2018–19 Iraq FA Cup

The 2018–19 Iraq FA Cup was the 30th edition of the Iraqi knockout football cup competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. A total of 20 teams from the Iraqi Premier League and 25 teams from the Iraq Division One and Iraq Division Two participated. It started on 12 September 2018 and the final was played on 26 July 2019 at the Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad.

2018–19 Iraq FA Cup
Country Iraq
Dates12 September 2018 – 26 July 2019
Teams45
ChampionsAl-Zawraa
Runners-upAl-Kahrabaa
Matches played71
Goals scored176 (2.48 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Alaa Abbas
(5 goals)

The winners of the competition were Al-Zawraa, who extended their record number of cup wins to 16 with a 1–0 victory over Al-Kahrabaa, thanks to a late goal by Safaa Hadi.

Format

Participation

The cup starts with the first round, consisting of 24 teams from the Iraq Division One and Iraq Division Two. 1 team is automatically placed in the playoff round, where they face one of the first round's winners for a place in the Round of 32. The 20 Iraqi Premier League clubs join the 12 qualified teams to form the Round of 32.[1]

Cards

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

Participating clubs

The following 45 teams participated in the competition:[2]

Iraqi Premier League
20 clubs from the 2018–19 season
Iraq Division One / Iraq Division Two
25 clubs from the 2018–19 season
  • Al-Hindiya
  • Al-Husseiniya
  • Al-Jinsiya
  • Al-Khutoot
  • Al-Kifl
  • Al-Kufa
  • Al-Muthanna
  • Al-Taji
  • Balad
  • Haifa
  • Qalat Saleh
  • Samaraa
  • Al-Mohandessin
  • Al-Atheer
  • Al-Hilla
  • Al-Mahmoudiya
  • Al-Mashrou
  • Al-Najma
  • Al-Sadeq
  • Badr Al-Iraq
  • Baladiyat Al-Nasiriya
  • Beladi
  • Brayati
  • Ghaz Al-Shamal
  • Masafi Al-Wasat
  • Bold: indicated teams are still in competition

Schedule

The rounds of the 2018–19 competition are scheduled as follows:[3]

Round Draw date Match dates
First round 28 August 2018 12 September 2018
Playoff round 5 October 2018
Round of 32 8 October 2018 12–25 October 2018 15–17 November 2018
Round of 16 5 January 2019 10–11 January 2019
Quarter-finals 21 January 2019 7 June 2019
Semi-finals 11 June 2019
Final 26 July 2019

First round

24 teams from the Division One and Division Two competed in this round, and 1 team (Al-Mohandessin) was automatically placed into the playoff round.[4]

12 September 2018 Samaraa3–1Al-MahmoudiyaSamaraa
Stadium: Samaraa Stadium
12 September 2018 Qalat Saleh2–0Baladiyat Al-NasiriyaAmara
Stadium: Al-Maimuna Stadium
Referee: Fadhel Dakhil
12 September 2018 Al-Jinsiya3–0BeladiBaghdad
Stadium: Al-Shaab Al-Thani Stadium
12 September 2018 Al-Sadeq0–0
(4–5 p)
Al-HindiyaBasra
Stadium: Al-Sadeq Stadium
12 September 2018 Balad3–2Al-MashrouBalad
Mahid
Awda  35', 42'
 13'
 47'
Stadium: Balad Stadium
12 September 2018 Al-Muthanna5–1Badr Al-IraqSamawa
Stadium: Al-Muthanna Stadium
12 September 2018 Al-Najma0–4Al-KhutootDiwaniya
Stadium: Al-Najma Stadium
12 September 2018 Masafi Al-Wasat0–1Al-KufaBaghdad
Stadium: Masafi Al-Wasat Stadium
12 September 2018 Al-Atheer0–1Al-TajiBaghdad
Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium
12 September 2018 Haifa3–2BrayatiBaghdad
Stadium: Haifa Stadium
12 September 2018 Al-Hilla0–1Al-HusseiniyaBabil
Stadium: Babil Stadium
Referee: Ammar Mousa
12 September 2018 Ghaz Al-Shamal2–2
(2–4 p)
Al-KiflKirkuk
Stadium: Ghaz Al-Shamal Stadium

