Al-Shorta SC in continental club competitions

Al-Shorta in continental club competitions
Club Al-Shorta
First entry 1971 AFC Champions League
Latest entry 2015 AFC Cup

Al-Shorta is an Iraqi football club based in Baghdad, Iraq. The club's first match in a continental club competition was a 3–2 victory over Taj Club on 21 March 1971, and they have since participated in Asian and Arab club competitions on several occasions. Al-Shorta have won the Arab Champions League once, in 1982, and are also widely regarded as the winners of the AFC Champions League in 1971. They are one of just three Iraqi sides to win a major continental club competition alongside Al-Rasheed and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.[1]

Al-Shorta's biggest winning margin in Asian competitions is by five goals; they thrashed Punjab Police 6–1 in the 1971 AFC Champions League and defeated Al-Wahda of Yemen 5–0 in the 1999–2000 AFC Champions League.[2]

List of matches

Al-Shorta results
Season Round Result Opponent Venue
1971 AFC Champions League[3] Preliminary round
3–2 Iran Taj Club Bangkok, Thailand
Group stage
refused to face Israeli club; Israel later expelled from AFC
2–0 Thailand Bangkok Bank Bangkok, Thailand
6–1 India Punjab Police Bangkok, Thailand
Semifinals
2–0 Iran Taj Club Bangkok, Thailand
Final
refused to face Israeli club; Israel later expelled from AFC
1980–82 Arab Champions League[4] Final
2–0 Lebanon Al-Nejmeh Baghdad, Iraq
2–2 Lebanon Al-Nejmeh Baghdad, Iraq
1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup[5] First round
2–3 Oman Al-Seeb Seeb, Oman
2–0 Oman Al-Seeb Baghdad, Iraq
Second round
1–1 Iran Bargh Shiraz Shiraz, Iran
2–1 Iran Bargh Shiraz Baghdad, Iraq
Quarterfinals
0–4 Turkmenistan Köpetdag Aşgabat Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
1–1 Turkmenistan Köpetdag Aşgabat Baghdad, Iraq
1999–2000 AFC Champions League[6] Second round
5–0 Yemen Al-Wahda Baghdad, Iraq
0–0 Yemen Al-Wahda Sana'a, Yemen
Quarterfinals
0–0 Iran Persepolis Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
0–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
3–2 Kazakhstan Irtysh Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2003 Arab Champions League[7] Group stage
2–2 Kuwait Al-Kuwait Cairo, Egypt
2–4 Syria Al-Jaish Cairo, Egypt
1–1 Algeria USM Alger Cairo, Egypt
1–2 Egypt Al-Zamalek Cairo, Egypt
2004 AFC Champions League[8] Group stage
0–2 United Arab Emirates Al-Sharjah Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
3–0 (w/o) Bahrain Al-Ahli Damascus, Syria
1–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Damascus, Syria
0–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2–3 United Arab Emirates Al-Sharjah Damascus, Syria
3–0 (w/o) Bahrain Al-Ahli Manama, Bahrain
2005 AFC Champions League[9] Group stage
1–3 Kuwait Al-Salmiya Salmiya, Kuwait
1–1 Iran PAS Tehran Amman, Jordan
0–2 Qatar Al-Rayyan Al-Rayyan, Qatar
0–0 Qatar Al-Rayyan Amman, Jordan
0–1 Kuwait Al-Salmiya Amman, Jordan
0–1 Iran PAS Tehran Tehran, Iran
2014 AFC Champions League[10] Qualifying Play-Off Round 1
0–1 Kuwait Al-Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
2014 AFC Cup[11] Group stage
0–0 Kuwait Al-Qadsia Wakra, Qatar
3–1 Syria Al-Wahda Sidon, Lebanon
0–0 Bahrain Al-Hidd Riffa, Bahrain
0–0 Bahrain Al-Hidd Wakra, Qatar
0–3 Kuwait Al-Qadsia Kuwait City, Kuwait
0–0 Syria Al-Wahda Wakra, Qatar
2015 AFC Cup[12] Group stage
2–2 Bahrain Al-Hidd Doha, Qatar
1–1 Jordan Al-Jazeera Amman, Jordan
6–2 State of Palestine Taraji Wadi Al-Nes Doha, Qatar
0–1 State of Palestine Taraji Wadi Al-Nes Al-Ram, Palestine
1–1 Bahrain Al-Hidd Riffa, Bahrain
4–0 Jordan Al-Jazeera Doha, Qatar
Round of 16
0–2 Kuwait Al-Kuwait Doha, Qatar

By competition

Note: Al-Shorta's withdrawn games against Israeli opposition in 1971 are counted as 2–0 defeats in the table below.

Information correct as of 17 February 2016.
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
AFC Champions League 24 8 4 12 32 28 +4 033.33
AFC Cup 13 3 7 3 17 13 +4 023.08
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 033.33
Arab Champions League 6 1 3 2 10 11 −1 016.67
Total 49 14 16 19 67 62 +5 028.57

References and notes

  1. ↑ Al-Shorta SC Greatest 50 Moments
  2. ↑ Al-Shorta SC History
  3. ↑ Qualifying method: 1969–70 Iraq FA Premier League champions
  4. ↑ Qualifying method: 1979–80 Iraqi National League champions
  5. ↑ Qualifying method: 1996–97 Iraq FA Cup runners-up
  6. ↑ Qualifying method: 1997–98 Iraqi Premier League champions
  7. ↑ Qualifying method: 2002–03 Iraqi First Division League champions
  8. ↑ Qualifying method: 2002–03 Iraqi First Division champions
  9. ↑ Qualifying method: Defeated Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 4–3 on aggregate in qualification play-offs after the cancellation of the 2003–04 Iraqi Premier League
  10. ↑ Qualifying method: 2012–13 Iraqi Premier League champions
  11. ↑ Qualifying method: Knocked out of AFC Champions League at qualification stage
  12. ↑ Qualifying method: 2013–14 Iraqi Premier League champions
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