The Hazfi Cup 2007-08 is the 21st staging of Iran's football knockout competition

Hazfi Cup

The Hazfi Cup is a knockout cup competition in Iranian football, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The competition wasn't regarded important by clubs until the IRIFF decided to award one of Iran's four AFC Champions League spots to the champion....

. A record 103 clubs' entries were accepted for the competition. The tournament began on October 15, 2007.

First stage

The first stage of the competition (first three rounds) consists of:

• 24 clubs from the Azadegan League
• 28 clubs from the 2nd Division
  Iran Football's 2nd Division
  Iranian football's 2nd division is the third-highest football division overall in the Iranian football league system.Before 2001, the 2nd division was known as the 3rd division, but this was changed when Iran's football structure officially became professional.The league consists of two, fourteen...
  
  
• 29 clubs from the 3rd Division
  Iran Football's 3rd Division
  Iranian football's 3rd division is the fourth-highest football division overall in the Iranian football league system.Before 2001, the 3rd division was known as the 4th division, but this was changed when Iran's football structure officially became professional.The league consists of six groups,...
  
  
• 4 clubs from Karaj
  Karaj
  Karaj is a city in and the capital of Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,377,450, in 385,955 families, , making it the fifth-largest city in Iran after Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan and Tabriz.) It is situated west of Tehran, at the foothills of the Alborz...
  
  , Kish, Tehran
  Tehran
  Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
  
   and its suburbs

Second stage

The second stage of the competition (rounds four onward) consists of:

• 18 clubs from the Iran Pro League
• 16 clubs from the first stage of the competition

First round

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Notes
15 October 2007	Naft Tehran Naft Tehran F.C. Naft Tehran F.C. is an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. They currently compete in the Iran Pro League.-History:In 1950, National Iranian Oil Company decided on starting a football team...	0-1	Shahrdari Bandar Abbas Shahrdari Bandar Abbas F.C. Shahrdari Bandar Abbas is an Iranian football club based in Bandar Abbas, Iran. They currently compete in the Azadegan League.- Establishment :...
15 October 2007	Steel Azin Steel Azin F.C. Steel Azin Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Semnan, Iran.The club is owned by Hossein Hedayati, owner of Steel Azin Co.Steel Azin club also had a volleyball team, sponsored by the same Company, which competed in the Iranian Volleyball Super League.-Ekbatan football club:Ekbatan...	2-1	Shahrdari Shahr Ray
15 October 2007	Sepidrood Rasht Sepidrood Rasht F.C. Sepidrood F.C. is an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Iran. They currently compete in the 2011–12 Iran Football's 2nd Division.-History:...	2-0	Foolad Hormozgan
15 October 2007	Persepolis Borazjan	(w/o) Walkover In British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections...	Shahrdari Anzali	Persepolis withdrew
15 October 2007	Nassaji Mazandaran Nassaji Mazandaran Nassaji Mazandaran is an Iranian football club based in Qa'em Shahr, Mazandaran, Iran. They are currently in the Azadegan League. The team sponsored by Iran Nassaji Mazandaran Co., one of the largest industries in Qa'em Shahr....	(w/o) Walkover In British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections...	Kowsar Tehran	Kowsar withdrew
15 October 2007	Persepolis Ghaemshahr	(w/o) Walkover In British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections...	Dartak Khorramabad	Dartak withdrew
15 October 2007	Mashin Sazi	5-0	Parnia Malayer
15 October 2007	West Azarbaijan	1-5	Nirou Moharekeh Qazvin Nirou Moharekeh Qazvin F.C. Nirou Moharekeh Qazvin Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Qazvin, Iran. They play in the Iran Football's 2nd Division. The team is sponsored by Nirou Moharekeh Iran Co. who have a factory in Qazvin, the team is heavily supported by the people of Qazvin as it is the city's best...
17 October 2007	Fajr Mantaghe Do	5-2	Azad University Langarud
17 October 2007	Sepahan Novin Sepahan Novin F.C. Sepahan Novin Football Club is an Iranian professional football team based in Esfahan, Iran. They are the reserve team of Sepahan F.C. and currently compete in the 2011–12 Iran Football's 3rd Division.-History:...	1-2	Mes Sarcheshme Mes Sarcheshme F.C. Mes Sarcheshmeh Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Sarcheshme, Kerman. They currently play in the Iranian Premier League.-History:...
17 October 2007	Sanaye Arak Sanaye Arak F.C. Aluminium Arak was an Iranian football club based in Arak, Iran.- Establishment and dissolution :In middle of 2008 Sanaye Arak F.C. was bought by Iranian Aluminium Company...	3-1	Zoghalsang Kerman
17 October 2007	Kaveh Zanjan Kaveh Zanjan F.C. Shahdari Zanjan Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Zanjan, Iran. They compete in the Azadegan League. Their home stadium is the 15,000 seater Workers Stadium. They competed in the 2010–11 Iran Football's 2nd Division.-Establishment:...	2-1	Sazan Rah Qom
19 October 2007	Foolad	5-0	Moghavemat Tehran Moghavemat Tehran F.C. Moghavemat Tehran Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. They currently compete in the 2011–12 Iran Football's 2nd Division.-Season-by-Season:The table below shows the achievements of the club in various competitions.-See also:...

