1996–97 Iraq FA Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Iraq |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Al-Shorta |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Mahmoud Majeed (8 goals) |
The 1996–97 Iraq FA Cup was the 20th edition of the Iraq FA Cup as a clubs-only 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.[1] 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 Iraqi Elite Cup and the Iraqi Super Cup in the 1996–97 season to become the first Iraqi team to win the domestic quadruple.
Bracket
| Round of 32 27 September 1996 | Round of 16 First legs: 28 October 1996 Second legs: 4 November 1996 | Quarter-finals First legs: 10 March 1997 Second legs: 17 March 1997 | Semi-finals First legs: 31 March 1997 Second legs: 7 April 1997 | Final 28 April 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Sulaikh | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Najaf | 1 | Al-Najaf | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Karkh | 6 | Al-Karkh | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Rumaitha | 0 | Al-Najaf | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (a.g.g.e.t.) | 2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (a)[a] | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Difaa Al-Jawi | 1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Kadhimiya | 0 | Al-Mosul | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Mosul | 1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Zawraa | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Basra | 0 | ? | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Talaba | 4 | Al-Talaba | 4 | ? | W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Hudood | 0 | Al-Talaba | 2 | 2 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Zawraa (w/o)[b] | 1 | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shabab Al-Anbar | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Zawraa | 7 | Al-Zawraa | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kirkuk | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (p) | 1 (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Shorta | 1 (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samarra | 0 | ? | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diyala | 1 (8) | Al-Kut | 2 | ? | W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Kut (p) | 1 (9) | Al-Kut | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Umal | 0 | Al-Ramadi | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Nasiriya | 3 | Al-Nasiriya | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Karbalaa | 1 | Al-Ramadi | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Ramadi | 2 | Al-Kut | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Salam (p) | ? (5) | Al-Shorta | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Khalis | ? (4) | Al-Salam | 1 | ? | L | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Naft | 0 | Al-Shorta | 3 | ? | W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Shorta | 1 | Al-Shorta | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Sinaa | 0 | Salahaddin | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Jaish | 1 | Al-Jaish | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Salahaddin | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- ^ 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.
- ^ Al-Zawraa were awarded a walkover victory due to Al-Talaba fielding an ineligible player.
Matches
Semi-finals
First legs
Second legs
1–1 on aggregate. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won on away goals.
Al-Shorta won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Shorta |
|---|---|---|
Emmanuel  31' |
Jawad 51' |
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| Penalties | ||
Dhahid  Hadi Jassim Khalaf Kadhim Zughayir Daham |
7–6 | Abid Ali Habib Hameed Assem Qais Adel Mohammed |
Attendance: 50,000