Playoff round

5 October 2018 Al-Mohandessin1–2Al-KiflBaghdad
12:00 GMT Stadium: Al-Jaish Stadium

Final phase

Bracket

 
Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                            
 
 
 
 
Naft Al-Junoob516
 
 
 
Samaraa10 1
 
Naft Al-Junoob101
 
 
 
Naft Maysan (p)01 1
 
Naft Maysan (p)011
 
 
 
Al-Hussein10 1
 
Naft Maysan101
 
 
 
Al-Talaba (a)10 1
 
Al-Karkh325
 
 
 
Al-Husseiniya00 0
 
Al-Karkh202
 
 
 
Al-Talaba21 3
 
Al-Talaba5712
 
 
 
Al-Kifl22 4
 
Al-Talaba0
 
 
 
Al-Kahrabaa3
 
Al-Kahrabaa314
 
 
 
Al-Hindiya10 1
 
Al-Kahrabaa112
 
 
 
Al-Shorta01 1
 
Al-Shorta516
 
 
 
Haifa01 1
 
Al-Kahrabaa (p)112
 
 
 
Al-Hudood11 2
 
Al-Diwaniya112
 
 
 
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya01 1
 
Al-Diwaniya101
 
 
 
Al-Hudood (a)10 1
 
Al-Hudood112
 
 
 
Al-Taji00 0
 
Al-Kahrabaa0
 
 
 
Al-Zawraa1
 
Al-Samawa213
 
 
 
Al-Bahri11 2
 
Al-Samawa000
 
 
 
Al-Naft24 6
 
Al-Naft033
 
 
 
Al-Jinsiya00 0
 
Al-Naft000
 
 
 
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya02 2
 
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya325
 
 
 
Balad00 0
 
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (w/o)336
 
 
 
Al-Najaf00 0
 
Al-Najaf112
 
 
 
Al-Khutoot00 0
 
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya1
 
 
 
Al-Zawraa4
 
Naft Al-Wasat213
 
 
 
Al-Muthanna01 1
 
Naft Al-Wasat000
 
 
 
Amanat Baghdad (p)00 0
 
Amanat Baghdad336
 
 
 
Al-Minaa21 3
 
Amanat Baghdad000
 
 
 
Al-Zawraa12 3
 
Al-Zawraa628
 
 
 
Al-Kufa00 0
 
Al-Zawraa022
 
 
 
Erbil01 1
 
Erbil (w/o)437
 
 
Qalat Saleh10 1
 

Round of 32

20 top-tier teams and 12 lower-tier teams competed in this round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Talaba (1) 12–4 Al-Kifl (2) 5–2 7–2
Al-Karkh (1) 5–0 Al-Husseiniya (2) 3–0 2–0
Naft Al-Junoob (1) 6–1 Samaraa (2) 5–1 1–0
Naft Maysan (1) 1–1 (4–2 p) Al-Hussein (1) 0–1 1–0
Al-Diwaniya (1) 2–1 Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya (1) 1–0 1–1
Al-Hudood (1) 2–0 Al-Taji (2) 1–0 1–0
Al-Kahrabaa (1) 4–1 Al-Hindiya (2) 3–1 1–0
Al-Shorta (1) 6–1 Haifa (2) 5–0 1–1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (1) 5–0 Balad (2) 3–0 2–0
Al-Najaf (1) 2–0 Al-Khutoot (2) 1–0 1–0
Al-Naft (1) 3–0 Al-Jinsiya (2) 0–0 3–0
Al-Samawa (1) 3–2 Al-Bahri (1) 2–1 1–1
Amanat Baghdad (1) 6–3 Al-Minaa (1) 3–2 3–1
Naft Al-Wasat (1) 3–1 Al-Muthanna (2) 2–0 1–1
Erbil (1) 7–1 Qalat Saleh (2) 4–1 3–0 (w/o)
Al-Zawraa (1) 8–0 Al-Kufa (2) 6–0 2–0

