Iraq FA Cup | |
Year: | 2022–23 |
Dates: | 1 November 2022 – 5 August 2023 |
Country: | Iraq |
Num Teams: | 83 |
Champions: | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (6th title) |
Runner-Up: | Erbil |
Matches: | 86 |
Goals: | 193 |
Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 Iraq FA Cup was the 33rd edition of the Iraqi knockout football cup as a club competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football, featuring clubs from the top three tiers of the Iraqi football league system (Iraqi Premier League, Iraqi First Division League and Iraqi Second Division League).[1] The competition began on 1 November 2022 with the first round, and the final was played on 5 August 2023 at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad.[2]
The winners of the competition were Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, who won their sixth title with a 1–0 victory over Erbil.[3]
The rounds of the 2022–23 competition are scheduled as follows:[4] [5]
Round | Draw date | Match dates |
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First round | 27 October 2022 | 1–3 November 2022 |
Second round | 5–7 November 2022 | |
Third round | 10–15 November 2022 | |
Round of 32 | 21 February 2023 | 7–25 March 2023 |
Round of 16 | 3 April 2023 | 13 April 2023 – 16 May 2023 |
Quarter-finals | 23 May 2023 | 25–26 July 2023 |
Semi-finals | 27 July 2023 | 31 July 2023 – 1 August 2023 |
Final | 5 August 2023 |
Masafi Al-Junoob, Al-Ghadhriya and Afak received byes to the second round.
Al-Jaish, Ghaz Al-Shamal, Rabia, Al-Minaa, Al-Bahri, Samarra, and Diyala received byes to the third round.
20 top-tier teams and 12 lower-tier teams competed in this round.
12 top-tier teams and 4 lower-tier teams competed in this round.
7 top-tier teams and 1 lower-tier team compete in this round.
All remaining teams are from the top-tier.
See main article: 2023 Iraq FA Cup Final.