2019 Iraq FA Cup final

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]

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
2017
2021

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, where they lost on penalties to league champions Al-Shorta.[2][3]

Route to the Final

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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

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Details

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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 Mohaisen
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

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  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
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