2023–24 Iraq FA Cup

The 2023–24 Iraq FA Cup was the 34th edition of the Iraqi knockout football cup as a club competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. 42 clubs from the top two tiers of the Iraqi football league system participated in the competition.^[1]

2023–24 Iraq FA Cup

Tournament details
Country	Iraq
Dates	26 January – 10 July 2024
Teams	42
Final positions
Champions	Al-Shorta (1st title)
Runners-up	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Tournament statistics
Matches played	41
Goals scored	82 (2 per match)
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The tournament began on 26 January 2024 with the first round between Iraqi Premier Division League clubs and the lower-placed Iraq Stars League clubs, before the top six Iraq Stars League clubs entered the competition in the Round of 16.^[2] The final was played on 10 July 2024 at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad.

The winners of the competition were Al-Shorta, who won their first title with a 1–0 victory over Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.^[3]

Schedule

The rounds of the 2023–24 competition are scheduled as follows:^[4]

Round	Fixtures draw date	Stadiums draw date	Match dates
First round	10 January 2024		26–27 January 2024
Second round	28 January 2024		3–4 February 2024
Round of 16	27 February 2024		12–14 March 2024
Quarter-finals	27 February 2024	31 March 2024	9 April 2024
Semi-finals		—	7 July 2024
Final			10 July 2024

First round

This round features 10 teams from the Stars League (level 1) and 22 teams from the Premier Division League (level 2). Naft Maysan, Al-Najaf, Karbala and Duhok received byes to the second round.

Al-Naft (1) v Al-Hussein (2)

26 January 2024	Al-Naft (1)	2–0	Al-Hussein (2)	Baghdad
14:00 UTC+3	Afolabi Hussein			Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium

Al-Minaa (1) v Al-Diwaniya (2)

26 January 2024	Al-Minaa (1)	3–0 (w/o)	Al-Diwaniya (2)	Basra
14:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium

Newroz (1) v Al-Etisalat (2)

26 January 2024	Newroz (1)	4–1	Al-Etisalat (2)	Sulaymaniya
14:00 UTC+3	Hussein Kurdistan Omar			Stadium: Sulaymaniya Stadium

Samarra (2) v Amanat Baghdad (1)

26 January 2024	Samarra (2)	1–1 (4–5 p)	Amanat Baghdad (1)	Samarra
14:00 UTC+3	Al-Fateeh			Stadium: Samarra Stadium

Al-Hudood (1) v Ghaz Al-Shamal (2)

26 January 2024	Al-Hudood (1)	1–1 (5–4 p)	Ghaz Al-Shamal (2)	Baghdad
14:00 UTC+3			Khalaf 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium

Al-Shirqat (2) v Al-Fahad (2)

26 January 2024	Al-Shirqat (2)	1–1 (5–6 p)	Al-Fahad (2)	Al-Shirqat
14:00 UTC+3	Hamad		Juma	Stadium: Al-Shirqat Stadium

Al-Ramadi (2) v Al-Karkh (1)

26 January 2024	Al-Ramadi (2)	0–1	Al-Karkh (1)	Ramadi
14:00 UTC+3			Goumey	Stadium: Al-Ramadi Stadium

Al-Nasiriya (2) v Naft Al-Wasat (1)

26 January 2024	Al-Nasiriya (2)	0–0 (2–4 p)	Naft Al-Wasat (1)	Al-Shatra
14:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Al-Shatra Stadium

Al-Bahri (2) v Zakho (1)

27 January 2024	Al-Bahri (2)	0–0 (2–4 p)	Zakho (1)	Basra
14:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Al-Bahri Stadium

Al-Qasim (1) v Al-Jolan (2)

27 January 2024	Al-Qasim (1)	2–0	Al-Jolan (2)	Karbala
14:00 UTC+3	Mhaisen Ayad			Stadium: Karbala International Stadium

Naft Al-Basra (1) v Masafi Al-Wasat (2)

27 January 2024	Naft Al-Basra (1)	1–1 (5–4 p)	Masafi Al-Wasat (2)	Basra
14:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium

Afak (2) v Al-Sinaa (2)

