| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Iraq |
| Dates | 12 September 2018 – 26 July 2019 |
| Teams | 45 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Zawraa (16th title) |
| Runners-up | Al-Kahrabaa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 71 |
| Goals scored | 176 (2.48 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Alaa Abbas (5 goals) |
The2018–19Iraq FA Cup was the 29th edition of the Iraqi knockoutfootball cup as a club competition, the main domestic cup inIraqi football. A total of 20 teams from theIraqi Premier League and 25 teams from theIraqi First Division League andIraqi Second Division League participated. It started on 12 September 2018 and the final was played on 26 July 2019 at theAl-Shaab Stadium inBaghdad.
The winners of the competition wereAl-Zawraa, who extended their record number of cup wins to 16 with a 1–0 victory overAl-Kahrabaa, thanks to a late goal bySafaa Hadi.
The cup starts with the first round, consisting of 24 teams from theIraqi First Division League andIraqi Second Division League. 1 team is automatically placed in the playoff round, where they face one of the first round's winners for a place in the Round of 32. The 20Iraqi Premier League clubs join the 12 qualified teams to form the Round of 32.[1]
If a player receives a second yellow card, they will be banned from the next cup match. If a player receives a red card, they will be banned a minimum of one match, but more can be added by theIraq Football Association.
The following 45 teams participated in the competition:[2]
| Iraqi Premier League 20 clubs from the2018–19 season | Iraqi First Division League /Iraqi Second Division League 25 clubs from the 2018–19 season |
The rounds of the 2018–19 competition are scheduled as follows:[3]
| Round | Draw date | Match dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 28 August 2018 | 12 September 2018 | |
| Playoff round | 5 October 2018 | ||
| Round of 32 | 8 October 2018 | 12–25 October 2018 | 15–17 November 2018 |
| Round of 16 | 5 January 2019 | 10–11 January 2019 | |
| Quarter-finals | 21 January 2019 | 7 June 2019 | |
| Semi-finals | 11 June 2019 | ||
| Final | 26 July 2019 | ||
24 teams from the First Division League and Second Division League competed in this round, and 1 teamAl-Mohandessin was automatically placed into the playoff round.[4]
| 12 September 2018 | Samarra | 3–1 | Al-Mahmoudiya | Samarra |
| Stadium:Samarra Stadium |
| 12 September 2018 | Qalat Saleh | 2–0 | Baladiyat Al-Nasiriya | Amara |
| Stadium:Al-Maimouna Stadium Referee: Fadhel Dakhil |
| 12 September 2018 | Al-Jinsiya | 3–0 | Biladi | Baghdad |
| Stadium:Olympic Champion Stadium |
| 12 September 2018 | Al-Sadeq | 0–0 (4–5p) | Al-Hindiya | Basra |
| Stadium:Al-Sadeq Stadium |
| 12 September 2018 | Balad | 3–2 | Al-Mashroua | Balad |
Mahid Awda 35',42' | 13' 47' | Stadium:Balad Stadium |
| 12 September 2018 | Al-Muthanna | 5–1 | Badr Al-Iraq | Samawa |
| Stadium:Al-Muthanna Stadium |
