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.

Al-Talaba
2001–02 season
ManagerThair Ahmed
StadiumAl Karkh Stadium
Al-Sinaa Stadium
Al Shorta Stadium
Al-Shaab Stadium
Iraqi Elite League1st
Iraq FA CupWinners
Umm al-Ma'arik ChampionshipRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Sahib Abbas (18)

All:
Younis Mahmoud (23)

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.[1] It was Al-Talaba's fifth league shield after a consecutive eight 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 112nd minute of extra time.[2] They ended their season achieving two titles and as the runners-up of the other one.[3] 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

As of 17 May 2002[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Iraq IRQ Jameel Mahmoud
2 DF Iraq IRQ Muayad Khalid
3 DF Iraq IRQ Uday Jassim
4 DF Iraq IRQ Sadiq Saadoun
5 DF Iraq IRQ Hisham Ali
6 DF Iraq IRQ Bassim Abbas
7 FW Iraq IRQ Ahmed Salah Alwan
8 MF Iraq IRQ Habib Jafar (captain)
9 FW Iraq IRQ Abdul-Ameer Hassan
10 FW Iraq IRQ Alaa Kadhim (vice-captain)
11 FW Iraq IRQ Sabah Jeayer
12 DF Iraq IRQ Haidar Abdul-Razzaq
13 DF Iraq IRQ Bassim Abdul-Hassan
14 MF Iraq IRQ Alaa Neruz Areej
15 MF Iraq IRQ Hassan Turki Attiya
16 MF Iraq IRQ Ahmed Hassan
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Iraq IRQ Arkan Najeeb
18 FW Iraq IRQ Ahmed Ibrahim
19 FW Iraq IRQ Sahib Abbas
20 MF Iraq IRQ Bahaa Kadhim
21 GK Iraq IRQ Saad Nassir
22 MF Iraq IRQ Fawzi Abdul-Sada
23 DF Iraq IRQ Ahmed Wali
25 FW Iraq IRQ Qusay Hashim
26 MF Iraq IRQ Mustafa Mahmoud
27 GK Iraq IRQ Akram Sabih
28 FW Iraq IRQ Younis Mahmoud
29 MF Iraq IRQ Talib Abdul-Latif
30 DF Iraq IRQ Hamza Hadi Muhsin
31 FW Iraq IRQ Muayad Joodi
33 MF Iraq IRQ Walid Ahmad

Players In

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

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Iraqi Elite League 22 September 2001 17 May 2002 38 29 4 5 89 18 +71 076.32
Iraq FA Cup 22 October 2001 29 April 2002 9 7 2 0 15 5 +10 077.78
Umm al-Ma'arik Championship 2 February 2002 10 February 2002 5 3 1 1 6 3 +3 060.00
Total 52 39 7 6 110 26 +84 075.00

Iraqi Elite League

Group stage

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[lower-alpha 1]
2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 38 26 7 5 86 29 +57 85
3 Al-Shorta 38 24 8 6 86 36 +50 80
4 Al-Zawraa 38 22 8 8 70 30 +40 74
5 Al-Najaf 38 22 8 8 59 25 +34 74
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Al-Zawraa had earned continental qualification by winning the previous season's league title, so with Iraq being given two slots for the AFC Champions League, Al-Zawraa were admitted to the qualifying round and Al-Talaba (who also won the Iraq FA Cup) entered the group stage.

