2015–16 Iraq FA Cup

Iraq FA Cup 2015–16 5 October 2015 – 29 May 2016 Iraq 31 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya(4th title) Al-Zawraa 37 97 Luay Salah(6 goals) 2012–13 2016–17 The 2015–16 Iraq FA Cup was the 27th edition of the Iraqi knockout football cup as a club competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. It was the second edition held after the 2002–03 edition, although the 2012–13 one was abandoned. At first, thirty-nine teams were set to participate in the competition, but after the withdrawals of many of the Iraqi Premier League teams, only days before the Round of 32, clubs including Al-Shorta, Al-Talaba, Al-Hudood, Al-Sinaa, Naft Maysan, Al-Najaf, Zakho, and Al-Kahrabaa,Al-Zawra'a defeat Al-Difaa Al-Madani and reach the Round of 16 for the Iraq FA Cup http://www.iraqakhbar.com/sports/132332.html Moujaz Al-Iraq Arabic November 10, 2015April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes a total of twelve teams from the Iraqi Premier League and nineteen from Iraqi First Division League ended up participating. It began on 5 October 2015 and ended on 29 May 2016 with the final at the Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad. The winner of the competition was Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya who won their fourth cup by defeating record winners Al-Zawraa 2–0 in the final. Therefore, they qualified for the 2017 AFC Cup. Format Participation The cup starts with a qualifying round of the 19 teams from the Iraqi First Division League, 14 of which play against each other and 5 of which automatically proceed to the next round. The 20 (later becoming 12) teams from the Iraqi Premier League join the other teams in the Round of 32.The draw of the first round of the Iraq FA Cup is over with the participation of 19 teams http://hamrinnews.net/n/69852.html?source=true Al-Mada Press Hamrin News September 1, 2015 Arabic September 28, 2015 September 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150928161340/http://hamrinnews.net/n/69852.html?source=true dead Draw For the first round, the participating teams will be split into two pots of 9 teams in one and 10 in the other. For the remaining rounds other than the final, the draw will be conducted from just one pot. The final is held in the Al-Shaab Stadium, a nominally neutral venue. Match rules Teams meet in one game in the first round, round of 32 and round of 16. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, the teams will have two-legged ties. The final will have only one-leg. A match will take place for 90 minutes, with two halves of 45 minutes. If still tied after regulation or tied on aggregate, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. A coin toss will decide who takes the first penalty. Cards If a player receives a second yellow card, they will be banned from the next cup match. If a player receives a red card, they will be banned a minimum of one match, but more can be added by the Iraq Football Association. Participating clubs The following 31 teams participated in the competition: Iraqi Premier League 12 clubs from the 2015–16 season Iraqi First Division League 19 clubs from the 2015–16 season Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Zawraa Duhok Naft Al-Junoob Al-Karkh Amanat Baghdad Karbala Al-Samawa Al-Minaa Al-Naft Naft Al-Wasat Erbil Al-Oloom wal-Technologia Al-Jaish Al-Kufa Diyala Ghaz Al-Shamal Al-Etisalat Al-Khutoot Al-Hussein Al-Difaa Al-Madani Al-Mahmoudiya Al-Najda Al-Qasim Al-Sadda Al-Saha Al-Sulaikh Balad Kara Qazaniya Shahraban Bold indicates the team is still in the competition. Al-Shorta, Al-Talaba, Al-Hudood, Al-Sinaa, Naft Maysan, Al-Najaf, Zakho, and Al-Kahrabaa withdrew from the competition on 10 November 2015. Map Iraq 750 none Locations of the 2015–16 Iraq FA Cup clubs Iraq 33.3333 44.4333 #FFFFFF Baghdad Black pog.svg right Iraq 36.8667 43.0000 #FFFFFF Duhok Black pog.svg right Iraq 30.5000 