2023–24 Hazfi Cup

2023–24 Hazfi Cup
Iranian Knockout Cup
Tournament details
CountryIran
Dates19 November 2023 – 20 June 2024
Teams86
Defending championsPersepolis
Final positions
ChampionsSepahan (5th title)
Runner-upMes Rafsanjan
Tournament statistics
Matches played68

All statistics correct as of 5 November 2023.

The 2023–24 Hazfi Cup was the 37th season of the Iranian football knockout competition. The champion of this competition qualified to the Super Cup and the AFC Champions League Elite next season.

Persepolis were the defending champions, but were eliminated at the round of 16.

Qualified teams

A total of 86 teams (out of a possible total of 96 eligible teams) participated. The teams were divided into four main groups.[1]

  • 16 teams of the Persian Gulf Pro League: entering at the Round of 32.
  • 18 teams of the Azadegan League: entering at the third round.
  • 28 teams from the 2nd Division: entering at the second round.
  • 24 teams (out of a possible total of 34[a] teams) from Provincial Leagues:[2] entering from first round.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows

Stage Round Draw date Matches dates
First stage Round 1 5 November 2023.[3] 19–20 November 2023[4]
Round 2 22 November 2023[5] 5–6 December 2023[6]
Round 3 11 December 2023[7] 27–29 December[8]
Second Stage Round of 32 8 January 2024[9] 7–9 February 2024
Round of 16 17 March 2024[10] 25–26 April 2024[11]
Quarter-finals 29 April 2024[12] 16 May 2024[13]
Semi-finals 15 June 2024
Final 20 June 2024

First stage

First round

Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1) 1. division (2) 2. division (3) Provincial Leagues (4) Total
16 / 16
18 / 18
28 / 28
24 / 34
86 / 96
20 November 2023 (2023-11-20) 1 Salavan Yordum Meshkin Shahr (4) 4–0Lachin Center Jolfa (4)Meshginshahr
14:00 Stadium: Takhti
19 November 2023 (2023-11-19) 1 Sepanta Torbat Heydarieh w/oShohadaye Chaharbagh AlborzTorbat-e Heydarieh
14:00 Stadium: Azadi
Note: Shohadaye Chaharbagh Alborz withdrew.
20 November 2023 (2023-11-20) 1 Kia Shahrood (4) 5–0Kia Tarom (4)Shahrud, Iran
14:00 Stadium: Takhti
19 November 2023 (2023-11-19) 1 Avrin Khoy (4) w/oAcademy Batis Tehran (4)Khoy
14:30 Stadium: Chamran
Note: Academy Batis Tehran withdrew.
20 November 2023 (2023-11-20) 1 Darya Babolsar (4) 3–0Oghab Pardisan Qom (4)Babolsar
14:15 Stadium: Shahid Alizadeh
20 November 2023 (2023-11-20) 1Shahrdari Dehgolan (4)3–5 Ettehad Javan Hamedan (4) Dehgolan
14:15 Stadium: Shahid Alizadeh
19 November 2023 (2023-11-19) 1 Tam Kohgiluye (4) 4–1Ettehad Sefin Kish (4)Dehdasht
14:15 Stadium: Azadi
19 November 2023 (2023-11-19) 1 Snag Ahan Bafgh (4) 3–0Salamat Eslamabad Gharb (4)Bafq
14:00 Stadium: Shohadaye Sang Ahan
20 November 2023 (2023-11-20) 1Sepahan Esfahak Tabas (4)2–4 Talaeye Shiraz (4) Tabas
14:00 Stadium: Azadi
20 November 2023 (2023-11-20) 1 Abouzar Kangan (4) w/oAbuzar Farsan (4)Kangan
14:30 Stadium: Shohadaye Varzeshkar
Note: Abuzar Farsan withdrew.
20 November 2023 (2023-11-20) 1Tara Foolad Chermahin Isfahan (4)0–3
(awarded)		 Mehregan Dareshahr (4) Chermahin
14:00 Stadium: Takhti
Note: The match was originally won 1–0 by Tara Foolad. However, due to Tara Foolad's using an ineligible player, the match awarded 3–0 to Mehregan.
19 November 2023 (2023-11-19) 1Ra'd Mahalat (4)0–3 Keshavarz Dezfoul (4) Mahalat
14:00 Stadium: Takhti
Note: Keshavarz Dezfoul withdrew.

