2018–19 Hazfi Cup

2018–19 Hazfi Cup
	Persepolis team holds the Hazfi Cup trophy
Country	Iran
Dates	14 August 2018 – 2 June 2019
Teams	62
Defending champions	Esteghlal
Champions	Persepolis (6th title)
Runners-up	Damash Gilan
Matches played	56
Goals scored	178 (3.18 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	(6 goals)
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Hazfi Cup was the 32nd season of the Iranian football knockout competition.

The final played at the Foolad Arena in Ahvaz on 2 June 2019 between Damash Gilan and Persepolis which Persepolis won the match 1–0 and won its second double after 20 years.

Participating teams[]

A total of 62 teams participated in the 2018–19 Hazfi Cup. The teams were divided into three main groups.

16 teams of the Persian Gulf Pro League:

Esteghlal
Esteghlal Khuzestan
Foolad
Gostaresh
Naft Masjed Soleyman
Padideh
Pars Jonoubi Jam
Paykan

Persepolis
Saipa
Sanat Naft
Sepahan
Sepidrood
Nassaji
Tractor Sazi
Zob Ahan

16 teams of Azadegan League:

Aluminium Arak
Baadraan Tehran
Fajr Sepasi
Gol Gohar
Iranjavan
Khooneh Be Khooneh
Navad Urmia
Malavan

Mes Rafsanjan
Chooka Talesh
Oxin Alborz
Damash Gilan
Saba Qom
Sanat Mes
Shahrdari Tabriz
Shahrdari Mahshahr

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	10 / 18	13 / 28	19 / 31	58 / 93

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) 1		(w/o)
Note: Dehyari Ghaenat Kish withdrew

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) 1		(w/o)
Note: Farhang Mahabad withdrew

14 August 2018 1

3–2

Bandar Kangan

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	10 / 18	13 / 28	16 / 31	55 / 93

25 August 2018 2

1–0

Bandar Anzali

25 August 2018 2

2–1

Tehran

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 2		(w/o)
Note: Shahin Asar Baghershahr withdrew

25 August 2018 2

Mes Novin

5–0

Kerman

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 2	Iranjavan Bushehr	(w/o)
Note: Iranjavan withdrew

26 August 2018 2

3–5

Moghavemat Tehran

Baghshan

27 August 2018 (2018-08-27) 2		1–2	Damash Gilan	Saveh
			36' 65'	Stadium: Shahid Chamran

27 August 2018 (2018-08-27) 2	Chooka Talesh	9–0		Talesh
				Stadium: Pouria Vali

27 August 2018 (2018-08-27) 2		(w/o)
Note: Mes Shahr Babak withdrew

27 August 2018 (2018-08-27) 2		(w/o)	Persepolis Ganaveh
Note: Persepolis Ganaveh withdrew

27 August 2018 (2018-08-27) 2		(w/o)
Note: Shahrdari Bam withdrew

27 August 2018 2

3–1

Babol

27 August 2018 (2018-08-27) 2	Sardar Bukan	(w/o)	Niroye Zamini
Note: Niroye Zamini withdrew

27 August 2018 2

Foolad Novin

7–0

Ahvaz

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	10 / 18	7 / 28	7 / 31	40 / 93

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 3	Mes Novin	0–2		Kerman
17:30 DST+04:30

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 3	Moghavemat Tehran	3–2	Fajr Sepasi	Tehran
16:30 DST+04:30

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 3	Chooka Talesh	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Baadraan	Talesh
16:30 DST+04:30

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 3	Mes Kerman	5–0		Kerman
16:30 DST+04:30

1 September 2018 3

Khooneh be Khooneh

0–0
(6–5 p)

Shahin Bushehr

Babol

1 September 2018 3

Shahrdari Mahshahr

2–1

Foolad Novin

Mahshahr

1 September 2018 3

Damash Gilan

1–0

Qashqai

Rasht

2 September 2018 (2018-09-02) 3		2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)		Ilam
17:30 DST+04:30

Second stage[]

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
16 / 16	6 / 18	5 / 28	5 / 31	32 / 93

