2017–18 Hazfi Cup

2017–18 Hazfi Shield Cup
Khorramshahr Liberation Cup
	Esteghlal
Tournament details
Country	Iran
Dates	16 August 2017 – 13 May 2018
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)
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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 and 18 teams of Azadegan League.

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.^[3]

First round

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

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

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

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

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

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

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'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.^[4]

Second round

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.^[5]

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

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

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

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' (pen.)			Stadium: Ghadir Stadium

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

19 December 2017 (2017-12-19) 58	Persepolis	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Sanat Naft Abadan	Tehran
16:20	Farshad Ahmadzadeh 26'		48' Ali Abdollahzadeh	Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 6,000
	Penalties
	Godwin Mensha Hossein Mahini Bashar Resan Mohammad Ansari Ali Alipour Mohsen Rabiekhah Siamak Nemati		Hossein Baghlani Masoud Ebrahimzadeh Zobeir Niknafs Luciano Pereira Taleb Reykani Augusto César Magno Batista

Sixth round (semifinal)

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

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)

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

References

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[2] "Khooneh Be Khooneh – Esteghlal F.C. 0:1". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2019-12-04.

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