2022–23 Iraq FA Cup

2022–23 Iraq FA Cup

Tournament details
Country	Iraq
Dates	1 November 2022 – 5 August 2023
Teams	83
Final positions
Champions	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (6th title)
Runner-up	Erbil
Tournament statistics
Matches played	86
Goals scored	193 (2.24 per match)
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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]

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

Schedule

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

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

Baghdad Section

Northern Section

Southern Section

Central Euphrates Section

Western Section

Second round

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

Baghdad Section

Northern Section

Southern Section

Central Euphrates Section

Western Section

Third round

Baghdad Section

Northern Section

Southern Section

Central Euphrates Section

Western Section

Third round play-off

Baghdad Section

Central Euphrates Section

Final phase

Bracket

	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
	Zakho	0
	Al-Zawraa	1
					Al-Zawraa (p)	1 (4)
					Naft Al-Basra	1 (2)
	Naft Al-Basra	1
	Afak	0
									Al-Zawraa	1 (2)
									Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (p)	1 (3)
	Al-Hurr	0
	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2
					Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (p)	1 (7)
					Al-Shorta	1 (6)
	Al-Shorta	6
	Masafi Al-Junoob	3
													Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	3
													Al-Karkh	1
	Al-Qasim	1 (8)
	Duhok (p)	1 (9)
					Duhok	0
					Al-Talaba	1
	Al-Talaba	2
	Al-Diwaniya	1
									Al-Talaba	0 (4)
									Al-Karkh (p)	0 (5)
	Al-Najaf	1 (2)
	Amanat Baghdad (p)	1 (4)
					Amanat Baghdad	1 (8)
					Al-Karkh (p)	1 (9)
	Al-Karkh (p)	0 (5)
	Al-Kahrabaa	0 (4)
																	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1
																	Erbil	0
	Newroz	1
	Naft Maysan	2
					Naft Maysan	2
					Karbala	1
	Karbala	1
	Al-Sinaa	0
									Naft Maysan	0 (3)
									Al-Hudood (p)	0 (5)
	Al-Hudood (w/o)	3
	Al-Hawija	0
					Al-Hudood	2
					Al-Shirqat	1
	Al-Shirqat	2
	Ghaz Al-Shamal	1
													Al-Hudood	0
													Erbil	1
	Al-Samawa	1 (5)
	Erbil (p)	1 (6)
					Erbil	2
					Naft Al-Wasat	1
	Naft Al-Wasat	2
	Haifa	0
									Erbil (w/o)	3
									Al-Bahri	0
	Al-Ramadi	0 (2)
	Al-Bahri (p)	0 (4)
					Al-Bahri (p)	3 (8)
					Masafi Al-Wasat	3 (7)
	Masafi Al-Wasat	1
	Al-Naft	0

Round of 32

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

Round of 16

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

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

All remaining teams are from the top-tier.

Final

Iraq FA Cup 2022–23 winner
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6th title

References

External links

• Iraq Football Association