The 2022–23 Iraq FA Cup was the 33rd edition of the Iraqi knockout football cup as a club competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football, featuring clubs from the top three tiers of the Iraqi football league system (Iraqi Premier League, Iraqi First Division League and Iraqi Second Division League).[1] The competition began on 1 November 2022 with the first round, and the final was played on 5 August 2023 at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad.[2]

2022–23 Iraq FA Cup
Tournament details
CountryIraq
Dates1 November 2022 – 5 August 2023
Teams83
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(6th title)
Runner-upErbil
Tournament statistics
Matches played86
Goals scored193 (2.24 per match)

The winners of the competition were Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, who won their sixth title with a 1–0 victory over Erbil.[3]

Schedule

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The rounds of the 2022–23 competition are scheduled as follows:[4][5]

Round Draw date Match dates
First round 27 October 2022 1–3 November 2022
Second round 5–7 November 2022
Third round 10–15 November 2022
Round of 32 21 February 2023 7–25 March 2023
Round of 16 3 April 2023 13 April 2023 – 16 May 2023
Quarter-finals 23 May 2023 25–26 July 2023
Semi-finals 27 July 2023 31 July 2023 – 1 August 2023
Final 5 August 2023

First round

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Masafi Al-Junoob, Al-Ghadhriya and Afak received byes to the second round.

Baghdad Section
1 November 2022 Al-Adala0–1 Masafi Al-Wasat Baghdad
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Walaa Stadium
Referee: Hussein Subih
1 November 2022 Al-Sulaikh0–1 Amanat Baghdad Baghdad
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Five Thousand Stadium
Referee: Jamal Abdul-Ridha
1 November 2022 Al-Najda0–0
(2–4 p)
Al-Jaish Baghdad
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium
Referee: Mohsin Abdul-Karim
1 November 2022 Al-Etisalat 4–2Al-Sinaat Al-KahrabaiyaBaghdad
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium
Referee: Sajad Shaker
2 November 2022 Haifa 1–1
(4–2 p)
Al-Difaa Al-MadaniBaghdad
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Haifa Stadium
Referee: Ali Hadi Mujaiser
2 November 2022 Al-Hussein1–1
(2–4 p)
Al-Muroor Baghdad
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Five Thousand Stadium
Referee: Wamidh Mohammed
Northern Section
1 November 2022 Naft Al-Shamal1–2 Peshmerga Sulaymaniya Kirkuk
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Naft Al-Shamal Stadium
Referee: Anas Ziyad
1 November 2022 Umal Nineveh0–1 Al-Hawija Mosul
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Muntada Al-Mosul Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Taha
1 November 2022 Al-Amwaj Al-Mosuli 3–0 (w/o)BabanMosul
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Amwaj Al-Mosuli Stadium
Referee: Waleed Abdul-Rahman
2 November 2022 Al-Mosul0–1 Ghaz Al-Shamal Mosul
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Muntada Al-Mosul Stadium
Referee: Hazar Hassan
2 November 2022 Sahl Nineveh1–2 Rabia Mosul
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Dijla Stadium
Referee: Sultan Salah
3 November 2022 Baladiyat Al-Mosul 1–0Al-HadbaaMosul
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Dawasa Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Nawfil
Southern Section
1 November 2022 Al-Minaa 3–0Al-Shabab Al-BasriBasra
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Bahri Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Mahdi
1 November 2022 Al-Sadeq1–2 Al-Nasiriya Basra
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Sadeq Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Khalaf
1 November 2022 Al-Maqal 0–0
(4–3 p)
Al-KutBasra
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Basra Stadium
Referee: Faris Mohsin
2 November 2022 Al-Maimouna0–1 Al-Qurna Maysan
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Maimouna Stadium
Referee: Laith Emad
2 November 2022 Al-Bahri 1–0MaysanBasra
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Bahri Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Faez
Central Euphrates Section
1 November 2022 Al-Samawa 3–0Al-OsraSamawa
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Samawa Stadium
Referee: Mohanad Manaf
1 November 2022 Al-Hurr 2–0UrukKarbala
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Hurr Stadium
Referee: Amir Dhaher
1 November 2022 Al-Mahawil 3–1Al-JawharaAl-Mahawil
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Mahawil Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Salah Hassoun
2 November 2022 Al-Hindiya1–2 Al-Izdihar Karbala
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Karbala Secondary Stadium
Referee: Alaa Khalil
2 November 2022 Al-Meshkhab0–0
(4–5 p)
Al-Kufa Najaf
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Najaf Secondary Stadium
Referee: Ali Haider Maksoud
2 November 2022 Jenaain Babil0–3 (w/o) Al-Kifl Hilla
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Iskan Stadium
Referee: Ali Maitham
Western Section
1 November 2022 Samarra 2–1Balad RuzSamarra
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Samarra Stadium
Referee: Mustafa Karim
1 November 2022 Al-Karma0–0
(2–4 p)
Al-Ramadi Al-Karma
Stadium: Al-Karma Stadium
Referee: Ali Karim
1 November 2022 Masafi Al-Shamal1–1
(3–4 p)
Al-Sufiya Salahaddin
Stadium: Al-Alam Stadium
Referee: Qusay Mohammed
2 November 2022 Al-Shaheed Arkan1–6 Al-Jolan Diyala
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Shaheed Arkan Stadium
Referee: Ayad Zahem
2 November 2022 Al-Shirqat 3–0 (w/o)ShahrabanAl-Shirqat
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Shirqat Stadium
2 November 2022 Qazaniya0–3 Diyala Diyala
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Qazaniya Stadium
Referee: Haider Ali Khalid

