2025–26 Al-Shorta SC season
| 2025–26 season | |||
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| President | Abdul-Halim Fahem | ||
| Head coach | Moamen Soliman | ||
| Ground | Al-Shaab Stadium (until 20 November) Al-Shorta Stadium (from 4 January onwards) | ||
| Iraq Stars League | 2nd | ||
| Iraq FA Cup | TBD | ||
| AFC Champions League Elite | League stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Leonel Ateba (13) All: Leonel Ateba (13) | ||
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The 2025–26 season is Al-Shorta's 52nd season in the Iraq Stars League, having featured in all 51 previous editions of the competition. Al-Shorta are participating in the Iraq Stars League, as defending champions, and the Iraq FA Cup. Al-Shorta are also competing in the AFC Champions League Elite, the premier club tournament in Asia.[1]
Al-Shorta were initially scheduled to begin their season with the Iraqi Super Cup, but the competition was cancelled.[2]
Player statistics
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.[3]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Stars League | FA Cup | ACL Elite | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | IRQ | Ahmed Basil (captain) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRQ | Adam Rasheed | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 |
| 4 | DF | IRQ | Manaf Younis | 15(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21(3) | 0 |
| 5 | MF | IRQ | Rewan Amin | 3(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 5(4) | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SYR | Mahmoud Al-Mawas (vice-captain) | 20(1) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 25(2) | 7 |
| 8 | MF | SEN | Dominique Mendy | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7(1) | 1 | 28(1) | 3 |
| 9 | MF | IRQ | Hussein Ali | 11(9) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 19(9) | 1 |
| 10 | FW | CMR | Leonel Ateba | 17(5) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23(5) | 13 |
| 11 | MF | IRQ | Bassam Shakir | 9(6) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4(2) | 2 | 13(8) | 4 |
| 13 | DF | ALG | Tarek Aggoun | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3(2) | 0 |
| 14 | MF | NIG | Abdoul Madjid Moumouni | 15(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(3) | 0 | 17(5) | 0 |
| 15 | DF | IRQ | Ahmed Yahya | 16(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 | 22(2) | 1 |
| 16 | GK | IRQ | Hassan Ahmed | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 |
| 17 | FW | IRQ | Ahmed Farhan | 6(12) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4(4) | 0 | 10(16) | 3 |
| 19 | FW | IRQ | Salem Ahmed | 1(6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 1(8) | 1 |
| 20 | MF | TUN | Mootez Zaddem | 6(2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8(2) | 2 |
| 21 | MF | IRQ | Shareef Abdul-Kadhim | 12(9) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1(4) | 1 | 13(13) | 4 |
| 22 | GK | IRQ | Mohammed Karim | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| 23 | DF | IRQ | Mustafa Saadoon | 17(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 22(2) | 1 |
| 24 | DF | IRQ | Abbas Fadhel | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| 25 | MF | IRQ | Abdul-Razzaq Qasim | 16(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24(3) | 0 |
| 27 | DF | IRQ | Ameer Sabah | 2(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 4(5) | 0 |
