2017–18 Hazfi Cup

2017–18 Hazfi Shield Cup

Khorramshahr Liberation Cup
Esteghlal
Tournament details
Country	Iran
Dates	16 August 2017 (2017-08-16) – 13 May 2018 (2018-05-13)
Teams	62
Final positions
Champions	Esteghlal (7th title)
Runner-up	Khooneh be Khooneh
Tournament statistics
Matches played	54
Goals scored	162 (3 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Mehdi Sharifi (5 goals)

The 2017–18 Hazfi Shield Cup was the 31st season of the Iranian 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 Tractor SC 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 Mame Thiam, 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.

16 teams of the Persian Gulf Pro League:

Esteghlal Esteghlal Khuzestan Foolad Gostaresh Naft Tehran Padideh Pars Jonoubi Jam Paykan

Persepolis Saipa Sanat Naft Sepahan Sepidrood Siah Jamegan Tractor Zob Ahan

18 teams of Azadegan League:

Aluminium Arak Baadraan Tehran Bargh Jadid Shiraz Fajr Sepasi Gol Gohar Iranjavan Khooneh Be Khooneh Machine Sazi Malavan

Mes Rafsanjan Naft Masjed Soleyman Nassaji Mazandaran Oxin Alborz Rah Ahan Saba Qom Sanat Mes Shahrdari Tabriz Shahrdari Mahshahr

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

Padidieh Malekshahi v Shohadaye Chavar

7 August 2017 (2017-08-07) 1	Padidieh Malekshahi	1–2	Shohadaye Chavar	Ilam
17:30 DST+04:30

Shahrdari Khodabandeh v Sardar Bukan

7 August 2017 (2017-08-07) 2	Shahrdari Khodabandeh	1–3	Sardar Bukan	Zanjan
17:30 DST+04:30

Sepehrband Azerbaijan v Miad Moghan Ardabil

3	Sepehrband Azerbaijan	(w/o)	Miad Moghan Ardabil
Note: Sepehrband Azerbaijan withdrew

Qashqai Shiraz v Pasargad Choram

8 August 2017 (2017-08-08) 4	Qashqai Shiraz	10–0	Pasargad Choram	Shiraz
17:00 DST+04:30

Shohadaye Babolsar v Shahid Mataji

7 August 2017 (2017-08-07) 5	Shohadaye Babolsar	4–3	Shahid Mataji	Babolsar
17:30 DST+04:30

Shahid Kalhor v Gol Abrisham

6	Shahid Kalhor	(w/o)	Gol Abrisham
Note: Shahid Kalhor Shahriar withdrew

Dokhaniat Gilan v Damash Gilan

7 August 2017 (2017-08-07) 7	Dokhaniat Gilan	1–5	Damash Gilan	Rasht
20:00 DST+04:30	Tarivardi 62'		Poursafshekan 3' Talebi 14' Mortazavi 38' 56' 78'

Omid Garrus Bijar v Soldouz

8 August 2017 (2017-08-08) 8	Omid Garrus Bijar	1–2	Soldouz	Bijar
17:30 DST+04:30

Moghavemat Tehran v Niroo Zamini Tehran

8 August 2017 (2017-08-08) 9	Moghavemat Tehran	1–2	Niroo Zamini Tehran	Tehran
17:30 DST+04:30

Aria Sangar Semnan v Hadi Norouzi Mazandaran

7 August 2017 (2017-08-07) 10	Aria Sangar Semnan	1–1 (5–6 p)	Hadi Norouzi Mazandaran	Semnan
17:30 DST+04:30

Shahin Lordegan v Naft Omidiyeh

11	Shahin Lordegan	(w/o)	Naft Omidiyeh
Note: Naft Omidiyeh withdrew

Shamoushak Noshahr v Simorgh Kimia Alborz

12	Shamoushak Noshahr	(w/o)	Simorgh Kimia Alborz
Note: Simorgh Kimia Alborz withdrew

Lidoma Mamasani v Siraf Kangan

13	Lidoma Mamasani	(w/o)	Siraf Kangan
Note: Lidoma Mamasani withdrew

Malavan Kish v Khousheh Talaei Saveh

14	Malavan Kish	(w/o)	Khousheh Talaei Saveh
Note: Malavan Kish withdrew

Second stage

The 18 teams from Azadegan League are entered to competition from the second stage. They compete together with 14 winner teams of First stage.

