# 2014–15 Al-Shorta SC season

The 2014–15 season was Al Shorta's 41st season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 41 editions of the competition. Al Shorta participated in the Iraqi Premier League and the AFC Cup.
They entered this season on the back of two successful seasons for the club. The 2012–13 season saw them win both the Baghdad Cup and the Iraqi Premier League and the 2013–14 season saw them top the Iraqi Premier League standings again.
This season was not as successful as Al Shorta finished in third place in the league. They started the season brilliantly by storming to first place in Group 2 with 40 points from a possible 48, but they were knocked out at the elite stage after replacing Egyptian coach Mohamed Youssef with former manager Thair Jassam, finishing three points behind Naft Al Wasat (who reached the final and went on to win the league) in Group 1. Al Shorta were awarded a 3–0 win over Al Minaa in the third place match as Al Minaa did not turn up to the game, so Al Shorta finished in third.
In the AFC Cup, Al Shorta topped their group, reaching the knockout stage for the first time in their history. However, they were eliminated by Al Kuwait in the round of 16.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | IRQ | Saif Jameel |
| 2 | DF | IRQ | Waleed Salem |
| 3 | DF | IRQ | Ali Bahjat |
| 4 | DF | SYR | Hamdi Al Masri |
| 5 | MF | IRQ | Hussein Abdul-Wahed (vice-captain) |
| 6 | DF | IRQ | Karrar Mohammed |
| 8 | FW | IRQ | Ammar Abdul-Hussein |
| 9 | MF | IRQ | Mahdi Kamel |
| 10 | FW | IRQ | Marwan Hussein |
| 11 | DF | IRQ | Dhirgham Ismail (3rd captain) |
| 12 | GK | IRQ | Mohammed Gassid |
| 13 | FW | BRA | Caion |
| 14 | FW | IRQ | Amjad Kalaf (captain) |
| 16 | MF | IRQ | Haider Salim |
| 17 | FW | IRQ | Alaa Abdul-Zahra |
| 18 | MF | IRQ | Mahdi Karim |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | IRQ | Ahmad Ayad |
| 20 | FW | IRQ | Akram Jassim |
| 21 | GK | IRQ | Ahmed Basil |
| 22 | DF | CMR | Innocent Awoa |
| 23 | GK | IRQ | Mohammed Hameed |
| 24 | MF | IRQ | Muthana Khalid |
| 25 | MF | IRQ | Murtadha Hudaib |
| 26 | FW | IRQ | Mohanad Ali |
| 27 | MF | IRQ | Mohammed Hadi |
| 28 | MF | CMR | Makadji Boukar |
| 29 | DF | IRQ | Ahmed Fakhir |
| 31 | DF | IRQ | Salam Shakir |
| 32 | MF | IRQ | Hamza Hassan |
| 33 | MF | IRQ | Mustafa Mohsin |
| 34 | FW | IRQ | Saif Ahmed |
| — | MF | IRQ | Haider Muthanna |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 35 | MF | IRQ | Ahmad Fadhel (at Amanat Baghdad until the end of the 2014-15 season) |

### Departed during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | FW | IRQ | Sherko Karim |
| 15 | MF | IRQ | Nashat Akram |

## Kit

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| Home | Home alt. | Away |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| July 2014 | DF | Karrar Mohammed | Najaf FC | - |
| July 2014 | FW | Marwan Hussein | Al Zawraa | - |
| July 2014 | MF | Haider Salim | Al Masafi | Return from loan |
| July 2014 | Manager | Mohamed Youssef | Free agent | - |
| July 2014 | Assistant Manager | Karim Nafea | Free agent | - |
| July 2014 | MF | Muthana Khalid | Arbil FC | - |
| July 2014 | GK | Ahmed Basil | Al Oloom Technology | - |
| August 2014 | GK | Saif Jameel | Najaf FC | - |
| August 2014 | MF | Makadji Boukar | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | - |
| August 2014 | FW | Caion | Free agent | - |
| August 2014 | MF | Nashat Akram | Free agent | - |
| September 2014 | DF | Salam Shakir | Free agent | - |
| September 2014 | FW | Alaa Abdul-Zahra | Free agent | - |
| May 2015 | Manager | Thair Jassam | Free agent | - |
| May 2015 | Goalkeeping Coach | Emad Hashim | Iraq | Loan |
| June 2015 | Goalkeeping Coach | Ibrahim Salem | Free agent | - |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| June 2014 | Manager | Lorival Santos | | Released |
| June 2014 | FW | Cristiano | | Released |
| July 2014 | GK | Nebras Salman | | Released |
| July 2014 | GK | Amjed Salem | | Released |
| July 2014 | DF | Ahmed Hassan | | Released |
| July 2014 | MF | Husain Abdullah | | Released |
| July 2014 | FW | Mustafa Karim | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | - |
| July 2014 | MF | Qusay Munir | | Released |
| July 2014 | DF | Kassim Zidan | | Released |
| July 2014 | MF | Ahmad Fadhel | Amanat Baghdad | Loan |
| November 2014 | MF | Nashat Akram | | Released |
| February 2015 | FW | Sherko Karim | Grasshopper Club Zürich | - |
| May 2015 | Manager | Mohamed Youssef | | Released |
| May 2015 | Goalkeeping Coach | Marquinhos Domingues | | Released |
| June 2015 | Goalkeeping Coach | Emad Hashim | Iraq | End of loan |
| June 2015 | DF | Innocent Awoa | | Released |
| June 2015 | MF | Makadji Boukar | | Released |
| June 2015 | FW | Caion | | Released |

## Competitions
### AFC Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Al-Shorta | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Al-Jazeera | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Taraji Wadi Al-Nes | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 | |
| 4 | Al-Hidd | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | |

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 16
### Tournament for the Armed Forces
## Basketball

Al Shorta won the Iraqi Basketball League for the first time since 1996 by defeating Al Karkh in the final. The first leg of the final ended in a 66–65 win, the second ended in a 75–70 loss and the final leg ended in a 90–89 win thanks to a 3-pointer right at the end of the game from DeAndre Rice.