1978–79 Iraq FA Cup

Iraq FA Cup 1978–79 Iraq 33 Al-Zawraa(2nd title) Al-Jaish 1977–78 1979–80 The 1978–79 Iraq FA Cup was the third edition of the Iraq FA Cup as a club competition. The tournament was won by Al-Zawraa, beating Al-Jaish 3–1 in the final on 3 May 1979 to secure their second cup, with goals from Hazem Jassam, Ibrahim Ali and Thamir Yousef. Al-Zawraa's previous matches in the tournament were a 7–0 win over Al-Hurriya, a 3–1 win over Al-Ittihad, a 4–0 win over Al-Shorta and a 6–0 win over Al-Shabab. Meanwhile, Al-Jaish had beaten Al-Tayaran 5–4 on penalties after a 0–0 draw in the semi-finals, after Al-Tayaran had earlier beaten Al-Minaa 2–0 in the quarter-finals.The Al-Zawraa Archival Encyclopedia - 1978/79 Season Al-Zawraa also won the 1978–79 Iraqi National League to complete the second double in Iraqi football.NIIIIS 1978/79 Al-Talaba were disqualified from the tournament due to participating in an Arab University tournament without the approval of the Iraq Football Association.NIIIIS Cup 1978/79 Bracket From the quarter-finals onwards: Quarter-finals17 September 1978 – 29 April 1979 Semi-finals1 May 1979 Final 3 May 1979 Al-Zawraa 4 Al-Shorta 0 Al-Shabab 2 Al-Sinaa 1 Al-Jaish 2 Salahaddin 0 Al-Tayaran (replay) 1(2) Al-Minaa 1(0) Al-Zawraa 6 Al-Shabab 0 Al-Jaish (p) 0 (5) Al-Tayaran 0 (4) Al-Zawraa 3 Al-Jaish 1 Matches Final 3 May 1979 Al-Zawraa 3–1 Al-Jaish Jassam Ali Yousef Ibrahim Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Iraq FA Cup1978–79 winnerAl-Zawraa2nd title References External links Iraqi Football Website Iraq FA Cup Cup