# 2019–20 Al-Shorta SC season

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.
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. The pandemic also led to their remaining four AFC Champions League group stage matches being postponed to the 2020–21 campaign.

## Squad

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | AFC Champions League | AFC Champions League | Arab Champions Cup | Arab Champions Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | IRQ | Ahmed Basil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRQ | Karrar Mohammed | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(4) | 0 |
| 4 | DF | IRQ | Saad Natiq | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | IRQ | Ali Faez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | IRQ | Karrar Jassim | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6(2) | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRQ | Marwan Hussein | 3(3) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6(5) | 7 |
| 10 | FW | IRQ | Alaa Abdul-Zahra | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| 11 | DF | IRQ | Dhurgham Ismail (vice-captain) | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7(1) | 0 |
| 13 | MF | IRQ | Amjad Waleed | 1(1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | 2 |
| 14 | FW | IRQ | Mazin Fayyadh | 3(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(2) | 0 |
| 15 | MF | IRQ | Nabeel Sabah | 4(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4(2) | 2 | 0(1) | 0 | 11(5) | 3 |
| 16 | MF | IRQ | Mohammed Mezher (on loan) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | IRQ | Alaa Mhawi | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(3) | 0 |
| 20 | GK | IRQ | Mohammed Hameed | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | DRC | Junior Mapuku | 0(4) | 0 | 0(1) | 1 | 0(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 2 | 0(1) | 1 | 0(9) | 4 |
| 22 | DF | IRQ | Hussam Kadhim | 2(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9(2) | 0 |
| 23 | DF | IRQ | Waleed Salem (captain) | 1(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8(2) | 1 |
| 24 | DF | IRQ | Faisal Jassim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(2) | 0 |
| 25 | MF | IRQ | Saad Abdul-Amir | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | IRQ | Bilal Khudhair | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 27 | MF | IRQ | Atheer Salih | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 28 | FW | IRQ | Ali Yousif | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 30 | GK | IRQ | Alaa Khalil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | IRQ | Akram Rahim (on loan) | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 32 | FW | COL | Diego Calderón Caicedo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| 34 | MF | IRQ | Hassan Abdul-Karim | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| | GK | IRQ | Muhaimen Abdul-Rahman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | IRQ | Mustafa Nadhim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | IRQ | Manaf Younis (on loan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IRQ | Abdul-Razzaq Qasim (on loan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | IRQ | Ali Jasim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | IRQ | 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 | Abdul-Aziz Ammar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IRQ | Amoori Faisal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IRQ | Haidar Abdul-Salam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players departed but featured this season ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | MF | MLI | Aboubacar Diarra | 0(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 |
| 5 | MF | IRQ | Safaa Hadi | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 6(3) | 0 |
| 7 | FW | IRQ | Sherko Karim | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 3(2) | 0 |
| 19 | MF | IRQ | Amjad Attwan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |

## Kit

Supplier: Givova
| Home | Home (Asia) | Home alt. | Away |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| July 2019 | FW | Marwan Hussein | Al-Talaba | - |
| July 2019 | DF | Saad Natiq | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | - |
| August 2019 | DF | Ali Faez | Çaykur Rizespor | - |
| August 2019 | FW | Sherko Karim | Grasshopper Club Zürich | - |
| August 2019 | MF | Aboubacar Diarra | ENPPI | - |
| August 2019 | GK | Alaa Khalil | Al-Hudood | - |
| August 2019 | MF | Nabeel Sabah | Al-Talaba | - |
| August 2019 | FW | Ali Yousif | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | - |
| August 2019 | MF | Safaa Hadi | Al-Zawraa | - |
| September 2019 | FW | Junior Mapuku | Dunărea Călărași | - |
| October 2019 | FW | Mazin Fayyadh | Al-Naft | - |
| January 2020 | MF | Mohammed Mezher | Naft Maysan | Loan |
| January 2020 | MF | Akram Rahim | Naft Maysan | Loan |
| January 2020 | FW | Diego Calderón Caicedo | Al-Faisaly | - |
| February 2020 | MF | Hassan Abdul-Karim | Al-Karkh | End of loan |
| March 2020 | DF | Manaf Younis | Al-Karkh | Loan |
| March 2020 | MF | Abdul-Razzaq Qasim | Al-Karkh | Loan |
| March 2020 | FW | Ali Jasim | Al-Karkh | - |
| March 2020 | FW | Al-Hassan Saad | Al-Karkh | Loan |
| March 2020 | DF | Mustafa Nadhim | Free agent | - |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| July 2019 | MF | Hussein Abdul-Wahed | | Retired |
| July 2019 | MF | Dominique Mendy | | Released |
| July 2019 | DF | Ziad Al-Derbali | | Released |
| July 2019 | FW | Alassane Diallo | | Released |
| August 2019 | DF | Mustafa Nadhim | Al-Zawraa | - |
| August 2019 | GK | Mohammed Abbas | Al-Kahrabaa | - |
| August 2019 | MF | Haider Abdul-Salam | Al-Karkh | Loan |
| August 2019 | FW | Ammar Abdul-Hussein | Al-Minaa | - |
| August 2019 | MF | Mahdi Kamel | Al-Zawraa | - |
| August 2019 | MF | Moamel Kareem | Al-Samawa | - |
| August 2019 | MF | Mohammed Mohsen | Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya | - |
| August 2019 | DF | Ahmed Nadhim | Al-Naft | - |
| August 2019 | MF | Amir Ahmed Abdul-Wahid | Al-Hudood | - |
| August 2019 | GK | Abdul-Aziz Ammar | Naft Maysan | Loan |
| October 2019 | MF | Hassan Abdul-Karim | Al-Karkh | Loan |
| October 2019 | MF | Amoori Faisal | Al-Karkh | Loan |
| November 2019 | MF | Aboubacar Diarra | | Released |
| December 2019 | FW | Sherko Karim | | Released |
| January 2020 | MF | Amjad Attwan | Al-Kuwait | - |
| February 2020 | MF | Safaa Hadi | PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara | €150,000 |

## Competitions
### AFC Champions League

Al-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.