| 2013–14 season | ||||
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| President |  Ayad Bunyan | |||
| Manager |  Lorival Santos | |||
| Ground | Al Shorta Stadium (until 4 March) Al Shaab Stadium (from 4 March onwards) | |||
| Iraqi Premier League | 1st (no title awarded) | |||
| AFC Champions League | First qualifying round | |||
| AFC Cup | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mustafa Karim (7) All: Mustafa Karim (7) | |||
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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.
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
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Out on loan
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Backroom staff and club officials
| Name | Position | 
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|  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 | 
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| 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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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 | - | 
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 wal Technologia | Baghdad | 
| 12:00 GMT | Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium | 
| 1 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 | 
| 7 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. | ||||
Competitive
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 | 
| 3 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 | 
| 4 December 2013 5 | Al Karkh | 0 – 2 | Al Shorta | Karkh | 
| 11:30 GMT | Nashat Akram  44' Mustafa Karim  48' (pen.) | Stadium: Al Karkh Stadium | 
| 9 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 | 
| 8 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-Maimouna Stadium | 
| 18 April 2014 12 | Al Shorta | 1 – 0 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | Baghdad | 
| 13:00 GMT | Sherko Karim  76' | Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium | 
| 4 May 2014 13 | Al Shorta | 1 – 0 | Al Talaba | Baghdad | 
| 13:00 GMT | Amjad Kalaf  6' | Stadium: Al Shaab Stadium | 
| 9 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 | 
| 1 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 | 
| 6 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 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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 | 
| 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
| 2 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
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
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|  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 | 
Notes:
- 1 2 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 | 
| 2 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 | 
| 8 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] | 
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| 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
- ↑ "Iraqi League 2013/2014". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ↑ Al Shorta website. "Al Shorta - Players and Staff". Al Shorta website. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
- ↑ "Al Shorta - Transfers 2013-14". Al Shorta's website. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- 1 2 "Al Shorta - 2013-14 Season Review". Al Shorta's website. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
