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2016–17 Iraq FA Cup

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2016–17 Iraq FA Cup
Tournament details
Country Iraq
Dates2 December 2016 – 22 August 2017
Teams60
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Zawraa
(15th title)
Runner-upNaft Al-Wasat
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Mustafa Karim
(5 goals)

The 2016–17 Iraq FA Cup was the 28th edition of the Iraqi knockout football cup as a club competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. A total of 19 teams from the Iraqi Premier League and 41 teams from the Iraqi First Division League participated. It started on 2 December 2016 and the final was played at Al-Sinaa Stadium in Baghdad on 22 August 2017 (the usual venue, Al-Shaab Stadium, was closed for renovation). It was the second Iraq FA Cup final to be held outside Al-Shaab Stadium, with the first being in 2003.

The winners of the competition were Al-Zawraa, who extended their record number of cup wins to 15 with a 1–0 victory over Naft Al-Wasat in the final thanks to a stoppage time goal by Alaa Abdul-Zahra.[1]

Format

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Participation

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The cup started with the first round, consisting of the 41 teams from the Iraqi First Division League, 40 of which played against each other and 1 of which automatically proceeded to the next round. The second round consisted of the 21 qualified teams from the first round, 18 of which played against each other and 3 of which automatically proceeded to the Round of 32. The 20 Iraqi Premier League clubs were to join the 12 qualified teams from the second round to form the Round of 32, but Erbil withdrew from the tournament and therefore First Division League side Al-Jinsiya were admitted into the Round of 32 to replace them despite already being knocked out.

The last cup competition saw almost half of the Premier League clubs withdraw from the tournament. To avoid this happening again, the Iraq FA announced that any Premier League team that withdrew would be fined and also deducted three points in the league. However, the Premier League had already finished by the time the Round of 16 came around, so teams who withdrew from that stage onwards faced no sanctions.

Cards

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If a player received a second yellow card, they would be banned from the next cup match. If a player received a red card, they would be banned a minimum of one match, but more could be added by the Iraq Football Association.

No extra-time

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The Iraq Football Association decided that from the Round of 16 onwards, there would not be an extra time period for matches that end in a draw; instead the game would go straight to a penalty shootout.

Participating clubs

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The following 60 teams participated in the competition:

Iraqi Premier League
19 clubs from the 2016–17 season
Iraqi First Division League
41 clubs from the 2016–17 season
  • Bold indicates the team is still in the competition.

Schedule

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The rounds of the 2016–17 competition were scheduled as follows:

Round Draw date and time Matches dates
First round 8 November 2016 2–5 December 2016
Second round 9–11 December 2016
Round of 32 7 March 2017 26–31 March 2017
Round of 16 14 August 2017
Quarter-finals 17 August 2017
Semi-finals 20 August 2017
Final 22 August 2017

First round

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40 teams from the Iraqi First Division League compete in this round, and 1 First Division League team (Badr Al-Iraq) is automatically placed into the second round.

2 December 2016 Al-Jamahir 0–3 Al-Siyaha
60' Adil
73' Fawzi
79' Adnan
2 December 2016 Balad 0–1 Al-Iraq
71' Saleh
2 December 2016 Al-Diwan 0–2 Al-Najda
20', 82' Qasim
2 December 2016 Abu Ghraib 0–1 Al-Khutoot
78' Saad
2 December 2016 Al-Iskan 0–5 Al-Jaish
8' Ali
14' Ali Dayikh
23' Yaseen
67', 87' Ali Salah
2 December 2016 Al-Tarmiya 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
Al-Alam
2 December 2016 Al-Saha 4–3 Shabab Al-Dawr
Ibrahim
Obeida
2 December 2016 Samarra 7–1 Jisr Diyala
Salah 6', 7'
Alaa 64', 67'
Tamateh 70'
Ghalib 75'
Ayoub 81'
Salah
2 December 2016 Al-Taji 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
Al-Ghadhriya
Rashid Bouti
2 December 2016 Al-Hurr 1–0 Tuz
Hussein 65'
2 December 2016 Peshmerga Sulaymaniya 1–0 Al-Jinsiya
Note: Despite losing the game, Al-Jinsiya were admitted into the round of 32 to replace the withdrawing Erbil.
2 December 2016 Salahaddin 2–1 Al-Mohandessin
Younis 1'
Mahmoud 52' (pen.)
Khudhair 47'
2 December 2016 Ghaz Al-Shamal 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(8–7 p)
Al-Kufa
2 December 2016 Biladi 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Al-Atheer
Ghalib
Allawi
Hussain
5 December 2016 Al-Shabab 0–1 Haifa
Note: Al-Shabab were a late replacement for Al-Mithaq who were unable to compete in the tournament.
5 December 2016 Al-Sinaa 3–0 (w/o) Brayati

Second round

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18 of the 21 qualified teams from the previous round compete in this round, while 4 teams (Al-Siyaha, Al-Kadhimiya, Al-Maslaha and Al-Jinsiya) are automatically placed into the Round of 32. Although Al-Jinsiya were knocked out in the first round, they were chosen to replace Erbil who withdrew from the tournament.

