2002–03 Iraq FA Cup

The 2002–03 Iraq FA Cup was the 26th edition of the knockout competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. It kicked off on 2 September 2002, and the final was played on 23 August 2003 at the Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil rather than at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad due to security reasons.[1][2]

2002–03 Iraq FA Cup
CountryIraq
Dates2 September 2002 – 23 August 2003
Teams94
ChampionsAl-Talaba
(2nd title)
Runners-upAl-Shorta

Al-Talaba were the defending champions of the cup after beating Al-Shorta 1–0 in the 2002 final, and exactly the same was repeated one year later as Al-Talaba beat Al-Shorta 1–0 again to lift their second cup, preventing their rivals from completing their first League and FA Cup double in the process. The competition was halted for more than six months after the quarter-finals due to the American invasion of Iraq, but the Iraq Football Association decided to complete the tournament, moving the remaining three matches to the safer northern city of Erbil.[3] The 2003 final was the last cup final until 2016, a full 13 years later.[4][5]

Matches

First round
2 September 2002 Brusk3–1BrayatiErbil
Bathar Akram  3' (pen.)
Bashtwan Akram  45'
Abbas  68'		  31' Arsalan Jalal Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium
2 September 2002 Salahaddin3–0AqraTikrit
Stadium: Tikrit Stadium
2 September 2002 Jalawla0–1BaladMaqadiya
Stadium: Maqadiya Stadium
2 September 2002 Talafar3–1Shabab Al-DawrMosul
Stadium: Al-Mosul University Stadium
2 September 2002 Khanaqin1–0AraratKhanaqin
Attendance: Khanaqin Stadium
2 September 2002 Al-Khalis0–1MateenAl-Khalis
 15' Sami Hassan Stadium: Al-Khalis Stadium
2 September 2002 Al-Thawra0–0 (a.e.t.)
(W–L p)		SimeleKirkuk
Stadium: Al-Thawra Stadium
2 September 2002 Tamouz0–0 (a.e.t.)
(L–W p)		Al-UmalBaghdad
Stadium: Al-Kashafa Stadium
2 September 2002 Al-Tharthar0–0 (a.e.t.)
(W–L p)		Al-HusseinBaghdad
Stadium: Al-Tharthar Stadium
2 September 2002 Diyala0–0 (a.e.t.)
(W–L p)		Al-AmanaDiyala
Stadium: Diyala Stadium
2 September 2002 Al-Suwaira1–2Al-ShualaBaghdad
Stadium: Al-Shuala Stadium
2 September 2002 Al-Anbar2–1Al-TijaraRamadi
Stadium: Al-Ramadi Stadium
2 September 2002 Al-Sulaikh3–1Al-ShababBaghdad
Stadium: Al-Amana Stadium
2 September 2002 Al-Kadhimiya5–0Al-SamoudBaghdad
Stadium: Al-Kadhimiya Stadium
2 September 2002 Al-Hudood0–3Al-RamadiBaghdad
Stadium: Al-Jaish Stadium
2 September 2002 Al-Hurriya2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		HaifaBaghdad
Stadium: Al-Hurriya Stadium
2 September 2002 Al-Hamza0–1Al-MashrouAl-Qadisiya
Stadium: Al-Hamza Stadium
2 September 2002 Al-Aziziya4–1Al-MuhanawiyaWasit
Stadium: Al-Aziziya Stadium
2 September 2002 Al-Mahmoudiya0–1Al-DiwaniyaMahmoudiya
Stadium: Al-Mahmoudiyah Stadium
3 September 2002 Karbalaa4–0Al-MidhatiyaKarbalaa
Stadium: Karbalaa Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Sadda0–0 (a.e.t.)
(L–W p)		Al-JamahirDhi Qar
Stadium: Al-Sadda Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Qasim0–0 (a.e.t.)
(W–L p)		Al-DujailaBabil
Stadium: Al-Qasim Stadium
3 September 2002 Hatteen2–1Al-NumaniyaBabil
Stadium: Hatteen Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Muwafaqiya1–0Al-HindiyaBasra
Stadium: Al-Muwafaqiya Stadium
3 September 2002 Afak0–1Al-MeshkhabAfak
Stadium: Afak Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Bathaa1–0Al-ForatDhi Qar
Stadium: Al-Bathaa Stadium
3 September 2002 Kahrabaa Al-Hartha3–2WasitBasra
Stadium: Al-Basra Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Rifai1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Al-MuthannaDhi Qar
Stadium: Al-Rifai Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Khudhair0–3Al-Shatra–
Stadium: Al-Khudhair Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Kut1–0Al-BahriKut
Stadium: Al-Kut Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Nidaa0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Al-ZubairBasra
Stadium: Al-Minaa Secondary Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Majer0–0 (a.e.t.)
(W–L p)		Al-HaiMaysan
Stadium: Al-Majer Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Gharraf0–1Ghaz Al-JunoobDhi Qar
Stadium: Al-Gharraf Stadium
3 September 2002 Babil1–0Al-MusayyibBabil
Stadium: Babil Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Alam0–0 (a.e.t.)
(W–L p)		PerisTikrit
Stadium: Tikrit Stadium
3 September 2002 Hibhib1–2 (a.e.t.)AsoDiyala

