Iranian Hazfi Cup

Hazfi Cup (Jām-e Hazfi; lit. 'knockout cup') is the Iranian football knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation.

Hazfi Cup
Founded1975 (1975)
Region Iran
Number of teams100
Current championsNassaji Mazandaran (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Esteghal (7 titles)
Television broadcasters
2022–23 Hazfi Cup

The Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, hence the winner of Hazfi Cup represented Iran in the Asian Club Championship. After the revive of the league system, the champion of Iranian league qualified for Asian Club Championship and the winner of Hazfi Cup ran for Asian Cup Winners' Cup. However, the Asian Cup Winners' Cup merged with the Asian Champions Cup in 2002–03 to form the AFC Champions League and Iran had been initially given two (and later four) slots in this competitions. The IRIFF decided to award one of Iran's AFC Champions League spots to the winner of the Hazfi Cup, and since then, the winners of Hazfi Cup have always been allocated a spot in the AFC Champions League.[1][2]

The competition was founded in 1975 as Pahlavi Cup but after revolution continued as Hazfi Cup. Esteghal is the most successful club with seven titles.[3]

Format

The rules for the final were exactly the same as the one for the previous knockout rounds. The tie was contested over two legs with away goals deciding the winner if the two teams were level on goals after the second leg. If the teams could still not be separated at that stage, then extra time would have been played with a penalty shootout (taking place if the teams were still level after that).[4]

Finals
The Trophy from 2011 to 2015
The Trophy from 2016 to present

The champions are shown in Bold.[5]

Season Location Home Away Score
1976Amjadieh, TehranMalavanTractor4–1
1977–78Amjadieh, TehranTajHoma2–0
1978–79Not Held
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986Shiroudi, TehranMalavanKheybar Khoramabad2–0
1987Azadi, TehranMalavanPersepolis0–1
Azadi, TehranPersepolisMalavan0–0
Persepolis won 1 – 0 on aggregate
1988–89Takhti, AnzaliMalavanShahin Ahvaz3–1
Takhti, AhvazShahin AhvazMalavan4–0
Shahin Ahvaz won 5 – 3 on aggregate
1989–90Not Held
1990–91Azadi, TehranEsteghlalMalavan1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 pen.)
1991–92Azadi, TehranPersepolisMalavan2–1
1992–93Not Held
1993–94Azadi, TehranSaipaJonoob Ahvaz0–0
Takhti, AhvazJonoob AhvazSaipa1–1
Saipa won 1 – 1 on aggregate on away goal
1994–95Takhti, TabrizTractorBahman1–0
Ekbatan, TehranBahmanTractor2–0
Bahman won 2 – 1 on aggregate
1995–96Hafezieh, ShirazBargh ShirazEsteghlal1–3
Azadi, TehranEsteghlalBargh Shiraz2–0
Esteghlal won 5 – 1 on aggregate
1996–97Azadi, TehranBargh ShirazBahman3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–0 pen.)
1997–98Not Held
1998–99Azadi, TehranPersepolisEsteghlal2–1
1999–00Azadi, TehranEsteghlalBahman3–1
2000–01Foolad Shahr, IsfahanZob AhanFajr Sepasi0–1
Hafezieh, ShirazFajr SepasiZob Ahan2–1
Fajr Sepasi won 3 – 1 on aggregate
2001–02Hafezieh, ShirazFajr SepasiEsteghlal1–2
Takhti, TehranEsteghlalFajr Sepasi2–2
Esteghlal won 4 – 3 on aggregate
2002–03Foolad Shahr, IsfahanZob AhanFajr Sepasi2–2
Hafezieh, ShirazFajr SepasiZob Ahan2–2
Zob Ahan won 6 – 5 on penalties
2003–04Naghsh-e-Jahan, IsfahanSepahanEsteghlal3–2
Azadi, TehranEsteghlalSepahan0–2
Sepahan won 5 – 2 on aggregate
2004–05Derakhshan, Robat KarimSaba BatteryAboomoslem1–1
Samen Al-Aeme, MashhadAboomoslemSaba Battery1–1 (a.e.t.)
Saba Battery won 4 – 2 on penalties
2005–06Azadi, TehranPersepolisSepahan1–1
Naghsh-e-Jahan, IsfahanSepahanPersepolis1–1 (a.e.t.)
Sepahan won 4 – 2 on penalties
2006–07Derakhshan, Robat KarimSaba BatterySepahan0–1
Naghsh-e-Jahan, IsfahanSepahanSaba Battery3–0
Sepahan won 4 – 0 on aggregate
2007–08Sardar Jangal, RashtPegahEsteghlal1–0
Azadi, TehranEsteghlalPegah3–0 (a.e.t.)
Esteghlal won 3 – 1 on aggregate
2008–09Ekbatan, TehranRah AhanZob Ahan1–0
Foolad Shahr, IsfahanZob AhanRah Ahan5–1
Zob Ahan won 5 – 2 on aggregate
2009–10Yadegar-e Emam, TabrizGostaresh FooladPersepolis0–1
Azadi, TehranPersepolisGostaresh Foolad3–1
Persepolis won 4 – 1 on aggregate
2010–11Azadi, TehranPersepolisMalavan4–2
Takhti, AnzaliMalavanPersepolis1–0
Persepolis won 4 – 3 on aggregate
2011–12Hafezieh, ShirazEsteghlalShahin Bushehr0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 pen.)
2012–13Azadi, TehranPersepolisSepahan2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 pen.)
2013–14Bahonar, KermanMes KermanTractor0–1
2014–15Takhti, TehranNaft TehranZob Ahan1–3
2015–16Arvandan, KhorramshahrEsteghlalZob Ahan1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 pen.)
2016–17Arvandan, KhorramshahrNaft TehranTractor1–0
2017–18Arvandan, KhorramshahrEsteghlalKhooneh be Khooneh1–0
2018–19Foolad Arena, AhvazDamash GilanPersepolis0–1
2019–20Imam Reza, MashhadEsteghlalTractor2–3
2020–21Naghsh-e Jahan, IsfahanFooladEsteghlal0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 pen.)
2021–22Azadi, TehranNassaji MazandaranAluminium Arak1–0

