Tournament details | |
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Country | Iraq |
Teams | 33 |
Final positions | |
Champions |
Al-Zawraa (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Al-Jaish |
The 1978β79 Iraq FA Cup was the third edition of the Iraq FA Cup as a club competition. The tournament was won by Al-Zawraa, beating Al-Jaish 3β1 in the final on 3 May 1979 to secure their second cup, with goals from Hazem Jassam, Ibrahim Ali and Thamir Yousef. Al-Zawraa's previous matches in the tournament were a 7β0 win over Al-Hurriya, a 3β1 win over Al-Ittihad, a 4β0 win over Al-Shorta and a 6β0 win over Al-Shabab, while Al-Jaish had eliminated Al-Tayaran from the semi-finals who in turn had beaten Al-Minaa in the quarter-finals. [1] Al-Zawraa also won the 1978β79 Iraqi National League to complete the second double in Iraqi football. [2]
Iraq FA Cup 1978β79 winner |
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Al-Zawraa 2nd title |