Second round

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Notes
21 October 2007	Nassaji Mazandaran Nassaji Mazandaran Nassaji Mazandaran is an Iranian football club based in Qa'em Shahr, Mazandaran, Iran. They are currently in the Azadegan League. The team sponsored by Iran Nassaji Mazandaran Co., one of the largest industries in Qa'em Shahr....	(w/o) Walkover In British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections...	Hepco Arak	Hepco withdrew
21 October 2007	Moghavemat Shiraz	2-0	Persepolis Ghaemshahr
21 October 2007	Tarbiat Hormozgan	0-4	Mes Sarcheshme Mes Sarcheshme F.C. Mes Sarcheshmeh Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Sarcheshme, Kerman. They currently play in the Iranian Premier League.-History:...
21 October 2007	Shahrdari Anzali	2-1	Mashin Sazi
21 October 2007	Deihim Ahvaz	1-3	Steel Azin Steel Azin F.C. Steel Azin Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Semnan, Iran.The club is owned by Hossein Hedayati, owner of Steel Azin Co.Steel Azin club also had a volleyball team, sponsored by the same Company, which competed in the Iranian Volleyball Super League.-Ekbatan football club:Ekbatan...
22 October 2007	Fajr Mantaghe Do	0-1	Teraktor Sazi Teraktor Sazi Tractor Sazi Tabriz Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Tabriz, the capital of East Azerbaijan Province, and owned by Iran Tractor Manufacturing Co. They play in Iran's Pro League...
22 October 2007	Tarbiat Badani Yazd	13-1	Pas Birjand
22 October 2007	Payam Mashhad	5-0	Moghavemat Vahdat Ghom
22 October 2007	Gach Farsan	0-1	Shahrdari Yazd
22 October 2007	Shahed Najafabad	3-0	Sepidrood Rasht Sepidrood Rasht F.C. Sepidrood F.C. is an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Iran. They currently compete in the 2011–12 Iran Football's 2nd Division.-History:...
22 October 2007	Shahrdari Tabriz Shahrdari Tabriz F.C. Shahrdari Tabriz Cultural and Athletic Club is an Iranian sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Tabriz, Iran.They currently compete in the Iran Pro League, the first tier of Iranian football.-The birth of Shahrdari Tabriz F.C...	2-3	Nirou Moharekeh Qazvin Nirou Moharekeh Qazvin F.C. Nirou Moharekeh Qazvin Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Qazvin, Iran. They play in the Iran Football's 2nd Division. The team is sponsored by Nirou Moharekeh Iran Co. who have a factory in Qazvin, the team is heavily supported by the people of Qazvin as it is the city's best...
22 October 2007	Foolad Yazd	7-0	Mashin Lent Semnan
22 October 2007	Shahin Ahvaz	(w/o) Walkover In British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections...	Zagros Yasooj	Zagros withdrew
22 October 2007	Ghahreman Khorasan Razavi	2-3	Shemushack Noshahr
22 October 2007	Esteghlal Jonub	1-2	Mehrkam Pars Tehran
22 October 2007	Lashgar Si Gorgan	0-1	Piroozi Yasouj
23 October 2007	Petroshimi Tabriz Petrochimi Tabriz F.C. Petrochimi Tabriz Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Tabriz, Azerbaijan Province. They were founded in 2001 and will participate as a professional club in the Azadegan League 2008-09....	2-2	Shahrdari Bandar Abbas Shahrdari Bandar Abbas F.C. Shahrdari Bandar Abbas is an Iranian football club based in Bandar Abbas, Iran. They currently compete in the Azadegan League.- Establishment :...	Petroshimi progress 5-4 on penalties Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...