 Stadium: Diyala Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Nahdha6–1Al-FallujaBaghdad
Stadium: Al-Nahdha Stadium

Second round

Al-Shuala were automatically placed into the third round.

9 September 2002 Brusk3–1SalahaddinErbil
Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium
9 September 2002 Balad1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		TalafarBalad
Mithaq Talib Hussein Mohammed Stadium: Balad Stadium
9 September 2002 Mateen3–0KhanaqinDuhok
Sami Hassan  7'
Bihar Ahmed  44'
Ramzi Mohammed Suliman  89'		 Stadium: Duhok Stadium
9 September 2002 Al-Thawra0–1Al-AlamBaghdad
Stadium: Al-Thawra Stadium
9 September 2002 Aso3–2Al-UmalErbil
Stadium: Brusk Stadium
9 September 2002 Diyala2–3Al-ThartharDiyala
Omar Bahjit  14', 73'  40', 63' Kanan Mutib
 90' Ahmed Masoud		 Stadium: Diyala Stadium
9 September 2002 Al-Anbar0–0 (a.e.t.)
(L–W p)		Al-SulaikhRamadi
Stadium: Al-Ramadi Stadium
9 September 2002 Al-Nahdha3–0Al-KadhimiyaBaghdad
Odai Adnan
Ali Hamza
Adil Jabar 		Stadium: Al-Jaish Stadium
9 September 2002 Al-Ramadi1–0Al-HurriyaRamadi
Basim Obaid  88' (pen.) Stadium: Al-Ramadi Stadium
10 September 2002 Al-Diwaniya4–0BabilDiwaniya
Maitham Abdul-Wahid  3'
Salah Burhan  28'
Qasim Husswin  43' (pen.)
Hafidh Khadim  90'		 Stadium: Al-Diwaniya Stadium
10 September 2002 Hatteen1–0Al-QasimBabil
Stadium: Hatteen Stadium
10 September 2002 Al-Meshkhab4–0Al-MuwafaqiyaNajaf
Stadium: Al-Najaf Stadium
10 September 2002 Al-Shatra0–0 (a.e.t.)
(W–L p)		Al-RifaiAl-Shatra
Stadium: Al-Shatra Stadium
10 September 2002 Al-Nidaa0–1Al-KutBasra
 38' Qusai Habib Stadium: Al-Minaa Secondary Stadium
10 September 2002 Al-Mashrou3–1Al-AziziyaBasra
Falah Abdul Hassan 44'
Haitham Hamid  63'
Adel Hassan  70'		  83' Husain Ali Stadium: Al-Mashrou Stadium
10 September 2002 Kahrabaa Al-Hartha0–1Al-BathaaBasra
Stadium: Al-Bahri Stadium
10 September 2002 Ghaz Al-Junoob2–1Al-MajerBasra
Wisam Muhsin  26'
Zaki Muslim  85'		  79' Basher Talib Stadium: Al-Basra Stadium
10 September 2002 Karbalaa3–2Al-JamahirKarbalaa
Fahad Jaber
Haidar Malik 		Khadim Sachit Stadium: Karbalaa Stadium

Playoff round

Al-Nahdha, Al-Sulaikh, Hatteen, Al-Kut and Al-Mashrou withdrew from the competition, leaving 34 teams remaining. A playoff round was held to eliminate two more sides in order to have 32 teams for the Round of 32.

