2007–08 Hazfi Cup

2007-08 Hazfi Cup

Country

Iran

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The Hazfi Cup 2007-08 is the 21st staging of Iran's football knockout competition. A record 103 clubs' entries were accepted for the competition. The tournament began on October 15, 2007.

The cup winner were guaranteed a place in the 2009 AFC Champions League.

Format

First stage

The first stage of the competition (first three rounds) consists of:

24 clubs from the Azadegan League
28 clubs from the 2nd Division
29 clubs from the 3rd Division
4 clubs from Karaj, Kish, Tehran and its suburbs

Second stage

The second stage of the competition (rounds four onward) consists of:

18 clubs from the Iran Pro League
16 clubs from the first stage of the competition

First round

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Notes
15 October 2007	Naft Tehran	0-1	Shahrdari Bandar Abbas
15 October 2007	Steel Azin	2-1	Shahrdari Shahr Ray
15 October 2007	Sepidrood Rasht	2-0	Foolad Hormozgan
15 October 2007	Persepolis Borazjan	(w/o)	Shahrdari Anzali	Persepolis withdrew
15 October 2007	Nassaji Mazandaran	(w/o)	Kowsar Tehran	Kowsar withdrew
15 October 2007	Persepolis Ghaemshahr	(w/o)	Dartak Khorramabad	Dartak withdrew
15 October 2007	Mashin Sazi	5-0	Parnia Malayer
15 October 2007	West Azarbaijan	1-5	Nirou Moharekeh Qazvin
17 October 2007	Fajr Mantaghe Do	5-2	Azad University Langarud
17 October 2007	Sepahan Novin	1-2	Mes Sarcheshme
17 October 2007	Sanaye Arak	3-1	Zoghalsang Kerman
17 October 2007	Kaveh Zanjan	2-1	Sazan Rah Qom
19 October 2007	Foolad	5-0	Moghavemat Tehran

Second round

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Notes
21 October 2007	Nassaji Mazandaran	(w/o)	Hepco Arak	Hepco withdrew
21 October 2007	Moghavemat Shiraz	2-0	Persepolis Ghaemshahr
21 October 2007	Tarbiat Hormozgan	0-4	Mes Sarcheshme
21 October 2007	Shahrdari Anzali	2-1	Mashin Sazi
21 October 2007	Deihim Ahvaz	1-3	Steel Azin
22 October 2007	Fajr Mantaghe Do	0-1	Teraktor Sazi
22 October 2007	Tarbiat Badani Yazd	13-1	Pas Birjand
22 October 2007	Payam Mashhad	5-0	Moghavemat Vahdat Ghom
22 October 2007	Gach Farsan	0-1	Shahrdari Yazd
22 October 2007	Shahed Najafabad	3-0	Sepidrood Rasht
22 October 2007	Shahrdari Tabriz	2-3	Nirou Moharekeh Qazvin
22 October 2007	Foolad Yazd	7-0	Mashin Lent Semnan
22 October 2007	Shahin Ahvaz	(w/o)	Zagros Yasooj	Zagros withdrew
22 October 2007	Ghahreman Khorasan Razavi	2-3	Shemushack Noshahr
22 October 2007	Esteghlal Jonub	1-2	Mehrkam Pars Tehran
22 October 2007	Lashgar Si Gorgan	0-1	Piroozi Yasouj
23 October 2007	Petroshimi Tabriz	2-2	Shahrdari Bandar Abbas	Petroshimi progress 5-4 on penalties

Third round

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Notes
10 November 2007	Shahrdari Yazd	0-6	Foolad
10 November 2007	Samand Tehran	2-0	Shahin Ahvaz
10 November 2007	Sanaye Arak	4-0	Teraktor Sazi Novin
10 November 2007	Steel Azin	1-1	Damash Iranian	Steel Azin progress 4-1 on penalties
10 November 2007	Nirou Moharekeh Qazvin	0-1	Kaveh Zanjan
10 November 2007	Piroozi Yasouj	0-1	Shahin Bushehr
10 November 2007	Teraktor Sazi	1-0	Shahed Najafabad
10 November 2007	Moghavemat Shiraz	(w/o)	Aflak Lorestan	Aflak withdrew
10 November 2007	Tohid Kermanshah	1-2	Payam Mashhad
11 November 2007	Mehrkam Pars Tehran	1-0	Shemushack Noshahr
21 November 2007	Aboomoslem	1-1	Mes Kerman	Aboomoslem progress 4-2 on penalties^[1]
22 November 2007	Sanat Naft	2-3^[2]	Persepolis

