2001 Iraqi Elite Cup

2001 Iraqi Elite Cup
Country Iraq
Dates 1–10 February 2002
Teams 8
Champions Al-Shorta
Runners-up Al-Talaba
Third place Al-Karkh
Fourth place Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Top goal scorer(s) Younis Mahmoud
(4 goals)
Best player Ziyad Tariq
← 2000
2002 →

The Eleventh Mother of all Battles Championship (Arabic: بطولة أم المعارك الحادية عشرة‎), commonly referred to as the 2001 Iraqi Elite Cup (Arabic: كأس النخبة العراقي 2001‎), was the eleventh occurrence of the Iraqi Elite Cup. 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. Despite being the 2001 edition, 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
Al-Shorta 330094+59
Al-Karkh 311124−24
Al-Zawraa 310254+13
Duhok 301237−41
Al-Karkh 1–0 Al-Zawraa
Salam  10'
Farah Red card		 Red card Obeid
Referee: Shaker Mahmoud
Al-Shorta 3–2 Duhok
Mnajed  15'
Ogla  30'
Mushraf  45'		  60' Abdullah
 72' J. Mohammed
Referee: Mohamad Sahib
Al-Shorta 3–0 Al-Karkh
Mnajed  9', 51'
Tariq  25'
Rahim  26'
Referee: Najim Aboud
Al-Zawraa 3–0 Duhok
E. Mohammed  23', 84', 90+1'
Referee: Alaa Abdul-Qadir
Al-Karkh 1–1 Duhok
Raja  90'  30' Abdullah
Referee: Mahdi Faliyh
Al-Shorta 3–2 Al-Zawraa
Mnajed  5'
Rahim  24'
Ridha  48' (pen.)
Qassim Red card		  2' (pen.), 60' (pen.), 62' Hussein
Red card Abdul-Jabar
Referee: Mahmoud Nouraldeen

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Talaba 321052+37
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 311143+14
Al-Difaa Al-Jawiya 310257−23
Al-Najaf 310224−23
Al-Najaf 2–1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Jalout  72', 78'  86' Swadi
Referee: Sabah Qasim
Al-Talaba 4–2 Al-Difaa Al-Jawiya
Mahmoud  50', 77', 90'
Abbas  75'		  83' Khudhair
 87' Nafaa
Referee: Hazim Hussein
Al-Difaa Al-Jawiya 2–0 Al-Najaf
Ashour  10'
Zaki  70'
Referee: Mohamad Sahib
Al-Talaba 0–0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Referee: Abdulhali Khudhair
Al-Talaba 1–0 Al-Najaf
Mahmoud  22'
Referee: Najim Aboud
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–1 Al-Difaa Al-Jawiya
Khudhair  22', 66' (pen.)
Abbas  69'		  77' (pen.) Ali
Red card Abdul-Latif
Referee: Mahmoud Nouraldeen

Semifinals

Al-Shorta 1–0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Mushraf  63'
Referee: Hazim Hussein
Al-Talaba 1–0 Al-Karkh
Kadhim  70'
Referee: Mohamad Sahib

Third place match

Al-Karkh 2–1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Hassan  59', 87'  65' Saddam
Referee: Alaa Abdul-Qadir

Final

Al-Shorta 1–0 Al-Talaba
Habib  112'
Referee: Mahmoud Nouraldeen
Al-Shorta
Al-Talaba
GK1Iraq Emad Hashim (c)
RB3Iraq Ziyad Tariq
CB4Iraq Mahir Habib
CB27Iraq Khalid Mohammed Sabbar
LB15Iraq Ahmed Hussein AdanYellow card
RM13Iraq Abbas Rahim
CM25Iraq Nashat Akram
CM8Iraq Mahir Ogla
LM26Iraq Mohammed Hadi
CF16Iraq Ahmad MnajedYellow card
CF17Iraq Hashim RidhaYellow card
Substitutes:
DF18Iraq Ahmad Kadhim
FW9Iraq Ammar Ahmad
FW11Iraq Amir MushrafYellow card
Manager:
Iraq Yassin Amal
GK21Iraq Saad Nassir
CB30Iraq Hamza HadiYellow card
CB12Iraq Haidar Abdul-RazzaqYellow card
CB6Iraq Bassim Abbas
RM8Iraq Habib Jafar (c)
CM22Iraq Fawzi Abdul-Sada
CM20Iraq Bahaa Kadhim
CM15Iraq Hassan Turki
LM14Iraq Alaa NayrouzYellow card
CF7Iraq Ahmad Salah
CF28Iraq Younis Mahmoud
Substitutes:
DF23Iraq Ahmed Wali
FW10Iraq Alaa Kadhim
FW11Iraq Sabah Jeayer
Manager:
Iraq Thair Ahmed

Assistant referees:
Aziz Karim
Samir Mahna
Sabah Qasim

Match rules

Awards

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Mubarak, Hassanin (October 17, 2006). "Iraq 2001/02". RSSSF.
  2. ↑ "2001 Elite Cup". NIIIIS.com.
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