2018–19 Al-Shorta SC season

The 2018–19 season was Al-Shorta's 45th season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 44 previous editions of the competition. Al-Shorta participated in the Iraqi Premier League and the Iraq FA Cup.[1]

Al-Shorta
2018–19 season
PresidentIraq Abdul-Wahab Al-Taei
ManagerMontenegro Nebojša Jovović (until 19 July)
Iraq Ahmed Salah (Caretaker) (from 20 July onwards)
GroundAl-Shaab Stadium
Iraqi Premier League1st
Iraq FA CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Alaa Abdul-Zahra (28)
All: Alaa Abdul-Zahra (29)

They entered this season having finished fourth in the league in the 2017–18 season, but under the management of Nebojša Jovović they achieved better results and managed to secure the Iraqi Premier League title on 14 July with three games to spare. They finished five points above closest challenger Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, thus qualifying for both the 2020 AFC Champions League and 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup. In the Iraq FA Cup, Al-Shorta were eliminated in the Round of 16 against Al-Kahrabaa.[2][3]

Squad

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.[4]

No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  IRQ Ahmed Basil 1 0 1 0 2 0
2 DF  IRQ Karrar Mohammed 27(1) 0 4 1 31(1) 1
4 DF  IRQ Mustafa Nadhim 4(6) 0 0 0 4(6) 0
5 MF  IRQ Hussein Abdul-Wahed (captain) 2(14) 0 4 0 6(14) 0
6 MF  NGA Maarouf Youssef 28(2) 3 2 0 30(2) 3
8 MF  IRQ Karrar Jassim 18(6) 2 0 0 18(6) 2
9 MF  IRQ Mahdi Kamel 18(10) 1 2 0 20(10) 1
10 FW  IRQ Alaa Abdul-Zahra 36 28 2(2) 1 38(2) 29
11 DF  IRQ Dhurgham Ismail (vice-captain) 11(6) 0 0(1) 0 11(7) 0
12 FW  IRQ Ammar Abdul-Hussein 14(17) 2 4 0 18(17) 2
13 MF  IRQ Amjad Waleed 13(17) 0 3(1) 0 16(18) 0
15 DF  TUN Ziad Al-Derbali 13(5) 0 0 0 13(5) 0
16 FW  IRQ Mustafa Mohammed Salih 0(3) 0 0 0 0(3) 0
17 DF  IRQ Alaa Mhawi 22(7) 2 1 0 23(7) 2
18 FW  IRQ Mohanad Ali 29(1) 19 0(1) 1 29(2) 20
19 MF  IRQ Amjad Attwan 33 2 0 0 33 2
20 GK  IRQ Mohammed Hameed 36 0 0 0 36 0
21 GK  IRQ Mohammed Abbas 1 0 3 0 4 0
22 DF  IRQ Hussam Kadhim 19(5) 1 4 0 23(5) 1
23 DF  IRQ Waleed Salem 18(5) 0 0 0 18(5) 0
24 DF  IRQ Faisal Jassim 33 0 3 0 36 0
25 MF  IRQ Saad Abdul-Amir 14(4) 1 2 0 16(4) 1
26 MF  IRQ Hassan Abdul-Karim 1(6) 0 1(2) 0 2(8) 0
27 MF  IRQ Haidar Abdul-Salam 0(2) 0 1(2) 0 1(4) 0
28 MF  IRQ Atheer Salih 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0
29 DF  IRQ Bilal Khudhair 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW  SEN Alassane Diallo 26(7) 11 2 4 28(7) 15
Players out on loan for rest of the season
3 DF  IRQ Ahmed Nadhim 0(4) 0 1(1) 0 1(5) 0
28 FW  IRQ Mustafa Farman 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0
GK  IRQ Abdul-Aziz Ammar 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF  IRQ Moamel Kareem 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK  IRQ Mohammed Mohsen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players departed but featured this season
7 FW  IRQ Mohammed Jabbar Shokan 0(5) 0 3(1) 0 3(6) 0
14 FW  CMR Dominique Mendy 1(2) 0 1 0 2(2) 0
29 DF  IRQ Ahmed Thaer 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0

