At first, thirty-nine teams were set to participate in the competition, but after the withdrawals of many of the Iraqi Premier League teams, only days before the Round of 32, clubs including Al-Shorta, Al-Talaba, Al-Hudood, Al-Sinaa, Naft Maysan, Al-Najaf, Zakho, and Al-Kahrabaa,[1] a total of twelve teams from the Iraqi Premier League and nineteen from Iraqi First Division League ended up participating.
If a player receives a red card, they will be banned a minimum of one match, but more can be added by the Iraq Football Association.
[4] Diyala, Al-Sulaikh, Al-Saha, Balad, and Al-Kufa gained automatic qualification to the Round of 32.
The draw for the quarterfinals was held on 15 December 2015 at 12:00 in the Iraq Football Association building in Baghdad by the director of the competitions committee Shihab Ahmed.
[7] Al-Iraqiya Sport signed a protocol with the company to televise the FA Cup and the Iraqi Premier League matches.
From the first round until the second legs of the semifinals, no channel was interested in buying the FA Cup matches' rights.
[8] However, the administrative board of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya refused to televise their match against Duhok on live TV.
[9] On 4 April, the director of the production company, Mohammed Haijal, announced that the broadcasting rights of the final were given to Al-Kass Sports Channel.