11th Umm al-Ma'arik Championship

The 11th Umm al-Ma'arik Championship (Arabic: بطولة أم المعارك الحادية عشرة) was the eleventh occurrence of the Umm al-Ma'arik Championship. The competition was organised by the Iraq Football Association and the top eight teams of the 2000–01 Iraqi Elite League competed in the tournament. The competition was held in 2002, from 1 February to 10 February. In the final, held at Al-Shaab Stadium, Al-Shorta defeated Al-Talaba 1–0 to win the cup for the second time in a row.[1][2]

Umm al-Ma'arik Championship
Tournament details
CountryIraq
Dates1–10 February 2002
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Shorta
Runner-upAl-Talaba
Third placeAl-Karkh
Fourth placeAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Younis Mahmoud
(4 goals)
Best playerZiyad Tariq

Group stage

Group 1

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Al-Shorta330094+59Advanced to semifinals
Al-Karkh311124−24
Al-Zawraa310254+13
Duhok301237−41
Source: RSSSF.com
Al-Karkh1–0Al-Zawraa
Salam 10'
Farah
Obeid
Referee: Shaker Mahmoud
Al-Shorta3–2Duhok
Mnajed 15'
Ogla 30'
Mushraf 45'
Abdullah 60'
J. Mohammed 72'
Referee: Mohamad Sahib
Al-Shorta3–0Al-Karkh
Mnajed 9', 51'
Tariq 25'
Rahim 26'
Referee: Najim Aboud
Al-Zawraa3–0Duhok
E. Mohammed 23', 84', 90+1'
Referee: Alaa Abdul-Qadir
Al-Karkh1–1Duhok
Raja 90'Abdullah 30'
Referee: Mahdi Faliyh
Al-Shorta3–2Al-Zawraa
Mnajed 5'
Rahim 24'
Ridha 48' (pen.)
Qassim
Hussein 2' (pen.), 60' (pen.), 62'
Abdul-Jabar
Referee: Mahmoud Nouraddin

Group 2

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Al-Talaba321052+37Advanced to semifinals
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya311143+14
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi310257−23
Al-Najaf310224−23
Source: RSSSF.com
Al-Najaf2–1Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Jalout 72', 78'Swadi 86'
Referee: Sabah Qasim
Al-Talaba4–2Al-Difaa Al-Jawi
Mahmoud 50', 77', 90'
Abbas 75'
Khudhair 83'
Nafaa 87'
Referee: Hazim Hussein
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi2–0Al-Najaf
Ashour 10'
Zaki 70'
Referee: Mohamad Sahib
Al-Talaba0–0Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Referee: Abdulhali Khudhair
Al-Talaba1–0Al-Najaf
Mahmoud 22'
Referee: Najim Aboud
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya3–1Al-Difaa Al-Jawi
Khudhair 22', 66' (pen.)
Abbas 69'
Ali 77' (pen.)
Abdul-Latif
Referee: Mahmoud Nouraddin

Semifinals

Al-Shorta1–0Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Mushraf 63'
Referee: Hazim Hussein
Al-Talaba1–0Al-Karkh
Kadhim 70'
Referee: Mohamad Sahib

Third place match

Al-Karkh2–1Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Hassan 59', 87'Saddam 65'
Referee: Alaa Abdul-Qadir

Final

Al-Shorta1–0 (a.e.t.)Al-Talaba
Habib  112'
Referee: Mahmoud Nouraddin
GK21 Saad Nassir
CB30 Hamza Hadi
CB12 Haidar Abdul-Razzaq
CB6 Bassim Abbas
RM8 Habib Jafar (c)
CM22 Fawzi Abdul-Sada
CM20 Bahaa Kadhim
CM15 Hassan Turki
LM14 Alaa Nayrouz
CF7 Ahmed Salah
CF28 Younis Mahmoud
Substitutions:
DF23 Ahmed Wali
FW10 Alaa Kadhim
FW11 Sabah Jeayer
Manager:
Thair Ahmed

Assistant referees:
Aziz Karim
Samir Mahna
Sabah Qasim

Match rules

Umm al-Ma'arik Championship
2001–02 winner
Al-Shorta
2nd title

Awards

Top Goalscorer[1]Best Player[1]Best Goalkeeper[1]Fair Play Award[1]
Younis Mahmoud
(Al-Talaba)
Ziyad Tariq
(Al-Shorta)
Wissam Gassid
(Al-Karkh)
Al-Najaf

References