# 2023–24 Al-Shorta SC season

The 2023–24 season was Al-Shorta's 50th season in the Iraq Stars League, having featured in all 49 previous editions of the competition. Al-Shorta participated in the Iraq Stars League as defending champions, as well as competing in the Iraq FA Cup. Al-Shorta did not participate in the AFC Champions League as they did not obtain an AFC license.
Al-Shorta won the league title for the third consecutive season, led by Moamen Soliman, who returned to the club to take over from Chiheb Ellili midway through the season. Al-Shorta secured the league title in the penultimate round of the season by defeating Duhok 1–0. Al-Shorta also won the Iraq FA Cup title for the first time in their history, beating rivals Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 in the final to secure the double for the first time.

## Squad

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Stars League | Stars League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | IRQ | Ahmed Basil | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRQ | Karrar Amer | 25(2) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27(2) | 3 |
| 4 | DF | IRQ | Manaf Younis | 18(7) | 1 | 2(1) | 0 | 20(8) | 1 |
| 6 | MF | IRQ | Sajjad Jassim | 14(18) | 3 | 1(3) | 1 | 15(21) | 4 |
| 7 | FW | SYR | Mahmoud Al-Mawas | 36(1) | 20 | 4 | 0 | 40(1) | 20 |
| 8 | FW | IRQ | Zidane Abdul-Jabbar | 2(10) | 2 | 1(1) | 0 | 3(11) | 2 |
| 9 | MF | IRQ | Hussein Ali | 23(7) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 27(7) | 5 |
| 10 | FW | IRQ | Alaa Abdul-Zahra (captain) | 11(15) | 3 | 2(2) | 0 | 13(17) | 3 |
| 11 | MF | IRQ | Bassam Shakir | 22(6) | 3 | 2(2) | 0 | 24(8) | 3 |
| 12 | GK | IRQ | Yassin Karim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | IRQ | Ali Husni | 13(12) | 4 | 0(2) | 0 | 13(14) | 4 |
| 14 | MF | NIG | Abdoul Madjid Moumouni | 32(1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34(1) | 3 |
| 15 | DF | IRQ | Ahmed Yahya | 20(4) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22(4) | 0 |
| 16 | MF | IRQ | Mohammed Mezher | 0(10) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(10) | 1 |
| 17 | FW | IRQ | Ahmed Farhan | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 |
| 18 | FW | IRQ | Mohanad Ali (vice-captain) | 16(14) | 16 | 2 | 1 | 18(14) | 17 |
| 20 | MF | SEN | Idrissa Niang | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| 22 | GK | IRQ | Mohammed Karim | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 24 | DF | IRQ | Faisal Jassim | 24(3) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 26(4) | 0 |
| 25 | MF | IRQ | Abdul-Razzaq Qasim | 17(13) | 2 | 3(1) | 0 | 20(14) | 2 |
| 27 | DF | IRQ | Ameer Sabah | 25(6) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28(6) | 0 |
| 28 | FW | BRA | Lucas Santos | 8(9) | 2 | 2(2) | 1 | 10(11) | 3 |
| 30 | MF | SYR | Fahd Al-Youssef | 34(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38(1) | 0 |
| 31 | DF | IRQ | Ahmed Zeero | 16(7) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 16(8) | 0 |
| 32 | GK | IRQ | Abbas Karim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | IRQ | Haidar Adel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | IRQ | Ali Jassim Zayer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | CMR | Salomon Banga | 3(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5(2) | 0 |
| 37 | MF | GUI | Ousmane Coumbassa | 3(6) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 3(8) | 0 |
| Players out on loan for rest of the season ||||||||||
| 29 | FW | IRQ | Mohammed Dawood | 0(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(7) | 0 |
| | MF | IRQ | Ammar Ghalib | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IRQ | Atheer Salih | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | IRQ | Aso Rostam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | IRQ | Dhulfiqar Younis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players departed but featured this season ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | JOR | Yazan Al-Arab | 6(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 |

