The 1998–99 Iraq FA Cup was the 22nd edition of the
Iraq FA Cup as a clubs-only competition. The tournament was won by
Al-Zawraa
Al-Zawraa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الزوراء الرياضي) is an Iraqi sports club based in Utayfia, Karkh District (near Tigris River), Baghdad. Their football team compete in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi footbal ...
for the second time in a row and for the 13th time in their history, beating
Al-Talaba 1–0 after
extra time
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played onl ...
in the final with a
golden goal by
Mohamed Jassim.
The Al-Zawraa Archival Encyclopedia - 1998/99 Season
/ref> Al-Zawraa also won the 1998–99 Iraqi Premier League
The 1998–99 Iraqi Premier League was the 25th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The league title was won by Al-Zawraa for the eighth time in their history. Had Al-Talaba beaten Al-Naft on the last day of the season, they wo ...
to complete the double.
On 14 December 1998, Al-Shorta broke the record for the most goals scored in a single half of a match in Iraqi football, putting 10 goals past Al-Bahri in the first 45 minutes as the game ended 10–1. Hashim Ridha and Arkan Mahmoud both scored hat-tricks while Younis Abid Ali
Younis Abed Ali ( ar, يونس عبد علي) (born 1968 in Al-Thawra, Baghdad) is an Iraqi former football forward who played for Iraq in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, 1988 Arab Nations Cup in Amman and 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup in Ku ...
scored a brace and Abdul-Hussein Jawad and Qais Issa scored one each. Hashim Ridha's total of 14 goals in the competition is a record for the most goals scored by a player in an Iraq FA Cup tournament.
Bracket
First preliminary round
Second preliminary round
Final phase
Matches
Quarter-finals
First legs
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Second legs
''Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won 5–1 on aggregate.''
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''Al-Zawraa won 7–4 on aggregate.''
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''Al-Talaba won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Al-Shorta won 3–1 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
First legs
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Second legs
''Al-Zawraa won 6–4 on aggregate.''
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''Al-Talaba won 5–0 on aggregate.''
Final
References
External links
Iraqi Football Website
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Iraq FA Cup
Cup
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