2001–02 Iraq FA Cup

The 2001–02 Iraq FA Cup was the 24th edition of the Iraq FA Cup as a club competition. The tournament was won by Al-Talaba for the first time in their history, after losing in the final six previous times. They beat Al-Shorta 1–0 in the final, preventing Al-Shorta from completing the cup double. Al-Talaba also won the 2001–02 Iraqi Elite League to complete their first ever double.[1][2] The tournament consisted of 100 teams for the first time.

2001–02 Iraq FA Cup
Tournament details
CountryIraq
Teams100
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Talaba
(1st title)
Runner-upAl-Shorta

Bracket

First preliminary round

Team 1 Score Team 2
Al-Muthanna1–0Al-Forat
Sulaymaniya2–1Aso
Al-Shatra1–0Al-Kut
Karbala?–? (5–4 p)Al-Sadda
Al-Jaish9–0Al-Shabab
Al-Amana?–? (5–3 p)Al-Umal
Al-Shuala4–1Al-Siyaha
Peris5–1Ararat
Al-Hamza?–? (6–5 p)Al-Kufa
Al-Meshkhab3–0Al-Anbar
Al-Basra4–1Al-Hay
Salahaddin4–1Shabab Al-Dawr
Al-Rifai6–0Al-Muwafaqiya
Zakho9–0Hikna
Sinjar3–0Simele
Daquq3–0Al-Mosul
Bardarash2–0Al-Thawra
Haifa3–2Tamouz
Brusk2–0Diyala
Al-Khalis3–0Mateen
Al-Nasiriya3–0Al-Fajr
Al-Nahdha3–1Al-Khutoot
Al-Tijara4–2Al-Hurriya
Al-Hindiya4–3Al-Jamahir
Al-Shomali2–1Ghammas
Al-Diwaniya4–3Babil
Al-Ramadi2–0Al-Falluja
Al-Qasim3–2Al-Fosfat
Al-Mahmoudiya2–1Al-Qaqaa
Al-Khidhir1–0Al-Hadhr
Brayati4–0Al-Shaqlawa
Al-Shirqat2–1Balad
Al-Hudood3–0Khanaqin
Al-Numaniya4–2Al-Musayyib
Kahrabaa Al-Hartha1–0Al-Rumaitha
Kumait5–0Zummar
Al-Bahri3–1Maysan
Al-Amara2–1Al-Ittihad
Al-Hussein7–0Al-Madain
Afak5–2Al-Daghara
Al-Samawabye
Al-Zubairbye
Kirkukbye
Al-Dibisbye
Al-Kadhimiyabye
Al-Bareedbye
Al-Sinaabye
Al-Hillabye

Second preliminary round

Team 1 Score Team 2
Al-Basra1–0Al-Khidhir
Salahaddin3–1Brayati
Al-Diwaniya4–2Al-Hindiya
Al-Ramadi1–0Karbala
Al-Nahdha1–0Haifa
Daquq1–0Al-Shirqat
Al-Amana2–1Al-Hudood
Al-Hussein4–0Al-Numaniya
Kahrabaa Al-Hartha0–3Al-Muthanna
Afak2–1Kumait
Al-Shatra2–0Al-Bahri
Al-Rifai2–1Al-Amara
Al-Shuala4–2Sulaymaniya
Peris5–1Al-Hamza
Al-Meshkhab3–2Sinjar
Zakho6–0Bardarash
Brusk2–3Al-Khalis
Al-Nasiriya4–2Al-Tijara
Al-Qasim3–0Al-Shomali
Al-Jaish3–0 (w/o)Al-Mahmoudiya
Al-Samawabye
Al-Zubairbye
Kirkukbye
Al-Dibisbye
Al-Kadhimiyabye
Al-Bareedbye
Al-Sinaabye
Al-Hillabye

Third preliminary round

Team 1 Score Team 2
Al-Basra6–1Daquq
Salahaddin7–0Al-Muthanna
Al-Diwaniya1–0Al-Shuala
Al-Ramadi2–1Al-Khalis
Al-Samawa?–? (5–4 p)Al-Zubair
Kirkuk6–0Al-Dibis
Al-Kadhimiya5–2Al-Bareed
Al-Sinaa3–0Al-Hilla
Al-Nahdhabye
Al-Amanabye
Al-Husseinbye
Afakbye
Al-Shatrabye
Al-Rifaibye
Perisbye
Al-Meshkhabbye
Zakhobye
Al-Nasiriyabye
Al-Qasimbye
Al-Jaishbye

