2001–02 Iraqi Elite League
Season | 2001–02 |
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Champions | Al-Talaba (5th title) |
Relegated | Al-Ramadi Al-Diwaniya Al-Kadhimiya |
AFC Champions League | Al-Talaba |
Top goalscorer | Hashim Ridha (32 goals) |
← 2000–01 2002–03 (Iraqi First Division League) → |
The 2001–02 Iraqi Elite League kicked off on 22 September 2001 and ended on 17 May 2002. Al-Talaba won their fifth league title, finishing six points ahead of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and eleven ahead of Al-Shorta. They also won the Iraq FA Cup that season to complete the double, and reached the final of the Umm al-Ma'arik Championship.[1][2]
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Talaba (C) | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 89 | 18 | +71 | 91 | 2002–03 AFC Champions League group stage[a] |
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 | |
6 | Erbil | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 72 | |
7 | Duhok | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 70 | |
8 | Al-Karkh | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 54 | |
9 | Al-Difaa Al-Jawi | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 50 | |
10 | Al-Minaa | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 49 | |
11 | Al-Jaish | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 48 | |
12 | Al-Samawa | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 42 | |
13 | Al-Naft | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 37 | |
14 | Samarra | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 35 | |
15 | Al-Nasiriya | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 76 | −42 | 35 | |
16 | Al-Sinaa | 38 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 53 | −24 | 32 | |
17 | Kirkuk | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 60 | −33 | 32 | |
18 | Al-Kadhimiya (R) | 38 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 64 | −35 | 30 | Relegation to the Iraqi Second Division League |
19 | Al-Ramadi (R) | 38 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 73 | −47 | 28 | |
20 | Al-Diwaniya (R) | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 80 | −49 | 26 |
Source: Ali Al-Sabti Archive
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ 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
Season statistics
Top scorers
Pos | Scorer | Goals | Team |
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1 | Hashim Ridha | 32 | Al-Shorta |
2 | Hussein Abdullah | 29 | Duhok |
3 | Ahmed Khudhair | 23 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
4 | Nasser Tallaa | 21 | Al-Minaa |
5 | Haidar Ayed | 20 | Al-Nasiriya |
Hat-tricks
Player[3] | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Sinaa | 4–1 | 22 September 2001 |
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Al-Talaba | Kirkuk | 8–0 | 22 September 2001 |
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Al-Talaba | Kirkuk | 8–0 | 22 September 2001 |
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Al-Shorta | Samarra | 7–0 | 27 September 2001 |
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Al-Talaba | Al-Diwaniya | 3–0 | 12 October 2001 |
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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Kirkuk | 7–1 | 12 October 2001 |
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Al-Shorta | Al-Samawa | 4–0 | 29 October 2001 |
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Al-Difaa Al-Jawi | Al-Sinaa | 5–1 | 16 November 2001 |
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Duhok | Al-Jaish | 5–0 | 21 December 2001 |
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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Samawa | 4–1 | 3 January 2002 |
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Al-Karkh | Samarra | 4–2 | 11 January 2002 |
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Al-Difaa Al-Jawi | Al-Diwaniya | 5–1 | 11 January 2002 |
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Al-Diwaniya | Al-Jaish | 3–1 | 18 January 2002 |
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Duhok | Samarra | 3–3 | 18 January 2002 |
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Al-Zawraa | Al-Ramadi | 6–0 | 16 February 2002 |
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Al-Shorta | Al-Diwaniya | 8–1 | 11 March 2002 |
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Al-Shorta | Al-Diwaniya | 8–1 | 11 March 2002 |
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Al-Talaba | Al-Naft | 4–1 | 15 March 2002 |
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Al-Jaish | Al-Ramadi | 3–1 | 29 March 2002 |
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Al-Talaba | Al-Nasiriya | 6–1 | 1 April 2002 |
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Al-Minaa | Al-Ramadi | 5–1 | 12 April 2002 |
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Al-Zawraa | Al-Samawa | 6–0 | 19 April 2002 |
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Al-Karkh | Al-Naft | 5–1 | 19 April 2002 |
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Al-Jaish | Al-Shorta | 3–3 | 3 May 2002 |
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Al-Najaf | Erbil | 5–0 | 3 May 2002 |
- Notes
4 Player scored 4 goals
References
- ^ Al-Sabti, Ali (2014). Iraqi League History 1974-2011. Iraq.
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