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1979–80 Iraq FA Cup

The 1979–80 Iraq FA Cup was the fourth edition of the Iraq FA Cup as a club competition. The tournament was won by Al-Jaish for the first time, beating Al-Talaba 4–2 on penalties in the final after a 1–1 draw, with Al-Jaish goalkeeper Fatah Al-Ani saving penalties from Ali Hussein Shihab and Wamidh Khudhor in the shootout. The first two rounds were between teams from the lower division, before the top-flight clubs entered at the round of 32, where Al-Zawraa beat Al-Umal 4–0.[1]

1979–80 Iraq FA Cup
Tournament details
CountryIraq
Teams41
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Jaish
(1st title)
Runner-upAl-Talaba
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Salim Malakh
Thamer Yousif
(4 goals each)

Bracket edit

From the Round of 16 onwards:

Round of 16
?–1 November 1979 		Quarter-finals
2–5 November 1979 		Semi-finals
6–7 November 1979 		Final
7 April 1980
Al-Shorta W
Unknown L Al-Shorta 0
Al-Jaish W Al-Jaish 1
Unknown L Al-Jaish 4
Salahaddin W Al-Amana 2
Unknown L Salahaddin 0
Al-Tayaran 0 Al-Amana 2
Al-Amana 1 Al-Jaish (p) 1 (4)
Al-Zawraa 6 Al-Talaba 1 (2)
Al-Sinaa 0 Al-Zawraa 1
Al-Minaa W Al-Minaa 0
Unknown L Al-Talaba 1
Al-Tijara W Al-Zawraa 0
Unknown L Al-Tijara 0
Al-Talaba W Al-Talaba 3
Unknown L

Matches edit

Final edit

Al-Jaish1–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Talaba
Farhan   Ali  
Khudhor  
Penalties
4–2
Referee: Subhi Adeeb
Iraq FA Cup
1979–80 winner
Al-Jaish
1st title

Top scorers edit

Rank[2] Player Club Goals
1 Salim Malakh Al-Tayaran 4
Thamer Yousif Al-Zawraa
3 Mahdi Jassim Al-Zawraa 3
Sabah Ibrahim Al-Jaish
Hussein Saeed Al-Talaba

References edit

  1. ^ NIIIIS 1979/80
  2. ^ Al-Adhari, Mundher. "Iraq Cup History". Retrieved 22 June 2021.

External links edit

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