# 2021–22 Al-Shorta SC season

The 2021–22 season was Al-Shorta's 48th season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 47 previous editions of the competition. Al-Shorta participated in the Iraqi Premier League and the Iraq FA Cup, having finished fourth in the league in the 2020–21 season.
Under the management of Egyptian coach Moamen Soliman, Al-Shorta enjoyed one of the best league seasons in their history. Al-Shorta set a record for the earliest league title win in Iraq with seven rounds of the competition remaining, clinching the title with a 2–0 win over runners-up Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. Al-Shorta also became the first club to beat all other teams in a 20-team season and the first club to win all Baghdad derbies home and away in one season.
Their tally of 91 points equalled the record set by Al-Talaba in 2001–02 for most points in a 38-game season, and they set a record for the largest title-winning margin by finishing 21 points clear at the top of the table. In the Iraq FA Cup, Al-Shorta were eliminated in the Round of 16 against Erbil on penalties.

## Squad

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | IRQ | Ahmed Basil | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRQ | Khudhor Ali | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRQ | Karrar Amer | 18(6) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19(6) | 1 |
| 4 | DF | IRQ | Saad Natiq | 28(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29(2) | 1 |
| 5 | DF | IRQ | Niaz Mohammed | 9(3) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 9(4) | 0 |
| 6 | MF | IRQ | Sadeq Zamel | 2(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3(3) | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SYR | Mahmoud Al-Mawas | 32(3) | 22 | 1 | 0 | 33(3) | 22 |
| 8 | MF | IRQ | Mohammed Jaffal | 10(25) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12(25) | 3 |
| 9 | FW | IRQ | Ali Yousif | 6(16) | 4 | 0(1) | 0 | 6(17) | 4 |
| 10 | FW | IRQ | Alaa Abdul-Zahra (captain) | 11(7) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12(7) | 4 |
| 11 | MF | IRQ | Bassam Shakir | 21(9) | 5 | 1(1) | 0 | 22(10) | 5 |
| 12 | GK | IRQ | Yassin Karim | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | IRQ | Ali Husni | 17(8) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18(8) | 3 |
| 14 | MF | NIG | Abdoul Madjid Moumouni | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| 16 | MF | IRQ | Mohammed Mezher | 11(7) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12(7) | 0 |
| 17 | MF | IRQ | Hussein Younis | 5(15) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(15) | 0 |
| 19 | MF | IRQ | Mohammed Qasim Majid | 19(3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19(3) | 3 |
| 20 | DF | IRQ | Haidar Ali Hussein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | IRQ | Mohammed Abbas | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| 22 | MF | IRQ | Ammar Ghalib | 0(8) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0(10) | 0 |
| 23 | DF | IRQ | Waleed Salem (vice-captain) | 6(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(3) | 0 |
| 24 | DF | IRQ | Faisal Jassim | 30(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31(2) | 0 |
| 25 | MF | IRQ | Abdul-Razzaq Qasim | 15(13) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16(13) | 0 |
| 26 | FW | IRQ | Mohammed Qasim Nassif | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| 27 | DF | IRQ | Ameer Sabah | 16(5) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 16(6) | 0 |
| 29 | FW | IRQ | Mohammed Dawood | 22(10) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23(10) | 8 |
| 30 | MF | SYR | Fahd Al-Youssef | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 31 | DF | IRQ | Ahmed Zeero | 7(5) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9(5) | 1 |
| 32 | DF | IRQ | Hassan Ashour | 4(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 5(2) | 0 |
| 33 | FW | IRQ | Hussein Sadeq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | IRQ | Mustafa Maan | 22(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22(3) | 0 |
| 35 | MF | IRQ | Ali Mahdi | 4(5) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 4(6) | 0 |
| 36 | GK | IRQ | Abbas Karim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | IRQ | Haidar Adel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | IRQ | Abbas Mohammed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | IRQ | Dhulfiqar Younis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | IRQ | Zaid Mahdi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players out on loan for rest of the season ||||||||||
| | GK | IRQ | Abdul-Aziz Ammar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | IRQ | Bilal Khudhair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IRQ | Amoori Faisal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IRQ | Atheer Salih | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IRQ | Haidar Abdul-Salam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players departed but featured this season ||||||||||
| 15 | FW | NGA | Michael Ohanu | 3(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4(3) | 0 |
| 26 | DF | IRQ | Ammar Kadhim | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | NGA | Godwin Chika Okwara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Kit

