2024–25 Iraq FA Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Iraq |
| Dates | 17 December 2024 – TBD 2025 |
| Teams | 42 |
The 2024–25 Iraq FA Cup is the 35th edition of the Iraqi knockout football cup as a club competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. 42 clubs from the top three tiers of the Iraqi football league system are participating in the competition.[1]
The tournament begins on 17 December 2024 with the first round, which is played between the ten lowest-placed clubs from the Iraq Stars League, all 20 clubs from the Iraqi Premier Division League and the two highest-placed clubs from the Iraqi First Division League based on league positions in the 2023–24 season.[2] The top six Iraq Stars League clubs enter the competition in the Round of 16.[3]
Schedule
[edit]The rounds of the 2024–25 competition are scheduled as follows:[4]
| Round | Draw date | Match dates |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 11 December 2024 | 17–18 December 2024 |
| Second round | 19 December 2024 | 24–25 December 2024 |
| Round of 16 | 21 February 2025 | 26–27 February 2025 |
| Quarter-finals | To be determined | |
| Semi-finals | ||
| Final |
First round
[edit]This round features 10 teams from the Stars League (level 1), 20 teams from the Premier Division League (level 2) and 2 teams from the First Division League (level 3). Newroz, Al-Talaba, Al-Hudood and Naft Maysan received byes to the second round.
| 17 December 2024 | Al-Minaa (1) | 2–0 | Al-Kufa (3) | Basra |
| 13:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Bahri Stadium |
| 17 December 2024 | Al-Kadhimiya (2) | 0–2 | Naft Al-Basra (1) | Baghdad |
| 13:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Kadhimiya Stadium |
| 17 December 2024 | Al-Kahrabaa (1) | 1–0 | Al-Ramadi (2) | Kut |
| 13:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Kut Olympic Stadium |
| 17 December 2024 | Al-Karma (1) | 2–0 | Masafi Al-Wasat (2) | Ramadi |
| 13:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Ramadi Stadium |
| 17 December 2024 | Al-Etisalat (2) | 1–2 | Al-Qasim (1) | Baghdad |
| 13:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium |
| 17 December 2024 | Erbil (1) | 3–1 | Samarra (3) | Erbil |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium |
| 17 December 2024 | Diyala (1) | 2–1 | Naft Al-Wasat (2) | Baghdad |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium |
| 17 December 2024 | Al-Naft (1) | 5–0 | Al-Nasiriya (2) | Baghdad |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
| 18 December 2024 | Al-Gharraf (2) | 1–0 | Al-Sinaa (2) | Suq Al-Shuyukh |
| 13:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Suq Al-Shuyukh Stadium |
| 18 December 2024 | Afak (2) | 0–2 | Maysan (2) | Afak |
| 13:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Afak Stadium |
| 18 December 2024 | Al-Hussein (2) | 1–0 | Al-Bahri (2) | Baghdad |
| 13:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Five Thousand Stadium |
| 18 December 2024 | Peshmerga Sulaymaniya (2) | 1–1 (3–0 p) | Al-Fahad (2) | Sulaymaniya |
| 13:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Peshmerga Stadium |
| 18 December 2024 | Ghaz Al-Shamal (2) | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Masafi Al-Junoob (2) | Kirkuk |
| 13:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Ghaz Al-Shamal Stadium |
| 18 December 2024 | Al-Jolan (2) | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Al-Mosul (2) | Falluja |
| 13:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Falluja Stadium |
| 18 December 2024 | Karbala (1) | 2–0 | Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya (2) | Karbala |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Karbala International Stadium |
| 18 December 2024 | Al-Karkh (1) | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Amanat Baghdad (2) | Baghdad |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
Second round
[edit]This round features 13 teams from the Stars League (level 1) and 7 teams from the Premier Division League (level 2). Al-Shorta, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Zawraa, Al-Najaf, Zakho and Duhok received byes to the Round of 16.
