The 1997 Iraqi Perseverance Cup ( ar, كأس المثابرة العراقي 1997) was the 2nd edition of the
Iraqi Super Cup
The Iraqi Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر العراقي), previously called Iraqi Perseverance Cup ( ar, كأس المثابرة العراقي), is Iraqi football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Iraqi Premier ...
. The match was contested between the Baghdad rivals,
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ( ar, نادي القوة الجوية الرياضي, lit=Air Force Club) is an Iraqi sports club based in Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 193 ...
and
Al-Zawraa, at
Al-Shaab Stadium
Al-Shaab International Stadium ( ar, ملعب الشعب الدولي, lit=The People's Stadium) is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. The 34,200-seater was the home stadium of the Iraq national football team, as well as the lar ...
in
Baghdad
Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon. I ...
. It was played on 16 May 1997 to bring an end to the 1996–97 season. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won the game 3–1 to become the first Iraqi team to win the domestic
quadruple
Quadruple may refer to:
* 4-tuple, an ordered list of elements, with four elements
* Quad (figure skating), a figure skating jump
* Quadruple (computing), a term used as alternative for nibble in some contexts
* Quadruple-precision floating-point ...
.
Match
Details
References
External links
Iraq Football Association
{{National football Supercups (AFC region)
Football competitions in Iraq
1996–97 in Iraqi football
Iraqi Super Cup