| 12 September 2018 | Al-Najma | 0–4 | Al-Khutoot | Diwaniya |
| Stadium:Al-Najma Stadium |
| 12 September 2018 | Masafi Al-Wasat | 0–1 | Al-Kufa | Baghdad |
| Stadium:Masafi Al-Wasat Stadium |
| 12 September 2018 | Al-Hilla | 0–1 | Al-Husseiniya | Babil |
| Stadium:Babil Stadium Referee: Ammar Mousa |
| 12 September 2018 | Ghaz Al-Shamal | 2–2 (2–4p) | Al-Kifl | Kirkuk |
| Stadium:Ghaz Al-Shamal Stadium |
| 5 October 2018 | Al-Mohandessin | 1–2 | Al-Kifl | Baghdad |
| 12:00GMT | Stadium:Al-Jaish Stadium |
20 top-tier teams and 12 lower-tier teams competed in this round.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Talaba (1) | 12–4 | Al-Kifl (2) | 5–2 | 7–2 |
| Al-Karkh (1) | 5–0 | Al-Husseiniya (2) | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Naft Al-Junoob (1) | 6–1 | Samarra (2) | 5–1 | 1–0 |
| Naft Maysan (1) | 1–1(4–2p) | Al-Hussein (1) | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Al-Diwaniya (1) | 2–1 | Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya (1) | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Al-Hudood (1) | 2–0 | Al-Taji (2) | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Al-Kahrabaa (1) | 4–1 | Al-Hindiya (2) | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Al-Shorta (1) | 6–1 | Haifa (2) | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (1) | 5–0 | Balad (2) | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Al-Najaf (1) | 2–0 | Al-Khutoot (2) | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Al-Naft (1) | 3–0 | Al-Jinsiya (2) | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Al-Samawa (1) | 3–2 | Al-Bahri (1) | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Amanat Baghdad (1) | 6–3 | Al-Minaa (1) | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| Naft Al-Wasat (1) | 3–1 | Al-Muthanna (2) | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Erbil (1) | 7–1 | Qalat Saleh (2) | 4–1 | 3–0 (w/o) |
| Al-Zawraa (1) | 8–0 | Al-Kufa (2) | 6–0 | 2–0 |
| 12 October 2018 | Al-Karkh | 3–0 | Al-Husseiniya | Baghdad |
| 12:00GMT | Zeiad Jabbar (pen.)Abbas | Stadium:Al-Karkh Stadium Referee:Ahmed Gomaa |
| 12 October 2018 | Al-Diwaniya | 1–0 | Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya | Diwaniya |
| 12:00GMT | Adnan | Stadium:Al-Diwaniya Stadium Referee:Fareed Kareem |
| 12 October 2018 | Al-Hudood | 1–0 | Al-Taji | Baghdad |
| 12:00GMT | Abdul-Kadhim 30' | Stadium:Al-Taji Stadium Referee:Mohammed Ryad |
| 12 October 2018 | Al-Kahrabaa | 3–1 | Al-Hindiya | Baghdad |
| 12:00GMT | Muhsen 3' Raad 8'Koné 88' | 75' | Stadium:Al-Kahrabaa Stadium Referee:Montaser Ghazi |
| 12 October 2018 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 3–0 | Balad | Baghdad |
| 12:00GMT | Radhi 70' Mendy 77'Ahmed 82' | Stadium:Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium Referee:Rawad Yassin |
| 12 October 2018 | Al-Samawa | 2–1 | Al-Bahri | Samawa |
| 12:00GMT | Younis 5',14' | Terry 47' | Stadium:Al-Samawa Stadium Referee:Hamid Talib |
| 12 October 2018 | Amanat Baghdad | 3–2 | Al-Minaa | Baghdad |
