President Ayad Bunyan Iraqi Premier League Winners AFC Cup Group stage | Manager Lorival Santos AFC Champions League First qualifying round | |
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In the 2013–14 season, Al Shorta competed in the 2013–14 Iraqi Premier League and the 2014 AFC Cup after failing to qualify for the 2014 AFC Champions League. They won the league for the second time in a row and the tenth time in their history, finishing one point ahead of second-placed Arbil FC. The league had to be ended prematurely with teams having played either 23, 22 or 21 games due to the situation in the country and Al Shorta were awarded the title as they were on top having played fewer games than most teams in the league. They also played in the AFC Cup but failed to advance past the group stages, playing out four goalless draws out of six games.
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The season saw the club appoint their second ever foreign coach, Brazilian Lorival Santos, and sign their first ever Brazilian player, striker Cristiano da Silva Santos. Their top scorer for the season was Iraqi forward Mustafa Karim who bagged seven goals in total for the champions.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Kit
Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Royal Arena Sport
Classification
Updated to games played on 15 June 2014.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
AFC Cup
Group stage
Last updated: 15 May 2014
Source: Al Shorta website