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Leagues | Iraqi Basketball Premier League | ||
Founded | 1932 | ||
Arena | Al-Shaab Hall | ||
Location | Baghdad, Iraq | ||
Team colors | Green, white, purple | ||
President | Abdul-Halim Fahem | ||
Head coach | Ghassan Sarkis | ||
Ownership | Al-Shorta SC | ||
Championships | 3 Iraqi Premier Leagues 1 Iraqi Perseverance Cup | ||
Website | alshortasc.com/sports | ||
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Active departments of Al-Shorta SC
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Football | Basketball | Handball |
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Futsal | Volleyball | Beach volleyball |
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Archery | Athletics | Bodybuilding |
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Boxing | Diving | Footvolley |
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Judo | Show jumping | Swimming |
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Taekwondo | Water polo | Weightlifting |
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Wrestling |
Al-Shorta SC Basketball is a professional basketball team based in Baghdad, Iraq. It is a part of the Al-Shorta SC multi-sports club, whose origins date back to 1932. The team has won three Iraqi Basketball Premier League titles, most recently in the 2014–15 season, and has won one Iraqi Basketball Perseverance Cup title.
Al-Shorta have previously reached the quarter-finals of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, and have finished in fourth place at the Arab Club Basketball Championship and fifth place at the WABA Champions Cup. Al-Shorta finished in fourth place in the West Asia sub-zone in the 2023–24 West Asia Super League.