47.8167 #FFFFFF Basra Black pog.svg right Iraq 32.0000 44.3300 #FFFFFF Naft Al-Wasat left Iraq 36.1911 44.0092 #FFFFFF Erbil right Iraq 32.6167 44.0333 #FFFFFF Karbala left Iraq 31.3167 45.2833 #FFFFFF Al-Samawa right Iraq 35.4667 44.3167 #FFFFFF Ghaz Al-Shamal right Iraq 34.0164 44.1453 #FFFFFF Balad right Iraq 33.9786 44.9369 #FFFFFF Shahraban right Iraq 33.7395 45.5613 #FFFFFF Qazaniya right Iraq 33.7500 44.6333 #FFFFFF Diyala right Iraq 32.6167 44.5500 #FFFFFF Al-Qasim right Iraq 32.5442 44.2197 #FFFFFF Al-Sadda bottom Iraq 32.0333 44.4000 #FFFFFF Al-Kufa right Baghdad teams Duhok teams Basra teamsAl-ZawraaAmanat BaghdadAl-NaftAl-Oloom wal-TechnologiaAl-EtisalatAl-JaishAl-KarkhAl-Quwa Al-JawiyaAl-Difaa Al-MadaniAl-HusseinAl-KhutootAl-MahmoudiyaAl-NajdaAl-SahaAl-Sulaikh DuhokKara Al-MinaaNaft Al-Junoob Schedule The rounds of the 2015–16 competition are scheduled as follows: Round Draw date and time Matches datesFirst round 1 September 20155–6 October 2015Round of 32 4 November 201510–12 November 2015Round of 1616–17 November 2015Quarter-finals15 December 201519 December 2015 – 2 January 2016Semi-finals21 December 20159–16 January 2016Final4 April 201629 May 2016 First round The first round was drawn on 1 September 2015 at 12:00 in the Iraq Football Association building in Baghdad by the director of the competitions committee Shihab Ahmed.Today, the football association hold the FA Cup conference http://www.albaghdadianews.com/sports/item/84580-AknNL-AbGAD-AkKE%D8%A9-nIjD-AkLTbLE-AkJln-kBZNk%D8%A9-AkKaYO.html Albaghdadia News September 1, 2015 Arabic September 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150903003747/http://www.albaghdadianews.com/sports/item/84580-AknNL-AbGAD-AkKE%D8%A9-nIjD-AkLTbLE-AkJln-kBZNk%D8%A9-AkKaYO.html September 3, 2015 dead The matches took place from 5–6 October 2015.http://www.ahraraliraq.com/index.php?page=article&id=42597 Hot ties in the draw of the FA Cup Ahrar Al-Iraq September 2, 2015 Arabic Diyala, Al-Sulaikh, Al-Saha, Balad, and Al-Kufa gained automatic qualification to the Round of 32. Al-Khutoot v Gas Al-Shamal eeeeee 5 October 2015 15:00 Al-Khutoot 3–1 Ghaz Al-Shamal Radhi Qasim Saad Amanat Baghdad Stadium Baghdad Al-Jaish v Al-Najda eeeeee 5 October 2015 Al-Jaish 0–0 (W–L p) Al-Najda Al-Jaish Stadium Baghdad Al-Difaa Al-Madani v Al-Mahmoudiyah eeeeee 5 October 2015 14:30 Al-Difaa Al-Madani 1–1 (5–4 p) Al-Mahmoudiya Haifa Stadium Baghdad Alaa Jawad Al-Oloom Technology v Shahraban eeeeee 5 October 2015 14:00 Al-Oloom wal-Technologia 0–1 Shahraban Fuad Shahraban Stadium Miqdadiya Al-Etisalat v Al-Hussein 6 October 2015 Al-Etisalat 1–2 Al-Hussein 93 Arzij Abu Shaiba Baghdad Qazaniyah v Karah 6 October 2015 Qazaniya 1–2 Kara Ismail Khalaf Mandali Al-Sadda v Al-Qasim 6 October 2015 15:00 Al-Sadda 1–1 (L–W p) Al-Qasim Babil Stadium Hilla Final phase Bracket 1/1/2/2/1 y y n 1 150 Round of 3210–12 November 2015 Round of 1616–17 November 2015 Quarter-finals19 December 2015 – 2 January 2016 Semi-finals9–16 January 2016 Final29 May 2016 Al-Samawa (w/o) 3 Al-Qasim 0 Al-Kufa 1 Amanat Baghdad 2 Al-Hussein 2 Al-Minaa 1 Al-Zawraa 2 Al-Difaa Al-Madani 0 Diyala 2 (5) Kara 2 (4) Al-Sulaikh 0 Karbala 1 Al-Naft 4 Shahraban 0 Al-Karkh 2 Erbil 1 Naft Al-Junoob 1 Al-Samawa 0 Al-Saha 0 Amanat Baghdad 1 Al-Hussein 3 Balad 0 Al-Zawraa 4 Diyala 0 Al-Khutoot 1 Karbala 0 Duhok 2 Al-Naft 1 Naft Al-Wasat 0 Al-Karkh 2 Al-Jaish 1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3 Naft Al-Junoob 3 3 6 Amanat Baghdad 2 1 3 Al-Hussein 2 1 3 Al-Zawraa 1 3 4 Al-Khutoot 0 2 2 Duhok 1 2 3 Al-Karkh 1 0 1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 1 2 Naft Al-Junoob 0 1 1 Al-Zawraa 2 2 4 Duhok 4 0 4 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (a) 1 3 4 Al-Zawraa 0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2 Round of 32 The Round of 32 and the Round of 16 were drawn on 4 November 2015 at 12:00 in the Iraq Football Association building in Baghdad by