The 2021 Hazfi Cup was the 34th season of the Iranian football knockout competition.[1][2]

2021 Hazfi Cup
Tournament details
CountryIran
Dates19 January 2021 (2021-01-19) – 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)
Teams71
Defending championsTractor
Final positions
ChampionsFoolad (1st title)
Runner-upEsteghlal
Tournament statistics
Matches played70
Goals scored154 (2.2 per match)

The competition began in January 2021 and the final was played on August 8, 2021. Foolad won their first title after defeating Esteghlal in the final.

Participating teams

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A total of 71 teams (out of a possible total of 96 eligible teams) participated. The teams were divided into four main groups.[3]

  • 16 teams of the Persian Gulf Pro League: entering at the Round of 32.
  • 13 teams (out of a possible total of 18 teams) of the Azadegan League: entering at the third round.
  • 17 teams (out of a possible total of 28 teams) from the 2nd Division: entering at the second round.
  • 25 teams (out of a possible total of 34 teams) from Provincial Leagues: entering from first round.

Schedule

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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

First stage

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Preliminary round

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Number of teams per tier entering this round
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) PreliminaryZagros 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) 3–0Aboozar Kangan Booshehr (4)Birjand
14:00 Stadium: Azadi
Note: Aboozar Kangan Booshehr withdrew.
23 January 2021 (2021-01-23) PreliminaryHeyat Football Baneh (4)1–2 Foolad Hormozgan (4) Baneh
14:00 Stadium: Shahid Safari
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First round

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Number of teams per tier entering this round
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) 2–1Aboozar Basht (4)Tabriz
14:00 Stadium: Marzdaran
23 January 2021 (2021-01-23) 1 Sorkhpooshan Sari (4) 1–1
(4–3 p)
Kanyav Oshnouyeh (4)Sari
14:00 Stadium: Shohada
23 January 2021 (2021-01-23) 1 Damash Parseh Tehran (4) 1–0Vahdat Aghasht (4)Tehran
14:00 Stadium: Atre Sib
23 January 2021 (2021-01-23) 1 Shahrdari Bardeskan (4) 3–0Shahin 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
(4–3 p)
Padideh Malekshahi Ilam (4)Pars Abad
14:00 Stadium: Shahid Kalantari
24 January 2021 (2021-01-24) 1 Sohan Mohammad Qom (4) 3–0Armak 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
(7–6 p)
Siman Shahrood (4)Khomeini Shahr
14:00 Stadium: Daneshgah Azad
25 January 2021 (2021-01-25) 1 Helal Ahmar Gerash (4) 3–0Ettehad Ravansar (4)Gerash
14:00 Stadium: Takhti
Note: Ettehad Ravansar withdrew.
25 January 2021 (2021-01-25) 1Darayi 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) 3–0Payam Khorasan Jonoobi (4)
14:00 Mehdi Bagri
Mohsen Kazemi
Mohammad Jahangiri
28 January 2021 (2021-01-28) 1Shahrdari Bandar Anzali (4)0–3 Foolad Hormozgan (4)
14:00
Note: Shahrdari Bandar Anzali withdrew.
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Second round

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17 teams from the Second Division entered this round.

Number of teams per tier entering 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) 3–0Nirooye Zamini (3)Tangestan
14:00 Stadium: Shohadaye Ahrom
Note: Nirooye Zamini withdrew.
6 February 2021 (2021-02-06) 2 Avalan Kamyaran (3) 2–0Sorkhpooshan Sari (4)Kamyaran
14:00 Stadium: Azadi
7 February 2021 (2021-02-07) 2 Shahid Ghandi Yazd (3) 5–0Padma Yadak Iranian Isfahan (4)Yazd
14:00 Stadium: Shahid Nasiri
7 February 2021 (2021-02-07) 2Oghab Tehran (3)0–1 Shahrdari Mahshahr (3) Baghershahr
14:00 Stadium: Atre Sib
7 February 2021 (2021-02-07) 2Esteghlal Raveh Delijan (4)0–2 Shahrdari Bardeskan (4) Arak
14:00 Stadium: 5th Mordad
7 February 2021 (2021-02-07) 2Espad Tehran (3)0–1 Milad Mehr Iranian (3) Tehran
14:00 Stadium: Keshvari
7 February 2021 (2021-02-07) 2 PAS Hamedan (3) 4–1Mi’ad Pars Moghan (4)Hamedan
14:00 Stadium: Haji Babayi
7 February 2021 (2021-02-07) 2 Sardar Bookan (3) 3–1Helal Ahmar Gerash (4)Bookan
14:00 Stadium: Khatam-al-Anbiya
7 February 2021 (2021-02-07) 2 Foolad Novin Ahvaz (3) 0–0
(7–6 p)
Mes Shahre Babak (3)Ahvaz
14:00 Stadium: Foolad Arena
6 February 2021 (2021-02-06) 2 Shahrdari Bam (3) 3–0Setaregan Azhand Azarbaijan (4)Bam
14:00 Stadium: Aege Jadid
6 February 2021 (2021-02-06) 2Sohan 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) 2–0Shams Azar Qazvin (3)Kerman
14:00 Stadium: Imam Ali
7 February 2021 (2021-02-07) 2 Vista Toorbin (3) 1–0Foolad Hormozgan (4)Tehran
14:00 Stadium: Ghadir
7 February 2021 (2021-02-07) 2Shohadaye Babolsar (3)1–2 Shahrdari Dokooheh Andimeshk (4)
14:00
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Third round

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18 teams from the Azadegan League entered this round.

