The Iranian Super Cup ( Persian: سوپر جام ایران, ''Super Jam-e 'Iran'') is an Iranian

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trophy awarded to the winner of a match between the Persian Gulf Pro League's season champion and the winner of the

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 Ch ...

. It is similar to numerous other Super Cup tournaments held in other countries. The tournament was only held once in 2005 when

champions Saba Battery defeated league champions

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. wa ...

4–0. The next edition of the Iranian Super Cup was planned to be played on 10 August 2007 between the 2006–07 league champions

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and the Hazfi Cup winners Sepahan but the match was cancelled. After Mehdi Taj was elected as

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president in 2016, the Iranian Super Cup was restarted. Zob Ahan won the first Super Cup after its restart, beating 2015–16

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winners Esteghlal Khuzestan 4–2 after extra time. Next year

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crowned Super Cup by beating

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 I ...

in Azadi Stadium.

Participating clubs

In the normal circumstances, following clubs participate: *Defending Persian Gulf Pro League Champions *Defending Hazfi Cup winners If a team also be the Persian Gulf Pro League and Hazfi Cup champion, they will become the Super Cup champion.

Competition format

*One 90-minute game *If tied,

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and then

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decide the winner.

Winners

Key

Finals

Performances

Performance by representative

All-time top goalscorers

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, align=center, 1 , , - , Mohsen Mosalman ,

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Issa Alekasir Issa Alekasir Rajabi ( fa, عیسی آل‌کثیر , born 7 February 1990) is an Iranian footballer who plays as a striker for Sepahan in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Club career Alekasir joined Paykan after promoting with Esteghlal Ahvaz to ...

, align=center, 1 , , - , Moussa Coulibaly ,

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Winning managers

Notes

References

External links

Iran - List of Cup Finals since 1991
RSSSF.com
all winners
worldfootball.net {{Football in Iran 2

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...