2008–09 Hazfi Cup

Hazfi Cup
Season	2008–09
Champions	Zob Ahan Isfahan
Matches played	97
Goals scored	298 (3.07 per match)
Biggest home win	Esteghlal Tehran 8–1 Damash Gilan
Biggest away win	Azadi Bandar Rig 0–10 Niroye Zamini Tehran
	← 2007–08 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 team	Score	Away team
Persepolis Khorramabad	1–3	Armin Tehran
Shahrdari Kerman	2–2	Gostaresh Foolad
Foolad Gostar progress 5–3 on penalties.
Sanaye talaee Semnan	4–0	Saze saraye Mazandaran
Shahrdari Tabriz	(w/o)	Siman Khash
Shirin Faraz Kermanshah	3–0	Kashi Bastan Meybud Yazd
Nirou Moharekeh Qazvin	0–2	Sepahan Novin Esfahan
Palayeshgah Gaz Ilam	0–1	Naft Tehran
Foolad Yazd	8–2	Ekbatan Gachsaran
Mehrkam Pars Tehran	1–2	Shahrdari Yasuj
Mes Sarcheshme Kerman	1–1	Teraktor Sazi Tabriz
Teraktor Sazi progress 5–4 on penalties.
Kowsar Lorestan	1–1	Homa Tehran
Homa progress 3–1 on penalties.
Foolad Novin Ahvaz	4–0	Shahrdari Anzali
Ghandil Saqqez	0–2	Steel Azin Tehran
Ehsan Ray	2–0	Fajr Shahid Kalhor Karaj
Shahin Bushehr	1–0	Moghavemat Tehran
Aali Herfee Mashhad	0–5	Mes Rafsanjan
Maharat Semnan	1–3	Foolad Hormozgan
Petroshimi Tabriz	2–1	Sorkhposhan (Deihim Ahvaz)
Payam Shodaye Kelar Aabad	2–1	Shahrdari Shahrekord
Shohadaye Deh Kohrang	1–1	Sanat Gaz Sarakhs
Sanat Gaz progress 5–4 on penalties.
Azadi Bandar Rig	0–10	Niroye Zamini Tehran
Nafton Tehran	1–2	Sazan Rah Qom
Daneshgah Azad Langarud	2–0	Daro Sazi Sobhan Rasht
Esteghlal Abyek	1–3	Persepolis Qazvin
Sepidrood Rasht	3–1	Salim Rah Fars
Hepco Arak	1–1	Aflak Lorestan
Hepco progress 8–7 on penalties.
Eram Sazan Vahdat Qom	3–0	Azadi Shirvan
Shahin Bandar Gez	2–2	Aluminium Sazi Arak(B)
Shahin won on penalties.
Tarbiat Yazd	1–0	Kaveh Tehran

Second round

Matches were played between 16 and 18 October 2008.

Home team	Score	Away team
Machine Sazi Tabriz	0–1	Petroshimi Tabriz
Persepolis Qazvin	1–0	Sanat Naft Abadan
Sanat Zogal Kerman	1–2	Shahin Ahvaz
Azar Aab Pile Savar Ardebil	1–2	Shirin Faraz Kermanshah
Mogavemat Mazandaran	1–0	Sepidrood Rasht
Bargh Esfehan	1–2	Foolad Yazd
Shahrdari Kerman	2–1	Mogavemat Basij Fars
Armin Tehran	2–1	Pasargard Bojnourd
Sanaye talaee Semnan	1–1	Shahin Bandar Gez
Sanaye Talaee progress 4–2 on penalties.
Sazan Rah Qom	1–2	Shahrdari Bandar Abbas
Daneshgah Azad Langarud	1–0	Aluminium Sazi Arak
Farhang Ramhormoz	0–0	Niroye Zamini Tehran
Niroye Zamini progress 3–1 on penalties.
Ehsan Ray	7–0	Ghahreman Kermanshah
Esteghlal Jonub Tehran	0–1	Naft Tehran
Payam Shodaye Kelar Aabad	3–1	Shahrdari Birjand
Shahin Bushehr	1–0	Payam Mokhaberat Shiraz
Tarbiat Yazd	1–2	Mes Rafsanjan
Sanat Gaz Sarakhs	(w/o)	Ghahreman Kish
Teraktor Sazi Tabriz	4–1	Foolad Hormozgan
Shamoushak Noshahr	3–2	Homa Tehran
Nassaji Mazandaran	(w/o)	Olympic Khoy

Third round

Matches were played between 6 November and 13 December 2008.

