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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Iran |
| Dates | 19 January 2021 (2021-01-19) – 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08) |
| Teams | 71 |
| Defending champions | Tractor |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Foolad (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Esteghlal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 70 |
| Goals scored | 154 (2.2 per match) |
The2021 Hazfi Cup was the 34th season of theIranian football knockout competition.[1][2]
The competition began in January 2021 and the final was played on August 8, 2021.Foolad won their first title after defeatingEsteghlal in the final.
A total of 71 teams (out of a possible total of 96 eligible teams) participated. The teams were divided into four main groups.[3]
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
| Stage | Round | Draw date | Matches dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| First stage | Preliminary round | 12 January 2021[4] | 19 January 2021 |
| Round 1 | 23–28 January 2021 | ||
| Round 2 | 26 January 2021 | 6–9 February 2021 | |
| Round 3 | 9 February 2021[5] | 23–25 February 2021 | |
| Second Stage | Round of 32 | 26 February 2021[6] | 11–13 March 2021[7] |
| Round of 16 | 6 April 2021[8] | 29 April 2021 18–19 May 2021 | |
| Quarter-finals | 13 June 2021[9] | 15, 24 July 2021 | |
| Semi-finals | 26 July 2021[10] | 4 August 2021 | |
| Final | 8 August 2021 |
| Pro League (1) | 1. division (2) | 2. division (3) | Provincial Leagues (4) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
16 / 16 | 18 / 18 | 28 / 28 | 25 / 34 | 87 / 96 |
| 19 January 2021 (2021-01-19)Preliminary | Zagros Neshinan Bakhtiyari (4) | 0–2 | Shahrdari Dokooheh Andimeshk (4) | Shahrekord |
| 14:00 | Mehdi Derikvandi Mohammad Jahangiri | Stadium:Enghelab |
| 19 January 2021 (2021-01-19)Preliminary | Payam Khorasan Jonoobi (4) | 3–0 | Aboozar Kangan Booshehr (4) | Birjand |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Azadi | |||
| Note: Aboozar Kangan Booshehr withdrew. | ||||
| 23 January 2021 (2021-01-23)Preliminary | Heyat Football Baneh (4) | 1–2 | Foolad Hormozgan (4) | Baneh |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Shahid Safari |
| Pro League (1) | 1. division (2) | 2. division (3) | Provincial Leagues (4) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
16 / 16 | 18 / 18 | 28 / 28 | 22 / 34 | 84 / 96 |
| 23 January 2021 (2021-01-23)1 | Setaregan Azhand Azarbaijan (4) | 2–1 | Aboozar Basht (4) | Tabriz |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Marzdaran |
| 23 January 2021 (2021-01-23)1 | Sorkhpooshan Sari (4) | 1–1 (4–3p) | Kanyav Oshnouyeh (4) | Sari |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Shohada |
| 23 January 2021 (2021-01-23)1 | Damash Parseh Tehran (4) | 1–0 | Vahdat Aghasht (4) | Tehran |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Atre Sib |
| 23 January 2021 (2021-01-23)1 | Shahrdari Bardeskan (4) | 3–0 | Shahin Tehran (4) | Bardeskan |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Shahid Esmaeili | |||
| Note: Shahin Tehran withdrew. | ||||
| 24 January 2021 (2021-01-24)1 | Mi’ad Pars Moghan (4) | 0–0 (4–3p) | Padideh Malekshahi Ilam (4) | Pars Abad |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Shahid Kalantari |
| 24 January 2021 (2021-01-24)1 | Sohan Mohammad Qom (4) | 3–0 | Armak Kish (4) | Qom |
| 14:00 | Alireza Ostovari (9', 11', 64') | Stadium:Yadegar Emam |
| 24 January 2021 (2021-01-24)1 | Padma Yadak Iranian Isfahan (4) | 2–2 (7–6p) | Siman Shahrood (4) | Khomeini Shahr |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Daneshgah Azad |
| 25 January 2021 (2021-01-25)1 | Helal Ahmar Gerash (4) | 3–0 | Ettehad Ravansar (4) | Gerash |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Takhti | |||
| Note: Ettehad Ravansar withdrew. | ||||
| 25 January 2021 (2021-01-25)1 | Darayi Khoramdareh (4) | 0–3 | Esteghlal Raveh Delijan (4) | Khorramdareh |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Shahid Khorrami | |||
| Note: Darayi Khoramdareh withdrew. | ||||
| 26 January 2021 (2021-01-26)1 | Shahrdari Dokooheh Andimeshk (4) | 3–0 | Payam Khorasan Jonoobi (4) | |
| 14:00 | Mehdi Bagri Mohsen Kazemi Mohammad Jahangiri |
| 28 January 2021 (2021-01-28)1 | Shahrdari Bandar Anzali (4) | 0–3 | Foolad Hormozgan (4) | |
| 14:00 | ||||
| Note: Shahrdari Bandar Anzali withdrew. | ||||
17 teams from the Second Division entered this round.
