2001–02 Iraqi Elite League

The 2001–02 Iraqi Elite League kicked off on September 22, 2001 and ended on May 17, 2002. Al-Talaba won their fifth league title, finishing six points ahead of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and eleven ahead of Al-Shorta. They also won the Iraq FA Cup that season to complete the double; they could have got a domestic treble but lost the Iraqi Elite Cup final to Al-Shorta.[1][2]

Iraqi Premier League
Season2001–02
ChampionsAl-Talaba
(5th title)
RelegatedAl-Ramadi
Al-Diwaniya
Al-Kadhimiya
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Talaba
Top goalscorerHashim Ridha
(32 goals)

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Talaba (C) 38 29 4 5 89 18 +71 91 2002–03 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 38 26 7 5 86 29 +57 85
3 Al-Shorta 38 24 8 6 85 35 +50 80
4 Al-Zawraa 38 22 8 8 70 30 +40 74
5 Al-Najaf 38 22 8 8 59 25 +34 74
6 Erbil 38 20 12 6 61 32 +29 72
7 Duhok 38 19 12 7 60 38 +22 69
8 Al-Karkh 38 15 9 14 52 42 +10 54
9 Al-Minaa 38 14 10 14 42 44 −2 52
10 Al-Difaa Al-Jawi 38 13 11 14 51 51 0 50
11 Al-Jaish 38 13 9 16 47 60 −13 48
12 Al-Samawa 38 11 9 18 27 46 −19 42
13 Al-Naft 38 9 10 19 35 53 −18 37
14 Samaraa 38 7 14 17 37 65 −28 35
15 Al-Nasiriya 38 8 11 19 34 76 −42 35
16 Al-Sinaa 38 6 14 18 29 53 −24 32
17 Kirkuk 38 7 11 20 27 61 −34 32
18 Al-Ramadi 38 8 4 26 27 73 −46 28 Relegated to Iraq Division 1
19 Al-Diwaniya 38 7 7 24 30 80 −50 28
20 Al-Kadhimiya 38 5 12 21 28 65 −37 27
Source: Al-Zubaidi Archive
(C) Champion.

Top goalscorers
Pos Scorer Goals Team
1 Hashim Ridha 32 Al-Shorta
2 Hussein Abdullah 29 Duhok
3 Ahmed Khudhair 23 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
4 Nasser Tallaa 21 Al-Minaa
5 Haidar Ayad 20 Al-Nasiriya

References
  1. Al-Sabti, Ali (2014). Iraqi League History 1974-2011. Iraq.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Al-Munshi, Dr.Dhia (2005). Iraqi Football Encyclopedia: Chico.. Jamoli… and football in Iraq. Citadel Printing & Design, Al-Saadoun, Baghdad.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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