Supplier: Qithara (club's own brand)
| Home | Home alt. | Away | Away alt. |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| August 2021 | MF | Sadeq Zamel | Naft Al-Wasat | End of loan |
| August 2021 | MF | Mohammed Jaffal | Al-Talaba | - |
| August 2021 | DF | Ameer Sabah | Al-Talaba | - |
| August 2021 | GK | Mohammed Abbas | Al-Kahrabaa | - |
| August 2021 | DF | Mustafa Maan | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | - |
| August 2021 | MF | Abdul-Razzaq Qasim | Al-Karkh | - |
| August 2021 | GK | Yassin Karim | Al-Minaa | - |
| August 2021 | DF | Ahmed Zeero | Zakho | - |
| August 2021 | FW | Bassam Shakir | Al-Naft | - |
| August 2021 | DF | Ammar Kadhim | Al-Naft | - |
| August 2021 | DF | Faisal Jassim | Naft Al-Wasat | - |
| August 2021 | DF | Niaz Mohammed | Erbil | - |
| August 2021 | DF | Waleed Salem | Naft Al-Wasat | - |
| August 2021 | FW | Alaa Abdul-Zahra | Al-Zawraa | - |
| September 2021 | MF | Hussein Younis | Al-Minaa | - |
| September 2021 | MF | Abdoul Madjid Moumouni | Al-Minaa | - |
| September 2021 | FW | Mahmoud Al-Mawas | FC Botoșani | - |
| September 2021 | FW | Michael Ohanu | Kwara United | $50,000 |
| January 2022 | FW | Mohammed Qasim Nassif | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | - |
| January 2022 | FW | Godwin Chika Okwara | FK Mash'al Mubarek | - |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| August 2021 | FW | Gelmin Rivas | | Released |
| August 2021 | GK | Alaa Khalil | Al-Talaba | - |
| August 2021 | FW | Marwan Hussein | Al-Naft | - |
| August 2021 | MF | Amjad Attwan | Al-Shamal | - |
| August 2021 | DF | Alaa Mhawi | Al-Zawraa | - |
| August 2021 | MF | Saad Abdul-Amir | Al-Zawraa | - |
| August 2021 | MF | Hassan Abdul-Karim | Al-Karkh | - |
| August 2021 | FW | Mazin Fayyadh | Al-Zawraa | - |
| August 2021 | DF | Hussam Kadhim | Al-Zawraa | - |
| August 2021 | MF | Atheer Salih | Al-Sinaa | Loan |
| August 2021 | MF | Haidar Abdul-Salam | Al-Minaa | Loan |
| August 2021 | DF | Uday Shehab | Al-Naft | - |
| August 2021 | MF | Jassim Mohammed | Al-Naft | - |
| August 2021 | MF | Ahmed Jalal | Naft Al-Basra | - |
| September 2021 | FW | Murad Mohammed | Naft Al-Wasat | - |
| September 2021 | GK | Mohammed Hameed | Al-Naft | - |
| September 2021 | DF | Ali Faez | Al-Qadsia | - |
| December 2021 | FW | Ali Jasim | Al-Kahrabaa | - |
| January 2022 | DF | Ammar Kadhim | Naft Al-Basra | - |
| April 2022 | FW | Michael Ohanu | | Released |
| April 2022 | FW | Godwin Chika Okwara | | Released |

## Competitions
### Iraqi Premier League
#### Score overview

Win  Draw  Loss
| Opposition | Home score | Away score |
| Al-Diwaniya | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Al-Kahrabaa | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Al-Karkh | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Al-Minaa | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Al-Naft | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Al-Najaf | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Al-Qasim | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Al-Sinaa | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Al-Talaba | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Al-Zawraa | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Amanat Baghdad | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Erbil | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Naft Al-Basra | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Naft Al-Wasat | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Naft Maysan | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Newroz | 2–3 | 3–2 |
| Samarra | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Zakho | 3–2 | 1–1 |
Note: Al-Shorta goals listed first.

#### Classification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Shorta (C) | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 64 | 21 | +43 | 91 | Qualification for the Arab Club Champions Cup group stage |
| 2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 70 | Qualification for the Arab Club Champions Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Al-Talaba | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 69 | |
| 4 | Al-Naft | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 64 | |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 64 | |
* 1 2 Al-Naft finished ahead of Naft Al-Wasat on head-to-head points: Al-Naft 1–1 Naft Al-Wasat, Naft Al-Wasat 0–2 Al-Naft.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Kooora

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | D |
| Position | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Iraq FA Cup
## Player statistics
### Iraqi Premier League

| Position | Squad Number | Name | Goals | Assists |
| FW | 7 | Mahmoud Al-Mawas | 22 | 8 |
| FW | 29 | Mohammed Dawood | 7 | 1 |
| MF | 11 | Bassam Shakir | 5 | 5 |
| MF | 14 | Abdoul Madjid Moumouni | 5 | 0 |
| FW | 10 | Alaa Abdul-Zahra | 4 | 1 |
| FW | 9 | Ali Yousif | 4 | 0 |
| MF | 19 | Mohammed Qasim Majid | 3 | 7 |
| MF | 13 | Ali Husni | 3 | 3 |
| MF | 8 | Mohammed Jaffal | 3 | 2 |
| MF | 30 | Fahd Al-Youssef | 1 | 6 |
| DF | 4 | Saad Natiq | 1 | 1 |
| DF | 3 | Karrar Amer | 1 | 0 |
| DF | 31 | Ahmed Zeero | 1 | 0 |
| DF | 27 | Ameer Sabah | 0 | 5 |
| MF | 16 | Mohammed Mezher | 0 | 2 |
| DF | 34 | Mustafa Maan | 0 | 2 |
| FW | 15 | Michael Ohanu | 0 | 1 |

### Iraq FA Cup

| Position | Nation | Squad Number | Name | Goals | Assists |
| FW | | 29 | Mohammed Dawood | 1 | 0 |