1991 Umm Al-Ma'arik Cup

1991 Umm Al-Ma'arik Cup
Country Iraq
Teams 6
Champions Al-Zawra'a
Runners-up Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Matches played 10
Goals scored 24 (2.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Laith Hussein (4 goals)

The 1991 Umm Al-Ma'arik Cup was the first occurrence of the Umm Al-Ma'arik Cup. This season of the competition was organized by Al-Talaba SC. The top six teams of the Iraqi League competed in the tournament. 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-Zawra'a defeated Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–1 after extra time.[1]

Background

Al-Talaba SC proposed the establishing of a new tournament that includes only the top six teams of the 1990–91 Iraqi League: Al-Zawra'a, 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 in the Al-Talaba Club headquarter on 25 August 1991 to discuss the start and end of the tournament and other technical matters. The duration of the competition was decided to be from 2–13 September 1991 and 31 August as the last day to receive players lists. Before the start of the tournament, Al-Naft did not accept the invitation, so they were replaced by Najaf.[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. Green team: Jalal Abdul-Rahman, Muthanna Hameed, Saadi Toma, Shakir Ali, Falah Hassan, Ali Kadhim, Hadi Al-Janabi, Hassan Saddawi, Sabah Hatam, Ayoub Odisho, Abdul-Ilah Abdul-Wahid and Jaleel Salih. White team: 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 220020+24
Al-Talaba 21011102
Al-Shorta 20020220

2 September 1991
14:00 GMT
Al-Talaba 1–0 Al-Shorta
Jabbar  41' (pen.)
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Referee: Abbas Abdul-Rahman

4 September 1991
14:00 GMT
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 Al-Shorta
Fadhil  76'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Referee: Tariq Ahmed

6 September 1991
14:00 GMT
Al-Talaba 0–1 (a.e.t.) Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Yassir  91'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Referee: Ghalib Abdul-Kadhim

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Zawra'a 220050+54
Al-Karkh 210142+22
Najaf 20021870

3 September 1991
14:00 GMT
Al-Zawra'a 1–0 Al-Karkh
Hussein  21'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Referee: Mohameed Saleem

5 September 1991
14:00 GMT
Al-Karkh 4–1 Najaf
Daham  21'
Allawi  36'
Abdul-Kadhim  75'
Khalaf  80'
Najim  12'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Referee: Tariq Thar Hani

7 September 1991
14:00 GMT
Al-Zawra'a 4–0 Najaf
Hussein  28', 55'
Saddam  43'
Mahdi  64'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Referee: Adil Al-Qassab

Semifinals

9 September 1991
14:30 GMT
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–0 Al-Karkh
Shenaishil  48'
Emmanuel  57'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Referee: Subhi Raheem

10 September 1991
14:30 GMT
Al-Zawra'a 1–0 Al-Talaba
Mahdi  5'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Referee: Abdul-Karim Saadi

Third place play-off

12 September 1991
14:30 GMT
Al-Karkh 2–2 (a.e.t.) Al-Talaba
Ali  70'
Mitib  96'
Hussein  55'
Kadhim  120'
  Penalties  
Allawi
Khalaf
Yasin
Mitib
Haider
3–4 Jabbar
Shakir
Bakheet
Kadhim
Jafar
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Referee: Tariq Ahmed

Final

13 September 1991
14:30 GMT
Al-Zawra'a 3–1 (a.e.t.) Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Saddam  18'
Hussein  91'
Radhi  93'
Abdul-Hameed  80'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Referee: Salah Mohammed

References

  1. Hashim, Refel; Mubarak, Hassanin (April 2, 2006). "Iraq 1991/92". RSSSF.
  2. 1 2 3 Mahmoud, Shukri (January 23, 2010). "Umm Al-Ma'arik Tournaments File". Kooora Forums (in Arabic).
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