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| Founded | 1975 |
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| Region |  Iran |
| Number of teams | 100 |
| Current champions | Tractor (2nd title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Esteghlal (7 titles) |
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 2021 Hazfi Cup | |
Hazfi Cup (Persian: جام حذفی, lit. 'The Elimination Cup') is the Iranian football knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation.
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 revive of the league system, the champion of Iranian league qualified for Asian Club Championship and the winner of Hazfi Cup ran for Asian Cup Winners' Cup. However, the Asian Cup Winners' Cup merged with the Asian Champions Cup in 2002-03 to form the AFC Champions League and Iran had been 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.
The competition was founded in 1975 as Pahlavi Cup but after revolution continued as Hazfi Cup. Esteghlal is the most successful club with seven titles.
Format
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).
Winners & Runners-up
| # | Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esteghlal | 7 | 5 | 1977, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2018 | 1991, 1999, 2004, 2016, 2020 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 6 | 2 | 1988, 1992, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2019 | 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 Shiraz | 1 | 1 | 1997 | 1996 |
| = | Saba Battery | 1 | 1 | 2005 | 2007 |
| = | Naft Tehran | 1 | 1 | 2017 | 2015 |
| 12 | Shahin Ahvaz | 1 | – | 1989 | — |
| = | Saipa | 1 | – | 1994 | — |
| 14 | Damash | – | 2 | — | 2008, 2019 |
| 15 | Homa | – | 1 | — | 1977 |
| = | Kheibar Khorramabad | – | 1 | — | 1987 |
| = | Jonoob Ahvaz | – | 1 | — | 1994 |
| = | Aboomoslem | – | 1 | — | 2005 |
| = | Rah Ahan | – | 1 | — | 2009 |
| = | Machine Sazi | – | 1 | — | 2010 |
| = | Shahin Bushehr | – | 1 | — | 2012 |
| = | Mes Kerman | – | 1 | — | 2014 |
| = | Khooneh be Khooneh | – | 1 | — | 2018 |
- Damash Gilan was formerly named Pegah Gilan in the Hazfi Cup.
Finals
The champions are shown in Bold.
| Season | Location | Home | Away | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–76 | Amjadieh, Tehran | Malavan | Tractor | 4–1 |
| 1976–77 | Amjadieh, Tehran | Taj | Homa | 2–0 |
| 1977–78 | Not Held | |||
| 1978–79 | ||||
| 1979–80 | ||||
| 1980–81 | ||||
| 1981–82 | ||||
| 1982–83 | ||||
| 1983–84 | ||||
| 1984–85 | ||||
| 1985–86 | ||||
| 1986–87 | Shiroudi, Tehran | Malavan | Kheybar Khoramabad | 2–0 |
| 1987–88 | Azadi, Tehran | Malavan | Persepolis | 0–1 |
| Azadi, Tehran | Persepolis | Malavan | 0–0 | |
| Persepolis won 1 – 0 on aggregate | ||||
| 1988–89 | Takhti, Anzali | Malavan | Shahin Ahvaz | 3–1 |
| Takhti, Ahvaz | Shahin Ahvaz | Malavan | 4–0 | |
| Shahin Ahvaz won 5 – 3 on aggregate | ||||
| 1989–90 | Not Held | |||
| 1990–91 | Azadi, Tehran | Esteghlal | Malavan | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 pen.) |
| 1991–92 | Azadi, Tehran | Persepolis | Malavan | 2–1 |
| 1992–93 | Not Held | |||
| 1993–94 | Azadi, Tehran | Saipa | Jonoob Ahvaz | 0–0 |
| Takhti, Ahvaz | Jonoob Ahvaz | Saipa | 1–1 | |
| Saipa won 1 – 1 on aggregate on away goal | ||||
| 1994–95 | Takhti, Tabriz | Tractor | Bahman | 1–0 |
