The 2021–22 Iraq FA Cup was the 32nd edition of the Iraqi knockout football cup as a club competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football, featuring a record 168 clubs from the top four tiers of the Iraqi football league system, (20 from the Iraqi Premier League, 24 from the Iraqi First Division League and 124 from the Iraqi Second Division League and Iraqi Third Division League). The competition began on 10 September 2021 with the first-round matches involving teams from the third and fourth tiers, and the final was played on 16 July 2022 at Al-Madina Stadium in Baghdad.
The winners of the competition were Al-Karkh, who won their first title with a 2–1 victory over Al-Kahrabaa.
Teams
The Iraq FA Cup is a knockout competition with 168 participants: 20 teams from the Iraqi Premier League, 24 from the Iraqi First Division League, and 124 in total from the Iraqi Second Division League and Iraqi Third Division League.
Schedule
The rounds of the 2021–22 competition were scheduled as follows:
First round
Gharb Baghdad, Junoob Baghdad, Kara, Midya, Sahl Nineveh and Qazaniya received byes to the second round.
- Baghdad Section
- Central Euphrates Section
- Al-Anbar Section
- Mosul, Erbil and Duhok Section
- Diyala and Salahaddin Section
- Southern Section
- Kirkuk and Sulaymaniya Section
Second round
Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi received a bye to the third round.
- Baghdad Section
- Central Euphrates Section
- Al-Anbar Section
- Mosul, Erbil and Duhok Section
- Diyala and Salahaddin Section
- Southern Section
- Kirkuk and Sulaymaniya Section
Third round
Haifa received a bye to the third round play-off.
- Baghdad Section
- Central Euphrates Section
- Al-Anbar Section
- Mosul, Erbil and Duhok Section
- Diyala and Salahaddin Section
- Southern Section
- Kirkuk and Sulaymaniya Section
Third round play-off
- Baghdad Section
- Central Euphrates Section
- Al-Anbar Section
- Diyala and Salahaddin Section
Qualified teams
The following 24 teams qualified to the fourth round to be joined by 24 clubs from the First Division League.
Fourth round
Al-Jinsiya, Masafi Al-Wasat, Suq Al-Shuyukh and Al-Muthanna received byes to the fifth round.
- Baghdad Section
- Southern and Central Euphrates Section
- Northern and Western Section
Fifth round
Al-Sulaikh, Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya, Afak and Al-Sadeq received byes to the sixth round.
- Baghdad Section
- Southern and Central Euphrates Section
- Northern and Western Section
Sixth round
Karbala, Masafi Al-Junoob, Al-Ramadi, Al-Sufiya, Peshmerga Sulaymaniya, Diyala and Al-Dujail received byes to the round of 32.
- Baghdad Section
- Southern and Central Euphrates Section
Sixth round play-off
- Baghdad Section
Final phase
Bracket
Round of 32
The round featured 20 teams from the Premier League (level 1), 9 teams from First Division League (level 2) and 3 teams from Second Division League (level 3).
Round of 16
The round featured 13 teams from the Premier League (level 1) and 3 teams from First Division League (level 2).
Quarter-finals
The round featured 7 teams from the Premier League (level 1) and 1 team from First Division League (level 2).
Semi-finals
All remaining teams are from the Premier League (level 1).
Final
Notes
References
External links
- Iraq Football Association
