2017 Iraq FA Cup final

2017 Iraq FA Cup Final
Event2016–17 Iraq FA Cup
Al-Zawraa Naft Al-Wasat
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Date22 August 2017
VenueAl-Sinaa Stadium, Baghdad
RefereeMohanad Qasim
Attendance10,000
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The 2017 Iraq FA Cup Final was the 26th final of the Iraq FA Cup as a club competition. The match was contested between Al-Zawraa and Naft Al-Wasat, at Al-Sinaa Stadium in Baghdad. It was played on 22 August 2017 to be the final match of the competition.

Al-Zawraa made their record 17th appearance in the Iraq FA Cup final while Naft Al-Wasat, based in Najaf, became the first ever team from outside Baghdad to reach the final. Al-Zawraa won the match 1–0 with a stoppage time goal from Alaa Abdul-Zahra, for the club's record 15th title.[1]

The winners of the cup, Al-Zawraa, qualified for the 2018 AFC Cup as well as the 2017 Iraqi Super Cup, which they won by beating league champions Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.

Route to the Final

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Further information: 2016–17 Iraq FA Cup

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Al-Zawraa Round Naft Al-Wasat
Opponent Result 2016–17 Iraq FA Cup Opponent Result
Al-Maslaha 4–3 (H) Round of 32 Ghaz Al-Shamal 1–0 (H)
Naft Al-Junoob 1–0 (H) Round of 16 Karbala Walkover
Naft Maysan 2–0 (H) Quarter-finals Al-Talaba Walkover
Amanat Baghdad 3–1 (A) Semi-finals Al-Minaa 1–1 (4–3 p.) (H)

Match

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Details

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Al-Zawraa1–0Naft Al-Wasat
Abdul-Zahra 90+4'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohanad Qasim
Al-Zawraa
Naft Al-Wasat
GK 20 Iraq Alaa Gatea
RB 14 Iraq Haidar Abdul-Amir (c)
CB 6 Iraq Karrar Mohammed
CB 29 Iraq Abbas Qasim
LB 3 Syria Hussein Jwayed
RM 33 Iraq Mustafa Hussein downward-facing red arrow 53'
CM 7 Iraq Ahmad Fadhel downward-facing red arrow 80'
CM 25 Iraq Ali Raheem Yellow card 64'
LM 9 Iraq Hussein Ali
CF 11 Iraq Luay Salah
CF 24 Iraq Mustafa Karim downward-facing red arrow 59'
Substitutions:
FW 4 Iraq Amjad Kalaf upward-facing green arrow 53'
FW 10 Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra Yellow card 86' upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 5 Iraq Safaa Hadi upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Iraq Essam Hamad
GK 12 Iraq Jalal Hassan
RB 19 Iraq Mohammed Noumi
CB 5 Iraq Nabeel Abbas (c)
CB 13 Iraq Saad Attiya downward-facing red arrow 54'
LB 14 Syria Ayad Khalaf
RM 29 Iraq Barzan Shirzad downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CM 11 Iraq Amjad Attwan
CM 20 Iraq Ahmed Jabbar Yellow card 45+1'
LM 8 Iraq Ibrahim Bayesh Yellow card 45+1'
AM 7 Iraq Salih Sadir
CF 33 Iraq Ziyad Ahmed downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutions:
DF 32 Iraq Niaz Mohammed upward-facing green arrow 54'
FW 39 Iraq Farhan Shakor upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 6 Iraq Faris Hassoun upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Iraq Ali Hashim

Assistant referees:
Akram Ali
Maitham Khamat
Fourth official:
Yousef Saeed

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

References

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  1. ^ Iraq FA Cup 2017, Kooora.com
  2. ^ 2016/17 Iraq FA Cup, RSSSF
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