Fourth Round (1/16 Final - Last 32)

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Notes
22 November 2007	Esteghlal Ahvaz	3-0	Samand Tehran
22 November 2007	Paykan Tehran	2-1	Shahrdari Anzali	(after extra time)
22 November 2007	Saba Battery FC	4-0	Teraktor Sazi
22 November 2007	Pegah Gilan	3-0	Mes Sarcheshmeh
22 November 2007	Kaveh Zanjan	1-4	Zob Ahan	(after extra time)
22 November 2007	Moghavemat Sepasi	0-0	Moghavemat Shiraz	Sepasi progress 5-3 on penalties^[3]
23 November 2007	Esteghlal	5-3	Tarbiat Badani Yazd
23 November 2007	Foolad	2-1	Saipa
23 November 2007	Payam Mashhad	1-1	Rah Ahan	Rah Ahan progress 7-6 on penalties
23 November 2007	Shirin Faraz	1-2	Steel Azin
23 November 2007	Shahin Bushehr	2-0	Malavan
24 November 2007	Bargh Shiraz	(w/o)	Nassaji Mazandaran	Nassaji withdrew
12 December 2007	Pas Hamedan	4-1	Foolad Yazd
17 December 2007	Persepolis	4-1	Petroshimi Tabriz
21 December 2007	Sanaye Arak	1-0	Aboomoslem
18 February 2008	Sepahan	1-0	Mehrkam Pars Tehran

Fifth Round (1/8 Final - Last 16)

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Notes
17 December 2007	Foolad	4-4	Esteghlal Ahvaz	Foolad progress 8-7 on penalties
21 December 2007	Rah Ahan	2-2	Steel Azin	Rah Ahan progress 5-2 on penalties
21 December 2007	Zob Ahan	1-1	Esteghlal	Esteghlal progress 3-1 on penalties
21 December 2007	Bargh Shiraz	1-0	Paykan Tehran
21 December 2007	Shahin Bushehr	2-2	Saba Battery	Shahin Bushehr progress 6-5 on penalties
24 December 2007	Pas Hamedan	3-0	Persepolis
26 February 2008	Moghavemat Sepasi	1-2	Sepahan
4 March 2008	Sanaye Arak	0-1	Pegah Gilan

Quarterfinals

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Notes
26 February 2008	Pas Hamedan	0-0	Foolad	Foolad progress 5-4 on penalties
10 March 2008	Bargh Shiraz	2-0	Shahin Bushehr
22 April 2008	Esteghlal	2-2	Rah Ahan	Esteghlal progress 5-3 on penalties
27 May 2008	Pegah	4-2	Sepahan	(after extra time)

Semifinals

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Notes
29 May 2008	Foolad	1-1	Esteghlal	Esteghlal progress 4-2 on penalties
1 June 2008	Pegah	2-1	Bargh Shiraz

Final

Main article: 2008 Hazfi Cup Final

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Pegah	1-3 (a.e.t.)	Esteghlal	1-0	0-3

Leg 1

Pegah v Esteghlal

2008-06-09
17:30

Pegah	1 – 0	Esteghlal
Gilauri 40'

Sardar Jangal Stadium, Rasht
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mozafarizadeh

Leg 2

Esteghlal v Pegah

2008-06-16
17:00

Esteghlal	3 – 0 ^(a.e.t.)	Pegah
Mehdi Amirabadi 15' Mojtaba Jabari 95' Arash Borhani 99'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Hedayat Mombeini

Bracket

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Persepolis

Petroshimi Tabriz

Persepolis

Pas Hamedan

PAS Hamedan

Foolad Yazd

PAS Hamedan

0 (4)

Esteghlal Ahvaz

Foolad

0 (5)

Samand Tehran

Esteghlal Ahvaz

4 (7)

Foolad

4 (8)

Saipa

Foolad

1 (2)

Payam Mashhad

1 (6)

Esteghlal

1 (4)

Rah Ahan

1 (7)

Rah Ahan

2 (5)

Shirin Faraz

Steel Azin

2 (2)

Steel Azin

Rah Ahan

2 (3)

Esteghlal

2 (5)

Tarbiat Badani Yazd

Esteghlal

1 (3)

Kaveh Zanjan

Zob Ahan

1 (1)

Zob Ahan

Esteghlal

0-3 (3)

Bargh Shiraz

Pegah Gilan

1-0 (1)

Nassaji Mazandaran

Bargh Shiraz

Paykan Tehran

Paykan Tehran

Shahrdari Anzali

Bargh Shiraz

Shahin Bushehr

Shahin Bushehr

Malavan

Shahin Bushehr

2 (6)

