12th Umm al-Ma'arik Championship explained

Umm al-Ma'arik Championship
Dates:9–20 August 2002
Country:Iraq
Num Teams:8
Winners:Al-Shorta
Second:Al-Talaba
Third:Al-Zawraa
Fourth:Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Scoring Leader:Husham Mohammed
(4 goals)
Award:Ahmed Salah
Prev Season:2001–02
Next Season:2003–04
(Baghdad 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]

Group stage

Group 1

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Al-Talaba330061+59
Al-Shorta320154+16
Al-Najaf31024403
Duhok300328-60

Group 2

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Al-Zawraa330094+59
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya311164+24
Erbil310248-43
Al-Karkh301258-31

Final

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GK 21 Saad Nassir
RB 13
CB 12 Haidar Abdul-Razzaq (c)
CB 5
LB 6 Bassim Abbas
RM 18
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
FW 25
Manager:
Thair Ahmed
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GK 22 Oday Taleb
RB 7 Qais Issa
CB 4 Mahir Habib (c)
CB 5 Munaim Yousif
LB 18 Ahmad Kadhim
RM 13
CM 31 Mohanad Mohammed Ali
CM 29 Ali Wahaib
LM 9 Ammar Abdul-Hussein
CF 6
CF 11 Amer Mushraf
Substitutions:
MF 8 Mahir Ogla
MF 20 Fawzi Abdul-Sattar
FW 33
Manager:
Basim Qasim
Assistant referees


Arslan Qadir
Mohammed Arab
Fourth official


Najim Abboud

Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iraq 2002/03. Mubarak. Hassanin. RSSSF. March 8, 2018.
  2. Web site: 2002 Elite Cup. NIIIIS.com.