2016–17 Al-Shorta SC season


The 2016–17 season was Al-Shorta's 43rd season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 42 previous editions of the competition. Al-Shorta participated in the Iraqi Premier League and the Iraq FA Cup.
They entered this season having finished in a disappointing seventh place in the league in the 2015–16 season. They were much better during this season, and were still in contention for the league title on the final day of the campaign, but a loss to Al-Minaa saw them finish in third place and miss out on continental qualification. They were knocked out of the Iraq FA Cup at the Round of 32 stage, losing at home to lower division side Al-Jaish; that defeat led to the sacking of manager Mohamed Youssef in March, who was replaced by Nadhum Shaker. The former club president Ayad Bunyan was re-elected into office early in August, following his removal midway through the 2014–15 season.

Squad

Out on loan

Departed during season

Personnel

Technical Staff

Management

PositionNameNationality
President:Ayad Bunyan
Vice-president:Abdul-Wahab Al-Taei
Financial Secretary:Uday Tariq
Board SecretaryAlaa Bahar Al-Uloom
Member of the Board:Sadiq Jafar
Member of the Board:Ghazi Faisal
Member of the Board:Tahseen Al-Yassri
Member of the Board:Ali Al-Shahmani
Member of the Board:Ghalib Al-Zamili
Member of the Board:Ahsan Al-Daraji

Kit

Supplier: Adidas

Transfers

In

DatePos.NameFromFee
June 2016DF Essam Yassin Naft Al-Wasat-
June 2016MF Amjad Waleed Naft Al-Wasat-
June 2016GK Noor Sabri Naft Al-Wasat-
June 2016FW Jassim Mohammed Naft Al-Wasat-
June 2016GK Mohammed Abbas Al-Hedood-
June 2016MF Jawad Kadhim Al-Minaa-
July 2016FW Bassam Qabel Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya-
July 2016FW Abdul-Qadir Tariq Al-Talaba-
July 2016DF Ali Lateef Al-Zawraa-
July 2016DF Faisal Jassim Al-Minaa-
August 2016DF Kosrat Baez Arbil FC-
August 2016MF Ahmed Magdy Petrojet FCLoan
August 2016MF Miran Khesro Arbil FC-
August 2016MF Hussein Abdul-Wahed Al-Zawraa-
August 2016FW Rafid MuayadFree agent-
August 2016FW Karrar Hameed Al-HedoodReturn from loan
August 2016DF Hamdi Al Masri Dhofar-
August 2016DF Ahmad IbrahimFree agent-
January 2017GK Sarhang Muhsin Erbil-
January 2017DF Abdul-Hamid Sami Misr Lel-Makkasa-
January 2017FW Ali Yousif Al-KahrabaLoan
January 2017FW Mohamed Aoudou Free State Stars-
February 2017GK Mohammed Hameed Naft Al-Wasat-
February 2017MF Hatem Zidan Zakho-

Out

DatePos.NameToFee
May 2016DF Ahmad Al SalihReleased
May 2016DF Seifeddine ChammariReleased
May 2016MF Hassan WasswaReleased
June 2016MF Ahmad Fadhel Al-Zawraa-
June 2016MF Ibrahim Naeem Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya-
June 2016GK Jalal Hassan Naft Al-Wasat-
June 2016DF Waleed Bahar Amanat Baghdad-
June 2016GK Haidar Raad Naft Al-Junoob-
June 2016FW Ameer Sabah Al-Talaba-
July 2016DF Ali Faez Çaykur Rizespor-
July 2016FW Ali SalahReleased
July 2016FW Hussein KarimReleased
August 2016MF Amjad Attwan Naft Al-Wasat-
August 2016FW Akram JassimReleased
August 2016FW Mohanad Ali Al-KahrabaLoan
August 2016FW Bassam QabelReleased
September 2016DF Ahmad Ibrahim Emirates Club-
January 2017GK Noor Sabri Al-Minaa-
January 2017FW Amjad Kalaf Al-Zawraa-
January 2017DF Hamdi Al MasriReleased
January 2017FW Karrar Hameed Al-KahrabaLoan
January 2017FW Rafid Muayad Al-KarkhLoan
February 2017GK Mohammed Abbas Al-KahrabaLoan
April 2017DF Abdul-Hamid SamiReleased
June 2017FW Mohamed AoudouReleased
July 2017MF Ahmed Magdy Petrojet FCReturn from loan

Competitions

Iraqi Premier League

Iraq FA Cup