| 12:00GMT | Salim 6' Ibrahim 49'Qasem 53' | Jasem 19' Jabbar 90' | Stadium:Amanat Baghdad Stadium Referee:Ayad Mozahem |
| 12 October 2018 | Naft Al-Wasat | 2–0 | Al-Muthanna | Najaf |
| 12:00GMT | Stadium:Al-Najaf Stadium Referee:Amjad Subhi |
| 12 October 2018 | Erbil | 4–1 | Qalat Saleh | Erbil |
| 14:00GMT | Amaral 20',83' Salman 55',77' | Stadium:Franso Hariri Stadium Referee:Ahmed Askar |
| 13 October 2018 | Al-Talaba | 5–2 | Al-Kifl | Baghdad |
| 12:00GMT | Tariq 2' (pen.),38' H. Hussein 18'M. Hussein 55',60' | Stadium:Al-Karkh Stadium Referee:Diaa Jendil |
| 13 October 2018 | Naft Al-Junoob | 5–1 | Samarra | Basra |
| 12:00GMT | Stadium:Al Fayhaa Stadium Referee:Ahmed Majid |
| 13 October 2018 | Naft Maysan | 0–1 | Al-Hussein | Maysan |
| 12:00GMT | Mohammed 74' | Stadium:Maysan Stadium Referee:Tahseen Ali |
| 13 October 2018 | Al-Najaf | 1–0 | Al-Khutoot | Najaf |
| 12:00GMT | Rzaiej 60' | Stadium:Al-Najaf International Stadium Referee:Saif Khamis |
| 13 October 2018 | Al-Naft | 0–0 | Al-Jinsiya | Baghdad |
| 12:00GMT | Stadium:Al-Naft Stadium Referee:Yasser Hashem |
| 13 October 2018 | Al-Zawraa | 6–0 | Al-Kufa | Baghdad |
| 12:00GMT | Abbas 20' (pen.),30',55',71' Hussein 70'Ahmed 90+1' | Stadium:Amanat Baghdad Stadium Referee:Mohammed Sadeq |
| 25 October 2018 | Al-Shorta | 5–0 | Haifa | Baghdad |
| 11:30GMT | Diallo 7',53' (pen.),64' (pen.) Mohammed 9'Ali 82' | Stadium:Amanat Baghdad Stadium |
| 15 November 2018 | Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya | 1–1 (1–2agg.) | Al-Diwaniya | Baghdad |
| 10:00GMT | Saad 79' (pen.) | Mehdi 80' | Stadium:Al-Taji Stadium Referee:Montaser Ghazi |
| 15 November 2018 | Al-Hindiya | 0–1 (1–4agg.) | Al-Kahrabaa | Baghdad |
| 10:00GMT | Hadeeb 90+2' | Referee:Mohammed Sadeq |
| 16 November 2018 | Al-Kifl | 2–7 (4–12agg.) | Al-Talaba | Al-Kifl |
| 10:00GMT | 30' 87' | Sabah 10' Zamel 25',55',90'Tariq 35'Jawda 40'Saad 85' | Referee:Zaid Fadel |
| 16 November 2018 | Al-Husseiniya | 0–2 (0–5agg.) | Al-Karkh | Baghdad |
| 10:00GMT | Stadium:Al-Karkh Stadium Referee:Hamid Talib |
| 16 November 2018 | Al-Hussein | 0–1 (1–1agg.) (2–4p) | Naft Maysan | Baghdad |
| 10:00GMT | Zamel 88' | Stadium:Al-Naft Stadium Referee:Mohamed Salman |
| 16 November 2018 | Haifa | 1–1 (1–6agg.) | Al-Shorta | Baghdad |
| 10:00GMT | Mundher 66' | Diallo 44' | Stadium:Al-Sinaa Stadium Referee:Shamil Tahseen |
| 16 November 2018 | Al-Khutoot | 0–1 (0–2agg.) | Al-Najaf | Baghdad |
| 10:00GMT | Stadium:Al-Taji Stadium Referee:Salam Juma |
| 16 November 2018 | Al-Bahri | 1–1 (2–3agg.) | Al-Samawa | Basra |
| 10:00GMT | Younis | Stadium:Al-Zubair Stadium Referee:Amjad Subhi |
| 16 November 2018 | Al-Minaa | 1–3 (3–6agg.) | Amanat Baghdad | Basra |
| 10:00GMT | Junuzović 81' (pen.) | Qasem 14' Mohammed 77'Jabbar 86' | Stadium:Al Fayhaa Stadium Referee:Fareed Kareem |
| 16 November 2018 | Al-Muthanna | 1–1 (1–3agg.) | Naft Al-Wasat | Samawa |
| 10:00GMT | Referee:Ali Ahmed Shaker |
