1996–97 Iraq FA Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | Iraq |
Final positions | |
Champions | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (3rd title) |
Runner-up | Al-Shorta |
Tournament statistics | |
Top goal scorer(s) | Mahmoud Majeed (8 goals) |
The 1996–97 Iraq FA Cup was the 20th edition of the Iraq FA Cup as a club competition. 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.[1] Al-Zawraa's Mahmoud Majeed was the tournament's top scorer with eight goals.
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya also won the Iraqi Premier League, the Umm al-Ma'arik Championship and the Iraqi Super Cup in the 1996–97 season to become the first Iraqi team to win the domestic quadruple.
Bracket
[edit]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)[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-Zawraa | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Basra | 0 | ? | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Talaba | 4 | Al-Talaba | 4 | ? | W | ||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Hudood | 0 | Al-Talaba | 2 | 2 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Zawraa (w/o)[b] | 1 | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shabab Al-Anbar | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Zawraa | 7 | Al-Zawraa | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Kirkuk | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (p) | 1 (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Shorta | 1 (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samarra | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Karbala | 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- ^ The first leg which was considered as a home game for Al-Najaf was moved to Baghdad as a punishment by the Iraq Football Association.
- ^ Al-Zawraa were awarded a walkover victory due to Al-Talaba fielding the player Salam Omer who was ineligible due to having two yellow cards.
Matches
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]First legs
[edit]Second legs
[edit]1–1 on aggregate. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won on away goals.
Al-Shorta won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Shorta |
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Emmanuel ![]() |
Jawad ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
Dhahid ![]() Hadi ![]() Jassim ![]() Khalaf ![]() Kadhim ![]() Zughayir ![]() Daham ![]() |
7–6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 50,000
Iraq FA Cup 1996–97 winner |
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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3rd title |