Hazfi Cup (, ) formerly known as Pahlavi Cup () is an Iranian knockout football competition held annually by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran.

The Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, hence the winner of Hazfi Cup represented Iran in the Asian Club Championship. After the revival of the league system, the champion of Iranian league qualified for Asian Club Championship and the winner of Hazfi Cup for Asian Cup Winners' Cup. The Asian Cup Winners' Cup merged with the Asian Champions Cup in 2002–03 to form the AFC Champions League and Iran was initially given two (and later four) slots in this competitions. The FFIRI decided to award one of Iran's AFC Champions League spots to the winner of the Hazfi Cup, and since then, the winners of Hazfi Cup have always been allocated a spot in the AFC Champions League. Since 2024 and with the rebranding of the Asian club competitions, the FFIRI decided to send the winner of the Hazfi cup to the AFC Champions League Elite Qualifying play-off.

The competition was founded in 1976 as Pahlavi Cup but after the revolution continued as Hazfi Cup. Esteghlal is the most successful club with eight titles.

Format The rules for the final were exactly the same as the one for the previous knockout rounds. The tie was contested over two legs with away goals deciding the winner if the two teams were level on goals after the second leg. If the teams could still not be separated at that stage, then extra time would have been played with a penalty shootout (taking place if the teams were still level after that). Since the 2011–12 season, the final is always held as a single match.

Finals

Key

Year Winners Scores Runners-up Venue1976 Malavan (1) 4–1 Tractor Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran1977–78 Taj (1) 2–0 Homa Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran1979–1985Not held due to Iranian revolution and Iran–Iraq War1986Malavan (2) 2–0 Kheybar Shahid Shiroudi Stadium, Tehran 1987 Persepolis (1) 1–0Malavan Azadi Stadium, Tehran 0–0 Azadi Stadium, TehranPersepolis won 1–0 on aggregate 1988–89 Shahin Ahvaz (1) 1–3Malavan Takhti Stadium, Bandar-e Anzali 4–0 Takhti Stadium, AhvazShahin Ahvaz won 5–3 on aggregate1989–90Not held1990–91 Malavan (3) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 pen.) Esteghlal Azadi Stadium, Tehran1991–92 Persepolis (2) 2–1 Malavan Azadi Stadium, Tehran1992–93Not held 1993–94 Saipa (1) 0–0Jonoob Azadi Stadium, Tehran 1–1 Takhti Stadium, AhvazSaipa won 1–1 on aggregate on away goal 1994–95 Bahman (1) 0–1Tractor Takhti Stadium, Tabriz 2–0 Ekbatan Stadium, TehranBahman won 2–1 on aggregate 1995–96 Esteghlal (2) 3–1Bargh Hafezieh Stadium, Shiraz 2–0 Azadi Stadium, TehranEsteghlal won 5–1 on aggregate1996–97 Bargh (1) 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–0 pen.) Bahman Azadi Stadium, Tehran1997–98Not held1998–99 Persepolis (3) 2–1 Esteghlal Azadi Stadium, Tehran1999–00 Esteghlal (3) 3–1 Bahman Azadi Stadium, Tehran 2000–01 Fajr Sepasi (1) 1–0Zob Ahan Foolad Shahr Stadium, Fuladshahr 2–1 Hafezieh Stadium, ShirazFajr Sepasi won 3–1 on aggregate 2001–02 Esteghlal (4) 2–1Fajr Sepasi Hafezieh Stadium, Shiraz 2–2 Takhti Stadium, TehranEsteghlal won 4–3 on aggregate 2002–03 Zob Ahan (1) 2–2Fajr Sepasi Foolad Shahr Stadium, Fuladshahr 2–2 (6–5 pen.) Hafezieh Stadium, ShirazZob Ahan won 4–4 on aggregate on Penalty shootout 2003–04 Sepahan (1) 3–2Esteghlal Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium, Isfahan 2–0 Azadi Stadium, TehranSepahan won 5–2 on aggregate 2004–05 Saba Battery (1) 1–1Aboomoslem Shahid Derakhshan Stadium, Robat Karim 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 pen.) Samen Stadium, MashhadSaba Battery won 2–2 on aggregate on Penalty shootout 2005–06 Sepahan (2) 1–1Persepolis Azadi Stadium, Tehran 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 pen.) Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium, IsfahanSepahan won 2–2 on aggregate on Penalty shootout 2006–07 Sepahan (3) 1–0Saba Battery Shahid Derakhshan Stadium, Robat Karim 3–0 Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium, IsfahanSepahan won 4–0 on aggregate 2007–08 Esteghlal (5) 0–1Pegah Sardar Jangal Stadium, Rasht 3–0 Azadi Stadium, TehranEsteghlal won 3–1 on aggregate 2008–09 Zob Ahan (2) 0–1Rah Ahan Ekbatan Stadium, Tehran 5–1 Foolad Shahr Stadium, FuladshahrZob Ahan won 5–2 on aggregate 2009–10 Persepolis (4) 1–0Gostaresh Foolad Yadegar-e Emam Stadium, Tabriz 3–1 Azadi Stadium, TehranPersepolis won 4–1 on aggregate 2010–11 Persepolis (5) 4–2Malavan Azadi Stadium, Tehran 0–1 Takhti Stadium, Bandar-e AnzaliPersepolis won 4–3 on aggregate2011–12 Esteghlal (6) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 pen.) Shahin BushehrHafezieh Stadium, Shiraz2012–13 Sepahan (4) 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 pen.) PersepolisAzadi Stadium, Tehran2013–14 Tractor (1) 1–0 Mes KermanShahid Bahonar Stadium, Kerman2014–15 Zob Ahan (3) 3–1 Naft TehranTakhti Stadium, Tehran2015–16 Zob Ahan (4) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 pen.) EsteghlalArvandan Stadium, Khorramshahr2016–17 Naft Tehran (1) 1–0 TractorArvandan Stadium, Khorramshahr2017–18 Esteghlal (7) 1–0 Khooneh be KhoonehArvandan Stadium, Khorramshahr2018–19 Persepolis (6) 1–0 DamashShohada-ye Foolad Stadium, Ahvaz2019–20 Tractor (2) 3–2 EsteghlalImam Reza Stadium, Mashhad2020–21 Foolad (1) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 pen.) EsteghlalNaghsh-e Jahan Stadium, Isfahan2021–22 Nassaji (1) 1–0 Aluminium ArakAzadi Stadium, Tehran2022–23 Persepolis (7) 2–1 EsteghlalAzadi Stadium, Tehran2023–24Sepahan (5)2–0Mes RafsanjanAzadi Stadium, Tehran2024–25Esteghlal (8)1–0MalavanImam Khomeini Stadium, Arak2025–26Cancelled.

