2017 Iraq FA Cup Final

2017 Iraq FA Cup Final
Event 2016–17 Iraq FA Cup
Al-Zawraa Naft Al-Wasat
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Date 24 August 2017
Venue Al-Sinaa Stadium, Baghdad
Referee Mohanad Qasim
Attendance 10,000

The 2017 Iraq FA Cup Final was the 33rd final of the Iraq FA Cup. 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]

It was only the second FA Cup final that was not played in Al-Shaab Stadium, after the 2003 final. 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

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 Karbalaa 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

Details

Al-Zawraa 1–0 Naft Al-Wasat
Alaa Abdul-Zahra  90+4'
Al-Sinaa Stadium, Baghdad
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohanad Qasim
Al-Zawraa
Naft Al-Wasat
GK20Iraq Alaa Gatea
RB14Iraq Haidar Abdul-Amir (c)
CB6Iraq Karrar Mohammed
CB29Iraq Abbas Qasim
LB3Syria Hussein Jwayed
RM33Iraq Mustafa Hussein 53'
CM7Iraq Ahmad Fadhel 80'
CM25Iraq Ali RaheemYellow card 64'
LM9Iraq Hussein Ali
CF11Iraq Luay Salah
CF24Iraq Mustafa Karim 59'
Substitutes:
FW4Iraq Amjad Kalaf 53'
FW10Iraq Alaa Abdul-ZahraYellow card 86' 59'
MF5Iraq Safaa Hadi 80'
Manager:
Iraq Essam Hamad
GK12Iraq Jalal Hassan
RB19Iraq Mohammed Noumi
CB5Iraq Nabeel Abbas (c)
CB13Iraq Saad Attiya 54'
LB14Syria Ayad Khalaf
RM29Iraq Barzan Shirzad 90+3'
CM11Iraq Amjad Attwan
CM20Iraq Ahmed JabbarYellow card 45+1'
LM8Iraq Ibrahim BayeshYellow card 45+1'
AM7Iraq Salih Sadir
CF33Iraq Ziyad Ahmed 66'
Substitutes:
DF32Iraq Niaz Mohammed 54'
FW39Iraq Farhan Shakor 66'
MF6Iraq Faris Hassoun 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

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