Saba Battery

Saba Battery

2 (5)

Teraktor Sazi

Bargh Shiraz

Moghavemat Sepasi

0 (5)

Pegah Gilan

Moghavemat Shiraz

0 (3)

Moghavemat Sepasi

Sepahan

Mehrkam Pars Tehran

Sepahan

2 (2)

Aboomoslem

Pegah Gilan

2 (4)

Sanaye Arak

Sanaye Arak

Pegah Gilan

Mes Sarcheshmeh

References

↑ "Aboomoslem defeated Mes Kerman on penalties" (in Persian). IRNA. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
↑ "Persepolis burnt Naft" (in Persian). Iran Varzeshi. Archived from the original on 2007-11-25. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
↑ "Moghavemat Sepasi Shiraz through to next round" (in Persian). IRNA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-22.

(Persian) Hazfi Cup first round results
(Persian) Hazfi Cup results
(Persian) Hazfi Cup second round results
(Persian) Steel Azin won; Tarbiat Yazd to face Esteghlal Tehran
(Persian) Rasoul Korbekandi's team out; Petroshimi to face Persepolis
(Persian) Hazfi Cup; Foolad and Steel Azin won
(Persian) Hazfi Cup next matches schedule
(Persian) Hazfi Cup 1/16 and 1/8 Finals schedule

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Final	Naft Tehran Zob Ahan

8th Round (Semi-Final)	Padideh Persepolis

7th Round (Quarter-Final)	Esteghlal Gol Gohar Sanat Sari Tractor Sazi

6th Round (1/8)	Esteghlal Khuzestan Gostaresh Naft Masjed Soleyman Parseh Tehran Paykan Rah Ahan Saipa Shahrdari Ardabil

5th Round (1/16)	Bahman Shiraz Esteghlal Ahvaz Fajr Sepasi Foolad Foolad Novin Kargar Boneh Gaz Karun Khuzestan Kian Bakhtiari Khoneh Be Khoneh Malavan Niroo Zamini Pas Hamedan Payam Choghadak Saba Qom Sepahan Shohadaye Artesh

4th Round	Aboomoslem Be'sat Kermanshah Caspian Qazvin Damash Gilan Esteghlal B Foolad Yazd Iranjavan Khoormooj Mes Rafsanjan Naft Gachsaran Naft Omidiyeh Nassaji Mazandaran Payam Mashhad Siah Jamegan Shahrdari Jajarm Shahrdari Tabriz Zagros Yasuj

3rd Round	Abkar Gostar Paj Aluminium Hormozgan Alvand Hamedan Badr Hormozgan Esteghlal Kalak Etka Gorgan Fajr Jam Bushehr Gahar Zagros Giti Pasand Hafari Ahvaz Iranjavan Khalkhal Dasht Machine Sazi Mes Kerman Mes Soongoun Milan Arak Persepolis Ganaveh Persepolis Shomal Rahian Kermanshah Safir Shahrud Sanat Naft Sanat Naft Novin Sepidrood Rasht Shahrdari Bam Shahrdari Bandar Abbas Shahrdari Dezful Shahrdari Jooybar Shahrdari Yasuj Yazd Louleh Zob Ahan Novin

2nd Round	Arvand Ghahreman Kish Keivan Morgh Moghavemat Kangavar Montakhab Saravan Parag Tehran Shahin Bandar Gaz Shahin Karokla Shahrdari Chamkhaleh Zorat Karan

1st Round	Abharrood Astoo Abyek Ettihad Novin Ghahreman East Azerbaijan Ghahreman Hamedan Ghahreman Khouzestan Ghahreman Lorestan Ghahreman South Khorasan Ghahreman Yazd Namayandeh Khoramshahr Parseh Shiraz Saba Noor Safir Gofteman Shahin Ilam

Hazfi Cup seasons

Seasons	1976 1977 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Final	2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Competitions involving Iranian clubs

Domestic	IPL Azadegan League 2nd Division 3rd Division Hazfi Cup Super Cup

Defunct	Takht Jamshid Cup Local Leagues Qods League 17th of Shahrivar league Espandi Cup

International	AFC Champions League Asian Cup Winners Cup (Defunct)

Football in Iran

League competitions	Pro League Azadegan League 2nd Division 3rd Division Provincial League

Cup competitions	Hazfi Cup

Defunct competitions	Super Cup

National teams	Men's B-team Women's M U-23 M U-20 W U-20 M U-17 M U-15

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