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]
Country | Iraq |
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Dates | 2 September 2002 – 23 August 2003 |
Teams | 94 |
Champions | Al-Talaba (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Al-Shorta |
← 2001–02 2012–13 → |
Al-Talaba were the defending champions of the cup having beaten Al-Shorta 1–0 in the 2002 final, and the same was repeated in 2003 as Al-Talaba beat Al-Shorta 1–0 again to earn their second title. 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, reducing the semi-finals to a single leg and moving the remaining matches to the safer northern city of Erbil.[3] The 2003 final was the last Iraq FA Cup final to be played until 2016.[4][5]
Matches
First round
2 September 2002 | Brusk | 3–1 | Brayati | Erbil |
Bathar Akram ![]() Bashtwan Akram ![]() Abbas ![]() |
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Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium |
2 September 2002 | Salahaddin | 3–0 | Aqra | Tikrit |
Stadium: Tikrit Stadium |
2 September 2002 | Jalawla | 0–1 | Balad | Maqadiya |
Stadium: Maqadiya Stadium |
2 September 2002 | Talafar | 3–1 | Shabab Al-Dawr | Mosul |
Stadium: Al-Mosul University Stadium |
2 September 2002 | Khanaqin | 1–0 | Ararat | Khanaqin |
Attendance: Khanaqin Stadium |
2 September 2002 | Al-Khalis | 0–1 | Mateen | Al-Khalis |
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Stadium: Al-Khalis Stadium |
2 September 2002 | Al-Tharthar | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (W–L p) | Al-Hussein | Baghdad |
Stadium: Al-Tharthar Stadium |
2 September 2002 | Al-Anbar | 2–1 | Al-Tijara | Ramadi |
Stadium: Al-Ramadi Stadium |
2 September 2002 | Al-Sulaikh | 3–1 | Al-Shabab | Baghdad |
Stadium: Al-Amana Stadium |
2 September 2002 | Al-Kadhimiya | 5–0 | Al-Samoud | Baghdad |
Stadium: Al-Kadhimiya Stadium |
2 September 2002 | Al-Hudood | 0–3 | Al-Ramadi | Baghdad |
Stadium: Al-Jaish Stadium |
2 September 2002 | Al-Hamza | 0–1 | Al-Mashrou | Al-Qadisiya |
Stadium: Al-Hamza Stadium |
2 September 2002 | Al-Aziziya | 4–1 | Al-Muhanawiya | Wasit |
Stadium: Al-Aziziya Stadium |
2 September 2002 | Al-Mahmoudiya | 0–1 | Al-Diwaniya | Mahmoudiya |
Stadium: Al-Mahmoudiyah Stadium |
3 September 2002 | Hatteen | 2–1 | Al-Numaniya | Babil |
Stadium: Hatteen Stadium |
3 September 2002 | Al-Muwafaqiya | 1–0 | Al-Hindiya | Basra |
Stadium: Al-Muwafaqiya Stadium |
3 September 2002 | Kahrabaa Al-Hartha | 3–2 | Wasit | Basra |
Stadium: Al-Basra Stadium |
3 September 2002 | Al-Khudhair | 0–3 | Al-Shatra | – |
Stadium: Al-Khudhair Stadium |
3 September 2002 | Al-Gharraf | 0–1 | Ghaz Al-Junoob | Dhi Qar |
Stadium: Al-Gharraf Stadium |
3 September 2002 | Al-Alam | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (W–L p) | Peris | Tikrit |
Stadium: Tikrit Stadium |
3 September 2002 | Hibhib | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Aso | Diyala |
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Stadium: Diyala Stadium |
3 September 2002 | Al-Nahdha | 6–1 | Al-Falluja | Baghdad |
Stadium: Al-Nahdha Stadium |
Second round
Al-Shuala were automatically placed into the third round.
9 September 2002 | Brusk | 3–1 | Salahaddin | Erbil |
Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium |
9 September 2002 | Balad | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Talafar | Balad |
Mithaq Talib ![]() |
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Stadium: Balad Stadium |
9 September 2002 | Mateen | 3–0 | Khanaqin | Duhok |
Sami Hassan ![]() Bihar Ahmed ![]() Ramzi Mohammed Suliman ![]() |
Stadium: Duhok Stadium |
9 September 2002 | Al-Thawra | 0–1 | Al-Alam | Baghdad |
Stadium: Al-Thawra Stadium |
9 September 2002 | Aso | 3–2 | Al-Umal | Erbil |
Stadium: Brusk Stadium |
9 September 2002 | Diyala | 2–3 | Al-Tharthar | Diyala |
Omar Bahjit ![]() |
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Stadium: Diyala Stadium |
9 September 2002 | Al-Anbar | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (L–W p) | Al-Sulaikh | Ramadi |
Stadium: Al-Ramadi Stadium |
9 September 2002 | Al-Nahdha | 3–0 | Al-Kadhimiya | Baghdad |
Odai Adnan ![]() Ali Hamza ![]() Adil Jabar ![]() |
Stadium: Al-Jaish Stadium |
9 September 2002 | Al-Ramadi | 1–0 | Al-Hurriya | Ramadi |
Basim Obaid ![]() |
Stadium: Al-Ramadi Stadium |
10 September 2002 | Al-Diwaniya | 4–0 | Babil | Diwaniya |
Maitham Abdul-Wahid ![]() Salah Burhan ![]() Qasim Husswin ![]() Hafidh Khadim ![]() |
Stadium: Al-Diwaniya Stadium |
10 September 2002 | Al-Meshkhab | 4–0 | Al-Muwafaqiya | Najaf |
Stadium: Al-Najaf Stadium |
10 September 2002 | Al-Mashrou | 3–1 | Al-Aziziya | Basra |
Falah Abdul Hassan![]() Haitham Hamid ![]() Adel Hassan ![]() |
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Stadium: Al-Mashrou Stadium |
10 September 2002 | Kahrabaa Al-Hartha | 0–1 | Al-Bathaa | Basra |
Stadium: Al-Bahri Stadium |
10 September 2002 | Ghaz Al-Junoob | 2–1 | Al-Majer | Basra |
Wisam Muhsin ![]() Zaki Muslim ![]() |
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Stadium: Al-Basra 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.