| Pro League (1) | 1. division (2) | 2. division (3) | Provincial Leagues (4) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
16 / 16 | 18 / 18 | 17 / 28 | 11 / 34 | 62 / 96 |
| 7 February 2021 (2021-02-07)2 | Shahin Bandar Ameri (3) | 3–0 | Nirooye Zamini (3) | Tangestan |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Shohadaye Ahrom | |||
| Note: Nirooye Zamini withdrew. | ||||
| 6 February 2021 (2021-02-06)2 | Avalan Kamyaran (3) | 2–0 | Sorkhpooshan Sari (4) | Kamyaran |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Azadi |
| 7 February 2021 (2021-02-07)2 | Shahid Ghandi Yazd (3) | 5–0 | Padma Yadak Iranian Isfahan (4) | Yazd |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Shahid Nasiri |
| 7 February 2021 (2021-02-07)2 | Oghab Tehran (3) | 0–1 | Shahrdari Mahshahr (3) | Baghershahr |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Atre Sib |
| 7 February 2021 (2021-02-07)2 | Esteghlal Raveh Delijan (4) | 0–2 | Shahrdari Bardeskan (4) | Arak |
| 14:00 | Stadium:5th Mordad |
| 7 February 2021 (2021-02-07)2 | Espad Tehran (3) | 0–1 | Milad Mehr Iranian (3) | Tehran |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Keshvari |
| 7 February 2021 (2021-02-07)2 | PAS Hamedan (3) | 4–1 | Mi’ad Pars Moghan (4) | Hamedan |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Haji Babayi |
| 7 February 2021 (2021-02-07)2 | Sardar Bookan (3) | 3–1 | Helal Ahmar Gerash (4) | Bookan |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Khatam-al-Anbiya |
| 7 February 2021 (2021-02-07)2 | Foolad Novin Ahvaz (3) | 0–0 (7–6p) | Mes Shahre Babak (3) | Ahvaz |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Foolad Arena |
| 6 February 2021 (2021-02-06)2 | Shahrdari Bam (3) | 3–0 | Setaregan Azhand Azarbaijan (4) | Bam |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Aege Jadid |
| 6 February 2021 (2021-02-06)2 | Sohan Mohammad Qom (4) | 1–2 | Damash Parseh Tehran (4) | Qom |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Yadegar Imam |
| 8 February 2021 (2021-02-08)2 | Mes Novin Kerman (3) | 2–0 | Shams Azar Qazvin (3) | Kerman |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Imam Ali |
| 7 February 2021 (2021-02-07)2 | Vista Toorbin (3) | 1–0 | Foolad Hormozgan (4) | Tehran |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Ghadir |
| 7 February 2021 (2021-02-07)2 | Shohadaye Babolsar (3) | 1–2 | Shahrdari Dokooheh Andimeshk (4) | |
| 14:00 |
18 teams from the Azadegan League entered this round.