Performance by finalists source:

# Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up1Esteghlal871977, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2018, 20251991, 1999, 2004, 2016, 2020, 2021, 20232Persepolis721988, 1992, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2019, 20232006, 20133Sepahan5–2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2024—4Zob Ahan412003, 2009, 2015, 201620015Malavan351976, 1987, 19911988, 1989, 1992, 2011, 20256Tractor232014, 20201976, 1995, 20177Bahman1219951997, 2000Fajr Sepasi1220012002, 20039Bargh1119971996Saba1120052007Naft Tehran112017201512Shahin Ahvaz1–1989—Saipa1–1994—Foolad1–2021—Nassaji1–2022—16Damash–2—2008, 201917Homa–1—1977Kheybar–1—1987Jonoob–1—1994Aboomoslem–1—2005Rah Ahan–1—2009Gostaresh Foolad–1—2010Shahin Bushehr–1—2012Mes Kerman–1—2014Khooneh be Khooneh–1—2018Aluminium Arak–1—2022Mes Rafsanjan–1—2024

Statistics Winners by Province source: Province Winners ClubsTehranEsteghal (8), Persepolis (7), Bahman (1), Saba (1), Naft Tehran (1), Saipa (1)IsfahanSepahan (5), Zob Ahan (4)GilanMalavan (3)East AzerbaijanTractor (2)FarsFajr Sepasi (1), Bargh (1)KhuzestanShahin Ahvaz (1), Foolad (1)MazandaranNassaji (1)

Winners by City source:

City Winners ClubsTehranEsteghal (8), Persepolis (7), Saba (1), Naft Tehran (1), Saipa (1)IsfahanSepahan (5), Zob Ahan (4)Bandar-e AnzaliMalavan (3)TabrizTractor (2)ShirazFajr Sepasi (1), Bargh (1)AhvazShahin Ahvaz (1), Foolad (1)KarajBahman (1)QaemshahrNassaji (1)

Topscorers Per season Year Player Goals Club1976-77 Gholamhossein Mazloumi 7 Shahin Tehran1991-92 Farshad Pious8 Persepolis2005–06 Mehrzad Madanchi7 Persepolis2006–07 2007–08 Arash Borhani4 Esteghlal2008–09 Arash Borhani5 Esteghlal2009–10 Mohammad Ghazi Mehdi Seyed-Salehi Mohsen Khalili4 Zob AhanEsteghlalPersepolis2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 Mohammad Nouri5 Persepolis2013–14 2014–15 Mehdi Rajabzadeh4 Zob Ahan2015–16 Alimohammad Cheraghi Sajjad Shahbazzadeh Issa Alekasir4Shahrdari Mashhad Esteghlal Naft Tehran2016–17 Mohammad Ghazi6 Naft Tehran2017–18 Sajjad Feizollahi Mehdi Sharifi5 Iranjavan BushehrPersepolis2018–19 2019–20 Alimohammad Cheraghi5 Shahrdari Mahshahr2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 Giorgi Gvelesiani 4Persepolis 2023–24 Issa Alekasir3Sepahan 2024–25 Ahmadi Tifkan Salman Bahrani Hadi Dehghani3Shahrdari Bandar Abbas Shahrdari NowshahrFoolad Hormozgan

All-time scorers Rank Player Goals1 Farshad Pious 232 Mohammad Nouri 18 - Arash Borhani 184 Gholamreza Enayati 165 Issa Alekasir 156 Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht 14 - Mohammad Ahmadzadeh 14

Winning managers

See also IPL Azadegan League Iran Football's 2nd Division Iran Football's 3rd Division Iranian Super Cup Iranian Futsal Super League Iran Futsal's 1st Division List of Hazfi Cup winning managers

Notes

References

External links

List of Hazfi Cup Champions from RSSSF (Arabic)

Hazfi Cup summary (SOCCERWAY)(English)