2013–14 Al-Shorta SC season

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.

Al Shorta
2013–14 season
President Ayad Bunyan
Manager 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)

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

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  IRQ Husain Abdullah (at Al Zawraa until the end of the 2013-14 season)
— MF  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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

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

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

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

Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee
September 2013 FW Minusu Buba El Gouna FC End of loan
September 2013 FW Muslim Mubarak Al Talaba -
September 2013 Manager Thair Jassam -
September 2013 Assistant Manager Haitham Al-Shaboul -
September 2013 Fitness Coach Hassan Darwich -
September 2013 Goalkeeping Coach Abdul Raouf Alteka -
September 2013 MF Husain Abdullah Al Zawraa Loan
September 2013 FW Muhaimen Salim Al Zawraa -
September 2013 MF Haider Salim Al Masafi Loan
September 2013 MF Mohammed Faisel Al Naft -
September 2013 DF Zeid Khalaf Al Masafi -
September 2013 DF Fareed Majeed -
September 2013 DF Omar Sabah -
September 2013 MF Ali Rahim Al Naft -
October 2013 GK Ali Husain Zakho FC -
October 2013 MF Ali Hussein Fandi Duhok FC -
October 2013 DF Ali Abd Ali Al Karkh -
October 2013 GK Wissam Adel Al Karkh -
October 2013 DF Ali Mohammed Alialah Al Talaba -
January 2014 FW Ahmad Hussein Zakho FC -
January 2014 FW Hussein Karim Al Zawraa -
February 2014 MF Nashat Akram Dalian Aerbin -
February 2014 Technical Advisor Nazar Ashraf -
April 2014 DF 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 Technology Baghdad
12:00 GMT Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
01 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
07 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.

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  58' Mustafa Karim 66'
Cristiano 90+4'		 Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
03 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
04 December 2013 5 Al Karkh 0 – 2 Al Shorta Karkh
11:30 GMT Nashat Akram 44'
Mustafa Karim 48' (pen.)		 Stadium: Al Karkh Stadium
09 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
08 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  85'		 Stadium: Al Maimuna Stadium
18 April 2014 12 Al Shorta 1 – 0 Al Quwa Al Jawiya Baghdad
13:00 GMT Sherko Karim 76' Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
04 May 2014 13 Al Shorta 1 – 0 Al Talaba Baghdad
13:00 GMT Amjad Kalaf 6' Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
09 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  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 81' Stadium: Karbala Stadium
01 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
06 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
Hamid Ismael 		Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium
15 June 2014 21 Al Shorta 1 – 2 Naft Al Junoob Baghdad
13:45 GMT Hamdi Al Masri  44'
Qusay Munir  60'
Dhirgham Ismail 65' (pen.)		 Faisal Kadhim 2'
De Santos 59'
Faris Hassan  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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
02 February 2014 First qualifying round Kuwait SC 1 – 0 Al Shorta Kuwait City, Kuwait
16:30 GMT Rogério de Assis Coutinho  57'
Javad Nekounam 63'
Musab Al Kandari  72'		 Cristiano  53'
Innocent Awoa  65'
Ahmad Fadhel  85'
Qusay Munir  87'
Hussein Abdul-Wahed  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
Al-Qadsia 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11[lower-alpha 1]
Al-Hidd 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11[lower-alpha 1]
Al-Shorta 6 1 4 1 3 4 −1 7
Al-Wahda 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2
Source:
Notes:
  1. 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  62'
Mohammed Gassid  90+3'		 Nawaf Al Mutairi  53'
Abdulrahman Al Enezi  64'
Musaed Neda  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  47'		 Amjad Kalaf  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  43' Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi
02 April 2014 4 Al Shorta 0 – 0 Al Hidd Al Wakrah, Qatar
15:00 GMT Mahdi Karim  15'
Hamdi Al Masri  42'
Amjad Kalaf  45+3'
Mohammed Gassid  81'		 Sayed Mohammed Adnan  17' Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh
08 April 2014 5 Al Qadsia 3 – 0 Al Shorta Kuwait City, Kuwait
16:50 GMT Omar Al Soma 3', 50', 74',  90+2'
Khalid El Ebrahim  11'
Ahmad Al Dhefiri  48'
Ibrahima Keita  86'		 Ammar Abdul-Hussein Al-Asadi  11'
Hussein Abdul-Wahed  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  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 9 Mustafa Karim 7 1
FW 14 Amjad Kalaf 4 4
DF 3 Dhirgham Ismail 4 2
MF 19 Ahmad Ayad 2 3
DF 4 Hamdi Al Masri 2 0
FW 7 Sherko Karim 2 0
MF 18 Mahdi Karim 2 0
FW 30 Cristiano 2 0
DF 2 Waleed Salem 1 2
MF 15 Nashat Akram 1 1
FW 27 Karrar Hameed 1 0
DF 33 Ali Bahjat 1 0
MF 10 Mahdi Kamel 0 4
FW 17 Ammar Abdul-Hussein 0 1

AFC Cup
Position Nation Squad Number Name Goals Assists[4]
FW 14 Amjad Kalaf 2 0
MF 18 Mahdi Karim 1 0
MF 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. "Al Shorta - 2013-14 Season Review". Al Shorta's website. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
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