1997 Iraqi Elite Cup

The Seventh Mother of all Battles Championship (Arabic: بطولة أم المعارك السابعة‎), commonly referred to as the 1997 Iraqi Elite Cup (Arabic: كأس النخبة العراقي 1997‎), was the seventh occurrence of the Iraqi Elite Cup, organised by the Iraq Football Association. The top eight teams of the 1996–97 Iraqi Premier League competed in the tournament, which was held in September 1997. In the final, held at Al-Shaab Stadium, Al-Najaf defeated Al-Shorta 4–0.[1][2][3]

1997 Iraqi Elite Cup
CountryIraq
DatesSeptember 1997
Teams8
ChampionsAl-Najaf
Runners-upAl-Shorta
Third placeAl-Zawraa
Fourth placeAl-Talaba
Top goal scorer(s)Mahmoud Majeed
Salman Hussein
Waleed Dhahid
(4 goals each)
← 1996
1998 →

Group stage

Group 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Najaf 321050+57
Al-Zawraa 321052+37
Al-Minaa 301237−41
Al-Mosul
Al-Zawraa3–1Al-Minaa
S. Abbas
Saddam  (pen.)
Al-Najaf3–0Al-Mosul
Al-Mosul1–2Al-Zawraa
Mohammed
H. Abbas
Al-Najaf2–0Al-Minaa
Al-Najaf0–0Al-Zawraa
Al-Mosul2–2Al-Minaa

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Shorta 3210147+77
Al-Talaba 321064+27
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 310289−13
Samaraa 3003210−80
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya0–1Al-Talaba
Chathir
Al-Shorta4–0Samaraa
Al-Talaba3–3Al-Shorta
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya4–1Samaraa
Samaraa1–2Al-Talaba
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
3–1 Hamad
Fawzi
Qassim
Saddam
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
Najim
Hussein
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References
  1. Qayed, Mohammed (August 30, 2002). "Iraq 1997/98". RSSSF.
  2. "1997 Elite Cup". NIIIIS.com.
  3. "Al-Zawraa Archive 1997/98". Kooora.
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