2007–08 Hazfi Cup Explained

Hazfi Cup
Year:2007–08
Country:Iran
Prevseason:2006–07
Nextseason:2008–09

The Hazfi Cup 2007–08 is the 21st staging of Iran's football knockout competition. A record 103 clubs' entries were accepted for the competition. The tournament began on October 15, 2007.

The cup winner were guaranteed a place in the 2009 AFC Champions League.

This tournament has been organised annually by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. Founded in 1975, the competition was not held during the 1980s.

Format

The first stage of the competition (first three rounds) consists of:

The second stage of the competition (Round of 32 onward) consists of:

First round

Matches were played between 15 and 19 October 2007.

Home teamScoreAway team
Naft Tehran0–1Shahrdari Bandar Abbas
Steel Azin2–1Shahrdari Shahr Ray
Sepidrood Rasht2–0Foolad Hormozgan
Persepolis Borazjan(w/o)Shahrdari Anzali
Nassaji Mazandaran(w/o)Kowsar Tehran
Persepolis Ghaemshahr(w/o)Dartak Khorramabad
Mashin Sazi5–0Parnia Malayer
West Azarbaijan1–5Nirou Moharekeh Qazvin
Fajr Mantaghe Do5–2Azad University Langarud
Sepahan Novin1–2Mes Sarcheshme
Sanaye Arak3–1Zoghalsang Kerman
Kaveh Zanjan2–1Sazan Rah Qom
Foolad5–0Moghavemat Tehran

Second round

Matches were played between 21 and 23 October 2007.

Home teamScoreAway team
Nassaji Mazandaran(w/o)Hepco Arak
Moghavemat Shiraz2–0Persepolis Ghaemshahr
Tarbiat Hormozgan0–4Mes Sarcheshme
Shahrdari Anzali2–1Mashin Sazi
Deihim Ahvaz1–3Steel Azin
Fajr Mantaghe Do0–1Teraktor Sazi
Tarbiat Badani Yazd13–1Pas Birjand
Payam Mashhad5–0Moghavemat Vahdat Ghom
Gach Farsan0–1Shahrdari Yazd
Shahed Najafabad3–0Sepidrood Rasht
Shahrdari Tabriz2–3Nirou Moharekeh Qazvin
Foolad Yazd7–0Mashin Lent Semnan
Shahin Ahvaz(w/o)Zagros Yasooj
Ghahreman Khorasan Razavi2–3Shemushack Noshahr
Esteghlal Jonub1–2Mehrkam Pars Tehran
Lashgar Si Gorgan0–1Piroozi Yasouj
Petroshimi Tabriz2–2Shahrdari Bandar Abbas
Petroshimi progress 5–4 on penalties.

Third round

Matches were played between 10 and 22 November 2007.

Home teamScoreAway team
Shahrdari Yazd0–6Foolad
Samand Tehran2–0Shahin Ahvaz
Sanaye Arak4–0Teraktor Sazi Novin
Steel Azin1–1Damash Iranian
Steel Azin progress 4–1 on penalties.
Nirou Moharekeh Qazvin0–1Kaveh Zanjan
Piroozi Yasouj0–1Shahin Bushehr
Teraktor Sazi1–0Shahed Najafabad
Moghavemat Shiraz(w/o)Aflak Lorestan
Tohid Kermanshah1–2Payam Mashhad
Mehrkam Pars Tehran1–0Shemushack Noshahr
Aboomoslem1–1Mes Kerman
Aboomoslem progress 4–2 on penalties.[1]
Sanat Naft2–3[2] Persepolis

Round of 32

Matches were played between 22 November 2007 and 18 February 2008.

Home teamScoreAway team
Esteghlal Ahvaz3–0Samand Tehran
Paykan Tehran2–1 Shahrdari Anzali
Saba Battery FC4–0Teraktor Sazi
Damash Gilan3–0Mes Sarcheshmeh
Kaveh Zanjan1–4 Zob Ahan
Moghavemat Sepasi0–0Moghavemat Shiraz
Sepasi progress 5–3 on penalties.[3]
Esteghlal5–3Tarbiat Badani Yazd
Foolad2–1Saipa
Payam Mashhad1–1Rah Ahan
Rah Ahan progress 7–6 on penalties.
Shirin Faraz1–2Steel Azin
Shahin Bushehr2–0Malavan
Bargh Shiraz(w/o)Nassaji Mazandaran
Pas Hamedan4–1Foolad Yazd
Persepolis4–1Petroshimi Tabriz
Sanaye Arak1–0Aboomoslem
Sepahan1–0Mehrkam Pars Tehran

Round of 16

Matches were played between 17 December 2007 and 4 March 2008.

Home teamScoreAway team
Foolad4–4Esteghlal Ahvaz
Foolad progress 8–7 on penalties.
Rah Ahan2–2Steel Azin
Rah Ahan progress 5–2 on penalties.
Zob Ahan1–1Esteghlal
Esteghlal progress 3–1 on penalties.
Bargh Shiraz1–0Paykan Tehran
Shahin Bushehr2–2Saba Battery
Shahin Bushehr progress 6–5 on penalties.
Pas Hamedan3–0Persepolis
Moghavemat Sepasi1–2Sepahan
Sanaye Arak0–1Damash Gilan

Quarter-finals

Matches were played between 26 February and 27 May 2008.

Home team ScoreAway team
Pas Hamedan0–0Foolad
Foolad progress 5–4 on penalties.
Bargh Shiraz2–0Shahin Bushehr
Esteghlal2–2Rah Ahan
Esteghlal progress 5–3 on penalties.
Damash Gilan4–2 Sepahan

Semi-finals

Matches were played between 29 May and 1 June 2008.

Home teamScoreAway team
Foolad1–1Esteghlal
Esteghlal progress 4–2 on penalties.
Damash2–1Bargh Shiraz

Final

See main article: 2008 Hazfi Cup Final.

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Leg 2

References

  1. Web site: Aboomoslem defeated Mes Kerman on penalties. IRNA. fa. 2007-11-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20071213145708/http://www2.irna.ir/fa/news/view/menu-154/8608307399171839.htm. 13 December 2007. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Persepolis burnt Naft . Iran Varzeshi . fa . 2007-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071125093739/http://www.iran-varzeshi.com/1386/860903/html/footbal2.htm#s310266 . 2007-11-25 . live .
  3. Web site: Moghavemat Sepasi Shiraz through to next round. IRNA. fa. 2007-11-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20071214034720/http://www1.irna.ir/fa/news/view/menu-154/8609018497171114.htm. 14 December 2007. dead.