2016–17 Iraq FA Cup

The 2016–17 Iraq FA Cup was the 29th edition of the Iraqi knockout football cup competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. A total of 19 teams from the Iraqi Premier League and 41 teams from the Iraq Division One participated. It started on 2 December 2016 and the final was played at the 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.

2016–17 Iraq FA Cup
Country Iraq
Dates2 December 2016 – 22 August 2017
Teams60
ChampionsAl-Zawraa
Runners-upNaft Al-Wasat
Top goal scorer(s)Mustafa Karim
(5 goals)

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

Participation

The cup started with the first round, consisting of the 41 teams from the Iraq Division One, 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 Division One 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

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

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

The following 60 teams participated in the competition:

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

Schedule

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

Matches

First round

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

2 December 2016 Al-Jamahir0–3Al-Siyaha
 60' Adil
 73' Fawzi
 79' Adnan
2 December 2016 Al-Difaa Al-Madani0–2Al-Kadhimiya
 25', 49' Abdul-Kadhim
2 December 2016 Balad0–1Al-Iraq
 71' Saleh
2 December 2016 Al-Diwan0–2Al-Najda
 20', 82' Qasim
2 December 2016 Abu Ghraib0–1Al-Khutoot
 78' Saad
2 December 2016 Al-Eskan0–5Al-Jaish
 8' Ali
 14' Ali Dayikh
 23' Yaseen
 67', 87' Ali Salah
2 December 2016 Al-Tarmiya0–0 (aet)
(3–2 p)		Al-Alam
2 December 2016 Shabab Al-Adil2–0Shabab Al-Mushahada
Abdul-Zahra  9'
Shakir  13'
2 December 2016 Al-Saha4–3Shabab Al-Dawr
Ibrahim
Obeida
2 December 2016 Samaraa7–1Jisr Diyala
Salah  6', 7'
Alaa  64', 67'
Tamateh  70'
Ghalib  75'
Ayoub  81'		 Salah
2 December 2016 Al-Maslaha1–0Al-Rusafa
Khalaf
2 December 2016 Al-Etisalat1–2Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya
Salman  37' (pen.)  16', 74' Tamuh
  Hussain
2 December 2016 Al-Taji1–1 (aet)
(5–3 p)		Al-Ghadhriya
Rashid Bouti
2 December 2016 Al-Hurr1–0Al-Tuz
Hussein  65'
2 December 2016 Peshmerga Al-Sulaymaniya1–0Al-Jinsiya
Note: Despite losing the game, Al-Jinsiya were admitted into the round of 32 to replace the withdrawing Erbil.
2 December 2016 Salahaddin2–1Al-Mohandessin
Younis  1'
Mahmoud  52' (pen.)		 Khudhair  47'
2 December 2016 Ghaz Al-Shamal1–1 (aet)
(8–7 p)		Al-Kufa
2 December 2016 Beladi3–3 (aet)
(4–5 p)		Al-Atheer
Ghalib
Allawi
Hussain
5 December 2016 Al-Shabab0–1Haifa
Note: Al-Shabab were a late replacement for Al-Mithaq who were unable to compete in the tournament.
5 December 2016 Al-Sinaa3–0 (w/o)Brayati

Second round

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-Iraq0–2Al-Najda
 64' Jameel
 77' Tariq
9 December 2016 Al-Khutoot0–1Al-Jaish
9 December 2016 Al-Tarmiya1–0Shabab Al-Adil
9 December 2016 Al-Saha0–2Samaraa
 10' Tamateh
 90+2' Ali
9 December 2016 Al-Atheer3–3 (aet)
(4–5 p)		Badr Al-Iraq
10 December 2016 Haifa0–4Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya
 51', 68' Jassim
 86' Muegel
 90' Jasem
11 December 2016 Al-Sinaa1–0Al-Taji
11 December 2016 Salahaddin0–0 (aet)
(9–10 p)		Ghaz Al-Shamal

Round of 32
26 March 2017 Zakho1–3Al-Hudood
26 March 2017 Al-Hussein1–1 (aet)
(4–5 p)		Al-Hurr
26 March 2017 Al-Jinsiya0–1Al-Najda
26 March 2017 Al-Samawa1–3Al-Najaf
27 March 2017 Al-Shorta1–3Al-Jaish
Abdul-Qadir Tariq  45+5'  36' Hussein Ahmed
 57' Samir Falah
 77' Ali Abdullah
27 March 2017 Karbalaa2–1Al-Bahri
27 March 2017 Naft Maysan5–1Al-Siyaha
27 March 2017 Al-Naft2–3Al-Sinaa
Jawda
Dawood 		Tariq
27 March 2017 Amanat Baghdad5–0Badr Al-Iraq
27 March 2017 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya2–0Al-Tarmiya
28 March 2017 Al-Zawraa4–3Al-Maslaha
Karim  20', 31'
Ali  45'
H. Abdul-Amir  74'		  25' Thajel
 45' Al-Abdeen
 90' Tah		 Referee: Muntaser Ghazi
28 March 2017 Al-Kahrabaa2–1Samaraa
31 March 2017 Naft Al-Junoob4–0Al-Karkh

Round of 16
14 August 2017 Al-Jaish0–3 (w/o)Al-Hudood
14 August 2017 Al-Hurr0–0
(3–4 p)		Al-Minaa
14 August 2017 Al-Najda1–3Al-Talaba
Kone
Al-Ameen
Yaseen
14 August 2017 Al-Zawraa1–0Naft Al-Junoob
H. Abdul-Amir  73'
14 August 2017 Amanat Baghdad3–0 (w/o)Al-Najaf
14 August 2017 Al-Kahrabaa0–2Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
 33' Jaffal
 52' Radhi

Quarter-finals
17 August 2017 Al-Hudood0–3 (w/o)Al-Minaa
17 August 2017 Naft Al-Wasat3–0 (w/o)Al-Talaba
17 August 2017 Al-Zawraa2–0Naft Maysan
Karim  5'
Kalaf  76'
17 August 2017 Amanat Baghdad1–0Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
A. Abdul-Amir  11' (pen.)
Muhammad  44'

Semi-finals
20 August 2017 Al-Minaa1–1
(3–4 p)		Naft Al-WasatNajaf
Husni  68'  50' Attwan Stadium: Naft Al-Wasat Stadium
20 August 2017 Al-Zawraa3–1Amanat BaghdadBaghdad
Karim  6', 29'
H. Abdul-Amir  35'		  20' (pen.) A. Abdul-Amir Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium

Final
Main article: 2017 Iraq FA Cup Final
22 August 2017 Naft Al-Wasat0–1Al-ZawraaBaghdad
16:30 BGD  90+5' Abdul-Zahra Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium

Bracket

From the Round of 32 onwards:

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
Karbalaa 2 Karbalaa 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
Samaraa 1 Al-Kahrabaa 0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2
Al-Tarmiya 0
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References
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