Erbil, 12 August / August (Rn) - The head of the Kurdistan Union announced the launch of Kurdistan Cup Championship first phase to begin next month.
According to Dilshad Saleh told the Kurdish news agency (AK), that "the matches are scheduled to launch on the 6th of next month, with the participation of 36 clubs that are divided equally on the first and second divisions of Kurdistan football league," adding that "the matches will take place according to the system of knockout competition which means any team loses, they will exit from the tournament. "
Saleh added that "the first stage of the Kurdistan Cup upcoming football matches will be played on the ground of the second division clubs in order to increase the opportunity for those clubs to rise to the second phase of the the tournament. "
He added by saying that "the clubs that qualify from the first phase of the tournament will face the first division clubs which there are 14 clubs, under the second phase of the tournament,".
The Kurdistan Cup of football clubs, is an annual tournament that is being organized under the auspices of the Kurdistan Union for the game, and this is third edition of the tournament being organized in the region so far.
For the list of the matches, visit this site:
http://xendan.org/sport/dreja.aspx?=hew ... 1811&Jor=3
http://www.aknews.com/ar/aknews/5/321468/
