2019 Iraq FA Cup final

2019 Iraq FA Cup Final
The match took place at Al-Shaab Stadium
Event2018–19 Iraq FA Cup
Date26 July 2019
VenueAl-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
RefereeWathik Mohammed Al-Baag

The 2019 Iraq FA Cup Final was the 27th final of the Iraq FA Cup as a club competition. The match was contested between Al-Zawraa and Al-Kahrabaa, at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad. It was played on 26 July 2019 to be the final match of the competition. Al-Zawraa made their record 18th appearance in the Iraq FA Cup final while Al-Kahrabaa made their first appearance. Al-Zawraa won the match 1–0 with a late goal from Safaa Hadi, for the club's record 16th title.[1]

The winners of the cup, Al-Zawraa, qualified for the 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 as well as the 2019 Iraqi Super Cup.[2][3]

Route to the Final

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

Al-Zawraa Round Al-Kahrabaa
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Two-legged ties Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Kufa 8–0 6–0 (H) 2–0 (A) Round of 32 Al-Hindiya 4–1 3–1 (H) 1–0 (A)
Erbil 2–1 0–0 (H) 2–1 (A) Round of 16 Al-Shorta 2–1 1–0 (H) 1–1 (A)
Amanat Baghdad 3–0 1–0 (A) 2–0 (H) Quarter-finals Al-Hudood 2–2 (4–3 p.) 1–1 (H) 1–1 (A)
Opponent Result One-legged ties Opponent Result
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 4–1 Semi-finals Al-Talaba 3–0

Match

Details

Al-Zawraa1–0Al-Kahrabaa
Hadi 86'
Referee: Wathik Mohammed Al-Baag
Al-Zawraa
Al-Kahrabaa
GK 12 Jalal Hassan
RB 2 Mustafa Mohammed
CB 29 Abbas Qasim
CB 14 Najm Shwan  66'
LB 3 Hussein Jwayed (c)  89'
RM 6 Mohammed Ridha
CM 5 Safaa Hadi
CM 7 Ahmad Fadhel  77'
LM 15 Omar Mansouri  90+2'
CF 8 Mohannad Abdul-Raheem  89'
CF 9 Alaa Abbas
Substitutions:
MF 77 Ameer Sabah  77'
MF 25 Ali Raheem  89'
MF 4 Mohammed Abdul-Zahra  90+2'
Manager:
Hakeem Shaker
GK 12 Haidar Jamal Al-Deen
RB 32 Hassan Ashour
CB 13 Gustave Moundi Djengue (c)
CB 25 Ali Khalid  70'
LB 5 Saif Hatim
RM 19 Ali Mohsin
CM 14 Amissah Anfoh Assan  27'
CM 9 Murad Mohammed
LM 17 Mohammed Ibrahim  89'
CF 8 Sajjad Raad  88'
CF 10 Alaa Mhaisen
Substitutions:
DF 6 Karrar Falih  70'
FW 11 Abou Koné  88'
MF 33 Mohammed Salim  89'
Manager:
Abbas Attiya

Assistant referees:
Wathiq Modalil
Ahmed Sabah
Fourth official:
Maitham Khamat

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 2019, Kooora.com
  2. ^ Iraq FA Cup Final, Soccer Iraq
  3. ^ Iraq FA Cup Ceremony, Soccer Iraq
  4. ^ 2018/19 Iraq FA Cup, RSSSF