2017 Hazfi Cup Final

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2017 Hazfi Cup Final
Naft Tehran 2017 Hazfi cup.jpg
Event2016–17 Hazfi Cup
Date11 May 2017 (2017-05-11)
Venue, Khorramshahr
Man of the MatchSajjad Shahbazzadeh
RefereeAlborz Hajipour
Attendance8,521
WeatherClear
32 °C (90 °F)
21% humidity
2016

The 2017 Hazfi Cup Final was the 30th final since 1975. Both teams were in a poor form at the domestic league, the Hazfi cup final was the door towards AFC Champions League group-stage. If Tractor Sazi won, it meant that Naft Tehran would go to AFC Champions League play-offs, and it would be the opposite if Naft Tehran won. Both sides were coached by one of the best Iranian coaches; Ali Daei and Amir Ghalenoei. The game was fairly dominated by Tractor Sazi but they missed most of their chances and a 27th-minute penalty miss certainly brought hopes to Naft Tehran players. Naft Tehran proved football match is 90 minutes and battled until the last chance, Sajjad Shahbazzadeh's 88th-minute goal made Naft Tehran clinch the title.

Format[]

The tie was contested over one leg, just like the last edition. If the teams could still not be separated, then extra time would have been played with a penalty shootout (taking place if the teams were still level after that).

Pre-match[]

Match history[]

This was Tractor Sazi's fourth Hazfi final and Naft Tehran's second appearance in the final match of the tournament. Tractor Sazi lastly won the cup in 2013–14, and became runners-up 2 times in 1976 and 1995. Naft Tehran appeared at the final in 2015 and lost to Zob Ahan, Naft Tehran is looking for its first Hazfi Cup title.

Detalis[]

Tractor Sazi0 – 1Naft Tehran
[1] Shahbazzadeh Goal 88'
Attendance: 8,521
Referee: Alborz Hajipour
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