The 2019–20 season was Al-Shorta's 46th season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 45 previous editions of the competition. Al-Shorta participated in five competitions: the Iraqi Premier League (as defending champions), the Iraq FA Cup, the Iraqi Super Cup, the AFC Champions League and the Arab Club Champions Cup.[1][2]
| 2019–20 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President |  Abdul-Wahab Al-Taei | |||
| Manager |  Aleksandar Ilić (until 18 February) Abdul-Ghani Shahad (from 18 February onwards) | |||
| Ground | Al-Shaab Stadium | |||
| Iraqi Premier League | Not completed | |||
| Iraq FA Cup | Not completed | |||
| Iraqi Super Cup | Winners | |||
| AFC Champions League | Group stage | |||
| Arab Club Champions Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Alaa Abdul-Zahra, Marwan Hussein (3 each) All: Marwan Hussein (7 goals) | |||
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Al-Shorta won the Iraqi Super Cup for the first time in their history, beating Al-Zawraa on penalties after a 1–1 draw. They also reached the quarter-finals of the Arab Club Champions Cup, their best performance at the tournament since they were crowned champions in the 1981–82 season. Al-Shorta only played a total of six League matches and one FA Cup match in the season as both competitions were postponed for several months due to the 2019–2020 Iraqi protests and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The pandemic also led to their remaining four AFC Champions League group stage matches being postponed to the 2020–21 campaign.[4]
Squad
editNumbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | AFC Champions League | Arab Champions Cup | Super Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | IRQ
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Ahmed Basil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRQ
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Karrar Mohammed | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(4) | 0 |
| 4 | DF | IRQ
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Saad Natiq | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | IRQ
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Ali Faez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | IRQ
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Karrar Jassim | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6(2) | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRQ
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Marwan Hussein | 3(3) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6(5) | 7 |
| 10 | FW | IRQ
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Alaa Abdul-Zahra | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| 11 | DF | IRQ
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Dhurgham Ismail (vice-captain) | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7(1) | 0 |
| 13 | MF | IRQ
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Amjad Waleed | 1(1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | 2 |
| 14 | FW | IRQ
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Mazin Fayyadh | 3(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(2) | 0 |
| 15 | MF | IRQ
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Nabeel Sabah | 4(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4(2) | 2 | 0(1) | 0 | 11(5) | 3 |
| 16 | MF | IRQ
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Mohammed Mezher (on loan) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | IRQ
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Alaa Mhawi | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(3) | 0 |
| 20 | GK | IRQ
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Mohammed Hameed | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 21 | FW |  DRC
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Junior Mapuku | 0(4) | 0 | 0(1) | 1 | 0(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 2 | 0(1) | 1 | 0(9) | 4 |
| 22 | DF | IRQ
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Hussam Kadhim | 2(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9(2) | 0 |
| 23 | DF | IRQ
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Waleed Salem (captain) | 1(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8(2) | 1 |
| 24 | DF | IRQ
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Faisal Jassim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(2) | 0 |
| 25 | MF | IRQ
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Saad Abdul-Amir | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | IRQ
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Bilal Khudhair | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 27 | MF | IRQ
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Atheer Salih | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 28 | FW | IRQ
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Ali Yousif | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 30 | GK | IRQ
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Alaa Khalil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | IRQ
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Akram Rahim (on loan) | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 32 | FW |  COL
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Diego Calderón Caicedo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| 34 | MF | IRQ
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Hassan Abdul-Karim | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| GK | IRQ
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Muhaimen Abdul-Rahman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | IRQ
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Mustafa Nadhim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | IRQ
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Manaf Younis (on loan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | IRQ
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Abdul-Razzaq Qasim (on loan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | IRQ
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Ali Jasim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | IRQ
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Al-Hassan Saad (on loan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players out on loan for rest of the season | |||||||||||||||
| GK | IRQ
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Abdul-Aziz Ammar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | IRQ
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Amoori Faisal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | IRQ
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Haidar Abdul-Salam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players departed but featured this season | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | MF |  MLI