Aso0–2Al-ThartharErbil
Stadium: Aso Stadium
Brusk3–0 (w/o)Al-BathaaErbil
Stadium: Brusk Stadium

Round of 32
Ghaz Al-Junoob0–3Al-Shorta
Mahir Ogla
Haidar Hameed
Ammar Ahmed
Al-Basra Stadium, Basra
Al-Shorta3–0Ghaz Al-Junoob
Ammar Ahmed  56', 89' (pen.)
Mohammed Hadi  61'

Al-Shorta won 6–0 on aggregate.

Al-Nasiriya2–0Al-Mosul
Yousef Barak  40', 49'
Al-Mosul3–0Al-Nasiriya
Ahmed Marzouq  42'
Abbas Rasheed  52'
Ali Osama  73'

Al-Mosul won 3–2 on aggregate.

Mateen0–1Karbalaa
Peris Stadium, Duhok
Karbalaa3–0 (w/o)Mateen
Karbalaa Stadium, Karbalaa

Karbalaa won 4–0 on aggregate.

Al-Jaish2–0Kirkuk
Kirkuk1–0Al-Jaish
Sarmed Ismail  29' (pen.)

Al-Jaish won 2–1 on aggregate.

Duhok1–0Al-Talaba
Khalid Mushir  25'
Al-Talaba3–1Duhok
Alaa Kadhim  2'
Mahdi Karim  16', 25'		  88' Ahmed Khalaf

Al-Talaba won 3–2 on aggregate.

Samaraa2–2Al-Sinaa
Ayad Shalan  20', 73'  20' Adil Abdul-Massih
 80' Ali Hussein
Al-Sinaa1–1Samaraa
Qusay Munir  90'  38' Mohammed Jassim
Al-Sinaa Stadium, Baghdad

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Sinaa won on away goals.

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya1–1Al-Ramadi
Odai Abdul-Khaliq  25'  80' Mohammed Hamed
Al-Ramadi3–2Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Saad Owad  13'
Mohammed Hamed  14'
Ahmed Mansi  70'		  20' (pen.) Jassim Swadi
 88' Sadiq Shaker

Al-Ramadi won 4–3 on aggregate.

Erbil2–1Al-Difaa Al-Jawi
Hamid Qasim  50'
Muklas Ahmed  60'		  7' Raddad Suhail
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi2–0Erbil
Mahmoud Karim  68'
Ali Mansour  78'
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi Stadium, Baghdad

Al-Difaa Al-Jawi won 3–2 on aggregate.

Zakho1–1Al-Najaf
Zakho Stadium, Zakho
Al-Najaf1–0Zakho
Ali Hashim  1'
Al-Najaf Stadium, Najaf

Al-Najaf won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al-Samawa0–1Al-Naft
 28' Odai Abdul-Ridha
Al-Naft2–0Al-Samawa
Odai Abdul-Ridha  77'
Mustaq Khadim  88'

Al-Naft won 3–0 on aggregate.

Al-Shuala0–0Al-Karkh
Al-Karkh1–1Al-Shuala
Ziyad Abdul-Jabar  59'  63' Marthi Mizher

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Shuala won on away goals.

Al-Diwaniya2–0Al-Meshkhab
Burhan Salah  4'
Dhargham Talal  80'
Al-Diwaniya Stadium, Al-Diwaniya
Al-Meshkhab0–0Al-Diwaniya
Al-Meshkhab Stadium, Al-Meshkhab

Al-Diwaniya won 2–0 on aggregate.