Final phase

Bracket

Round of 32
First legs: 22 October 2001
Second legs: 5 November 2001
Round of 16
First legs: 19 November 2001
Second legs: 10 December 2001
Quarter-finals
First legs: 21 January 2002
Second legs: 28 January 2002
Semi-finals
First legs: 7 April 2002
Second legs: 15 April 2002
Final
28 April 2002
Al-Zawraa325
Al-Amana101Al-Zawraa303
Al-Hussein000Al-Minaa112
Al-Minaa011Al-Zawraa101
Al-Najaf459Al-Najaf112
Al-Meshkhab000Al-Najaf123
Al-Jaish639Al-Jaish000
Al-Rifai000Al-Najaf101
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi516Al-Talaba123
Al-Diwaniya011Al-Difaa Al-Jawi134
Afak101Peris011
Peris (a)101Al-Difaa Al-Jawi000
Salahaddin213Al-Talaba011
Al-Qasim101Salahaddin112
Al-Basra112Al-Talaba325
Al-Talaba235Al-Talaba1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya303Al-Shorta0
Duhok112Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya101
Al-Shatra000Al-Karkh (a)101
Al-Karkh044Al-Karkh000
Al-Kadhimiya213Al-Naft011
Kirkuk022Al-Kadhimiya101
Al-Naft336Al-Naft (a)101
Al-Nahdha000Al-Naft000
Samarra112Al-Shorta314
Al-Sinaa011Samarra437
Erbil101Al-Samawa000
Al-Samawa112Samarra011
Al-Nasiriya101Al-Shorta314
Zakho112Zakho202
Al-Ramadi011Al-Shorta033
Al-Shorta3710

Matches

Quarter-finals

First legs

Al-Zawraa1–1Al-Najaf
Abdul-Jabar 26'Wahoudi 54'

Samarra0–3Al-Shorta
Tariq 28'
Mushraf 65'
Ahmad 90+1'


Second legs

Al-Najaf1–0Al-Zawraa
Jawad 46'

Al-Najaf won 2–1 on aggregate.


Al-Shorta1–1Samarra
Kadhim 47'Aziz 61'

Al-Shorta won 4–1 on aggregate.


Al-Naft1–0Al-Karkh
Mashal 75'

Al-Naft won 1–0 on aggregate.


Al-Talaba won 1–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

First legs

Al-Najaf1–1Al-Talaba
A. Hashim 43'Q. Hashim 87'

Al-Naft0–3Al-Shorta
Hameed 9'
Mushraf 40'
Ogla 70'

Second legs

Al-Talaba won 3–1 on aggregate.


Al-Shorta won 4–0 on aggregate.

Final

Al-Talaba1–0Al-Shorta
Hashim 85'
Referee: Alaa Abdul-Qadir
Al-Talaba
Al-Shorta
GK21 Saad Nassir
CB30 Hamza Hadi
CB23 Ahmed Wali
CB6 Bassim Abbas
RM8 Habib Jafar (c)
CM33 Walid Ahmad
CM20 Bahaa Kadhim
CM15 Hassan Turki
LM29 Talib Abdul-Latif
CF19 Sahib Abbas
CF28 Younis Mahmoud
Substitutes:
DF17 Arkan Najeeb
FW7 Ahmed Salah
FW25 Qusay Hashim
Manager:
Thair Ahmed
GK1 Emad Hashim (c)
RB3 Qais Issa
CB4 Mahir Habib
CB27 Khalid Mohammed Sabbar
LB23 Mazin Abdul-Sattar
RM13 Abbas Rahim
CM25 Nashat Akram
CM20 Faris Abdul-Sattar
LM18 Ahmad Kadhim
CF16 Ahmad Mnajed
CF11 Amer Mushraf
Substitutes:
DF29 Ziyad Tariq
MF15 Ahmed Hussein Adan
FW17 Hashim Ridha
Manager:
Ammo Baba

Assistant referees:
Abbas Abdul-Hussein
Arsalan Qadr
Mohammed Sahib

Match rules

Iraq FA Cup
2001–02 winner
Al-Talaba
1st title

References