## Kit

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

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| August 2023 | MF | Hussein Ali | CS Sfaxien | - |
| September 2023 | FW | Mohanad Ali | Al-Duhail | - |
| November 2023 | DF | Yazan Al-Arab | Selangor | - |
| January 2024 | FW | Zidane Abdul-Jabbar | Erbil | - |
| February 2024 | MF | Ousmane Coumbassa | Olympique Béja | - |
| February 2024 | DF | Salomon Banga | APR | - |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| August 2023 | DF | Mustafa Maan | Al-Zawraa | - |
| August 2023 | DF | Waleed Salem | | Retired |
| September 2023 | MF | Nasser Mohammedoh | Al-Muharraq | - |
| September 2023 | FW | Dhulfiqar Younis | Duhok | Loan |
| September 2023 | MF | Ammar Ghalib | Al-Naft | Loan |
| October 2023 | FW | Aso Rostam | Erbil | Loan |
| October 2023 | MF | Atheer Salih | Naft Al-Basra | Loan |
| January 2024 | FW | Mohammed Dawood | Al-Najaf | Loan |
| February 2024 | DF | Yazan Al-Arab | Muaither | - |
| February 2024 | FW | Aso Rostam | Esteghlal Khuzestan | Loan |

## Competitions
### Iraq Stars League
#### Score overview

Win  Draw  Loss
| Opposition | Home score | Away score |
| Al-Hudood | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Al-Kahrabaa | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Al-Karkh | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Al-Minaa | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Al-Naft | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Al-Najaf | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Al-Qasim | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Al-Talaba | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Al-Zawraa | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Amanat Baghdad | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Duhok | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Erbil | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| Karbala | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Naft Al-Basra | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Naft Al-Wasat | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Naft Maysan | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Newroz | 4–4 | 1–1 |
| Zakho | 2–0 | 0–0 |
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 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 76 | 36 | +40 | 87 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 82 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage |
| 3 | Al-Zawraa | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 75 | Qualification for the regional competition play-offs |
| 4 | Al-Najaf | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 67 | Qualification for the regional competition play-offs |
| 5 | Zakho | 38 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 67 | Qualification for the regional competition play-offs |
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2023–24 Iraq FA Cup, Al-Shorta, qualified for the AFC Champions League Elite based on league position, the AFC Champions League Two spot was passed to the league runners-up Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.
* 1 2 Al-Najaf finished ahead of Zakho on head-to-head points: Zakho 1–1 Al-Najaf, Al-Najaf 2–1 Zakho.

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Iraq FA Cup
## Player statistics
### Iraq Stars League

| Position | Squad Number | Name | Goals | Assists |
| FW | 7 | Mahmoud Al-Mawas | 20 | 15 |
| FW | 18 | Mohanad Ali | 16 | 0 |
| MF | 20 | Idrissa Niang | 5 | 0 |
| MF | 9 | Hussein Ali | 4 | 2 |
| MF | 13 | Ali Husni | 4 | 2 |
| MF | 11 | Bassam Shakir | 3 | 3 |
| MF | 14 | Abdoul Madjid Moumouni | 3 | 3 |
| DF | 3 | Karrar Amer | 3 | 1 |
| MF | 6 | Sajjad Jassim | 3 | 1 |
| FW | 10 | Alaa Abdul-Zahra | 3 | 1 |
| FW | 28 | Lucas Santos | 2 | 2 |
| FW | 8 | Zidane Abdul-Jabbar | 2 | 1 |
| MF | 25 | Abdul-Razzaq Qasim | 2 | 1 |
| DF | 4 | Manaf Younis | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 16 | Mohammed Mezher | 1 | 0 |
| DF | 27 | Ameer Sabah | 0 | 5 |
| MF | 30 | Fahd Al-Youssef | 0 | 5 |
| DF | 15 | Ahmed Yahya | 0 | 3 |

### Iraq FA Cup

| Position | Squad Number | Name | Goals | Assists |
| MF | 9 | Hussein Ali | 1 | 1 |
| MF | 6 | Sajjad Jassim | 1 | 0 |
| FW | 18 | Mohanad Ali | 1 | 0 |
| FW | 28 | Lucas Santos | 1 | 0 |
| DF | 15 | Ahmed Yahya | 0 | 1 |
| MF | 30 | Fahd Al-Youssef | 0 | 1 |