdad Cup 2013 Champions". Al Shorta's website. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- "Al Shorta - 2012-13 Season Review". Al Shorta's website. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
External links
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