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Aboubacar Diarra | 0(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 |
| 5 | MF | IRQ
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Safaa Hadi | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 6(3) | 0 |
| 7 | FW | IRQ
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Sherko Karim | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 3(2) | 0 |
| 19 | MF | IRQ
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Amjad Attwan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
Personnel
editTechnical staff
edit| Position | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach: | Abdul-Ghani Shahad |
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| Assistant coach: | Abbas Obeid |
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| Assistant coach: | Haidar Najim |
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| Fitness coach: | Sardar Mohammed |
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| Goalkeeping coach: | Emad Hashim |
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| Team analyst: | Ali Al-Nuaimi |
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| Team supervisor: | Hashim Ridha |
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| Medical director: | Haider Abdul-Zahra |
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| Administrator: | Bilal Hussein |
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| Director of football: | Salih Radhi |
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Management
edit| Position | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| President: | Abdul-Wahab Al-Taei |
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| Honorary President: | Yaseen Al-Yasiri |
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| Financial Secretary: | Uday Tariq |
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| Board Secretary | Alaa Bahar Al-Uloom |
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| Member of the Board: | Sadiq Jafar |
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| Member of the Board: | Ghazi Faisal |
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| Member of the Board: | Tahseen Al-Yassri |
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| Member of the Board: | Ali Al-Shahmani |
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| Member of the Board: | Ghalib Al-Zamili |
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| Member of the Board: | Ahsan Al-Daraji |
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Transfers
editIn
edit| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | FW | Marwan Hussein
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Al-Talaba
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- |
| July 2019 | DF | Saad Natiq
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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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- |
| August 2019 | DF | Ali Faez
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 Çaykur Rizespor
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- |
| August 2019 | FW | Sherko Karim
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 Grasshopper Club Zürich
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- |
| August 2019 | MF | Aboubacar Diarra
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 ENPPI
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- |
| August 2019 | GK | Alaa Khalil
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Al-Hudood
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- |
| August 2019 | MF | Nabeel Sabah
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Al-Talaba
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- |
| August 2019 | FW | Ali Yousif
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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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- |
| August 2019 | MF | Safaa Hadi
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Al-Zawraa
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- |
| September 2019 | FW | Junior Mapuku
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 Dunărea Călărași
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- |
| October 2019 | FW | Mazin Fayyadh
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Al-Naft
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- |
| January 2020 | MF | Mohammed Mezher
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Naft Maysan
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Loan |
| January 2020 | MF | Akram Rahim
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Naft Maysan
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Loan |
| January 2020 | FW | Diego Calderón Caicedo
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 Al-Faisaly
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- |
| February 2020 | MF | Hassan Abdul-Karim
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Al-Karkh
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End of loan |
| March 2020 | DF | Manaf Younis
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Al-Karkh
|
Loan |
| March 2020 | MF | Abdul-Razzaq Qasim
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Al-Karkh
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Loan |
| March 2020 | FW | Ali Jasim
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Al-Karkh
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- |
| March 2020 | FW | Al-Hassan Saad
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Al-Karkh
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Loan |
| March 2020 | DF | Mustafa Nadhim
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Free agent | - |
Out
edit| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | MF | Hussein Abdul-Wahed
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Retired | |
| July 2019 | MF |  Dominique Mendy
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Released | |
| July 2019 | DF |  Ziad Al-Derbali
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Released | |
| July 2019 | FW | Alassane Diallo
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Released | |
| August 2019 | DF | Mustafa Nadhim
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Al-Zawraa
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- |
| August 2019 | GK | Mohammed Abbas
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Al-Kahrabaa
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- |
| August 2019 | MF | Haider Abdul-Salam
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Al-Karkh
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Loan |
| August 2019 | FW | Ammar Abdul-Hussein