Al-Tharthar3–0Al-Shatra
Al-Tharthar Stadium, Baghdad
Al-Shatra2–2Al-Tharthar
Al-Shatra Stadium, Al-Shatra

Al-Tharthar won 5–2 on aggregate.

Al-Alam1–4Al-Basra
Al-Basra3–0 (w/o)Al-Alam
Al-Basra Stadium, Basra

Al-Basra won 7–1 on aggregate.

Brusk3–0Balad
Brusk Stadium, Erbil
Balad0–0Brusk
Balad Stadium, Balad

Brusk won 3–0 on aggregate.

Al-Minaa1–0Al Zawraa
Al-Minaa Stadium, Basra
Al-Zawraa2–1Al-Minaa
Husham Mohammed  55', 69'  90+2' Ahsan Hadi

2–2 on aggregate. Al-Minaa won on away goals.

Round of 16
Al-Diwaniya0–3Al-Shorta
Mohanad Mohammed Ali
Yassir Abdul-Lateef
Faris Abdul-Sattar
Al-Diwaniya Stadium, Al-Diwaniya
Al-Shorta8–1Al-Diwaniya
Ayad Abbas  8'
Abbas Rahim  16', 21', 31', 85'
Ammar Ahmed  45', 83'
Taiseer Abdul-Hussein  67'		  20' Maitham Abdul-Wahid

Al-Shorta won 11–1 on aggregate.

Al-Difaa Al-Jawi5–1Al-Tharthar
Arkan Mahmoud
Ahmed Hussein
Mahmoud Karim
Aqil Mohammed 		Mohammed Mutaab
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi Stadium, Baghdad
Al-Tharthar2–2Al-Difaa Al-Jawi
 1' Mohammed Jassim
 46' Raddad Suhail
Al-Tharthar Stadium, Baghdad

Al-Difaa Al-Jawi won 7–3 on aggregate.

Al-Najaf3–1Al-Sinaa
Falah Hassan
Nabeel Abbas
Ali Jabbar 		Qusay Munir
Al-Najaf Stadium, Najaf
Al-Sinaa3–3Al-Najaf
Qusay Munir  10'
Mohammed Abdul-Hassan  65'
Adil Abid Zaid  87'		  12' (pen.) Ali Hashim
 45' Nabeel Abbas
 90' Ahmed Owaid
Al-Sinaa Stadium, Baghdad

Al-Najaf won 6–4 on aggregate.

Al-Minaa1–0Al-Jaish
Bahaa Abdul-Lateef
Al-Minaa Stadium, Basra
Al-Jaish2–2Al-Minaa
Aqil Karim  42'
Riyadh Sami  70'		  46' Ahsan Hadi
 66' Naif Falah

Al-Minaa won 3–2 on aggregate.

Al-Mosul1–0Brusk
Ahmed Marzouq
Brusk2–2Al-Mosul
Brusk Stadium, Erbil

Al-Mosul won 3–2 on aggregate.

Karbalaa3–2Al-Shuala
Mohammed Adheem
Maitham Hamza
Hakeem Mohammed Salih 		Mubarak Ahmed
Dhafir Hameed
Karbalaa Stadium, Karbalaa
Al-Shuala1–2Karbalaa
Al-Shuala Stadium, Baghdad

Karbalaa won 5–3 on aggregate.

Al-Basra0–0Al-Talaba
Al-Basra Stadium, Basra
Al-Talaba3–0Al-Basra
Yassir Abdul-Razzaq  45', 51'
Mohanad Lewis  86'		  20' (pen.) Jassim Swadi
 88' Sadiq Shaker

Al-Talaba won 3–0 on aggregate.

Al-Ramadi0–0Al-Naft
Al-Naft3–2Al-Ramadi
Amer Hadi  32', 49', 81'  70' Rasheed Ahmed
 85' Saad Owad

Al-Naft won 3–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals
Al-Najaf1–1Al-Minaa
Ali Hashim  21' (pen.)  7' Nawaf Falah
Al-Najaf Stadium, Najaf
Al-Minaa0–0Al-Najaf
Al-Minaa Stadium, Basra

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Minaa won on away goals.

