# 2016–17 Al-Shorta SC season

The 2016–17 season was Al-Shorta's 43rd season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 42 previous editions of the competition. Al-Shorta participated in the Iraqi Premier League and the Iraq FA Cup.
They entered this season having finished in a disappointing seventh place in the league in the 2015–16 season. They were much better during this season, and were still in contention for the league title on the final day of the campaign, but a loss to Al-Minaa saw them finish in third place and miss out on continental qualification. They were knocked out of the Iraq FA Cup at the Round of 32 stage, losing at home to lower division side Al-Jaish; that defeat led to the sacking of manager Mohamed Youssef in March, who was replaced by Nadhum Shaker. The former club president Ayad Bunyan was re-elected into office early in August, following his exit midway through the 2014–15 season.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | IRQ | Ahmed Basil |
| 3 | DF | IRQ | Ali Lateef |
| 5 | MF | IRQ | Hussein Abdul-Wahed (captain) |
| 6 | MF | EGY | Ahmed Magdy |
| 7 | FW | IRQ | Jassim Mohammed |
| 9 | MF | IRQ | Mahdi Kamel |
| 10 | FW | IRQ | Marwan Hussein |
| 11 | MF | IRQ | Ahmad Ayad |
| 12 | FW | IRQ | Ali Yousif (on loan from Al-Kahrabaa) |
| 13 | MF | IRQ | Amjad Waleed |
| 15 | DF | IRQ | Essam Yassin |
| 16 | MF | IRQ | Miran Khesro |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | IRQ | Nabeel Sabah |
| 18 | FW | IRQ | Abdul-Qadir Tariq |
| 19 | MF | IRQ | Jawad Kadhim |
| 20 | DF | IRQ | Kosrat Baez |
| 23 | DF | IRQ | Waleed Salem (vice-captain) |
| 24 | DF | IRQ | Faisal Jassim |
| 25 | FW | BEN | Mohamed Aoudou |
| 28 | MF | IRQ | Hatem Zidan |
| 29 | FW | IRQ | Ahmed Salam |
| 30 | GK | IRQ | Mohammed Hameed |
| 31 | GK | IRQ | Sarhang Muhsin |
| 32 | DF | IRQ | Ahmed Mohammed |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 8 | FW | IRQ | Mohanad Ali (on loan at Al-Kahrabaa until the end of the 2016–17 season) |
| 22 | GK | IRQ | Mohammed Abbas (on loan at Al-Kahrabaa until the end of the 2016–17 season) |
| 26 | FW | IRQ | Karrar Hameed (on loan at Al-Kahrabaa until the end of the 2016–17 season) |
| — | FW | IRQ | Rafid Muayad (on loan at Al-Karkh until the end of the 2016–17 season) |

### Departed during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | EGY | Abdul-Hamid Sami |
| 4 | DF | SYR | Hamdi Al Masri |
| 14 | FW | IRQ | Amjad Kalaf |
| 25 | GK | IRQ | Noor Sabri |

## Kit

Supplier: Adidas
| Home | Home alt. | Home alt. 2 | Away |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| June 2016 | DF | Essam Yassin | Naft Al-Wasat | - |
| June 2016 | MF | Amjad Waleed | Naft Al-Wasat | - |
| June 2016 | GK | Noor Sabri | Naft Al-Wasat | - |
| June 2016 | FW | Jassim Mohammed | Naft Al-Wasat | - |
| June 2016 | GK | Mohammed Abbas | Al-Hedood | - |
| June 2016 | MF | Jawad Kadhim | Al-Minaa | - |
| July 2016 | FW | Bassam Qabel | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | - |
| July 2016 | FW | Abdul-Qadir Tariq | Al-Talaba | - |
| July 2016 | DF | Ali Lateef | Al-Zawraa | - |
| July 2016 | DF | Faisal Jassim | Al-Minaa | - |
| August 2016 | DF | Kosrat Baez | Arbil FC | - |
| August 2016 | MF | Ahmed Magdy | Petrojet FC | Loan |
| August 2016 | MF | Miran Khesro | Arbil FC | - |
| August 2016 | MF | Hussein Abdul-Wahed | Al-Zawraa | - |
| August 2016 | FW | Rafid Muayad | Free agent | - |
| August 2016 | FW | Karrar Hameed | Al-Hedood | Return from loan |
| August 2016 | DF | Hamdi Al Masri | Dhofar | - |
| August 2016 | DF | Ahmad Ibrahim | Free agent | - |
| January 2017 | GK | Sarhang Muhsin | Erbil | - |
| January 2017 | DF | Abdul-Hamid Sami | Misr Lel-Makkasa | - |
| January 2017 | FW | Ali Yousif | Al-Kahrabaa | Loan |
| January 2017 | FW | Mohamed Aoudou | Free State Stars | - |
| February 2017 | GK | Mohammed Hameed | Naft Al-Wasat | - |
| February 2017 | MF | Hatem Zidan | Zakho | - |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| May 2016 | DF | Ahmad Al Salih | | Released |
| May 2016 | DF | Seifeddine Chammari | | Released |
| May 2016 | MF | Hassan Wasswa | | Released |
| June 2016 | MF | Ahmad Fadhel | Al-Zawraa | - |
| June 2016 | MF | Ibrahim Naeem | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | - |
| June 2016 | GK | Jalal Hassan | Naft Al-Wasat | - |
| June 2016 | DF | Waleed Bahar | Amanat Baghdad | - |
| June 2016 | GK | Haidar Raad | Naft Al-Junoob | - |
| June 2016 | FW | Ameer Sabah | Al-Talaba | - |
| July 2016 | DF | Ali Faez | Çaykur Rizespor | - |
| July 2016 | FW | Ali Salah | | Released |
| July 2016 | FW | Hussein Karim | | Released |
| August 2016 | MF | Amjad Attwan | Naft Al-Wasat | - |
| August 2016 | FW | Akram Jassim | | Released |
| August 2016 | FW | Mohanad Ali | Al-Kahrabaa | Loan |
| August 2016 | FW | Bassam Qabel | | Released |
| September 2016 | DF | Ahmad Ibrahim | Emirates Club | - |
| January 2017 | GK | Noor Sabri | Al-Minaa | - |
| January 2017 | FW | Amjad Kalaf | Al-Zawraa | - |
| January 2017 | DF | Hamdi Al Masri | | Released |
| January 2017 | FW | Karrar Hameed | Al-Kahrabaa | Loan |
| January 2017 | FW | Rafid Muayad | Al-Karkh | Loan |
| February 2017 | GK | Mohammed Abbas | Al-Kahrabaa | Loan |
| April 2017 | DF | Abdul-Hamid Sami | | Released |
| June 2017 | FW | Mohamed Aoudou | | Released |
| July 2017 | MF | Ahmed Magdy | Petrojet FC | Return from loan |