| 28 | MF | IRQ | Hussein Jabbar | 5(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(4) | 0 | 6(9) | 0 |
| 30 | MF | SYR | Fahd Al-Youssef | 5(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 6(6) | 0 |
| 31 | MF | IRQ | Atheer Salih | 3(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 |
| 32 | FW | SEN | Bouly Sambou | 2(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3(3) | 2 |
| Players out on loan for rest of the season | |||||||||||
| 26 | DF | IRQ | Abdul-Khaliq Mohammed | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 |
| Players departed but featured this season | |||||||||||
| 3 | DF | BRA | Moisés Lucas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | MAR | Mehdi Ashabi | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9(1) | 0 |
| 12 | DF | IRQ | Hassan Raed | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 3(2) | 0 |
| 29 | FW | IRQ | Mohammed Dawood | 4(9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(4) | 0 | 4(13) | 0 |
Personnel
Technical staff
| Position | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach: | Moamen Soliman | |
| Assistant coach: | Amrou Fathi | |
| Assistant coach: | Hussein Abdul-Wahed | |
| Fitness coach: | Haidar Abdul-Qadir | |
| Goalkeeping coach: | Essam Saber | |
| Technical analyst: | Moataz Abdul-Haseeb | |
| Physiotherapist: | Tonello Marilia | |
| Team manager: | Hashim Ridha |
Management
Kit
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Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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| July 2025 | MF | Dominique Mendy | Al-Najaf | - |
| July 2025 | DF | Moisés Lucas | Duhok | - |
| July 2025 | MF | Hussein Jabbar | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | - |
| July 2025 | MF | Shareef Abdul-Kadhim | Al-Talaba | - |
| July 2025 | DF | Mustafa Saadoon | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | - |
| August 2025 | DF | Abdul-Khaliq Mohammed | Al-Karkh | - |
| August 2025 | DF | Mehdi Ashabi | OC Safi | - |
| August 2025 | FW | Salem Ahmed | Al-Minaa | - |
| August 2025 | FW | Leonel Ateba | Simba | - |
| January 2026 | DF | Abbas Fadhel | Naft Maysan | - |
| January 2026 | DF | Tarek Aggoun | Metaloglobus București | - |
| January 2026 | MF | Fahd Al-Youssef | Free agent | - |
| January 2026 | MF | Mootez Zaddem | Erbil | - |
| February 2026 | DF | Adam Rasheed | NK Maribor | - |
| February 2026 | FW | Bouly Sambou | Duhok | - |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | DF | Ayoub Mouddane | FUS Rabat | End of loan |
| July 2025 | FW | Lucas Santos | Al-Kahrabaa | - |
| August 2025 | DF | Akam Hashim | Al-Zawraa | - |
| August 2025 | MF | Sajjad Jassim | Al-Karma | - |
| August 2025 | FW | Mohanad Ali | Dibba | - |
| August 2025 | DF | Faisal Jassim | Al-Minaa | - |
| August 2025 | MF | Ayoub Ben Mcharek | Released | |
| August 2025 | DF | Ahmed Zero | Erbil | - |
| August 2025 | MF | Fahd Al-Youssef | Released | |
| August 2025 | DF | Salomon Banga | Al-Gharraf | - |
| November 2025 | DF | Moisés Lucas | Released | |
| January 2026 | DF | Mehdi Ashabi | Released | |
| January 2026 | DF | Abdul-Khaliq Mohammed | Al-Qasim | Loan |
| February 2026 | FW | Mohammed Dawood | Duhok | - |
| February 2026 | DF | Hassan Raed | Zakho | - |
Competitions
Iraq Stars League
| 21 September 2025 1 | Al-Shorta | 2 – 0 | Duhok | Basra |
| 15:00 GMT | Mahmoud Al-Mawas 9', 40' | Stadium: Al-Fayhaa Stadium |
| 25 September 2025 2 | Al-Shorta | 3 – 2 | Newroz | Basra |
| 17:30 GMT | Mustafa Saadoon 34' Dominique Mendy 39' Mahmoud Al-Mawas 72' (pen.) |
