The 2017–18 Hazfi Shield Cup was the 31st season of the

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ian football knockout competition. The competition begin in August 2017 and the final was played on May 3, 2018. Mehdi Sharifi, then center forward for Persian side

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was the Cup's top scorer with five goals. The Cup was won by Esteghla FC in a 1–0 victory over Khooneh Be Khooneh. The final's only goal was scored by

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, an Esteghlal forward in the 35' minute of the game. This was Esteghlal seventh Hazfi Cup title.

Participating teams

A total of 62 teams participated in the 2017–18 Hazfi Cup. The teams were divided into three main groups, and included 16 teams of the

Persian Gulf Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ...

and 18 teams of

Azadegan League The Azadegan League (, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 (, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from its foundation in 1991 until 2001, when t ...

First stage

In the first stage of "2017–18 Hazfi Cup", 28 teams from Provincial Leagues were presented. Following the competition of the first stage, 14 teams qualified for the second stage.

First round

Second stage

The 18 teams from

are entered to competition from the second stage. They compete together with 14 winner teams of First stage.

Second round

Third round (round of 32)

The 16 teams from

Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ...

entered the competition from the second stage.

Fourth round (round of 16)

Fifth round (quarter-final)

Sixth round (semifinal)

Seventh round (final)

References

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Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (, ) formerly known as Pahlavi Cup () is an Iranian knockout football competition held annually by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. The Iranian Football League, Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, h ...