1998–99 Iraq FA Cup

The 1998–99 Iraq FA Cup was the 23rd edition of the Iraq FA Cup. The tournament was won by Al-Zawraa for the second time in a row and for the 13th time in their history, beating Al-Talaba 1–0 after extra time in the final with a golden goal by Mohamed Jassim.[1][2][3] Al-Zawraa also won the 1998–99 Iraqi Premier League to complete the double.

1998–99 Iraq FA Cup
CountryIraq
ChampionsAl-Zawraa
(13th title)
Runners-upAl-Talaba
Top goal scorer(s)Hashim Ridha
(14 goals)

On 14 December 1998, Al-Shorta broke the record for the most goals scored in a single half of a match in Iraqi football, putting 10 goals past Al-Bahri in the first 45 minutes as the game ended 10–1. Hashim Ridha and Arkan Mahmoud both scored hat-tricks while Younis Abed Ali scored a brace and Abdul-Hussein Jawad and Qais Issa bagged one each. Hashim Ridha's total of 14 goals in the competition is a record for the most goals scored by a player in an Iraq FA Cup tournament.

Bracket

First preliminary round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Erbil 13–0 Makhmur
Babil 2–1 Al-Hindiya
Wasit 2–3 Al-Hudood
Al-Karat 0–1 Al-Khawarnaq
Simele 0–1 Al-Meshkhab
Al-Samawa 1–0 Al-Numaniya
Al-Wat 2–3 Al-Suwaira
Al-Shabab 1–2 Haifa
Al-Umal 2–0 Al-Shuala
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi 3–0 Al-Tijara
Al-Miqdadiya 4–1 Jalawla
Al-Musayyib bye
Kirkuk bye
Al-Khutoot bye
Al-Hilla bye
Al-Ramadi bye
Al-Qaqaa bye
Al-Diwaniya bye
Afak bye
Al-Bahri bye
Al-Hai bye
Al-Sufiya bye
Al-Mosul bye
Al-Amana bye

Second preliminary round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al-Musayyib 0–3 Al-Difaa Al-Jawi
Al-Suwaira 6–0 Al-Khawarnaq
Erbil 4–1 Kirkuk
Haifa 3–0 Al-Khutoot
Al-Hilla 5–0 Al-Meshkhab
Al-Ramadi 1–0 Al-Qaqaa
Al-Diwaniya 5–1 Afak
Al-Bahri 3–1 Al-Hai
Al-Hudood 1–4 Al-Sufiya
Al-Mosul 3–0 Al-Miqdadiya
Al-Amana 2–1 Al-Umal
Al-Samawa 4–2 Babil

Final phase
Round of 32
First legs: 2 November 1998
Second legs: 16 November 1998		   Round of 16
First legs: 14 December 1998
Second legs: 28 December 1998		   Quarter-finals
First legs: 8 February 1999
Second legs: 1 March 1999		   Semi-finals
First legs: 15–16 March 1999
Second legs: 22–23 March 1999		   Final
28 April 1999
 Al-Diwaniya 0 1 1  
 Al-Kadhimiya 1 1 2      Al-Kadhimiya 2 0 2  
 Salahaddin 0 0 0    Al-Minaa 2 1 3  
 Al-Minaa 2 3 5        Al-Minaa 1 0 1  
 Al-Talaba 3 0 3        Al-Talaba 1 1 2  
 Al-Difaa Al-Jawi 0 1 1      Al-Talaba 4 1 5
 Diyala 4 0 4    Diyala 1 3 4  
 Al-Zubair 1 1 2        Al-Talaba 5 0 5  
 Al-Mosul 6 4 10        Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0 0 0  
 Al-Hilla 0 3 3      Al-Mosul 0 0 0  
 Erbil 1 2 3    Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 3 4  
 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 5 6        Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3 2 5
 Samaraa 0 0 0        Al-Naft 1 0 1  
 Al-Naft 1 2 3      Al-Naft 5 0 5
 Al-Ramadi 2 2 4    Al-Ramadi 1 2 3  
 Maysan 0 1 1        Al-Zawraa (a.g.g.e.t.) 1
 Al-Amana 2 1 3        Al-Talaba 0
 Karbalaa 2 0 2      Al-Amana 1 0 1  
 Peris 1 0 1    Duhok 0 4 4  
 Duhok 0 2 2        Duhok 2 2 4  
 Al-Sufiya 1 1 2        Al-Zawraa 4 3 7  
 Al-Shatra 1 2 3      Al-Shatra 0 1 1
 Al-Najaf 1 0 1    Al-Zawraa 3 3 6  
 Al-Zawraa 0 3 3        Al-Zawraa 2 4 6
 Al-Sulaikh (a) 0 1 1        Al-Shorta 2 2 4  
 Al-Karkh 0 1 1      Al-Sulaikh 0 0 0  
 Al-Suwaira 0 0 0    Al-Jaish 2 4 6  
 Al-Jaish 3 4 7        Al-Jaish 0 1 1
 Al-Samawa 1 0 1        Al-Shorta 1 2 3  
 Al-Shorta 5 11 16      Al-Shorta 10 1 11
 Al-Bahri 4 1 5    Al-Bahri 1 0 1  
 Haifa 1 2 3  

Matches

Quarter-finals

First legs
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya3–1Al-Naft
Duhok2–4Al-Zawraa
Mohammed
Abdul-Jabar
Abdul-Wahab
Al-Minaa1–1Al-Talaba
Al-Minaa Stadium, Basra
Al-Jaish0–1Al-Shorta

Second legs
Al-Naft0–2Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Sinaa Stadium, Baghdad

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won 5–1 on aggregate.

Al-Zawraa3–2Duhok
Radhi
Abdul-Wahab

Al-Zawraa won 7–4 on aggregate.

Al-Talaba1–0Al-Minaa

Al-Talaba won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al-Shorta2–1Al-Jaish

Al-Shorta won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

First legs
Al-Talaba5–0Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Tariq
Chathir
Jafar
Jeayer
Jadieh 		Dhahid
Al-Shorta2–2Al-Zawraa
Hamad
 (pen.) Radhi

Second legs
Al-Zawraa4–2Al-Shorta
Hussein
Abdul-Jabar
Mohammed
Radhi  (pen.)

Al-Zawraa won 6–4 on aggregate.

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya0–0Al-Talaba

Al-Talaba won 5–0 on aggregate.

Final
Al-Zawraa1–0 (a.e.t.)Al-Talaba
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References
  1. Iraq 1998/99
  2. Al-Zawraa Historical Results
  3. The Al-Zawraa Archival Encyclopedia - 1998/99 Season
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