# 2007–08 Hazfi Cup

The Hazfi Cup 2007–08 is the 21st staging of Iran's football knockout competition. A record 103 clubs' entries were accepted for the competition. The tournament began on October 15, 2007.
The cup winner were guaranteed a place in the 2009 AFC Champions League.
This tournament has been organised annually by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. Founded in 1975, the competition was not held during the 1980s.

## Format

The first stage of the competition (first three rounds) consists of:
* 24 clubs from the Azadegan League
* 28 clubs from the 2nd Division
* 29 clubs from the 3rd Division
* 4 clubs from Karaj, Kish, Tehran and its suburbs
The second stage of the competition (Round of 32 onward) consists of:
* 18 clubs from the Iran Pro League
* 16 clubs from the first stage of the competition

## First round

Matches were played between 15 and 19 October 2007.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Naft Tehran | 0–1 | Shahrdari Bandar Abbas |
| Steel Azin | 2–1 | Shahrdari Shahr Ray |
| Sepidrood Rasht | 2–0 | Foolad Hormozgan |
| Persepolis Borazjan | (w/o) | Shahrdari Anzali |
| Nassaji Mazandaran | (w/o) | Kowsar Tehran |
| Persepolis Ghaemshahr | (w/o) | Dartak Khorramabad |
| Mashin Sazi | 5–0 | Parnia Malayer |
| West Azarbaijan | 1–5 | Nirou Moharekeh Qazvin |
| Fajr Mantaghe Do | 5–2 | Azad University Langarud |
| Sepahan Novin | 1–2 | Mes Sarcheshme |
| Sanaye Arak | 3–1 | Zoghalsang Kerman |
| Kaveh Zanjan | 2–1 | Sazan Rah Qom |
| Foolad | 5–0 | Moghavemat Tehran |

## Second round

Matches were played between 21 and 23 October 2007.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Nassaji Mazandaran | (w/o) | Hepco Arak |
| Moghavemat Shiraz | 2–0 | Persepolis Ghaemshahr |
| Tarbiat Hormozgan | 0–4 | Mes Sarcheshme |
| Shahrdari Anzali | 2–1 | Mashin Sazi |
| Deihim Ahvaz | 1–3 | Steel Azin |
| Fajr Mantaghe Do | 0–1 | Teraktor Sazi |
| Tarbiat Badani Yazd | 13–1 | Pas Birjand |
| Payam Mashhad | 5–0 | Moghavemat Vahdat Ghom |
| Gach Farsan | 0–1 | Shahrdari Yazd |
| Shahed Najafabad | 3–0 | Sepidrood Rasht |
| Shahrdari Tabriz | 2–3 | Nirou Moharekeh Qazvin |
| Foolad Yazd | 7–0 | Mashin Lent Semnan |
| Shahin Ahvaz | (w/o) | Zagros Yasooj |
| Ghahreman Khorasan Razavi | 2–3 | Shemushack Noshahr |
| Esteghlal Jonub | 1–2 | Mehrkam Pars Tehran |
| Lashgar Si Gorgan | 0–1 | Piroozi Yasouj |
| Petroshimi Tabriz | 2–2 | Shahrdari Bandar Abbas |
| Petroshimi progress 5–4 on penalties. |||

## Third round

Matches were played between 10 and 22 November 2007.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Shahrdari Yazd | 0–6 | Foolad |
| Samand Tehran | 2–0 | Shahin Ahvaz |
| Sanaye Arak | 4–0 | Teraktor Sazi Novin |
| Steel Azin | 1–1 | Damash Iranian |
| Steel Azin progress 4–1 on penalties. |||
| Nirou Moharekeh Qazvin | 0–1 | Kaveh Zanjan |
| Piroozi Yasouj | 0–1 | Shahin Bushehr |
| Teraktor Sazi | 1–0 | Shahed Najafabad |
| Moghavemat Shiraz | (w/o) | Aflak Lorestan |
| Tohid Kermanshah | 1–2 | Payam Mashhad |
| Mehrkam Pars Tehran | 1–0 | Shemushack Noshahr |
| Aboomoslem | 1–1 | Mes Kerman |
| Aboomoslem progress 4–2 on penalties. |||
| Sanat Naft | 2–3 | Persepolis |