12 September 2018 (2018-09-12) 4	Esteghlal Khuzestan	2–0		Ahvaz
18:50 DST+04:30

13 September 2018 (2018-09-13) 4	Zob Ahan	1–2	Padideh	Fuladshahr
18:30 DST+04:30

13 September 2018 (2018-09-13) 4	Saipa	2–1	Sardar Bukan	Tehran
18:40 DST+04:30

14 September 2018 (2018-09-14) 4	Malavan	0–1	Sepidrood	Anzali
16:30 DST+04:30

14 September 2018 (2018-09-14) 4		1–2	Machine Sazi	Babol
17:00 DST+04:30

14 September 2018 (2018-09-14) 4		1–0	Khooneh be Khooneh	Bandar Kangan
17:00 DST+04:30

14 September 2018 (2018-09-14) 4		0–5	Mes Kerman	Ilam
17:00 DST+04:30

14 September 2018 (2018-09-14) 4	Sepahan	3–1	Shahrdari Mahshahr	Isfahan
17:30 DST+04:30

14 September 2018 (2018-09-14) 4	Paykan	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Pars Jonoubi Jam	Shahr-e Qods
18:40 DST+04:30

14 September 2018 (2018-09-14) 4	Sanat Naft	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Tractor Sazi	Abadan
20:00 DST+04:30

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 4	Chooka Talesh	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Damash	Talesh
16:30 DST+04:30				Stadium: Pouria Vali

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 4		0–1	Moghavemat Tehran	Pakdasht
16:30 DST+04:30

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 4	Foolad	7–0		Ahvaz
16:30 DST+04:30

17 September 2018 (2018-09-17) 4	Nassaji	5–0		Qaem Shahr
16:30 DST+04:30				Attendance: 8,000

2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 4	Naft Masjed Soleyman	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Esteghlal Tehran	Masjed Soleyman
DST+04:30			Rouhollah Bagheri	Attendance: 12,000

18 October 2018 (2018-10-18) 4	Persepolis	1–0	Navad Urmia	Tehran
DST+04:30	Ansari 59' 55' Alipour 74' Nemati 88'			Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Shahou Aslani

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
12 / 16	1 / 18	2 / 28	1 / 31	16 / 93

4 October 2018 5

Moghavemat Tehran

0–2

Damash

Tehran

4 October 2018 (2018-10-04) 5	Esteghlal Khuzestan	2–5	Sanat Naft	Ahvaz
				Attendance: 1,000

5 October 2018 5

Mes Kerman

5–2

Kerman

5 October 2018 (2018-10-05) 5	Sepahan	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Nassaji	Isfahan
				Attendance: 10,000

5 October 2018 (2018-10-05) 5	Padideh	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Foolad	Mashhad
				Attendance: 5,500

6 October 2018 5

Pars Jonoubi Jam

1–2

Machine Sazi

Jam

1 November 2018 (2018-11-01) 5	Esteghlal	2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Saipa	Tehran
				Attendance: 12,000

31 January 2019 (2019-01-31) 5	Sepidrood	0–1	Persepolis	Rasht
	Alireza Nourmohammadi 30'		Karimi 90+3' Rafiei 74' Khalilzadeh 85'	Stadium: Sardar Jangal Stadium

Sixth Round (Quarter-Final)[]

Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1)	1. division (2)	2. division (3)	Provincial Leagues (4)	Total
6 / 16	1 / 18	1 / 28	0 / 31	8 / 93

31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) 6	Machine Sazi	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	Damash	Tabriz
14:45 DST+04:30				Attendance: 1,300

2 November 2018 (2018-11-02) 6	Mes Kerman	0–0 (a.e.t.) (8–9 p)	Sepahan	Kerman
16:45 DST+04:30				Attendance: 15,000

7 December 2018 6	Sanat Naft	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Saipa	Abadan
				Attendance: 6,000

18 February 2019 6	Persepolis	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3 – 1 p)	Padideh	Tehran
	Sh. Mosleh 20'		M. Mehdikhani 12' M. Moradmand 25' Y. Shakeri 69' 114' B. Barzay 120'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 22.000 Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi
	Penalties
	B. Resan A. Nourollahi M. Budimir M. Shiri A. Alipour		B. Barzay M. Rigi M. Moradmand A. Nemati