Number of teams per tier entering 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 2021 3 Esteghlal Molasani (2) 1–0Baadraan Tehran (2)Ahvaz
14:00 Stadium: Takhti
24 February 2021 3 Kheybar Khorramabad (2) 0–0
(4–2 p)
Shahid Ghandi Yazd (3)Khorramabad
14:00 Stadium: Takhti
23 February 2021 3Milad Mehr Iranian (3)0–2 Avalan Kamyaran (3) Eslamshahr
14:00 Stadium: Shohada
25 February 2021 3Gol Reyhan (2)0–1 Mes Novin Kerman (3) Karaj
14:00 Stadium: Enghelab
25 February 2021 3 Qashqai Shiraz (2) 1–0Foolad Novin Ahvaz (3)Shiraz
14:00 Stadium: Pars
25 February 2021 3 Mes Kerman (2) 0–0
(4–2 p)
Chooka Talesh (2)Kerman
14:00 Stadium: Imam Ali
25 February 2021 3Navad Urmia (2)0–1 Pars Jonoubi Jam (2) Urumia
14:00 Stadium: Takhti
25 February 2021 3 Malavan (2) 3–1Rayka Babol (2)Bandar Anzali
14:00 Stadium: Takhti
23 February 2021 3 PAS Hamedan (3) 3–0Shahrdari Bam (3)Hamedan
14:00 Stadium: Haji Babayi
23 February 2021 3 Shahrdari Mahshahr (3) 1–0Shahrdari Dokooheh Andimeshk (4)Mahshahr
14:00 Stadium: Shohada
24 February 2021 3 Damash Parseh Tehran (4) 2–1Sardar Bookan (3)Tehran
14:00 Stadium: Atr Sib
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Second stage

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Bracket

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Fourth round (round of 32)
11–13 March 2021
Fifth round (round of 16)
29 April 2021
18–19 May 2021
Sixth round (quarter-final)
15 July 2021
24 July 2021
Semi-final
4 August 2021
Final
8 August 2021
 
                  
 
 
 
 
Mashin Sazi0
 
 
 
Foolad3
 
Qashqai1
 
 
 
Foolad2
 
Avalan Kamyaran0 (9)
 
 
 
Qashqai0 (10)
 
Foolad1 (5)
 
 
 
Sepahan1 (4)
 
Sepahan2
 
 
 
Mes Rafsanjan1
 
Khooshe Talaei0
 
 
 
Sepahan (a.e.t.)2
 
Shahrdari Bardeskan0
 
 
 
Khooshe Talaei3
 
Foolad2
 
 
 
Malavan0
 
Malavan2
 
 
 
Vista Toorbin1
 
Nassaji0
 
 
 
Malavan1
 
Nassaji0 (8)
 
 
 
Saipa0 (7)
 
Malavan0 (4)
 
 
 
Kheybar0 (3)
 
Naft Masjed Soleyman0 (3)
 
 
 
Kheybar0 (4)
 
Kheybar1
 
 
 
Sanat Naft0
 
Sanat Naft4
 
 
 
Damash Parseh Tehran0
 
Foolad0 (4)
 
 
 
Esteghlal0 (2)
 
Mes Novin Kerman0
 
 
 
Persepolis3
 
Shahin Bandar Ameri1
 
 
 
Persepolis4
 
Esteghlal Mollasani0 (3)
 
 
 
Shahin Bandar Ameri0 (4)
 
Persepolis0 (3)
 
 
 
Esteghlal0 (4)
 
Paykan1
 
 
 
Esteghlal2
 
Esteghlal2
 
 
 
ZobAhan1
 
ZobAhan2
 
 
 
Padideh1
 
Esteghlal2
 
 
 
Gol Gohar1
 
Pars Jonoubi3
 
 
 
PAS0
 
Gol Gohar3
 
 
 
Pars Jonoubi0
 
Gol Gohar (a.e.t.)2
 
 
 
Mes Kerman1
 
Gol Gohar3
 
 
 
Aluminium1
 
Aluminium0 (5)
 
 
 
Havadar0 (4)
 
Aluminium2
 
 
 
Tractor0
 
Tractor3
 
 
Shahrdari Mahshahr0
 

Fourth round (round of 32)

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The 16 teams from Iran Pro League entered the competition from the second stage.