## Bracket

| 1st Round | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Persepolis | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Petroshimi Tabriz | 1 | Persepolis | 0 | | | | | | |
| Pas Hamedan | 4 | PAS Hamedan | 3 | | | | | | |
| Foolad Yazd | 1 | | | PAS Hamedan | 0 (4) | | | | |
| Esteghlal Ahvaz | 3 | | | Foolad | 0 (5) | | | | |
| Samand Tehran | 0 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 4 (7) | | | | | | |
| Foolad | 2 | Foolad | 4 (8) | | | | | | |
| Saipa | 1 | | | | | Foolad | 1 (2) | | |
| Payam Mashhad | 1 (6) | | | | | Esteghlal | 1 (4) | | |
| Rah Ahan | 1 (7) | Rah Ahan | 2 (5) | | | | | | |
| Shirin Faraz | 1 | Steel Azin | 2 (2) | | | | | | |
| Steel Azin | 2 | | | Rah Ahan | 2 (3) | | | | |
| Esteghlal | 5 | | | Esteghlal | 2 (5) | | | | |
| Tarbiat Badani Yazd | 3 | Esteghlal | 1 (3) | | | | | | |
| Kaveh Zanjan | 1 | Zob Ahan | 1 (1) | | | | | | |
| Zob Ahan | 4 | | | | | | | Esteghlal | 0 / 3 (agg. 3) |
| Bargh Shiraz | - | | | | | | | Damash Gilan | 1 / 0 (agg. 1) |
| Nassaji Mazandaran | - | Bargh Shiraz | 1 | | | | | | |
| Paykan Tehran | 2 | Paykan Tehran | 0 | | | | | | |
| Shahrdari Anzali | 1 | | | Bargh Shiraz | 2 | | | | |
| Shahin Bushehr | 2 | | | Shahin Bushehr | 0 | | | | |
| Malavan | 0 | Shahin Bushehr | 2 (6) | | | | | | |
| Saba Battery | 4 | Saba Battery | 2 (5) | | | | | | |
| Teraktor Sazi | 0 | | | | | Bargh Shiraz | 1 | | |
| Moghavemat Sepasi | 0 (5) | | | | | Damash Gilan | 2 | | |
| Moghavemat Shiraz | 0 (3) | Moghavemat Sepasi | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sepahan | 1 | Sepahan | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mehrkam Pars Tehran | 0 | | | Sepahan | 2 (2) | | | | |
| Aboomoslem | 0 | | | Damash Gilan | 2 (4) | | | | |
| Sanaye Arak | 1 | Sanaye Arak | 0 | | | | | | |
| Damash Gilan | 3 | Damash Gilan | 1 | | | | | | |
| Mes Sarcheshmeh | 0 | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 32

Matches were played between 22 November 2007 and 18 February 2008.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Esteghlal Ahvaz | 3–0 | Samand Tehran |
| Paykan Tehran | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Shahrdari Anzali |
| Saba Battery FC | 4–0 | Teraktor Sazi |
| Damash Gilan | 3–0 | Mes Sarcheshmeh |
| Kaveh Zanjan | 1–4 (a.e.t.) | Zob Ahan |
| Moghavemat Sepasi | 0–0 | Moghavemat Shiraz |
| Sepasi progress 5–3 on penalties. |||
| Esteghlal | 5–3 | Tarbiat Badani Yazd |
| Foolad | 2–1 | Saipa |
| Payam Mashhad | 1–1 | Rah Ahan |
| Rah Ahan progress 7–6 on penalties. |||
| Shirin Faraz | 1–2 | Steel Azin |
| Shahin Bushehr | 2–0 | Malavan |
| Bargh Shiraz | (w/o) | Nassaji Mazandaran |
| Pas Hamedan | 4–1 | Foolad Yazd |
| Persepolis | 4–1 | Petroshimi Tabriz |
| Sanaye Arak | 1–0 | Aboomoslem |
| Sepahan | 1–0 | Mehrkam Pars Tehran |

## Round of 16

Matches were played between 17 December 2007 and 4 March 2008.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Foolad | 4–4 | Esteghlal Ahvaz |
| Foolad progress 8–7 on penalties. |||
| Rah Ahan | 2–2 | Steel Azin |
| Rah Ahan progress 5–2 on penalties. |||
| Zob Ahan | 1–1 | Esteghlal |
| Esteghlal progress 3–1 on penalties. |||
| Bargh Shiraz | 1–0 | Paykan Tehran |
| Shahin Bushehr | 2–2 | Saba Battery |
| Shahin Bushehr progress 6–5 on penalties. |||
| Pas Hamedan | 3–0 | Persepolis |
| Moghavemat Sepasi | 1–2 | Sepahan |
| Sanaye Arak | 0–1 | Damash Gilan |

## Quarter-finals

Matches were played between 26 February and 27 May 2008.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Pas Hamedan | 0–0 | Foolad |
| Foolad progress 5–4 on penalties. |||
| Bargh Shiraz | 2–0 | Shahin Bushehr |
| Esteghlal | 2–2 | Rah Ahan |
| Esteghlal progress 5–3 on penalties. |||
| Damash Gilan | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Sepahan |

## Semi-finals

Matches were played between 29 May and 1 June 2008.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Foolad | 1–1 | Esteghlal |
| Esteghlal progress 4–2 on penalties. |||
| Damash | 2–1 | Bargh Shiraz |

## Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Damash Gilan | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Esteghlal | 1–0 | 0–3 |