2004 Hazfi Cup final explained

Event:2003-04 Hazfi Cup
Team1:Sepahan
Team2:Esteghlal
Team1score:5
Team2score:2
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:3
Team2score1:2
Date1:July 8, 2004
Stadium1:Naghsh Jahan Stadium
City1:Esfahan
Attendance1:30,000
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:2
Team2score2:0
Date2:July 15, 2004
Stadium2:Azadi Stadium
City2:Tehran
Attendance2:85,000
Referee2:Masoud Moradi
Previous:2003
Next:2005

The 2004 Hazfi Cup Final was a two-legged football tie in order to determine the 2003–04 Hazfi Cup champion of Iranian football clubs. Sepahan faced Esteghlal in this final game. The first leg took place on July 8, 2004 at Naghsh Jahan Stadium in Esfahan and the second leg on July 15, 2004 at Azadi Stadium, Tehran.

Format

The rules for the final were exactly the same as the one in 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 extra time).

Route to the final

EsteghlalRoundSepahan
OpponentResultH/AEsteghlal goalscorersSecond stageOpponentResultH/ASepahan goalscorers
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Saipa2–1?Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht, Yadollah AkbariSemi-FinalZob Ahan1–1 (5-3)?Rasoul Khatibi

Final Summary

Second leg

See also