First leg

12 October 2018 Al-Karkh3–0Al-HusseiniyaBaghdad
12:00 GMT Zeiad
Jabbar  (pen.)
Abbas
Stadium: Al-Karkh Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Gomaa
12 October 2018 Al-Diwaniya1–0Al-Sinaat Al-KahrabaiyaDiwaniya
12:00 GMT Adnan Stadium: Al-Diwaniya Stadium
Referee: Fareed Kareem
12 October 2018 Al-Hudood1–0Al-TajiBaghdad
12:00 GMT Abdul-Kadhim  30' Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Ryad
12 October 2018 Al-Kahrabaa3–1Al-HindiyaBaghdad
12:00 GMT Muhsen  3'
Raad  8'
Kone  88'
 75' Stadium: Al-Kahrabaa Stadium
Referee: Montaser Ghazi
12 October 2018 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya3–0BaladBaghdad
12:00 GMT Radhi  70'
Mendy  77'
Ahmad  82'
Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium
Referee: Rawad Yassin
12 October 2018 Al-Samawa2–1Al-BahriSamawa
12:00 GMT Younis  5', 14' Terry  47' Stadium: Al-Samawa Stadium
Referee: Hamid Talib
12 October 2018 Amanat Baghdad3–2Al-MinaaBaghdad
12:00 GMT Salim  6'
Ibrahim  49'
Qasem  53'
Jasem  19'
Jabbar  90'
Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium
Referee: Ayad Mozahem
12 October 2018 Naft Al-Wasat2–0Al-MuthannaNajaf
12:00 GMT Stadium: Al-Najaf Stadium
Referee: Amjad Subhi
12 October 2018 Erbil4–1Qalat SalehErbil
14:00 GMT Amaral  20', 83'
Salman  55', 77'
Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Askar
13 October 2018 Al-Talaba5–2Al-KiflBaghdad
12:00 GMT Tariq  2' (pen.), 38'
H. Hussein  18'
M. Hussein  55', 60'
Stadium: Al-Karkh Stadium
Referee: Diaa Jendil
13 October 2018 Naft Al-Junoob5–1SamaraaBasra
12:00 GMT Stadium: Al-Fayhaa Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Majid
13 October 2018 Naft Maysan0–1Al-HusseinMaysan
12:00 GMT Mohammed  74' Stadium: Maysan Stadium
Referee: Tahseen Ali
13 October 2018 Al-Najaf1–0Al-KhutootNajaf
12:00 GMT Rzaiej  60' Stadium: Al-Najaf International Stadium
Referee: Saif Khamis
13 October 2018 Al-Naft0–0Al-JinsiyaBaghdad
12:00 GMT Stadium: Al-Naft Stadium
Referee: Yasser Hashem
13 October 2018 Al-Zawraa6–0Al-KufaBaghdad
12:00 GMT Abbas  20' (pen.), 30', 55', 71'
Hussein  70'
Ahmed  90+1'
Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Sadeq
25 October 2018 Al-Shorta5–0HaifaBaghdad
11:30 GMT Diallo  7', 53' (pen.), 64' (pen.)
Mohammed  9'
Ali  82'
Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium

