2020–21 Iraq FA Cup

2020–21 Iraq FA Cup

Tournament details
Country	Iraq
Dates	18 October 2020 – 19 July 2021
Teams	126
Final positions
Champions	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (5th title)
Runner-up	Al-Zawraa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	124
Goals scored	370 (2.98 per match)
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The 2020–21 Iraq FA Cup was the 31st edition of the Iraqi knockout football cup as a club competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football, featuring 126 teams (20 from the Iraqi Premier League and 106 from the Iraqi First Division League and Iraqi Second Division League). It started on 20 October 2020 and the final was played on 19 July 2021 at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad.

The winners of the competition were Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, who won their fifth title with a penalty shootout victory over Al-Zawraa, becoming the first Iraqi club to win the double since the 2001–02 season.^[1][2]

Schedule

The rounds of the 2020–21 competition were scheduled as follows:

Round	Draw date	Match dates
First round	1 October 2020	18–20 October 2020
Second round		23–24 October 2020
Third round		27–28 October 2020
Fourth round		3–4 November 2020
Round of 32	9 November 2020	16–18 November 2020
Round of 16		25–26 March 2021
Quarter-finals		3–4 June 2021
Semi-finals		10–11 June 2021
Final		19 July 2021

First round

Al-Tijara, Al-Atheer, Jisr Diyala, Al-Baiyaa, Al-Kadhimiya, Al-Nasr wal-Salam, Al-Najda, Al-Ghadhriya, Qalat Saleh, Ahrar Maysan and Al-Sumoud received byes to the second round.^[3]

Baghdad Section

Southern and Central Euphrates Section

Western Section

Northern Section

Second round

Al-Taliea, Al-Musayyib, Masafi Al-Wasat, Jabla, Jenaain Babil, Al-Suwaira, Al-Noor and Baladiyat Al-Mosul received byes to the third round.^[3]

Baghdad Section

Southern and Central Euphrates Section

Western Section

Northern Section

Third round

Haifa and Al-Amwaj Al-Mosuli received byes to the fourth round.^[3]

Baghdad Section

Southern and Central Euphrates Section

Western Section

Northern Section

Fourth round

Al-Jamahir, Al-Jolan, Shahraban, Al-Khalis, Newroz and Al-Shirqat received byes to the Round of 32.^[3]

Baghdad Section

Southern and Central Euphrates Section

Northern Section

Final phase

Bracket

	Round of 32 16–18 November 2020				Round of 16 25–26 March 2021				Quarter-finals 3–4 June 2021				Semi-finals 10–11 June 2021				Final 19 July 2021
	Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya	1
	Naft Al-Wasat	0
					Zakho (w/o)	3
					Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya	0
	Al-Amwaj Al-Mosuli	1
	Zakho	4
									Zakho	0 (3)
									Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (p)	0 (5)
	Masafi Al-Wasat	0
	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2
					Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (p)	0 (4)
					Al-Najaf	0 (3)
	Al-Jolan	0
	Al-Najaf	4
													Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2
													Al-Karkh	1
	Al-Shirqat (w/o)	3
	Al-Samawa	0
					Al-Karkh	1
					Al-Shirqat	0
	Al-Hindiya	0
	Al-Karkh	4
									Al-Karkh	2
									Naft Al-Basra	1
	Shahraban	0
	Naft Al-Basra	6
					Naft Al-Basra	1
					Al-Qasim	0
	Al-Qasim	3
	Al-Kahrabaa	0
																	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (p)	0 (4)
																	Al-Zawraa	0 (2)
	Amanat Baghdad (p)	0 (5)
	Al-Diwaniya	0 (4)
					Al-Shorta (p)	0 (8)
					Amanat Baghdad	0 (7)
	Al-Khalis	0
	Al-Shorta	5
									Al-Shorta	2
									Al-Minaa	1
	Al-Jamahir	0
	Al-Minaa	1
					Al-Minaa (w/o)	3
					Newroz	0
	Newroz (w/o)	3
	Al-Talaba	0
													Al-Shorta	0
													Al-Zawraa	2
	Babil	1 (1)
	Al-Hudood (p)	1 (2)
					Al-Hudood (p)	1 (4)
					Al-Naft	1 (3)
	Al-Atheer	0
	Al-Naft	6
									Al-Hudood	0 (5)
									Al-Zawraa (p)	0 (6)
	Jenaain Babil	0
	Al-Zawraa	1
					Al-Zawraa (p)	0 (5)
					Erbil	0 (4)
	Erbil (p)	0 (3)
	Naft Maysan	0 (1)

Round of 32

20 top-tier teams and 12 lower-tier teams competed in this round.^[3]

Round of 16

14 top-tier teams and 2 lower-tier teams competed in this round.^[3]

Quarter-finals

All remaining teams are from the top-tier.^[3]

Semi-finals

Final

Iraq FA Cup 2020–21 winner
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 5th title

References

External links

• Iraq Football Association