The 2022–23 season was Al-Shorta's 49th season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 48 previous editions of the competition. Al-Shorta participated in the Iraqi Premier League as defending champions, as well as the Iraq FA Cup, the Iraqi Super Cup and the Arab Club Champions Cup.
Al-Shorta began the season by winning the Iraqi Super Cup, beating Al-Karkh 1–0. After a slow start to their league campaign, winning just three games from their first nine, Al-Shorta picked up their form but dismissed manager Moamen Soliman in March after a Baghdad Derby defeat to Al-Zawraa. Soliman's assistant Ahmed Salah took charge of the team for the remainder of the season and managed to steer the club to their second consecutive league title after overtaking Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya at the top of the table, clinching the title with a 3–0 win away to Naft Maysan in the penultimate round of the season.
In the Iraq FA Cup, Al-Shorta reached the round of 16 but were eliminated by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 7–6 on penalties after a 1–1 draw. At the end of the season, Al-Shorta participated in the Arab Club Champions Cup and exceeded expectations by reaching the semi-finals of the tournament, defeating Club Sfaxien 1–0 and Al-Sadd 4–2 before losing to Al-Nassr from a penalty scored by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Player statistics Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. NamePremier LeagueFA CupArab Champions CupSuper CupTotalGoalsGoalsGoalsGoalsGoals1GKAhmed Basil3601050104304DFMunaf Younis29(2)210500(1)035(3)26MFSajjad Jassim8(9)0100(2)00(1)09(12)07FWMahmoud Al-Mawas26(6)100(1)13(1)01030(8)118MFAmmar Ghalib1(13)20(1)000001(14)210FWAlaa Abdul-Zahra (captain)19(8)120(1)04(1)10023(10)1311MFBassam Shakir18(11)2200(2)00020(13)212GKYassin Karim200000002013MFAli Husni3(10)01200105(10)214MFAbdoul Madjid Moumouni27121511135415DFAhmed Yahya15(7)020501023(7)017FWAhmed Farhan27(6)1111510033(6)1319DFIhsan Haddad9(1)00(1)000009(2)020MFIdrissa Niang35520501043522GKMohammed Karim001000001023DFWaleed Salem (vice-captain)0(1)00000000(1)024DFFaisal Jassim32010501039025MFAbdul-Razzaq Qasim8(7)1000(2)00(1)08(10)126FWDhulfiqar Younis1(2)00000001(2)027DFAmeer Sabah23(6)1103(2)10027(8)228FWLucas Santos00000(3)0000(3)029FWMohammed Dawood15(19)31(1)0001017(20)330MFFahd Al-Youssef36(1)3103(1)01041(2)331DFAhmed Zero8(7)010001010(7)032GKAbbas Karim000000000034DFMustafa Maan8(1)00(1)000008(2)036FWAbbas Mohammed000000000044DFMustafa Nadhim4(2)01000005(2)061MFNasser Mohammedoh6(7)10(1)00(2)0006(10)199FWAso Rostam11(9)7202(3)20015(12)9Players out on loan until end of league season3DFKarrar Amer3(2)00050109(2)016MFMohammed Mezher3(7)0000(1)00(1)03(9)0DFBilal Khudhair0000000000MFAtheer Salih0000000000Players departed but featured this season9FWMardik Mardikian3(6)100000(1)03(7)121MFMohammed Jaffal2(8)10000002(8)133MFAmjad Waleed0000000000
Personnel
Technical staff PositionNameNationalityHead coach:Ahmed SalahAssistant coach:Hussein Abdul-WahedFitness coach:Mazin Abdul-SattarGoalkeeping coach:Amrou Abdul-SalamTechnical analyst:Amrou FathiPhysiotherapist:Tonello MariliaTeam manager:Hashim Ridha
Management
PositionNameNationalityPresident:Abdul-Halim FahemVice-president:Ghalib Al-ZamiliBoard secretary:Uday Al-RubaieFinancial secretaryGhazi FaisalMember of the Board:Sadeq FarajMember of the Board:Abdul-Wahab Al-TaeiMember of the Board:Ali Al-ShahmaniMember of the Board:Alaa Bahr Al-UloomMember of the Board:Tahseen Al-Yassri
