2009 Hazfi Cup Final
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The 2009 Hazfi Cup Final was a two-legged football tie in order to determine the 2008–09 Hazfi Cup champion of Iranian
football clubs. Rah Ahan faced Zob Ahan in this final game. The first leg took place on May 18, 2009 at 17:00 local time (UTC+3:30
) at Rah Ahan Stadium
in Ekbatan
and the second leg took place on May 22, 2009 at 17:00 local time (UTC+3:30
) at Foolad Shahr Stadium, Fooladshahr.
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 extra time).
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football clubs. Rah Ahan faced Zob Ahan in this final game. The first leg took place on May 18, 2009 at 17:00 local time (UTC+3:30
UTC+3:30
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) at Rah Ahan Stadium
Rah Ahan Stadium
The Rah Ahan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tehran, Iran. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Rah Ahan F.C. who currently play in Iran's Premier Football League....
in Ekbatan
Ekbatan
Ekbatan Complex is a planned town built as a project of modern apartment buildings in western part of Tehran, Iran. Today it is considered one of Tehran's neighborhoods. It is the largest residential complex in Tehran.- History :...
and the second leg took place on May 22, 2009 at 17:00 local time (UTC+3:30
UTC+3:30
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) at Foolad Shahr Stadium, Fooladshahr.
Format
The rules for the final were exactly the same as the one in the previous knockout rounds. The tie was contested over two legs with away goalsAway goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...
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 extra time).
Route to the final
| Rah Ahan | Round | Zob Ahan | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Result | H/A | Rah Ahan goalscorers | Second stage | Opponent | Result | H/A | Zob Ahan goalscorers |
| Petroshimi Tabriz | 3–1 | A | Sohrab Entezari Sohrab Entezari Sohrab Entezari born April 21, 1977 in Babol, Mazandaran, Iran is an Iranian footballer who plays for Iran Pro League club Shahrdari Tabriz.-Club career statistics:Last Update: May 21, 2011-External links:*... , Alireza Noormohammadi, Mohsen Mirabi |
1/16 Final | Shirin Faraz Kermanshah Shirin Faraz F.C. Shirin Faraz Kermanshah Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Kermanshah, Iran. The club is in the private ownership of Farman Karimi.-Establishment:... |
4–1 | H | Igor Castro Igor José Marigo de Castro Igor José Marigo de Castro , commonly known as Igor or Igor Castro is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Iran Pro League side Zob Ahan.-Club career:... , Hassan Ashjari Hassan Ashjari Hassan Ashjari is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Sepahan in the Iran Pro League.-Club career:He starts his professional career with his hometown team Malavan at 2001 in Iran Pro League and played 4 seasons in the team... (2), Mohammad Mansouri |
| Bargh Shiraz | 4–1 | H | Davoud Haghi (2), Mojtaba Zarei Mojtaba Zarei Mojtaba Zarei Shouli is an Iranian football Forward who currently plays for Naft Tehran in the Iran Pro League.-Club career:After playing for Moghavemat for 3 seasons and playing for Rah Ahan for one season, at the end of the 2008/09 season he moved to Persepolis on a two year deal.-Club Career... , Ahmad Momenzadeh Ahmad Momenzadeh Ahmad Momenzadeh is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Aluminium Hormozgan in the Azadegan League.-Club career:He previously played for the Saipa F.C... |
1/8 Final | Aboomoslem Mashhad | 1–0 | A | Mohammad Salsali |
| Teraktor Sazi Tabriz | 1–0 | A | Sohrab Entezari Sohrab Entezari Sohrab Entezari born April 21, 1977 in Babol, Mazandaran, Iran is an Iranian footballer who plays for Iran Pro League club Shahrdari Tabriz.-Club career statistics:Last Update: May 21, 2011-External links:*... |
Quarter-Final | Foolad Ahvaz | 3–0 | H | Ghasem Hadadifar Ghasem Hadadifar Ghasem Hadadifar is an Iranian footballer who plays for Zob Ahan in the Iran Pro League. He is a member of the Iran national football team.-Club career:Hadahifar has been with Zob Ahan since 2006... (2), Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Mohammad-Reza Khalatbari is an Iranian football player, he plays as striker for Al Gharrafa in Qatar Stars League.- Club career :Khalatbari began his career with Shamoushak just after being released by Esteghlal's youth academy and joined Aboumoslem in the summer of 2004. After two years with F.C... |