Personnel

Technical Staff

Position Name Nationality
Manager:Nebojša JovovićMontenegro
Assistant manager:Haitham Al-ShaboulJordan
Assistant manager:Ahmed SalahIraq
Fitness coach:Marko JovanovićSerbia
Goalkeeping coach:Zoran BanovićMontenegro
Medical officer:Haider Abdul-ZahraIraq
Director of football:Hashim RidhaIraq
Administrator:Bilal HusseinIraq

Management

Position Name Nationality
President:Abdul-Wahab Al-TaeiIraq
Honorary President:Yaseen Al-YasiriIraq
Financial Secretary:Uday TariqIraq
Board SecretaryAlaa Bahar Al-UloomIraq
Member of the Board:Sadiq JafarIraq
Member of the Board:Ghazi FaisalIraq
Member of the Board:Tahseen Al-YassriIraq
Member of the Board:Ali Al-ShahmaniIraq
Member of the Board:Ghalib Al-ZamiliIraq
Member of the Board:Ahsan Al-DarajiIraq

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Kit

Supplier: Nike

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Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
July 2018 DF Iraq Mustafa Nadhim Iraq Al-Najaf -
July 2018 FW Iraq Mohammed Jabbar Shokan Jordan Al-Ramtha -
July 2018 DF Iraq Ahmed Nadhim Iraq Al-Talaba -
July 2018 MF Iraq Amjad Attwan Iraq Al-Najaf -
August 2018 MF Iraq Saad Abdul-Amir Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab -
August 2018 FW Senegal Alassane Diallo United Arab Emirates Dibba Al-Fujairah -
August 2018 DF Brazil Carlos Santos Free agent -
September 2018 DF France Mamadou Wagué Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa -
September 2018 MF Nigeria Maarouf Youssef Egypt Al-Zamalek Loan
January 2019 DF Iraq Dhurgham Ismail Turkey Çaykur Rizespor -
January 2019 MF Senegal Dominique Mendy Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya -
January 2019 MF Iraq Karrar Jassim Iran Sanat Naft Abadan -
January 2019 DF Tunisia Ziad Al-Derbali Bahrain Al-Muharraq -

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
July 2018 MF Ghana Asiedu Attobrah Released
July 2018 MF Ghana Akwetey Mensah Iraq Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya -
July 2018 FW Brazil Jefferson Araújo Brazil Manaus -
July 2018 FW Iraq Rafid Muayad Iraq Al-Karkh -
July 2018 FW Iraq Aqeel Khairi Iraq Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya -
July 2018 FW Iraq Karrar Hameed Iraq Al-Hudood -
August 2018 DF Iraq Ali Lateef Iraq Al-Talaba -
August 2018 MF Iraq Nabeel Sabah Iraq Al-Talaba -
August 2018 DF Iraq Ahmed Mohammed Iraq Al-Talaba -
August 2018 FW Iraq Abdul-Qadir Tariq Iraq Al-Talaba -
August 2018 MF Iraq Mohammed Mohsen Iraq Amanat Baghdad Loan
August 2018 GK Iraq Neriman Khedher Iraq Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya -
August 2018 MF Iraq Ahmad Ayad Released
September 2018 DF Brazil Carlos Santos Released
September 2018 DF France Mamadou Wagué Released
December 2018 GK Iraq Abdul-Aziz Ammar Iraq Al-Samawa Loan
January 2019 FW Iraq Mohammed Jabbar Shokan Iraq Al-Minaa -
January 2019 DF Iraq Ahmed Nadhim Iraq Al-Naft Loan
January 2019 FW Iraq Mustafa Farman Iraq Al-Sinaa Loan
July 2019 MF Nigeria Maarouf Youssef Egypt Al-Zamalek End of loan
July 2019 FW Iraq Mohanad Ali Qatar Al-Duhail $1,800,000

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Competitions

Iraqi Premier League

[6][7]

