The 2025 Iraq FA Cup final was the 32nd final of the Iraq FA Cup as a club competition. The match was contested between local rivals Duhok and Zakho, at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad. It was played on 18 July 2025 to be the final match of the competition. Both teams were making their first appearance in the Iraq FA Cup final. It was the first time in the competition's history that both finalists were from outside Baghdad.
Duhok won the match 5–3 on penalties after a 0–0 draw to earn their first Iraq FA Cup title.
Route to the Final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral). DuhokRoundZakhoOpponentResult2024–25 Iraq FA CupOpponentResultMaysan3–0 (H)Round of 16Al-Karma2–0 (H)Al-Minaa3–1 (H)Quarter-finalsNewroz1–0 (H)Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya3–1 (H)Semi-finalsAl-Shorta0–0 (4–3 p.) (H)
Match Details
GK 95 Mohammed SalihRB 27 Bayar AbubakirCB 52 Moisés LucasCB 96 Lucas TurciLB 99 Siyaband Ageed RM 17 Hassan Emad CM 5 Ako Hzair CM 10 Haron AhmedLM 80 Yannick Zakri (c)CF 28 Karim DarwichCF 11 Pashang Abdulla Substitutions:GK 12 Ahmed BasharGK 33 Zana JawzalDF 2 Najm ShwanDF 3 Masies ArtienDF 23 Rebaz RaheemMF 6 Mustafa NawafFW 18 Dhulfiqar Younis FW 29 Marlon FW 88 Ibrahim Ghazi Manager: Sulaiman Ramadan GK 12 Ali KadhimRB 17 Yousef Al-Alousi CB 30 Ahmad Ibrahim (c)CB 3 Patrick Marcelino LB 2 Mohammad Abu HashishCM 26 Aliyu Yau Adam CM 25 Mohammed Ali AbboodRM 10 Mahmoud Al-Aswad AM 99 Ahmed Yasin LM 7 Nasser Al-Gahwashi CF 35 Echeta Ugonna Deputy Substitutions:GK 1 Omran ZakiDF 4 Shivan JameelDF 21 Ramadan Sadiq DF 32 Alaa Raad MF 14 Amjad Attwan MF 16 Hady Saleh KarimMF 18 Sidad Haji Nori MF 19 Hamid HajiFW 29 Gustavo HenriqueManager: Abdul-Ghani Shahad
Man of the Match: Yannick Zakri (Duhok)
Assistant referees: Ramzan Al-Nuaimi (Qatar) Majed Al-Shammari (Qatar) Fourth official: Salem Amer (Iraq) Video assistant referee: Mishari Al-Shammari (Qatar)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.
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References
External links Iraq Football Association