The 2021 Hazfi Cup was the 34th season of the

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

ian football knockout competition. The competition began in January 2021 and the final was played on August 8, 2021. Foolad won their first title after defeating Esteghlal in the final.

Participating teams

A total of 71 teams (out of a possible total of 96 eligible teams) participated. The teams were divided into four main groups. * 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 ...

: entering at the Round of 32. * 13 teams (out of a possible total of 18 teams) of the

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 ...

: entering at the third round. * 17 teams (out of a possible total of 28 teams) from the 2nd Division: entering at the second round. * 25 teams (out of a possible total of 34 teams) from Provincial Leagues: entering from first round.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.

First stage

Preliminary round

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First round

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Second round

17 teams from the Second Division entered this round. ;Notes * References:

Third round

18 teams from the Azadegan League entered this round. ;Notes * Byes to the fourth round: Havadar Pakdasht (2), Khooshe Talaei Saveh (2), Shahin Bandar Ameri (3), Shahrdari Bardeskan (4) and Vista Toorbin (3).

Second stage

Bracket

Fourth 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.

Fifth round (round of 16)

Sixth round (quarter-finals)

Seventh round (semi-finals)

Eighth round (final)

Statistics

Notes

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 ...

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