Second round

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Al-Jaish, Ghaz Al-Shamal, Rabia, Al-Minaa, Al-Bahri, Samarra, and Diyala received byes to the third round.

Baghdad Section
6 November 2022 Masafi Al-Wasat 2–1Al-TijaraBaghdad
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Masafi Stadium
Referee: Haider Ali Khalid
6 November 2022 Amanat Baghdad 1–0Al-EtisalatBaghdad
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium
Referee: Ammar Abdul Kadhim
6 November 2022 Al-Muroor0–1 Haifa Baghdad
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Five Thousand Stadium
Referee: Alaa Mohammed
Northern Section
6 November 2022 Peshmerga Sulaymaniya 4–0Al-Amwaj Al-MosuliSulaymaniya
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Farmanda Stadium
Referee: Waleed Abdul Rahman
7 November 2022 Al-Hawija 2–0Baladiyat Al-MosulKirkuk
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Hawija Stadium
Referee: Wamidh Mahmoud
Southern Section
6 November 2022 Al-Nasiriya0–1 Masafi Al-Junoob Dhi Qar
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Shatra Stadium
Referee: Laith Emad
6 November 2022 Al-Qurna 2–1Al-MaqalBasra
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Qurna Stadium
Referee: Ali Ahmed Shaker
Central Euphrates Section
5 November 2022 Al-Hurr 3–3
(4–2 p)
Al-MahawilKarbala
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Hurr Stadium
Referee: Sameh Rahi
5 November 2022 Al-Samawa 4–0Al-GhadhriyaMuthanna
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Samawa Stadium
Referee: Munir Habib
6 November 2022 Al-Izdihar 2–2
(4–3 p)
Al-KufaNajaf
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Muntada Al-Hurriya Stadium
Referee: Ali Maitham
6 November 2022 Al-Kifl3–5 Afak Babil
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Kifl Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Fadous
Western Section
6 November 2022 Al-Sufiya0–0
(4–5 p)
Al-Ramadi Al-Anbar
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Sufiya Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Sadeq
6 November 2022 Al-Shirqat 1–0Al-JolanSalahaddin
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Shirqat Stadium
Referee: Jamal Abdul Ridha

Third round

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Baghdad Section
10 November 2022 Al-Jaish0–0
(2–4 p)
Haifa Baghdad
14:15 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Jaish Stadium
Referee: Mustafa Karim Salem
Northern Section
11 November 2022 Ghaz Al-Shamal 1–1
(5–4 p)
Peshmerga SulaymaniyaKirkuk
14:15 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Ghaz Al-Shamal Stadium
Referee: Ayad Zahem
11 November 2022 Rabia1–1
(2–4 p)
Al-Hawija Mosul
14:15 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Muntada Al-Mosul Stadium
Referee: Diyar Shihab
Southern Section
11 November 2022 Al-Bahri 2–0Al-QurnaBasra
14:15 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Bahri Stadium
Referee: Faris Mohsin
12 November 2022 Masafi Al-Junoob 2–1Al-MinaaBasra
14:15 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Bahri Stadium
Referee: Khalid Karim
Central Euphrates Section
10 November 2022 Al-Hurr0–0
(2–4 p)
Al-Samawa Karbala
14:15 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Hurr Stadium
Referee: Amjad Kamil
10 November 2022 Afak 2–1Al-IzdiharAl-Qadisiya
14:15 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Afak Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Riyadh
Western Section
11 November 2022 Al-Ramadi 1–0SamarraAl-Anbar
14:15 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Ramadi Stadium
Referee: Laith Farhan
11 November 2022 Diyala1–2 Al-Shirqat Diyala
14:15 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Diyala Stadium
Referee: Ali Hadi Salih

