2018–19 Iraq FA Cup
| Tournament statistics | |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 71 |
| Goals scored | 176 (2.48 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Alaa Abbas (5 goals) |
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The 2018–19 Iraqi Premier League and 25 teams from the Iraqi First Division League and Iraqi Second Division League participated. It started on 12 September 2018 and the final was played on 26 July 2019 at the Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad.
The winners of the competition were
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
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 |
Iraqi First Division League / Iraqi Second Division League 25 clubs from the 2018–19 season |
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- 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 First Division League and Second Division League competed in this round, and 1 team Al-Mohandessin was automatically placed into the playoff round.[4]
| 12 September 2018 | Al-Mahmoudiya | Samarra | ||
| Stadium: Samarra Stadium |
| 12 September 2018 | Qalat Saleh | 2–0 | Baladiyat Al-Nasiriya | Amara |
| Stadium: Al-Maimouna Stadium Referee: Fadhel Dakhil |
| 12 September 2018 | Al-Sadeq | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Al-Hindiya | Basra |
| Stadium: Al-Sadeq Stadium |
| 12 September 2018 | Balad | 3–2 | Al-Mashroua | Balad |
Mahid  Awda 35', 42' |
13' 47' |
Stadium: Balad Stadium |
| 12 September 2018 | Samawa | |||
| Stadium: Al-Muthanna Stadium |
| 12 September 2018 | Al-Najma | 0–4 | Al-Khutoot | Diwaniya |
| Stadium: Al-Najma Stadium |
| 12 September 2018 | Al-Kufa | Baghdad | ||
| Stadium: Masafi Al-Wasat Stadium |
| 12 September 2018 | Al-Taji | Baghdad | ||
| Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium |
| 12 September 2018 | Brayati | Baghdad | ||
| Stadium: Haifa Stadium |
| 12 September 2018 | Babil | |||
| Stadium: Babil Stadium Referee: Ammar Mousa |
Playoff round
| 5 October 2018 | Al-Mohandessin | 1–2 | Al-Kifl | Baghdad |
| 12:00 GMT | Stadium: Al-Jaish Stadium |
Final phase
Bracket
Samarra | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Naft Maysan (p ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Al-Hussein | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Al-Talaba (a ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Al-Husseiniya | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Al-Talaba | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
Al-Talaba | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||||
| Al-Kifl | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||
Al-Kahrabaa | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Al-Hindiya | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Al-Shorta | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Al-Shorta | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Haifa | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Al-Hudood | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Al-Hudood (a ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Al-Taji | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Al-Bahri | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
Al-Naft | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||
Al-Jinsiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Al-Naft | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| Balad | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Al-Najaf | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Al-Najaf | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Al-Khutoot | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Naft Al-Wasat | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Al-Muthanna | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Amanat Baghdad (p ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Al-Minaa | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
Al-Zawraa | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
Al-Kufa | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Al-Zawraa | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Erbil | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Erbil (w/o) | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||
| Qalat Saleh | 1 | 0 | 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)
