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

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.

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 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

Details

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