15 September 2018 1 Al-Shorta 2 – 0 Naft Al-Wasat Baghdad
15:00 GMT Mahdi Kamel 62'
Alassane Diallo 69'
Salih Sadir soccer ball with red X 89' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Mohanad Qassim
23 September 2018 2 Al-Zawraa 0 – 0 Al-Shorta Baghdad
15:00 GMT Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Ali Sabah
5 October 2018 3 Al-Shorta 0 – 0 Al-Talaba Baghdad
14:45 GMT Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Mohanad Qassim
21 October 2018 4 Naft Al-Junoob 1 – 3 Al-Shorta Basra
14:15 GMT Faisal Kadhem 31' Alaa Abdul-Zahra 1', 88'
Mohanad Ali 48'
Stadium: Al-Fayhaa Stadium
Referee: Watheq Muhammed
2 November 2018 5 Al-Shorta 3 – 0 Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Baghdad
13:45 GMT Mohanad Ali 20', 90+4'
Amjad Attwan 27'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Salman
7 November 2018 6 Al-Kahrabaa 0 – 2 Al-Shorta Baghdad
11:30 GMT Mohanad Ali 25'
Hassan Ashour 48' (o.g.)
Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan
24 November 2018 7 Al-Shorta 5 – 1 Naft Maysan Baghdad
11:30 GMT Mohanad Ali 30', 72'
Alassane Diallo 48'
Alaa Mhawi 78'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 87'
Mustafa Hussein Mohammad 16' Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium
Referee: Fareed Kareem
29 November 2018 8 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 – 1 Al-Shorta Baghdad
15:00 GMT Emad Mohsin 45+1' Alassane Diallo 14' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Watheq Muhammed
7 December 2018 10 Al-Diwaniya 1 – 7 Al-Shorta Diwaniya
11:00 GMT Saif Taher 5' Alassane Diallo 6', 60', 67'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 25', 85', 90+2', soccer ball with red X 78'
Ammar Abdul-Hussein 63'
Stadium: Al-Diwaniya Stadium
Referee: Ali Sabah
12 December 2018 11 Erbil 0 – 1 Al-Shorta Erbil
12:00 GMT Maarouf Youssef 52' Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan
16 December 2018 12 Al-Shorta 1 – 0 Al-Hudood Baghdad
13:15 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 71' Saif Jassim Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 63' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed
5 February 2019 14 Amanat Baghdad 1 – 2 Al-Shorta Baghdad
11:30 GMT Muhammed Salam Anad 78'
Ayman Rzaiej Red card 85'
Mohanad Ali 47'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 71'
Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium
Referee: Ali Sabah
10 February 2019 15 Al-Shorta 1 – 1 Al-Najaf Baghdad
13:45 GMT Maarouf Youssef 63' Hussain Salman 26' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Tahseen Ali
16 February 2019 16 Al-Shorta 3 – 0 Al-Minaa Baghdad
15:00 GMT Karrar Jassim 19'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 38', 60'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Salman
21 February 2019 17 Al-Karkh 0 – 0 Al-Shorta Baghdad
11:30 GMT Stadium: Al-Karkh Stadium
Referee: Ali Sabah
25 February 2019 18 Al-Shorta 3 – 1 Al-Bahri Baghdad
13:45 GMT Mohanad Ali 21', 47'
Karrar Jassim 84'
Ahmed Dawood 25' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Mohanad Qassim
4 March 2019 19 Al-Shorta 2 – 0 Al-Naft Baghdad
13:45 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 11'
Mohanad Ali 39'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Watheq Muhammed
30 March 2019 20 Naft Al-Wasat 0 – 1 Al-Shorta Najaf
12:00 GMT Mohanad Ali 52' Stadium: Al-Najaf International Stadium