Second leg

15 November 2018 Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya1–1
(1–2 agg.)
Al-DiwaniyaBaghdad
10:00 GMT Saad  79' (pen.) Mehdi  80' Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium
Referee: Montaser Ghazi
15 November 2018 Al-Hindiya0–1
(1–4 agg.)
Al-KahrabaaBaghdad
10:00 GMT Hadeeb  90+2' Referee: Mohammed Sadeq
16 November 2018 Al-Kifl2–7
(4–12 agg.)
Al-TalabaAl-Kifl
10:00 GMT  30'
 87'
Sabah  10'
Zamel  25', 55', 90'
Tariq  35'
Jawda  40'
Saad  85'
Referee: Zaid Fadel
16 November 2018 Al-Husseiniya0–2
(0–5 agg.)
Al-KarkhBaghdad
10:00 GMT Stadium: Al-Karkh Stadium
Referee: Hamid Talib
16 November 2018 Al-Hussein0–1
(1–1 agg.)
(2–4 p)
Naft MaysanBaghdad
10:00 GMT Zamel  88' Stadium: Al-Naft Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Salman
16 November 2018 Haifa1–1
(1–6 agg.)
Al-ShortaBaghdad
10:00 GMT Mundher  66' Diallo  44' Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium
Referee: Shamil Tahseen
16 November 2018 Al-Khutoot0–1
(0–2 agg.)
Al-NajafBaghdad
10:00 GMT Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium
Referee: Salam Juma
16 November 2018 Al-Bahri1–1
(2–3 agg.)
Al-SamawaBasra
10:00 GMT Younis Stadium: Al-Zubair Stadium
Referee: Amjad Subhi
16 November 2018 Al-Minaa1–3
(3–6 agg.)
Amanat BaghdadBasra
10:00 GMT Junuzović  81' (pen.) Qasem  14'
Mohammed  77'
Jabbar  86'
Stadium: Al-Fayhaa Stadium
Referee: Fareed Kareem
16 November 2018 Al-Muthanna1–1
(1–3 agg.)
Naft Al-WasatSamawa
10:00 GMT Referee: Ali Ahmed Shaker
16 November 2018 Al-Kufa0–2
(0–8 agg.)
Al-ZawraaNajaf
10:00 GMT Muhsen  30'
Karim  44' (pen.)
Stadium: Al-Najaf Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Saleh
16 November 2018 Qalat Saleh0–3 (w/o)
(1–7 agg.)
ErbilAmara
10:00 GMT
17 November 2018 Samaraa0–1
(1–6 agg.)
Naft Al-JunoobSamaraa
10:00 GMT Ali  40' Referee: Ahmed Mohamed
17 November 2018 Al-Taji0–1
(0–2 agg.)
Al-HudoodBaghdad
10:00 GMT Owolabi  79', 82',  88' Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium
Referee: Diaa Jendil
17 November 2018 Balad0–2
(0–5 agg.)
Al-Quwa Al-JawiyaBalad
10:00 GMT Mohammed  42'
Qasim  45'
Referee: Tana Osman
17 November 2018 Al-Jinsiya0–3
(0–3 agg.)
Al-NaftBaghdad
10:00 GMT Stadium: Al-Kahrabaa Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Kazem

Round of 16

All remaining teams are from the top-tier.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Karkh 2–3 Al-Talaba 2–2 0–1
Naft Al-Junoob 1–1 (1–3 p) Naft Maysan 1–0 0–1
Al-Diwaniya 1–1 (a) Al-Hudood 1–1 0–0
Al-Kahrabaa 2–1 Al-Shorta 1–0 1–1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6–0 Al-Najaf 3–0 (w/o) 3–0 (w/o)
Al-Samawa 0–6 Al-Naft 0–2 0–4
Naft Al-Wasat 0–0 (2–4 p) Amanat Baghdad 0–0 0–0
Al-Zawraa 2–1 Erbil 0–0 2–1

First leg

5 January 2019 Al-Karkh2–2Al-TalabaBaghdad
10:00 GMT Turky  88'
Khalil  90+1' (pen.)
Muhammed  27'
Kalaf  60'
Hussein  75' (pen.)
Stadium: Al-Karkh Stadium
5 January 2019 Naft Al-Junoob1–0Naft MaysanBasra
10:00 GMT Zamil  76' Stadium: Al-Fayhaa Stadium
5 January 2019 Al-Diwaniya1–1Al-HudoodDiwaniya
10:00 GMT Kareem  25' Iyad  5' Stadium: Al-Diwaniya Stadium
5 January 2019 Al-Kahrabaa1–0Al-ShortaBaghdad
10:00 GMT Mhaisen  75' Abdul-Zahra 85' Stadium: Al-Kahrabaa Stadium
5 January 2019 Al-Samawa0–2Al-NaftSamawa
10:00 GMT Mohsin  30'
Shakor  75'
Stadium: Al-Samawa Stadium
5 January 2019 Naft Al-Wasat0–0Amanat BaghdadNajaf
10:00 GMT Stadium: Al-Najaf Stadium
5 January 2019 Al-Zawraa0–0ErbilBaghdad
10:00 GMT Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium

