1988–89 Iraq FA Cup

The 1988–89 Iraq FA Cup was the 12th edition of the Iraq FA Cup as a club competition. The tournament was won by Al-Zawraa for the fifth time, beating Al-Tayaran (now known as Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) 3–0 in the final. The first two rounds were between teams from the lower divisions, before the top-flight clubs entered at the round of 32.^[1]

1988–89 Iraq FA Cup

Tournament details
Country	Iraq
Teams	57
Final positions
Champions	Al-Zawraa (5th title)
Runner-up	Al-Tayaran
← 1987–88 1989–90 →

Bracket

First preliminary round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Amana	2–1	Al-Kadhimiya	1–0	1–1
Al-Mouqeen	3–1	Al-Falastini	1–1	2–0
Al-Khalis	4–2	Al-Karama	0–1	4–1
Al-Fotuwa	7–2	Qaraqosh	3–1	4–1
Samarra	5–0	Al-Dawr	4–0	1–0
Al-Taf	2–1	Al-Hindiya	0–1	2–0
Al-Tadamon	4–1	Al-Kufa	2–0	2–1
Al-Salam	9–1	Al-Hilla	4–1	5–0
Al-Ittihad	3–0	Al-Zubair	2–0	1–0
Al-Umal	2–0	Al-Armeni	0–0	2–0
Brayati	1–0	Al-Watan	0–0	1–0
Al-Hurriya	1–0	Al-Rafidain	0–0	1–0
Al-Kut	8–0	Al-Forat	2–0	6–0
Al-Junoob	bye
Al-Athori	bye
Al-Thawra	bye

Second preliminary round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Amana	4–1	Al-Mouqeen	3–1	1–0
Al-Khalis	1–4	Al-Taf	1–3	0–1
Al-Fotuwa	1–2	Brayati	1–0	0–2
Samarra	8–2	Al-Thawra	5–1	3–1
Al-Tadamon	1–7	Al-Salam	0–0	1–7
Al-Ittihad	6–1	Al-Hurriya	3–1	3–0
Al-Umal	6–3	Al-Athori	3–2	3–1
Al-Kut	5–2	Al-Junoob	0–1	5–1

Final phase

	Round of 32						Round of 16 12–16 May 1989						Quarter-finals 21–25 May 1989						Semi-finals 29 May–2 June 1989						Final 9 June 1989
	Al-Tayaran	0	4	4
	Al-Nasr	0	2	2			Al-Tayaran (w/o)	3	3	6
	Duhok			W			Duhok	0	0	0
	Samarra			L									Al-Tayaran	2	3	5
	Al-Salam			L									Al-Naft	2	1	3
	Al-Naft			W			Al-Naft	2	0	2
	Al-Sulaikh			W			Al-Sulaikh	0	1	1
	Al-Taf			L															Al-Tayaran	2	3	5
	Al-Rasheed																		Al-Rasheed	2	2	4
	bye						Al-Rasheed	2	2	4
	Al-Tijara			L			Erbil	0	1	1
	Erbil			W									Al-Rasheed	2	1	3
	Al-Shorta			W									Al-Shorta	1	0	1
	Al-Najaf			L			Al-Shorta	1	6	7
	Al-Mosul			L			Salahaddin	1	0	1
	Salahaddin			W																					Al-Zawraa	3
	Al-Zawraa			W																					Al-Tayaran	0
	Al-Diwaniya			L			Al-Zawraa	3	1	4
	Al-Amana			L			Al-Minaa	1	1	2
	Al-Minaa			W									Al-Zawraa (p)	0	1	1 (3)
	Al-Talaba	5	0	5									Al-Talaba	1	0	1 (0)
	Al-Jamahir	0	0	0			Al-Talaba	5	3	8
	Diyala			L			Brayati	0	1	1
	Brayati			W															Al-Zawraa	2	1	3
	Al-Shabab			W															Al-Shabab	0	1	1
	Babil			L			Al-Shabab	3	1	4
	Al-Sinaa			W			Al-Sinaa	1	1	2
	Wahid Huzairan			L									Al-Jaish	1	1	2
	Al-Jaish			W									Al-Shabab	0	4	4
	Al-Numaniya			L			Al-Jaish	4	4	8
	Al-Samawa			L			Al-Ittihad	0	1	1
	Al-Ittihad			W

Matches

Final

9 June 1989

Al-Zawraa	3–0	Al-Tayaran
Mahdi   Abid Nader   Saddam

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Iraq FA Cup 1988–89 winner
Al-Zawraa 5th title

References

1. NIIIIS 1988/89

External links

• Iraqi Football Website