The 2002–03 Iraq FA Cup was the 25th edition of the

Iraq FA Cup The Iraq FA Cup, known as the Iraq Cup ( ar, كأس العراق) in Arabic, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic Iraqi football. First held in the 1948–49 season for clubs and institutions before returning in 1975–76 ...

as a clubs-only 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 Franso Hariri Stadium ( Kurdish: یاریگای فرانسۆ ھەریری, Yarîgay Franso Herîrî; Arabic: ملعب فرانسوا حريري) is a multi-purpose stadium in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football ...

Erbil Erbil, also called Hawler (, ar, أربيل, Arbīl; syr, ܐܲܪܒܹܝܠ, Arbel), is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It lies in the Erbil Governorate. It has an estimated population of around 1,600,000. Hu ...

rather than at

Al-Shaab Stadium Al-Shaab International Stadium ( ar, ملعب الشعب الدولي, lit=The People's Stadium) is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. The 34,200-seater was the home stadium of the Iraq national football team, as well as the lar ...

Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon ...

due to security reasons. 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 The Iraq Football Association (IFA) ( ar, الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Iraq, controlling the Iraqi national team and the Iraqi Premier League. The Iraqi Football Association was founded ...

decided to complete the tournament, reducing the semi-finals to a single leg and moving the remaining matches to the safer northern city of

. The 2003 final was the last Iraq FA Cup final to be played until

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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.'' ---- ''Karbalaa 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.'' ---- ''Karbalaa 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

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Final

References

External links

Iraqi Football Website
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