Third round

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Notes
10 November 2007	Shahrdari Yazd	0-6	Foolad
10 November 2007	Samand Tehran	2-0	Shahin Ahvaz
10 November 2007	Sanaye Arak Sanaye Arak F.C. Aluminium Arak was an Iranian football club based in Arak, Iran.- Establishment and dissolution :In middle of 2008 Sanaye Arak F.C. was bought by Iranian Aluminium Company...	4-0	Teraktor Sazi Novin
10 November 2007	Steel Azin Steel Azin F.C. Steel Azin Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Semnan, Iran.The club is owned by Hossein Hedayati, owner of Steel Azin Co.Steel Azin club also had a volleyball team, sponsored by the same Company, which competed in the Iranian Volleyball Super League.-Ekbatan football club:Ekbatan...	1-1	Damash Iranian Damash Iranian F.C. Gahar Zagros Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Dorood, Iran. They will compete in 2011–12 Azadegan League.-Establishment in Tehran:...	Steel Azin progress 4-1 on penalties Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
10 November 2007	Nirou Moharekeh Qazvin Nirou Moharekeh Qazvin F.C. Nirou Moharekeh Qazvin Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Qazvin, Iran. They play in the Iran Football's 2nd Division. The team is sponsored by Nirou Moharekeh Iran Co. who have a factory in Qazvin, the team is heavily supported by the people of Qazvin as it is the city's best...	0-1	Kaveh Zanjan
10 November 2007	Piroozi Yasouj	0-1	Shahin Bushehr
10 November 2007	Teraktor Sazi Teraktor Sazi Tractor Sazi Tabriz Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Tabriz, the capital of East Azerbaijan Province, and owned by Iran Tractor Manufacturing Co. They play in Iran's Pro League...	1-0	Shahed Najafabad
10 November 2007	Moghavemat Shiraz	(w/o) Walkover In British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections...	Aflak Lorestan	Aflak withdrew
10 November 2007	Tohid Kermanshah	1-2	Payam Mashhad
11 November 2007	Mehrkam Pars Tehran	1-0	Shemushack Noshahr
21 November 2007	Aboomoslem	1-1	Mes Kerman	Aboomoslem progress 4-2 on penalties Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
22 November 2007	Sanat Naft	2-3	Persepolis

Fourth Round (1/16 Final - Last 32)

