1992 Iraqi Elite Cup
The Second Mother of all Battles Championship (Arabic: بطولة أم المعارك الثانية), commonly referred to as the 1992 Iraqi Elite Cup (Arabic: كأس النخبة العراقي 1992), was the second occurrence of the Iraqi Elite Cup. Unlike the last season where the competition was organised by Al-Talaba, this season was organised by the Iraq Football Association. The top eight teams of the 1991–92 Iraqi National League competed in the tournament. The competition started on 2 July 1992 and ended on 17 July 1992 where, in the final, held at Al-Shaab Stadium, Al-Talaba defeated Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya after extra time.[1]
| Country | Iraq |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–17 July 1992 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Champions | Al-Talaba |
| Runners-up | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| Third place | Al-Zawraa |
| Fourth place | Al-Naft |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 35 (2.19 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Karim Saddam (7 goals) |
| Best player | Hashim Khamis |
← 1991 1993 → | |
Background
After the Iraq Football Association adopted the Iraqi Elite Cup, they held a meeting on 16 June 1992 to start the second edition of the competition which was decided to be from 2–17 July 1992 with the participation of the top eight teams from the 1991–92 Iraqi National League, instead of the top six, which included Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Zawraa, Al-Karkh, Al-Talaba, Al-Shorta, Al-Najaf, Al-Tayaran (now known as Al-Khutoot) and Al-Naft. The FA set the matches to be played at Al-Shaab Stadium, Al-Kashafa Stadium and Al-Shorta Stadium.[2]
Group stage
The matches were drawn on 28 June 1992.
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Naft | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| Al-Zawraa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Al-Shorta | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
| Al-Tayaran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
| Al-Shorta | 1–0 | Al-Tayaran |
|---|---|---|
Yousif  |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Talaba | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Al-Najaf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Al-Karkh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–0 | Al-Najaf |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Hussein |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 0–0 | Al-Karkh |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Najaf | 3–2 | Al-Karkh |
|---|---|---|
| Najim Nouri |
Kadhim |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–1 | Al-Talaba |
|---|---|---|
| Tahir |
Abdul-Qadir |
Semifinals
| Al-Naft | 0–1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
|---|---|---|
| Abbas |
Final
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Talaba |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kadhim  |
         Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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    Al-Talaba
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References
- Hashim, Refel (May 25, 2002). "Iraq 1992/93". RSSSF.
- "Umm Al-Ma'arik Tournaments File - The Second Edition in Memory of its Establishing". Kooora Forums (in Arabic). Shukri Mahmoud. August 31, 2010.