Ahmed Yahya 3' (o.g.) Aso Rostam 50' |
Stadium: Al-Fayhaa Stadium |
| 4 October 2025 3 | Al-Kahrabaa | 0 – 1 | Al-Shorta | Baghdad |
| 17:30 GMT | Ahmed Yahya 90+3' | Stadium: Al-Zawraa Stadium |
| 24 October 2025 4 | Erbil | 1 – 0 | Al-Shorta | Erbil |
| 18:00 GMT | Sherzod Temirov 25' | Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium |
| 29 October 2025 5 | Al-Shorta | 1 – 0 | Al-Karma | Baghdad |
| 18:00 GMT | Bassam Shakir 20' | Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 20 November 2025 6 | Al-Shorta | 3 – 0 | Al-Karkh | Baghdad |
| 14:00 GMT | Leonel Ateba 28', 75', 85' | Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 26 December 2025 7 | Al-Talaba | 1 – 0 | Al-Shorta | Baghdad |
| 15:00 GMT | Habib Oueslati 62' | Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium |
| 30 December 2025 8 | Amanat Baghdad | 2 – 1 | Al-Shorta | Baghdad |
| 15:30 GMT | Bakhtiyor Kosimov 8', 50' | Hussein Ali 35' | Stadium: Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
| 4 January 2026 9 | Al-Shorta | 1 – 0 | Zakho | Baghdad |
| 15:30 GMT | Gaby Kiki 9' (o.g.) | Stadium: Al-Shorta Stadium |
| 8 January 2026 10 | Al-Qasim | 1 – 7 | Al-Shorta | Najaf |
| 12:00 GMT | Mohammed Ali Attiya 4' | Mahmoud Al-Mawas 10' Ahmed Farhan 45+1', 88' Leonel Ateba 65', 69' Dominique Mendy 72' Shareef Abdul-Kadhim 90+2' |
Stadium: Al-Najaf International Stadium |
| 13 January 2026 11 | Al-Shorta | 3 – 0 | Al-Mosul | Baghdad |
| 12:00 GMT | Shareef Abdul-Kadhim 21' Atheer Salih 54' Bassam Shakir 86' |
Stadium: Al-Shorta Stadium |
| 17 January 2026 12 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1 – 1 | Al-Shorta | Diyala |
| 14:30 GMT | Issam Al-Sabhi 81' | Mahmoud Al-Mawas 24' | Stadium: Diyala Stadium |
| 23 January 2026 13 | Al-Minaa | 1 – 1 | Al-Shorta | Basra |
| 14:30 GMT | Mohammed Qasim Nassif 32' | Leonel Ateba 54' | Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium |
| 27 January 2026 14 | Al-Shorta | 2 – 1 | Naft Maysan | Baghdad |
| 14:30 GMT | Leonel Ateba 22' Mahmoud Al-Mawas 35' |
Ridha Mohammed Hachem 90+6' | Stadium: Al-Shorta Stadium |
| 31 January 2026 15 | Al-Shorta | 2 – 1 | Al-Najaf | Baghdad |
| 14:30 GMT | Leonel Ateba 45+4', 90+15' | Sajjad Raad 71' | Stadium: Al-Shorta Stadium |
| 4 February 2026 16 | Al-Gharraf | 0 – 1 | Al-Shorta | Nasiriya |
| 12:00 GMT | Leonel Ateba 48' | Stadium: Al-Nasiriya International Stadium |
| 21 February 2026 17 | Al-Shorta | 3 – 0 (w/o) | Diyala | Baghdad |
| 18:00 GMT | Shareef Abdul-Kadhim 40' Salem Ahmed 90+6' |
Aymen Mahmoud 51' | Stadium: Al-Shorta Stadium | |
| Note: The match originally ended in a 2–1 win for Al-Shorta but was later awarded as a 3–0 win by walkover due to Diyala fielding seven foreign players on the field at the same time, which exceeded the maximum number of foreign players allowed to be on the field at one time (six players).[7] | ||||
| 26 February 2026 18 | Al-Zawraa | 1 – 2 | Al-Shorta | Baghdad |
| 18:30 GMT | Mohammed Qasim Majid 21' | Leonel Ateba 11', 68' Abdoul Madjid Moumouni 55' 78' |
Stadium: Al-Zawraa Stadium |
| 2 March 2026 19 | Al-Shorta | 2 – 0 | Al-Kahrabaa | Baghdad |
| 18:00 GMT | Ahmed Farhan 35' Mahmoud Al-Mawas 81' |
Stadium: Al-Shorta Stadium |
| 7 March 2026 20 | Duhok | 2 – 1 | Al-Shorta | Duhok |
| 18:15 GMT | Peter Gwargis 11' Josef Al-Imam 86' |
Leonel Ateba 71' Hussein Ali 90+8' |
Stadium: Duhok Stadium |
| 12 March 2026 21 | Al-Mosul | 0 – 1 | Al-Shorta | Duhok |
