Hazfi Cup (Persian: جام حذفی, romanized: Jām-e Hazfi, lit. 'knockout cup') is an Iranian knockout football competition held annually by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran.
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| Founded | 1975 |
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| Region |  Iran |
| Number of teams | 100 |
| Current champions | Persepolis (7th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Esteghlal&Persepolis (7 titles each) |
| Television broadcasters | |
 2023–24 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 revival of the league system, the champion of Iranian league qualified for Asian Club Championship and the winner of Hazfi Cup for Asian Cup Winners' Cup. The Asian Cup Winners' Cup merged with the Asian Champions Cup in 2002–03 to form the AFC Champions League and Iran was 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 the revolution continued as Hazfi Cup. Esteghal and Persepolis are the most successful clubs with seven titles each.[3]
Format edit
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 edit
The champions are shown in Bold.[5]
| Asian Club Championship/ AFC Champions League Qualified | Asian Cup Winners' Cup Qualified |
Performance by finalists edit
- source: [6]
| # | Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esteghal | 7 | 7 | 1977, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2018 | 1991, 1999, 2004, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2023 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 7 | 2 | 1988, 1992, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2019, 2023 | 2006, 2013 |
| 3 | Zob Ahan | 4 | 1 | 2003, 2009, 2015, 2016 | 2001 |
| 4 | Sepahan | 4 | – | 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013 | — |
| 5 | Malavan | 3 | 4 | 1976, 1987, 1991 | 1988, 1989, 1992, 2011 |
| 6 | Tractor | 2 | 3 | 2014, 2020 | 1976, 1995, 2017 |
| 7 | Bahman | 1 | 2 | 1995 | 1997, 2000 |
| Fajr Sepasi | 1 | 2 | 2001 | 2002, 2003 | |
| 9 | Bargh | 1 | 1 | 1997 | 1996 |
| Saba[b] | 1 | 1 | 2005 | 2007 | |
| Naft Tehran | 1 | 1 | 2017 | 2015 | |
| 12 | Shahin Ahvaz | 1 | – | 1989 | — |
| Saipa | 1 | – | 1994 | — | |
| Foolad | 1 | – | 2021 | — | |
| Nassaji | 1 | – | 2022 | — | |
| 16 | Damash[c] | – | 2 | — | 2008, 2019 |
| 17 | Homa | – | 1 | — | 1977 |
| Kheybar | – | 1 | — | 1987 | |
| Jonoob | – | 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 |
Statistics edit
Winners by Province edit
- source: [6]
| Province | Winners | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Tehran | 18
|
Esteghal (7), Persepolis (7), Bahman[d] (1), Saba[e] (1), Naft Tehran (1), Saipa (1) |
| Isfahan | 8
|
Zob Ahan (4), Sepahan (4) |
| Gilan | 3
|
Malavan (3) |
| East Azerbaijan | 2
|
Tractor (2) |
| Fars | 2
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Fajr Sepasi (1), Bargh (1) |
| Khuzestan | 2
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Shahin Ahvaz (1), Foolad (1) |
| Mazandaran | 1
|
Nassaji (1) |
Winners by City edit
- source: [7]
| City | Winners | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Tehran | 17
|
Esteghal (7), Persepolis (7), Saba[e] (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 (1) |
| Ahvaz | 2
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Shahin Ahvaz (1), Foolad (1) |
| Karaj | 1
|
Bahman (1) |
| Qaemshahr | 1
|
Nassaji (1) |
Winning managers edit
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Taj changed its name to Esteghlal in 1979.
- ^ Saba was formerly named Saba Battery in the Hazfi Cup.
- ^ Damash was formerly named Pegah in the Hazfi Cup.
- ^ Bahman held its home matches in Karaj. Before the formation of Alborz province in 2010, Karaj was one of the cities of Tehran province; Therefore, Bahman team was one of the representatives of Tehran province during the championship.
- ^ a b Saba Battery moved to Qom (Capital of Qom province) in 2008 and its name was changed to Saba. however Saba team was one of the representatives of Tehran city and province during the championship.
References edit
- ^ "تاریخچه کامل و نتایج همه فينالهای جام حذفی" [History of Hazfi Cup]. tabnak.com (in Persian). Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "درباره جام حذفی ایران" [about Iran Hazfi Cup]. hazfi-cup.com (in Persian). Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "لیست قهرمانان جام حذفی فوتبال ایران" [List of Hazfi Cup winners all times]. hazfi-cup.com (in Persian). Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "آیین نامه جام حذفی فوتبال ایران" [Regulation of Iran Hazfi Cup]. hazfi-cup.com (in Persian). Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Niqui, Milad; Zarei, Asghar (10 February 2022). "Iran – List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ a b "رده بندی جام حذفی ایران" [Iran Hazfi Cup ranking]. hazfi-cup.com (in Persian). Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "شهرهای صاحب قهرمانی در جام حذفی هفت تایی می شوند" [cities those won Hazfi Cup]. tarafdari.com (in Persian). Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
External links edit
- List of Hazfi Cup Champions from RSSSF
- Hazfi Cup – Hailoosport.com (Arabic)
- Hazfi Cup – Hailoosport.com
- Hazfi Cup summary (SOCCERWAY)(English)