| Pro League (1) | 1. division (2) | 2. division (3) | Provincial Leagues (4) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
16 / 16 | 13 / 18 | 11 / 28 | 3 / 34 | 43 / 96 |
| 25 February 20213 | Esteghlal Molasani (2) | 1–0 | Baadraan Tehran (2) | Ahvaz |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Takhti |
| 24 February 20213 | Kheybar Khorramabad (2) | 0–0 (4–2p) | Shahid Ghandi Yazd (3) | Khorramabad |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Takhti |
| 23 February 20213 | Milad Mehr Iranian (3) | 0–2 | Avalan Kamyaran (3) | Eslamshahr |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Shohada |
| 25 February 20213 | Gol Reyhan (2) | 0–1 | Mes Novin Kerman (3) | Karaj |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Enghelab |
| 25 February 20213 | Qashqai Shiraz (2) | 1–0 | Foolad Novin Ahvaz (3) | Shiraz |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Pars |
| 25 February 20213 | Mes Kerman (2) | 0–0 (4–2p) | Chooka Talesh (2) | Kerman |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Imam Ali |
| 25 February 20213 | Navad Urmia (2) | 0–1 | Pars Jonoubi Jam (2) | Urumia |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Takhti |
| 25 February 20213 | Malavan (2) | 3–1 | Rayka Babol (2) | Bandar Anzali |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Takhti |
| 23 February 20213 | PAS Hamedan (3) | 3–0 | Shahrdari Bam (3) | Hamedan |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Haji Babayi |
| 23 February 20213 | Shahrdari Mahshahr (3) | 1–0 | Shahrdari Dokooheh Andimeshk (4) | Mahshahr |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Shohada |
| 24 February 20213 | Damash Parseh Tehran (4) | 2–1 | Sardar Bookan (3) | Tehran |
| 14:00 | Stadium:Atr Sib |
The 16 teams fromIran Pro League entered the competition from the second stage.
| Pro League (1) | 1. division (2) | 2. division (3) | Provincial Leagues (4) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
16 / 16 | 8 / 18 | 6 / 28 | 2 / 34 | 32 / 96 |
| 12 March 20214 | Aluminium Arak (1) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4p) | Havadar Tehran (2) | Arak |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium:Imam Khomeini Stadium Referee: Amir Ayar |
| 11 March 20214 | Zob Ahan (1) | 2–1 | Shahr Khodro (1) | Isfahan |
| 15:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Foolad Shahr Stadium Referee: Javad Rahimzadeh |
| 13 March 20214 | Sanat Naft (1) | 4–0 | Damash Parseh Tehran (4) | Abadan |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium:Takhti Stadium Referee: Masood Haghighi |
| 11 March 20214 | Nassaji (1) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (8–7p) | Saipa (1) | Qaemshahr |
| 15:15 | Report | Stadium:Vatani Stadium Referee: Hossein Zamani | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Goalkeeper: Saeid Jalali Rad Hamed Shiri Hassan Najafi Sajjad Aghaei Ali Al Kasir Akbar Sadeghi Saeid Beigi Mojtaba Bijan Ali Davaran Ali Zarei Reza Dehghani Saeid Jalali Rad | Goalkeeper: Kourosh Maleki | |||
| 12 March 20214 | Malavan (2) | 2–1 | Vista Toorbin (3) | Bandar Anzali |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium:Takhti Stadium Referee: Mehdi Najjar |
| 11 March 20214 | Peykan (1) | 1–2 | Esteghlal (1) | Shahre Qods |
