2012–13 Al Shorta season

Al Shorta
2012–13 season
President Iraq Ayad Bunyan
Manager Iraq Thair Jassam
Ground Al Shorta Stadium
Iraqi Premier League Winners
Baghdad Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League:
Amjad Kalaf (9)
All:
Amjad Kalaf (9)
Home colours
Away colours
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

In the 2012–13 season, Al Shorta won both the 2012–13 Iraqi Premier League and the Baghdad Cup.

Al Shorta won the Iraqi League on the last day of an historic season, thrashing Al Talaba 3-0 to ensure that they clinched the title for the first time since the 1997–98 Iraqi League season and finished two points ahead of second-placed Arbil, losing just two games in the entire season. Al Shorta also triumphed in the Baghdad Cup,[1] with a 1-0 win over rivals Al Zawraa. Hussein Karim scored the winning goal in the match.

The logo of the club at that season.

The season witnessed Al Shorta sign their first ever foreign players. Cameroonian defender Innocent Awoa was the first to join, and he became a key player for Al Shorta, scoring a goal on the opening day of the season. Suwaria Mohammed, an Ivorian defender, joined the club soon after Innocent Awoa's arrival, however he left the club without playing a single game due to homesickness. Cameroon international striker Jean Michel N'Lend signed a contract with the club at the start of the season and he bagged six goals during his relatively short spell at the club, including an historic hat-trick against rivals Al Quwa Al Jawiya. He became the first ever non-Iraqi to score a hat-trick in an Iraqi Premier League match and he left the club in May 2013. Nigerian striker Minusu Buba joined the club on loan a few games into the season and became a star striker, scoring eight goals including a goal in the final match of the season (the 3-0 victory over Al Talaba). Defender Paul Koulibaly, a Burkina Faso regular, joined in the winter transfer window and he provided solidity and experience to the league's second-best defence (only Baghdad FC conceded less goals than Al Shorta in the season).

Many of these signings were orchestrated by Al Shorta's Iraqi manager Thair Jassam, who joined the club at the very beginning of the season. He led the team to a league and cup double, cementing his place as a legend for the club.

Al Shorta's league top scorer was Iraqi forward Amjad Kalaf for the third season in a row; this time he netted nine goals.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Iraq GK Ali Husain
2 Iraq DF Ali Abd Ali
3 Iraq DF Dhirgham Ismail
4 Iraq DF Zeid Khalaf
5 Iraq MF Hussein Abdul-Wahed
6 Iraq DF Kassim Zidan
7 Iraq FW Sherko Karim
8 Iraq MF Mohammed Faisel
10 Iraq FW Muslim Mubarak
11 Iraq FW Hussein Karim
12 Iraq GK Mohammed Gassid
13 Nigeria FW Minusu Buba (on loan from El Gouna FC)
14 Iraq FW Amjad Kalaf
15 Iraq MF Nashat Akram (captain)
No. Position Player
17 Iraq FW Muhaimen Salim
19 Iraq MF Ahmad Ayad
20 Iraq DF Fareed Majeed
22 Cameroon DF Innocent Awoa
23 Iraq GK Mohammed Hameed
24 Iraq MF Mahdi Kamel
25 Iraq DF Waleed Salem
30 Iraq MF Ali Rahim
32 Iraq DF Ali Mohammed Alialah
33 Burkina Faso DF Paul Koulibaly
35 Iraq MF Ahmad Fadhel
Iraq MF Husain Abdullah (on loan at Al Talaba)
Iraq MF Haider Salim (on loan at Zakho FC)
Iraq MF Ali Hussein Fandi (on loan at Sulaymaniya FC)

Kit

Home
Home alt.
Away

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
August 2012 FW Iraq Hussein Karim Iraq Dohuk FC -
August 2012 MF Iraq Abbas Rehema Iraq Al Talaba -
August 2012 GK Iraq Mohammed Gassid Iraq Al Talaba -
August 2012 FW Iraq Muslim Mubarak Iraq Arbil FC -
August 2012 MF Iraq Hussein Abdul-Wahed Iraq Arbil FC -
August 2012 MF Iraq Ahmad Ayad Iraq Arbil FC -
September 2012 DF Cameroon Innocent Awoa Egypt El Gouna FC -
September 2012 MF Iraq Mohammed Faisel Iraq Al Talaba -
September 2012 DF Ivory Coast Suwaria Mohammed Free agent -
September 2012 FW Cameroon Jean Michel N'Lend Free agent -
November 2012 DF Iraq Waleed Salem Iraq Arbil FC -
December 2012 FW Nigeria Minusu Buba Egypt El Gouna FC Loan
February 2013 MF Iraq Nashat Akram United Arab Emirates Al Nasr SC -
February 2013 DF Iraq Kassim Zidan Iraq Karbala FC -
March 2013 DF Burkina Faso Paul Koulibaly Romania FC Dinamo București -

