Al Shorta Team Guide: Manager and Ranking, Fixtures

Al Shorta

Iraq

Ahmad Salah Alwan Baghdād

Al Shorta is a professional football club based in Iraq. The current manager is Ahmad Salah Alwan, who took charge in September 2025. Home matches are played at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdād, with a capacity of 40,000 and a grass surface. The side faces challenges this season and will be looking to turn things around in upcoming fixtures.

6 Seasons

38 Matches

26.3% Win Rate

33:60 Goals

Achievements

1 Total Titles

0 Runners Up

AFC Champions League Two

1 Champion 0 Runner-up 1 Seasons

Title Seasons 2026

AFC Champions League Elite

0 Champion 0 Runner-up 4 Seasons

Iraqi League

0 Champion 0 Runner-up 1 Seasons

League Standings

Iraqi League

Iraq 2026/2027

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Al-Karma 10 7 3 0 17 7 +10 24 D W W W W

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Newroz 10 6 3 1 16 4 +12 21 W W D W W

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Naft 10 6 3 1 13 5 +8 21 W W W W L

Al Zawra'a 9 5 3 1 15 6 +9 18 L W W W D

Erbil 9 5 3 1 13 4 +9 18 D W L W D

Al Shorta 9 4 4 1 9 4 +5 16 D W D W D

Al-Jolan SC 10 3 5 2 10 9 +1 14 W D D L D

Al Quwa Al Jawiya 10 2 6 2 14 12 +2 12 D W D L W

Duhok 10 2 6 2 14 13 +1 12 L W D L D

Diyala 10 3 3 4 15 16 -1 12 W L D W L

Al Minaa Basra 10 3 3 4 10 12 -2 12 L W D L D

Al Talaba 10 2 5 3 10 14 -4 11 W D D L W

Zakho 10 2 3 5 7 14 -7 9 L L L W D

Gharraf 10 2 3 5 6 13 -7 9 W D L L L

Ghaz Al Shamal 9 1 5 3 4 7 -3 8 L D D D L

Al Kahrabaa 10 1 5 4 6 11 -5 8 L D L W L

Mosul 9 2 2 5 9 15 -6 8 L L L L D

Naft Maysan 10 1 5 4 7 14 -7 8 L D L W D

Al Karkh 9 2 1 6 12 17 -5 7 L W W L L

Karbala 10 1 3 6 7 17 -10 6 L D L L L

Lineups

Al Shorta

4-2-2-2

Ahmad Salah Alwan

Coach

Starting XI

No. Player Age Pos

9 H. Ali D

10 Leonel Ateba F

11 B. Shakir M

13 T. Aggoun 28 D

14 M. Soumana

15 A. Yahia Alwan

20 M. Zaddem M

21 S. Abdulkadhim M

22 M. Kareem

25 A. Qasim

32 B. Sambou F

Substitutes

No. Player Age Pos

2 A. Rasheed D

4 M. Younis D

7 M. Al Mawas

8 D. Mendy 26 M

16 H. Ahmad

17 A. Farhan

19 S. Ahmed

23 M. Sadoun

24 A. Fadhil Abbas

28 H. Jabbar F

30 F. Youssef

31 A. Salih M

Comments

StrikerStella Sep 15, 2026

GO Al Shorta — Huge fan of Al Shorta's style — Huge fan of Al Shorta's style — Love what Al Shorta are building — 🎉...

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ExtraTimeEmma Sep 3, 2026

Al Shorta need a complete rebuild #Iraqi League 👀

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OverlapOliver Aug 27, 2026

with their current form — with their current form — Class act — Al Shorta have the squad depth and tactical flexibility to challenge on multiple fronts this season — GO Al Shorta...

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ExtraTimeEmma Aug 26, 2026

Al Shorta are a mess right now Al Shorta are a mess right now Something is wrong at Al Shorta and Al Shorta need a complete rebuild 😫

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HatrickHarry Aug 25, 2026

if they can stay injury-free..?! Mid-table team 📝

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