| 20:15 GMT | Mootez Zaddem 54' | Stadium: Duhok Stadium |
| 17 March 2026 22 | Al-Shorta | 3 – 3 | Al-Talaba | Baghdad |
| 20:15 GMT | Masies Artien 17' (o.g.) Mootez Zaddem 45+5' Hussein Ammar 67' (o.g.) |
Ghaith Maaroufi 12' Ali Yousif 84' Zaid Ismail 90+2' |
Stadium: Al-Shorta Stadium |
AFC Champions League Elite
League stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Al Sadd | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 8 | Round of 16 |
| 9 | Sharjah | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 8 | |
| 10 | Al-Gharafa | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 6 | |
| 11 | Al-Shorta | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 5 | |
| 12 | Nasaf | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 4 |
Source: ACLE
| 15 September 2025 1 | Al-Shorta | 1 – 1 | Al-Sadd | Baghdad, Iraq |
| 18:15 GMT | Dominique Mendy 28' | Hassan Al-Haydos 62' | Stadium: Al-Zawraa Stadium Referee: Qasim Matar Al-Hatmi |
| 29 September 2025 2 | Al-Gharafa | 2 – 0 | Al-Shorta | Al-Rayyan, Qatar |
| 16:00 GMT | Joselu 48' Ferjani Sassi 54' |
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi |
| 20 October 2025 3 | Al-Shorta | 1 – 4 | Al-Ittihad | Baghdad, Iraq |
| 16:00 GMT | Bassam Shakir 5' | Moussa Diaby 17' Fabinho 29' Danilo Pereira 11' 50' Houssem Aouar 60', 76' |
Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium Referee: Omar Al Ali |
| 3 November 2025 4 | Tractor | 1 – 0 | Al-Shorta | Tabriz, Iran |
| 16:00 GMT | Mehdi Torabi 26' | Stadium: Sahand Stadium Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Ruaile |
| 25 November 2025 5 | Al-Hilal | 4 – 0 | Al-Shorta | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 18:15 GMT | Marcos Leonardo 45', 72' Milinković-Savić 63' João Cancelo 90+3' |
Ahmed Yahya 53' 61' | Stadium: Kingdom Arena Referee: Qasim Matar Al-Hatmi |
| 22 December 2025 6 | Al-Shorta | 0 – 5 | Al-Ahli | Baghdad, Iraq |
| 18:15 GMT | Roger Ibañez 30' Ivan Toney 56' Galeno 72' Saleh Abu Al-Shamat 81' Ziyad Al-Johani 86' |
Stadium: Al-Zawraa Stadium Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi |
| 9 February 2026 7 | FC Nasaf | 1 – 1 | Al-Shorta | Ferghana, Uzbekistan |
| 13:45 GMT | Murodbek Rahmatov 8' | Shareef Abdul-Kadhim 68' | Stadium: Istiqlol Stadium Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 16 February 2026 8 | Al-Shorta | 3 – 2 | Al-Duhail | Baghdad, Iraq |
| 18:15 GMT | Bassam Shakir 19' Bouly Sambou 57', 58' |
Krzysztof Piątek 10' Benjamin Bourigeaud 45+2' (pen.) |
Stadium: Al-Zawraa Stadium Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin |
References
- ^ "#ACLElite set for League Stage battles". Asian Football Confederation. 10 September 2025.
- ^ "إلغاء بطولة السوبر العراقي والاقتصار على مباراة بطل الدوري والكأس" (in Arabic). Ashour Land. 15 August 2025.
- ^ "الشرطة - أرقام وإحصاءات اللاعبين". 365 Scores. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ a b Al-Shorta SC Official Website. "Al-Shorta SC – First Team Squad". Al-Shorta SC Official Website. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Results". Al-Shorta SC Official Website. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "دوري نجوم العراق" (in Arabic). Kooora. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
- ^ "بأمر لجنة الانضباط.. ديالى خاسر أمام الشرطة في دوري نجوم العراق" (in Arabic). Shafaq. 27 February 2026.
- ^ "AFC Champions League Elite - Fixtures & Standings". the-afc.com. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
External links
- Al-Shorta SC – official website