Seventh Round (Semi-Final)[]

Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1)	1. division (2)	2. division (3)	Provincial Leagues (4)	Total
3 / 16	0 / 18	1 / 28	0 / 31	4 / 93

29 January 2019 (29 January 2019) 7	Damash	2–1	Saipa	Rasht
DST+04:30				Stadium: Dr. Azodi Stadium

29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) Semi Final	Sepahan	0 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Persepolis	Isfahan
21.00 DST +04:30	S. Yazdani 40' M. Iranpourian 45' 99' Kiros 103' 105' M. Kiani 114'		S. Yazdani 120+1' (o.g.) Sh. Khalilzadeh 40' S. Rafiei 105' A. Beiranvand 120+3'	Stadium: Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Mohammad Hosein Zahedifard

Eighth Round (Final)[]

Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1)	1. division (2)	2. division (3)	Provincial Leagues (4)	Total
1 / 16	0 / 18	1 / 28	0 / 31	2 / 93

2 June 2019 (2019-06-02) Final	Damash	0 – 1	Persepolis	Ahvaz
21.00 DST +04:30	M. Mokhtari 30' 76'		A. Alipour 23' M. Shiri 47'	Stadium: Foolad Arena Attendance: 30,655 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard

Bracket[]

The following is the bracket which the Hazfi Cup resembled.

Fourth Round (Round of 32) 12 September 2018–18 October 2018		Fifth Round (Round of 16) 4 October 2018–31 January 2019		Sixth Round (Quarter-Final) 31 October–7 December 2018		Semi-Final 29 January 2019–29 May 2019		Final 2 June 2019



Paykan	0 (5)

Pars Jonoubi Jam (p)	0 (6)
		Pars Jonoubi Jam	1

		Machine Sazi	2
	1

Machine Sazi	2
				Machine Sazi	1 (2)

				Damash Gilan (p)	1 (3)
	0

Moghavemat Tehran	1
		Moghavemat Tehran	0

		Damash Gilan	2
Chooka Talesh	0 (3)

Damash Gilan (p)	0 (4)
						Damash Gilan	2

						Saipa	1
Esteghlal Khuzestan	2

	0
		Esteghlal Khuzestan	2

		Sanat Naft	5
Sanat Naft (p)	3 (4)

Tractor Sazi	3 (3)
				Sanat Naft	1

				Saipa (a.e.t.)	3
Naft Masjed Soleyman	0

Esteghlal Tehran (a.e.t.)	1
		Esteghlal Tehran	2 (1)

		Saipa (p)	2 (3)
Saipa	2

Sardar Bukan	1
								Damash Gilan	0

								Persepolis	1
	0

Mes Kerman	5
		Mes Kerman	5

			2
	1

Khooneh be Khooneh	0
				Sepahan (p)	0 (9)

				Mes Kerman	0 (8)
Sepahan	3

Shahrdari Mahshahr	1
		Sepahan (p)	1 (4)

		Nassaji	1 (3)
Nassaji	5

	0
						Sepahan	0

						Persepolis (a.e.t.)	1
Malavan	0

Sepidrood	1
		Sepidrood	0

		Persepolis	1
Persepolis	1

Navad Urmia	0
				Persepolis (p)	1 (3)

				Padideh	1 (1)
Zob Ahan	1

Padideh	2
		Padideh (a.e.t.)	3

		Foolad	2
Foolad	7

	0

References[]

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2018–19 Hazfi Cup

Contents

Participating teams[]

First stage[]

First Round[]

Second Round[]

Third Round[]

Second stage[]

Fourth Round (Round of 32)[]

Fifth Round (Round of 16)[]

Sixth Round (Quarter-Final)[]

Seventh Round (Semi-Final)[]

Eighth Round (Final)[]

Bracket[]

See also[]

References[]