The 2019–20

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was the 30th edition of the Iraqi knockout

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cup as a club competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football, featuring a total of 20 teams from the

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and 48 teams from the

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and

Iraqi Second Division League The Iraqi Second Division League is a Association football, football league that is the fourth tier of the Iraqi football league system. The league was founded in 1974, and consists of 20 teams split into two groups in the first stage. The top fou ...

. The tournament started on 12 September 2019, but was cancelled during the Round of 32 because of the

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Format

Participation

The cup started with the first round, consisting of 48 teams from the

and

, followed by the second round, consisting of the 24 qualified teams. The 20

clubs joined the 12 qualified teams to form the Round of 32.

Cards

If a player received a second yellow card, they were banned from the next cup match. If a player received a red card, they were banned for a minimum of one match, but more could be added by the

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Participating clubs

The following 68 teams were participating in the competition: *Bold indicates the team is still in the competition.

Schedule

The rounds of the 2019–20 competition were scheduled as follows:

First round

48 teams from the First Division League and Second Division League competed in this round.

Second round

Final phase

Bracket

Round of 32

20 top-tier teams and 12 lower-tier teams were set to compete in this round.

References

External links

Iraq Football Association
{{DEFAULTSORT:2019-20 Iraq FA Cup

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