1979–80 Iraq FA Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Iraq |
| Teams | 41 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Jaish (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Al-Talaba |
The 1979–80 Iraq FA Cup was the fifth edition of the Iraq FA Cup. The tournament was won by Al-Jaish for the first time, beating Al-Talaba 4–2 on penalties in the final after a 1–1 draw, with Al-Jaish goalkeeper Fatah Al-Ani saving penalties from Ali Hussein Shihab and Wamidh Khedher. The first two rounds were between teams from the lower division, before the top-flight clubs entered at the round of 32, where Al-Zawraa beat Al-Umal 4–0.[1]
Bracket
From the Round of 16 onwards:
| Round of 16 ?–1 November 1979 | Quarter-finals 2–5 November 1979 | Semi-finals 6–7 November 1979 | Final 7 April 1980 | ||||||||||||
| Al-Shorta | W | ||||||||||||||
| Unknown | L | Al-Shorta | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Al-Jaish | W | Al-Jaish | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Unknown | L | Al-Jaish | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Salahaddin | W | Al-Amana | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Unknown | L | Salahaddin | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Al-Tayaran | 0 | Al-Amana | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Al-Amana | 1 | Al-Jaish (p) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
| Al-Zawraa | 6 | Al-Talaba | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||
| Al-Sinaa | 0 | Al-Zawraa | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Al-Minaa | W | Al-Minaa | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Unknown | L | Al-Talaba | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Al-Tijara | W | Al-Zawraa | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Unknown | L | Al-Tijara | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Al-Talaba | W | Al-Talaba | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Unknown | L | ||||||||||||||
