2019–20 Iraq FA Cup

The 2019–20 Iraq FA Cup was the 30th edition of the Iraqi knockout football cup as a club competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football, featuring a total of 20 teams from the Iraqi Premier League and 48 teams from the Iraqi First Division League and Iraqi Second Division League. The tournament started on 12 September 2019, but was cancelled during the Round of 32 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

2019–20 Iraq FA Cup

Tournament details
Country	Iraq
Teams	68
Final positions
Champions	N/A (tournament cancelled)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	51
Goals scored	104 (2.04 per match)
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Format

Participation

The cup started with the first round, consisting of 48 teams from the Iraqi First Division League and Iraqi Second Division League, followed by the second round, consisting of the 24 qualified teams. The 20 Iraqi Premier League clubs joined the 12 qualified teams to form the Round of 32.^[2]

Cards

If a player received a second yellow card, they were banned from the next cup match. If a player received a red card, they were banned for a minimum of one match, but more could be added by the Iraq Football Association.

Participating clubs

The following 68 teams were participating in the competition:^[3]

Iraqi Premier League 20 clubs from the 2019–20 season

Iraqi First Division League / Iraqi Second Division League 48 clubs from the 2019–20 season

Al-Diwaniya Al-Hudood Al-Kahrabaa Al-Karkh Al-Minaa Al-Naft Al-Najaf Al-Qasim Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Samawa Al-Shorta Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Al-Talaba Al-Zawraa Amanat Baghdad Erbil Naft Al-Junoob Naft Al-Wasat Naft Maysan Zakho

Al-Alam Al-Amir Al-Baladi Al-Hakim Al-Hamza Al-Hawija Al-Hurr Al-Husseiniya Al-Kadhimiya Al-Kifl Al-Kufa Al-Kut Al-Mahmoudiya Al-Maqal Al-Mosul Al-Muroor Al-Najma Al-Nasr wal-Salam Al-Noor Al-Rawdhatain Al-Sadeq Al-Sihha wal-Bi'a Al-Shabab Al-Sufiya Al-Tijara Al-Taji Anah Babil Balad Baladiyat Al-Basra Baladiyat Al-Nasiriya Bani Saad Baquba Biladi Bismaya Diyala Haifa Hibhib Jalawla Jisr Diyala Junoob Baghdad Medinat Al-Shuhadaa Masafi Al-Wasat Shabab Al-Iraq Shahraban Suq Al-Shuyukh Taza Tuz

• Bold indicates the team is still in the competition.

Schedule

The rounds of the 2019–20 competition were scheduled as follows:^[4]

Round	Draw date	Match dates
First round	25 August 2019	12–13 September 2019
Second round		17–20 September 2019
Round of 32	30 September 2019	9 October 2019 – N/A
Round of 16		N/A
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

First round

48 teams from the First Division League and Second Division League competed in this round.^[5]

Al-Taji v Anah

12 September 2019	Al-Taji	0–0 (W–L p)	Anah	Baghdad
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium

Shahraban v Al-Sadeq

12 September 2019	Shahraban	0–0 (3–5 p)	Al-Sadeq	Miqdadiya
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al-Miqdadiya Stadium

Al-Alam v Al-Nasr wal-Salam

12 September 2019	Al-Alam	1–1 (W–L p)	Al-Nasr wal-Salam	Al-Alam
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al-Alam Stadium

Al-Najma v Al-Kut

12 September 2019	Al-Najma	0–0 (W–L p)	Al-Kut	Diwaniya
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al-Najma Stadium

Biladi v Al-Maqal

12 September 2019	Biladi	0–0 (L–W p)	Al-Maqal	Baghdad
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Haifa Stadium

Taza v Al-Husseiniya

12 September 2019	Taza	0–0 (4–3 p)	Al-Husseiniya	Kirkuk
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Ghaz Al-Shamal Stadium

Balad v Haifa

12 September 2019	Balad	1–0	Haifa	Balad
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Balad Stadium

Al-Mahmoudiya v Masafi Al-Wasat

12 September 2019	Al-Mahmoudiya	1–1 (W–L p)	Masafi Al-Wasat	Mahmoudiya
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al-Mahmoudiya Stadium

Diyala v Hibhib

12 September 2019	Diyala	4–0	Hibhib	Hibhib
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Hibhib Stadium

Al-Kadhimiya v Al-Baladi

12 September 2019	Al-Kadhimiya	0–0 (W–L p)	Al-Baladi	Baghdad
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al-Kadhimiya Stadium