Number of teams per tier entering this round
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 2021 4 Aluminium Arak (1) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Havadar Tehran (2)Arak
15:00 Report Stadium: Imam Khomeini Stadium
Referee: Amir Ayar
11 March 2021 4 Zob Ahan (1) 2–1Shahr Khodro (1)Isfahan
15:00
Report Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Referee: Javad Rahimzadeh
13 March 2021 4 Sanat Naft (1) 4–0Damash Parseh Tehran (4)Abadan
15:30 Report Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Referee: Masood Haghighi
11 March 2021 4 Nassaji (1) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(8–7 p)
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
  Mehrdad Abdi
  Mohammad Sadegh Barani
 Hossein Maleki
  Hossein Mahini
  Majid Aliyari
  Kamal Al Din Nikkhouy
  Reza Jafari
  Mahyar Jabbari
  Amir Ali Sadeghi
  Reza Aliyari
  Kourosh Maleki
12 March 2021 4 Malavan (2) 2–1Vista Toorbin (3)Bandar Anzali
15:00 Report Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Referee: Mehdi Najjar
11 March 2021 4Peykan (1)1–2 Esteghlal (1) Shahre Qods
17:30
Report
Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Stadium
Referee: Hamid Haj Malek
12 March 2021 4 Sepahan (1) 2–1Mes Rafsanjan (1)Isfahan
17:30 Report Stadium: Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium
Referee: Meysam Heidari
12 March 2021 4Esteghlal Molasani (2)0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Shahin Bandar Ameri (3) Ahvaz
15:00 Report Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Referee: Ali Sam
12 March 2021 4Naft Masjed Soleyman (1)0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Kheybar Khorramabad (2) Masjed Soleyman
16:45 Report Stadium: Behnam Mohammadi Stadium
Referee: Mostafa Binesh
11 March 2021 4 Gol Gohar (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Mes Kerman (2)Sirjan
15:00
Report
  • M. Safia   90+4'
Stadium: Shahid Soleymani
Referee: Seyed Reza Mahdavi
12 March 2021 4 Tractor (1) 3–0Shahrdari 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 2021 4Shahrdari Bardeskan (4)0–3 Khooshe Talaei Saveh (2) Mashhad
14:30 Report Stadium: Samen Al-Aeme Stadium
Referee: Farzin Tamizi
12 March 2021 4Mes Novin Kerman (3)0–3 Persepolis (1) Kerman
15:00 Report Kamyabinia   38' Alishah   58,64' Stadium: Shahid Bahonar Stadium
Referee: Abbas Raaki
12 March 2021 4 Pars Jonoubi Jam (2) 3–0PAS Hamedan (3)Jam
15:00 Report Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Referee: Peyman Farrokhi Mehr
Note: PAS Hamedan withdrew.
12 March 2021 4Avalan Kamyaran (3)0–0 (a.e.t.)
(9–10 p)
Qashqai Shiraz (2) Kamyaran
15:00 Report Stadium: Azadi
Referee: Farhad Ghasemi
11 March 2021 4Mashin Sazi (1)0–3 Foolad (1) Tabriz
15:15 Report L. Pereira   64' (pen.), 80', 90' Stadium: Shahid Qasem Soleimani Stadium
Referee: Seyed Ali Asghar Momeni

Fifth round (round of 16)

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Number of teams per tier entering this round
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 2021 5 Esteghlal (1) 2–1Zob Ahan (1)Tehran
19:35 Farshid Esmaeili 55', 66' Report Darko Bjedov 63' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Referee: Moud Bonyadifar
29 April 2021 5 Gol Gohar (1) 3–0Pars 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 2021 5Qashqai 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 2021 5 Aluminium Arak (1) 2–0Tractor (1)Arak
18:00 Amir Hooshmand 24'
Meysam Majidi (P) 81'
Report Stadium: Imam Khomeini Stadium
Referee: Yaser Hamrang
18 May 2021 5Shahin 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 2021 5Khooshe 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 2021 5Nassaji (1)0–1 Malavan (2) Qaem Shahr
21:00 Report Zakaria Moradi 36' Stadium: Vatani Stadium
Referee: Keyvan Alimohammadi
29 April 2021 5 Kheybar Khorramabad (2) 1–0Sanat Naft Abadan (1)Khorramabad
21:00 Bahram Ahmadi 47' Report Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Referee: Vahid Salehi

Sixth round (quarter-finals)

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Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1) 1. division (2) 2. division (3) Provincial Leagues (4) Total
6 / 16
2 / 18
0 / 28
0 / 34
8 / 96
24 July 2021 6 Malavan (2) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
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
  Aref Rostami
 
 
  Hossein Madadi
  Ahmad Nasiri
15 July 2021 6 Gol Gohar (1) 3–1Aluminium 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

Seventh round (semi-finals)

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Number of teams per tier entering this round
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 2021 7 Esteghlal (1) 2–1Gol Gohar (1)Tehran
19:30 Voria Ghafouri 74' (P), 82' (P) Amin Pourali 45' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Referee: Vahid Kazemi
4 August 2021 7 Foolad (1) 2–0Malavan (2)Ahvaz
21:00 Vahid Heydarieh 37'
Ayanda Patosi 44'
Stadium: Foolad Arena
Referee: Koopal Nazemi

Eighth round (final)

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Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1) 1. division (2) 2. division (3) Provincial Leagues (4) Total
2 / 16
0 / 18
0 / 28
0 / 34
2 / 96

Statistics

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See also

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Notes

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References

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