The 2017 Iraqi Super Cup was the 8th edition of the Iraqi Super Cup, and the first since the competition's name was changed from Iraqi Perseverance Cup to Iraqi Super Cup. The match was contested between the Baghdad rivals, Al-Zawraa and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, at Karbala International Stadium in Karbala. It was played on 17 November 2017 as a curtain-raiser to the 2017–18 season. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya made their 5th appearance in the Super Cup while Al-Zawraa extended their record to 6 appearances. Al-Zawraa won the cup on penalties for the club's 4th title, a record.Iraqi Super Cup, goalzz.com
Before the game, the Iraq Football Association decided that if the final was to finish as a draw after 90 minutes, the match would go straight to a penalty shootout, with no extra-time played. This turned out to be the case due to the last-minute Al-Zawraa equalising goal from Ali Rehema.
Pre-match Iraq international goalkeeper Wissam Gassid, who played for both clubs, had a retirement ceremony before kick-off.
Match Details
GK 1 Fahad TalibRB 6 Sameh SaeedCB 36 Sebastijan Antić CB 2 Samal SaeedLB 33 Ali Bahjat DM 40 Khaled Mobayed DM 18 Zaher MidaniRW 29 Amjad Radhi AM 9 Emad Mohsin LW 7 Karrar Ali BariCF 10 Hammadi Ahmed (c) Substitutions:MF 8 Saif Salman FW 14 Jawad Kadhim MF 17 Ali Yousif Manager: Hussam Al Sayed GK 12 Jalal HassanRB 3 Hussein JwayedCB 15 Ali RehemaCB 29 Abbas Qasim LB 32 Nadim Sabagh RM 10 Amjad Kalaf CM 5 Safaa HadiCM 7 Ahmad Fadhel LM 9 Hussein AliAM 8 Ibrahim Bayesh CF 11 Luay Salah (c) Substitutions:MF 17 Ameer Sabah FW 18 Mustafa Jawda MF 16 Mustafa Mahmoud Manager: Ayoub Odisho
Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.
Iraqi Super Cup2017 winnerAl-Zawraa4th title
References
External links Iraq Football Association