Second leg

10 January 2019 Al-Talaba1–0
(3–2 agg.)
Al-KarkhBaghdad
09:30 GMT Hussein  31' Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium
Referee: Watheq Muhammed
10 January 2019 Naft Maysan1–0
(1–1 agg.)
(3–1 p)
Naft Al-JunoobAmara
09:30 GMT Naeem  41' Stadium: Al-Maimuna Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Sadeq
10 January 2019 Al-Hudood0–0
(1–1 (a) agg.)
Al-DiwaniyaBaghdad
09:30 GMT Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium
10 January 2019 Al-Naft4–0
(6–0 agg.)
Al-SamawaBaghdad
09:30 GMT  20'
Kareem  44', 70'
Mohsin  80'
Stadium: Al-Naft Stadium
10 January 2019 Amanat Baghdad0–0
(0–0 agg.)
(4–2 p)
Naft Al-WasatBaghdad
09:30 GMT Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium
10 January 2019 Erbil1–2
(1–2 agg.)
Al-ZawraaErbil
09:30 GMT Khesro  5' Jalal  25'
Fadhel  60'
Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium
11 January 2019 Al-Shorta1–1
(1–2 agg.)
Al-KahrabaaBaghdad
10:00 GMT Abdul-Zahra  31' Raad  59' Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Salman

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Naft Maysan 1–1 (a) Al-Talaba 1–1 0–0
Al-Kahrabaa 2–2 (4–3 p) Al-Hudood 1–1 1–1
Al-Naft 0–2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0–0 0–2
Amanat Baghdad 0–3 Al-Zawraa 0–1 0–2

First leg

21 January 2019 Naft Maysan1–1Al-TalabaAmara
10:30 GMT Saadoun  67' Tariq  60' Stadium: Al-Maimuna Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Salman
21 January 2019 Al-Kahrabaa1–1Al-HudoodBaghdad
10:30 GMT Mhaisen 15',  26' Jassim  24' Stadium: Al-Kahrabaa Stadium
Referee: Mustafa Abdul-Karim
21 January 2019 Al-Naft0–0Al-Quwa Al-JawiyaBaghdad
10:30 GMT Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium
Referee: Watheq Muhammed
21 January 2019 Amanat Baghdad0–1Al-ZawraaBaghdad
10:30 GMT Abdul-Raheem  57' Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Tarek

Second leg

7 June 2019 Al-Talaba0–0
(1–1 (a) agg.)
Naft MaysanBaghdad
13:30 GMT Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Watheq Muhammed
7 June 2019 Al-Hudood1–1
(2–2 agg.)
(3–4 p)
Al-KahrabaaBaghdad
13:30 GMT Abbas  90+1' Mohammed  84' Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium
7 June 2019 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya2–0
(2–0 agg.)
Al-NaftBaghdad
13:30 GMT Abdul-Zahra  40' (o.g.)
Ahmad  75'
Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium
7 June 2019 Al-Zawraa2–0
(3–0 agg.)
Amanat BaghdadBaghdad
17:00 GMT Jalal  61'
Sabah  85'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium

Semi-finals

11 June 2019 Al-Talaba0–3Al-KahrabaaBaghdad
13:45 GMT Mhaisen  7'
Assan  49'
Ibrahim  67'
Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium
Referee: Ali Sabah
11 June 2019 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya1–4Al-ZawraaBaghdad
16:00 GMT Mohammed  79' (o.g.) Abdul-Raheem  5'
Qasim  17'
Abbas  35'
Sabah  85'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Watheq Muhammed

Final

26 July 2019 Al-Kahrabaa0–1Al-ZawraaBaghdad
16:00 GMT Hadi  86' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Watheq Muhammed

References

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  3. "Competitions Committee determines the new start date of the Iraq FA Cup" (in Arabic). Iraq Akhbar. August 28, 2018.
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