Football tournament season
2021 Hazfi Cup Country Iran Dates 19 January 2021 (2021-01-19 ) – 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08 ) Teams 71 Defending champions Tractor Champions Foolad (1st title)Runner-up Esteghlal Matches played 70 Goals scored 154 (2.2 per match)
The 2021 Hazfi Cup was the 34th season of the Iranian football knockout competition.[ 1] [ 2]
The competition began in January 2021 and the final was played on August 8, 2021. Foolad won their first title after defeating Esteghlal in the final.
Participating teams
A total of 71 teams (out of a possible total of 96 eligible teams) participated. The teams were divided into four main groups.[ 3]
16 teams of the Persian Gulf Pro League : entering at the Round of 32.
13 teams (out of a possible total of 18 teams) of the Azadegan League : entering at the third round.
17 teams (out of a possible total of 28 teams) from the 2nd Division : entering at the second round.
25 teams (out of a possible total of 34 teams) from Provincial Leagues: entering from first round.
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
Stage
Round
Draw date
Matches dates
First stage
Preliminary round
12 January 2021[ 4]
19 January 2021
Round 1
23–28 January 2021
Round 2
26 January 2021
6–9 February 2021
Round 3
9 February 2021[ 5]
23–25 February 2021
Second Stage
Round of 32
26 February 2021[ 6]
11–13 March 2021[ 7]
Round of 16
6 April 2021[ 8]
29 April 2021 18–19 May 2021
Quarter-finals
13 June 2021[ 9]
15, 24 July 2021
Semi-finals
26 July 2021[ 10]
4 August 2021
Final
8 August 2021
First stage
Preliminary round
Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1)
1. division (2)
2. division (3)
Provincial Leagues (4)
Total
Zagros Neshinan Bakhtiyari (4) v Shahrdari Dokooheh Andimeshk (4)
Payam Khorasan Jonoobi (4) v Aboozar Kangan Booshehr (4)
Heyat Football Baneh (4) v Foolad Hormozgan (4)
Notes
First round
Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1)
1. division (2)
2. division (3)
Provincial Leagues (4)
Total
Setaregan Azhand Azarbaijan (4) v Aboozar Basht (4)
Sorkhpooshan Sari (4) v Kanyav Oshnouyeh (4)
Damash Parseh Tehran (4) v Vahdat Aghasht (4)
Shahrdari Bardeskan (4) v Shahin Tehran (4)
Mi’ad Pars Moghan (4) v Padideh Malekshahi Ilam (4)
Sohan Mohammad Qom (4) v Armak Kish (4)
Padma Yadak Iranian Isfahan (4) v Siman Shahrood (4)
Helal Ahmar Gerash (4) v Ettehad Ravansar (4)
Darayi Khoramdareh (4) v Esteghlal Raveh Delijan (4)
Shahrdari Dokooheh Andimeshk (4) v Payam Khorasan Jonoobi (4)
Shahrdari Bandar Anzali (4) v Foolad Hormozgan (4)
Notes
Second round
17 teams from the Second Division entered this round.
Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1)
1. division (2)
2. division (3)
Provincial Leagues (4)
Total
Avalan Kamyaran (3) v Sorkhpooshan Sari (4)
Esteghlal Raveh Delijan (4) v Shahrdari Bardeskan (4)
Espad Tehran (3) v Milad Mehr Iranian (3)
Shahrdari Bam (3) v Setaregan Azhand Azarbaijan (4)
Sohan Mohammad Qom (4) v Damash Parseh Tehran (4)
Vista Toorbin (3) v Foolad Hormozgan (4)
Shohadaye Babolsar (3) v Shahrdari Dokooheh Andimeshk (4)
Notes
Third round
18 teams from the Azadegan League entered this round.
Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1)
1. division (2)
2. division (3)
Provincial Leagues (4)
Total
Milad Mehr Iranian (3) v Avalan Kamyaran (3)
Notes
Second stage
Bracket
Fourth round (round of 32)
The 16 teams from Iran Pro League entered the competition from the second stage.
Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1)
1. division (2)
2. division (3)
Provincial Leagues (4)
Total
Esteghlal Molasani (2) v Shahin Bandar Ameri (3)
Fifth round (round of 16)
Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1)
1. division (2)
2. division (3)
Provincial Leagues (4)
Total
Sixth round (quarter-finals)
Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1)
1. division (2)
2. division (3)
Provincial Leagues (4)
Total
Seventh round (semi-finals)
Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1)
1. division (2)
2. division (3)
Provincial Leagues (4)
Total
Eighth round (final)
Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1)
1. division (2)
2. division (3)
Provincial Leagues (4)
Total
Statistics
This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it .
(September 2021 )
See also
Notes
References
Domestic leagues Domestic cups League cups Super Cups Regional club competitions AFC club competitions National team competitions