1996–97 Iraq FA Cup
The 1996–97 Iraq FA Cup was the 21st edition of the Iraq FA Cup. The tournament was won by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya for the third time in their history, beating Al-Shorta 7–6 on penalties in the final after a 1–1 draw. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya reached the final by beating defending champions Al-Zawraa on away goals in the semi-final, drawing 0–0 at home and 1–1 away, while Al-Shorta qualified with a 2–1 aggregate win over Al-Kut (1–1 and 1–0).[1] Other notable results from the tournament include Al-Zawraa beating Kirkuk 7–0 in the first round, beating Shabab Al-Anbar 7–0 on aggregate (4–0 and 3–0) in the second round, and losing 4–1 on aggregate to Al-Talaba (2–1 and 2–0) in the quarter-final before the Iraq Football Association changed the result to a walkover win for Al-Zawraa.[2] Al-Shorta's Mahmoud Majeed was the tournament's top scorer with eight goals.
| Country | Iraq |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Al-Shorta |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Mahmoud Majeed (8 goals) |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → | |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya also won the Iraqi Premier League, the Iraqi Elite Cup and the Iraqi Super Cup in the 1996–97 season to become the first Iraqi team to win the domestic quadruple.
Bracket
| Round of 32 27 September 1996 |
Round of 16 First legs: 28 October 1996 Second legs: 4 November 1996 |
Quarter-finals First legs: 10 March 1997 Second legs: 17 March 1997 |
Semi-finals First legs: 31 March 1997 Second legs: 7 April 1997 |
Final 28 April 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Sulaikh | – | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Najaf | – | – | 1 | Al-Najaf | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Karkh | – | – | 6 | Al-Karkh | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Rumaitha | – | – | 0 | Al-Najaf | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (a.g.g.e.t.) | – | – | 2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (a) | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Difaa Al-Jawi | – | – | 1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Kadhimiya | – | – | 0 | Al-Mosul | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Mosul | – | – | 1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Basra | Al-Zawraa | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Al-Basra | 0 | ? | L | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Talaba | – | – | 4 | Al-Talaba | 4 | ? | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Hudood | – | – | 0 | Al-Talaba | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shabab Al-Anbar | Al-Zawraa (w/o) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Shabab Al-Anbar | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Zawraa | – | – | 7 | Al-Zawraa | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kirkuk | – | – | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (p) | 1 (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Samaraa | Al-Shorta | 1 (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Samaraa | 0 | ? | L | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diyala | – | – | 1 (8) | Al-Kut | 2 | ? | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Kut (p) | – | – | 1 (9) | Al-Kut | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Umal | – | – | 0 | Al-Ramadi | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Nasiriya | – | – | 3 | Al-Nasiriya | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karbalaa | – | – | 1 | Al-Ramadi | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Ramadi | – | – | 2 | Al-Kut | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Salam (p) | – | – | ? (5) | Al-Shorta | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Khalis | – | – | ? (4) | Al-Salam | 1 | ? | L | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Naft | – | – | 0 | Al-Shorta | 3 | ? | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Shorta | – | – | 1 | Al-Shorta | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Sinaa | – | – | 0 | Salahaddin | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Jaish | – | – | 1 | Al-Jaish | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salahaddin | Salahaddin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matches
Semi-finals
First legs
Second legs
1–1 on aggregate. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won on away goals.
| Al-Shorta | 1–0 | Al-Kut |
|---|---|---|
Al-Shorta won 1–0 on aggregate.