the director of the competitions committee Shihab Ahmed.Today, the FA draws the Second Round of the Iraq FA Cup http://aliraqnews.com/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AD%D8%A8-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1-32-%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B7/ Iraq News Network Arabic November 4, 2015 The matches took place from 10–12 November 2015. Al-Khutoot, Naft Al-Junoob, Naft Al-Wasat, Al-Saha, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Jaish, Balad, and Duhok gained automatic qualification to the Round of 16 after the withdrawals of their respective opponents: Al-Shorta, Al-Talaba, Al-Hudood, Al-Sinaa, Naft Maysan, Al-Najaf, Zakho, and Al-Kahrabaa in the Round of 32. Al-Zawra'a v Al-Difaa Al-Madani eeeeee 10 November 2015 13:30 Al-Zawraa 2–0 Al-Difaa Al-Madani Salah 10Jaffal 31 Al-Sinaa Stadium Baghdad Al-Minaa v Al-Hussein 11 November 2015 13:30 Al-Hussein 2–1 Al-Minaa Taha Sabri Sharif 21 Al-Thawra Stadium Baghdad Diyala v Karah 11 November 2015 13:30 Diyala 2–2 (5–4 p) Kara Hibhib Stadium Baquba Samawa v Al-Qasim 11 November 2015 13:30 Al-Samawa 3–0 (w/o) Al-Qasim Slal Hussein Mutha' Al-Samawa Stadium Samawa Al-Qasim withdrew at half-time with the score at 3–1, therefore the match was awarded as a 3–0 win for Al-Samawa. Al-Kufa v Amanat Baghdad 11 November 2015 13:30 Al-Kufa 1–2 Amanat Baghdad 27 Ahmad 85 Falah 108 Al-Kufa Stadium Najaf Al-Karkh v Erbil eeeeee 12 November 2015 13:30 Al-Karkh 2–1 Erbil Majid 36Saad 47 Mustafa 88 Al-Karkh Stadium Baghdad Al-Naft v Shahraban eeeeee 12 November 2015 13:30 Al-Naft 4–0 Shahraban Raad Ubaid Ayid Qasim Al-Naft Stadium Baghdad Al-Sulaikh v Karbala eeeeee 12 November 2015 13:30 Al-Sulaikh 0–1 Karbala Abu Shama 89 Al-Tahaddi Stadium Baghdad lower-alpha Round of 16 Round of 16 matches took place from 16–17 November 2015. Al-Zawra'a v Diyala 16 November 2015 13:30 Al-Zawraa 4–0 Diyala Salah Hatem Zaidan Al-Sinaa Stadium Baghdad Naft Al-Janoob v Al-Samawa 16 November 2015 13:30 Naft Al-Junoob 1–0 Al-Samawa Ali Al Fayhaa Stadium Basra Al-Hussein v Balad 16 November 2015 13:30 Al-Hussein 3–0 Balad Abd Ali Taha Ziyad Five Thousand Stadium Baghdad Al-Saha v Amanat Baghdad 16 November 2015 13:30 Al-Saha 0–1 Amanat Baghdad Abbas Al-Saha Stadium Baghdad Al-Jaish v Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya eeeeee 17 November 2015 13:30 Al-Jaish 1–3 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Ghafil Mohsin Mido Al-Jaish Stadium Baghdad Naft Al-Wasat v Al-Karkh eeeeee 17 November 2015 13:30 Naft Al-Wasat 0–2 Al-Karkh Saad Majid Al-Najaf Stadium Najaf Duhok v Al-Naft eeeeee 17 November 2015 13:30 Duhok 2–1 Al-Naft Mushir 28 pIsmail 74 Mshari 64 Duhok Stadium Duhok Al-Khutoot v Karbalaa eeeeee 17 November 2015 13:30 Al-Khutoot 1–0 Karbala Al-Karkh Stadium Baghdad Quarter-finals The draw for the quarterfinals was held on 15 December 2015 at 12:00 in the Iraq Football Association building in Baghdad by the director of the competitions committee Shihab Ahmed.Football Association set the dates of the FA Cup matches http://www.iraqakhbar.com/sports/143348.html Moujaz Al-Iraq Arabic December 15, 2015 December 15, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222083141/http://www.iraqakhbar.com/sports/143348.html December 22, 2015 dead mdy-all The matches took place from 19–27 December 2015. Al-Khutoot v Duhok 19 December 2015 14:00 Al-Khutoot 0–1 Duhok Mushir 45 University of Baghdad Stadium, Baghdad Duhok v Al-Khutoot eeeeee 27 December 2015 14:00 Duhok 2–2 Al-Khutoot Khalid 52Mushir 89 p Karim 34Saad 40 p Duhok Stadium, Duhok Duhok won 3–2 on aggregate. Naft Al-Janoob v Amanat Baghdad eeeeee 22 December 2015 14:00 Naft Al-Junoob 3–2 Report Amanat Baghdad Mubarak 3Abdel-Salam 45Kadhim 74 Mohammed 20 pAmado 65 Naft Al-Junoob Stadium, Basra Amanat Baghdad v Naft Al-Janoob eeeeee 27 December 2015 14:00 Amanat Baghdad 1–3 Naft Al-Junoob Nasr-Allah 49 Salam 24Awdah 76Jawad 88 Amanat Baghdad Stadium, Baghdad Naft Al-Junoob won 6–3 on aggregate. Al-Hussein v Al-Zawra'a eeeeee 22 December 2015 14:00 Al-Hussein 2–1 Report Al-Zawraa Kareem 65Raad 89 Abdul-Zahra 74 Five Thousand Stadium, Baghdad Al-Zawra'a v Al-Hussein 28 December 2015 13:30 Al-Zawraa 3–1 Al-Hussein Jafal pSalah Zaidan Taha Al-Sinaa Stadium, Baghdad Al-Zawraa won 4–3 on aggregate. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya v Al-Karkh 27 December 2015 14:00 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–1 Al-Karkh Abdulwahid 65 Backer 43 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium, Baghdad Al-Karkh v Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya eeeeee 2 January 2016 13:30 Al-Karkh 0–1 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Mohsin 48 Al-Karkh Stadium, Baghdad Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won 2–1 on aggregate. Semi-finals Naft Al-Janoob v Al-Zawra'a 9 January 2016 14:00 Naft Al-Junoob 0–2 Report Al-Zawraa Salah 42Ali 76 Naft Al-Junoob Stadium, Basra Al-Zawra'a v Naft Al-Janoob 15 January 2016 14:30 Al-Zawraa 2–1 Report Naft Al-Junoob Abdul-Zahra 31 63 Awda 87 Al-Sinaa Stadium, Baghdad Al-Zawraa won 4–1 on aggregate. Duhok v Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya eeeeee 9 January 2016 14:00 Duhok 4–1 Report Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Ibrahim 10Al Douni 30Mushir 62 pMamoun 79 Hassan 25 Duhok Stadium, Duhok Nozad Salih Al=Quwa Al-Jawiya v Duhok eeeeee 16 January 2016 13:30 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–0 Report Duhok Mohsin 17Ahmed 34Wahid 58 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium, Baghdad 4–4 on aggregate. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won on away goals. Final 2016 Iraq FA Cup Final Al-Zawra'a v Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 29 May 2016 18:15 Al-Zawraa 0–2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Resan 58 Tariq 90+4 Saeed 2 89 90+6 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Iraq FA Cup2015–16 winnerAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya4th title Broadcasting rights The broadcasting rights were bought by Ishtar Cinema Production Co. Ltd from the Iraq Football Association for five seasons in the start of the 2015–16 season.Ishtar to broadcast the Iraqi Premier League http://www.alamalsport.org/ArticleShow.aspx?ID=35253 https://web.archive.org/web/20200907135255/http://www.alamalsport.org/ArticleShow.aspx?ID=35253 dead September 7, 2020 Al-Amal Sport Arabic October 13, 2015 Al-Iraqiya Sport signed a protocol with the company to televise the FA Cup and the Iraqi Premier League matches. From the first round until the second legs of the semifinals, no channel was interested in buying the FA Cup matches' rights. On 10 January 2016, Al-Iraqiya Sport bought the rights of the last three games of the competition.Ishtar Cinema Production Co. Ltd https://www.facebook.com/Ishtar.co.ltd/posts/558397247669862 Facebook Arabic January 10, 2016 However, the administrative board of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya refused to televise their match against Duhok on live TV.Essa Sami Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya refuse to televise their match against Duhok in the cup http://www.kooora.com/?n=460575&o=nciq Kooora Arabic January 16, 2016 On 4 April, the director of the production company, Mohammed Haijal, announced that the broadcasting rights of the final were given to Al-Kass Sports Channel.Mohammed Haijal https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=809927579139367&id=100003663983028 Facebook Arabic April 4, 2016 Round Live TV gamesAl-Iraqiya Sport Channel Semifinals Al-Zawraa vs Naft Al-JunoobbeIN SportsAl-Kass Sports ChannelAl-Iraqiya Sport Channel Final Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya vs Al-Zawraa References External links Iraq Football Association Category:Iraq FA Cup seasons Iraq FA Cup Cup