2012–13 Iraq FA Cup

2012–13 Iraq FA Cup

Country	Iraq
Teams	40
Champions	N/A (tournament cancelled)
Matches played	29
Goals scored	84 (2.9 per match)
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The 2012–13 Iraq FA Cup was the 27th occurrence of the Iraq FA Cup, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. It was the first edition held since the 2002–03 season.

The tournament was cancelled during the Round of 32 because of scheduling difficulties the Iraq Football Association had with the 2012–13 Iraqi Elite League.^[1]

Format[]

Participation[]

The cup starts with a qualifying round of 13 teams from the Iraq Division One, 12 of which play against each other and one of which proceeds to the playoff round. The playoff round gets played between three teams from Division One and one from the Iraqi Premier League. The other 17 teams of the Iraqi Premier League and the rest of Division One join the other teams in the Round of 32.^[2]

Draw[]

For the first round, the participating teams will be split into two pots of 6 teams in one and 7 in the other. For the remaining rounds other than the final, the draw will be conducted from just one pot. The final is held in the Al-Shaab Stadium, a nominally neutral venue.

Match rules[]

Teams meet in one game in the first round. In the playoff round, Round of 32, 16 and the quarterfinals, the teams will have two-legged ties. The semifinals and the final will have only one-legged ties. A match will take place for 90 minutes, with two halves of 45 minutes. If still tied after regulation or tied on aggregate, 30 minutes of extra time will be played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutes. If the score is still level after this, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. A coin toss will decide who takes the first penalty.

Cards[]

If a player receives a second yellow card, they will be banned from the next cup match. If a player receives a red card, they will be banned a minimum of one match, but more can be added by the Iraq Football Association.

Participating clubs[]

The following 40 teams qualified for the competition:

Iraqi Premier League 18 clubs from the 2012–13 season	Iraq Division One 22 clubs from the 2012–13 season
Al-Kahrabaa Al-Minaa Al-Naft Al-Najaf Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Shorta Al-Sinaa Al-Talaba Al-Zawraa Baghdad Duhok Erbil Karbalaa Kirkuk Masafi Al-Wasat Naft Al-Junoob Sulaymaniya Zakho	Al-Anbar Al-Fahad Al-Hudood Al-Hindiya Al-Hurr Al-Kadhimiya Al-Karkh Al-Khutoot Al-Midhatiya Al-Najda Al-Oloom wal-Technologia Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Al-Taji Beladi Al-Diwaniya Ghaz Al-Shamal Al-Kufa Naft Al-Wasat Naft Maysan Al-Samawa Al-Shirqat Al-Tuz

• Bold: indicated teams are still in competition

Map[]

Baghdad teams	Kirkuk teams	Karbalaa teams	Najaf teams	Basra teams
Al-Hudood Al-Kadhimiya Al-Kahrabaa Al-Karkh Al-Khutoot Al-Naft Al-Najda Al-Oloom wal-Technologia Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Shorta Al-Sinaa Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Al-Talaba Al-Zawraa Baghdad Beladi Masafi Al-Wasat	Kirkuk Ghaz Al-Shamal	Karbalaa Al-Hurr	Al-Najaf Naft Al-Wasat Al-Kufa	Al-Minaa Naft Al-Junoob

Schedule[]

The rounds of the 2012–13 competition are scheduled as follows:

Round	Draw date	Matches dates
First round	15 September 2012	28 September 2012
Play-off round		6–13 October 2012
Second round		3 December 2012 – 10 June 2013

Matches[]

Times from the start of the first round, on 28 September 2012, until the end of the second round, on 10 June 2013, are in AST (UTC+03:00).

First round[]

Play-off round[]

First legs[]

Second legs[]

Second round[]

First legs[]

Second legs[]

Bracket[]

The following is the bracket which the Iraq FA Cup resembled from the Round of 32 onwards. Teams that are bolded advanced on.

	Round of 32 First legs: 4 December 2012 – 2 June 2013 Second legs: 10 June 2013						Round of 16						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	Al-Shorta
	Al-Kahrabaa
	Sulaymaniya (w/o)	–	–	6			Sulaymaniya
	Kufa	–	–	0
	Kirkuk	3	1	4
	Al-Shirqat	0	2	2			Kirkuk
	Zakho	2	2	4			Zakho
	Al-Anbar	0	0	0
	Karbalaa (w/o)	4	–	7
	Al-Hindiya	0	–	0			Karbalaa
	Beladi	–	–	0			Al-Sinaa
	Al-Sinaa (w/o)	–	–	6
	Al-Khutoot	0	–	0
	Baghdad (w/o)	0	–	3			Baghdad
	Masafi Al-Wasat	2	2	4			Masafi Al-Wasat
	Naft Al-Wasat	1	2	3
	Duhok
	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
	Al-Minaa
	Erbil
	Al-Hudood	3	1	4
	Al-Karkh	1	0	1			Al-Hudood
	Diwaniya	0	–	0			Naft Al-Junoob
	Naft Al-Junoob (w/o)	1	–	4
	Al-Naft	2	4	6
	Al-Najda	1	0	1			Al-Naft
	Al-Hurr	–	–	0			Al-Najaf
	Al-Najaf (w/o)	–	–	6
	Al-Kadhimiya	1	0	1
	Ghaz Al-Shamal	1	1	2			Ghaz Al-Shamal
	Al-Zawraa	0	1	1			Al-Talaba
	Al-Talaba	0	3	3

References[]

External links[]

• Iraq Football Association