2008–09 Hazfi Cup Explained

Competition:Hazfi Cup
Season:2008–09
Winners:Zob Ahan Isfahan
Continentalcup1:2010 AFC Champions League
Matches:97
Total Goals:298
Biggest Home Win:Esteghlal Tehran 8–1 Damash Gilan
Biggest Away Win:Azadi Bandar Rig 0–10 Niroye Zamini Tehran
Prevseason:2007–08
Nextseason:2009–10

The Hazfi Cup 2008–09 was the 22nd staging of Iran's football knockout competition. Esteghlal were the defending champions.

The cup winner, Zob Ahan Isfahan, were guaranteed a place in the 2010 AFC Champions League.

First round

Matches were played between 9 and 11 October 2008.

Home teamScoreAway team
Persepolis Khorramabad1–3Armin Tehran
Shahrdari Kerman2–2Gostaresh Foolad
Foolad Gostar progress 5–3 on penalties.
Sanaye talaee Semnan4–0Saze saraye Mazandaran
Shahrdari Tabriz(w/o)Siman Khash
Shirin Faraz Kermanshah3–0Kashi Bastan Meybud Yazd
Nirou Moharekeh Qazvin0–2Sepahan Novin Esfahan
Palayeshgah Gaz Ilam0–1Naft Tehran
Foolad Yazd8–2Ekbatan Gachsaran
Mehrkam Pars Tehran1–2Shahrdari Yasuj
Mes Sarcheshme Kerman1–1Teraktor Sazi Tabriz
Teraktor Sazi progress 5–4 on penalties.
Kowsar Lorestan1–1Homa Tehran
Homa progress 3–1 on penalties.
Foolad Novin Ahvaz4–0Shahrdari Anzali
Ghandil Saqqez0–2Steel Azin Tehran
Ehsan Ray2–0Fajr Shahid Kalhor Karaj
Shahin Bushehr1–0Moghavemat Tehran
Aali Herfee Mashhad0–5Mes Rafsanjan
Maharat Semnan1–3Foolad Hormozgan
Petroshimi Tabriz2–1Sorkhposhan (Deihim Ahvaz)
Payam Shodaye Kelar Aabad2–1Shahrdari Shahrekord
Shohadaye Deh Kohrang1–1Sanat Gaz Sarakhs
Sanat Gaz progress 5–4 on penalties.
Azadi Bandar Rig0–10Niroye Zamini Tehran
Nafton Tehran1–2Sazan Rah Qom
Daneshgah Azad Langarud2–0Daro Sazi Sobhan Rasht
Esteghlal Abyek1–3Persepolis Qazvin
Sepidrood Rasht3–1Salim Rah Fars
Hepco Arak1–1Aflak Lorestan
Hepco progress 8–7 on penalties.
Eram Sazan Vahdat Qom3–0Azadi Shirvan
Shahin Bandar Gez2–2Aluminium Sazi Arak(B)
Shahin won on penalties.
Tarbiat Yazd1–0Kaveh Tehran

Second round

Matches were played between 16 and 18 October 2008.

Home teamScoreAway team
Machine Sazi Tabriz0–1Petroshimi Tabriz
Persepolis Qazvin1–0Sanat Naft Abadan
Sanat Zogal Kerman1–2Shahin Ahvaz
Azar Aab Pile Savar Ardebil1–2Shirin Faraz Kermanshah
Mogavemat Mazandaran1–0Sepidrood Rasht
Bargh Esfehan1–2Foolad Yazd
Shahrdari Kerman2–1Mogavemat Basij Fars
Armin Tehran2–1Pasargard Bojnourd
Sanaye talaee Semnan1–1Shahin Bandar Gez
Sanaye Talaee progress 4–2 on penalties.
Sazan Rah Qom1–2Shahrdari Bandar Abbas
Daneshgah Azad Langarud1–0Aluminium Sazi Arak
Farhang Ramhormoz0–0Niroye Zamini Tehran
Niroye Zamini progress 3–1 on penalties.
Ehsan Ray7–0Ghahreman Kermanshah
Esteghlal Jonub Tehran0–1Naft Tehran
Payam Shodaye Kelar Aabad3–1Shahrdari Birjand
Shahin Bushehr1–0Payam Mokhaberat Shiraz
Tarbiat Yazd1–2Mes Rafsanjan
Sanat Gaz Sarakhs(w/o)Ghahreman Kish
Teraktor Sazi Tabriz4–1Foolad Hormozgan
Shamoushak Noshahr3–2Homa Tehran
Nassaji Mazandaran(w/o)Olympic Khoy

Third round

Matches were played between 6 November and 13 December 2008.