| Pas Hamedan PAS Hamedan F.C. PAS Hamedan Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Hamedan, Iran.-Establishment:PAS Hamedan was formed as a result of the dissolution of PAS Tehran F.C... |
1–0 | H | Mojtaba Zarei Mojtaba Zarei Mojtaba Zarei Shouli is an Iranian football Forward who currently plays for Naft Tehran in the Iran Pro League.-Club career:After playing for Moghavemat for 3 seasons and playing for Rah Ahan for one season, at the end of the 2008/09 season he moved to Persepolis on a two year deal.-Club Career... |
Semi-Final | Saba Qom Saba Qom F.C. Saba Qom Football Club is an Iranian football team based in Qom, Iran and currently playing in Iran's Premier League football.The team is a former part of Saba Battery Club, owned by Saba Battery Co., and was moved to Qom in 2007, although they were formerly registered as a team from Tehran... |
0–0 (5-4) | A | |
Final Summary
|}Leg 1
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | Rah Ahan: | ||||
| GK |  Nader Ghobishavi |
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| DF | Alireza Noormohammadi |
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| DF | Abouzar Rahimi Abouzar Rahimi Abouzar Rahimi is an Iranian footballer who plays for Damash Gilan in the Iran's Premier Football League.-Club career:Rahimi joined Rah Ahan F.C... |
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| DF | Ebrahim Karimi |
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| DF | Ali Mohammad Dehghan |
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| MF | Hossein Pashaei |
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| MF | Ahmad Taghavi Ahmad Taghavi Ahmad Taghavi is an Iranian football who currently plays for Azadegan League side Pas Hamedan.-Professional:Taghavi joined Saba Qom F.C... |
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| MF | Davoud Haghi |
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| FW | Sohrab Entezari Sohrab Entezari Sohrab Entezari born April 21, 1977 in Babol, Mazandaran, Iran is an Iranian footballer who plays for Iran Pro League club Shahrdari Tabriz.-Club career statistics:Last Update: May 21, 2011-External links:*... |
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| FW | 11 | Mojtaba Zarei Mojtaba Zarei Mojtaba Zarei Shouli is an Iranian football Forward who currently plays for Naft Tehran in the Iran Pro League.-Club career:After playing for Moghavemat for 3 seasons and playing for Rah Ahan for one season, at the end of the 2008/09 season he moved to Persepolis on a two year deal.-Club Career... |
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| FW | Ahmad Momenzadeh Ahmad Momenzadeh Ahmad Momenzadeh is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Aluminium Hormozgan in the Azadegan League.-Club career:He previously played for the Saipa F.C... |
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| Substitutes: | |||||
| DF | Hamed Noormohammadi |
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| FW | Amin Torkashvand Amin Torkashvand Amin Torkashvand is a Iranan professional footballer. He currently plays for Damash Gilan in the Iran Pro League.-Career:Torkashvand Moved to Rah Ahan in 2008, Playing 16 games with the team. In 2009, he joined the newly found club Damash Gilan, where he scored 5 goals in his first year... |
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| MF |  Hamlet MkhitaryanHamlet Mkhitaryan Hamlet Mkhitaryan is an Armenian football midfielder, He is currently playing for Iranian club Damash Tehran. He was also a member of the Armenia national team.-Club career:... |
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| Manager: | |||||
| Mehdi Tartar |
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| Zob Ahan: | |||||
| GK | 1 |  Issa NdoyeIssa Ndoye Issa Ndoye is a Senegalese football goalkeeper who most recently played for Volyn Lutsk in the Ukraine.-Club career:... |
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| DF | Mohammad Salsali |
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| DF | Seyed Mohammad Hosseini |
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| MF | Hassan Ashjari Hassan Ashjari Hassan Ashjari is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Sepahan in the Iran Pro League.-Club career:He starts his professional career with his hometown team Malavan at 2001 in Iran Pro League and played 4 seasons in the team... |
