2003 Iraqi Elite Cup

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2003 Iraqi Elite Cup
CountryIraq
Dates1 October 2003 – 5 January 2004
Teams8
ChampionsAl-Zawraa
Runners-upAl-Talaba
Top goal scorer(s)Falah Hassan
(3 goals)
Best playerAhmad Salah
← 2002

The 2003 Baghdad Championship (Arabic: بطولة بغداد 2003), commonly referred to as the 2003 Iraqi Elite Cup (Arabic: كأس النخبة العراقي 2003), was the thirteenth occurrence of the Iraqi Elite Cup, organised by the Iraq Football Association, and the first since it was renamed from Mother of all Battles Championship to Baghdad Championship. The top eight teams in the league table at the end of round 27 of the cancelled 2002–03 Iraqi First Division competed in the tournament.

The competition started on 1 October 2003, with the third place match being cancelled and the final being postponed to 5 January 2004 for security reasons due to crowd trouble that occurred in the semi-finals. In the final, held at Al-Zawraa Stadium, Al-Zawraa defeated Al-Talaba 5–4 on penalties after a 2–2 draw that saw three red cards. This turned out to be the last ever edition of the Iraqi Elite Cup.[1][2]

Group stage[]

Group 1[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
Al-Talaba 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
Al-Mosul 3 1 0 2 8 9 −1 3
Al-Minaa 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya3–1Al-Mosul
Goal 8'
L. Salah Goal 35'
Goal 36'		 Goal 21'
Al-Talaba0–0Al-Minaa
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya3–1Al-Minaa
L. Salah Goal
Goal
Goal		 Goal
Al-Talaba3–2Al-Mosul
Goal 33'
Sadir Goal 88' (pen.)
Karim Goal 90+7'		 Goal 50' (pen.)
Goal 70'
Al-Karkh Stadium, Baghdad
Referee: Abdul-Aal Khudhair
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya0–0Al-Talaba
Referee: Mahmoud Nouraldeen
Al-Mosul5–3Al-Minaa
Goal 39' (pen.)
Goal 42'
Goal 53' (pen.)
Goal 90'
Goal 90+4'		 Goal 20'
Falah Goal 56', 78'

Group 2[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Shorta 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
Al-Zawraa 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
Al-Najaf 3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 4
Erbil 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Al-Zawraa0–0Al-Najaf
Al-Shorta1–0Erbil
Goal 55'
Al-Karkh Stadium, Baghdad
Al-Zawraa5–1Erbil
Fahad Goal 41', 42'
Goal 50'
Goal 70'
Goal 81'		 Goal 68'
Al-Shorta2–1Al-Najaf
Ridha Goal 23', 48' Jassim Goal 12'
Al-Zawraa0–0Al-Shorta
Al-Karkh Stadium, Baghdad
Erbil0–5Al-Najaf
Goal 8'
Goal 30', 85'
Jassim Goal 66'
Goal 68'

Semifinals[]

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya0–1Al-Zawraa
Goal 10'
Al-Karkh Stadium, Baghdad
Match was ended before stoppage time due to crowd trouble[3]
Al-Shorta1–2Al-Talaba
Goal 22' Goal 21'
A. Salah Goal 32'
Referee: Najim Aboud

Final[]

Al-Zawraa2–2 (a.e.t.)Al-Talaba
W. Kadhim Yellow card Yellow-red card 37'
Goal 41' (pen.)
H. Kadhim Red card 51'
Fawzi Goal 59'		 Report Abbas Yellow card Yellow-red card 40'
Goal 53'
Sadir Goal 90+2'
Penalties
Fawzi Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Mohammad Penalty scored
Raad Penalty scored
Abdul-Amir Penalty scored		 5–4 Penalty scored Sadir
Penalty scored Nayrouz
Penalty scored
Penalty scored Jafar
Penalty missed
Attendance: 15,000

Awards[]

Top Goalscorer[1] Best Player[1] Best Goalkeeper[1] Best Manager[1] Fair Play Award[1]
Falah Hassan
(Al-Najaf) 		Ahmad Salah
(Al-Talaba) 		Saad Nassir
(Al-Talaba) 		Abdul-Ghani Shahad
(Al-Najaf) 		Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Mubarak, Hassanin; Hashim, Refel (September 25, 2004). "Iraq 2003/04". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "2003 Elite Cup". NIIIIS.com.
  3. ^ Al-Latify, Yasir (25 November 2003). "Important decisions by the Iraq Football Association". Kooora.com.

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