Al-Kifl v Jisr Diyala

12 September 2019	Al-Kifl	0–0 (W–L p)	Jisr Diyala	Al-Kifl
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al Kifl Stadium

Bismaya v Al-Hamza

12 September 2019	Bismaya	3–2	Al-Hamza	Bismaya
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Mashrou Al-Wahda Stadium

Al-Sufiya v Jalawla

12 September 2019	Al-Sufiya	2–0	Jalawla	Ramadi
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al-Ramadi Stadium

Al-Sihha wal-Bi'a v Al-Hakim

12 September 2019	Al-Sihha wal-Bi'a	0–2	Al-Hakim	Baghdad
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al-Umal Stadium

Al-Mosul v Al-Shabab

12 September 2019	Al-Mosul	2–1	Al-Shabab	Mosul
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al-Dawasa Stadium

Tuz v Al-Hawija

12 September 2019	Tuz	0–0 (W–L p)	Al-Hawija	Tuz Khurmatu
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al-Tuz Stadium

Junoob Baghdad v Al-Noor

12 September 2019	Junoob Baghdad	1–2	Al-Noor	Baghdad
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Montada Al-Ghazaliya Stadium

Bani Saad v Al-Kufa

12 September 2019	Bani Saad	1–0	Al-Kufa	Baghdad
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al-Waziriya Stadium

Al-Tijara v Al-Muroor

12 September 2019	Al-Tijara	0–3	Al-Muroor	Baghdad
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Madrasa Al-Salam Stadium

Suq Al-Shuyukh v Al-Hurr

12 September 2019	Suq Al-Shuyukh	0–1	Al-Hurr	Suq Al-Shuyukh
12:30 GMT			Adnan	Stadium: Suq Al-Shuyukh Stadium

Baladiyat Al-Nasiriya v Al-Amir

12 September 2019	Baladiyat Al-Nasiriya	1–1 (8–7 p)	Al-Amir	Al-Shatra
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al Shatrah Stadium

Shabab Al-Iraq v Baladiyat Al-Basra

13 September 2019	Shabab Al-Iraq	0–1	Baladiyat Al-Basra	Baghdad
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Montada Al-Ghazaliya Stadium

Baquba v Medinat Al-Shuhadaa

13 September 2019	Baquba	1–0	Medinat Al-Shuhadaa	Hibhib
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Hibhib Stadium

Babil v Al-Rawdhatain

13 September 2019	Babil	6–1	Al-Rawdhatain	Al-Kifl
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al Kifl Stadium

Second round

Al-Sadeq v Al-Taji

17 September 2019	Al-Sadeq	5–2	Al-Taji	Basra
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al-Sadeq Stadium

Al-Najma v Al-Alam

17 September 2019	Al-Najma	1–0	Al-Alam	Diwaniya
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al-Najma Stadium

Al-Maqal v Baladiyat Al-Basra

17 September 2019	Al-Maqal	1–1 (W–L p)	Baladiyat Al-Basra	Basra
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al Fayhaa Stadium

Babil v Baquba

17 September 2019	Babil	2–0	Baquba	Al-Kifl
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al Kifl Stadium

Taza v Balad

17 September 2019	Taza	0–1	Balad	Kirkuk
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Naft Al-Shamal Stadium

Al-Mahmoudiya v Diyala

17 September 2019	Al-Mahmoudiya	0–0 (5–6 p)	Diyala	Mahmoudiya
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al-Mahmoudiya Stadium

Al-Kadhimiya v Al-Kifl

17 September 2019	Al-Kadhimiya	2–2 (6–7 p)	Al-Kifl	Baghdad
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al-Kadhimiya Stadium

Al-Sufiya v Bismaya

17 September 2019	Al-Sufiya	1–0	Bismaya	Ramadi
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al-Ramadi Stadium

Tuz v Al-Noor

17 September 2019	Tuz	0–0 (4–3 p)	Al-Noor	Tuz Khurmatu
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al-Tuz Stadium

Bani Saad v Al-Muroor

17 September 2019	Bani Saad	1–0	Al-Muroor	Baghdad
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al-Waziriya Stadium

Al-Hurr v Baladiyat Al-Nasiriya

17 September 2019	Al-Hurr	3–1	Baladiyat Al-Nasiriya	Karbala
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al-Hurr Stadium

