12th Umm al-Ma'arik Championship

The 12th Umm al-Ma'arik Championship (Arabic: بطولة أم المعارك الثانية عشرة) was the twelfth occurrence of the Umm al-Ma'arik Championship. The competition was organised by the Iraq Football Association and the top eight teams of the 2001–02 Iraqi Elite League competed in the tournament. The competition started on 9 August 2002 and ended on 20 August 2002, where in the final, held at Al-Shaab Stadium, Al-Shorta defeated Al-Talaba 1–0 to win the cup for the third time in a row.[1][2]

Umm al-Ma'arik Championship
Tournament details
CountryIraq
Dates9–20 August 2002
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Shorta
Runner-upAl-Talaba
Third placeAl-Zawraa
Fourth placeAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Husham Mohammed
(4 goals)
Best playerAhmed Salah
2003–04
(Baghdad Championship) →

Group stage

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Group 1

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Talaba 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
Al-Shorta 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
Al-Najaf 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
Duhok 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Al-Shorta2–0Al-Najaf
T. Abdul-Hussein   7'
Ahmad   63' (pen.)
Al-Talaba2–0Duhok
Nayrouz   5'
Karim   71'
Duhok0–3Al-Najaf
Sadir   55'
Hussein   71'
Najim   83'
Al-Talaba2–0Al-Shorta
A. Salah   20', 38'
Al-Talaba2–1Al-Najaf
Ameen   25'
Karim   44'
Sadir   42'
Al-Shorta3–2Duhok
Ridha   14',  
Habib   45'
Ahmad   69'
U. Mohammed   (o.g.)
Idan   61'

Group 2

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Zawraa 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5 9
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
Erbil 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
Al-Karkh 3 0 1 2 5 8 −3 1
Al-Zawraa4–1Erbil
H. Mohammed   20', 45',   31'
Tallaa   52'
Sattar   76'
Jawad   78'
Al-Karkh1–3Erbil
Mutaab   Nassir   35', 45'
Jawad   42'
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya3–0Erbil
Khudhair   50' (pen.)
Shenaishil   89' (pen.)
Marzook   90+4'
Al-Zawraa3–2Al-Karkh
L. Salah   9'
Ijwad   49'
Sabah   60'
R. Abdul-Hussein   26'
Khamis   34'

Semifinals

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Al-Zawraa0–0 (a.e.t.)Al-Shorta
Hameed  
Penalties
Fawzi  
Tallaa  
Sattar  
Jamal  
H. Mohammed  
2–3   Ogla
  Ridha
  Habib
  Mohammed Ali
  A. Abdul-Hussein
Referee: Alaa Abdul-Qadir
Al-Talaba2–0Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Abdul-Razzaq   6'
Karim   75'
Referee: Mahmoud Nouraddin

Third place match

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Al-Zawraa2–1Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
H. Mohammed   21'
H. Kadhim   72'
S. Kadhim   62'
Referee: Mahmoud Nouraddin

Final

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Al-Talaba0–1Al-Shorta
Rehema   3' (o.g.)
Referee: Mohammed Sahib
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Talaba
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Shorta
GK 21   Saad Nassir
RB 13   Bassim Abdul-Hassan  
CB 12   Haidar Abdul-Razzaq (c)
CB 5   Ali Rehema  
LB 6   Bassim Abbas
RM 18   Mahdi Karim  
CM 20   Bahaa Kadhim
CM 15   Hassan Turki
LM 22   Fawzi Abdul-Sada
CF 7   Ahmed Salah
CF 28   Younis Mahmoud
Substitutions:
MF 29   Talib Abdul-Latif  
FW 10   Alaa Kadhim  
FW 25   Qusay Hashim  
Manager:
  Thair Ahmed
GK 22   Oday Taleb
RB 7   Qais Issa
CB 4   Mahir Habib (c)
CB 5   Munaim Yousif
LB 18   Ahmad Kadhim
RM 13   Abbas Rahim  
CM 31   Mohanad Mohammed Ali  
CM 29   Ali Wahaib
LM 9   Ammar Abdul-Hussein
CF 6   Taiseer Abdul-Hussein  
CF 11   Amer Mushraf
Substitutions:
MF 8   Mahir Ogla  
MF 20   Fawzi Abdul-Sattar   85'  
FW 33   Hashim Ridha  
Manager:
  Basim Qasim

Assistant referees:
Arslan Qadir
Mohammed Arab
Fourth official:
Najim Abboud

Match rules

Umm al-Ma'arik Championship
2002–03 winner
Al-Shorta
3rd title

Awards

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Top Goalscorer[1] Best Player[1] Best Goalkeeper[1]
Husham Mohammed
(Al-Zawraa)
Ahmed Salah
(Al-Talaba)
Oday Taleb
(Al-Shorta)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Mubarak, Hassanin (March 8, 2018). "Iraq 2002/03". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "2002 Elite Cup". NIIIIS.com.
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