2015–16 Iraq FA Cup

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2015–16 Iraq FA Cup
Tournament details
Country  Iraq
Venue(s) Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Teams 31
Final positions
Champions Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Runner-up Al-Zawra'a
Tournament statistics
Matches played 37
Goals scored 97 (2.62 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Iraq Luay Salah (6 goals)
← 2012–13

The 2015–16 Iraq FA Cup was the 29th edition of the Iraqi knockout football cup competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. It is the second edition being held after the 2002–03 edition, although the 2012–13 one was abandoned. At first, thirty-nine teams were set to participate in the competition, but after the withdrawals of many of the Iraqi Premier League teams, only days before the second round, clubs including Al-Shorta, Al-Talaba, Al-Hedood, Al-Sinaa, Naft Maysan, Najaf, Zakho, and Al-Kahraba,[1] a total of twelve teams from the Iraqi Premier League and nineteen from Iraq Division One ended up participating. It began on 5 October 2015 and will end on 29 May 2016 with the final at the Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad, which has hosted the final ever since 1967 (apart from the 2003 final).

The winner of the competition was Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya who won their 5th cup by defeating 14-time winners Al-Zawra'a 2–0 in the final. Therefore, they qualified for the 2016 Al Muthabara Cup at the start of the next season, where they will face Al-Zawra'a again, as Al-Zawra'a were the champions of the 2015–16 Iraqi Premier League.

Ironically, the two sides who contested the most recent Iraq FA Cup final in 2003, where Al-Talaba defeated Al-Shorta 1–0, were the first two teams to withdraw from this year's competition.[2]

Format

Participation

The cup starts with a qualifying round of the 19 teams from the Iraq Division One, 14 of which play against each other and 5 of which automatically proceed to the next round. The 20 (later becoming 12) teams from the Iraqi Premier League join the other teams in the Round of 32.[3]

Draw

For the first round, the participating teams will be split into two pots of 9 teams in one and 10 in the other. For the remaining rounds other than the final, the draw will be conducted from just one pot. The final is held in the Al-Shaab Stadium, a nominally neutral venue.

Match rules

Teams meet in one game in the first round, round of 32 and round of 16. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, the teams will have two-legged ties. The final will have only one-leg. A match will take place for 90 minutes, with two halves of 45 minutes. If still tied after regulation or tied on aggregate, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. A coin toss will decide who takes the first penalty.

Cards

If a player receives a second yellow card, they will be banned from the next cup match. If a player receives a red card, they will be banned a minimum of one match, but more can be added by the Iraq Football Association.

Participating clubs

The following 31 teams participated in the competition:

Iraqi Premier League
12 clubs from the 2015–16 season		 Iraq Division One
19 clubs from the 2015–16 season

Map

Locations of the 2015–16 Iraq FA Cup clubs
Baghdad teams Duhok teams Basra teams
Al-Zawra'a
Baghdad
Al-Naft
Al-Oloom wal-Technologia
Al-Etisalat
Al-Jaish
Al-Karkh
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Difaa Al-Madani
Al-Hussein
Al-Khutoot
Al-Mahmoudiyah
Al-Najda
Al-Saha
Al-Sulaikh		 Duhok
Karah		 Al-Mina'a
Naft Al-Janoob

Schedule

The rounds of the 2015–16 competition are scheduled as follows:

Round Draw date and time Matches dates
Preliminary round 1 September 2015 5–6 October 2015
Round of 32 4 November 2015 10–12 November 2015
Round of 16 16–17 November 2015
Quarterfinals 15 December 2015 19 December 2015 – 2 January 2016
Semifinals 21 December 2015 9–16 January 2016
Final 4 April 2016 29 May 2016

Preliminary round

The first round was drawn on 1 September 2015 at 12:00 in the Iraq Football Association building in Baghdad by the Director of the Competitions Committee Shihab Ahmed.[4] The matches took place from 5–6 October 2015.[5]

Round of 32

The Round of 32 and the Round of 16 were drawn on 4 November 2015 at 12:00 in the Iraq Football Association building in Baghdad by the Director of the Competitions Committee Shihab Ahmed.[6] The matches took place from 10–12 November 2015.

Diyala, Al-Sulaikh, Al-Saha, Balad, and Al-Kufa gained automatic qualification to the Round of 32.

Round of 16

Round of 16 matches took place from 16–17 November 2015.

Al-Khutoot, Naft Al-Janoob, Naft Al-Wasat, Al-Saha, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Jaish, Balad, and Duhok gained automatic qualification to the Round of 16 after the withdrawals of their respective opponents: Al-Shorta, Al-Talaba, Al-Hedood, Al-Sinaa, Naft Maysan, Najaf, Zakho, and Al-Kahraba in the Round of 32.