Kit Supplier: Qitharah (club's own brand)
Transfers
In
Date Pos. Name From Fee July 2022 MF Idrissa Niang Al-Talaba - July 2022 MF Sajjad Jassim Naft Al-Wasat - July 2022 DF Munaf Younis Al-Karkh - July 2022 GK Mohammed Karim Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya - July 2022 MF Amjad Waleed Zakho - July 2022 FW Ahmed Farhan Naft Al-Basra - August 2022 FW Mardik Mardikian Al-Fahaheel - August 2022 DF Ahmed Yahya Al-Minaa - January 2023 DF Ihsan Haddad Al-Faisaly - February 2023 FW Aso Rostam Al-Salmiya - February 2023 DF Mustafa Nadhim Al-Faisaly Loan February 2023 MF Nasser Mohammedoh Naft Al-Wasat - July 2023 DF Karrar Amer Al-Najaf End of loan July 2023 FW Mohammed Mezher Al-Najaf End of loan July 2023 FW Lucas Santos Naft Al-Wasat -
Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee July 2022 MF Mohammed Qasim Majid Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya - July 2022 DF Niaz Mohammed Erbil - July 2022 DF Hassan Ashour Al-Zawraa - July 2022 DF Ali Yousif Al-Zawraa - July 2022 DF Saad Natiq Al-Batin - July 2022 DF Khudhor Ali Al-Talaba - July 2022 MF Ali Mahdi Al-Talaba - July 2022 DF Bilal Khudhair Al-Hudood Loan August 2022 MF Sadeq Zamel Naft Al-Basra - August 2022 GK Mohammed Abbas Al-Naft - August 2022 MF Atheer Salih Al-Naft Loan August 2022 MF Hussein Younis Al-Talaba - August 2022 FW Mohammed Qasim Nassif Karbala - December 2022 FW Mardik Mardikian Al-Hamriya - January 2023 MF Amjad Waleed Al-Talaba - January 2023 DF Karrar Amer Al-Najaf Loan January 2023 MF Mohammed Jaffal Erbil - February 2023 MF Mohammed Mezher Al-Najaf Loan July 2023 DF Mustafa Nadhim Al-Faisaly End of loan July 2023 DF Ihsan Haddad Al-Faisaly -
Competitions Iraqi Super Cup
Iraqi Premier League
Score overview
OppositionHome scoreAway scoreDoubleAl-Diwaniya1–03–0Al-Hudood2–12–2Al-Kahrabaa2–03–1Al-Karkh0–13–2Al-Naft1–02–1Al-Najaf1–05–0Al-Qasim1–02–0Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya0–00–1Al-Sinaa4–01–0Al-Talaba2–23–0Al-Zawraa2–11–2Duhok1–01–1Erbil2–10–1Karbala3–10–1Naft Al-Basra1–12–0Naft Al-Wasat1–10–1Naft Maysan3–03–0Newroz1–02–2Zakho1–01–0
Note: Al-Shorta goals listed first.
Classification
Results summary
Results by round
Iraq FA Cup
Arab Club Champions Cup
Group stage
Knockout phase Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Top goalscorers Iraqi Premier League PositionNationSquad NumberNameGoalsAssistsFW10Alaa Abdul-Zahra122FW17Ahmed Farhan113FW7Mahmoud Al-Mawas106FW99Aso Rostam70MF20Idrissa Niang51MF30Fahd Al-Youssef37FW29Mohammed Dawood35MF11Bassam Shakir23DF4Munaf Younis20MF8Ammar Ghalib20DF27Ameer Sabah12FW9Mardik Mardikian11MF21Mohammed Jaffal11MF14Abdoul Madjid Moumouni10MF25Abdul-Razzaq Qasim10MF61Nasser Mohammedoh10DF15Ahmed Yahya03MF6Sajjad Jassim02MF13Ali Husni02MF16Mohammed Mezher02DF31Ahmed Zero01DF34Mustafa Maan01
Iraq FA Cup PositionNationSquad NumberNameGoalsAssistsMF13Ali Husni20MF14Abdoul Madjid Moumouni10FW7Mahmoud Al-Mawas10MF17Ahmed Farhan10FW99Aso Rostam03FW10Alaa Abdul-Zahra01
Iraqi Super Cup PositionNationSquad NumberNameGoalsAssistsMF14Abdoul Madjid Moumouni10MF13Ali Husni01
Arab Club Champions Cup PositionNationSquad NumberNameGoalsAssistsFW9Aso Rostam21FW10Alaa Abdul-Zahra10MF14Abdoul Madjid Moumouni10MF17Ahmed Farhan10DF27Ameer Sabah10DF4Munaf Younis01
Notes
References
External links Al-Shorta SC Official Website