Al-Shorta SC
Al-Shorta Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الشرطة الرياضي, lit. 'Police Sports Club') is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. It has teams in 18 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.
| Full name | Al-Shorta Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Al-Qithara (The Harp) | ||
| Founded | 1932 | ||
| Ground | Al-Shaab Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 35,700 | ||
| President | Abdul-Halim Fahem | ||
| Head coach | Moamen Soliman | ||
| League | Iraq Stars League | ||
| 2022–23 | Iraqi Premier League, 1st of 20 (champions) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Active departments of Al-Shorta SC | ||
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| Football | Basketball | Handball |
| Futsal | Volleyball | Beach volleyball |
| Archery | Athletics | Bodybuilding |
| Boxing | Footvolley | Judo |
| Show jumping | Swimming | Taekwondo |
| Water polo | Weightlifting | Wrestling |
Al-Shorta's football team is one of the most successful in Iraq, having won the Iraq Stars League six times, including in both the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons. Al-Shorta were crowned the inaugural Arab Club Champions Cup winners in 1982 and are one of only two Iraqi clubs to have won the tournament. Al-Shorta are the only team to win the Umm al-Ma'arik Championship three times in a row, while they have reached the final of the Iraq FA Cup on five occasions, losing each time.
Al-Shorta hold the Iraq Stars League records for the joint-longest unbeaten run (39 games) and the most consecutive wins in a season (11 wins). In the 2021–22 season, Al-Shorta set records for the earliest league title win (seven rounds remaining) and the largest title-winning margin (21 points), and also became the first club to win all Baghdad derbies home and away in one season.