Quarterfinals

The draw for the quarterfinals was held on 15 December 2015 at 12:00 in the Iraq Football Association building in Baghdad by the Director of the Competitions Committee Shihab Ahmed.[7] The matches will take place from 19–27 December 2015.

First leg

19 December 2015
14:00
Al-Khutoot 0–1 Duhok
Mushir Goal 45'

22 December 2015
14:00
Naft Al-Janoob 3–2 Baghdad
Mubarak Goal 3'
Abdel-Salam Goal 45'
Kadhim Goal 74'		 Report Mohammed Goal 20' (p)
Amado Goal 65'

22 December 2015
14:00
Al-Hussein 2–1 Al-Zawra'a
Kareem Goal 65'
Raad Goal 89'		 Report Abdul-Zahra Goal 74'

27 December 2015
14:00
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–1 Al-Karkh
Abdulwahid Goal 65' Bakari Goal 43'

Second leg

27 December 2015
14:00
Duhok 2–2 Al-Khutoot
Khalid Goal 52'
Mushir Goal 89' (p)		 Karim Goal 34'
Saad Goal 40' (p)

Duhok won 3–2 on aggregate.

27 December 2015
14:00
Baghdad 1–3 Naft Al-Janoob
Nasr-Allah Goal 49' Salam Goal 24'
Awdah Goal 76'
Jawad Goal 88'

Naft Al-Janoob won 6–3 on aggregate.

28 December 2015
13:30
Al-Zawra'a 3–1 Al-Hussein
Jafal Goal (p)
Salah Goal
Zaidan Goal		 Taha Goal

Al-Zawra'a won 4–3 on aggregate.

2 January 2016
13:30
Al-Karkh 0–1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Muhsin Goal 48'

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals

First leg

9 January 2016
14:00
Naft Al-Janoob 0–2 Al-Zawra'a
Report Salah Goal 42'
Ali Goal 76'

9 January 2016
14:00
Duhok 4–1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Ibrahim Goal 10'
Al Douni Goal 30'
Mushir Goal 62' (p)
Mamoun Goal 79'		 Report Hassan Goal 25'

Second leg

15 January 2016
14:30
Al-Zawra'a 2–1 Naft Al-Janoob
Abdul-Zahra Goal 31', 63' Report Awda Goal 87'

Al-Zawra'a won 4–1 on aggregate.

16 January 2016
13:30
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–0 Duhok
Muhsin Goal 17'
Ahmad Goal 34'
Wahid Goal 58'		 Report

4–4 on aggregate. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won on away goals.

Final

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29 May 2016
18:15
Al-Zawra'a 0–2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Rasan Goal 58'
Tariq Goal 90+4'

Bracket

  Round of 16
16–17 November 2015		 Quarterfinals
19 December 2015 – 2 January 2016		 Semifinals
9–16 January 2016		 Final
29 May 2016
                                     
 Naft Al-Janoob 1  
 Al-Samawa 0  
   Naft Al-Janoob 3 3 6  
   Baghdad 2 1 3  
 Al-Saha 0
 Baghdad 1  
   Naft Al-Janoob 0 1 1  
   Al-Zawra'a 2 2 4  
 Al-Hussein 3  
 Balad 0  
   Al-Hussein 2 1 3
   Al-Zawra'a 1 3 4  
 Al-Zawra'a 4
 Diyala 0  
   Al-Zawra'a 0
   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2
 Al-Khutoot 1  
 Karbalaa 0  
   Al-Khutoot 0 2 2
   Duhok 1 2 3  
 Duhok 2
 Al-Naft 1  
   Duhok 4 0 4
   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 3 4  
 Naft Al-Wasat 0  
 Al-Karkh 2  
   Al-Karkh 1 0 1
   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 1 2  
 Al-Jaish 1
 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3  

Broadcasting rights

The broadcasting rights were bought by Ishtar Cinema Production Co. Ltd from the Iraq Football Association for five seasons in the start of the 2015–16 season.[8] Iraqiya Sport signed a protocol with the company to televise the FA Cup and the Iraqi Premier League matches. From the first round until the second leg of the semifinals no channel was interested in buying the FA Cup matches' rights. On 10 January 2016, Iraqiya Sport bought the rights of the last three games of the competition.[9] However, the administrative board of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya refused to televise their match against Duhok on live TV.[10] On 4 April, the director of the production company, Mohammed Haijal, announced that the broadcasting rights of the final were given to Al-Kass Sports Channel.[11]

Round Live TV games
Iraqiya Sport Channel
Semifinals Al-Zawra'a vs Naft Al-Janoob[12]
beIN Sports
Al-Kass Sports Channel
Iraqiya Sport Channel
Final Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya vs Al-Zawra'a

References

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