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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 | Samarra (2)
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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-Husseiniya | Baghdad | ||
| 12:00 GMT | Zeiad Jabbar (pen.)Abbas |
Stadium: Al-Karkh Stadium Referee: Ahmed Gomaa |
| 12 October 2018 | Diwaniya | |||
| 12:00 GMT | Adnan |
Stadium: Al-Diwaniya Stadium Referee: Fareed Kareem |
| 12 October 2018 | Al-Taji | Baghdad | ||
| 12:00 GMT | Abdul-Kadhim 30' |
Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium Referee: Mohammed Ryad |
| 12 October 2018 | Al-Kahrabaa | 3–1 | Al-Hindiya | Baghdad |
| 12:00 GMT | Koné 88' |
75' |
Stadium: Al-Kahrabaa Stadium Referee: Montaser Ghazi |
| 12 October 2018 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 3–0 | Balad | Baghdad |
| 12:00 GMT | Radhi 70' Mendy 77'Ahmed 82' |
Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium Referee: Rawad Yassin |
| 12 October 2018 | Samawa | |||
| 12:00 GMT | Younis 5', 14' |
Terry 47' |
Stadium: Al-Samawa Stadium Referee: Hamid Talib |
| 12 October 2018 | Al-Minaa | Baghdad | ||
| 12:00 GMT | Salim 6' Ibrahim 49'Qasem 53' |
Jabbar 90' |
Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium Referee: Ayad Mozahem |
| 12 October 2018 | Naft Al-Wasat | 2–0 | Al-Muthanna | Najaf |
| 12:00 GMT | Stadium: Al-Najaf Stadium Referee: Amjad Subhi |
| 12 October 2018 | Erbil | 4–1 | Qalat Saleh | Erbil |
| 14:00 GMT | Amaral 20', 83' Salman 55', 77' |
Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium Referee: Ahmed Askar |
| 13 October 2018 | Al-Talaba | 5–2 | Al-Kifl | Baghdad |
| 12:00 GMT | Tariq 2' (pen.), 38' H. Hussein 18'M. Hussein 55', 60' |
Stadium: Al-Karkh Stadium Referee: Diaa Jendil |
| 13 October 2018 | Samarra | Basra | ||
| 12:00 GMT | Stadium: Al Fayhaa Stadium Referee: Ahmed Majid |
| 13 October 2018 | Maysan | |||
| 12:00 GMT | Mohammed 74' |
Stadium: Maysan Stadium Referee: Tahseen Ali |
| 13 October 2018 | Al-Najaf | 1–0 | Al-Khutoot | Najaf |
| 12:00 GMT | Rzaiej 60' |
Stadium: Al-Najaf International Stadium Referee: Saif Khamis |
| 13 October 2018 | Al-Jinsiya | Baghdad | ||
| 12:00 GMT | Stadium: Al-Naft Stadium Referee: Yasser Hashem |
| 13 October 2018 | Al-Kufa | Baghdad | ||
| 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-Shorta | 5–0 | Haifa | Baghdad |
| 11:30 GMT | Diallo 7', 53' (pen.), 64' (pen.) Mohammed 9'Ali 82' |
Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium |
Second leg
| 15 November 2018 | Al-Diwaniya | Baghdad | ||
| 10:00 GMT | Saad 79' (pen.) |
Mehdi 80' |
Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium Referee: Montaser Ghazi |
| 15 November 2018 | Al-Kahrabaa | Baghdad | ||
| 10:00 GMT | Hadeeb 90+2' |
Referee: Mohammed Sadeq |
| 16 November 2018 | Al-Talaba | Al-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-Husseiniya | 0–2 (0–5 agg.) | Al-Karkh | Baghdad |
| 10:00 GMT | Stadium: Al-Karkh Stadium Referee: Hamid Talib |
| 16 November 2018 | Naft Maysan | Baghdad | ||
| 10:00 GMT | Zamel 88' |
Stadium: Al-Naft Stadium Referee: Mohamed Salman |
| 16 November 2018 | Al-Shorta | Baghdad | ||
| 10:00 GMT | Mundher 66' |
Diallo 44' |
Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium Referee: Shamil Tahseen |
| 16 November 2018 | Al-Najaf | Baghdad | ||
| 10:00 GMT | Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium Referee: Salam Juma |
| 16 November 2018 | Al-Samawa | Basra | ||
| 10:00 GMT | Younis |
Stadium: Al-Zubair Stadium Referee: Amjad Subhi |
| 16 November 2018 | Amanat Baghdad | Basra | ||
| 10:00 GMT | Junuzović 81' (pen.) |
Qasem 14' Mohammed 77'Jabbar 86' |
Stadium: Al Fayhaa Stadium Referee: Fareed Kareem |
| 16 November 2018 | Samawa | |||
| 10:00 GMT | Referee: Ali Ahmed Shaker |
| 16 November 2018 | Al-Zawraa | Najaf | ||
| 10:00 GMT | Muhsen 30' Karim 44' (pen.) |
Stadium: Al-Najaf Stadium Referee: Mohammed Saleh |
| 17 November 2018 | Naft Al-Junoob | Samarra | ||
| 10:00 GMT | Ali 40' |
Referee: Ahmed Mohamed |
| 17 November 2018 | Al-Hudood | Baghdad | ||
| 10:00 GMT | Owolabi 79',  82',  88' |
Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium Referee: Diaa Jendil |
| 17 November 2018 | Balad | 0–2 (0–5 agg.) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Balad |
