The 7th Umm al-Ma'arik Championship ( ar, بطولة أم المعارك السابعة) was the seventh 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

1996–97 Iraqi Premier League The 1996–97 Iraqi Premier League was the 23rd season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The name of the league was changed from ''Iraqi Advanced Clubs League'' to ''Iraqi Premier League''. The league title was won by Al-Quwa Al-Jawi ...

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 lar ...

, Al-Najaf defeated Al-Shorta 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