| Ekbatan, Tehran | Bahman | Tractor | 2–0 | |
| Bahman won 2 – 1 on aggregate | ||||
| 1995–96 | Hafezieh, Shiraz | Bargh Shiraz | Esteghlal | 1–3 |
| Azadi, Tehran | Esteghlal | Bargh Shiraz | 2–0 | |
| Esteghlal won 5 – 1 on aggregate | ||||
| 1996–97 | Azadi, Tehran | Bargh Shiraz | Bahman | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–0 pen.) |
| 1997–98 | Not Held | |||
| 1998–99 | Azadi, Tehran | Persepolis | Esteghlal | 2–1 |
| 1999–00 | Azadi, Tehran | Esteghlal | Bahman | 3–1 |
| 2000–01 | Foolad Shahr, Isfahan | Zob Ahan | Fajr Sepasi | 0–1 |
| Hafezieh, Shiraz | Fajr Sepasi | Zob Ahan | 2–1 | |
| Fajr Sepasi won 3 – 1 on aggregate | ||||
| 2001–02 | Hafezieh, Shiraz | Fajr Sepasi | Esteghlal | 1–2 |
| Takhti, Tehran | Esteghlal | Fajr Sepasi | 2–2 | |
| Esteghlal won 4 – 3 on aggregate | ||||
| 2002–03 | Foolad Shahr, Isfahan | Zob Ahan | Fajr Sepasi | 2–2 |
| Hafezieh, Shiraz | Fajr Sepasi | Zob Ahan | 2–2 | |
| Zob Ahan won 6 – 5 on penalties | ||||
| 2003–04 | Naghsh-e-Jahan, Isfahan | Sepahan | Esteghlal | 3–2 |
| Azadi, Tehran | Esteghlal | Sepahan | 0–2 | |
| Sepahan won 5 – 2 on aggregate | ||||
| 2004–05 | Derakhshan, Robat Karim | Saba Battery | Aboomoslem | 1–1 |
| Samen Al-Aeme, Mashhad | Aboomoslem | Saba Battery | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
| Saba Battery won 4 – 2 on penalties | ||||
| 2005–06 | Azadi, Tehran | Persepolis | Sepahan | 1–1 |
| Naghsh-e-Jahan, Isfahan | Sepahan | Persepolis | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
| Sepahan won 4 – 2 on penalties | ||||
| 2006–07 | Derakhshan, Robat Karim | Saba Battery | Sepahan | 0–1 |
| Naghsh-e-Jahan, Isfahan | Sepahan | Saba Battery | 3–0 | |
| Sepahan won 4 – 0 on aggregate | ||||
| 2007–08 | Sardar Jangal, Rasht | Damash | Esteghlal | 1–0 |
| Azadi, Tehran | Esteghlal | Damash | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | |
| Esteghlal won 3 – 1 on aggregate | ||||
| 2008–09 | Ekbatan, Tehran | Rah Ahan | Zob Ahan | 1–0 |
| Foolad Shahr, Isfahan | Zob Ahan | Rah Ahan | 5–1 | |
| Zob Ahan won 5 – 2 on aggregate | ||||
| 2009–10 | Yadegar-e Emam, Tabriz | Gostaresh Foulad | Persepolis | 0–1 |
| Azadi, Tehran | Persepolis | Gostaresh Foulad | 3–1 | |
| Persepolis won 4 – 1 on aggregate | ||||
| 2010–11 | Azadi, Tehran | Persepolis | Malavan | 4–2 |
| Takhti, Anzali | Malavan | Persepolis | 1–0 | |
| Persepolis won 4 – 3 on aggregate | ||||
| 2011–12 | Hafezieh, Shiraz | Esteghlal | Shahin Bushehr | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 pen.) |
| 2012–13 | Azadi, Tehran | Persepolis | Sepahan | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 pen.) |
| 2013–14 | Bahonar, Kerman | Mes Kerman | Tractor | 0–1 |
| 2014–15 | Takhti, Tehran | Naft Tehran | Zob Ahan | 1–3 |
| 2015–16 | Arvandan, Khorramshahr | Esteghlal | Zob Ahan | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 pen.) |
| 2016–17 | Arvandan, Khorramshahr | Naft Tehran | Tractor | 1–0 |
| 2017–18 | Arvandan, Khorramshahr | Esteghlal | Khooneh be Khooneh | 1–0 |
| 2018–19 | Foolad Arena, Ahvaz | Damash Gilan | Persepolis | 0–1 |
| 2019–20 | Imam Reza, Mashhad | Esteghlal | Tractor | 2–3 |
See also
- IPL
- Azadegan League
- Iran Football's 2nd Division
- Iran Football's 3rd Division
- Iranian Super Cup
- Iranian Futsal Super League
- Iran Futsal's 1st Division
- List of Hazfi Cup winning managers