Second round

Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1) 1. division (2) 2. division (3) Provincial Leagues (4) Total
16 / 16
18 / 18
14 / 28
12 / 34
60 / 96
5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) 2 Salavan Yordum Meshkin Shahr (4) w/oTam Kohgiluye (4)Meshginshahr
14:00 Stadium: Takhti
Note: Tam Kohgiluye withdrew.
6 December 2023 (2023-12-06) 2 Espad Alvand Tehran (3) 1–0YASA Tehran (3)Tehran
14:00 Stadium: Be'sat
6 December 2023 (2023-12-06) 2 Ayande Sazan Ardebil (3) 4–1Darya Babolsar (4)Ardabil
14:00 Stadium: Takhti
6 December 2023 (2023-12-06) 2 Shohadaye Babolsar (3) 2–1Kavir Moghava Tehran (3)Babolsar
14:00 Stadium: Shahid Alizadeh
5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) 2Talaeye Shiraz (4)1–4 Shenavarsazi Qeshm (3) Shiraz
14:00 Stadium: Dastgheyb
6 December 2023 (2023-12-06) 2Ettehad Javan Hamedan (4)0–0
(3–5 p)		 KIA Tehran (3) Hamadan
14:00 Stadium: Haj Babayi
6 December 2023 (2023-12-06) 2Keshavarz Dezfoul (4)1–1
(2–4 p)		 Setaregan Javan Tehran (3) Dezful
14:00 Stadium: Shohadaye Shahrdari
5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) 2 Kian Sam Babol (3) w/oSang Ahan Bafgh (4)Sari
14:00 Stadium: Shohada
Note: Sang Ahan Bafgh withdrew.
6 December 2023 (2023-12-06) 2Shahid Ghandi Yazd (3)1–2 Nirooye Zamini (3) Yazd
14:00 Stadium: Shahid Nasiri
Notes
  • Bye to the third round: Abouzar Kangan (4), Avrin Khoy (4), Chooka Talesh (3), Kia Shahrood (4), Mehregan Dareshahr (4), Navad Urmia (3), Nika Pars Chaloos (3), Sepanta Torbat Heydarieh (4).

Third round

Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1) 1. division (2) 2. division (3) Provincial Leagues (4) Total
16 / 16
15 / 18
11 / 28
6 / 34
48 / 96

Damashian Rasht (2), Kheybar Khorramabad (2) and Shahrdari Astara (2) were banned and could not participate due to last season's absence.

