The 2022–23
Iraq FA Cup
The Iraq FA Cup, known as the Iraq Cup ( ar, كأس العراق) in Arabic, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic Iraqi football. First held in the 1948–49 season for clubs and institutions before returning in 1975–76 ...
is the 33rd edition of the Iraqi knockout
football
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cup as a clubs-only competition, the main domestic cup in
Iraqi football, featuring clubs from the top three tiers of the
Iraqi football league system
The Iraqi football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for men's association football clubs in Iraq. The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at differ ...
(
Iraqi Premier League
The Iraqi Premier League ( ar, الدوري العراقي الممتاز) is the top level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA) and operates on a system of promotion ...
,
Iraq Division One
The Iraq Division One is the second-highest division of the Iraqi football league system after the Premier League. The league is contested by 24 clubs. It is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA). Each season, the two top-finishing teams ...
and
Iraq Division Two
The Iraq Division Two is a football league that is the third tier of the Iraqi football league system. The league consists of 126 teams and was founded in 1974.
League format
The Division Two consists of 126 teams divided into 2 groups. The to ...
). The competition begins on 1 November 2022 with the first round.
Schedule
The rounds of the 2022–23 competition are scheduled as follows:
First round
Masafi Al-Junoob,
Al-Ghadhriya and
Afak
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received byes to the second round.
;Baghdad Section
;Northern Section
;Southern Section
;Central Euphrates Section
;Western Section
Second round
Al-Jaish Al Jaish is Arabic for army, and may refer to:
* Tala'ea El Gaish SC, a football club based in Cairo, Egypt
* Al-Jaish FC (Iraq), a football club based in Baghdad, Iraq
* Al-Jaish SC (Syria), a football club based in Damascus, Syria
* El Jaish SC, ...
,
Ghaz Al-Shamal
Ghaz Al-Shamal ( ar, نادي غاز الشمال) is an Iraqi football team based in Kirkuk, that plays in Iraq Division one.
Managerial history
* Waleed Mohammed Qader
* Karim Qambel
* Mohammed Qasim
* Jumaa Jodaya
* Natiq Haddad
Honour ...
,
Rabia
Rabia or Rabiah is the transliteration of two Arabic names written differently in Arabic text however they may be written similarly in the Latin script:
* An Arabic, usually male name (' ) meaning "Spring"
* An Arabic, female name (' ) meaning " ...
,
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 ...
,
Al-Bahri,
Samarra
Samarra ( ar, سَامَرَّاء, ') is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Saladin Governorate, north of Baghdad. The city of Samarra was founded by Abbasid Caliph Al-Mutasim for his Turkish professional army ...
, and
Diyala received byes to the third round.
;Baghdad Section
;Northern Section
;Southern Section
;Central Euphrates Section
;Western Section
Third round
;Baghdad Section
;Northern Section
;Southern Section
;Central Euphrates Section
;Western Section
Third round play-off
;Baghdad Section
;Central Euphrates Section
References
External links
Iraq Football Association
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Cup
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2022–23 Asian domestic association football cups