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 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  3' (pen.)
Bashtwan Akram  45'
Abbas  68'		  31' Arsalan Jalal 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
 15' Sami Hassan Stadium: Al-Khalis Stadium
2 September 2002 Al-Thawra 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(W–L p)		 Simele Kirkuk
Stadium: Al-Thawra Stadium
2 September 2002 Tamouz 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(L–W p)		 Al-Umal Baghdad
Stadium: Al-Kashafa Stadium
2 September 2002 Al-Tharthar 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(W–L p)		 Al-Hussein Baghdad
Stadium: Al-Tharthar Stadium
2 September 2002 Diyala 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(W–L p)		 Al-Amana Diyala
Stadium: Diyala Stadium
2 September 2002 Al-Suwaira 1–2 Al-Shuala Baghdad
Stadium: Al-Shuala 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-Hurriya 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Haifa Baghdad
Stadium: Al-Hurriya 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 Karbalaa 4–0 Al-Midhatiya Karbalaa
Stadium: Karbalaa Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Sadda 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(L–W p)		 Al-Jamahir Dhi Qar
Stadium: Al-Sadda Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Qasim 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(W–L p)		 Al-Dujaila Babil
Stadium: Al-Qasim 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 Afak 0–1 Al-Meshkhab Afak
Stadium: Afak Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Bathaa 1–0 Al-Forat Dhi Qar
Stadium: Al-Bathaa Stadium
3 September 2002 Kahrabaa Al-Hartha 3–2 Wasit Basra
Stadium: Al-Basra Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Rifai 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Al-Muthanna Dhi Qar
Stadium: Al-Rifai Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Khudhair 0–3 Al-Shatra –
Stadium: Al-Khudhair Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Kut 1–0 Al-Bahri Kut
Stadium: Al-Kut Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Nidaa 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Al-Zubair Basra
Stadium: Al-Minaa Secondary Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Majer 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(W–L p)		 Al-Hai Maysan
Stadium: Al-Majer Stadium
3 September 2002 Al-Gharraf 0–1 Ghaz Al-Junoob Dhi Qar
Stadium: Al-Gharraf Stadium
3 September 2002 Babil 1–0 Al-Musayyib Babil
Stadium: Babil 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

 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 Hussein Mohammed Stadium: Balad Stadium
9 September 2002 Mateen 3–0 Khanaqin Duhok
Sami Hassan  7'
Bihar Ahmed  44'
Ramzi Mohammed Suliman  89'		 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  14', 73'  40', 63' Kanan Mutib
 90' Ahmed Masoud		 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  88' (pen.) Stadium: Al-Ramadi Stadium
10 September 2002 Al-Diwaniya 4–0 Babil Diwaniya
Maitham Abdul-Wahid  3'
Salah Burhan  28'
Qasim Husswin  43' (pen.)
Hafidh Khadim  90'		 Stadium: Al-Diwaniya Stadium
10 September 2002 Hatteen 1–0 Al-Qasim Babil
Stadium: Hatteen Stadium
10 September 2002 Al-Meshkhab 4–0 Al-Muwafaqiya Najaf
Stadium: Al-Najaf Stadium
10 September 2002 Al-Shatra 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(W–L p)		 Al-Rifai Al-Shatra
Stadium: Al-Shatra Stadium
10 September 2002 Al-Nidaa 0–1 Al-Kut Basra
 38' Qusai Habib Stadium: Al-Minaa Secondary Stadium
10 September 2002 Al-Mashrou 3–1 Al-Aziziya Basra
Falah Abdul Hassan 44'
Haitham Hamid  63'
Adel Hassan  70'		  83' Husain Ali 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  26'
Zaki Muslim  85'		  79' Basher Talib Stadium: Al-Basra Stadium
10 September 2002 Karbalaa 3–2 Al-Jamahir Karbalaa
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.

Aso 0–2 Al-Tharthar Erbil
Stadium: Aso Stadium
Brusk 3–0 (w/o) Al-Bathaa Erbil
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 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-Latif
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-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-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-Razzaq  74'		  70' Hussein Farhud
Karbalaa0–1Al-Talaba
 76' Alaa Kadhim

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  
 Al-Naft 1 2 3  

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  2. Iraqi Cup History
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