11th Umm al-Ma'arik Championship

Football tournament season
Umm al-Ma'arik Championship
Tournament details
CountryIraq
Dates1–10 February 2002
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Shorta
Runner-upAl-Talaba
Third placeAl-Karkh
Fourth placeAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Younis Mahmoud
(4 goals)
Best playerZiyad Tariq

The 11th Umm al-Ma'arik Championship (Arabic: بطولة أم المعارك الحادية عشرة) was the eleventh occurrence of the Umm al-Ma'arik Championship. The competition was organised by the Iraq Football Association and the top eight teams of the 2000–01 Iraqi Elite League competed in the tournament. The competition was held in 2002, from 1 February to 10 February. In the final, held at Al-Shaab Stadium, Al-Shorta defeated Al-Talaba 1–0 to win the cup for the second time in a row.[1][2]

Group stage

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Al-Shorta 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5 9 Advanced to semifinals
Al-Karkh 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
Al-Zawraa 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
Duhok 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source: RSSSF.com
Al-Karkh1–0Al-Zawraa
Salam 10'
Farah Red card		 Obeid Red card
Referee: Shaker Mahmoud
Al-Shorta3–2Duhok
Mnajed 15'
Ogla 30'
Mushraf 45'		 Abdullah 60'
J. Mohammed 72'
Referee: Mohamad Sahib
Al-Shorta3–0Al-Karkh
Mnajed 9', soccer ball with red X 51'
Tariq 25'
Rahim 26'
Referee: Najim Aboud
Al-Zawraa3–0Duhok
E. Mohammed 23', 84', 90+1'
Referee: Alaa Abdul-Qadir
Al-Karkh1–1Duhok
Raja 90' Abdullah 30'
Referee: Mahdi Faliyh
Al-Shorta3–2Al-Zawraa
Mnajed 5'
Rahim 24'
Ridha 48' (pen.)
Qassim Red card		 Hussein 2' (pen.), 60' (pen.), soccer ball with red X 62'
Abdul-Jabar Red card
Referee: Mahmoud Nouraddin

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Al-Talaba 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advanced to semifinals
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
Al-Najaf 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: RSSSF.com
Al-Najaf2–1Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Jalout 72', 78' Swadi 86'
Referee: Sabah Qasim
Al-Talaba4–2Al-Difaa Al-Jawi
Mahmoud 50', 77', 90'
Abbas 75'		 Khudhair 83'
Nafaa 87'
Referee: Hazim Hussein
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi2–0Al-Najaf
Ashour 10'
Zaki 70'
Referee: Mohamad Sahib
Al-Talaba0–0Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Referee: Abdulhali Khudhair
Al-Talaba1–0Al-Najaf
Mahmoud 22'
Referee: Najim Aboud
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya3–1Al-Difaa Al-Jawi
Khudhair 22', 66' (pen.)
Abbas 69'		 Ali 77' (pen.)
Abdul-Latif Red card
Referee: Mahmoud Nouraddin

Semifinals

Al-Shorta1–0Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Mushraf 63'
Referee: Hazim Hussein
Al-Talaba1–0Al-Karkh
Kadhim 70'
Referee: Mohamad Sahib

Third place match

Al-Karkh2–1Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Hassan 59', 87' Saddam 65'
Referee: Alaa Abdul-Qadir

Final

Al-Shorta1–0 (a.e.t.)Al-Talaba
Habib gold-colored soccer ball 112'
Referee: Mahmoud Nouraddin
Al-Shorta
Al-Talaba

GK 1 Iraq Emad Hashim (c)
RB 3 Iraq Ziyad Tariq downward-facing red arrow
CB 4 Iraq Mahir Habib
CB 27 Iraq Khalid Mohammed Sabbar
LB 15 Iraq Ahmed Hussein Adan Yellow card
RM 13 Iraq Abbas Rahim
CM 25 Iraq Nashat Akram
CM 8 Iraq Mahir Ogla downward-facing red arrow
LM 26 Iraq Mohammed Hadi
CF 16 Iraq Ahmad Mnajed Yellow card downward-facing red arrow
CF 17 Iraq Hashim Ridha Yellow card
Substitutions:
DF 18 Iraq Ahmad Kadhim upward-facing green arrow
FW 9 Iraq Ammar Ahmad upward-facing green arrow
FW 11 Iraq Amer Mushraf Yellow card upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Iraq Yassin Umal
GK 21 Iraq Saad Nassir
CB 30 Iraq Hamza Hadi Yellow card
CB 12 Iraq Haidar Abdul-Razzaq Yellow card
CB 6 Iraq Bassim Abbas downward-facing red arrow
RM 8 Iraq Habib Jafar (c)
CM 22 Iraq Fawzi Abdul-Sada
CM 20 Iraq Bahaa Kadhim
CM 15 Iraq Hassan Turki
LM 14 Iraq Alaa Nayrouz Yellow card
CF 7 Iraq Ahmed Salah downward-facing red arrow
CF 28 Iraq Younis Mahmoud downward-facing red arrow
Substitutions:
DF 23 Iraq Ahmed Wali upward-facing green arrow
FW 10 Iraq Alaa Kadhim upward-facing green arrow
FW 11 Iraq Sabah Jeayer upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Iraq Thair Ahmed

Assistant referees:
Aziz Karim
Samir Mahna
Sabah Qasim

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.
Umm al-Ma'arik Championship
2001–02 winner
Al-Shorta
2nd title

Awards

Top Goalscorer[1] Best Player[1] Best Goalkeeper[1] Fair Play Award[1]
Younis Mahmoud
(Al-Talaba) 		Ziyad Tariq
(Al-Shorta) 		Wissam Gassid
(Al-Karkh) 		Al-Najaf

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Mubarak, Hassanin (October 17, 2006). "Iraq 2001/02". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "2001 Elite Cup". NIIIIS.com.

External links

  • Iraqi Football Website