2017 Iraq FA Cup final
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The 2017 Iraq FA Cup final was the 26th final of the Iraq FA Cup as a club competition. The match was contested between Al-Zawraa and Naft Al-Wasat, at Al-Sinaa Stadium in Baghdad. It was played on 22 August 2017 to be the final match of the competition.
Al-Zawraa made their record 17th appearance in the Iraq FA Cup final while Naft Al-Wasat, based in Najaf, became the first ever team from outside Baghdad to reach the final. Al-Zawraa won the match 1–0 with a stoppage time goal from Alaa Abdul-Zahra, for the club's record 15th title.
The winners of the cup, Al-Zawraa, qualified for the 2018 AFC Cup as well as the 2017 Iraqi Super Cup.
Route to the Final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Al-Zawraa | Round | Naft Al-Wasat | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Result | 2016–17 Iraq FA Cup | Opponent | Result |
| Al-Maslaha | 4–3 (H) | Round of 32 | Ghaz Al-Shamal | 1–0 (H) |
| Naft Al-Junoob | 1–0 (H) | Round of 16 | Karbala | Walkover |
| Naft Maysan | 2–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Al-Talaba | Walkover |
| Amanat Baghdad | 3–1 (A) | Semi-finals | Al-Minaa | 1–1 (4–3 p.) (H) |
Match
Details
| Al-Zawraa | 1–0 | Naft Al-Wasat |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Zahra 90+4' |
| Al-Zawraa | Naft Al-Wasat |
| GK 20 Iraq Alaa Gatea RB 14 Iraq Haidar Abdul-Amir (c) CB 6 Iraq Karrar Mohammed CB 29 Iraq Abbas Qasim LB 3 Syria Hussein Jwayed RM 33 Iraq Mustafa Hussein 53' CM 7 Iraq Ahmad Fadhel 80' CM 25 Iraq Ali Raheem 64' LM 9 Iraq Hussein Ali CF 11 Iraq Luay Salah CF 24 Iraq Mustafa Karim 59' Substitutions: FW 4 Iraq Amjad Kalaf 53' FW 10 Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra 86' 59' MF 5 Iraq Safaa Hadi 80' Manager: Iraq Essam Hamad | GK 12 Iraq Jalal Hassan RB 19 Iraq Mohammed Noumi CB 5 Iraq Nabeel Abbas (c) CB 13 Iraq Saad Attiya 54' LB 14 Syria Ayad Khalaf RM 29 Iraq Barzan Shirzad 90+3' CM 11 Iraq Amjad Attwan CM 20 Iraq Ahmed Jabbar 45+1' LM 8 Iraq Ibrahim Bayesh 45+1' AM 7 Iraq Salih Sadir CF 33 Iraq Ziyad Ahmed 66' Substitutions: DF 32 Iraq Niaz Mohammed 54' FW 39 Iraq Farhan Shakor 66' MF 6 Iraq Faris Hassoun 90+3' Manager: Iraq Ali Hashim | |||
| GK | 20 | Iraq Alaa Gatea | ||
| RB | 14 | Iraq Haidar Abdul-Amir (c) | ||
| CB | 6 | Iraq Karrar Mohammed | ||
| CB | 29 | Iraq Abbas Qasim | ||
| LB | 3 | Syria Hussein Jwayed | ||
| RM | 33 | Iraq Mustafa Hussein | 53' | |
| CM | 7 | Iraq Ahmad Fadhel | 80' | |
| CM | 25 | Iraq Ali Raheem | 64' | |
| LM | 9 | Iraq Hussein Ali | ||
| CF | 11 | Iraq Luay Salah | ||
| CF | 24 | Iraq Mustafa Karim | 59' | |
| Substitutions: | ||||
| FW | 4 | Iraq Amjad Kalaf | 53' | |
| FW | 10 | Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra | 86' | 59' |
| MF | 5 | Iraq Safaa Hadi | 80' | |
| Manager: | ||||
| Iraq Essam Hamad | ||||
| GK | 12 | Iraq Jalal Hassan | ||
| RB | 19 | Iraq Mohammed Noumi | ||
| CB | 5 | Iraq Nabeel Abbas (c) | ||
| CB | 13 | Iraq Saad Attiya | 54' | |
| LB | 14 | Syria Ayad Khalaf | ||
| RM | 29 | Iraq Barzan Shirzad | 90+3' | |
| CM | 11 | Iraq Amjad Attwan | ||
| CM | 20 | Iraq Ahmed Jabbar | 45+1' | |
| LM | 8 | Iraq Ibrahim Bayesh | 45+1' | |
| AM | 7 | Iraq Salih Sadir | ||
| CF | 33 | Iraq Ziyad Ahmed | 66' | |
| Substitutions: | ||||
| DF | 32 | Iraq Niaz Mohammed | 54' | |
| FW | 39 | Iraq Farhan Shakor | 66' | |
| MF | 6 | Iraq Faris Hassoun | 90+3' | |
| Manager: | ||||
| Iraq Ali Hashim |
| Assistant referees: Akram Ali Maitham Khamat Fourth official: Yousef Saeed | Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used. |