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
August 2012 FW Iraq Ali Oudah Iraq Al Najaf -
August 2012 MF Iraq Jabir Shakir Iraq Al Najaf -
August 2012 MF Iraq Sanad Raad Saleem -
August 2012 MF Iraq Muntadher Abdulkareem -
August 2012 MF Iraq Muhammed Eskander -
August 2012 FW Iraq Emad Mohsin -
August 2012 DF Iraq Abbas Rahif Iraq Al Kahraba -
August 2012 MF Iraq Kadhum Dheiaa Iraq Al-Hedood -
August 2012 MF Iraq Ali Yousif Iraq Karbala FC -
August 2012 FW Iraq Hussam Ibrahim Iraq Baghdad FC -
September 2012 DF Iraq Safwan Abdul-Ghani Iraq Zakho FC -
September 2012 MF Iraq Emad Ghali Iraq Al Talaba -
September 2012 MF Iraq Ali Khudhair Iraq Al Talaba -
September 2012 MF Iraq Nadim Karim Iraq Al Quwa Al Jawiya -
September 2012 FW Iraq Mousa Hashem Iraq Baghdad FC -
September 2012 MF Iraq Emad Khalaf Iraq Al Quwa Al Jawiya -
September 2012 DF Iraq Waleed Bahar Iraq Al Quwa Al Jawiya -
October 2012 DF Ivory Coast Suwaria Mohammed -
December 2012 DF Iraq Mustafa Maan -
December 2012 MF Iraq Ali Essam -
February 2013 GK Iraq Muhanned Jabbar Iraq Al Naft -
February 2013 MF Iraq Haider Salim Iraq Zakho FC Loan
February 2013 MF Iraq Abbas Rehema Iraq Al Talaba -
February 2013 MF Iraq Ali Hussein Fandi Iraq Sulaymaniya FC Loan
February 2013 MF Iraq Husain Abdullah Iraq Al Talaba Loan
May 2013 FW Cameroon Jean Michel N'Lend -

Matches

Iraqi Premier League

Score overview

      Win       Draw       Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Double
Arbil FC 1–1 1–0 No
Baghdad FC 1–1 1–1 No
Duhok FC 4–3 1–1 No
Al Kahraba 0–0 1–1 No
Karbala FC 3–2 1–0 Yes
Kirkuk FC 1–0 1–0 Yes
Al Masafi 5–0 3–2 Yes
Al Minaa 4–1 1–2 No
Al Naft 2–2 2–1 No
Naft Al Junoob 2–1 2–0 Yes
Najaf FC 2–0 1–1 No
Al Quwa Al Jawiya 4–1 0–4 No
Al Sinaa 3–0 1–0 Yes
Sulaymaniya FC 4–0 1–1 No
Al Talaba 1–1 3–0 No
Zakho FC 2–0 0–0 No
Al Zawraa 1–1 2–1 No

Note: Al Shorta goals listed first.

Classification

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Al Shorta (C) 34 20 12 2 62 29 +33 72 2014 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
2 Arbil FC 34 21 7 6 67 34 +33 70 2014 AFC Cup
3 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 34 21 6 7 60 33 +27 69
4 Al Zawraa 34 18 11 5 61 29 +32 65

Updated to games played on 4 September 2013.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHANAHNAHAAHAHNNHAAHNHANHAAHAHANNN
Result W W D W W D D D W W W W D D W D W D W W L W D W W L W W W W D D D W
Position 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Source: Soccerway
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
 N = Neutral.

Baghdad Cup

Top scorers in the league

Rank Position Nation Squad Number Name Goals
1 FW Iraq 14 Amjad Kalaf 9
2 FW Nigeria 13 Minusu Buba 8
3 FW Iraq 10 Muslim Mubarak 7
3 FW Iraq 11 Hussein Karim 7
4 MF Iraq 15 Nashat Akram 6
4 FW Cameroon 21 Jean Michel N'Lend 6
5 DF Iraq 3 Dhirgham Ismail 5
6 MF Iraq 8 Mohammed Faisel 3
7 FW Iraq 17 Muhaimen Salim 2
7 MF Iraq 24 Mahdi Kamel 2
8 MF Iraq 5 Hussein Abdul-Wahed 1
8 MF Iraq 19 Ahmad Ayad 1
8 DF Iraq 20 Fareed Majeed 1
8 DF Cameroon 22 Innocent Awoa 1
8 DF Iraq 25 Waleed Salem 1
8 MF Iraq 30 Ali Rahim 1
8 MF Iraq 35 Ahmad Fadhel 1
Total 62

References

  1. ↑ "Al Shorta - Baghdad Cup 2013 Champions". Al Shorta's website. Retrieved 2013-06-17.

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