12th Umm al-Ma'arik Championship
Football tournament season
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The 12th Umm al-Ma'arik Championship (Arabic: بطÙÙØ© أ٠اÙ٠عار٠اÙثاÙÙØ© عشرة) was the twelfth occurrence of the Baghdad Championship. The competition was organised by the Iraq Football Association and the top eight teams of the 2001â02 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 1â0 to win the cup for the third time in a row.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Iraq |
| Dates | 9â20 August 2002 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Shorta |
| Runners-up | Al-Talaba |
| Third place | Al-Zawraa |
| Fourth place | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Husham Mohammed (4 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Ahmed Salah |
Group stage
Group 1
| Al-Shorta | 2â0 | Al-Najaf |
|---|---|---|
T. Abdul-Hussein  7'Ahmad 63' (pen.) |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Zawraa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| Erbil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | â4 | 3 |
| Al-Karkh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | â3 | 1 |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 2â2 | Al-Karkh |
|---|---|---|
| Ali 61' Dhahid 80' |
R. Abdul-Hussein 37' Mutaab |
| Al-Zawraa | 4â1 | Erbil |
|---|---|---|
H. Mohammed 20', 45',  31'Tallaa 52'Sattar 76' |
Jawad 78' |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1â2 | Al-Zawraa |
|---|---|---|
| Shenaishil 5' |
Fawzi 53' H. Mohammed 83' |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 3â0 | Erbil |
|---|---|---|
| Khudhair 50' (pen.) Shenaishil 89' (pen.)Marzook 90+4' |
Semifinals
Referee: Alaa Abdul-Qadir
| Al-Talaba | 2â0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Razzaq 6' Karim 75' |
Referee: Mahmoud Nouraddin
Third place match
| Al-Zawraa | 2â1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
|---|---|---|
| H. Mohammed 21' H. Kadhim 72' |
S. Kadhim 62' |
Referee: Mahmoud Nouraddin
Final
          Al-Talaba
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   Al-Shorta
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Assistant referees:
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Match rules
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| Umm al-Ma'arik Championship 2002â03 winner |
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| Al-Shorta 3rd title |
Awards
| Top Goalscorer[1] | Best Player[1] | Best Goalkeeper[1] |
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| Husham Mohammed (Al-Zawraa) |
Ahmed Salah (Al-Talaba) |
Oday Taleb (Al-Shorta) |