Aso | 0–2 | Al-Tharthar | Erbil | |
Stadium: Aso Stadium |
Round of 32
Ghaz Al-Junoob | 0–3 | Al-Shorta |
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Al-Shorta | 3–0 | Ghaz Al-Junoob |
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Ammar Ahmed ![]() Mohammed Hadi ![]() |
Al-Shorta won 6–0 on aggregate.
Al-Nasiriya | 2–0 | Al-Mosul |
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Yousef Barak ![]() |
Al-Mosul | 3–0 | Al-Nasiriya |
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Ahmed Marzouq ![]() Abbas Rasheed ![]() Ali Osama ![]() |
Al-Mosul won 3–2 on aggregate.
Karbalaa won 4–0 on aggregate.
Al-Jaish won 2–1 on aggregate.
Al-Talaba | 3–1 | Duhok |
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Alaa Kadhim ![]() Mahdi Karim ![]() |
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Al-Talaba won 3–2 on aggregate.
Al-Sinaa | 1–1 | Samaraa |
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Qusay Munir ![]() |
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3–3 on aggregate. Al-Sinaa won on away goals.
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–1 | Al-Ramadi |
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Odai Abdul-Khaliq ![]() |
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Al-Ramadi | 3–2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
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Saad Owad ![]() Mohammed Hamed ![]() Ahmed Mansi ![]() |
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Al-Ramadi won 4–3 on aggregate.
Erbil | 2–1 | Al-Difaa Al-Jawi |
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Hamid Qasim ![]() Muklas Ahmed ![]() |
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Al-Difaa Al-Jawi won 3–2 on aggregate.
Al-Najaf won 2–1 on aggregate.
Al-Naft won 3–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Al-Shuala won on away goals.
Al-Diwaniya | 2–0 | Al-Meshkhab |
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Burhan Salah ![]() Dhargham Talal ![]() |
Al-Meshkhab | 0–0 | Al-Diwaniya |
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Al-Diwaniya won 2–0 on aggregate.
Al-Tharthar won 5–2 on aggregate.
Al-Alam | 1–4 | Al-Basra |
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Al-Basra won 7–1 on aggregate.
Brusk | 3–0 | Balad |
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Balad | 0–0 | Brusk |
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Brusk won 3–0 on aggregate.
Al-Zawraa | 2–1 | Al-Minaa |
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Husham Mohammed ![]() |
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2–2 on aggregate. Al-Minaa won on away goals.
Round of 16
Al-Diwaniya | 0–3 | Al-Shorta |
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Al-Shorta | 8–1 | Al-Diwaniya |
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Ayad Abbas ![]() Abbas Rahim ![]() Ammar Ahmed ![]() Taiseer Abdul-Hussein ![]() |
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Al-Shorta won 11–1 on aggregate.
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi | 5–1 | Al-Tharthar |
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Arkan Mahmoud ![]() ![]() Ahmed Hussein ![]() Mahmoud Karim ![]() Aqil Mohammed ![]() |
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Al-Tharthar | 2–2 | Al-Difaa Al-Jawi |
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Al-Difaa Al-Jawi won 7–3 on aggregate.
Al-Najaf | 3–1 | Al-Sinaa |
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Falah Hassan ![]() Nabeel Abbas ![]() Ali Jabbar ![]() |
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Al-Sinaa | 3–3 | Al-Najaf |
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Qusay Munir ![]() Mohammed Abdul-Hassan ![]() Adil Abid Zaid ![]() |
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Al-Najaf won 6–4 on aggregate.
Al-Jaish | 2–2 | Al-Minaa |
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Aqil Karim ![]() Riyadh Sami ![]() |
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Al-Minaa won 3–2 on aggregate.
Al-Mosul | 1–0 | Brusk |
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Ahmed Marzouq ![]() |
Al-Mosul won 3–2 on aggregate.
Karbalaa | 3–2 | Al-Shuala |
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Mohammed Adheem ![]() Maitham Hamza ![]() Hakeem Mohammed Salih ![]() |
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Karbalaa won 5–3 on aggregate.
Al-Talaba | 3–0 | Al-Basra |
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Yassir Abdul-Razzaq ![]() Mohanad Lewis ![]() |
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Al-Talaba won 3–0 on aggregate.
Al-Naft won 3–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
Al-Najaf | 1–1 | Al-Minaa |
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Ali Hashim ![]() |
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1–1 on aggregate. Al-Minaa won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate. Al-Naft won on away goals.
Al-Talaba | 4–1 | Karbalaa |
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Habib Jafar ![]() Alaa Kadhim ![]() Yassir Abdul-Razzaq ![]() |
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Al-Talaba won 5–1 on aggregate.
Al-Shorta | 1–2 | Al-Difaa Al-Jawi |
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Nashat Akram ![]() |
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Al-Shorta won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
Al-Talaba | 1–0 | Al-Minaa |
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Alaa Kadhim ![]() |
Al-Shorta | 3–2 | Al-Naft |
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Ahmad Mnajed ![]() Ahmad Kadhim ![]() Hamid Qasim ![]() |
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Final
Al-Talaba | 1–0 | Al-Shorta |
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Ahmad Salah ![]() |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Al-Naft | 1 | 2 | 3 |
References
- Iraq Cup 2002/03
- Iraqi Cup History
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