2nd Umm al-Ma'arik Championship
Football tournament season
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The 2nd Umm al-Ma'arik Championship (Arabic: بطولة أم المعارك الثانية) was the second occurrence of the Baghdad Championship. Unlike the last season where the competition was organised by Al-Talaba, this season was organised by the Iraq Football Association. The top eight teams of the 1991–92 Iraqi National League competed in the tournament. The competition started on 2 July 1992 and ended on 17 July 1992 where, in the final, held at Al-Shaab Stadium, Al-Talaba defeated Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya after extra time.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Iraq |
| Dates | 2–17 July 1992 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Talaba |
| Runners-up | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| Third place | Al-Zawraa |
| Fourth place | Al-Naft |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 35 (2.19 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Karim Saddam (7 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Hashim Khamis |
Background
After the Iraq Football Association adopted the Umm al-Ma'arik Championship, they held a meeting on 16 June 1992 to start the second edition of the competition which was decided to be from 2–17 July 1992 with the participation of the top eight teams from the 1991–92 Iraqi National League, instead of the top six, which included Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Zawraa, Al-Karkh, Al-Talaba, Al-Shorta, Al-Najaf, Al-Tayaran (now known as Al-Khutoot) and Al-Naft. The FA set the matches to be played at Al-Shaab Stadium, Al-Kashafa Stadium and Al-Shorta Stadium.[2]
Group stage
The matches were drawn on 28 June 1992.
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Naft | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| Al-Zawraa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Al-Shorta | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
| Al-Tayaran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
| Al-Naft | 1–0 | Al-Tayaran |
|---|---|---|
Hussein  58' |
| Al-Shorta | 1–0 | Al-Tayaran |
|---|---|---|
| Yousif 83' |
| Al-Zawraa | 1–0 | Al-Tayaran |
|---|---|---|
| Mahdi 31' |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Talaba | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Al-Najaf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Al-Karkh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–0 | Al-Najaf |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Hussein 83' (pen.) |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–1 | Al-Talaba |
|---|---|---|
| Tahir 69' |
Abdul-Qadir 89' (pen.) |
Semifinals
| Al-Naft | 0–1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
|---|---|---|
| Abbas 54' |
Third place match
Final
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Talaba |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kadhim 104' |
         Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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    Al-Talaba
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| Umm al-Ma'arik Championship 1992–93 winner |
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| Al-Talaba 1st title |