The 2018–19 Iraq FA Cup was the 29th edition of the Iraqi knockout football cup as a club competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. A total of 20 teams from the Iraqi Premier League and 25 teams from the Iraqi First Division League and Iraqi Second Division League participated. It started on 12 September 2018 and the final was played on 26 July 2019 at the Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad.
The winners of the competition were Al-Zawraa, who extended their record number of cup wins to 16 with a 1–0 victory over Al-Kahrabaa, thanks to a late goal by Safaa Hadi.
Format
Participation The cup starts with the first round, consisting of 24 teams from the Iraqi First Division League and Iraqi Second Division League. 1 team is automatically placed in the playoff round, where they face one of the first round's winners for a place in the Round of 32. The 20 Iraqi Premier League clubs join the 12 qualified teams to form the Round of 32.
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 45 teams participated in the competition:
Iraqi Premier League 20 clubs from the 2018–19 season Iraqi First Division League / Iraqi Second Division League 25 clubs from the 2018–19 season Al-Zawraa Al-Kahrabaa Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Talaba Al-Hudood Al-Naft Amanat Baghdad Naft Maysan Al-Diwaniya Al-Karkh Al-Najaf Al-Samawa Al-Shorta Erbil Naft Al-Junoob Naft Al-Wasat Al-Bahri Al-Hussein Al-Minaa Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Al-Hindiya Al-Husseiniya Al-Jinsiya Al-Khutoot Al-Kifl Al-Kufa Al-Muthanna Al-Taji Balad Haifa Qalat Saleh Samarra Al-Mohandessin Al-Atheer Al-Hilla Al-Mahmoudiya Al-Mashroua Al-Najma Al-Sadeq Badr Al-Iraq Baladiyat Al-Nasiriya Biladi Brayati Ghaz Al-Shamal Masafi Al-Wasat Bold indicates the team is still in the competition.
Schedule The rounds of the 2018–19 competition are scheduled as follows: Round Draw dateMatch datesFirst round28 August 201812 September 2018Playoff round5 October 2018Round of 328 October 201812–25 October 201815–17 November 2018Round of 165 January 201910–11 January 2019Quarter-finals21 January 20197 June 2019Semi-finals11 June 2019Final26 July 2019
First round 24 teams from the First Division League and Second Division League competed in this round, and 1 team Al-Mohandessin was automatically placed into the playoff round.
Playoff round
Final phase Bracket
Round of 32 20 top-tier teams and 12 lower-tier teams competed in this round.
First leg
Second leg
Round of 16 All remaining teams are from the top-tier.
First leg
Second leg
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
Final
Iraq FA Cup2018–19 winnerAl-Zawraa16th title
References
External links Iraq Football Association