2012–13 Al-Shorta SC season explained

Club:Al Shorta
Season:2012–13
Manager: Thair Jassam
Mgrtitle:Manager
Chairman: Ayad Bunyan
Chrtitle:President
Stdtitle:Ground
Stadium:Al Shorta Stadium
League:Iraqi Elite League
League Result:1st
Cup1:Iraq FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Not completed
Cup2:Baghdad Cup
Cup2 Result:Winners
League Topscorer:
Amjad Kalaf (9)
Season Topscorer:
Amjad Kalaf (9)
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Prevseason:2011–12
Nextseason:2013–14

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

Al Shorta won the Iraqi Elite 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 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 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. Sékou Tidiane Souaré, 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 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 fewer 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

(on loan from El Gouna FC)

Out on loan

(at Al Talaba until the end of the 2012–13 season) (at Zakho FC until the end of the 2012–13 season) (at Sulaymaniya FC until the end of the 2012–13 season)

Departed during season

Kit

Transfers

In

DatePos.NameFromFee
August 2012FW Hussein Karim Dohuk FC–
August 2012MF Abbas Rehema Al Talaba–
August 2012GK Mohammed Gassid Al Talaba–
August 2012FW Muslim Mubarak Arbil FC–
August 2012MF Hussein Abdul-Wahed Arbil FC–
August 2012MF Ahmad Ayad Arbil FC–
September 2012DF Innocent Awoa El Gouna FC–
September 2012MF Mohammed Faisel Al Talaba–
September 2012DF Sékou Tidiane Souaré Free agent–
September 2012FW Jean Michel N'Lend Free agent–
November 2012DF Waleed Salem Arbil FC–
December 2012FW Minusu Buba El Gouna FCLoan
February 2013MF Nashat Akram Al Nasr SC–
February 2013DF Kassim Zidan Karbala FC–
March 2013DF Paul Koulibaly FC Dinamo București–

Out

DatePos.NameToFee
August 2012FW Ali Oudah–
August 2012MF Jabir Shakir–
August 2012MF Sanad Raad Saleem–
August 2012MF Muntadher Abdulkareem–
August 2012MF Muhammed Eskander–
August 2012FW Emad Mohsin–
August 2012DF Abbas Rahif–
August 2012MF Kadhum Dheiaa–
August 2012MF Ali Yousif–
August 2012FW Hussam Ibrahim–
September 2012DF Safwan Abdul-Ghani–
September 2012MF Emad Ghali–
September 2012MF Ali Khudhair–
September 2012MF Nadim Karim–
September 2012FW Mousa Hashem–
September 2012MF Emad Khalaf–
September 2012DF Waleed Bahar–
October 2012DF Sékou Tidiane Souaré–
December 2012DF Mustafa Maan–
December 2012MF Ali Essam–
February 2013GK Muhanned Jabbar–
February 2013MF Haider SalimLoan
February 2013MF Abbas Rehema Al Talaba–
February 2013MF Ali Hussein FandiLoan
February 2013MF Husain AbdullahLoan
May 2013FW Jean Michel N'Lend–

Iraqi Elite League

See main article: 2012–13 Iraqi Elite League.

Matches

Score overview

OppositionHome scoreAway scoreDouble
Arbil FC1–11–0
Baghdad FC1–11–1
Duhok FC4–31–1
Al Kahraba0–01–1
Karbala FC3–21–0
Kirkuk FC1–01–0
Al Masafi5–03–2
Al Minaa4–11–2
Al Naft2–22–1
Naft Al Junoob2–12–0
Najaf FC2–01–1
Al Quwa Al Jawiya4–10–4
Al Sinaa3–01–0
Sulaymaniya FC4–01–1
Al Talaba1–13–0
Zakho FC2–00–0
Al Zawraa1–12–1

Note: Al Shorta goals listed first.

Results by round

Baghdad Cup

See main article: 2013 Baghdad Cup.

Player statistics

Iraqi Elite League

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FW14Amjad Kalaf910
FW13Minusu Buba82
FW10Muslim Mubarak73
FW11Hussein Karim71
MF15Nashat Akram62
FW21Jean Michel N'Lend61
DF3Dhirgham Ismail54
MF8Mohammed Faisel34
MF24Mahdi Kamel22
FW17Muhaimen Salim20
MF35Ahmad Fadhel16
MF5Hussein Abdul-Wahed13
MF19Ahmad Ayad13
DF25Waleed Salem12
DF22Innocent Awoa11
DF20Fareed Majeed10
MF30Ali Rahim10

Baghdad Cup

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FW11Hussein Karim10

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Al Shorta's website. Al Shorta – Baghdad Cup 2013 Champions. 2013-06-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029223520/http://alshorta.webs.com/images.htm. 29 October 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: Al Shorta's website. Al Shorta – 2012–13 Season Review. 2018-07-31.

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