2001–02 Al-Talaba SC season

The 2001–02 season, covering the period from 22 September 2001 to 17 May 2002, was Al-Talaba Sport Club's 27th consecutive season in the Iraqi Elite League, top-flight of Iraqi football. Having finished in 4th place in the previous season, Al-Talaba competed in the Iraqi Elite League, the Iraq FA Cup and the Umm al-Ma'arik Championship.

Throughout their league season, Al-Talaba were consistent in their results having won 29 matches, drawn four and lost five from the total 38 matches and scored 89 goals. It was Al-Talaba's fifth league shield after nine years since their last league title in 1992–93. In the Iraq FA Cup, Al-Talaba reached the final after defeating the four teams that they faced to come up against Al-Shorta in the final where they won 1–0 after Qusay Hashim's 85th-minute goal, achieving their first double. In their third competition of the season, the Umm al-Ma'arik Championship which was played in February 2002, Al-Talaba reached the final for the fourth time in their history where they lost to Al-Shorta with Mahir Habib's single goal in the 112th minute of extra time. They ended their season achieving two titles and as the runners-up of the other one. They were also awarded the Baghdad Day Cup title for their 2–1 league win over Al-Zawra'a which was played on Baghdad Day (14 November).

Players Squad information

Players In Player Moving from Type Transfer window 14 Alaa Neruz Areej Al-Mina'a Transfer Summer 19 Sahib Abbas Hassan Nejmeh Transfer Summer 25 Qusay Hashim Al-Shaab Ibb Transfer Summer 26 Mustafa Mahmoud Al-Jaish Transfer Summer 28 Younis Mahmoud Kirkuk Transfer Summer 22 Fawzi Abdul-Sada Al-Sinaa Transfer Winter

Competitions

Overall record Competition First match Last match RecordGWDLGFGAGDWin % Iraqi Elite League 22 September 2001 17 May 2002 Iraq FA Cup 22 October 2001 29 April 2002 Umm al-Ma'arik Championship 2 February 2002 10 February 2002 Total

Iraqi Elite League

Group stage

Results by round

Matches

Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Iraq FA Cup

Round 1

Round 2

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Final

Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and Kooora Forums

Umm al-Ma'arik Championship