The 2022–23
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 ...
was the 33rd edition of the Iraqi knockout
football
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cup as a club competition, the main domestic cup in
Iraqi football, featuring clubs from the top three tiers of the
Iraqi football league system (
Iraqi Premier League
The Iraq Stars League (), is the highest level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Iraqi Premier Division League. It is governed by the Iraqi Pro League Asso ...
,
Iraqi First Division League
The Iraqi First Division League is a Association football, football league that is the third tier of the Iraqi football league system, which was founded in 1974. The league consists of 20 teams split into two groups in the first stage. The top fou ...
and
Iraqi Second Division League
The Iraqi Second Division League is a Association football, football league that is the fourth tier of the Iraqi football league system. The league was founded in 1974, and consists of 20 teams split into two groups in the first stage. The top fou ...
). The competition began on 1 November 2022 with the first round, and
the final was played on 5 August 2023 at
Al-Shaab Stadium
Al-Sha'ab International Stadium () is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. The 35,700-seater was the home stadium of the Iraq national football team, as well as the largest stadium in Iraq, from its opening on 6 November 1966 un ...
in
Baghdad
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.
The winners of the competition were
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya () is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Iraq, Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Football in Iraq, Iraqi football. Founded in 1931, it is the oldest existing club in Iraq.
...
, who won their sixth title with a 1–0 victory over
Erbil
Erbil (, ; , ), also called Hawler (, ), is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The city is the capital of the Erbil Governorate.
Human settlement at Erbil may be dated back to the 5th millennium BC. At the h ...
.
Schedule
The rounds of the 2022–23 competition are scheduled as follows:
First round
Masafi Al-Junoob,
Al-Ghadhriya and
Afak received byes to the second round.
;Baghdad Section
;Northern Section
;Southern Section
;Central Euphrates Section
;Western Section
Second round
Al-Jaish,
Ghaz Al-Shamal
Ghaz Al-Shamal () is an Iraqi football team based in Kirkuk, that plays in Iraqi Premier Division League.
Current squad First-team squad
Managerial history
* Waleed Mohammed Qader
* Karim Qambel
* Mohammed Qasim
* Jumaa Jodaya
* Nati ...
,
Rabia,
Al-Minaa,
Al-Bahri,
Samarra
Samarra (, ') is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Saladin Governorate, north of Baghdad. The modern city of Samarra was founded in 836 by the Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim as a new administrative capital and mi ...
, 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
Final phase
Bracket
Round of 32
20 top-tier teams and 12 lower-tier teams competed in this round.
Round of 16
12 top-tier teams and 4 lower-tier teams competed in this round.
Quarter-finals
7 top-tier teams and 1 lower-tier team compete in this round.
Semi-finals
All remaining teams are from the top-tier.
Final
References
External links
Iraq Football Association
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Cup
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2022–23 Asian domestic association football cups