Iranian Football tournament season
Football tournament season
2022–23 Hazfi Cup Iranian Knockout Cup Country Iran Dates 9 October 2022- Teams 96 Defending champions Nassaji Mazandaran Matches played TBD All statistics correct as of 1 Oct 2022.
The 2022–23 Hazfi Cup is the 36th season of the Iranian football knockout competition. The champion of this competition will get a license to participate in the Super Cup and the AFC Champions League next season.
Nassaji is the defending champion of this season's Iranian Hazfi Cup as they defeat Aluminium Arak in last season's final match .[ 1]
Qualified teams
A total of 96 teams are eligible to participate in the 2022–23 Hazfi Cup according to competition regulations. The teams were divided into four main groups: Teams of Pro league, Azadegan league, 2nd Division, Provincial Leagues. The teams from Pro League and Azadegan League have to participate in the competition, but the teams from 2nd Division and provincial champions can refuse to participate.[ 2] The table below shows all of the eligible teams and the withdrawn teams are shown in italic.
Pro League All 16 teams of the 2022–23 season [ a]
Azadegan League All 18 teams of the 2022–23 season [ b]
2nd Division From 28 teams of 2022–23 season [ c]
Provincial Leagues From 34 provincial champions [ d] [ e] [ 3]
Alborz (Alborz's Representative)
Ardebil (Mi'ad Moghan)
Azarbayejan Gharbi (Gostaresh Khoy)
Azarbayejan Sharghi (Oxygen Marand)
Boushehr (Abouzar Kangan)
Chaharmahal & Bakhtiyari (Shahid Ansari Barez Lordegan)
Fars (Pouyandegan Talash Marvdasht)
Gilan (Pars Bandar Kiashahr)
Golestan
Hamedan
Hormozgan (Harang Javan Bastak)
Ilam (Setaregan Sivan Ilam)
Isfahan (Padide San'at Mobarake)
Kerman
Kermanshah (Setaregan Kermanshah)
Khoramshahr
Khorasan Jonoubi (Payam Shargh Ghaen)
Khorasan Razavi (Poshtibani Shomal Shargh Mashhad)
Khorasan Shomali
Khouzestan (Poolad Oxin Izeh)
Kish (Etehad Sefin Kish)
Kohgiluye & Boyer Ahmad (Zagros Basht)
Kordestan (Kordestan's Representative)
Lorestan
Markazi (Ra'd Mahalat)
Mazandaran
Qazvin (Ghafari Takestan)
Qom (Ku Amacity Qom)
Semnan (Kia Shahrood)
Sistan & Balouchestan (Koorosh Kabir Zabol)
Tehran (Damash Tehran)
Tehran Suburbs (Sorkhpooshan Pakdasht)
Yazd
Zanjan (Qiam Abhar)
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[ 4]
Stage
Round
Draw date
Matches dates
First stage
Round 1
24 September 2022[ 5]
9,10 October 2022[ 6] [ 7]
Round 2
19 October 2022[ 8]
9,10 November 2022[ 9] [ 10]
Round 3
16 November 2022[ 11]
11,12 December 2022[ 12]
Second Stage
Round of 32
24 December 2022[ 13]
10-12 January 2023[ 14]
Round of 16
23 January 2023[ 15]
20-22 February 2023[ 16] [ 17]
17 March 2023
Quarter-finals
7 March 2023[ 18]
29-30 April 2023[ 19] [ 20]
Semi-finals
30 April 2023[ 21]
24, 25 May 2023[ 22] [ 23]
Final
31 May 2023[ 24]
First stage
First round
Fixures excluded from Iran League Organisation's Website.[ 6] [ 7] [ 25]
Results excluded from Hazfi Cup Website.[ 4]
Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1)
1. division (2)
2. division (3)
Provincial Leagues (4)
Total
Pars Bandar Kiashahr (4) v Sorkhpooshan Pakdasht (4)
Kia Shahrood (4) v Gostaresh Khoy (4)
Setaregan Sivan Ilam (4) v Setaregan Kermanshah (4)
Oxygen Marand (4) v Poshtibani Shomal Shargh Mashhad (4)
Qiam Abhar (4) v Kordestan's Representative (4)
Ghafari Takestan (4) v Ra'd Mahalat (4)
Mi'ad Moghan (4) v Damash Tehran (4)
Vahdat Aghasht (4) v Ku Amacity Qom (4)
Padide San'at Mobarakeh (4) v Etehad Sefin Kish (4)
Koorosh Kabir Zabol (4) v Poolad Oxin Izeh (4)
Payam Shargh Qaen (4) v Pouyandegan Talash Marvdasht (4)
Harang Javan Bastak (4) v Shahid Ansari Barez Lordegan (4)
Zagros Basht (4) v Abouzar Kangan (4)
Second round
Fixures excluded from Iran League Organisation's Website.[ 9] [ 10]
Results excluded from Hazfi Cup Website.[ 4]
Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1)
1. division (2)
2. division (3)
Provincial Leagues (4)
Total
Damash Tehran (4) v Poolad Oxin Izeh (4)
Iman Sabz Shiraz (3) v Qiam Abhar (4)
Abouzar Kangan (4) v Pars Bandar Kiashahr (4)
Damashian Rasht (3) v Foolad Hormozgan (3)
Shahid Oraki Eslamshahr (3) v Kia Shahrood (4)
Panik Talesh (3) v Payam Shargh Qaen (4)
Ario Bam Eslamshahr (3) v Vahdat Aghasht (4)
Shohadaye Babolsar (3) v Vista Turbin Tehran (3)
Poshtibani Shomal Shargh Mashhad (4) v Mes Novin Kerman (3)
Third round
Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1)
1. division (2)
2. division (3)
Provincial Leagues (4)
Total
Fixures excluded from Iran League Organisation's Website.[ 11] [ 12]
Omid Vahdat Mashhad has failed to participate in the tournament due to disqualification from Azadegan League .