28 December 2023 (2023-12-28) 3 Shenavarsazi Qeshm (3) w/oShohadaye Babolsar (3)Qeshm
14:00 Stadium: Peyposht
Note: Shohadaye Babolsar withdrew.
28 December 2023 (2023-12-28) 3Khooshe Talaei (2)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 Chooka Talesh (3) Tehran
14:00 Stadium: Naft Tehransar
28 December 2023 (2023-12-28) 3 Nika Pars Chaloos (3) 2–1Kian Sam Babol (3)Chalus
14:00 Stadium: Shohadaye Tajankala
28 December 2023 (2023-12-28) 3 Nirooye Zamini (3) 1–0Mes Shahr-e Babak (2)Tehran
14:00 Stadium: Ghadir
28 December 2023 (2023-12-28) 3 Naft va Gaz Gachsaran (2) w/oAvrin Khoy (4)Gachsaran
14:30 Stadium: Shohadaye Naft
Note: Avrin Khoy withdrew.
28 December 2023 (2023-12-28) 3 Esteghlal Mollasani (2) w/oAbouzar Kangan (4)Takhti
14:00 Attendance: Ahvaz
Note: Abouzar Kangan withdrew.
27 December 2023 (2023-12-27) 3 Setaregan Javan Tehran (3) 1–0Naft MasjedSoleyman (2)Tehran
14:00 Stadium: Marghoobkar
29 December 2023 (2023-12-29) 3 Mes Sungun (2) 3–1Kia Shahrood (4)Tabriz
14:00 Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
28 December 2023 (2023-12-28) 3 Ario Bam Eslamshahr (2) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		Chadormalu Ardakan (2)Eslamshahr
14:00 Stadium: Imam Khomeini
Note: The host team has changed after the draw by requesting both teams.
28 December 2023 (2023-12-28) 3 Pars Jonoubi Jam (2) 2–0Espad Alvand Tehran (3)Jam
14:30 Stadium: Takhti
28 December 2023 (2023-12-28) 3Navad Urmia (3)1–2 Sepanta Torbat Heydarieh (4) Urmia
14:00 Stadium: Shahid Bakeri
29 December 2023 (2023-12-29) 3 Mes Kerman (2) w/oDarya Babol (2)Kerman
14:30 Stadium: Imam Ali
Note: Darya Babol withdrew, and were also banned from the following season's Hazfi Cup.
27 December 2023 (2023-12-27) 3 Saipa (2) 3–0Ayande Sazan Ardebil (3)Karaj
14:30 Saeid Karimi 43'
Pouria Bali 66'
Mohammadtaha Tabatabataei (P) 90+3'		 Stadium: Enghelab
29 December 2023 (2023-12-29) 3 Fajr Sepasi Shiraz (2) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Mehregan Dareshahr (4) Shiraz
14:00 Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium
Penalties
Abbas Bouazar soccer ball with check mark
Mohammad Azhir soccer ball with check mark
Erfan Poor Afraz soccer ball with red X
Mohammad Ali Kazemi soccer ball with check mark
Mohammad Hossein Golpour soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Mehrdad Zarei
soccer ball with check mark Moein Aghayi
soccer ball with red X Ramin Shakouri
soccer ball with check mark Arya Naghi Zadegan
soccer ball with red X Mohammad Amin Mahdavi
27 December 2023 (2023-12-27) 3 Shahre Raz Shiraz (2) 1–0Salavan Yordum Meshkin Shahr (4)Shiraz
14:00 Peyman Namvar 69' Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium
27 December 2023 (2023-12-27) 3 KIA Tehran (3) 3–1Shahin Bandar Ameri (2)Shahriar
14:00 Mahdi Khalaj 37' Stadium: Shabahang

Second stage

Bracket

 
Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-FinalsFinal
 
                  
 
 
 
 
Sanat Naft1 (4)
 
 
 
Esteghlal Mollasani1 (5)
 
Esteghlal Mollasani1
 
 
 
Sepahan2
 
Sepahan3
 
 
 
Shams Azar0
 
Mes Rafsanjan 1
 
 
 
Tractor 0
 
Gol Gohar2
 
 
 
Nika Pars Chaloos0
 
Fajr Sepasi Shiraz0
 
 
 
Gol Gohar3
 
Nirooye Zamini1 (2)
 
 
 
Fajr Sepasi Shiraz (2)1 (3)
 
Mes Rafsanjan 1 (4)
 
 
 
Aluminium 1 (2)
 
Chooka Talesh0
 
 
 
Tractor3
 
Tractor1 (3)
 
 
 
Zob Ahan1 (1)
 
Zob Ahan3
 
 
 
KIA FC0
 
Chadormalu Ardakan 0
 
 
 
Aluminium 1
 
Sepanta Torbat Heydarieh0
 
 
 
Mes Kerman6
 
Mes Kerman1 (3)
 
 
 
Chadormalu Ardakan1 (5)
 
Foolad0
 
 
 
Chadormalu Ardakan1
 
Mes Rafsanjan 0
 
 
 
Sepahan 2
 
Havadar1
 
 
 
Esteghlal Khuzestan0
 
Havadar3
 
 
 
Mes Sungun1
 
Mes Sungun3
 
 
 
Shenavarsazi Qeshm1
 
Sepahan 1
 
 
 