| 10:00 GMT | Qasim 45' |
Referee: Tana Osman |
| 17 November 2018 | Al-Naft | Baghdad | ||
| 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-Najaf | Baghdad | ||
| 09:30 GMT | Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 5 January 2019 | Al-Talaba | Baghdad | ||
| 10:00 GMT | Turky 88' Khalil 90+1' (pen.) |
Muhammed 27' Kalaf 60'Hussein 75' (pen.) |
Stadium: Al-Karkh Stadium |
| 5 January 2019 | Naft Maysan | Basra | ||
| 10:00 GMT | Zamil 76' |
Stadium: Al Fayhaa Stadium |
| 5 January 2019 | Diwaniya | |||
| 10:00 GMT | Kareem 25' |
Iyad 5' |
Stadium: Al-Diwaniya Stadium |
| 5 January 2019 | Al-Shorta | Baghdad | ||
| 10:00 GMT | Mhaisen 75' |
Abdul-Zahra 85' |
Stadium: Al-Kahrabaa Stadium |
| 5 January 2019 | Samawa | |||
| 10:00 GMT | Mohsin 30' Shakor 75' |
Stadium: Al-Samawa Stadium |
| 5 January 2019 | Al-Zawraa | 0–0 | Erbil | Baghdad |
| 10:00 GMT | Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium |
Second leg
| 10 January 2019 | Al-Talaba | 1–0 (3–2 agg.) | Al-Karkh | Baghdad |
| 09:30 GMT | Hussein 31' |
Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium Referee: Wathik Mohammed Al-Baag |
| 10 January 2019 | Naft Al-Junoob | Amara | ||
| 09:30 GMT | Naeem 41' |
Stadium: Al-Maimouna Stadium Referee: Mohammed Sadeq |
| 10 January 2019 | Al-Diwaniya | Baghdad | ||
| 09:30 GMT | Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium |
| 10 January 2019 | Al-Najaf | 0–3 (w/o) (0–6 agg.) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Najaf |
| 09:30 GMT | Stadium: Al-Najaf International Stadium |
| 10 January 2019 | Al-Samawa | Baghdad | ||
| 09:30 GMT | 20' Kareem 44', 70'Mohsin 80' |
Stadium: Al-Naft Stadium |
| 10 January 2019 | Naft Al-Wasat | Baghdad | ||
| 09:30 GMT | Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium |
| 10 January 2019 | Al-Zawraa | Erbil | ||
| 09:30 GMT | Khesro 5' |
Jalal 25' Fadhel 60' |
Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium |
| 11 January 2019 | Al-Kahrabaa | Baghdad | ||
| 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 | Al-Talaba | Amara | ||
| 10:30 GMT | Saadoun 67' |
Tariq 60' |
Stadium: Al-Maimouna Stadium Referee: Mohamed Salman |
| 21 January 2019 | Al-Hudood | Baghdad | ||
| 10:30 GMT | Mhaisen 15', 26' |
Jassim 24' |
Stadium: Al-Kahrabaa Stadium Referee: Mustafa Abdul-Karim |
| 21 January 2019 | Al-Naft | 0–0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Baghdad |
| 10:30 GMT | Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium Referee: Wathik Mohammed Al-Baag |
| 21 January 2019 | Al-Zawraa | Baghdad | ||
| 10:30 GMT | Abdul-Raheem 57' |
Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium Referee: Mohamed Tarek |
Second leg
| 7 June 2019 | Naft Maysan | Baghdad | ||
| 13:30 GMT | Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium Referee: Wathik Mohammed Al-Baag |
| 7 June 2019 | Al-Kahrabaa | Baghdad | ||
| 13:30 GMT | Abbas 90+1' |
Mohammed 84' |
Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium |
| 7 June 2019 | Al-Naft | Baghdad | ||
| 13:30 GMT | Abdul-Zahra 40' (o.g.) Ahmed 75' |
Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium |
| 7 June 2019 | Amanat Baghdad | Baghdad | ||
| 17:00 GMT | Jalal 61' Sabah 85' |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
Semi-finals
| 11 June 2019 | Al-Kahrabaa | Baghdad | ||
| 13:45 GMT | Mhaisen 7' Assan 49'Ibrahim 67' |
Stadium: Al-Sinaa Stadium Referee: Ali Sabah |
| 11 June 2019 | Al-Zawraa | Baghdad | ||
| 16:00 GMT | Mohammed 79' (o.g.) |
Abdul-Raheem 5' Qasim 17'Abbas 35'Sabah 85' |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium Referee: Wathik Mohammed Al-Baag |
Final
| 26 July 2019 | Al-Zawraa | Baghdad | ||
| 16:00 GMT | Hadi 86' |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium Referee: Wathik Mohammed Al-Baag |
| Iraq FA Cup 2018–19 winner |
|---|
Al-Zawraa 16th title |
References
- ^ "Iraq FA conducts the draw for the Iraq FA Cup" (in Arabic). Shafaaq News. August 28, 2018.
- ^ "Learn about the draw and start date of the Iraq FA Cup" (in Arabic). Iraq Akhbar. August 28, 2018. Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ "Competitions Committee determines the new start date of the Iraq FA Cup" (in Arabic). Iraq Akhbar. August 28, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Iraq FA Cup Draw" (in Arabic). Kooora. August 28, 2018.