Tournament for the Iraqi Armed Forces

The Tournament for the Iraqi Armed Forces (Arabic: بطولة دعم قوات المسلحة العراقية) was a friendly football competition in Iraq hosted by Al-Shaab Stadium on 21 March 2015 and contested between the four biggest clubs in Baghdad: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Shorta, Al-Talaba and Al-Zawraa.^[1] The event was held in support of the Iraqi Armed Forces and the Popular Mobilization Forces and their fight against terrorism.^[2]

Tournament for the Iraqi Armed Forces

Tournament details
Country	Iraq
Dates	21 March 2015
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Al-Zawraa
Runners-up	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Entry was free for spectators and the tournament consisted of three 30-minute matches, culminating in Al-Zawraa winning the cup by beating Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 5–4 in a penalty shootout.^[3]

Semi-finals

21 March 2015
(30 minute match)^[4]

Al-Talaba	0–0	Al-Zawraa
Penalties
S. Sadir Faisel Abbas Bahar	2–4	Jalal M. Saad A. Saad A. Sadir

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Al-Talaba

Al-Zawraa

GK 12 Mohannad Qasim DF 14 Fadhel Muqdad DF 24 Hassan Attwan DF 15 Waleed Bahar DF 21 Ali Faez Qasim MF 17 Ihab Kadhim  28' MF 22 Osama Ali  22' MF 16 Mohammed Faisel MF 13 Ahmed Abdul-Amir MF 6 Salih Sadir (c) FW 5 Marwan Abbas Substitutes: MF 7 Ali Rasheed  22' MF 5 Bashar Saadoun  28' Manager: Salih Radhi

GK 20 Alaa Gatea DF 14 Haidar Abdul-Amir (c) DF 26 Saif Hatem DF 4 Muayad Khalid DF 6 Ayad Sadir MF 34 Jassim Mohammed MF 8 Mohammed Saad MF 18 Namir Hameed MF 33 Hussein Ali FW 7 Ali Saad FW 15 Mustafa Jalal Manager: Emad Mohammed

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21 March 2015
(30 minute match)^[5]

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	0–0	Al-Shorta
Penalties
M. Karim Abdul-Jabbar Kadhim Malek	4–2	Salim Ali Awoa Hassan

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Al-Shorta

GK 21 Haidar Mohammed DF 3 Ali Abdul-Jabbar DF 29 Taif Amead DF 24 Faisal Jassim DF 31 Majid Jwayed MF 7 Haitham Kadhim (c) MF 25 Hussam Malek MF 8 Samer Saeed MF 26 Mohammed Hanoon FW 5 Mustafa Karim FW 15 Ali Yousif Substitutes: FW 14 Sultan Jassim Manager: Abbas Attiya

GK 1 Saif Jameel DF 29 Ahmed Fakhir DF 22 Innocent Awoa (c) DF 32 Hamza Hassan MF 20 Akram Jassim MF 25 Murtadha Hudaib MF 27 Mohammed Hadi MF 33 Mustafa Mohsin MF 16 Haider Salim FW 34 Saif Ahmed FW 26 Mohanad Ali Manager: Karim Nafea

Final

21 March 2015
(30 minute match)^[6]

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	0–0	Al-Zawraa
Penalties
M. Karim Abdul-Jabbar Kadhim Jassim Saeed	4–5	Jalal M. Saad A. Saad A. Sadir Abdul-Amir

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Al-Zawraa

GK 21 Haidar Mohammed DF 3 Ali Abdul-Jabbar DF 29 Taif Amead DF 24 Faisal Jassim DF 31 Majid Jwayed MF 7 Haitham Kadhim (c) MF 25 Hussam Malek  12' MF 8 Samer Saeed MF 11 Rafid Muayad  14' FW 5 Mustafa Karim FW 14 Sultan Jassim Substitutes: MF 13 Ayman Abdul-Hamza  12' MF 26 Mohammed Hanoon  14' Manager: Abbas Attiya

GK 1 Zuhair Fadhel DF 14 Haidar Abdul-Amir (c) DF 26 Saif Hatem DF 4 Muayad Khalid DF 6 Ayad Sadir MF 34 Jassim Mohammed MF 8 Mohammed Saad MF 35 Samer Majid MF 33 Hussein Ali FW 7 Ali Saad FW 15 Mustafa Jalal Manager: Emad Mohammed