Al-Mosul1–2Al-Naft
Ahmed Mohammed  87'  14' Ali Abdullah
 34' Ali Salah
Al-Naft0–1Al-Mosul
 30' Thamir Attiya

2–2 on aggregate. Al-Naft won on away goals.

Al-Talaba4–1Karbalaa
Habib Jafar  16', 82'
Alaa Kadhim  49'
Yassir Abdul-Razaq  74'		  70' Hussein Farhud
Karbalaa0–1Al-Talaba
 76' Alaa Kadhim
Al-Najaf Stadium, Najaf

Al-Talaba won 5–1 on aggregate.

Al-Difaa Al-Jawi0–2Al-Shorta
 19', 30' Qais Issa
Al-Shorta1–2Al-Difaa Al-Jawi
Nashat Akram  30'  72' Ali Mansour
 76' Arkan Mahmoud

Al-Shorta won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals
Al-Talaba1–0Al-Minaa
Alaa Kadhim  90+2'
Al-Shorta3–2Al-Naft
Ahmad Mnajed  24'
Ahmad Kadhim  86'
Hamid Qasim  88'		  48', 71' Mushtaq Talib

Final
Al-Talaba1–0Al-Shorta
Ahmad Salah  26'
Attendance: 13,000

Bracket

From the Round of 32 onwards:

Round of 32
First legs: 30 September 2002
Second legs: 21 October 2002		   Round of 16
First legs: 17 November 2003		   Quarter-finals
First legs: 3 February 2003
Second legs: 17 February 2003		   Semi-finals
20–21 August 2003		   Final
23 August 2003
 Al-Alam 1 0 1  
 Al-Basra (w/o) 4 3 7      Al-Basra 0 0 0  
 Duhok 1 1 2    Al-Talaba 0 3 3  
 Al-Talaba 0 3 3        Al-Talaba 4 1 5  
 Mateen 0 0 0        Karbalaa 1 0 1  
 Karbalaa (w/o) 1 3 4      Karbalaa 3 2 5
 Al-Shuala (a) 0 1 1    Al-Shuala 2 1 3  
 Al-Karkh 0 1 1        Al-Talaba – – 1  
 Zakho 1 0 1        Al-Minaa – – 0  
 Al-Najaf 1 1 2      Al-Najaf 3 3 6  
 Samaraa 2 1 3    Al-Sinaa 1 3 4  
 Al-Sinaa (a) 2 1 3        Al-Najaf 1 0 1
 Al-Minaa (a) 1 1 2        Al-Minaa (a) 1 0 1  
 Al-Zawraa 0 2 2      Al-Minaa 1 2 3
 Al-Jaish 2 0 2    Al-Jaish 0 2 2  
 Kirkuk 0 1 1        Al-Talaba 1
 Erbil 2 0 2        Al-Shorta 0
 Al-Difaa Al-Jawi 1 2 3      Al-Difaa Al-Jawi 5 2 7  
 Al-Tharthar 3 2 5    Al-Tharthar 1 2 3  
 Al-Shatra 0 2 2        Al-Difaa Al-Jawi 0 2 2  
 Al-Diwaniya 2 0 2        Al-Shorta 2 1 3  
 Al-Meshkhab 0 0 0      Al-Diwaniya 0 1 1
 Ghaz Al-Junoob 0 0 0    Al-Shorta 3 8 11  
 Al-Shorta 3 3 6        Al-Shorta – – 3
 Al-Nasiriya 2 0 2        Al-Naft – – 2  
 Al-Mosul 0 3 3      Al-Mosul 1 2 3  
 Brusk 3 0 3    Brusk 0 2 2  
 Balad 0 0 0        Al-Mosul 1 1 2
 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 2 3        Al-Naft (a) 2 0 2  
 Al-Ramadi 1 3 4      Al-Ramadi 0 2 2
 Al-Samawa 0 0 0    Al-Naft 0 3 3  
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  2. Iraqi Cup History
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