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Notes
22 November 2007	Esteghlal Ahvaz Esteghlal Ahvaz Esteghlal Ahvaz Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Ahvaz, Iran.They currently compete in the 2011–12 Iran Football's 2nd Division.-Establishment:...	3-0	Samand Tehran
22 November 2007	Paykan Tehran	2-1	Shahrdari Anzali	(after extra time)
22 November 2007	Saba Battery FC	4-0	Teraktor Sazi Teraktor Sazi Tractor Sazi Tabriz Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Tabriz, the capital of East Azerbaijan Province, and owned by Iran Tractor Manufacturing Co. They play in Iran's Pro League...
22 November 2007	Pegah Gilan Pegah Gilan Pegah Gilan Football Club was an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Gilan, Iran that participated in Iran Pro League & Azadegan League from 2002 to 2008.-Club history:...	3-0	Mes Sarcheshmeh Mes Sarcheshme F.C. Mes Sarcheshmeh Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Sarcheshme, Kerman. They currently play in the Iranian Premier League.-History:...
22 November 2007	Kaveh Zanjan Kaveh Zanjan F.C. Shahdari Zanjan Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Zanjan, Iran. They compete in the Azadegan League. Their home stadium is the 15,000 seater Workers Stadium. They competed in the 2010–11 Iran Football's 2nd Division.-Establishment:...	1-4	Zob Ahan	(after extra time)
22 November 2007	Moghavemat Sepasi	0-0	Moghavemat Shiraz	Sepasi progress 5-3 on penalties Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
23 November 2007	Esteghlal	5-3	Tarbiat Badani Yazd
23 November 2007	Foolad	2-1	Saipa
23 November 2007	Payam Mashhad	1-1	Rah Ahan	Rah Ahan progress 7-6 on penalties Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
23 November 2007	Shirin Faraz 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:...	1-2	Steel Azin Steel Azin F.C. Steel Azin Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Semnan, Iran.The club is owned by Hossein Hedayati, owner of Steel Azin Co.Steel Azin club also had a volleyball team, sponsored by the same Company, which competed in the Iranian Volleyball Super League.-Ekbatan football club:Ekbatan...
23 November 2007	Shahin Bushehr	2-0	Malavan
24 November 2007	Bargh Shiraz	(w/o) Walkover In British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections...	Nassaji Mazandaran Nassaji Mazandaran Nassaji Mazandaran is an Iranian football club based in Qa'em Shahr, Mazandaran, Iran. They are currently in the Azadegan League. The team sponsored by Iran Nassaji Mazandaran Co., one of the largest industries in Qa'em Shahr....	Nassaji withdrew
12 December 2007	Pas Hamedan	4-1	Foolad Yazd
17 December 2007	Persepolis	4-1	Petroshimi Tabriz Petrochimi Tabriz F.C. Petrochimi Tabriz Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Tabriz, Azerbaijan Province. They were founded in 2001 and will participate as a professional club in the Azadegan League 2008-09....
21 December 2007	Sanaye Arak Sanaye Arak F.C. Aluminium Arak was an Iranian football club based in Arak, Iran.- Establishment and dissolution :In middle of 2008 Sanaye Arak F.C. was bought by Iranian Aluminium Company...	1-0	Aboomoslem
18 February 2008	Sepahan Sepahan Sepahan Esfahan is an Iranian football club based in Isfahan, Iran. They compete in Iran's top flight known as Persian Gulf League and hold most of the records in the PGL under their belt. Sepahan are the latest champions of the PGL in 2010–11 season for the record third time in the ten-year PGL...	1-0	Mehrkam Pars Tehran

Fifth Round (1/8 Final - Last 16)

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Notes
17 December 2007	Foolad	4-4	Esteghlal Ahvaz Esteghlal Ahvaz Esteghlal Ahvaz Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Ahvaz, Iran.They currently compete in the 2011–12 Iran Football's 2nd Division.-Establishment:...	Foolad progress 8-7 on penalties Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
21 December 2007	Rah Ahan	2-2	Steel Azin Steel Azin F.C. Steel Azin Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Semnan, Iran.The club is owned by Hossein Hedayati, owner of Steel Azin Co.Steel Azin club also had a volleyball team, sponsored by the same Company, which competed in the Iranian Volleyball Super League.-Ekbatan football club:Ekbatan...	Rah Ahan progress 5-2 on penalties Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
21 December 2007	Zob Ahan	1-1	Esteghlal	Esteghlal progress 3-1 on penalties Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
21 December 2007	Bargh Shiraz	1-0	Paykan Tehran
21 December 2007	Shahin Bushehr	2-2	Saba Battery	Shahin Bushehr progress 6-5 on penalties Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
24 December 2007	Pas Hamedan	3-0	Persepolis
26 February 2008	Moghavemat Sepasi	1-2	Sepahan Sepahan Sepahan Esfahan is an Iranian football club based in Isfahan, Iran. They compete in Iran's top flight known as Persian Gulf League and hold most of the records in the PGL under their belt. Sepahan are the latest champions of the PGL in 2010–11 season for the record third time in the ten-year PGL...
4 March 2008	Sanaye Arak	0-1	Pegah Gilan Pegah Gilan Pegah Gilan Football Club was an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Gilan, Iran that participated in Iran Pro League & Azadegan League from 2002 to 2008.-Club history:...

Quarterfinals

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Notes
26 February 2008	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...	0-0	Foolad	Foolad progress 5-4 on penalties Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
10 March 2008	Bargh Shiraz	2-0	Shahin Bushehr
22 April 2008	Esteghlal	2-2	Rah Ahan	Esteghlal progress 5-3 on penalties Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
27 May 2008	Pegah	4-2	Sepahan	(after extra time)

Semifinals

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Notes
29 May 2008	Foolad	1-1	Esteghlal	Esteghlal progress 4-2 on penalties Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
1 June 2008	Pegah Pegah Gilan Pegah Gilan Football Club was an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Gilan, Iran that participated in Iran Pro League & Azadegan League from 2002 to 2008.-Club history:...	2-1	Bargh Shiraz

Final

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Leg 1

Leg 2

Bracket