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Al-Minaa
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- |
| August 2019 | MF | Mahdi Kamel
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Al-Zawraa
|
- |
| August 2019 | MF | Moamel Kareem
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Al-Samawa
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- |
| August 2019 | MF | Mohammed Mohsen
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Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya
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- |
| August 2019 | DF | Ahmed Nadhim
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Al-Naft
|
- |
| August 2019 | MF | Amir Ahmed Abdul-Wahid
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Al-Hudood
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- |
| August 2019 | GK | Abdul-Aziz Ammar
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Naft Maysan
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Loan |
| October 2019 | MF | Hassan Abdul-Karim
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Al-Karkh
|
Loan |
| October 2019 | MF | Amoori Faisal
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Al-Karkh
|
Loan |
| November 2019 | MF | Aboubacar Diarra
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Released | |
| December 2019 | FW | Sherko Karim
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Released | |
| January 2020 | MF | Amjad Attwan
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 Al-Kuwait
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- |
| February 2020 | MF | Safaa Hadi
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 PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara
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€150,000 |
Competitions
editIraqi Super Cup
edit| 14 September 2019 Final | Al-Shorta | 1 – 1 (4 – 3 p) | Al-Zawraa | Kut |
| 15:00 GMT | Junior Mapuku  60' |
Alaa Abbas 49' |
Stadium: Al-Kut Olympic Stadium Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Watheq Muhammed | |
| Penalties | ||||
Junior Mapuku  Dhurgham Ismail Ali Faez Saad Abdul-Amir  Waleed Salem |
Emad Mohsin Ahmed Jalal Ahmed Abdul-Amir Mohammed Abdul-Zahra Mohammed Ridha |
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Iraqi Premier League
edit- Original season
| 18 September 2019 1 | Al-Shorta | 2 – 1 | Al-Hudood | Baghdad |
| 15:00 GMT | Waleed Salem 21' (pen.) Alaa Abdul-Zahra 62' |
Hussam Jadallah 51' |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 28 September 2019 2 | Al-Zawraa | 2 – 0 | Al-Shorta | Baghdad |
| 15:00 GMT | Hassan Houbeib 88' Mohammed Ridha 90+2' |
Saad Abdul-Amir 53' |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium Referee: Ali Sabah |
| 22 October 2019 3 | Naft Maysan | 2 – 2 | Al-Shorta | Amara |
| 14:15 GMT | Wissam Saadoun 6' Hassan Hamoud 50' |
Nabeel Sabah 35' Ali Yousif 45+1' |
Stadium: Maysan Olympic Stadium |
- Restarted season
| 22 February 2020 1 | Al-Kahrabaa | 3 – 3 | Al-Shorta | Baghdad |
| 11:30 GMT | Ahmed Mahmoud 13' Alaa Mhaisen 60'Murad Mohammed 69' |
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 17' Amjad Waleed 67'Marwan Hussein 84' |
Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium |
| 26 February 2020 2 | Al-Shorta | 3 – 1 | Amanat Baghdad | Baghdad |
| 13:30 GMT | Alaa Abdul-Zahra 3' (pen.) Marwan Hussein 22', 82' |
Teddy James 77' |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium Referee: Mohamed Salman |
| 7 March 2020 3 | Al-Shorta | 1 – 1 | Al-Minaa | Baghdad |
| 13:30 GMT | Saad Abdul-Amir 75' |
Abdoul Madjid Moumouni 69' |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium Referee: Ali Sabah |
Iraq FA Cup
edit| 9 October 2019 Round of 32 | Bani Saad | 0 – 6 | Al-Shorta | Baghdad |
| 12:00 GMT | Ali Yousif 6' Marwan Hussein 22', 45+1' (pen.), 77'Amjad Waleed 32'Junior Mapuku 61' (pen.) |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
AFC Champions League
editAl-Shorta played two 2020 AFC Champions League matches in the 2019–20 season before their remaining matches in the competition were postponed to the following campaign due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][11]
Group stage
edit| 10 February 2020 1 | Al-Shorta | 1 – 1 |  Esteghlal | Erbil, Iraq |
| 14:30 GMT | Ali Faez 48' (pen.) |
Hussam Kadhim 24' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali |
| 17 February 2020 2 | Al-Shorta | 0 – 1 |  Al-Wahda | Erbil, Iraq |
| 14:00 GMT | Paul-José M'Poku 88' |
Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin |
Arab Club Champions Cup
editRound of 32
edit| 28 August 2019 First leg | Al-Kuwait | 3 – 1 | Al-Shorta | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| 17:15 GMT | Yousef Nasser 4' (pen.) Diego Calderón Caicedo 30'Faisal Zayid 85' |
Marwan Hussein 45+1' Alaa Abdul-Zahra 89' |
Stadium: Al-Kuwait Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna |
| 23 September 2019 Second leg | Al-Shorta | 2 – 0 (3a – 3 agg.) | Al-Kuwait | Karbala, Iraq |
| 16:00 GMT | Junior Mapuku 79', 90+5' |
Stadium: Karbala International Stadium Referee: Youssef Essrayri |
Round of 16
edit| 6 November 2019 First leg | FC Nouadhibou  | 0 – 1 | Al-Shorta | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
| 17:00 GMT | Alaa Abdul-Zahra 56' |
Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal |
| 25 November 2019 Second leg | Al-Shorta | 5 – 0 (6 – 0 agg.) | FC Nouadhibou | Al-Khor, Qatar |
| 16:00 GMT | Jacob Ezekiel 8' (o.g.) Nabeel Sabah 12', 50'Amjad Attwan 34', 38' |
Stadium: Al-Khor Stadium Referee: El Fadil Mohamed |
Quarter-finals
edit| 23 December 2019 First leg | Al-Shabab | 6 – 0 | Al-Shorta | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 16:00 GMT | Danilo Moreno Asprilla 6', 8', 44' Sebá 19' (pen.), 72'Cristian Guanca 22' |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Amin Omar |
| 20 January 2020 Second leg | Al-Shorta | 0 – 1 (0 – 7 agg.) | Al-Shabab | Amman, Jordan |
| 14:30 GMT | Saad Abdul-Amir  48' |
Cristian Guanca 89' |
Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium Referee: Ammar Ashkanani |
References
edit- ^ Al-Shorta SC Website
- ^ Al-Shorta website. "Al-Shorta – Overview of History". Al-Shorta website. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^ "Iraqi Premier League called off". Asian Football Confederation. 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Vice-chairman of the Iraq FA normalisation committee Shamel Kamel in dialogue with Al-Mada Paper". Al-Mada Paper. 1 July 2020.
- ^ "تفاصيل مباريات الشرطة في موسم 2019-2020". Al-Shorta SC. 7 July 2020.
- ^ a b Al-Shorta website. "Al-Shorta – Players and Transfers". Al-Shorta website. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ^ a b c d e Al-Shorta SC Website
- ^ Goalzz.com
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