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHHAHAHHHAHHAHHHAHHAAAAHHHAAAHHHAHHHHHH
ResultWWLWWLWWWWWWWWLLWWDWWWWWWDWDWWWWLDWWWW
Source: Kooora.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
22 September 2001 1 Al-Talaba 8–0 Kirkuk Baghdad
Kadhim 32', 35' (pen.)
Mahomoud 40', 45', 50'
Jeayer 70', 80', 85'
Stadium: Al Karkh Stadium
9 October 2001 3 Al-Shorta 2–1 Al-Talaba Baghdad
Ridha 27', 70' Hassan 90' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
12 October 2001 4 Al-Talaba 3–0 Diwaniya Baghdad
Turki 38', 76' (pen.), 88' (pen.) Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
19 October 2001 5 Al-Jaish 0–3 Al-Talaba Baghdad
Turki 22'
Neruz 45'
Mahmoud 85'
Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium
25 October 2001 6 Al-Talaba 1–2 Al-Difa'a Al-Jawi Baghdad
Mahmoud 59' Mahmoud 72'
Khudhair 77'
Stadium: Al Karkh Stadium
2 November 2001 7 Al-Talaba 2–1 Erbil Baghdad
Abdul-Hassan 27'
Jeayer 65'
Nassir 42' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
9 November 2001 8 Al-Talaba 3–0 Al-Naft Baghdad
Wali 55'
Abbas 67'
Kadhim 74'
Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
14 November 2001 9 Al-Zawra'a 1–2 Al-Talaba Baghdad
Mohammed 89' Jeayer 21'
Mahmoud 39'
Stadium: Al-Zawraa Stadium
Note: This match also functioned as 2001 Baghdad Day Cup.
27 November 2001 2 Al-Talaba 2–1 Najaf Baghdad
Salah 48'
Kadhim 52'
Owaid 10' Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium
4 December 2001 10 Al-Talaba 3–0 Samarra Baghdad
Turki 5'
Jeayer 12'
Ibrahim 78'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
31 December 2001 11 Al-Talaba 4–0 Al-Mina'a Baghdad
Abbas 49'
Jeayer 83'
Ibrahim 88'
Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
3 January 2002 16 Al-Ramadi 1–0 Al-Talaba Ar-Ramadi
Hamad 78' Stadium: Al Ramadi Stadium
18 January 2002 18 Al-Talaba 1–0 Al-Karkh Baghdad
Abbas 64' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
25 January 2002 19 Duhok 0–0 Al-Talaba Duhok
Stadium: Duhok Stadium
13 February 2002 20 Kirkuk 0–2 Al-Talaba Kirkuk
Najib 7'
Abbas 84'
Stadium: Kirkuk Olympic Stadium
16 February 2002 21 Najaf 0–1 Al-Talaba Najaf
Kadhim 85' Stadium: An-Najaf Stadium
19 February 2002 22 Al-Shorta 1–3 Al-Talaba Baghdad
Ahmad 44' (pen.) Kadhim 14' (pen.)
Abbas 75' (pen.), 90+3'
Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
22 February 2002 23 Al-Talaba 4–1 Diwaniya Baghdad
Kadhim
Abbas
Joodi
Neruz 90'
Salih Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
25 February 2002 13 Al-Talaba 2–0 Samawa Baghdad
Abbas 22' (pen.)
Joodi 87'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
1 March 2002 24 Al-Talaba 4–0 Al-Difa'a Al-Jawi Baghdad
Abbas 35' (pen.)
Najib 59'
Jafar 73'
Hadi 80'
Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
4 March 2002 25 Al-Talaba 3–2 Al-Jaish Baghdad
Kadhim 14'
Salah 71'
Hadi 75'
Jahid 31'
Qasim 78'
Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
8 March 2002 26 Erbil 0–0 Al-Talaba Arbil
Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium
11 March 2002 15 Al-Talaba 0–1 Al-Kadhimiya Baghdad
Jihad 15' (pen.) Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium
15 March 2002 27 Al-Naft 1–4 Al-Talaba Baghdad
Kadhim 90+2' Mahmoud 5'
Abbas 36', 55', 58'
Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium
19 March 2002 28 Al-Mina'a 0–0 Al-Talaba Basra
Stadium: Al Minaa Stadium
22 March 2002 29 Al-Talaba 3–0 Samarra Baghdad
Jafar 43'
Abbas 53'
Neruz 74'
Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
29 March 2002 30 Al-Talaba 2–0 Al-Zawra'a Baghdad
Jafar 44'
Kadhim 60'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
1 April 2002 31 Al-Talaba 6–1 An Nasiriyah Baghdad
Abbas 17', 76'
Hashim 50', 60', 72'
Abdul-Sada 80'
Hussein 90' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
4 April 2002 32 Samawa 0–1 Al-Talaba Samawa
Abbas 47' Stadium: As Samawah Stadium
12 April 2002 33 Al-Talaba 1–3 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad
Ibrahim 90' Dhahid 45', 64'
Jamal 89'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
19 April 2002 34 Al-Talaba 0–0 Al-Kadhimiya Baghdad
Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium
25 April 2002 35 Al-Talaba 3–0 Ramadi Baghdad
Mahmoud 11', 44'
Abbas 90'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
5 May 2002 17 Al-Talaba 5–0 Al-Sinaa Baghdad
Mahmoud 43', 69'
Jafar 50'
Turki 68', 88'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
10 May 2002 37 Al-Talaba 2–0 Al-Karkh Baghdad
Mahmoud 30', 46' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
17 May 2002 38 Al-Talaba 6–0 Duhok Baghdad
Kadhim 5', 80'
Abbas 68'
Turki 78'
Najeeb 89'
Jafar 90+1'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium

Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Iraq FA Cup

Round 1

October 2001 First leg Basra 1–2 Al-Talaba Basra
Kadhim 73' Mahmoud 60', 85' Stadium: Basra Stadium
November 2001 Second leg Al-Talaba 3–1 Basra Baghdad
Abbas
Mahmoud
Wali
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium

Round 2

November 2001 First leg Al-Talaba 3–1 Salahaddin Baghdad
Jeayer
Mahmoud
Kadhim
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
November 2001 Second leg Salahaddin 1–2 Al-Talaba Tikrit
Kadhim
Jeayer
Stadium: Tikrit Stadium

Quarterfinal

21 January 2002 First leg Al-Difa'a Al-Jawi 0–0 Al-Talaba Baghdad
Stadium: Al Shorta Stadium
28 January 2002 Second leg Al-Talaba 1–0 Al-Difa'a Al-Jawi Baghdad
Mahmoud 72' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium

Semifinal

7 April 2002 First leg Najaf 1–1 Al-Talaba Najaf
Hashim 43' Hashim 87' Stadium: An Najaf Stadium
15 April 2002 Second leg Al-Talaba 2–0 Najaf Baghdad
Mahmoud 41'
Abbas 87'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium

Final

29 April 2002 Final Al-Talaba 1–0 Al-Shorta Baghdad
Hashim 85' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium

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

Umm al-Ma'arik Championship

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Al-Talaba 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advanced to semifinals
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi 3 1 0 2 5 7 2 3
Al-Najaf 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 3
Source: RSSSF.com
Al-Shorta1–0 (a.e.t.)Al-Talaba
Habib gold-colored soccer ball 112'
Referee: Mahmoud Nouraldeen

Matches

2 February 2002 1 Al-Talaba 4–2 Al-Difa'a Al-Jawi Baghdad
Mahmoud 50', 77', 90'
Abbas 75'
Khudhair 83'
Nafi' 87'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Hazim Hussein
4 February 2002 2 Al-Talaba 0–0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Abdul-Hali Khudhair
6 February 2002 3 Al-Talaba 1–0 Najaf Baghdad
Mahmoud 22' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Najim Abboud

Semifinal

8 February 2002 Semifinal Al-Talaba 1–0 Al-Karkh Baghdad
Kadhim 70' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Sahib

Final

10 February 2002 Final Al-Talaba 0–1 (a.e.t.) Al-Shorta Baghdad
Habib gold-colored soccer ball 112' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Nouraldeen

Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

References

  1. "League 01-02". Iraqi Football Archive (in Arabic).
  2. "Umm Al-Ma'arik Cup 2001". Iraqi Football Archive (in Arabic).
  3. Mubarak, Hassanin (October 17, 2006). "Iraq 2001/02". RSSSF.
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