2002 FA Cup Final Arsenal were appearing in the final of the FA Cup for the fifteenth time, and for the second consecutive year. They had won the cup seven times previously (in 1930, 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979, 1993 and 1998) and were beaten in the final seven times, the most recent in last season's showpiece event. By comparison, Chelsea were making their seventh appearance in a FA Cup final. The club won the cup three times (1970, 1997 and 2000) and lost the same number of finals (1915, 1967 and 1994). Arsenal and Chelsea had previously met fourteen times in the FA Cup,
1999–2000 Iraq FA Cup 1999–2000 Iraq FA Cup The 1999–2000 Iraq FA Cup was the 23rd edition of the Iraq FA Cup. The tournament was won by Al-Zawraa for the third time in a row and the 14th time in their history, beating Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 4–3 on penalties in the final after a 0–0 draw, with Essam Hamad, Laith Hussein, Amer Qassim and Ahmed Hussein scoring Al-Zawraa's penalties in the shootout and Mohannad Nassir and Emad Mohammed missing penalties for Al-Zawraa, who also won the League, the Elite Cup and the Super Cup in the 1999–2000 season to become the second Iraqi side to