The 6th Umm al-Ma'arik Championship ( ar, بطولة أم المعارك السادسة) was the sixth occurrence of the

Umm al-Ma'arik Championship The Umm al-Ma'arik Championship ( ar, بطولة أم المعارك, lit=''Mother of all Battles Championship''), known as the Baghdad Championship ( ar, بطولة بغداد) in its last edition, and also referred to as the Iraqi Elite Cup, was ...

, 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

1995–96 Iraqi Advanced League The 1995–96 Iraqi Advanced Clubs League was the 22nd season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The name of the league was changed from ''Iraqi National Clubs First Division'' to ''Iraqi Advanced Clubs League''. The league title was ...

competed in the tournament. The competition started on 10 September 1996 and ended on 20 September 1996 where, 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 lar ...

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 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 193 ...

defeated Al-Zawraa 1–0.

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 1996–97 in Iraqi football