27 January 2024	Afak (2)	2–1	Al-Sinaa (2)	Afak
14:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Afak Stadium

Diyala (2) v Masafi Al-Junoob (2)

27 January 2024	Diyala (2)	1–2	Masafi Al-Junoob (2)	Diyala
14:00 UTC+3			Jabbar Mohammed	Stadium: Diyala Stadium

Peshmerga Sulaymaniya (2) v Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya (2)

27 January 2024	Peshmerga Sulaymaniya (2)	1–0	Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya (2)	Sulaymaniya
14:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Peshmerga Stadium

Al-Gharraf (2) v Al-Kufa (2)

27 January 2024	Al-Gharraf (2)	1–1 (2–4 p)	Al-Kufa (2)	Al-Shatra
14:00 UTC+3	90+4'		Wadhah 47'	Stadium: Al-Shatra Stadium

Maysan (2) v Al-Karma (2)

27 January 2024	Maysan (2)	2–3	Al-Karma (2)	Maysan
14:00 UTC+3			Raheem Dybal Santos	Stadium: Shohada Maysan Stadium

Second round

This round features 14 teams from the Stars League (level 1) and 6 teams from the Premier Division League (level 2). Al-Shorta, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Zawraa, Al-Talaba, Al-Kahrabaa and Erbil received byes to the Round of 16.

Al-Kufa (2) v Al-Karkh (1)

3 February 2024	Al-Kufa (2)	0–2	Al-Karkh (1)	Najaf
14:00 UTC+3			Goumey Talla Ghani	Stadium: Al-Najaf Secondary Stadium

Afak (2) v Zakho (1)

3 February 2024	Afak (2)	0–2	Zakho (1)	Afak
14:00 UTC+3			Attwan 60', 73'	Stadium: Afak Stadium

Al-Naft (1) v Peshmerga Sulaymaniya (2)

3 February 2024	Al-Naft (1)	1–0	Peshmerga Sulaymaniya (2)	Baghdad
14:00 UTC+3	Hussein			Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium

Al-Qasim (1) v Newroz (1)

3 February 2024	Al-Qasim (1)	1–2	Newroz (1)	Karbala
14:00 UTC+3			Kurdistan Hussein	Stadium: Karbala International Stadium

Al-Fahad (2) v Al-Hudood (1)

3 February 2024	Al-Fahad (2)	1–3	Al-Hudood (1)	Ramadi
14:00 UTC+3			Ghazi Dacosta	Stadium: Al-Ramadi Stadium

Al-Minaa (1) v Naft Al-Wasat (1)

3 February 2024	Al-Minaa (1)	3–1	Naft Al-Wasat (1)	Basra
14:00 UTC+3	Abed Farhan 22' Ahmed 49' Ali 65'		70'	Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium

Duhok (1) v Naft Maysan (1)

3 February 2024	Duhok (1)	1–1 (6–7 p)	Naft Maysan (1)	Duhok
14:00 UTC+3			Kuku	Stadium: Duhok Stadium

Karbala (1) v Masafi Al-Junoob (2)

4 February 2024	Karbala (1)	2–1	Masafi Al-Junoob (2)	Karbala
14:00 UTC+3	Mohammed			Stadium: Karbala International Stadium

Amanat Baghdad (1) v Al-Karma (2)

4 February 2024	Amanat Baghdad (1)	1–1 (3–5 p)	Al-Karma (2)	Baghdad
14:00 UTC+3			Naji	Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium

Naft Al-Basra (1) v Al-Najaf (1)

4 February 2024	Naft Al-Basra (1)	1–2	Al-Najaf (1)	Basra
14:00 UTC+3	12'		Adnan 78' Qasim 89'	Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium

Final phase

Bracket

	Round of 16 12–14 March 2024				Quarter-finals 9 April 2024				Semi-finals 7 July 2024				Final 10 July 2024
	Al-Minaa	1
	Al-Hudood	0
					Al-Minaa	0
					Al-Shorta	2
	Zakho	0 (3)
	Al-Shorta (p)	0 (4)
									Al-Shorta	1
									Al-Naft	0
	Al-Talaba	0 (4)
	Al-Naft (p)	0 (5)
					Al-Naft (p)	1 (3)
					Erbil	1 (0)
	Al-Karkh	0
	Erbil	1
													Al-Shorta	1
													Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	0
	Al-Najaf	0 (7)
	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (p)	0 (8)
					Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	3
					Naft Maysan	0
	Naft Maysan	1
	Al-Karma	0
									Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1
									Al-Zawraa	0
	Al-Zawraa (p)	1 (4)
	Karbala	1 (2)
					Al-Zawraa	3
					Newroz	0
	Al-Kahrabaa	1
	Newroz	2

Round of 16

This round features 15 teams from the Stars League (level 1) and 1 team from the Premier Division League (level 2).

Naft Maysan (1) v Al-Karma (2)

12 March 2024	Naft Maysan (1)	1–0	Al-Karma (2)	Maysan
14:30 UTC+3	Al Dali 40' (pen.)			Stadium: Maysan Olympic Stadium

Al-Kahrabaa (1) v Newroz (1)

12 March 2024	Al-Kahrabaa (1)	1–2	Newroz (1)	Baghdad
21:30 UTC+3	Aminu 59'		Maradona 64' Sami 65'	Stadium: Al-Zawraa Stadium

Zakho (1) v Al-Shorta (1)

13 March 2024	Zakho (1)	0–0 (3–4 p)	Al-Shorta (1)	Zakho
21:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Zakho International Stadium
	Penalties
	Dione Mohammedoh Cédric Kabwe Attwan Patrick		Al-Mawas Santos Husni Sabah Al-Youssef Jassim

Al-Zawraa (1) v Karbala (1)

13 March 2024	Al-Zawraa (1)	1–1 (4–2 p)	Karbala (1)	Baghdad
21:30 UTC+3	Abboud 76'		Ouattara 22'	Stadium: Al-Zawraa Stadium

Al-Talaba (1) v Al-Naft (1)

13 March 2024	Al-Talaba (1)	0–0 (4–5 p)	Al-Naft (1)	Baghdad
21:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium

Al-Najaf (1) v Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (1)

13 March 2024	Al-Najaf (1)	0–0 (7–8 p)	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (1)	Najaf
21:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Al-Najaf International Stadium

Al-Karkh (1) v Erbil (1)

14 March 2024	Al-Karkh (1)	0–1	Erbil (1)	Baghdad
14:30 UTC+3			Mohsen 26'	Stadium: Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium

Al-Minaa (1) v Al-Hudood (1)

14 March 2024	Al-Minaa (1)	1–0	Al-Hudood (1)	Basra
21:30 UTC+3	Ahmed 23'			Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium

Quarter-finals

All remaining teams are from the Stars League (level 1).

Al-Minaa v Al-Shorta

9 April 2024	Al-Minaa	0–2	Al-Shorta	Basra
21:30 UTC+3	Jafar   90+4'		Ali 12' Younis  14' Jassim 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium

Al-Naft v Erbil

9 April 2024	Al-Naft	1–1 (3–0 p)	Erbil	Baghdad
21:30 UTC+3	Afolabi 17' (pen.)		Samia 85'	Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya v Naft Maysan

9 April 2024	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	3–0	Naft Maysan	Baghdad
21:30 UTC+3	Jabbar 8' Hussein 27' Jasim 59'			Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium

Al-Zawraa v Newroz

9 April 2024	Al-Zawraa	3–0	Newroz	Baghdad
21:30 UTC+3	John 16' Abdulkareem 56' Abbas 90+3'			Stadium: Al-Zawraa Stadium

Semi-finals

Al-Shorta v Al-Naft

7 July 2024	Al-Shorta	1–0	Al-Naft	Baghdad
20:00 UTC+3	Ali 60'			Stadium: Al-Zawraa Stadium

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya v Al-Zawraa

7 July 2024	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1–0	Al-Zawraa	Baghdad
20:00 UTC+3	Saadoun 83'			Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium

Final

Main article: 2024 Iraq FA Cup final

10 July 2024

20:00 UTC+3

Al-Shorta	1–0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Santos 59' Abdul-Zahra  85'  87'

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Iraq FA Cup 2023–24 winner
Al-Shorta 1st title