1996–97 Iraq FA Cup

Iraq FA Cup 1996–97 Iraq 74 Mahmoud Majeed(8 goals) Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya(3rd title) Al-Shorta 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 Iraq FA Cup was the 20th edition of the Iraq FA Cup as a club competition. The tournament was won by Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya for the third time in their history, beating Al-Shorta 7–6 on penalties in the final after a 1–1 draw.The Al-Zawraa Archival Encyclopedia - 1996/97 Season Al-Zawraa's Mahmoud Majeed was the tournament's top scorer with eight goals. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya also won the Iraqi Premier League, the Umm al-Ma'arik Championship and the Iraqi Perseverance Cup in the 1996–97 season to become the first Iraqi team to win the domestic quadruple. Bracket 1/2/2/2/1 y y n y 1 Round of 3227 September 1996 Round of 16First legs: 28 October 1996Second legs: 4 November 1996 Quarter-finalsFirst legs: 10 March 1997Second legs: 17 March 1997 Semi-finalsFirst legs: 31 March 1997Second legs: 7 April 1997 Final28 April 1997 Al-Sulaikh 0 Al-Najaf 1 Al-Karkh 6 Al-Rumaitha 0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (a.g.g.e.t.) 2 Al-Difaa Al-Jawi 1 Al-Kadhimiya 0 Al-Mosul 1 Al-Talaba 4 Al-Hudood 0 Al-Zawraa 7 Kirkuk 0 Diyala 1 (8) Al-Kut (p) 1 (9) Al-Umal 0 Al-Nasiriya 3 Karbala 1 Al-Ramadi 2 Al-Salam (p) ? (5) Al-Khalis ? (4) Al-Naft 0 Al-Shorta 1 Al-Sinaa 0 Al-Jaish 1 Al-Najaf 2 0 2 Al-Karkh 0 0 0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 1 2 Al-Mosul 0 0 0 Al-Basra 0 ? L Al-Talaba 4 ? W Shabab Al-Anbar 0 0 0 Al-Zawraa 4 3 7 Samarra 0 ? L Al-Kut 2 ? W Al-Nasiriya 2 0 2 Al-Ramadi 1 2 3 Al-Salam 1 ? L Al-Shorta 3 ? W Al-Jaish 1 0 1 Salahaddin 1 1 2 Al-Najaf 3 2 5 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (a)fn1 The first leg which was considered as a home game for Al-Najaf was moved to Baghdad as a punishment by the Iraq Football Association. 3 2 5 Al-Talaba 0 2 2 Al-Zawraa (w/o)fn2 Al-Zawraa were awarded a 3–0 walkover victory in the first leg after the original score was 2–1 to Al-Talaba, due to Al-Talaba fielding the player Salam Omer who was ineligible due to suspension.https://archive.assafir.com/ssr/869282.html البطولات العربية بكرة القدم مصر:تعادل المنصورة والإسماعيلي ar Assafir 26 March 1997 3 0 3 Al-Kut 3 0 3 Al-Ramadi 1 0 1 Al-Shorta 4 1 5 Salahaddin 0 0 0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (a) 0 1 1 Al-Zawraa 0 1 1 Al-Kut 1 0 1 Al-Shorta 1 1 2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (p) 1 (7) Al-Shorta 1 (6) Matches Semi-finals 31 March 1997 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0–0 Al-Zawraa Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium Baghdad 7 April 1997 Al-Zawraa 1–1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Saddam pen. Omran Al-Zawraa Stadium Baghdad 1–1 on aggregate. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won on away goals. Al-Kut 1–1 Al-Shorta Assem Al-Kut Stadium Kut Al-Shorta 1–0 Al-Kut Qais Al-Shorta Stadium Baghdad Al-Shorta won 2–1 on aggregate. Final 28 April 1997 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–1 yes Al-Shorta Emmanuel 31 Jawad 51 Al-Shaab Stadium Baghdad 50,000 Dhahid Hadi Jassim Khalaf Kadhim Zughayir Daham 7–6 Abid Ali Habib Hameed Assem Qais Adel Mohammed Iraq FA Cup1996–97 winnerAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya3rd title References External links Iraqi Football Website Iraq FA Cup Cup