Third round play-off

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Baghdad Section
14 November 2022 Masafi Al-Wasat 1–0Al-JaishBaghdad
14:15 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Masafi Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Jumaa Habib
Central Euphrates Section
15 November 2022 Al-Izdihar0–0
(2–4 p)
Al-Hurr Najaf
14:15 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Muntada Al-Hurriya Stadium
Referee: Amjad Kamil

Final phase

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Bracket

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Round of 32
6–25 March 2023
Round of 16
13 April 2023 – 16 May 2023
Quarter-finals
25–26 July 2023
Semi-finals
31 July 2023 – 1 August 2023
Final
5 August 2023
 
                  
 
 
 
 
Zakho0
 
 
 
Al-Zawraa1
 
Al-Zawraa (p)1 (4)
 
 
 
Naft Al-Basra1 (2)
 
Naft Al-Basra1
 
 
 
Afak0
 
Al-Zawraa1 (2)
 
 
 
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (p)1 (3)
 
Al-Hurr0
 
 
 
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya2
 
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (p)1 (7)
 
 
 
Al-Shorta1 (6)
 
Al-Shorta6
 
 
 
Masafi Al-Junoob3
 
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3
 
 
 
Al-Karkh 1
 
Al-Qasim1 (8)
 
 
 
Duhok (p)1 (9)
 
Duhok0
 
 
 
Al-Talaba1
 
Al-Talaba2
 
 
 
Al-Diwaniya1
 
Al-Talaba0 (4)
 
 
 
Al-Karkh (p)0 (5)
 
Al-Najaf1 (2)
 
 
 
Amanat Baghdad (p)1 (4)
 
Amanat Baghdad1 (8)
 
 
 
Al-Karkh (p)1 (9)
 
Al-Karkh (p)0 (5)
 
 
 
Al-Kahrabaa0 (4)
 
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1
 
 
 
Erbil 0
 
Newroz1
 
 
 
Naft Maysan2
 
Naft Maysan2
 
 
 
Karbala1
 
Karbala1
 
 
 
Al-Sinaa0
 
Naft Maysan0 (3)
 
 
 
Al-Hudood (p)0 (5)
 
Al-Hudood (w/o)3
 
 
 
Al-Hawija0
 
Al-Hudood2
 
 
 
Al-Shirqat1
 
Al-Shirqat2
 
 
 
Ghaz Al-Shamal1
 
Al-Hudood 0
 
 
 
Erbil 1
 
Al-Samawa1 (5)
 
 
 
Erbil (p)1 (6)
 
Erbil2
 
 
 
Naft Al-Wasat1
 
Naft Al-Wasat2
 
 
 
Haifa0
 
Erbil (w/o)3
 
 
 
Al-Bahri0
 
Al-Ramadi0 (2)
 
 
 
Al-Bahri (p)0 (4)
 
Al-Bahri (p)3 (8)
 
 
 
Masafi Al-Wasat3 (7)
 
Masafi Al-Wasat1
 
 
Al-Naft0
 

Round of 32

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20 top-tier teams and 12 lower-tier teams competed in this round.