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed
4 April 2019 21 Al-Shorta 0 – 0 Al-Zawraa Baghdad
14:00 GMT Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Watheq Muhammed
11 April 2019 22 Al-Naft 0 – 1 Al-Shorta Baghdad
12:30 GMT Mazin Fayyadh soccer ball with red X 85' Mohanad Ali 40' Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan
18 April 2019 23 Al-Talaba 0 – 2 Al-Shorta Baghdad
14:45 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 47' (pen.)
Mohanad Ali 73'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed
25 April 2019 24 Al-Shorta 4 – 0 Naft Al-Junoob Baghdad
13:00 GMT Mohanad Ali 28', 58'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 43', 90+1'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Fareed Kareem
2 May 2019 25 Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya 0 – 1 Al-Shorta Baghdad
13:00 GMT Alaa Mhawi 26' Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium
Referee: Watheq Muhammed
10 May 2019 26 Al-Shorta 5 – 3 Al-Kahrabaa Baghdad
19:00 GMT Alassane Diallo 26', 65' (pen.)
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 28', 37' (pen.), 76' (pen.)
Alaa Mhawi Yellow card Yellow-red card 87'
Sajjad Raad 24', 80' (pen.)
Murtadha Hudaib 71'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan
23 May 2019 28 Al-Shorta 2 – 3 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad
19:00 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 35', 52' Hammadi Ahmad 13', 22', 80' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Watheq Muhammed
28 May 2019 29 Al-Hussein 0 – 2 Al-Shorta Baghdad
13:30 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 60'
Mohanad Ali 70'
Stadium: Five Thousand Stadium
Referee: Salem Amer
1 June 2019 30 Al-Shorta 1 – 0 Al-Diwaniya Baghdad
19:00 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 10' (pen.) Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Ayad Mozahem
14 June 2019 31 Al-Shorta 2 – 1 Erbil Baghdad
16:15 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 12'
Mohanad Ali 34'
Aso Rostam 73' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Salman
20 June 2019 32 Al-Hudood 1 – 2 Al-Shorta Baghdad
14:00 GMT Abdul-Abbas Ayad 38'
Fadhel Muqdad soccer ball with red X 64'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 21' (pen.)
Alassane Diallo 53' (pen.)
Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan
26 June 2019 33 Al-Shorta 3 – 1 Al-Samawa Baghdad
15:00 GMT Mohanad Ali 16'
Saad Abdul-Amir 34'
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 40' (pen.)
Haider Subhi Red card 38'
Anes Malek 90+3'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Kadhim
2 July 2019 34 Al-Shorta 2 – 1 Amanat Baghdad Baghdad
15:00 GMT Maarouf Youssef 56'
Amjad Attwan 82'
Sattar Yasin 20' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Mohanad Qassim
9 July 2019 35 Al-Najaf 0 – 0 Al-Shorta Najaf
14:00 GMT Stadium: Al-Najaf International Stadium
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed
14 July 2019 36 Al-Minaa 1 – 0 Al-Shorta Basra
16:15 GMT Hussein Abdul-Wahid Khalaf 24' Stadium: Al-Fayhaa Stadium
Referee: Watheq Muhammed
19 July 2019 37 Al-Shorta 1 – 0 Al-Karkh Baghdad
15:00 GMT Hussam Kadhim 10' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
23 July 2019 38 Al-Bahri 3 – 1 Al-Shorta Basra
14:00 GMT Ahmad Dawood 11'
Amer Mithaa 58'
Wael Abdul-Hussein 66' (pen.)
Ammar Abdul-Hussein 5' Stadium: Al-Fayhaa Stadium

