The 2001–02 Iraq FA Cup was the 24th edition of the Iraq FA Cup as a club competition. The tournament was won by Al-Talaba for the first time in their history, after losing in the final six previous times. They beat Al-Shorta 1–0 in the final, preventing Al-Shorta from completing the cup double. Al-Talaba also won the 2001–02 Iraqi Elite League to complete their first ever double.Iraq 2001/02Al-Talaba 2001/02 Season The tournament consisted of 100 teams for the first time.
Preliminary rounds First preliminary round
Second preliminary round
Third preliminary round
Final phase Bracket
Matches Quarter-finals
Al-Najaf won 2–1 on aggregate.
Al-Shorta won 4–1 on aggregate.
Al-Naft won 1–0 on aggregate.
Al-Talaba won 1–0 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
Al-Talaba won 3–1 on aggregate.
Al-Shorta won 4–0 on aggregate.
Final
GK 21 Saad NassirCB 30 Hamza HadiCB 23 Ahmed WaliCB 6 Bassim Abbas RM 8 Habib Jafar (c) CM 33 Walid Ahmad CM 20 Bahaa KadhimCM 15 Hassan TurkiLM 29 Talib Abdul-LatifCF 19 Sahib Abbas CF 28 Younis Mahmoud Substitutes:DF 17 Arkan Najeeb FW 7 Ahmed Salah FW 25 Qusay Hashim Manager: Thair Ahmed GK 1 Emad Hashim (c)RB 3 Qais Issa CB 4 Mahir HabibCB 27 Khalid Mohammed Sabbar LB 23 Mazin Abdul-Sattar RM 13 Abbas Rahim CM 25 Nashat Akram CM 20 Faris Abdul-Sattar LM 18 Ahmad KadhimCF 16 Ahmad MnajedCF 11 Amer MushrafSubstitutes:DF 29 Ziyad Tariq MF 15 Ahmed Hussein Adan FW 17 Hashim Ridha Manager: Ammo Baba
Assistant referees: Abbas Abdul-Hussein Arsalan Qadr Mohammed SahibMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.
Iraq FA Cup2001–02 winnerAl-Talaba1st title
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