The 2025–26 season was Al-Shorta's 52nd season in the Iraq Stars League, having featured in all 51 previous editions of the competition. Al-Shorta participated in the Iraq Stars League, as defending champions, and the AFC Champions League Elite, the premier club tournament in Asia.
Al-Shorta were initially scheduled to begin their season with the Iraqi Super Cup, but the competition was cancelled. The Iraq FA Cup was also cancelled at the round of 16 stage. On 4 January, Al-Shorta opened the new Al-Shorta Stadium with a 1–0 win over Zakho in the Iraq Stars League.
Al-Shorta finished as the league runners-up behind rivals Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, which was the first time they had not won the league title since the 2020–21 season after four successive title wins. In the AFC Champions League Elite, Al-Shorta missed out on a place in the knockout stage, despite picking up a 3–2 victory against Al-Duhail in their last match.
Player statistics Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. NameStars LeagueACL EliteTotalGoalsGoalsGoals1GKAhmed Basil (captain)270503202DFAdam Rasheed6(1)0006(1)04DFMunaf Younis24(3)16030(3)15MFRewan Amin14(3)02(2)016(5)07FWMahmoud Al-Mawas (vice-captain)31(2)105(1)036(3)108MFDominique Mendy31(3)37(1)138(4)49MFHussein Ali26(10)28034(10)210FWLeonel Ateba28(9)176034(9)1711MFBassam Shakir15(13)44(2)219(15)613DFTarek Aggoun8(3)02010(3)014MFAbdoul Madjid Moumouni28(3)22(3)030(6)215DFAhmed Yahya22(2)26(1)028(3)216GKHassan Ahmed10(1)02012(1)017FWAhmed Farhan10(19)74(4)014(23)719FWSalem Ahmed1(11)10(2)01(13)120MFMootez Zaddem16(5)22018(5)221MFShareef Abdul-Kadhim12(17)51(4)113(21)622GKMohammed Karim1(2)0102(2)023DFMustafa Saadoon25(2)25(1)030(3)224DFAbbas Fadhel3(4)0003(4)025MFAbdul-Razzaq Qasim27(7)28035(7)227DFAmeer Sabah3(7)02(1)05(8)028MFHussein Jabbar10(6)01(4)011(10)030MFFahd Al-Youssef13(7)01(1)014(8)031MFAtheer Salih7(7)2007(7)232FWBouly Sambou8(11)3129(11)5Players out on loan for rest of the season26MFAbdul-Khaliq Mohammed0(3)0000(3)032FWAbdullah Bassim000000DFAhmed Zero000000Players departed but featured this season3DFMoisés Lucas2010306DFMehdi Ashabi4(1)0509(1)012DFHassan Raed2(1)01(1)03(2)029FWMohammed Dawood4(9)00(4)04(13)0
Personnel
Technical staff PositionNameNationalityHead coach:Ahmed SalahAssistant coach:Ahmed MnajedFitness coach:Amir AlaaGoalkeeping coach:Akram SabihPhysiotherapist:Tonello MariliaTeam manager:Hashim Ridha
Management
PositionNameNationalityPresident:Abdul-Halim FahemVice-president:Ali Al-ShahmaniBoard secretary:Alaa Bahar Al-UloomFinancial secretaryTahseen Al-YassriMember of the Board:Uday Al-RubaieMember of the Board:Abdul-Wahab Al-TaeiMember of the Board:Ghalib Al-ZamiliMember of the Board:Ihsan AliMember of the Board:Mustafa Jabbar AlakMember of the Board:Hussein Subhan
Kit Supplier: Kelme
Transfers
In
Date Pos. Name From Fee July 2025 MF Dominique Mendy Al-Najaf - July 2025 DF Moisés Lucas Duhok - July 2025 MF Hussein Jabbar Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya - July 2025 MF Shareef Abdul-Kadhim Al-Talaba - July 2025 DF Mustafa Saadoon Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya - August 2025 MF Abdul-Khaliq Mohammed Al-Karkh - August 2025 DF Mehdi Ashabi OC Safi - August 2025 FW Salem Ahmed Al-Minaa - August 2025 FW Leonel Ateba Simba - January 2026 DF Abbas Fadhel Naft Maysan - January 2026 DF Tarek Aggoun Metaloglobus București - January 2026 MF Fahd Al-Youssef Free agent - January 2026 MF Mootez Zaddem Erbil - February 2026 DF Adam Rasheed NK Maribor - February 2026 FW Bouly Sambou Duhok -
Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee July 2025 DF Ayoub Mouddane FUS Rabat End of loan July 2025 FW Lucas Santos Al-Kahrabaa - August 2025 DF Akam Hashim Al-Zawraa - August 2025 MF Sajjad Jassim Al-Karma - August 2025 FW Mohanad Ali Dibba - August 2025 DF Faisal Jassim Al-Minaa - August 2025 MF Ayoub Ben Mcharek Released August 2025 DF Ahmed Zero Erbil Loan August 2025 MF Fahd Al-Youssef Released August 2025 DF Salomon Banga Al-Gharraf - November 2025 DF Moisés Lucas Released January 2026 DF Mehdi Ashabi Released January 2026 MF Abdul-Khaliq Mohammed Al-Qasim Loan January 2026 FW Abdullah Bassim Al-Qasim Loan February 2026 FW Mohammed Dawood Duhok - February 2026 DF Hassan Raed Zakho -
Competitions Iraq Stars League
AFC Champions League Elite
League stage
Top goalscorers Iraq Stars League PositionNationSquad NumberNameGoalsAssistsFW10Leonel Ateba179FW7Mahmoud Al-Mawas1011FW17Ahmed Farhan72MF21Shareef Abdul-Kadhim52MF11Bassam Shakir42MF8Dominique Mendy34FW32Bouly Sambou30DF15Ahmed Yahya23MF14Abdoul Madjid Moumouni22DF23Mustafa Saadoon22MF9Hussein Ali21MF20Mootez Zaddem21MF31Atheer Salih21MF25Abdul-Razzaq Qasim20FW19Salem Ahmed11DF4Munaf Younis10MF28Hussein Jabbar04FW29Mohammed Dawood02GK1Ahmed Basil01DF27Ameer Sabah01MF30Fahd Al-Youssef01
AFC Champions League Elite PositionNationSquad NumberNameGoalsAssistsMF11Bassam Shakir21FW32Bouly Sambou20MF8Dominique Mendy10MF21Shareef Abdul-Kadhim10MF9Hussein Ali02DF6Mehdi Ashabi01MF25Abdul-Razzaq Qasim01
References
External links Al-Shorta SC – official website