The 2023–24 Iraq FA Cup is the 34th edition of the Iraqi knockout football cup as a club competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. Due to time constraints, only clubs from the top two tiers of the Iraqi football league system are participating in this season's competition.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Iraq |
| Dates | 26 January – TBD 2024 |
| Teams | 42 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 79 (2.08 per match) |
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 Iraq Stars League clubs entered the competition in the Round of 16.[2]
Schedule edit
The rounds of the 2023–24 competition are scheduled as follows:[3]
| 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 | To be determined | ||
| Final | |||
First round edit
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.
| 26 January 2024 | Al-Naft (1) | 2–0 | Al-Hussein (2) | Baghdad |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | Afolabi  Hussein |
Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium |
| 26 January 2024 | Al-Minaa (1) | 3–0 (w/o) | Al-Diwaniya (2) | Basra |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium |
| 26 January 2024 | Newroz (1) | 4–1 | Al-Etisalat (2) | Sulaymaniya |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | Hussein Kurdistan Omar |
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Stadium: Sulaymaniya Stadium |
| 26 January 2024 | Samarra (2) | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Amanat Baghdad (1) | Samarra |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | Al-Fateeh |
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Stadium: Samarra Stadium |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 27 January 2024 | Al-Qasim (1) | 2–0 | Al-Jolan (2) | Karbala |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | Mhaisen Ayad |
Stadium: Karbala International Stadium |
| 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 |
| 27 January 2024 | Afak (2) | 2–1 | Al-Sinaa (2) | Afak |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Afak Stadium |
| 27 January 2024 | Diyala (2) | 1–2 | Masafi Al-Junoob (2) | Diyala |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | |
Jabbar Mohammed |
Stadium: Diyala Stadium |
| 27 January 2024 | Peshmerga Sulaymaniya (2) | 1–0 | Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya (2) | Sulaymaniya |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Peshmerga Stadium |
| 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 |
Second round edit
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.
| 3 February 2024 | Al-Kufa (2) | 0–2 | Al-Karkh (1) | Najaf |
| 14:00 UTC+3 |  |
Goumey  Talla Ghani |
Stadium: Al-Najaf Secondary Stadium |
| 3 February 2024 | Al-Naft (1) | 1–0 | Peshmerga Sulaymaniya (2) | Baghdad |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | Hussein |
Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium |
| 3 February 2024 | Al-Qasim (1) | 1–2 | Newroz (1) | Karbala |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | |
Kurdistan Hussein |
Stadium: Karbala International Stadium |
| 3 February 2024 | Al-Fahad (2) | 1–3 | Al-Hudood (1) | Ramadi |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | |
Ghazi Dacosta |
Stadium: Al-Ramadi Stadium |
| 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 |
| 3 February 2024 | Duhok (1) | 1–1 (6–7 p) | Naft Maysan (1) | Duhok |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | |
Kuku |
Stadium: Duhok Stadium |
| 4 February 2024 | Karbala (1) | 2–1 | Masafi Al-Junoob (2) | Karbala |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | Mohammed |
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Stadium: Karbala International Stadium |
| 4 February 2024 | Amanat Baghdad (1) | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Al-Karma (2) | Baghdad |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | |
Naji |
Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium |
| 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 edit
Bracket edit
| Round of 16 12–14 March 2024 | Quarter-finals 9 April 2024 | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Al-Minaa | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Hudood | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Minaa | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Shorta | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Zakho | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Al-Shorta (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Al-Shorta | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Naft | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Talaba | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Al-Naft (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||
| Al-Naft (p) | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Erbil | 0 (0) | |||||||||||||
| Al-Karkh | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Erbil | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Zawraa | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Zawraa (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Karbala | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Al-Zawraa | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Newroz | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Kahrabaa | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Newroz | 2 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16 edit
This round features 15 teams from the Stars League (level 1) and 1 team from the Premier Division League (level 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
Quarter-finals edit
All remaining teams are from the Stars League (level 1).
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "تحديد موعد انطلاق بطولة كأس العراق" (in Arabic). Iraq Football Association. 5 January 2024.
- ^ "أعلن الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم أن بطولة الكأس قائمة هذا الموسم" (in Arabic). Addustor Sports. 6 January 2024.
- ^ "نتائج قرعة الدور 32 من بطولة كأس العراق" (in Arabic). Earth IQ. 10 January 2024.