The 2002–03 Iraq FA Cup was the 25th 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 main domestic cup in Iraqi football. It kicked off on 2 September 2002, and the final was played on 23 August 2003 at the

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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 ...

were the defending champions of the cup having beaten

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 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

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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.'' ---- ''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

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Final

References

External links

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