1997 Iraqi Perseverance Cup

The 1997 Iraqi Perseverance Cup (Arabic: كأس المثابرة العراقي 1997) was the 2nd edition of the Iraqi Super Cup. The match was contested between the two Baghdad rivals, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Zawraa, at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad. It was played on 16 May 1997 to bring an end to the 1996–97 season. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won the game 3–1 to become the first Iraqi team to win the domestic quadruple.^[1][2][3]

1997 Iraqi Perseverance Cup

The match took place at Al-Shaab Stadium
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Zawraa 3 1
Date	16 May 1997
Venue	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Referee	Falah Manfi
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Match

Details

16 May 1997 (1997-05-16)^[4]

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	3–1	Al-Zawraa
Daham Farhan		Mahdi

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Referee: Falah Manfi

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Al-Zawraa

GK Hadi Jaber DF Ali Raouf DF Hamza Hadi DF Sharar Haidar DF Munthir Khalaf MF Mudhahar Khalaf MF Waleed Dhahid MF Haitham Kadhim Jassim MF Ahmed Daham FW Akram Emmanuel (c) FW Razzaq Farhan Substitutions: GK Hashim Khamis Manager: Ayoub Odisho

GK Mohsen Hadi DF Amer Qasim DF Hisham Ali DF Mazin Abdul-Sattar DF Ahmed Hussein Adan MF Mohamed Jassim Mahdi (c) MF Ahmed Abdul-Jabar MF Naeem Saddam MF Adnan Mohammed FW Yassir Abdul-Latif FW Muayad Judi Manager: Hadi Mutanash

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Iraqi Super Cup 1997 winner
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1st title