[1] The cup started with the first round, consisting of 48 teams from the Iraqi First Division League and Iraqi Second Division League, followed by the second round, consisting of the 24 qualified teams.
The 20 Iraqi Premier League clubs joined the 12 qualified teams to form the Round of 32.
[2] 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 Iraq Football Association.
The following 68 teams were participating in the competition:[3] The rounds of the 2019–20 competition were scheduled as follows:[4] 48 teams from the First Division League and Second Division League competed in this round.