| 16 November 2018 | Al-Kufa | 0–2 (0–8agg.) | Al-Zawraa | Najaf |
| 10:00GMT | Muhsen 30' Karim 44' (pen.) | Stadium:Al-Najaf Stadium Referee:Mohammed Saleh |
| 16 November 2018 | Qalat Saleh | 0–3 (w/o) (1–7agg.) | Erbil | Amara |
| 10:00GMT |
| 17 November 2018 | Samarra | 0–1 (1–6agg.) | Naft Al-Junoob | Samarra |
| 10:00GMT | Ali 40' | Referee:Ahmed Mohamed |
| 17 November 2018 | Al-Taji | 0–1 (0–2agg.) | Al-Hudood | Baghdad |
| 10:00GMT | Owolabi 79', 82', 88' | Stadium:Al-Taji Stadium Referee:Diaa Jendil |
| 17 November 2018 | Balad | 0–2 (0–5agg.) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Balad |
| 10:00GMT | Mohammed 42' Qasim 45' | Referee:Tana Osman |
| 17 November 2018 | Al-Jinsiya | 0–3 (0–3agg.) | Al-Naft | Baghdad |
| 10:00GMT | Stadium:Al-Kahrabaa Stadium Referee:Ahmed Kazem |
All remaining teams are from the top-tier.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Karkh | 2–3 | Al-Talaba | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Naft Al-Junoob | 1–1(1–3p) | Naft Maysan | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Al-Diwaniya | 1–1 (a) | Al-Hudood | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Al-Kahrabaa | 2–1 | Al-Shorta | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 6–0 | Al-Najaf | 3–0 (w/o) | 3–0 (w/o) |
| Al-Samawa | 0–6 | Al-Naft | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Naft Al-Wasat | 0–0(2–4p) | Amanat Baghdad | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Al-Zawraa | 2–1 | Erbil | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| 5 January 2019 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 3–0 (w/o) | Al-Najaf | Baghdad |
| 09:30GMT | Stadium:Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 5 January 2019 | Al-Karkh | 2–2 | Al-Talaba | Baghdad |
| 10:00GMT | Turky 88' Khalil 90+1' (pen.) | Muhammed 27' Kalaf 60'Hussein 75' (pen.) | Stadium:Al-Karkh Stadium |
| 5 January 2019 | Naft Al-Junoob | 1–0 | Naft Maysan | Basra |
| 10:00GMT | Zamil 76' | Stadium:Al Fayhaa Stadium |
| 5 January 2019 | Al-Diwaniya | 1–1 | Al-Hudood | Diwaniya |
| 10:00GMT | Kareem 25' | Iyad 5' | Stadium:Al-Diwaniya Stadium |
| 5 January 2019 | Al-Kahrabaa | 1–0 | Al-Shorta | Baghdad |
| 10:00GMT | Mhaisen 75' | Abdul-Zahra85' | Stadium:Al-Kahrabaa Stadium |
| 5 January 2019 | Al-Samawa | 0–2 | Al-Naft | Samawa |
| 10:00GMT | Mohsin 30' Shakor 75' | Stadium:Al-Samawa Stadium |
| 5 January 2019 | Naft Al-Wasat | 0–0 | Amanat Baghdad | Najaf |
| 10:00GMT | Stadium:Al-Najaf Stadium |
| 10 January 2019 | Al-Talaba | 1–0 (3–2agg.) | Al-Karkh | Baghdad |
| 09:30GMT | Hussein 31' | Stadium:Al-Sinaa Stadium Referee:Wathik Mohammed Al-Baag |
| 10 January 2019 | Naft Maysan | 1–0 (1–1agg.) (3–1p) | Naft Al-Junoob | Amara |
| 09:30GMT | Naeem 41' | Stadium:Al-Maimouna Stadium Referee:Mohammed Sadeq |
| 10 January 2019 | Al-Hudood | 0–0 (1–1 (a)agg.) | Al-Diwaniya | Baghdad |
| 09:30GMT | Stadium:Al-Taji Stadium |
| 10 January 2019 | Al-Najaf | 0–3 (w/o) (0–6agg.) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Najaf |
