The 2002–03 Iraq FA Cup was the 25th edition of the Iraq FA Cup as a club competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. It kicked off on 2 September 2002, and the final was played on 23 August 2003 at the Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil.Iraq Cup 2002/03Iraqi Cup History
Al-Talaba were the defending champions of the cup having beaten Al-Shorta 1–0 in the 2002 final, and the same was repeated in 2003 as Al-Talaba beat Al-Shorta 1–0 again to earn their second title. The competition was halted for more than six months after the quarter-finals due to the American invasion of Iraq, but the Iraq Football Association decided to complete the tournament, reducing the semi-finals to a single leg and moving the remaining matches to the safer northern city of Erbil. The 2003 final was the last Iraq FA Cup final to be played until 2016.
First round
Second round Al-Shuala were automatically placed into the round of 32.
Playoff round Al-Sulaikh, Hatteen, Al-Kut and Al-Mashroua were eliminated from the competition. Meanwhile, Al-Nahdha, who had qualified for the round of 32, withdrew and were replaced by Al-Ramadi. The following results are known from the playoff round:
Final phase Bracket
Round of 32
Al-Shorta won 6–0 on aggregate.
Al-Mosul won 3–2 on aggregate.
Karbala won 4–0 on aggregate.
Al-Jaish won 2–1 on aggregate.
Al-Talaba won 3–2 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Al-Sinaa won on away goals.
Al-Ramadi won 4–3 on aggregate.
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi won 3–2 on aggregate.
Al-Najaf won 2–1 on aggregate.
Al-Naft won 3–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Al-Shuala won on away goals.
Al-Diwaniya won 2–0 on aggregate.
Al-Tharthar won 5–2 on aggregate.
Al-Basra won 7–1 on aggregate.
Brusk won 3–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Al-Minaa won on away goals.
Round of 16
Al-Shorta won 11–1 on aggregate.
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi won 7–3 on aggregate.
Al-Najaf won 6–4 on aggregate.
Al-Minaa won 3–2 on aggregate.
Al-Mosul won 3–2 on aggregate.
Karbala won 5–3 on aggregate.
Al-Talaba won 3–0 on aggregate.
Al-Naft won 3–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
1–1 on aggregate. Al-Minaa won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate. Al-Naft won on away goals.
Al-Talaba won 5–1 on aggregate.
Al-Shorta won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
Final
GK Jamil Mahmoud (c)DF Aqeel QasimDF Ahmed WaliDF Bassim AbbasDF Abbas JafarMF Alaa NayrouzMF Hassan TurkiMF Bahaa KadhimMF Mahdi KarimFW Ahmed SalahFW Younis MahmoudManager: Thair Ahmed GK Talib HashimDF Mazin Abdul-SattarDF Mahir Habib (c)DF Anmar SalamDF Ahmad KadhimMF Mohanad Mohammed AliMF Nashat AkramMF Abbas RahimMF Taiseer Abdul-HusseinFW Hamid QasimFW Ahmad MnajedManager: Basim Qasim
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 Cup2002–03 winnerAl-Talaba2nd title
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