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| MF | Shahin Kheiri |
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| DF | Farshid Talebi |
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| MF | Mohammad Mansouri |
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| FW | Mohsen Mosalman Mohsen Mosalman Mohsen Mosalman is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Malavan in Iran's Premier Football League. He also represents for Iran national football team. He is mainly a play maker midfielder with ability of long and short passes. He is youngest ever player and scorer of Iran's Premier... |
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| MF | 14 | Ghasem Hadadifar Ghasem Hadadifar Ghasem Hadadifar is an Iranian footballer who plays for Zob Ahan in the Iran Pro League. He is a member of the Iran national football team.-Club career:Hadahifar has been with Zob Ahan since 2006... |
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| FW | Esmaeil Farhadi |
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| FW | 15 |  Igor José Marigo de CastroIgor José Marigo de Castro Igor José Marigo de Castro , commonly known as Igor or Igor Castro is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Iran Pro League side Zob Ahan.-Club career:... |
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| Substitutes: | |||||
| Majid Bajelan Majid Bajelan Majid Bajelan is an Iranian Football player who currently plays for Rah Ahan of the Iran Pro League.-Professional:Bajelan joined Rah Ahan in 2009 after spending the previous years at Zob Ahan F.C.-Club Career Statistics:Last Update 20 August 2011 ... |
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| MF | Sina Ashouri |
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| MF | Mostafa Salehi Nejad |
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| Manager: | |||||
| Mansour Ebrahimzadeh Mansour Ebrahimzadeh Mansour Ebrahimzadeh is an Iranian retired football player and current coach. He is currently managing Zob Ahan in Iran Pro League. He was caretaker manager of Iran national football team from January to March 2008.-Early lfe:... |
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Leg 2
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | Zob Ahan: | ||||
| GK | 1 | Issa Ndoye Issa Ndoye Issa Ndoye is a Senegalese football goalkeeper who most recently played for Volyn Lutsk in the Ukraine.-Club career:... |
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| DF | Seyed Mohammad Hosseini |
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| DF | Mohammad Salsali |
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| DF | Farshid Talebi |
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| MF | Hassan Ashjari Hassan Ashjari Hassan Ashjari is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Sepahan in the Iran Pro League.-Club career:He starts his professional career with his hometown team Malavan at 2001 in Iran Pro League and played 4 seasons in the team... |
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| MF | 31 | Shahin Kheiri |
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| MF | Mohammad Mansouri |
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| MF | 14 | Ghasem Hadadifar Ghasem Hadadifar Ghasem Hadadifar is an Iranian footballer who plays for Zob Ahan in the Iran Pro League. He is a member of the Iran national football team.-Club career:Hadahifar has been with Zob Ahan since 2006... |
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| MF | Mostafa Salehi Nejad |
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| FW | Esmaeil Farhadi |
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| MF | Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Mohammad-Reza Khalatbari is an Iranian football player, he plays as striker for Al Gharrafa in Qatar Stars League.- Club career :Khalatbari began his career with Shamoushak just after being released by Esteghlal's youth academy and joined Aboumoslem in the summer of 2004. After two years with F.C... |
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| Substitutes: | |||||
| MF | Ahmad Mohammadpour Ahmad Mohammadpour Ahmad Mohammadpour is an Iranian footballer who plays for Zob Ahan F.C. in the IPL.-Club career:Mohammadpour joined Zob Ahan F.C. in 2007 after spending the previous two seasons at rivals Sepahan F.C.-Club career statistics:... |
