The 2011–12 Hazfi Cup was the 25th season of the

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ian football knockout competition.

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were the defending champion but were eliminated by Esteghlal in the quarter-finals; The fourth consecutive wins for Esteghlal against Persepolis in official matches. The competition began on September 12, 2011 and was end on March 15, 2012. Esteghlal beat

Shahin Bushehr Shahin Lian Shahrdari Bushehr Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال شاهین شهرداری بوشهر, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Shahin Shiherdari-ye Bushiher'') is an Iranian football club based in Bushehr, Iran. They are one of the most ...

4–1 on penalties and was qualified for the group stage of the

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Participating teams

Totally 100 teams participate in the 2011–12 season. These teams are divided into three main groups which are introduced here. Group 1 ''(Start their matches from the first/second round)'' * In total 34 teams (31 teams from 31 different provinces in Iran (each province: one), 1 additional team from Tehran province, 1 team from Kish, and 1 team from Khoramshahr. : 1- Shahin Karaj (''

Alborz Province Alborz Province ( fa, استان البرز, ''Ostān-e Alborz'') is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.Omid Khalkhal ('' Ardabil Province'') : 3- Mosatafa-lou Azerbaijan Sharqi ('' Azerbaijan Sharqi Province'') : 4- Shahrdari Naghadeh ('' Azerbaijan Gharbi Province'') : 5- Sepahan Khurouj Bushehr ('' Bushehr Province'') : 6- Shahin Dehno Kuhrang ('' Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari Province'') : 7- Oghab Shiraz ('' Fars Province'') : 8- Shahrdari Chaboksar ('' Gilan Province'') : 9- Kimia Aqqala ('' Golestan Province'') : 10- Nosazi Madares Hamedan ('' Hamadan Province'') : 11- Hadaf Minab ('' Hormozgan Province'') : 12- Bahman Ilam ('' Ilam Province'') : 13- Yaran Omid Fooladshahr ('' Isfahan Province'') : 14- Shahid Mahan Kerman ('' Kerman Province'') : 15- Mahan Kermanshah ('' Kermanshah Province'') : 16- Atrak Bojnourd ('' Khorasan Shomali Province'') : 17- Jahan Electric Nishapur('' Khorasan Razavi Province'') : 18- Shahrdari Ferdows ('' Khorasan Jonoobi Province'') : 19- Esteghlal Ramhormoz (''

Khuzestan Province Khuzestan Province (also spelled Xuzestan; fa, استان خوزستان ''Ostān-e Xūzestān'') is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahvaz and it covers ...

'') : 20- Shahrdari Gachsaran ('' Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province'') : 21- Persepolis Kamyaran ('' Kurdistan Province'') : 22- Gahar Zagros Novin ('' Lorestan Province'') : 23- Poomer Saveh ('' Markazi Province'') : 24- Khazar Mahmoudabad ('' Mazandaran Province'') : 25- Takmehr Takestan ('' Qazvin Province'') : 26- Salafchegan Qom ('' Qom Province'') : 27- Ansar Siman Shahrood ('' Semnan Province'') : 28- Shimi Zabol ('' Sistan and Baluchistan Province'') : 29- Misagh Sepah Taft ('' Yazd Province'') : 30- Aria Khorramdarreh ('' Zanjan Province'') : 31- Miaad Shahriar Tehran ('' Tehran Province'') : 32- Shahid Vahid Pakdasht ('' Tehran Province / Tavabe'') : 33- Kish-Air Kish (''

Kish Island Kish ( fa, کیش ) is a resort island in Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgān Province, off the southern coast of Iran in the Persian Gulf. Owing to its free trade zone status, the island is touted as a consumer's paradise, with numerous malls, ...

'') : 34- Yadavaran Khoramshahr ('' Khoramshahr'') Group 2 ''(Start their matches from the first round)'' * In total 20 teams (Some of the teams playing in 2nd Division League): : 1- Mantagheh Vizheh Bandar Abbas : 2- Ashian Gostar Varamin : 3- Badr Hormozgan : 4- Choka Talesh : 5- Datis Lorestan : 6-

Esteghlal Ahvaz Esteghlal Ahvaz Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال اهواز, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Esteqlâl Ahvaz''), commonly known as Esteghlal Ahvaz, was an Iranian football club based in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, that competed in the khu ...

: 7- Zob Ahan Novin Isfahan : 8- Foolad Novin : 9- Giti Pasand Isfahan : 10- Gostaresh Foolad Sahand : 11- Hafari Ahvaz : 12- Mehr Karaj : 13- Moghavemat Tehran : 14- Pas Novin Hamedan : 15-

Payam Mashhad Payam Toos Khorasan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پيام توس خراسان, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Peyam Tus Xerasan'') is an Iranian football club based in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan. They compete in the 2nd Division. The club ...

: 16- Sanat Naft Novin : 17- Sepidrood Rasht : 18- Pershiaan Zanjan : 19- Shamoushak Noshahr : 20- Siah Jamegan Khorasan Group 3 ''(Start their matches from the second round)'' * In total 28 teams (All teams playing in

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): : 1- Aboomoslem Khorasan : 2- Aluminium Hormozgan : 3-

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: 4- Parseh Tehran : 5-

Esteghlal Khuzestan Esteghlal Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال خوزستان, ''Bašgâh-e Futbâl-e Esteqlâl-e Xuzestân''), commonly known as Esteghlal Khuzestan, is an Iranian football club based in Ahvaz, Iran. The club c ...

