The 1978–79 Iraq FA Cup was the third edition of the Iraq FA Cup as a club competition. The tournament was won by Al-Zawraa, beating Al-Jaish 3–1 in the final on 3 May 1979 to secure their second cup, with goals from Hazem Jassam, Ibrahim Ali and Thamir Yousef. Al-Zawraa's previous matches in the tournament were a 7–0 win over Al-Hurriya, a 3–1 win over Al-Ittihad, a 4–0 win over Al-Shorta and a 6–0 win over Al-Shabab. Meanwhile, Al-Jaish had beaten Al-Tayaran 5–4 on penalties after a 0–0 draw in the semi-finals, after Al-Tayaran had earlier beaten Al-Minaa 2–0 in the quarter-finals.The Al-Zawraa Archival Encyclopedia - 1978/79 Season Al-Zawraa also won the 1978–79 Iraqi National League to complete the second double in Iraqi football.NIIIIS 1978/79
Al-Talaba were disqualified from the tournament due to participating in an Arab University tournament without the approval of the Iraq Football Association.NIIIIS Cup 1978/79
Bracket From the quarter-finals onwards:
Matches Final
Iraq FA Cup1978–79 winnerAl-Zawraa2nd title
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