The 2001–02 Iraq FA Cup was the 24th edition of the

Iraq FA Cup The Iraq Cup (), commonly known as the Iraq FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in men's domestic Football in Iraq, Iraqi football organised by the Iraq Football Association. Firs ...

as a club competition. The tournament was won by

Al-Talaba Al-Talaba Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. Its football team competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1969, the club was named Al-Jamiea but became known a ...

for the first time in their history, after losing in the final six previous times. They beat

Al-Shorta Al-Shorta Sports Club () is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Iraq, Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. It has teams in 19 different sports, and the best known section of the club is the football team, whose origins date back to 1932. Al-Shorta was for ...

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.Al-Talaba 2001/02 Season
/ref> The tournament consisted of 100 teams for the first time.

Preliminary rounds

First preliminary round

Second preliminary round

Third preliminary round

Final phase

Bracket

Matches

Quarter-finals

First legs

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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

First legs

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Second legs

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

Final

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2001-02 Iraq FA Cup

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