| 17:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Shahr-e Qods Stadium Referee: Hamid Haj Malek |
| 12 March 20214 | Sepahan (1) | 2–1 | Mes Rafsanjan (1) | Isfahan |
| 17:30 | Report | Stadium:Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium Referee: Meysam Heidari |
| 12 March 20214 | Esteghlal Molasani (2) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4p) | Shahin Bandar Ameri (3) | Ahvaz |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium:Takhti Stadium Referee: Ali Sam |
| 12 March 20214 | Naft Masjed Soleyman (1) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4p) | Kheybar Khorramabad (2) | Masjed Soleyman |
| 16:45 | Report | Stadium:Behnam Mohammadi Stadium Referee: Mostafa Binesh |
| 11 March 20214 | Gol Gohar (1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Mes Kerman (2) | Sirjan |
| 15:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Shahid Soleymani Referee: Seyed Reza Mahdavi |
| 12 March 20214 | Tractor (1) | 3–0 | Shahrdari Mahshahr (3) | Tabriz |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium:Yadegar-e Emam Stadium Referee: Saeid Vafapisheh | ||
| Note: Shahdari Mahshahr were unable to travel to Tabriz, therefore Tractor progressed to the next round.[17] | ||||
| 12 March 20214 | Shahrdari Bardeskan (4) | 0–3 | Khooshe Talaei Saveh (2) | Mashhad |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium:Samen Al-Aeme Stadium Referee: Farzin Tamizi |
| 12 March 20214 | Mes Novin Kerman (3) | 0–3 | Persepolis (1) | Kerman |
| 15:00 | Report | Kamyabinia | Stadium:Shahid Bahonar Stadium Referee: Abbas Raaki |
| 12 March 20214 | Pars Jonoubi Jam (2) | 3–0 | PAS Hamedan (3) | Jam |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium:Takhti Stadium Referee: Peyman Farrokhi Mehr | ||
| Note: PAS Hamedan withdrew. | ||||
| 12 March 20214 | Avalan Kamyaran (3) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (9–10p) | Qashqai Shiraz (2) | Kamyaran |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium:Azadi Referee: Farhad Ghasemi |
| 11 March 20214 | Mashin Sazi (1) | 0–3 | Foolad (1) | Tabriz |
| 15:15 | Report | L. Pereira | Stadium:Shahid Qasem Soleimani Stadium Referee: Seyed Ali Asghar Momeni |
| Pro League (1) | 1. division (2) | 2. division (3) | Provincial Leagues (4) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10 / 16 | 5 / 18 | 1 / 28 | 0 / 34 | 16 / 96 |
| 19 May 20215 | Esteghlal (1) | 2–1 | Zob Ahan (1) | Tehran |
| 19:35 | Farshid Esmaeili 55', 66' | Report | Darko Bjedov 63' | Stadium:Azadi Stadium Referee: Moud Bonyadifar |
| 29 April 20215 | Gol Gohar (1) | 3–0 | Pars Jonoubi Jam (2) | Sirjan |
| 20:30 | Godwin Mensha 30' Younes Shakeri 70' Amin Pourali 88' | Report | Stadium:Imam Ali Stadium Referee: Alireza Heydarpanah |
| 19 May 20215 | Qashqai Shiraz (2) | 1–2 | Foolad (1) | Shiraz |
| 19:15 | Mohammad Khademi 19' | Report | Shervin Bozorg 52', 76' | Stadium:Pars Stadium Referee: Ahmad Mohammadi |
| 19 May 20215 | Aluminium Arak (1) | 2–0 | Tractor (1) | Arak |
| 18:00 | Amir Hooshmand 24' Meysam Majidi (P) 81' | Report | Stadium:Imam Khomeini Stadium Referee: Yaser Hamrang |
| 18 May 20215 | Shahin Bandar Ameri (3) | 1–4 | Persepolis (1) | Booshehr |
| 20:30 | Milad Daryanavardi 34' | Report | Mehdi Abdi 7' Ahmad Nourollahi 61' Mehdi Torabi (P) 80' Mehdi Abdi 86' | Stadium:Shahid Mahdavi Referee: Roohollah Sharifi |