Second round

Hadi Norouzi Mazandaran v Gol Gohar

18 August 2017 (2017-08-18) 1	Hadi Norouzi Mazandaran	2–7	Gol Gohar
16:45 DST+04:30

Nassaji Mazandaran v Mes Rafsanjan

2	Nassaji Mazandaran	(w/o)	Mes Rafsanjan
Note: Mes Rafsanjan withdrew

Malavan v Machine Sazi

3	Malavan	(w/o)	Machine Sazi
Note: Machine Sazi withdrew

Miad Moghan Ardabil v Saba Qom

4	Miad Moghan Ardabil	(w/o)	Saba Qom
Note: Saba Qom withdrew

Shohadaye Chavar v Oxin Alborz

20 August 2017 (2017-08-20) 5	Shohadaye Chavar	0–3	Oxin Alborz	Ilam
17:00 DST+04:30

Sardar Bukan v Naft Masjed Soleyman

20 August 2017 (2017-08-20) 6	Sardar Bukan	0–1	Naft Masjed Soleyman	Bukan
17:00 DST+04:30

Bargh Jadid Shiraz v Shamoushak Noshahr

7	Bargh Jadid Shiraz	(w/o)	Shamoushak Noshahr
Note: Shamoushak Noshahr withdrew

Damash Gilan v Soldouz

21 August 2017 (2017-08-21) 8	Damash Gilan	4–1	Soldouz	Rasht
18:00 DST+04:30	Mortazavi 5' Poursafshekan 66' 79' Talebi 90'

Siraf Kangan v Sanat Mes

20 August 2017 (2017-08-20) 9	Siraf Kangan	1–0	Sanat Mes	Bushehr
19:00 DST+04:30

Sh. Mahshahr v Baadraan Tehran

20 August 2017 (2017-08-20) 10	Sh. Mahshahr	0–1	Baadraan Tehran	Ahvaz
20:00 DST+04:30

Khooneh Be Khooneh v Aluminium Arak

11	Khooneh Be Khooneh	(w/o)	Aluminium Arak
Note: Aluminium Arak withdrew

Gol Abrisham v Sh. Tabriz

21 August 2017 (2017-08-21) 12	Gol Abrisham	1–0	Sh. Tabriz	Tehran
16:45 DST+04:30

Rah Ahan v Shohadaye Babolsar

21 August 2017 (2017-08-21) 13	Rah Ahan	1–1 (5–4 p)	Shohadaye Babolsar	Tehran
16:45 DST+04:30

Fajr Sepasi v Qashqai Shiraz

21 August 2017 (2017-08-21) 14	Fajr Sepasi	1–0	Qashqai Shiraz	Shiraz
17:00 DST+04:30

Iranjavan v Shahin Lordegan

21 August 2017 (2017-08-21) 15	Iranjavan	4–0	Shahin Lordegan	Bushehr
19:00 DST+04:30

Khousheh Talaei Saveh v Niroo Zamini Tehran

21 August 2017 (2017-08-21) 16	Khousheh Talaei Saveh	0–0 (4–5 p)	Niroo Zamini Tehran	Saveh
16:30 DST+04:30

Third round (round of 32)

The 16 teams from Iran Pro League entered the competition from the second stage.

Damash Gilan v Siraf Kangan

7 September 2017 (2017-09-07) 1	Damash Gilan	1–0	Siraf Kangan	Rasht
17:45 DST+04:30	M. Mokhtari 29'			Stadium: Azodi

Padideh v Tractor

7 September 2017 (2017-09-07) 2	Padideh	1–2	Tractor	Mashhad
18:15 DST+04:30	M. Abbasian 70'		M. Sharifi 87' M. Iranpourian 90'	Stadium: Samen Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Mohammad Hossein Zahedifar

Sepahan v Sanat Naft

7 September 2017 (2017-09-07) 3	Sepahan	0–1	Sanat Naft	Isfahan
18:45 DST+04:30			Magno Batista 9'	Stadium: Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Payam Heydari

Esteghlal Khuzestan v Miad Moghan Ardabil

7 September 2017 (2017-09-07) 4	Esteghlal Khuzestan	5–0	Miad Moghan Ardabil	Ahvaz
20:00 DST+04:30	Claudir 29', 53' F. Bahmani 64' Saba Tavadze 72' F. Karimi 90' (p)			Stadium: Ghadir Stadium

Niroo Zamini Tehran v Gol Abrisham

8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) 5	Niroo Zamini Tehran	0–4	Gol Abrisham	Tehran
17:00 DST+04:30

Gol Gohar v Esteghlal

8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) 6	Gol Gohar	1–2	Esteghlal	Sirjan
17:45 DST+04:30	M. Gholami 76' (pen.)	Report	O. Noorafkan 56' K. Heydari 85'	Stadium: Gol Gohar Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hossein Zargar

Zob Ahan v Fajr Sepasi

8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) 7	Zob Ahan	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Fajr Sepasi	Fooladshahr
18:45 DST+04:30	M. Nejad Mehdi 4'	Report	M. Nazari 32'	Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium

Oxin Alborz v Saipa

8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) 8	Oxin Alborz	2–1	Saipa	Karaj
18:45 DST+04:30	Y. Vakili 6' S. Shafiei 90'		M. Abbaszadeh 77'	Stadium: Enghelab Stadium

Pars Jonoubi Jam v Nassaji Mazandaran

8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) 9	Pars Jonoubi Jam	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Nassaji Mazandaran	Jam
20:00 DST+04:30				Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Baadraan Tehran v Paykan