Shahid Oraki Eslamshahr (3) v Ario Bam Eslamshahr (3)
Iman Sabz Shiraz (3) v Abouzar Kangan (4)
Van Pars Naghse Jahan (2) v Setaregan Kermanshah (4)
Darya Babol (2) v Shohadaye Babolsar (3)
Second stage
Bracket
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|RD2=Fifth round (round of 16) 19–22 February 2023 17 March 2023
|RD3=Sixth round (quarter-final) 29–30 April 2023
|RD4=Semi-final 24–25 May 2023
|RD5=Final 31 May 2023
||Shahrdari Hamedan |1 (7)|Darya Babol|1 (8)
||Pars Jonoubi Jam |1|Iman Sabz Shiraz|0
||Esteghlal |2|Tractor |1
||Malavan |3|Naft Masjed Soleyman |0
||Ario Bam Eslamshahr|2|Aluminium Arak |3
||Nassaji |2|Fajr Sepasi |1
||Be'sat Kermanshah |1 (6)|Navad Urmia |1 (7)
||Paykan |1|Esteghlal Khuzestan |0
||Arman Gohar |1|Esteghlal Mollasani |3
||Mes Kerman |2|Sanat Naft |0
||Havadar |1|Chadormalu Ardakan|0
||Mes Rafsanjan |1|Zob Ahan |0
||Persepolis |2 (4)|Van Pars Naghse Jahan|2 (1)
||Sepahan |3|Saipa |0
||Gol Gohar |2|Mes Shahr-e Babak |1
||Foolad |2|Khooshe Talaei |0
||Darya Babol|0 (3)|Pars Jonoubi Jam |0 (4)
||Esteghlal |2|Malavan |0
||Aluminium Arak |0 (5)|Nassaji |0 (6)
||Navad Urmia |0|Paykan |2
||Esteghlal Mollasani |3|Mes Kerman |1
||Havadar |0 (5)|Mes Rafsanjan |0 (4)
||Persepolis |4|Sepahan |2
||Gol Gohar |1|Foolad |0
||Pars Jonoubi Jam |0|Esteghlal |1
||Nassaji |3|Paykan |0
||Esteghlal Mollasani |1|Havadar |2
||Persepolis |2|Gol Gohar |1
||Esteghlal |4|Nassaji |0
||Havadar |1|Persepolis |3|
||Esteghlal |||
Persepolis |||
Round of 32 (4th Round)
Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1)
1. division (2)
2. division (3)
Provincial Leagues (4)
Total
Havadar (1) v Chadormalu Ardakan (2)
Round of 16 (5th Round)
Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1)
1. division (2)
2. division (3)
Provincial Leagues (4)
Total
Quarter Final (6th Round)
Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1)
1. division (2)
2. division (3)
Provincial Leagues (4)
Total
Semi-Final (7th Round)
Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1)
1. division (2)
2. division (3)
Provincial Leagues (4)
Total
Final
Number of teams per tier entering this round
Pro League (1)
1. division (2)
2. division (3)
Provincial Leagues (4)
Total
See also
Notes
^ Entering from Round of 32
^ Entering from Third Round
^ Entering from Second Round
^ Kish, Khoramshahr and Tehran can have extra Representatives
^ Entering from First Round
References
External links
Domestic leagues Domestic cups League cups Super Cups Regional club competitions AFC club competitions National team competitions
Domestic leagues Domestic cups Asian competitions Related to national teams