The Iraqi Super Cup (Arabic: كأس السوبر العراقي), previously called Iraqi Perseverance Cup (Arabic: كأس المثابرة العراقي), is Iraqi football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Iraq Stars League season and the holders of the Iraq FA Cup.
[1] Extra-time is not played in the case of a draw; the game goes straight to penalties instead.
[2] It took another eleven years for the tournament to resume, returning in 1997 as a match between the winners of the Iraqi Premier League and the Iraq FA Cup.
It was finally completed in 2015–16, and therefore the Iraqi Perseverance Cup under the new name of Iraqi Super Cup was scheduled to be played in August of that year, but it was cancelled due to scheduling difficulties.
If the scores are level after 90 minutes, the teams play a penalty shootout.