Home teamScoreAway team
Steel Azin Tehran2–1Shahin Pars Jonoubi Bushehr
Niroye Zamini Tehran0–1Shahrdari Tabriz
Shirin Faraz Kermanshah(w/o)Shahin Ahvaz
Shahrdari Bandar Abbas5–3Foolad Novin Ahvaz
Petroshimi Tabriz4–3Persepolis Qazvin
Foolad Yazd1–2Shahrdari Yasuj
Sepahan Novin Esfahan4–2Daneshgah Azad Langarud
Naft Tehran2–1Ehsan Ray
Mogavemat Mazandaran5–0Eram Sazan Vahdat Qom
Nassaji Mazandaran3–2Hepco Arak
Teraktor Sazi Tabriz2–0Shahrdari Kerman
Zob Ahan Ardabil0–1Shamoushak Noshahr
Esteghlal Tehran8–1Damash Gilan
Mes Rafsanjan1–0Mes Kerman
Payam Shodaye Kelar Aabad Mazandaran5–1Sanat Gaz Sarakhs

Final stage

Round of 32

Matches were played between 21 November 2008 and 30 April 2009.

Home teamScoreAway team
Aboomoslem Mashhad3–2Armin Tehran
Zob Ahan Esfehan4–1Shirin Faraz Kermanshah
Sepahan Esfehan7–1Mogavemat Mazandaran
Moghavemat Sepasi Shiraz0–1Steel Azin Tehran
Paykan Qazvin0–1Teraktor Sazi Tabriz
Petroshimi Tabriz1–3Rah Ahan Ray
Shahrdari Bandar Abbas1–1Foolad Ahvaz
Foolad progress 4–3 on penalties.
Esteghlal Ahvaz1–0Naft Tehran
Sanaye talaee Semnan1–3Persepolis Tehran
Payam Mashhad3–0Payam Shodaye Kelar Aabad Mazandaran
Shahrdari Yasuj0–3Pas Hamedan
Shahrdari Tabriz0–1Saba Qom
Malavan Bandar Anzali2–1Sepahan Novin Esfahan
Shamoushak Noshahr2–1Saipa Karaj
Nassaji Mazandaran(w/o)Bargh Shiraz
Mes Rafsanjan2–2Esteghlal Tehran
Mes progress 5–4 on penalties.

Round of 16

Matches were played between 8 March and 5 May 2009.

Home teamScoreAway team
Aboomoslem Mashhad0–1Zob Ahan Esfehan
Foolad Ahvaz1–0Esteghlal Ahvaz
Teraktor Sazi Tabriz2–2Steel Azin Tehran
Teraktor Sazi progress 6–5 on penalties.
Pas Hamedan4–0Payam Mashhad
Persepolis Tehran1–0Sepahan Esfehan
Saba Qom6–1Shamoushak Noshahr
Rah Ahan Ray4–1Bargh Shiraz
Mes Rafsanjan1–0Malavan Bandar Anzali

Quarter-finals

Matches were played between 1 and 10 May 2009.

Home teamScoreAway team
Zob Ahan Esfehan3–0Foolad Ahvaz
Teraktor Sazi Tabriz0–1Rah Ahan Ray
Pas Hamedan2–1Persepolis Tehran
Saba Qom3–2Mes Rafsanjan

Semi-finals

Matches were played on 14 May 2009.

Home teamScoreAway team
Saba Qom1–1Zob Ahan Esfehan
Zob Ahan progress 5–4 on penalties.
Rah Ahan Ray1–0Pas Hamedan

Final

See main article: 2009 Hazfi Cup Final.

Leg 2

See also