1991 Iraqi Elite Cup

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1991 Iraqi Elite Cup
CountryIraq
Dates2–13 September 1991
Teams6
ChampionsAl-Zawraa
Runners-upAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Third placeAl-Talaba
Fourth placeAl-Karkh
Matches played10
Goals scored24 (2.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Laith Hussein
(4 goals)
Best playerLaith Hussein
1992 →

The First Mother of all Battles Championship (Arabic: بطولة أم المعارك الأولى), commonly referred to as the 1991 Iraqi Elite Cup (Arabic: كأس النخبة العراقي 1991), was the first occurrence of the Iraqi Elite Cup. This edition of the competition was organised by Al-Talaba. The top six teams of the 1990–91 Iraqi National League were supposed to compete in the tournament, but Al-Naft withdrew from the competition and were replaced by seventh-placed Al-Najaf. All the matches were played at Al-Shaab Stadium. The competition started on 2 September and ended on 13 September where, in the final, Al-Zawraa defeated Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–1 after extra time.[1]

Background[]

Al-Talaba proposed the establishing of a new tournament that includes only the top six teams of the 1990–91 Iraqi National League: Al-Zawraa, Al-Talaba, Al-Shorta, Al-Karkh, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Naft. Salim Rasheed, the vice president of Al-Talaba, stated that the competition would be played at Al-Shaab Stadium and in two groups. The Iraq Football Association agreed on the proposition on 24 August 1991.[2]

The higher organizing committee of the competition held a meeting with the participating teams' representatives and the FA's representatives at Al-Talaba's headquarters on 25 August 1991 to discuss the start and end dates of the tournament and other technical matters. The duration of the competition was decided to be from 2–13 September 1991 and 31 August would be the last day to receive squad lists. Before the start of the tournament, Al-Naft did not accept the invitation, so they were replaced by Al-Najaf, the seventh-placed team of the league.[2]

Pre-opening[]

The organizing committee invited 41 former national players, organizing a charity match between them, but only 24 got to play. The players were split into two teams. The green team included Jalal Abdul-Rahman, Muthanna Hameed, Saadi Toma, Shakir Ali, Falah Hassan, Ali Kadhim, Hadi Al-Janabi, Hassan Saddawi, Sabah Hatim, Ayoub Odisho, Abdelilah Abdul-Wahid and Jaleel Salih, while the white team consisted of Kadhim Khalaf, Samir Shaker, Ibrahim, Wathiq Aswad, Abdul-Zahra Aswad, Hussein Saeed, Haris Mohammed, Thair Ahmed, Mahdi Jassim, Faisal Aziz, Abdul-Karim Farhan and Abdul-Muhsin Mohammed. It ended in a 4–1 win for to the green team.[2]

Group stage[]

The matches were drawn on 29 August 1991.

Group 1[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 4
Al-Talaba 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 2
Al-Shorta 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0
Al-Talaba1–0Al-Shorta
Goal 41' (pen.)
Referee: Abbas Abdul-Rahman
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya1–0Al-Shorta
Goal 76'
Referee: Tariq Ahmed
Al-Talaba0–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Goal 91'
Referee: Ghalib Abdul-Kadhim

Group 2[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Zawraa 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 4
Al-Karkh 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 2
Al-Najaf 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Al-Zawraa1–0Al-Karkh
Hussein Goal 21'
Referee: Mohameed Saleem
Al-Karkh4–1Al-Najaf
Daham Goal 21'
Allawi Goal 36'
Abdul-Kadhim Goal 75'
Goal 80'		 Goal 12'
Referee: Tariq Thar Hani
Al-Zawraa4–0Al-Najaf
Hussein Goal 28', 55'
Saddam Goal 43'
Mahdi Goal 64'
Referee: Adil Al-Qassab

Semifinals[]

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya2–0Al-Karkh
Shenaishil Goal 48' (pen.)
Emmanuel Goal 57'
Referee: Subhi Raheem
Al-Zawraa1–0Al-Talaba
Mahdi Goal 5'
Referee: Abdul-Karim Saadi

Third place match[]

Al-Karkh2–2 (a.e.t.)Al-Talaba
Goal 70'
Goal 96'		 Hussein Goal 55'
Kadhim Goal 120'
Penalties
Allawi Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty missed
Penalty missed
Penalty scored		 3–4 Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty missed
Penalty scored Kadhim
Penalty scored Jafar
Referee: Tariq Ahmed

Final[]

Al-Zawraa3–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Saddam Goal 18'
Hussein Goal 91'
Radhi Goal 93'		 Abdul-Hameed Goal 80' (pen.)
Referee: Salah Mohammed

References[]

  1. ^ Hashim, Refel; Mubarak, Hassanin (April 2, 2006). "Iraq 1991/92". RSSSF.
  2. ^ a b c Mahmoud, Shukri (January 23, 2010). "Umm Al-Ma'arik Tournaments File". Kooora Forums (in Arabic).

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