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| MF | 18 | Babak Razi Babak Razi Babak Razi is an Iranian footballer who plays for Pas Hamedan in the Azadegan League.-Club career:In 2008, Razi Joined Zob Ahan F.C... |
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| FW | 15 | Igor José Marigo de Castro Igor José Marigo de Castro Igor José Marigo de Castro , commonly known as Igor or Igor Castro is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Iran Pro League side Zob Ahan.-Club career:... |
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| Manager: | |||||
| Mansour Ebrahimzadeh Mansour Ebrahimzadeh Mansour Ebrahimzadeh is an Iranian retired football player and current coach. He is currently managing Zob Ahan in Iran Pro League. He was caretaker manager of Iran national football team from January to March 2008.-Early lfe:... |
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| Rah Ahan: | |||||
| GK | 30 | Hossein Ashena Hossein Ashena Hossein Ashena is an Iranian footballer. He currently plays for Saipa in the IPL.-Club career:Ashena joined Foolad F.C... |
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| DF | Alireza Noormohammadi |
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| DF | Ebrahim Karimi |
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| DF | Abouzar Rahimi Abouzar Rahimi Abouzar Rahimi is an Iranian footballer who plays for Damash Gilan in the Iran's Premier Football League.-Club career:Rahimi joined Rah Ahan F.C... |
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| DF | Ali Mohammad Dehghan |
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| MF | Hossein Pashaei |
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| MF | Majid Noormohammadi |
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| MF | Davoud Haghi |
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| FW | 11 | Mojtaba Zarei Mojtaba Zarei Mojtaba Zarei Shouli is an Iranian football Forward who currently plays for Naft Tehran in the Iran Pro League.-Club career:After playing for Moghavemat for 3 seasons and playing for Rah Ahan for one season, at the end of the 2008/09 season he moved to Persepolis on a two year deal.-Club Career... |
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| FW | Ahmad Momenzadeh Ahmad Momenzadeh Ahmad Momenzadeh is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Aluminium Hormozgan in the Azadegan League.-Club career:He previously played for the Saipa F.C... |
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| FW | Sohrab Entezari Sohrab Entezari Sohrab Entezari born April 21, 1977 in Babol, Mazandaran, Iran is an Iranian footballer who plays for Iran Pro League club Shahrdari Tabriz.-Club career statistics:Last Update: May 21, 2011-External links:*... |
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| Substitutes: | |||||
| DF | Mohsen Mirabi |
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| FW | Amin Torkashvand Amin Torkashvand Amin Torkashvand is a Iranan professional footballer. He currently plays for Damash Gilan in the Iran Pro League.-Career:Torkashvand Moved to Rah Ahan in 2008, Playing 16 games with the team. In 2009, he joined the newly found club Damash Gilan, where he scored 5 goals in his first year... |
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| MF | Hamlet Mkhitaryan Hamlet Mkhitaryan Hamlet Mkhitaryan is an Armenian football midfielder, He is currently playing for Iranian club Damash Tehran. He was also a member of the Armenia national team.-Club career:... |
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| Manager: | |||||
| Mehdi Tartar |
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Champions
| Champions 2008–09 Hazfi Cup |
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| Zob Ahan Isfahan |
| Second Title |
See also
- Persian Gulf Cup 2008–09
- Azadegan League 2008-09
- Iran Football's 2nd Division 2008–09
- Iran Football's 3rd Division 2008-09
- Hazfi Cup 2008–09
- Iranian Super CupIranian Super CupThe Iranian Super Cup is an Iranian association football trophy awarded to the winner of a match between the Iranian Premier League's season champion and the winner of the Hazfi Cup. It is similar to numerous other Super Cup tournaments held in other countries....
- Futsal Super League 2008-09