Score overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Double
Al-Bahri 3–1 1–3 No
Al-Diwaniya 1–0 7–1 Yes
Al-Hudood 1–0 2–1 Yes
Al-Hussein 2–0 2–0 Yes
Al-Kahrabaa 5–3 2–0 Yes
Al-Karkh 1–0 0–0 No
Al-Minaa 3–0 0–1 No
Al-Naft 2–0 1–0 Yes
Al-Najaf 1–1 0–0 No
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–3 1–1 No
Al-Samawa 3–1 4–0 Yes
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya 3–0 1–0 Yes
Al-Talaba 0–0 2–0 No
Al-Zawraa 0–0 0–0 No
Amanat Baghdad 2–1 2–1 Yes
Erbil 2–1 1–0 Yes
Naft Al-Junoob 4–0 3–1 Yes
Naft Al-Wasat 2–0 1–0 Yes
Naft Maysan 5–1 1–1 No

Note: Al-Shorta goals listed first.

Classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Shorta (C) 38 27 8 3 73 22 +51 89 2020 and 2021 AFC Champions League and 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 38 25 9 4 58 27 +31 84 2021 AFC Champions League play-off round and 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
3 Al-Zawraa 38 17 14 7 57 40 +17 65 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and 2021 play-off round and 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup preliminary round[lower-alpha 3]
4 Al-Naft 38 16 15 7 60 39 +21 63
5 Naft Maysan 38 15 14 9 57 47 +10 59
Source: Kooora
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Al-Shorta qualified for both the 2020 and 2021 AFC Champions League group stages by virtue of their position as 2018–19 league champions due to the abandonment of the 2019–20 domestic season.
  2. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League play-off round by virtue of their position as 2018–19 league runners-up due to the abandonment of the 2019–20 domestic season.
  3. Al-Zawraa qualified for both the 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and 2021 AFC Champions League play-off round by virtue of their position as 2018–19 Iraq FA Cup winners due to the abandonment of the 2019–20 domestic season.

Notes:

    Results summary

    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    38 27 8 3 73 22  +51 89 15 3 1 42 12  +30 12 5 2 31 10  +21

    Source: Kooora

    Results by round

    Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
    GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHA
    ResultWDDWWWWDWWWWWWDWDWWWDWWWWWDLWWWWWWDLWL
    Position14864223211111111111111111111111111111
    Source: Kooora
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Iraq FA Cup

    Round of 32

    16 November 2018 Second leg Haifa 1 – 1
    (1 – 6 agg.)
    Al-Shorta Baghdad
    11:00 GMT Hussein Mundher 66' Alassane Diallo 44' Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium
    Referee: Shamil Tahseen

    Round of 16

    5 January 2019 First leg Al-Kahrabaa 1 – 0 Al-Shorta Baghdad
    11:00 GMT Alaa Mhaisen 75' Alaa Abdul-Zahra soccer ball with red X 85' Stadium: Al-Kahrabaa Stadium
    11 January 2019 Second leg Al-Shorta 1 – 1
    (1 – 2 agg.)
    Al-Kahrabaa Baghdad
    10:30 GMT Alaa Abdul-Zahra 31' Sajjad Raad 59' Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium
    Referee: Mohamed Salman

    Player statistics

    Iraqi Premier League

    Position Nation Squad Number Name Goals Assists[4]
    FW Iraq 10 Alaa Abdul-Zahra 28 8
    FW Iraq 18 Mohanad Ali 19 8
    FW Senegal 33 Alassane Diallo 11 2
    MF Nigeria 6 Maarouf Youssef 3 3
    MF Iraq 8 Karrar Jassim 2 11
    FW Iraq 12 Ammar Abdul-Hussein 2 5
    DF Iraq 17 Alaa Mhawi 2 2
    MF Iraq 19 Amjad Attwan 2 0
    MF Iraq 9 Mahdi Kamel 1 0
    DF Iraq 22 Hussam Kadhim 1 0
    MF Iraq 25 Saad Abdul-Amir 1 0
    DF Iraq 23 Waleed Salem 0 5
    DF Iraq 11 Dhurgham Ismail 0 2
    DF Iraq 2 Karrar Mohammed 0 1
    DF Iraq 4 Mustafa Nadhim 0 1
    MF Iraq 13 Amjad Waleed 0 1
    DF Tunisia 15 Ziad Al-Derbali 0 1
    GK Iraq 20 Mohammed Hameed 0 1

    Iraq FA Cup

    Position Nation Squad Number Name Goals Assists[4]
    FW Senegal 33 Alassane Diallo 4 0
    FW Iraq 10 Alaa Abdul-Zahra 1 0
    FW Iraq 18 Mohanad Ali 1 0
    DF Iraq 2 Karrar Mohammed 1 0
    FW Iraq 7 Mohammed Jabbar Shokan 0 1
    MF Senegal 14 Dominique Mendy 0 1
    DF Iraq 17 Alaa Mhawi 0 1

    References

    1. Danilo Mitrović. "Nebojša Jovović ide u peti arapski izazov: Irak naredna stanica". Vijesti. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
    2. Al-Shorta SC Website
    3. Al-Shorta website. "Al-Shorta – Overview of History". Al-Shorta website. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
    4. "تفاصيل مباريات الشرطة في موسم 2018-2019". Al-Shorta SC. 7 July 2020.
    5. Al-Shorta website. "Al-Shorta – Players and Transfers". Al-Shorta website. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
    6. Al-Shorta SC Website
    7. Goalzz.com
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