7th Umm al-Ma'arik Championship

Football tournament season
Umm al-Ma'arik Championship
Tournament details
CountryIraq
DatesSeptember 1997 – 6 February 1998
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Najaf
Runner-upAl-Shorta
Third placeAl-Zawraa
Fourth placeAl-Talaba
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Mahmoud Majeed
Salman Hussein
Waleed Dhahid
(4 goals each)

The 7th Umm al-Ma'arik Championship (Arabic: بطولة أم المعارك السابعة) was the seventh occurrence of the Umm al-Ma'arik Championship, organised by the Iraq Football Association. The top eight teams of the 1996–97 Iraqi Premier League competed in the tournament. In the final, held at Al-Shaab Stadium, Al-Najaf defeated Al-Shorta 4–0.[1][2][3]

Group stage

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Najaf 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
Al-Zawraa 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
Al-Minaa 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Al-Mosul 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Al-Zawraa3–1Al-Minaa
S. Abbas
Saddam (pen.)
Al-Mosul1–2Al-Zawraa
Mohammed
H. Abbas

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Shorta 3 2 1 0 14 7 +7 7
Al-Talaba 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3 1 0 2 8 9 −1 3
Samarra 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Al-Talaba3–3Al-Shorta
Majeed
Qais 89', 95' (pen.)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya4–7Al-Shorta
Dhahid (pen.)
Omran
Mezher 		Majeed
Assem
Qais
Al-Hail

Semifinals

Al-Shorta1–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Zawraa
Fawzi
Penalties
Majeed soccer ball with check mark
Abdul-Sattar soccer ball with check mark
Rahim soccer ball with check mark		 3–1 soccer ball with red X Saddam
soccer ball with check mark Hamad
soccer ball with red X Fawzi
soccer ball with red X Qassim
Al-Najaf1–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Talaba
Penalties
3–1

Third place match

Al-Zawraa7–0Al-Talaba
Hamad
Mahdi
Karim
Qassim
Hussein
Abdul-Jabar (pen.)

Final

Al-Najaf4–0Al-Shorta
Hassan 60'
Hussein 65', 72'
Najim 75'
Referee: Hazem Hussein
Al-Najaf
Al-Shorta
GK 1 Iraq Ahmed Ali Hussein
DF 13 Iraq Falah Hassan
DF 21 Iraq Haider Hameed
DF 3 Iraq Mounir Jaber
DF 24 Iraq Kadhim Hussein
MF 17 Iraq Ali Hashim
MF 12 Iraq Basim Mohammed
MF 16 Iraq Hamid Raheem
MF 23 Iraq Salem Hussein
FW 9 Iraq Haidar Najim
FW 10 Iraq Salman Hussein
Manager:
Iraq Najih Humoud
GK 1 Iraq Ayad Khudhor
DF 5 Iraq Salam Touma
DF 19 Iraq Sadiq Saadoun
DF 12 Iraq Adil Ogla
DF 23 Iraq Mazin Abdul-Sattar
MF 13 Iraq Abbas Rahim
MF 6 Iraq Ayad Abbas downward-facing red arrow
MF 28 Iraq Abdul-Hussein Jawad
MF 11 Iraq Saad Qais
FW 18 Iraq Mahmoud Majeed
FW 10 Iraq Mufeed Assem downward-facing red arrow
Substitutions:
MF Iraq Kadhim Hussein Shahima upward-facing green arrow
FW 26 Iraq Ahmed Jadiea upward-facing green arrow
Managers:
Iraq Abdelilah Abdul-Hameed
Iraq Ayoub Odisho

Assistant referees:
Falah Hassan
Raad Saleem
Shaker Mahmoud

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.
Umm al-Ma'arik Championship
1997–98 winner
Al-Najaf
1st title

References

  1. ^ a b Qayed, Mohammed (August 30, 2002). "Iraq 1997/98". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "1997 Elite Cup". NIIIIS.com.
  3. ^ "Al-Zawraa Archive 1997/98". Kooora.

External links

  • Iraqi Football Website