# 2001–02 Iraq FA Cup

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. The tournament consisted of 100 teams for the first time.

## Preliminary rounds
### First preliminary round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Al-Muthanna | 1–0 | Al-Forat |
| Sulaymaniya | 2–1 | Aso |
| Al-Shatra | 1–0 | Al-Kut |
| Karbala | ?–? (5–4 p) | Al-Sadda |
| Al-Jaish | 9–0 | Al-Shabab |
| Al-Amana | ?–? (5–3 p) | Al-Umal |
| Al-Shuala | 4–1 | Al-Siyaha |
| Peris | 5–1 | Ararat |
| Al-Hamza | ?–? (6–5 p) | Al-Kufa |
| Al-Meshkhab | 3–0 | Al-Anbar |
| Al-Basra | 4–1 | Al-Hay |
| Salahaddin | 4–1 | Shabab Al-Dawr |
| Al-Rifai | 6–0 | Al-Muwafaqiya |
| Zakho | 9–0 | Hikna |
| Sinjar | 3–0 | Simele |
| Daquq | 3–0 | Al-Mosul |
| Bardarash | 2–0 | Al-Thawra |
| Haifa | 3–2 | Tamouz |
| Brusk | 2–0 | Diyala |
| Al-Khalis | 3–0 | Mateen |
| Al-Nasiriya | 3–0 | Al-Fajr |
| Al-Nahdha | 3–1 | Al-Khutoot |
| Al-Tijara | 4–2 | Al-Hurriya |
| Al-Hindiya | 4–3 | Al-Jamahir |
| Al-Shomali | 2–1 | Ghammas |
| Al-Diwaniya | 4–3 | Babil |
| Al-Ramadi | 2–0 | Al-Falluja |
| Al-Qasim | 3–2 | Al-Fosfat |
| Al-Mahmoudiya | 2–1 | Al-Qaqaa |
| Al-Khidhir | 1–0 | Al-Hadhr |
| Brayati | 4–0 | Al-Shaqlawa |
| Al-Shirqat | 2–1 | Balad |
| Al-Hudood | 3–0 | Khanaqin |
| Al-Numaniya | 4–2 | Al-Musayyib |
| Kahrabaa Al-Hartha | 1–0 | Al-Rumaitha |
| Kumait | 5–0 | Zummar |
| Al-Bahri | 3–1 | Maysan |
| Al-Amara | 2–1 | Al-Ittihad |
| Al-Hussein | 7–0 | Al-Madain |
| Afak | 5–2 | Al-Daghara |
| Al-Samawa | bye | |
| Al-Zubair | bye | |
| Kirkuk | bye | |
| Al-Dibis | bye | |
| Al-Kadhimiya | bye | |
| Al-Bareed | bye | |
| Al-Sinaa | bye | |
| Al-Hilla | bye | |

### Second preliminary round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Al-Basra | 1–0 | Al-Khidhir |
| Salahaddin | 3–1 | Brayati |
| Al-Diwaniya | 4–2 | Al-Hindiya |
| Al-Ramadi | 1–0 | Karbala |
| Al-Nahdha | 1–0 | Haifa |
| Daquq | 1–0 | Al-Shirqat |
| Al-Amana | 2–1 | Al-Hudood |
| Al-Hussein | 4–0 | Al-Numaniya |
| Kahrabaa Al-Hartha | 0–3 | Al-Muthanna |
| Afak | 2–1 | Kumait |
| Al-Shatra | 2–0 | Al-Bahri |
| Al-Rifai | 2–1 | Al-Amara |
| Al-Shuala | 4–2 | Sulaymaniya |
| Peris | 5–1 | Al-Hamza |
| Al-Meshkhab | 3–2 | Sinjar |
| Zakho | 6–0 | Bardarash |
| Brusk | 2–3 | Al-Khalis |
| Al-Nasiriya | 4–2 | Al-Tijara |
| Al-Qasim | 3–0 | Al-Shomali |
| Al-Jaish | 3–0 (w/o) | Al-Mahmoudiya |
| Al-Samawa | bye | |
| Al-Zubair | bye | |
| Kirkuk | bye | |
| Al-Dibis | bye | |
| Al-Kadhimiya | bye | |
| Al-Bareed | bye | |
| Al-Sinaa | bye | |
| Al-Hilla | bye | |

### Third preliminary round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Al-Basra | 6–1 | Daquq |
| Salahaddin | 7–0 | Al-Muthanna |
| Al-Diwaniya | 1–0 | Al-Shuala |
| Al-Ramadi | 2–1 | Al-Khalis |
| Al-Samawa | ?–? (5–4 p) | Al-Zubair |
| Kirkuk | 6–0 | Al-Dibis |
| Al-Kadhimiya | 5–2 | Al-Bareed |
| Al-Sinaa | 3–0 | Al-Hilla |
| Al-Nahdha | bye | |
| Al-Amana | bye | |
| Al-Hussein | bye | |
| Afak | bye | |
| Al-Shatra | bye | |
| Al-Rifai | bye | |
| Peris | bye | |
| Al-Meshkhab | bye | |
| Zakho | bye | |
| Al-Nasiriya | bye | |
| Al-Qasim | bye | |
| Al-Jaish | bye | |

