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-ZawraaRoundNaft Al-Wasat
OpponentResult2016–17 Iraq FA CupOpponentResult
Al-Maslaha4–3 (H)Round of 32Ghaz Al-Shamal1–0 (H)
Naft Al-Junoob1–0 (H)Round of 16KarbalaWalkover
Naft Maysan2–0 (H)Quarter-finalsAl-TalabaWalkover
Amanat Baghdad3–1 (A)Semi-finalsAl-Minaa1–1 (4–3 p.) (H)

Match

Details

Al-Zawraa1–0Naft Al-Wasat
Abdul-Zahra 90+4'
Al-ZawraaNaft 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 HamadGK 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
GK20Iraq Alaa Gatea
RB14Iraq Haidar Abdul-Amir (c)
CB6Iraq Karrar Mohammed
CB29Iraq Abbas Qasim
LB3Syria Hussein Jwayed
RM33Iraq Mustafa Hussein53'
CM7Iraq Ahmad Fadhel80'
CM25Iraq Ali Raheem64'
LM9Iraq Hussein Ali
CF11Iraq Luay Salah
CF24Iraq Mustafa Karim59'
Substitutions:
FW4Iraq Amjad Kalaf53'
FW10Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra86'59'
MF5Iraq Safaa Hadi80'
Manager:
Iraq Essam Hamad
GK12Iraq Jalal Hassan
RB19Iraq Mohammed Noumi
CB5Iraq Nabeel Abbas (c)
CB13Iraq Saad Attiya54'
LB14Syria Ayad Khalaf
RM29Iraq Barzan Shirzad90+3'
CM11Iraq Amjad Attwan
CM20Iraq Ahmed Jabbar45+1'
LM8Iraq Ibrahim Bayesh45+1'
AM7Iraq Salih Sadir
CF33Iraq Ziyad Ahmed66'
Substitutions:
DF32Iraq Niaz Mohammed54'
FW39Iraq Farhan Shakor66'
MF6Iraq Faris Hassoun90+3'
Manager:
Iraq Ali Hashim
Assistant referees: Akram Ali Maitham Khamat Fourth official: Yousef SaeedMatch rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

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