Home team	Score	Away team
Steel Azin Tehran	2–1	Shahin Pars Jonoubi Bushehr
Niroye Zamini Tehran	0–1	Shahrdari Tabriz
Shirin Faraz Kermanshah	(w/o)	Shahin Ahvaz
Shahrdari Bandar Abbas	5–3	Foolad Novin Ahvaz
Petroshimi Tabriz	4–3	Persepolis Qazvin
Foolad Yazd	1–2	Shahrdari Yasuj
Sepahan Novin Esfahan	4–2	Daneshgah Azad Langarud
Naft Tehran	2–1	Ehsan Ray
Mogavemat Mazandaran	5–0	Eram Sazan Vahdat Qom
Nassaji Mazandaran	3–2	Hepco Arak
Teraktor Sazi Tabriz	2–0	Shahrdari Kerman
Zob Ahan Ardabil	0–1	Shamoushak Noshahr
Esteghlal Tehran	8–1	Damash Gilan
Mes Rafsanjan	1–0	Mes Kerman
Payam Shodaye Kelar Aabad Mazandaran	5–1	Sanat Gaz Sarakhs

Final stage

Bracket

1st Round		2nd Round		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

Shahrdari Tabriz	0
Saba Qom	1	Saba Qom	6
Shamoushak	2	Shamoushak	1
Saipa	1			Saba Qom	3
Malavan	2			Mes Rafsanjan	2
Sepahan Novin	1	Malavan	0
Mes Rafsanjan	2(5)	Mes Rafsanjan	1
Esteghlal	2(4)					Saba Qom	1(4)
Shah. Bandar Abbas	1(3)					Zob Ahan	1(5)
Foolad	1(4)	Foolad	1
Esteghlal Ahvaz	1	Esteghlal Ahvaz	0
Naft Tehran	0			Foolad	0
Aboomoslem	3			Zob Ahan	3
Armin Tehran	2	Aboomoslem	0
Zob Ahan	4	Zob Ahan	1
Shirin Faraz	1							Zob Ahan	0 / 5 (agg. 5)
Sepahan	7							Rah Ahan	1 / 1 (agg. 2)
Mogavemat Mazandaran	1	Sepahan	0
Sanaye talaee	1	Persepolis	1
Persepolis	3			Persepolis	1
Shahrdari Yasuj	0			Pas Hamedan	2
Pas Hamedan	3	Pas Hamedan	4
Payam Mashhad	3	Payam Mashhad	0
Shodaye Kelar Aabad	0					Pas Hamedan	0
Nassaji Mazandaran	-					Rah Ahan	1
Bargh Shiraz	(w/o)	Bargh Shiraz	1
Petroshimi Tabriz	1	Rah Ahan	4
Rah Ahan	3			Rah Ahan	1
Paykan	0			Teraktor Sazi	0
Teraktor Sazi	1	Teraktor Sazi	2(6)
Moghavemat Sepasi	0	Steel Azin	2(5)
Steel Azin	1

Round of 32

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

Home team	Score	Away team
Aboomoslem Mashhad	3–2	Armin Tehran
Zob Ahan Esfehan	4–1	Shirin Faraz Kermanshah
Sepahan Esfehan	7–1	Mogavemat Mazandaran
Moghavemat Sepasi Shiraz	0–1	Steel Azin Tehran
Paykan Qazvin	0–1	Teraktor Sazi Tabriz
Petroshimi Tabriz	1–3	Rah Ahan Ray
Shahrdari Bandar Abbas	1–1	Foolad Ahvaz
Foolad progress 4–3 on penalties.
Esteghlal Ahvaz	1–0	Naft Tehran
Sanaye talaee Semnan	1–3	Persepolis Tehran
Payam Mashhad	3–0	Payam Shodaye Kelar Aabad Mazandaran
Shahrdari Yasuj	0–3	Pas Hamedan
Shahrdari Tabriz	0–1	Saba Qom
Malavan Bandar Anzali	2–1	Sepahan Novin Esfahan
Shamoushak Noshahr	2–1	Saipa Karaj
Nassaji Mazandaran	(w/o)	Bargh Shiraz
Mes Rafsanjan	2–2	Esteghlal Tehran
Mes progress 5–4 on penalties.

Round of 16

Matches were played between 8 March and 5 May 2009.

Home team	Score	Away team
Aboomoslem Mashhad	0–1	Zob Ahan Esfehan
Foolad Ahvaz	1–0	Esteghlal Ahvaz
Teraktor Sazi Tabriz	2–2	Steel Azin Tehran
Teraktor Sazi progress 6–5 on penalties.
Pas Hamedan	4–0	Payam Mashhad
Persepolis Tehran	1–0	Sepahan Esfehan
Saba Qom	6–1	Shamoushak Noshahr
Rah Ahan Ray	4–1	Bargh Shiraz
Mes Rafsanjan	1–0	Malavan Bandar Anzali

Quarter-finals

Matches were played between 1 and 10 May 2009.

Home team	Score	Away team
Zob Ahan Esfehan	3–0	Foolad Ahvaz
Teraktor Sazi Tabriz	0–1	Rah Ahan Ray
Pas Hamedan	2–1	Persepolis Tehran
Saba Qom	3–2	Mes Rafsanjan

Semi-finals

Matches were played on 14 May 2009.

Home team	Score	Away team
Saba Qom	1–1	Zob Ahan Esfehan
Zob Ahan progress 5–4 on penalties.
Rah Ahan Ray	1–0	Pas Hamedan

Final

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Rah Ahan	2–5	Zob Ahan	1–0	1–5

Leg 1

18 May 2009

17:00

Rah Ahan	1–0	Zob Ahan
Zarei 88'

Ekbatan Stadium, Ekbatan

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Khodadad Afsharian

Leg 2

22 May 2009