| 29 April 20215 | Khooshe Talaei Saveh (2) | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Sepahan (1) | Saveh |
| 20:45 | Report | Mohammad Mohebi 116' Sajjad Shahbazzadeh 120' | Stadium:Chamran Stadium Referee: Vahid Zamani |
| 29 April 20215 | Nassaji (1) | 0–1 | Malavan (2) | Qaem Shahr |
| 21:00 | Report | Zakaria Moradi 36' | Stadium:Vatani Stadium Referee: Keyvan Alimohammadi |
| 29 April 20215 | Kheybar Khorramabad (2) | 1–0 | Sanat Naft Abadan (1) | Khorramabad |
| 21:00 | Bahram Ahmadi 47' | Report | Stadium:Takhti Stadium Referee: Vahid Salehi |
| Pro League (1) | 1. division (2) | 2. division (3) | Provincial Leagues (4) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
6 / 16 | 2 / 18 | 0 / 28 | 0 / 34 | 8 / 96 |
| 15 July 20216 | Persepolis (1) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4p) | Esteghlal (1) | Tehran |
| 19:45 | Stadium:Azadi Stadium Referee:Alireza Faghani | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Goalkeeper:Hamed Lak Mehdi Torabi Hossein Kanaanizadegan Saeid Aghaei Issa Alekasir Mehdi Abdi | Goalkeeper:Hossein Hosseini | |||
| 15 July 20216 | Foolad (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4p) | Sepahan (1) | Ahvaz |
| 21:30 | Saleh Hardani 93' | Rouhollah Bagheri 107' | Stadium:Foolad Arena Referee: Bijan Heydari | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Goalkeeper:Mohsen Forouzan Mehran Mousavi Moussa Coulibaly Vahid Heydarieh Hossein Ebrahimi Luciano Pereira Mendes (Chimba) Mohammad Miri | Goalkeeper:Payam Niazmand | |||
| 24 July 20216 | Malavan (2) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3p) | Kheybar (2) | Bandar-e Anzali |
| 20:00 | Stadium:Takhti Stadium Referee: Reza Adel | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Goalkeeper: Reza Heidari Mahyar Zahmatkesh Sobhan Pasandide Rasoul Naserbakht Zebarjad Sajjad Bazgir | Goalkeeper: Mahmoud Ziayi | |||
| 15 July 20216 | Gol Gohar (1) | 3–1 | Aluminium Arak (1) | Sirjan |
| 20:30 | Reza Shekari 72' Ahmad Reza Zendehrouh (P) 85' Saeid Sadeghi 90+3' | Moein Abbasian 10' | Stadium:Imam Ali Stadium Referee: Moud Bonyadifar |
| Pro League (1) | 1. division (2) | 2. division (3) | Provincial Leagues (4) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 / 16 | 1 / 18 | 0 / 28 | 0 / 34 | 4 / 96 |
| 4 August 20217 | Esteghlal (1) | 2–1 | Gol Gohar (1) | Tehran |
| 19:30 | Voria Ghafouri 74' (P), 82' (P) | Amin Pourali 45' | Stadium:Azadi Stadium Referee:Vahid Kazemi |
| 4 August 20217 | Foolad (1) | 2–0 | Malavan (2) | Ahvaz |
| 21:00 | Vahid Heydarieh 37' Ayanda Patosi 44' | Stadium:Foolad Arena Referee:Koopal Nazemi |
| Pro League (1) | 1. division (2) | 2. division (3) | Provincial Leagues (4) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 / 16 | 0 / 18 | 0 / 28 | 0 / 34 | 2 / 96 |
| 8 August 20218 | Foolad (1) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2p) | Esteghlal (1) | Isfahan[18] |
| 20:30 | Stadium:Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium Referee:Bijan Heydari | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Goalkeeper:Mohsen Forouzan Mehran Mousavi Zobeir Niknafs Sasan Ansari Ahmad Abdollahzadeh | Goalkeeper:Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri | |||
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