The 2024–25 Hazfi Cup is the 38th 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 champions of this competition qualified for the

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and the AFC Champions League Two group stage next season.

Sepahan Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club (, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi-Varzeši-ye Fulâd-e Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan, is an Iranian sports club based in Isfahan. It is best known for their football section that play in the P ...

were the defending champions, but were knocked out on penalties by Malavan in the quarter-finals. Esteghlal won this tournament in May 2025 after defeating Malavan in the final.

Qualified teams

A total of 78 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. * 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. * 28 teams from the 2nd Division: entering at the second round. * 16 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

First round

;Notes * Bye to the third round: Norouz Bookan, Parseh Sari, Yaran Ebrahim Hadi, Oghab Bozorg Ilam, Abipooshan Hamidieh and Padna Meymand Fars.

Qualified teams

Schedule

First stage

First round

Second round

Third round

Second stage

Bracket

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

See also

Notes

References

External links