Performance by finalists
# Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
1Esteghal761977, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2012, 20181991, 1999, 2004, 2016, 2020, 2021
2Persepolis621988, 1992, 1999, 2010, 2011, 20192006, 2013
3Zob Ahan412003, 2009, 2015, 20162001
4Sepahan4–2004, 2006, 2007, 2013—
5Malavan341976, 1987, 19911988, 1989, 1992, 2011
6Tractor232014, 20201976, 1995, 2017
7Bahman Karaj1219951997, 2000
=Fajr Sepasi1220012002, 2003
9Bargh Shiraz1119971996
=Saba Battery1120052007
=Naft Tehran1120172015
12Shahin Ahvaz1–1989—
=Saipa1–1994—
=Foolad1–2021—
=Nassaji Mazandaran1–2022—
16Damash Gilan/Pegah Gilan–2—2008, 2019
17Homa–1—1977
=Kheybar Khorramabad–1—1987
=Jonoob Ahvaz–1—1994
=Aboomoslem–1—2005
=Rah Ahan–1—2009
=Gostaresh Foolad–1—2010
=Shahin Bushehr–1—2012
=Mes Kerman–1—2014
=Khooneh be Khooneh–1—2018
=Aluminium Arak–1—2022
  • Damash Gilan was formerly named Pegah Gilan in the Hazfi Cup.

Statistics

Winners by Province
Province Winners Clubs
Tehran
17
 Esteghal (7), Persepolis (6), Saba Battery (1), Naft Tehran (1), Saipa (1), Bahman Karaj[lower-alpha 1] (1)
Isfahan
8
 Zob Ahan (4), Sepahan (4)
Gilan
3
 Malavan (3)
East Azerbaijan
2
 Tractor (2)
Fars
2
 Fajr Sepasi (1), Bargh Shiraz (1)
Khuzestan
2
 Shahin Ahvaz (1), Foolad (1)
Mazandaran
1
 Nassaji Mazandaran (1)

Winners by City
City Winners Clubs
Tehran
16
 Esteghal (7), Persepolis (6), Saba Battery (1), Naft Tehran (1), Saipa (1)
Isfahan
8
 Zob Ahan (4), Sepahan (4)
Bandar-e Anzali
3
 Malavan (3)
Tabriz
2
 Tractor (2)
Shiraz
2
 Fajr Sepasi (1), Bargh Shiraz (1)
Ahvaz
2
 Shahin Ahvaz (1), Foolad (1)
Karaj
1
 Bahman Karaj (1)
Qaemshahr
1
 Nassaji Mazandaran (1)

Winning managers
Main article: List of Hazfi Cup winning managers

See also

Notes
  1. Before the formation of Alborz province in 2010, Karaj was one of the cities of Tehran province; Therefore, Bahman Karaj team was one of the representatives of Tehran province during the championship.

References
  1. "تاریخچه کامل و نتایج همه فينال‌های جام حذفی" [History of Hazfi Cup]. tabnak.com (in Persian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. "درباره جام حذفی ایران" [about Iran Hazfi Cup]. hazfi-cup.com (in Persian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. "لیست قهرمانان جام حذفی فوتبال ایران" [List of Hazfi Cup winners all times]. hazfi-cup.com (in Persian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. "آیین نامه جام حذفی فوتبال ایران" [Regulation of Iran Hazfi Cup]. hazfi-cup.com (in Persian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. Niqui, Milad; Zarei, Asghar (10 February 2022). "Iran – List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  6. "رده بندی جام حذفی ایران" [Iran Hazfi Cup ranking]. hazfi-cup.com (in Persian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  7. "شهرهای صاحب قهرمانی در جام حذفی هفت تایی می شوند" [cities those won Hazfi Cup]. tarafdari.com (in Persian). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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