The 2019–20 Iraq FA Cup was the 30th edition of the Iraqi knockout football cup as a club competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football, featuring a total of 20 teams from the Iraqi Premier League and 48 teams from the Iraqi First Division League and Iraqi Second Division League. The tournament started on 12 September 2019, but was cancelled during the Round of 32 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Rudaw. Sports news
Format
Participation The cup started with the first round, consisting of 48 teams from the Iraqi First Division League and Iraqi Second Division League, followed by the second round, consisting of the 24 qualified teams. The 20 Iraqi Premier League clubs joined the 12 qualified teams to form the Round of 32.
Cards If a player received a second yellow card, they were banned from the next cup match. If a player received a red card, they were banned for a minimum of one match, but more could be added by the Iraq Football Association.
Participating clubs The following 68 teams were participating in the competition:
Iraqi Premier League 20 clubs from the 2019–20 season Iraqi First Division League / Iraqi Second Division League 48 clubs from the 2019–20 season Al-Diwaniya Al-Hudood Al-Kahrabaa Al-Karkh Al-Minaa Al-Naft Al-Najaf Al-Qasim Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Samawa Al-Shorta Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Al-Talaba Al-Zawraa Amanat Baghdad Erbil Naft Al-Junoob Naft Al-Wasat Naft Maysan Zakho Al-Alam Al-Amir Al-Baladi Al-Hakim Al-Hamza Al-Hawija Al-Hurr Al-Husseiniya Al-Kadhimiya Al-Kifl Al-Kufa Al-Kut Al-Mahmoudiya Al-Maqal Al-Mosul Al-Muroor Al-Najma Al-Nasr wal-Salam Al-Noor Al-Rawdhatain Al-Sadeq Al-Sihha wal-Bi'a Al-Shabab Al-Sufiya Al-Tijara Al-Taji Anah Babil Balad Baladiyat Al-Basra Baladiyat Al-Nasiriya Bani Saad Baquba Biladi Bismaya Diyala Haifa Hibhib Jalawla Jisr Diyala Junoob Baghdad Medinat Al-Shuhadaa Masafi Al-Wasat Shabab Al-Iraq Shahraban Suq Al-Shuyukh Taza Tuz Bold indicates the team is still in the competition.
Schedule The rounds of the 2019–20 competition were scheduled as follows: Round Draw dateMatch datesFirst round25 August 201912–13 September 2019Second round17–20 September 2019Round of 3230 September 20199 October 2019 – N/ARound of 16N/AQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
First round 48 teams from the First Division League and Second Division League competed in this round.
Second round
Final phase Bracket
Round of 32 20 top-tier teams and 12 lower-tier teams were set to compete in this round.
References
External links Iraq Football Association