The 1998–99 Iraq FA Cup was the 22nd edition of the

Iraq FA Cup The Iraq Cup (), commonly known as the Iraq FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in men's domestic Football in Iraq, Iraqi football organised by the Iraq Football Association. Firs ...

as a club competition. The tournament was won by

Al-Zawraa Al-Zawra'a Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Utayfia, Karkh District (near Tigris River), Baghdad. Their football team competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Al-Zawra'a have won the most ...

for the second time in a row and for the 13th time in their history, beating

Al-Talaba Al-Talaba Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. Its football team competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1969, the club was named Al-Jamiea but became known a ...

1–0 after

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in the final with a

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by Mohamed Jassim.The Al-Zawraa Archival Encyclopedia - 1998/99 Season
/ref> Al-Zawraa also won the 1998–99 Iraqi Premier League 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 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.'' ---- ''Al-Zawraa won 7–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Al-Talaba won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Al-Shorta won 3–1 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

First legs

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Second legs

''Al-Zawraa won 6–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Al-Talaba won 5–0 on aggregate.''

Final

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:1998-99 Iraq FA Cup

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