9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 10	Baadraan Tehran	3–1	Paykan	Tehran
16:45 DST+04:30	K. Eslami 4' M. Rigi 65' (p) A. Mirbozorgi 89'		A. Sadeghi 45'

Rah Ahan v Khooneh Be Khooneh

9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 11	Rah Ahan	1–2	Khooneh Be Khooneh	Tehran
16:45 DST+04:30				Stadium: Ekbatan Stadium

Sepidrood v Malavan

9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 12	Sepidrood	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Malavan	Rasht
18:00 DST+04:30	Ebrahimi 88' (pen.)		Pejman Noori 36' Moradi 99' Naghdipir 114'	Stadium: Sardar Jangal Stadium Attendance: 8,000

Siah Jamegan v Bargh Jadid Shiraz

9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 13	Siah Jamegan	3–1	Bargh Jadid Shiraz	Mashhad
18:00 DST+04:30				Stadium: Samen Stadium

Foolad v Iranjavan

9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 14	Foolad	0–1	Iranjavan	Ahvaz
20:00 DST+04:30				Stadium: Ghadir Stadium

Naft Masjed Soleyman v Gostaresh

4 October 2017 (2017-10-04) 15	Naft Masjed Soleyman	0–1	Gostaresh	Masjed Soleyman
DST+04:30			23' Afraz	Stadium: Behnam Mohammadi Stadium

Persepolis v Naft Tehran

21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) 16	Persepolis	2–0	Naft Tehran	Tehran
DST+04:30	G. Mensha 73' A. Alipour 83' (pen.)			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Fourth round (round of 16)

Esteghlal v Nassaji Mazandaran

20 October 2017 (2017-10-20) 47	Esteghlal	2–1	Nassaji Mazandaran	Tehran
16:45				Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar

Tractor v Fajr Sepasi

26 October 2017 (2017-10-26) 48	Tractor	5–2 (a.e.t.)	Fajr Sepasi	Tabriz
17:00				Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam

Iranjavan v Gol Abrisham

26 October 2017 (2017-10-26) 49	Iranjavan	2–1	Gol Abrisham	Bushehr
17:00				Stadium: Shahid Beheshti Stadium

Sanat Naft v Damash Gilan

26 October 2017 (2017-10-26) 50	Sanat Naft	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Damash Gilan	Abadan
18:45				Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Malavan v Esteghlal Khuzestan

27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) 51	Malavan	0–2	Esteghlal Khuzestan	Bandar-e Anzali
14:00				Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Khooneh Be Khooneh v Siah Jamegan

27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) 52	Khooneh Be Khooneh	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Siah Jamegan	Babol
14:۰۰				Stadium: Haftom-e Tir Stadium

Gostaresh v Oxin Alborz

27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) 53	Gostaresh	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Oxin Alborz	Tabriz
14:30				Stadium: Bonyan Diesel Stadium

Baadraan Tehran v Persepolis

15 December 2017 (2017-12-15) 54	Baadraan Tehran	1–2	Persepolis	Tehran
16:15 IRST +03:30	M. Rezaei 40'		G. Mensha 36' (pen.) Sh. Khalilzadeh 53'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Hasan Akrami

Fifth round (quarter-final)

Esteghlal Khuzestan v Tractor

19 December 2017 (2017-12-19) 55	Esteghlal Khuzestan	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Tractor	Ahvaz
14:30				Stadium: Ghadir Stadium Attendance: 500

Esteghlal v Iranjavan

20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) 56	Esteghlal	3–0	Iranjavan	Tehran
16:20	M.Hosseini 45+4' S.Djeparov 50' A.Ghorbani 90+2'			Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 15,000

Khooneh Be Khooneh v Gostaresh Foolad

18 December 2017 (2017-12-18) 57	Khooneh Be Khooneh	2–0	Gostaresh Foolad	Babol
13:45	M. Miri 54' R. Bagheri 87'			Stadium: Haft-e Tir Stadium Attendance: 6,000

Persepolis v Sanat Naft Abadan

Sixth round (semifinal)

Sanat Naft Abadan v Esteghlal

30 January 2018 (2018-01-30) 59	Sanat Naft Abadan	1–2	Esteghlal	Abadan
14:45	Pereira 61'		8' Montazeri 44' Shojaeian	Stadium: Takhti Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Alireza Faghani

Esteghlal Khuzestan v Khooneh be Khooneh

9 March 2018 (2018-03-09) 60	Esteghlal Khuzestan	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Khooneh be Khooneh	Ahvaz
16:00	Doraghi 17'		62', 98', 120' Bagheri	Stadium: Ghadir Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Hmaid Haj Malek

Seventh round (final)

Esteghlal v Khooneh be Khooneh

3 May 2018 (2018-05-03) 61	Esteghlal	1–0	Khooneh be Khooneh	Khorramshahr
19:15				Stadium: Khorramshahr Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Hossein Zargar

See also

• Iran Pro League 2017–18
• Azadegan League 2017–18
• Iran Football's 2nd Division 2017–18
• Iran Football's 3rd Division 2017–18
• Iranian Super Cup