6 March 2023 Al-Hurr0–2 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Karbala
15:00 UTC+03:00 Akakpo   57'
Raed   74'
Stadium: Karbala International Stadium
Referee: Mohanad Manaf
6 March 2023 Al-Ramadi0–0
(2–4 p)
Al-Bahri Ramadi
15:00 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Ramadi Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Kamel Zughair
6 March 2023 Al-Karkh 0–0
(5–4 p)
Al-KahrabaaBaghdad
15:00 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium
Referee: Wathik Mohammed
6 March 2023 Al-Talaba 2–1Al-DiwaniyaBaghdad
15:00 UTC+03:00 Salam   89'
Jawad   90+4'
Al-Dardour   51' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Salem Amer
6 March 2023 Naft Al-Wasat 2–0HaifaNajaf
15:00 UTC+03:00 Esquerdinha   30'
Lafta   75'
Stadium: Al-Najaf International Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Salah
7 March 2023 Al-Hudood 3–0 (w/o)Al-HawijaBaghdad
14:30 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Hussein Abed Ali
7 March 2023 Al-Samawa1–1
(5–6 p)
Erbil Samawa
15:00 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Samawa Stadium
Referee: Ali Hussein Ali
7 March 2023 Al-Shirqat 2–1Ghaz Al-ShamalAl-Shirqat
15:00 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Shirqat Stadium
Referee: Awmid Mustafa
7 March 2023 Masafi Al-Wasat 1–0Al-NaftBaghdad
15:00 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Masafi Stadium
Referee: Essam Fadhel
7 March 2023 Newroz1–2 Naft Maysan Erbil
15:00 UTC+03:00 Maradona   80' Abed   49'
Okoronkwo   75'
Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan
7 March 2023 Naft Al-Basra 1–0AfakBasra
15:00 UTC+03:00 Abdul-Raheem   43' Stadium: Al-Fayhaa Stadium
Referee: Sajad Khalid
7 March 2023 Al-Shorta 6–3Masafi Al-JunoobBaghdad
18:15 UTC+03:00 Husni   12', 54'
Amer   15' (o.g.)
Benyamin   19' (o.g.)
Moumouni   39'
Al-Mawas   77'
Qasim   24'
Michael   71' (pen.)
Suroor   79'
Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Kadhim
25 March 2023 Al-Qasim1–1
(8–9 p)
Duhok Karbala
15:00 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Karbala International Stadium

Round of 16

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12 top-tier teams and 4 lower-tier teams competed in this round.

13 April 2023 Amanat Baghdad1–1
(8–9 p)
Al-Karkh Baghdad
15:15 UTC+03:00 Jacob   27' Talla   33' Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium
Referee: Mohanad Manaf
13 April 2023 Naft Maysan 2–1KarbalaAmara
21:30 UTC+03:00 Matar   51'
Okoronkwo   55'
Raad   19' Stadium: Maysan Olympic Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Kamel Zughair
14 April 2023 Al-Bahri 3–3
(8–7 p)
Masafi Al-WasatBasra
15:15 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Bahri Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Salah
14 April 2023 Erbil 2–1Naft Al-WasatErbil
21:30 UTC+03:00 Radhi     Esquerdinha   Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium
Referee: Ayad Zahem
14 April 2023 Al-Zawraa 1–1
(4–2 p)
Naft Al-BasraBaghdad
21:30 UTC+03:00 El Ani   3' Ngombé   53' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Salman
Penalties
El Ani  
Mohammed  
Abdullah  
Abdulkareem  
  Calixto
  Abdul-Raheem
  Ahmed
  Zamel
14 April 2023 Duhok0–1 Al-Talaba Duhok
21:30 UTC+03:00 Jaílson   54' Stadium: Duhok Stadium
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan
15 May 2023 Al-Hudood 2–1Al-ShirqatBaghdad
17:00 UTC+03:00 Yeboah   8'
Sabah   52'
Hamad   57' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Ali Ahmed Shaker

Quarter-finals

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7 top-tier teams and 1 lower-tier team compete in this round.

26 July 2023 Al-Talaba0–0
(4–5 p)
Al-Karkh Baghdad
20:00 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed
Penalties
Ismail  
Tahseen  
Jawad  
Abdullah  
Ali  
Camara  
Hussein  
  Nouri
  Caio
  Shallon
  Abdul-Rahman
  Hmeisha
  dos Santos
  Waleed

Semi-finals

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All remaining teams are from the top-tier.

31 July 2023 Al-Hudood0–1 Erbil Baghdad
20:00 UTC+03:00 Khalil   52' Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium

Final

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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya1–0Erbil
Abdul-Raheem   29'
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed
Iraq FA Cup
2022–23 winner
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
6th title

References

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  1. ^ "جدول مباريات الدور الاول لمنافسات بطولة كأس العراق" (in Arabic). Iraq Football Association. 27 October 2022 – via Facebook.
  2. ^ "إتحاد الكرة يصدر جدولاً لمباريات الدور الأول لمنافسات بطولة كأس العراق للموسم 2022 – 2023" (in Arabic). Khabaar Press. 27 October 2022.
  3. ^ "القوة الجوية يتوج بكأس العراق على حساب أربيل". Kooora.com (in Arabic). 5 August 2023.
  4. ^ "بحضور ممثلي الأندية المشاركة.. إقامة قرعة بطولة كأس العراق" (in Arabic). Shafaq. 27 October 2022.
  5. ^ "إتحاد الكرة يصدر جدولاً لمباريات الدور الأول لمنافساتإقامة قرعة دوري الدرجة الأولى والثانية لبطولة كأس العراق" (in Arabic). PressBee. 27 October 2022.
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