The 2014–15 season was Al Shorta's 41st 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 41 editions of the competition. Al Shorta participated in the

and the

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. They entered this season on the back of two successful seasons for the club. The 2012–13 season saw them win both the

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and the

and the 2013–14 season saw them top the Iraqi Premier League standings again. This season was not as successful as Al Shorta finished in third place in the league. They started the season brilliantly by storming to first place in Group 2 with 40 points from a possible 48, but they were knocked out at the elite stage after replacing Egyptian coach Mohamed Youssef with former manager

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, finishing three points behind Naft Al Wasat (who reached the final and went on to win the league) in Group 1. Al Shorta were awarded a 3–0 win over

Al Minaa Al-Minaa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الميناء الرياضي, lit=Port Sports Club) is an Iraqi multi-sport club based in Al-Maqal, Basra that participates in the Iraq Division One, the second tier of Iraqi football. It is one of the mo ...

in the third place match as Al Minaa did not turn up to the game, so Al Shorta finished in third. In the AFC Cup, Al Shorta topped their group, reaching the knockout stage for the first time in their history. However, they were eliminated by

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in the round of 16.

Squad

Out on loan

''(at

Amanat Baghdad Amanat Baghdad Sport Club ( ar, نادي أمانة بغداد‎ الرياضي, lit=Mayoralty of Baghdad) is a football team based in Karkh District, Baghdad, Iraq, that competes in the Iraq Division One, the second tier of Iraqi football. For ...

until the end of the 2014-15 season)''

Departed during season

Personnel

Technical Staff

Management

Kit

Supplier:

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/ Sponsor: Royal Arena Sport

Transfers

In

Out

Competitions

Iraqi Premier League

Group stage (group 2)

Elite Stage (Group 1)

Third-place match

AFC Cup

Group stage

Knockout phase

=Round of 16

Tournament for the Armed Forces

Basketball

Al Shorta won the

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for the first time since 1997 by defeating Al Karkh in the final. The first leg of the final ended in a 66–65 win, the second ended in a 75–70 loss and the final leg ended in a 90–89 win thanks to a 3-pointer right at the end of the game from DeAndre Rice.

References

External links

Al Shorta websiteAl Shorta TVTeam info at goalzz.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:2014-15 Al Shorta season Al-Shorta SC seasons

Al Shorta Al-Shorta Sports Club ( ar, نادي الشرطة الرياضي, lit=''Police Sports Club'') is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. It has teams in 17 different sports, more than any other Iraqi club, and the best known sectio ...

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