Malavan0
 
Malavan1
 
 
 
Shahr Raz Shiraz0
 
Malavan2
 
 
 
Saipa1
 
Saipa1
 
 
 
Pars Jonoubi Jam0
 
Sepahan2
 
 
 
Gol Gohar1
 
Mes Rafsanjan2
 
 
 
Esteghlal0
 
Mes Rafsanjan1 (5)
 
 
 
Paykan1 (4)
 
Paykan1
 
 
 
Setaregan Javan Tehran0
 
Gol Gohar 5
 
 
 
Havadar 0
 
Nassaji Mazandaran0
 
 
 
Aluminium1
 
Aluminium4 (6)
 
 
 
Persepolis4 (5)
 
Persepolis3
 
 
Naft va Gaz Gachsaran0
 

Round of 32

Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1) 1. division (2) 2. division (3) Provincial Leagues (4) Total
16 / 16
9 / 18
6 / 28
1 / 34
32 / 96
8 February 2024 (2024-02-08) 4Nirooye Zamini (3)1–1
(2–3 p)		 Fajr Sepasi Shiraz (2) Tehran
14:00 Stadium: Ghadir
9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) 4 Malavan (1) 1–0Shahr Raz Shiraz (2)Bandar-e Anzali
15:00 Arman Akvan 27' Stadium: Takhti
8 February 2024 (2024-02-08) 4 Saipa (2) 1–0Pars Jonoubi Jam (2)Karaj
14:30 Saeid Karimi 18' Stadium: Enghelab Stadium
8 February 2024 (2024-02-08) 4Sepanta Torbat Heydarieh (4)0–6 Mes Kerman (2) Torbat Heydarieh
14:00 Abolfazl Akkashe 25'
Mohammad Amin Kaviyani 38'
Mohammad Ali Safiya 45', 82'
Abolfazl Nazari 73'
Pouriya Gholami 75'		 Stadium: Azadi
9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) 4Nassaji Mazandaran (1)0–1 Aluminium (1) Qaem Shahr
15:0 Ehsan Ghahari 61' Stadium: Vatani Stadium
8 February 2024 (2024-02-08) 4Foolad (1)0–1 Chadormalu Ardakan (2) Ahvaz
16:00 Ali Taheran 90+8' Stadium: Shohadaye Foolad
9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) 4 Havadar (1) 1–0Esteghlal Khuzestan (1)Tehran
15:00 Amin Ghaseminejad 87' Stadium: Pas Ghavamin
8 February 2024 (2024-02-08) 4 Gol Gohar (1) 2–0 (a.e.t.)Nika Pars Chaloos (3)Sirjan
15:00 Ahmad Reza Zenderouh 94'
Roberto Tores 115'		 Stadium: Shahid Soleymani
4 March 2024 (2024-03-04) 4 Sepahan (1) 3–0Shams Azar (1)Isfahan
17:30 Reza Asadi 24'
Omid Noorafkan60'
Reza Shekari71'		 Stadium: Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium
7 February 2024 (2024-02-07) 4 Paykan (1) 1–0Setaregan Javan Tehran (3)Tehran
15:00 Danyal Jahanbakhsh 45' Stadium: Pas Ghavamin
4 March 2024 (2024-03-04) 4 Mes Rafsanjan (1) 2–0Esteghlal (1)Rafsanjan
17:00 Mohammad Mehdi Mohebi25'
Muntadher Mohammed66'		 Stadium: Shohadaye Mes Rafsanjan
8 February 2024 (2024-02-08) 4 Zob Ahan (1) 3–0KIA FC (3)Isfahan
15:00 Mohammad Ghoreyshi
Omid Latifi
Ahmad Shari'at Zadeh		 Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
4 March 2024 (2024-03-04) 4 Persepolis (1) 3–0Naft va Gaz Gachsaran (2)Tehran
20:00 Mehdi Torabi 38'
Danial Esmaeilifar 47'
Issa Alekasir 55'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
8 February 2024 (2024-02-08) 4Chooka Talesh (3)0–3 Tractor (1)
Note: Chooka Talesh withdrew.
8 February 2024 (2024-02-08) 4 Mes Sungun (2) 3–1 (a.e.t.)Shenavarsazi Qeshm (3)Tabriz
16:00 Mohammad Taher Amini 63'
Farzan Dana 107'
Milad Souri 119'		 Nasrollah Derafshi 73' Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
8 February 2024 (2024-02-08) 4Sanat Naft (1)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Esteghlal Mollasani (2) Abadan
15:00 Taleb Reykani 94' Ali Fateh 101' Stadium: Takhti