| 09:30GMT | Stadium:Al-Najaf International Stadium |
| 10 January 2019 | Al-Naft | 4–0 (6–0agg.) | Al-Samawa | Baghdad |
| 09:30GMT | 20' Kareem 44',70'Mohsin 80' | Stadium:Al-Naft Stadium |
| 10 January 2019 | Amanat Baghdad | 0–0 (0–0agg.) (4–2p) | Naft Al-Wasat | Baghdad |
| 09:30GMT | Stadium:Amanat Baghdad Stadium |
| 10 January 2019 | Erbil | 1–2 (1–2agg.) | Al-Zawraa | Erbil |
| 09:30GMT | Khesro 5' | Jalal 25' Fadhel 60' | Stadium:Franso Hariri Stadium |
| 11 January 2019 | Al-Shorta | 1–1 (1–2agg.) | Al-Kahrabaa | Baghdad |
| 10:00GMT | Abdul-Zahra 31' | Raad 59' | Stadium:Amanat Baghdad Stadium Referee:Mohamed Salman |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naft Maysan | 1–1 (a) | Al-Talaba | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Al-Kahrabaa | 2–2(4–3p) | Al-Hudood | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Al-Naft | 0–2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Amanat Baghdad | 0–3 | Al-Zawraa | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| 21 January 2019 | Naft Maysan | 1–1 | Al-Talaba | Amara |
| 10:30GMT | Saadoun 67' | Tariq 60' | Stadium:Al-Maimouna Stadium Referee:Mohamed Salman |
| 21 January 2019 | Al-Kahrabaa | 1–1 | Al-Hudood | Baghdad |
| 10:30GMT | Mhaisen15', 26' | Jassim 24' | Stadium:Al-Kahrabaa Stadium Referee:Mustafa Abdul-Karim |
| 21 January 2019 | Al-Naft | 0–0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Baghdad |
| 10:30GMT | Stadium:Al-Sinaa Stadium Referee:Wathik Mohammed Al-Baag |
| 21 January 2019 | Amanat Baghdad | 0–1 | Al-Zawraa | Baghdad |
| 10:30GMT | Abdul-Raheem 57' | Stadium:Amanat Baghdad Stadium Referee:Mohamed Tarek |
| 7 June 2019 | Al-Talaba | 0–0 (1–1 (a)agg.) | Naft Maysan | Baghdad |
| 13:30GMT | Stadium:Al-Shaab Stadium Referee:Wathik Mohammed Al-Baag |
| 7 June 2019 | Al-Hudood | 1–1 (2–2agg.) (3–4p) | Al-Kahrabaa | Baghdad |
| 13:30GMT | Abbas 90+1' | Mohammed 84' | Stadium:Al-Taji Stadium |
| 7 June 2019 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 2–0 (2–0agg.) | Al-Naft | Baghdad |
| 13:30GMT | Abdul-Zahra 40' (o.g.) Ahmed 75' | Stadium:Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium |
| 7 June 2019 | Al-Zawraa | 2–0 (3–0agg.) | Amanat Baghdad | Baghdad |
| 17:00GMT | Jalal 61' Sabah 85' | Stadium:Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 11 June 2019 | Al-Talaba | 0–3 | Al-Kahrabaa | Baghdad |
| 13:45GMT | Mhaisen 7' Assan 49'Ibrahim 67' | Stadium:Al-Sinaa Stadium Referee:Ali Sabah |
| 11 June 2019 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–4 | Al-Zawraa | Baghdad |
| 16:00GMT | Mohammed 79' (o.g.) | Abdul-Raheem 5' Qasim 17'Abbas 35'Sabah 85' | Stadium:Al-Shaab Stadium Referee:Wathik Mohammed Al-Baag |
| 26 July 2019 | Al-Kahrabaa | 0–1 | Al-Zawraa | Baghdad |
| 16:00GMT | Hadi 86' | Stadium:Al-Shaab Stadium Referee:Wathik Mohammed Al-Baag |
| Iraq FA Cup 2018–19 winner |
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| Al-Zawraa 16th title |