6th Umm al-Ma'arik Championship

The 6th Umm al-Ma'arik Championship (Arabic: بطولة أم المعارك السادسة) was the sixth occurrence of the Umm al-Ma'arik Championship, organised by the Iraq Football Association. The top eight teams of the 1995–96 Iraqi Advanced League competed in the tournament. The competition started on 10 September 1996 and ended on 20 September 1996 where, in the final, held at Al-Shaab Stadium, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Al-Zawraa 1–0.[1][2][3]

Umm al-Ma'arik Championship
CountryIraq
Dates10–20 September 1996
Teams8
ChampionsAl-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Runners-upAl-Zawraa
Third placeAl-Najaf
Fourth placeAl-Shorta
Top goal scorer(s)Hussam Fawzi
Mufeed Assem
Waleed Dhahid
(4 goals each)

Group stage

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Zawraa 321083+57
Al-Shorta 311187+14
Al-Karkh 30214732
Al-Talaba 30214732
Al-Zawraa4–1Al-Talaba
Fawzi
Abbas
Saddam (pen.)
Al-Karkh2–5Al-Shorta
Rahim
Tariq
Jawad (pen.)
Assem
Ogla
Al-Talaba2–2Al-Shorta
Jaber
Abbas (pen.)
Assem
Al-Zawraa3–1Al-Shorta
Fawzi
Abbas
Abdul-Razzaq
Assem
Al-Karkh1–1Al-Talaba
Khanjar

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 320174+36
Al-Najaf 312064+25
Al-Naft 311154+14
Al-Ramadi 301241061
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya4–1Al-Ramadi

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya1–0 (a.e.t.)Al-Zawraa
Abdul-Sattar gold-colored soccer ball 113'  (o.g.)
Umm al-Ma'arik Championship
1996–97 winner
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2nd title

References

  1. Qayed, Mohammed (June 19, 2003). "Iraq 1996/97". RSSSF.
  2. "1996 Elite Cup". NIIIIS.com.
  3. "Al-Zawraa Archive 1996/97". Kooora.
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