## Final phase
### Bracket

| Round of 32 First legs: 22 October 2001 Second legs: 5 November 2001 | Round of 32 First legs: 22 October 2001 Second legs: 5 November 2001 | Round of 32 First legs: 22 October 2001 Second legs: 5 November 2001 | Round of 32 First legs: 22 October 2001 Second legs: 5 November 2001 | Round of 16 First legs: 19 November 2001 Second legs: 10 December 2001 | Round of 16 First legs: 19 November 2001 Second legs: 10 December 2001 | Round of 16 First legs: 19 November 2001 Second legs: 10 December 2001 | Round of 16 First legs: 19 November 2001 Second legs: 10 December 2001 | Quarter-finals First legs: 21 January 2002 Second legs: 28 January 2002 | Quarter-finals First legs: 21 January 2002 Second legs: 28 January 2002 | Quarter-finals First legs: 21 January 2002 Second legs: 28 January 2002 | Quarter-finals First legs: 21 January 2002 Second legs: 28 January 2002 | Semi-finals First legs: 7 April 2002 Second legs: 15 April 2002 | Semi-finals First legs: 7 April 2002 Second legs: 15 April 2002 | Semi-finals First legs: 7 April 2002 Second legs: 15 April 2002 | Semi-finals First legs: 7 April 2002 Second legs: 15 April 2002 | Final 28 April 2002 | Final 28 April 2002 |
| Al-Zawraa | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Amana | 1 | 0 | 1 | Al-Zawraa | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Hussein | 0 | 0 | 0 | Al-Minaa | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Minaa | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | Al-Zawraa | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Al-Najaf | 4 | 5 | 9 | | | | | Al-Najaf | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Al-Meshkhab | 0 | 0 | 0 | Al-Najaf | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Jaish | 6 | 3 | 9 | Al-Jaish | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Rifai | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Al-Najaf | 1 | 0 | 1 | | |
| Al-Difaa Al-Jawi | 5 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Al-Talaba | 1 | 2 | 3 | | |
| Al-Diwaniya | 0 | 1 | 1 | Al-Difaa Al-Jawi | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Afak | 1 | 0 | 1 | Peris | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peris (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | Al-Difaa Al-Jawi | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Salahaddin | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | Al-Talaba | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Al-Qasim | 1 | 0 | 1 | Salahaddin | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Basra | 1 | 1 | 2 | Al-Talaba | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Talaba | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Al-Talaba | 1 |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Al-Shorta | 0 |
| Duhok | 1 | 1 | 2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Shatra | 0 | 0 | 0 | Al-Karkh (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Karkh | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | Al-Karkh | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Al-Kadhimiya | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | Al-Naft | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Kirkuk | 0 | 2 | 2 | Al-Kadhimiya | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Naft | 3 | 3 | 6 | Al-Naft (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Nahdha | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Al-Naft | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Samarra | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Al-Shorta | 3 | 1 | 4 | | |
| Al-Sinaa | 0 | 1 | 1 | Samarra | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Erbil | 1 | 0 | 1 | Al-Samawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Samawa | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | Samarra | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Al-Nasiriya | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | Al-Shorta | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Zakho | 1 | 1 | 2 | Zakho | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Ramadi | 0 | 1 | 1 | Al-Shorta | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Shorta | 3 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Matches
### Quarter-finals
#### Second legs

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
#### Second legs

Al-Talaba won 3–1 on aggregate.
Al-Shorta won 4–0 on aggregate.

### Final

| Al-Talaba | Al-Shorta |
| GK | 21 | Saad Nassir |
| CB | 30 | Hamza Hadi |
| CB | 23 | Ahmed Wali |
| CB | 6 | Bassim Abbas |
| RM | 8 | Habib Jafar (c) |
| CM | 33 | Walid Ahmad |
| CM | 20 | Bahaa Kadhim |
| CM | 15 | Hassan Turki |
| LM | 29 | Talib Abdul-Latif |
| CF | 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 Habib |
| CB | 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 Kadhim |
| CF | 16 | Ahmad Mnajed |
| CF | 11 | Amer Mushraf |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 29 | Ziyad Tariq |
| MF | 15 | Ahmed Hussein Adan |
| FW | 17 | Hashim Ridha |
| Manager: ||
| Ammo Baba ||
| Assistant referees: Abbas Abdul-Hussein Arsalan Qadr Mohammed Sahib | Match 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 Cup 2001–02 winner
* Al-Talaba 1st title