Round of 16

Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1) 1. division (2) 2. division (3) Provincial Leagues (4) Total
10 / 16
6 / 18
0 / 28
0 / 34
16 / 96
26 April 2024 (2024-04-26) 5Esteghlal Mollasani (2)1–2 Sepahan (1) Ahvaz
19:30 Stadium: Ghadir Stadium
26 April 2024 (2024-04-26) 5Fajr Sepasi Shiraz (2)0–3 Gol Gohar (1) Shiraz
18:00 Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium
26 April 2024 (2024-04-26) 5 Tractor (1) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		Zob Ahan (1)Tabriz
18:30 Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
26 April 2024 (2024-04-26) 5Mes Kerman (2)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Chadormalu F.C. (2) Kerman
17:45 Stadium: Imam Ali Stadium
26 April 2024 (2024-04-26) 5 Havadar (1) 3–1Mes Sungun(2)Tehran
18:15 Stadium: PAS Ghavamin
26 April 2024 (2024-04-26) 5 Malavan (1) 2–1Saipa (2)Bandar-e Anzali
18:30 Stadium: Takhti Stadium
25 April 2024 (2024-04-25) 5 Mes Rafsanjan (1) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Paykan (1)Rafsanjan
17:45 Stadium: Shohadaye Mes
26 April 2024 (2024-04-26) 5 Aluminium (1) 4–4 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		Persepolis (1)Arak
18:15 Stadium: Imam Khomeini Stadium

Quarter-finals

Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1) 1. division (2) 2. division (3) Provincial Leagues (4) Total
7 / 16
1 / 18
0 / 28
0 / 34
8 / 96
16 May 2024 (2024-05-16) 6Tractor (1)0–1 (a.e.t.) Mes Rafsanjan (1) Tabriz
19:00 Mohammad Mehdi Mohebi 91' Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
16 May 2024 (2024-05-16) 6Chadormalu (2)0–1 (a.e.t.) Aluminium (1) Yazd
18:15 Reza Jabireh 119' Stadium: Shahid Nasiri
16 May 2024 (2024-05-16) 6 Gol Gohar (1) 5–0Havadar (1)Shahid Soleymani
19:00 Ahmad Reza Zendehrouh 8'
Saeid Saharkhizan 71'
Masoud Zaer Kazemeini 75', 95+5'
Mehdi Mamizade 90+7'		 Stadium: Shahid Soleymani
16 May 2024 (2024-05-16) 6 Sepahan (1) 1–0Malavan (1)Isfahan
19:30 Farshad Ahmadzadeh 39' Stadium: Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium

Semi-finals

Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1) 1. division (2) 2. division (3) Provincial Leagues (4) Total
4 / 16
0 / 18
0 / 28
0 / 34
4 / 96
15 June 2024 (2024-06-15) 7 Sepahan (1) 2–1Gol Gohar (1)
15 June 2024 (2024-06-15) 7Aluminium (1)1-1 (a.e.t.)
(2-4 p)		 Mes Rafsanjan (1)

Final

Main article: 2024 Hazfi Cup Final
Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1) 1. division (2) 2. division (3) Provincial Leagues (4) Total
2 / 16
0 / 18
0 / 28
0 / 34
2 / 96
20 June 2024 (2024-06-20) 8 Sepahan 2–0Mes RafsanjanTehran
 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Bijan Heydari

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Kish, Khoramshahr and Tehran have extra representatives

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  1. ^ "آیین نامه برگزاری مسابقات جام حذفی". سازمان لیگ فوتبال ایران (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
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