|
2007–08 Hazfi Cup
The Hazfi Cup 2007-08 is the 21st staging of Iran's football knockout competition. A record 103 clubs' entries were accepted for the competition. The tournament began on October 15, 2007. The cup winner were guaranteed a place in the 2009 AFC Champions League. Format 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 * 29 clubs from the 3rd Division * 4 clubs from Karaj, Kish, Tehran and its suburbs Second stage The second stage of the competition (rounds four onward) consists of: * 18 clubs from the Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ... * 16 clubs from the first stage of the competition First round Second round Third round Fourth Round (1/16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazfi Cup
Hazfi Cup (Jām-e Hazfi; ) is the Iranian football knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation. 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 revive of the league system, the champion of Iranian league qualified for Asian Club Championship and the winner of Hazfi Cup ran for Asian Cup Winners' Cup. However, the Asian Cup Winners' Cup merged with the Asian Champions Cup in 2002–03 to form the AFC Champions League and Iran had been initially given two (and later four) slots in this competitions. The IRIFF 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. The competition was founded in 1975 as Pahlavi Cup but after revolution continued as Hazfi Cup. Esteghal is the most successful club with seven titles. Format T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
