Al Shorta

Al-Shorta, the police sports club of Baghdad, traces its football team to 1932 and is one of the most successful in Iraq, with eight league titles including four in a row between 2022 and 2025. It won the inaugural Arab Club Champions Cup in 1982. Nicknamed Al-Qithara, the Harp, it contests Baghdad derbies with Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Zawraa and Al-Talaba.