9 December 2016 Al-Iraq 0–2 Al-Najda
64' Jameel
77' Tariq
9 December 2016 Al-Khutoot 0–1 Al-Jaish
9 December 2016 Al-Saha 0–2 Samarra
10' Tamateh
90+2' Ali
9 December 2016 Al-Atheer 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Badr Al-Iraq
10 December 2016 Haifa 0–4 Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya
51', 68' Jassim
86' Muegel
90' Jasem
11 December 2016 Al-Sinaa 1–0 Al-Taji
11 December 2016 Salahaddin 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(9–10 p)
Ghaz Al-Shamal

Final phase

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Bracket

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Round of 32
26–31 March 2017
Round of 16
14 August 2017
Quarter-finals
17 August 2017
Semi-finals
20 August 2017
Final
22 August 2017
Al-Shorta 1
Al-Jaish 3 Al-Jaish 0
Zakho 1 Al-Hudood (w/o) 3
Al-Hudood 3 Al-Hudood 0
Al-Hussein 1 (4) Al-Minaa (w/o) 3
Al-Hurr (p) 1 (5) Al-Hurr 0 (3)
Al-Minaa 4 Al-Minaa (p) 0 (4)
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya 1 Al-Minaa 1 (3)
Naft Al-Wasat 1 Naft Al-Wasat (p) 1 (4)
Ghaz Al-Shamal 0 Naft Al-Wasat (w/o) 3
Karbala 2 Karbala 0
Al-Bahri 1 Naft Al-Wasat (w/o) 3
Al-Jinsiya 0 Al-Talaba 0
Al-Najda 1 Al-Najda 1
Al-Talaba 2 Al-Talaba 3
Al-Kadhimiya 0 Naft Al-Wasat 0
Al-Zawraa 4 Al-Zawraa 1
Al-Maslaha 3 Al-Zawraa 1
Naft Al-Junoob 4 Naft Al-Junoob 0
Al-Karkh 0 Al-Zawraa 2
Naft Maysan 5 Naft Maysan 0
Al-Siyaha 1 Naft Maysan (w/o) 3
Al-Naft 2 Al-Sinaa 0
Al-Sinaa 3 Al-Zawraa 3
Amanat Baghdad 5 Amanat Baghdad 1
Badr Al-Iraq 0 Amanat Baghdad (w/o) 3
Al-Samawa 1 Al-Najaf 0
Al-Najaf 3 Amanat Baghdad 1
Al-Kahrabaa 2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0
Samarra 1 Al-Kahrabaa 0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2
Al-Tarmiya 0

Round of 32

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26 March 2017 Zakho 1–3 Al-Hudood
26 March 2017 Al-Hussein 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Al-Hurr
26 March 2017 Al-Jinsiya 0–1 Al-Najda
26 March 2017 Al-Samawa 1–3 Al-Najaf
27 March 2017 Al-Shorta 1–3 Al-Jaish
Tariq 45+5' 36' Ahmed
57' Falah
77' Abdullah
27 March 2017 Karbala 2–1 Al-Bahri
28 March 2017 Al-Zawraa 4–3 Al-Maslaha
Karim 20', 31'
Ali 45'
H. Abdul-Amir 74'
25' Thajel
45' Al-Abdeen
90' Tah
Referee: Muntaser Ghazi
28 March 2017 Al-Kahrabaa 2–1 Samarra

Round of 16

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14 August 2017 Al-Jaish 0–3 (w/o) Al-Hudood
14 August 2017 Al-Hurr 0–0
(3–4 p)
Al-Minaa
14 August 2017 Naft Al-Wasat 3–0 (w/o) Karbala
14 August 2017 Naft Maysan 3–0 (w/o) Al-Sinaa
14 August 2017 Al-Kahrabaa 0–2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
33' Jaffal
52' Radhi

Quarter-finals

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17 August 2017 Al-Hudood 0–3 (w/o) Al-Minaa
17 August 2017 Al-Zawraa 2–0 Naft Maysan
Karim 5'
Kalaf 76'

Semi-finals

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20 August 2017 Al-Minaa 1–1
(3–4 p)
Naft Al-Wasat Najaf
Husni 68' 50' Attwan Stadium: Naft Al-Wasat Stadium

Final

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Iraq FA Cup
2016–17 winner
Al-Zawraa
15th title

References

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