2017 Iraq FA Cup Final

The 2017 Iraq FA Cup Final was the 26th 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.

2017 Iraq FA Cup Final
Event2016–17 Iraq FA Cup
Al-Zawraa Naft Al-Wasat
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Date24 August 2017
VenueAl-Sinaa Stadium, Baghdad
RefereeMohanad Qasim
Attendance10,000

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
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 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-Zawraa1–0Naft Al-Wasat
Alaa Abdul-Zahra  90+4'
Al-Sinaa Stadium, Baghdad
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohanad Qasim
Al-Zawraa
Naft Al-Wasat
GK20 Alaa Gatea
RB14 Haidar Abdul-Amir (c)
CB6 Karrar Mohammed
CB29 Abbas Qasim
LB3 Hussein Jwayed
RM33 Mustafa Hussein 53'
CM7 Ahmad Fadhel 80'
CM25 Ali Raheem 64'
LM9 Hussein Ali
CF11 Luay Salah
CF24 Mustafa Karim 59'
Substitutes:
FW4 Amjad Kalaf 53'
FW10 Alaa Abdul-Zahra 86' 59'
MF5 Safaa Hadi 80'
Manager:
Essam Hamad
GK12 Jalal Hassan
RB19 Mohammed Noumi
CB5 Nabeel Abbas (c)
CB13 Saad Attiya 54'
LB14 Ayad Khalaf
RM29 Barzan Shirzad 90+3'
CM11 Amjad Attwan
CM20 Ahmed Jabbar 45+1'
LM8 Ibrahim Bayesh 45+1'
AM7 Salih Sadir
CF33 Ziyad Ahmed 66'
Substitutes:
DF32 Niaz Mohammed 54'
FW39 Farhan Shakor 66'
MF6 Faris Hassoun 90+3'
Manager:
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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