1997 Iraqi Elite Cup

1997 Iraqi Elite Cup
Country Iraq
Dates September 1997
Teams 8
Champions Al-Najaf
Runners-up Al-Shorta
Third place Al-Zawraa
Fourth place Al-Talaba
1996
1998

The Seventh Mother of all Battles Championship (Arabic: بطولة أم المعارك السابعة), commonly referred to as the 1997 Iraqi Elite Cup (Arabic: كأس النخبة العراقي 1997), was the seventh occurrence of the Iraqi Elite Cup, organised by the Iraq Football Association. The top eight teams of the 1996–97 Iraqi Premier League competed in the tournament, which was held in September 1997. In the final, held at Al-Shaab Stadium, Al-Najaf defeated Al-Shorta 4–0.[1][2][3]

Group stage

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Najaf 321050+57
Al-Zawraa 321052+37
Al-Minaa 30123741
Al-Mosul
Al-Zawraa 3–1 Al-Minaa
S. Abbas
Saddam  (pen.)
Al-Mosul 1–2 Al-Zawraa
Mohammed
H. Abbas

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Shorta 3210147+77
Al-Talaba 321064+27
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 31028913
Samaraa 300321080
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0–1 Al-Talaba
Chathir
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 4–7 Al-Shorta
Dhahid  (pen.)
Jafar Omran
Mezher
Majeed
Assem
Qais
Al-Hail

Semifinals

Al-Shorta 1–1 (a.e.t.) Al-Zawraa
Fawzi
Penalties
3–1 Hamad
Fawzi
Qassim
Saddam

Third place match

Al-Zawraa 7–0 Al-Talaba
Hamad
Mahdi
Karim
Qassim
Hussein
Abdul-Jabar  (pen.)

Final

Al-Najaf 4–0 Al-Shorta
Hassan
Najim
Hussein

References

  1. Qayed, Mohammed (August 30, 2002). "Iraq 1997/98". RSSSF.
  2. "1997 Elite Cup". NIIIIS.com.
  3. "Al-Zawraa Archive 1997/98". Kooora.
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