The Arab Club Champions Cup is a seasonal club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and contested by top clubs from the Arab world. The tournament is contested by a total of 37 teams from Asia and Africa.
The Iraq Stars League, is the highest level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Iraqi Premier Division League. It is governed by the Iraqi Pro League Association.
Al-Talaba Sports Club is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. Its football team competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1969, the club was named Al-Jamiea but became known as Al-Talaba ahead of the 1978–79 season after being merged with a new club of the same name. Their home stadium is Al-Talaba Stadium.
Al-Shorta Sports Club is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. It has teams in 19 different sports, and the best known section of the club is the football team, whose origins date back to 1932. Al-Shorta was formally established as a sports club in 1978 after a clubs-only policy was introduced to Iraqi football.
Alaa Abdul-Zahra Khashen Al-Azzawi, is an Iraqi football player who plays as a forward for Iraq Stars League club Al-Minaa and for the Iraq national team.
Mahmoud Al-Mawas is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Al-Shorta in the Iraqi Premier League and the Syria national team. He made his international debut with Syria in 2012, aged 19.
Karrar Mohammed is an Iraqi footballer who last played as a centre back for Al-Minaa in the Iraq Premier League, as well as the Iraq national team.
Jassim Mohammed is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Shorta in the Iraq Premier League, as well as the Iraq national team.
Moamen Soliman is an Egyptian football manager and former player who most recently managed Al-Shorta in the Iraq Stars League. He played as a left-back for Zamalek SC and Suez Club in Egypt, for De Graafschap in the Netherlands, and for OFI Crete and Agios Nikolaos in Greece.
Amjad Waleed Hussein is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a left-winger or left-back.
Abdul Karim Jassim Bader, also known as Jombi, is an Iraqi football coach and former player.
The 2017–18 Iraqi Premier League was the 44th season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest division for Iraqi association football clubs, since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 20 November 2017, and ended on 18 July 2018. Al-Zawraa won a record 14th title, finishing four points ahead of both the previous season's champions and runners-up and five points ahead of Al-Shorta.
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 history of Iraqi football, and league games between the clubs are usually played at the neutral venue of Al-Shaab Stadium to accommodate more spectators. The match between Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Zawraa is often referred to as the Iraqi El Clásico.
The 2018–19 Iraqi Premier League was the 45th season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest division for Iraqi association football clubs, since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 14 September 2018 and ended on 24 July 2019.
Idrissa Niang is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Iraqi Premier League club Al-Shorta.
Sajjad Jassim Mousa Al-Msharrafawee is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Shorta in the Iraqi Premier League.
Hasan Abdulkareem Jabbar Sayyid, also known as Qoqiah, is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a midfielder for Iraqi club Al-Zawraa and the Iraq national team.
Aliyat Al-Shorta Sport Club is an Iraqi sports club based in Baghdad. Its football team plays in the Iraqi Second Division League, the fourth tier of Iraqi football.
The 2022–23 season was Al-Shorta's 49th season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 48 previous editions of the competition. Al-Shorta participated in the Iraqi Premier League as defending champions, as well as the Iraq FA Cup, the Iraqi Super Cup and the Arab Club Champions Cup.
Ahmed Yahya Mahmoud Al-Hajjaj is an Iraqi professional footballer who currently plays for Iraq Stars League club Al-Shorta and the Iraq national team.
