The 1978–79 Iraq FA Cup was the third edition of the

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as a clubs-only competition. The tournament was won by

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, beating

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3–1 in the final on 3 May 1979 to secure their second cup, with goals from

Hazem Jassam Hazem Jassam (born 1 July 1949) is an Iraqi professional football player and manager who played for Iraq in the 1972 AFC Asian Cup. Career In 1970s he played for the Iraq national football team. He was a former captain of Al-Zawra'a SC in the S ...

, Ibrahim Ali and

Thamir Yousef Elias Thamir Yousif ( ar, تامر يوسف) (born 1 July 1953) was an Assyrian football player. A long time Al Zawra member, Thamir led the Iraq Super League in goals on three occasions (1975, 1976, 1982) and was 2nd in the league on two occasi ...

. Al-Zawraa's previous matches in the tournament were a 7–0 win over

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, a 3–1 win over

Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or Al-Ettihad may refer to: Sports Football Libya *Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli), a football club based in Bab Ben Gashier * Al Ittihad Gheryan, a football club bas ...

, a 4–0 win over

Al-Shorta Al-Shorta Sports Club ( ar, نادي الشرطة الرياضي, lit=''Police Sports Club'') is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. It has teams in 17 different sports, more than any other Iraqi club, and the best known sectio ...

and a 6–0 win over Al-Shabab, while Al-Jaish had eliminated

Al-Tayaran Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ( ar, نادي القوة الجوية الرياضي, lit=Air Force Club) is an Iraqi sports club based in Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1931 ...

from the semi-finals who in turn had beaten

Al-Minaa Al-Minaa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الميناء الرياضي, lit=Port Sports Club) is an Iraqi multi-sport club based in Al-Maqal, Basra that participates in the Iraq Division One, the second tier of Iraqi football. It is one of the mo ...

in the quarter-finals. Al-Zawraa also won the

1978–79 Iraqi National League The 1978–79 Iraqi National Clubs First Division was the 5th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. Al-Zawraa won their third league title in four seasons, doing so without losing a game, and also won the 1978–79 Iraq FA Cup to ...

to complete the second double in Iraqi football.NIIIIS 1978/79
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Matches

Final

References

External links

Iraqi Football Website
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