The 2021–22 season was Al-Shorta's 48th season in the

Iraqi Premier League The Iraqi Premier League ( ar, الدوري العراقي الممتاز) is the top level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA) and operates on a system of promotion ...

, having featured in all 47 previous editions of the competition. Al-Shorta participated in the

and the

Iraq FA Cup The Iraq FA Cup, known as the Iraq Cup ( ar, كأس العراق) in Arabic, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic Iraqi football. First held in the 1948–49 season for clubs and institutions before returning in 1975–76 ...

, having finished fourth in the league in the

2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen b ...

season. Under the management of

Egyptian Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of ...

coach

Moamen Soliman Mo'men Soliman ( ar, مؤمن سليمان; born 21 March 1974) is an Egyptian football manager and former player. He currently manages Al-Shorta in the Iraqi Premier League. He played as a left-back for Zamalek SC and Suez Club in Egypt, for ...

, Al-Shorta enjoyed one of the best league seasons in their history. Al-Shorta set a record for the earliest league title win in Iraq with seven rounds of the competition remaining, clinching the title with a 2–0 win over runners-up

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ( ar, نادي القوة الجوية الرياضي, lit=Air Force Club) is an Iraqi sports club based in Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1931 ...

. Al-Shorta also became the first club to beat all other teams in a 20-team season and the first club to win all

Baghdad derbies The Baghdad derbies are a series of derby matches between four Baghdad-based football clubs: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Shorta, Al-Talaba and Al-Zawraa, collectively known as the 'Popular Teams'. They are the four most successful teams in the histor ...

home and away in one season. Their tally of 91 points equalled the record set by Al-Talaba in 2001–02 for most points in a 38-game season, and they set a record for the largest title-winning margin by finishing 21 points clear at the top of the table. In the Iraq FA Cup, Al-Shorta were eliminated in the Round of 16 against

Erbil Erbil, also called Hawler (, ar, أربيل, Arbīl; syr, ܐܲܪܒܹܝܠ, Arbel), is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It lies in the Erbil Governorate. It has an estimated population of around 1,600,000. Hu ...

on penalties.

Squad

''Numbers in parenthesis denote appearances as substitute.''

Personnel

Technical staff

Management

Kit

Supplier: Qithara (club's own brand)

Transfers

In

Out

Competitions

Iraqi Premier League

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Score overview

''Note: Al-Shorta goals listed first.''

Classification

Results summary

Results by round

Iraq FA Cup

Player statistics

Iraqi Premier League

Iraq FA Cup

References

External links

Al-Shorta SC Official Website
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