The Seventh Mother of all Battles Championship ( ar, بطولة أم المعارك السابعة), commonly referred to as the 1997 Iraqi Elite Cup ( ar, كأس النخبة العراقي 1997), was the seventh occurrence of the

Iraqi Elite Cup The Iraqi Elite Cup ( ar, كأس النخبة العراقي), known officially as the Baghdad Championship ( ar, بطولة بغداد) and previously known as the Mother of all Battles Championship ( ar, بطولة أم المعارك, ''Botola ...

, organised by the

Iraq Football Association The Iraq Football Association (IFA) ( ar, الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Iraq, controlling the Iraqi national team and the Iraqi Premier League. The Iraqi Football Association was founded ...

. The top eight teams of the 1996–97 Iraqi Premier League competed in the tournament. In the final, held at

Al-Shaab Stadium Al-Shaab International Stadium ( ar, ملعب الشعب الدولي, lit=The People's Stadium) is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. The 34,200-seater was the home stadium of the Iraq national football team, as well as the larg ...

, Al-Najaf defeated

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 ...

4–0.

Group stage

Group 1

Group 2

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

References

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External links

Iraqi Football Website
Football competitions in Iraq 1997–98 in Iraqi football