2025–26 Iraq FA Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Iraq |
| Dates | 17 October 2025 – TBD 2026 |
| Teams | 42 |
The 2025–26 Iraq FA Cup is the 36th edition of the Iraqi knockout football cup as a club competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. 42 clubs from the top three tiers of the Iraqi football league system are participating in the competition.[1]
The tournament begins on 17 October 2025 with the first round, which is played between the ten lowest-placed clubs from the Iraq Stars League, all 20 clubs from the Iraqi Premier Division League and the two highest-placed clubs from the Iraqi First Division League based on league positions in the 2024–25 season.[2] The next four highest-placed clubs from the Iraq Stars League enter the competition in the second round, while the top six Iraq Stars League clubs receive a bye to the Round of 16.[3]
Schedule
The rounds of the 2025–26 competition are scheduled as follows:[4]
| Round | Fixtures draw date | Stadiums draw date | Match dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 9 October 2025 | 17–19 October 2025 | |
| Second round | 2 November 2025 | 7–13 November 2025 | |
| Round of 16 | To be determined | ||
| Quarter-finals | |||
| Semi-finals | |||
| Final | |||
First round
This round features 10 teams from the Stars League (level 1), 20 teams from the Premier Division League (level 2) and 2 teams from the First Division League (level 3). Duhok, Al-Karma, Newroz and Al-Qasim received byes to the second round.
| 17 October 2025 | Al-Kadhimiya (2) | 0–1 | Ghaz Al-Shamal (2) | Baghdad |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Kadhimiya Stadium |
| 17 October 2025 | Masafi Al-Wasat (2) | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Al-Najaf (1) | Baghdad |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Masafi Stadium |
| 17 October 2025 | Naft Al-Basra (2) | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Al-Fahad (2) | Basra |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Basra Tertiary Stadium |
| 17 October 2025 | Al-Hussein (2) | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Afak (2) | Baghdad |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Five Thousand Stadium |
| 17 October 2025 | Al-Kahrabaa (1) | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi (2) | Baghdad |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium |
| 17 October 2025 | Al-Gharraf (1) | 0–1 | Naft Maysan (1) | Nasiriya |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Nasiriya International Stadium |
| 17 October 2025 | Al-Minaa (1) | 2–1 | Naft Al-Wasat (2) | Basra |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium |
| 17 October 2025 | Al-Mosul (1) | 2–1 | Diyala (1) | Duhok |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Duhok Stadium |
| 18 October 2025 | Al-Bahri (2) | 1–0 | Maysan (2) | Basra |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Basra International Stadium |
| 18 October 2025 | Al-Hudood (2) | 3–1 | Peshmerga Sulaymaniya (2) | Baghdad |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium |
| 18 October 2025 | Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya (3) | 0–3 (w/o) | Karbala (2) | Baghdad |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Taji Stadium |
| 18 October 2025 | Amanat Baghdad (1) | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Masafi Al-Junoob (2) | Baghdad |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
| 18 October 2025 | Al-Nasiriya (2) | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Al-Etisalat (2) | Nasiriya |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Nasiriya International Stadium |
| 19 October 2025 | Al-Karkh (1) | 3–0 (w/o) | Al-Sinaa (3) | Baghdad |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium |
Second round
This round features 10 teams from the Stars League (level 1) and 10 teams from the Premier Division League (level 2). Al-Shorta, Al-Zawraa, Zakho, Al-Talaba, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Naft received byes to the Round of 16.[5]
| 7 November 2025 | Naft Maysan (1) | 3–0 | Naft Al-Basra (2) | Nasiriya |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Nasiriya International Stadium |
| 7 November 2025 | Masafi Al-Wasat (2) | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Al-Minaa (1) | Baghdad |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Masafi Stadium |
| 7 November 2025 | Al-Mosul (1) | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi (2) | Duhok |
| 19:30 UTC+3 | Stadium: Duhok Stadium |
| 7 November 2025 | Al-Nasiriya (2) | 0–1 | Erbil (1) | Nasiriya |
| 19:30 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Nasiriya International Stadium |
| 8 November 2025 | Ghaz Al-Shamal (2) | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Al-Qasim (1) | Kirkuk |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Ghaz Al-Shamal Stadium |
| 8 November 2025 | Karbala (2) | 2–0 | Amanat Baghdad (1) | Karbala |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Karbala Secondary Stadium |
| 8 November 2025 | Duhok (1) | 1–0 | Al-Hussein (2) | Duhok |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Duhok Stadium |
| 8 November 2025 | Newroz (1) | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Al-Bahri (2) | Sulaymaniya |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Newroz Stadium |
| 13 November 2025 | Al-Hudood (2) | 1–3 | Al-Karkh (1) | Baghdad |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Amanat Baghdad Stadium |
References
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- ^ "بعد سحب القرعة.. مواجهات مثيرة في كأس العراق" (in Arabic). Kooora. 9 October 2025.
- ^ "تعرف على نتائج قرعة الدور 32 لبطولة كأس العراق لكرة القدم" (in Arabic). Shafaq. 9 October 2025.
- ^ "نتائج قرعة مباريات الدور 32 لبطولة كأس العراق والموعد" (in Arabic). Dijlah TV. 9 October 2025.
- ^ "إقامة قرعة مباريات الدور الثاني لبطولة كأس العراق". Facebook. Iraq Stars League. Retrieved 2 November 2025.