2015–16 Iraq FA Cup

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2015–16 Iraq FA Cup
Tournament details
CountryFile:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq
Dates5 October 2015 – 29 May 2016
Teams31
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(4th title)
Runner-upAl-Zawraa
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
Goals scored97 (2.62 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Luay Salah
(6 goals)

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 second round, clubs including Al-Shorta, Al-Talaba, Al-Hudood, Al-Sinaa, Naft Maysan, Al-Najaf, Zakho, and Al-Kahrabaa,[1] 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.[2]

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

Map

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Locations of the 2015–16 Iraq FA Cup clubs
Baghdad teams Duhok teams Basra teams
Al-Zawraa
Amanat Baghdad
Al-Naft
Al-Oloom wal-Technologia
Al-Etisalat
Al-Jaish
Al-Karkh
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Difaa Al-Madani
Al-Hussein
Al-Khutoot
Al-Mahmoudiya
Al-Najda
Al-Saha
Al-Sulaikh 		Duhok
Kara 		Al-Minaa
Naft Al-Junoob

Schedule

The rounds of the 2015–16 competition are scheduled as follows:

Round Draw date and time Matches dates
First round 1 September 2015 5–6 October 2015
Second round 4 November 2015 10–12 November 2015
Round of 16 16–17 November 2015
Quarter-finals 15 December 2015 19 December 2015 – 2 January 2016
Semi-finals 21 December 2015 9–16 January 2016
Final 4 April 2016 29 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.[3] The matches took place from 5–6 October 2015.[4] Diyala, Al-Sulaikh, Al-Saha, Balad, and Al-Kufa gained automatic qualification to the Second Round.

5 October 2015 Al-Jaish 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(W–L p)		 Al-Najda Baghdad
Stadium: Al-Jaish Stadium
5 October 2015 Al-Difaa Al-Madani 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Al-Mahmoudiya Baghdad
14:30 File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Haifa Stadium
Referee: Alaa Jawad
6 October 2015 Al-Sadda 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(L–W p)		 Al-Qasim Hilla
15:00 File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Babil Stadium

Second round

The Second Round 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.[5] 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 Second Round.

11 November 2015 Al-Samawa 3–0 (w/o) Al-Qasim Samawa
13:30 Slal File:Soccerball shade.svg
Hussein File:Soccerball shade.svg
Mutha' File:Soccerball shade.svg		 File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Al-Samawa Stadium
Note: 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.
12 November 2015 Al-Sulaikh 0–1 Karbala Baghdad
13:30 Abu Shama File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' Stadium: Al-Tahaddi Stadium

Round of 16

Round of 16 matches took place from 16–17 November 2015.

16 November 2015 Al-Saha 0–1 Amanat Baghdad Baghdad
13:30 Abbas File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Al-Saha Stadium

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.[6] The matches took place from 19–27 December 2015.

First legs

Al-Khutoot0–1Duhok
Mushir File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'
University of Baghdad Stadium, Baghdad

Second legs

Duhok won 3–2 on aggregate.

Naft Al-Junoob won 6–3 on aggregate.

Al-Zawraa won 4–3 on aggregate.

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

First legs

Naft Al-Junoob0–2Al-Zawraa
Report Salah File:Soccerball shade.svg 42'
Ali File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'
Naft Al-Junoob Stadium, Basra

Second legs

Al-Zawraa won 4–1 on aggregate.

4–4 on aggregate. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won on away goals.

Final

Main article: 2016 Iraq FA Cup Final
Iraq FA Cup
2015–16 winner
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
4th title

Bracket

From the Round of 16 onwards:

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Round of 16
16–17 November 2015 		Quarter-finals
19 December 2015 – 2 January 2016 		Semi-finals
9–16 January 2016 		Final
29 May 2016
            
Naft Al-Junoob 1
Al-Samawa 0
Naft Al-Junoob 3 3 6
Amanat Baghdad 2 1 3
Al-Saha 0
Amanat Baghdad 1
Naft Al-Junoob 0 1 1
Al-Zawraa 2 2 4
Al-Hussein 3
Balad 0
Al-Hussein 2 1 3
Al-Zawraa 1 3 4
Al-Zawraa 4
Diyala 0
Al-Zawraa 0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2
Al-Khutoot 1
Karbala 0
Al-Khutoot 0 2 2
Duhok 1 2 3
Duhok 2
Al-Naft 1
Duhok 4 0 4
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (a) 1 3 4
Naft Al-Wasat 0
Al-Karkh 2
Al-Karkh 1 0 1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 1 2
Al-Jaish 1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3

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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.[7] 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.[8] However, the administrative board of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya refused to televise their match against Duhok on live TV.[9] 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.[10]

Round Live TV games
Al-Iraqiya Sport Channel
Semifinals Al-Zawraa vs Naft Al-Junoob
beIN Sports
Al-Kass Sports Channel
Al-Iraqiya Sport Channel
Final Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya vs Al-Zawraa

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Al-Zawra'a defeat Al-Difaa Al-Madani and reach the Round of 16 for the Iraq FA Cup". Moujaz Al-Iraq (in Arabic). November 10, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ↑ "The draw of the first round of the Iraq FA Cup is over with the participation of 19 teams" (in Arabic). Hamrin News. Al-Mada Press. September 1, 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ "Today, the football association hold the FA Cup conference" (in Arabic). Albaghdadia News. September 1, 2015. Archived from the original on September 3, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ↑ "Hot ties in the draw of the FA Cup" (in Arabic). Ahrar Al-Iraq. September 2, 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. ↑ "Today, the FA draws the Second Round of the Iraq FA Cup" (November 4, 2015). Iraq News Network (in Arabic).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ↑ "Football Association set the dates of the FA Cup matches". Moujaz Al-Iraq (in Arabic). December 15, 2015. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. ↑ "Ishtar to broadcast the Iraqi Premier League". Al-Amal Sport (in Arabic). October 13, 2015. Archived from the original on September 7, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. ↑ "Ishtar Cinema Production Co. Ltd". Facebook (in Arabic). January 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. ↑ Essa, Sami (January 16, 2016). "Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya refuse to televise their match against Duhok in the cup". Kooora (in Arabic).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  10. ↑ "Mohammed Haijal". Facebook (in Arabic). April 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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