| 24 December 2024 | Karbala (1) | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Peshmerga Sulaymaniya (2) | Karbala |
| 13:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Karbala International Stadium |
| 24 December 2024 | Al-Gharraf (2) | 1–2 | Al-Talaba (1) | Suq Al-Shuyukh |
| 13:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Suq Al-Shuyukh Stadium |
| 24 December 2024 | Amanat Baghdad (2) | 4–2 | Al-Hudood (1) | Baghdad |
| 13:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium |
| 24 December 2024 | Naft Al-Basra (1) | 0–1 | Newroz (1) | Basra |
| 13:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Fayhaa Stadium |
| 25 December 2024 | Maysan (2) | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Al-Naft (1) | Majar Al-Kabir |
| 13:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Majar Stadium |
| 25 December 2024 | Al-Kahrabaa (1) | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Al-Hussein (2) | Kut |
| 13:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Kut Olympic Stadium |
| 25 December 2024 | Al-Karma (1) | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Masafi Al-Junoob (2) | Baghdad |
| 13:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
| 25 December 2024 | Naft Maysan (1) | 1–2 | Al-Qasim (1) | Maysan |
| 13:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Maysan Olympic Stadium |
| 25 December 2024 | Al-Minaa (1) | 3–2 | Diyala (1) | Basra |
| 13:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Fayhaa Stadium |
Final phase
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Round of 16
[edit]This round features 11 teams from the Stars League (level 1) and 5 teams from the Premier Division League (level 2).[5]
| 26 February 2025 | Al-Minaa (1) | 1–0 | Al-Zawraa (1) | Basra |
| 16:15 UTC+3 | Abdul-Zahra  35' |
Stadium: Al-Fayhaa Stadium |
| 26 February 2025 | Al-Najaf (1) | 3–2 | Peshmerga Sulaymaniya (2) | Najaf |
| 16:15 UTC+3 | Mendy 14' (pen.) Qasim 24'Hachim 46' |
Hussein 27' (pen.) Kamran 75' (pen.) |
Stadium: Al-Najaf International Stadium |
| 26 February 2025 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (1) | 2–1 | Al-Qasim (1) | Baghdad |
| 19:30 UTC+3 | Abdul-Amir 28' (pen.), 70' |
Rasheed 90+3' |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 26 February 2025 | Duhok (1) | 3–0 | Maysan (2) | Duhok |
| 19:30 UTC+3 | Darwich 45+2', 82' Ghazi 83' |
Stadium: Duhok Stadium |
| 27 February 2025 | Newroz (1) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | Al-Hussein (2) | Sulaymaniya |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | Fariq 7' Dridi 28' |
Chasib 34' (pen.) Mohammed 89' |
Stadium: Newroz International Stadium |
| 27 February 2025 | Al-Talaba (1) | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Amanat Baghdad (2) | Baghdad |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | Amutu 98', 117' |
Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium |
| 27 February 2025 | Al-Shorta (1) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Al-Mosul (2) | Baghdad |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Jassim 119' (pen.) |
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 27 February 2025 | Zakho (1) | 2–0 | Al-Karma (1) | Zakho |
| 19:30 UTC+3 | Mohammedoh 60' Deputy 61' |
Stadium: Zakho International Stadium |
Quarter-finals
[edit]All remaining teams are from the Stars League (level 1).
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | v | Al-Najaf | ||
| --:-- UTC+3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "سحب قرعة كأس العراق للموسم 2024/ 2025" (in Arabic). Al-Maloomah. 11 December 2024.
- ^ "تأجيل الجولة التاسعة من الدوري الممتاز لتزامنها مع بطولة كأس العراق" (in Arabic). Shafaq. 11 December 2024.
- ^ "واع تنشر نتائج قرعة بطولة كأس العراق لكرة القدم" (in Arabic). Iraqi News Agency. 11 December 2024.
- ^ "نتائج قرعة بطولة كأس العراق" (in Arabic). Yalla Shoot. 14 December 2024.
- ^ "تعرف على "قرعة" مباريات دور الـ16 لبطولة كأس العراق لكرة القدم" (in Arabic). Shafaq. 21 February 2025.