Al-Hakim v Al-Mosul

20 September 2019	Al-Hakim	1–1 (3–5 p)	Al-Mosul	Samawa
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Al-Muthanna Stadium

Final phase

Bracket

Round of 32 9 October 2019

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

1

Al-Sadeq

0

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya

Amanat Baghdad

1 (4)

Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya (p)

1 (5)

Al-Hurr

1

Al-Diwaniya

2

Al-Diwaniya

Al-Samawa

Al-Samawa (p)

0 (7)

Al-Minaa

0 (6)

Al-Maqal

0

Al-Kahrabaa

2

Al-Kahrabaa

Diyala

Al-Sufiya

0

Diyala

1

Al-Najaf

1

Al-Naft

3

Al-Naft

Erbil

Tuz

2

Erbil

3

Naft Maysan

3

Al-Najma

0

Naft Maysan

Al-Kifl

Balad

2 (2)

Al-Kifl (p)

2 (3)

Zakho (w/o)

3

Al-Hudood

0

Zakho

Al-Zawraa

Al-Zawraa (w/o)

3

Al-Mosul

0

Al-Karkh

0

Naft Al-Wasat

2

Naft Al-Wasat

Al-Talaba

Naft Al-Junoob

Al-Qasim (p)

0 (5)

Babil

0 (3)

Al-Qasim

Al-Shorta

Bani Saad

0

Al-Shorta

6

Round of 32

20 top-tier teams and 12 lower-tier teams were set to compete in this round.

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya v Al-Sadeq

9 October 2019	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1–0	Al-Sadeq	Baghdad
13:00 GMT				Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium

Amanat Baghdad v Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya

9 October 2019	Amanat Baghdad	1–1 (4–5 p)	Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya	Baghdad
13:00 GMT				Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium

Al-Hurr v Al-Diwaniya

9 October 2019	Al-Hurr	1–2	Al-Diwaniya	Karbala
13:00 GMT				Stadium: Al-Hurr Stadium

Al-Samawa v Al-Minaa

9 October 2019	Al-Samawa	0–0 (7–6 p)	Al-Minaa	Samawa
13:00 GMT				Stadium: Al-Samawa Stadium

Al-Maqal v Al-Kahrabaa

9 October 2019	Al-Maqal	0–2	Al-Kahrabaa	Basra
13:00 GMT				Stadium: Al Fayhaa Stadium

Al-Sufiya v Diyala

9 October 2019	Al-Sufiya	0–1	Diyala	Ramadi
13:00 GMT				Stadium: Al-Ramadi Stadium

Al-Najaf v Al-Naft

9 October 2019	Al-Najaf	1–3	Al-Naft	Najaf
13:00 GMT				Stadium: Al-Najaf Stadium

Tuz v Erbil

9 October 2019	Tuz	2–3	Erbil	Tuz Khurmatu
13:00 GMT				Stadium: Al-Tuz Stadium

Naft Maysan v Al-Najma

9 October 2019	Naft Maysan	3–0	Al-Najma	Amara
13:00 GMT				Stadium: Maysan Stadium

Balad v Al-Kifl

9 October 2019	Balad	2–2 (2–3 p)	Al-Kifl	Balad
13:00 GMT				Stadium: Balad Stadium

Zakho v Al-Hudood

9 October 2019	Zakho	3–0 (w/o)	Al-Hudood	Zakho
13:00 GMT

Al-Zawraa v Al-Mosul

9 October 2019	Al-Zawraa	3–0 (w/o)	Al-Mosul	Baghdad
13:00 GMT

Al-Karkh v Naft Al-Wasat

9 October 2019	Al-Karkh	0–2	Naft Al-Wasat	Baghdad
13:00 GMT				Stadium: Al-Karkh Stadium

Al-Talaba v Naft Al-Junoob

9 October 2019	Al-Talaba	Postponed	Naft Al-Junoob	Baghdad
13:00 GMT

Al-Qasim v Babil

9 October 2019	Al-Qasim	0–0 (5–3 p)	Babil	Al-Kifl
13:00 GMT				Stadium: Al Kifl Stadium

Bani Saad v Al-Shorta

9 October 2019	Bani Saad	0–6	Al-Shorta	Baghdad
13:00 GMT			Yousif 6' Hussein 22', 45+1' (pen.), 77' Waleed 32' Mapuku 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium