The 7th Umm al-Ma'arik Championship () was the seventh occurrence of the Baghdad Championship, organised by the Iraq Football Association. The top eight teams of the 1996–97 Iraqi Premier League competed in the tournament. In the final, held at Al-Shaab Stadium, Al-Najaf defeated Al-Shorta 4–0.
Group stage
Group 1 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsAl-Najaf321050+57Al-Zawraa321052+37Al-Minaa301237−41Al-Mosul301237−41
Group 2 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsAl-Shorta3210147+77Al-Talaba321064+27Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya310289−13Samarra3003210−80
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
GK 1 Ahmed Ali HusseinDF 13 Falah HassanDF 21 Haider HameedDF 3 Munir JaberDF 24 Kadhim HusseinMF 17 Ali HashimMF 12 Basim MohammedMF 16 Hamid RaheemMF 23 Salem HusseinFW 9 Haidar NajimFW 10 Salman HusseinManager: Najih Humoud GK 1 Ayad KhudhorDF 5 Salam ToumaDF 19 Sadiq SaadounDF 12 Adil OglaDF 23 Mazin Abdul-SattarMF 13 Abbas RahimMF 6 Ayad Abbas MF 28 Abdul-Hussein JawadMF 11 Saad QaisFW 18 Mahmoud MajeedFW 10 Mufeed Assem Substitutions:MF Kadhim Hussein Shahima FW 26 Ahmed Jadiea Managers: Abdelilah Abdul-Hameed Ayoub Odisho
Assistant referees: Falah Hassan Raad Saleem Shaker MahmoudMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.
Umm al-Ma'arik Championship1997–98 winnerAl-Najaf1st title
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