: 6- Etka Gorgan : 7- Foolad Yazd : 8- Gahar Zagros : 9- Gol Gohar Sirjan : 10- Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz : 11- Iranjavan Bushehr : 12- Machine Sazi Tabriz : 13- Mes Rafsanjan : 14- Naft Masjed Soleyman : 15-

Nassaji Mazandaran Football Club Nassaji Mazandaran ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال نساجی مازندران, ''Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Nassaji Mazandaran'') is an Iranian football club based in Qa'em Shahr, Mazandaran. They currently compete in the Persian Gulf ...

: 16- Nirooye Zamini : 17-

Pas Hamedan PAS Hamedan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پاس همدان, ''Bashgag-e Futbal-e Pas Hemidan'') is an Iranian football club based in Hamedan, Iran and compete in the Azadegan League. The club was formed after the dissolution of P ...

: 18- Payam Mokhaberat Shiraz : 19- Paykan Qazvin : 20- Saipa Shomal : 21- Sanat Sari : 22- Sanati Kaveh Tehran : 23- Steel Azin Semnan : 24- Shahrdari Arak : 25- Shahrdari Bandar Abbas : 26- Shahrdari Yasuj : 27- Shirin Faraz Kermanshah : 28-

Tarbiat Yazd Shahid Ghandi Yazd Football Club is an Iranian football team based in Yazd, Iran. They have played the most times in thrde Azadegan League. The team was heavily supported by the people of Yazd, and was Yazd's first team in the highest football ...

Group 4 ''(Start their matches from the fourth round)'' * In total 18 teams (All teams playing in

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): : 1-

Damash Gilan Sport Club Damash Gilan ( fa, باشگاه ورزشی داماش گیلان, ''Bashgah-e Vârzeshi-ye Damash Gilân''), commonly known as Damash Gilan, also spelled Damash Guilan, is an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Gilan, that competes ...

: 2- Esteghlal : 3-

Foolad Foolad Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال فولاد خوزستان, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e Fulād-e Khuzestān'') is an Iranian football club, based in Ahwaz, Khuzestan that plays in Persian Gulf Pro League. Foolad F.C. ...

: 4-

Mes Kerman Mes Kerman Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال صنعت مس کرمان, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Sân't-e Mes Kârman'') is an Iranian professional association football, football team based in Kerman, Iran. They were promoted to Iran's top ...

: 5-

Malavan Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال ملوان بندر انزلى, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Milâvan Bendâr Anzeli'') is an Iranian football club based in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. It currently won Iran's second foot ...

: 6- Mes Sarcheshme : 7- Moghavemat Sepasi : 8-

Naft Tehran Naft Tehran Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال نفت تهران, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Nuft Teheran'') is an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. They competed in the Persian Gulf Pro League. They were owned by the National Ira ...

: 9-

: 10-

Rah Ahan Rah Ahan Sports Club ( fa, باشگاه ورزشی راه‌آهن, ''Bashgah-e Vârzeshi-ye Rahâhen''), commonly known as Rah Ahan Football Club, is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran. They currently play in the Azadegan Leagu ...

: 11-

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: 12-

Saipa SAIPA ( fa, سایپا, ''SAIPA'') is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. The SAIPAC (an acronym for the French ''Société anonyme iranienne de production des automobiles Citroën'') was established in 1965 as with 75% Iranian ownersh ...

: 13- Sanat Naft Abadan : 14-

Sepahan Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی فولاد مبارکه سپاهان اصفهان, ''Bâšgâh-è Varzeši-ye Fulâd-è Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan S.C., are an Iranian spor ...

: 15-

: 16-

Shahrdari Tabriz Shahrdari Tabriz Cultural and Athletic Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی شهرداري تبريز, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Vârzeshi-ye Shiherdari Tebriz'') was an Iranian sports club most widely known for its professional football te ...

: 17-

Tractor Sazi Tractor Cultural Sports Economic Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی اقتصادی تراکتور, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi Varzeši Eqtesâdi-ye Terâktor''), commonly known as Tractor, formerly Tractor Sazi, is an Iranian football ...

: 18- Zob Ahan

First stage

In the First Stage of “2011–12 Hazfi Cup”, 82 teams will be presented. In this stage three rounds will be done, and finally, 14 teams will be qualified for the Second Stage. The first round will be started with 52 teams. From this round, 26 teams are allowed to go to the second round. These 26 teams together with the other 30 teams (totally 56 teams) will play in the second round. The winners of second round will play in the third round, and finally, 14 teams will go through the Second Stage (fourth round).

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Second stage

From this stage the 18 teams from

will be entered into the Main Draw and together with 14 teams from the third round, will start their matches in the fourth round (1/16 Final - Last 32). The 16 winners will continue their matches in a normal draw.

Fourth Round (Round of 32)

Fifth Round (Round of 16)

Quarter-Final (1/4 Final - Last 8)

Semi-Final (1/2 Final - Last 4)

Final

* ''The Final was played in a single match''

Bracket

Note: H: ''Home team'', A: ''Away team''

References

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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 Cha ...