# 2009–10 Hazfi Cup

The 2009–10 Hazfi Cup was the 23rd season of the Iranian football knockout competition. Zob Ahan Isfahan were the defending champion.
The cup winner, Persepolis, were guaranteed a place in the 2011 AFC Champions League.

## Participating teams

in total 115 teams participated in the 2009–10 season. The teams were divided into three main groups:
* 18 teams of the Iran Pro League: entering at the round of 32.
* 28 teams of the Azadegan League: entering at the second round.
* 69 teams from Provincial Leagues and 2nd Division League: entering at the first round.

## First stage

The first stage featured 69 teams.

### First round

Matches were played on 9 November 2009.
| No | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Sanat Bargh Tabriz | (w/o) | Montakhab Tehran |
| 2 | Zoratkaran Parsabad | (w/o) | Montakhab Markazi |
| 3 | Esteghlal Jonub Tehran | 1–2 | Tohid Bushehr |
| 4 | Naz Saram Meybod Yazd | (w/o) | Shahrdari Mahshahr |
| 5 | Sandan Iranian Qazvin | 1–0 | Persepolis Ganaveh |
| 6 | Shahrdari Piranshahr | 2–0 | Heyat Khorasan Jonoobi |
| 7 | Zob Ahan Novin Isfahan | 4–3 | Montakhab Kohgiluyeh |
| 8 | Golchin Robat Karim | 3–0 | Shahin Bandar Gaz |
| 9 | Persepolis Kh. Shomali | (w/o) | Montakhab Khuzaestan |
| 10 | Persepolis Borazjan | 1–2 | Persepolis Zahedan |
| 11 | Nirooye Zamini Tehran | 6–0 | Ansar Siman Shahrood |
| 12 | Naft va Gaz Gachsaran | 7–0 | Dar Tak Lorestan |
| 13 | Esteghlal Qazvin | 2–0 | Sanat Arad Golestan |
| 14 | Ararat Sanandaj | 2–1 | Heyat Chaharmahal |
| 15 | Shahrdari Bandar Anzali | (w/o) | Foolad Yazd |
| 16 | Moghavemat Tehran | 4–0 | Ariya Sepahan Qom |
| 17 | Shahrdari Karaj | 3–0 | Montakhab Kh. Jonoobi |
| 18 | Keshavarzi Minab | (w/o) | Damash Tehran |
| 19 | Goal Navad Qaem Shahr | 3–2 | Nozhan Sari |
| 20 | Palayesh Gaz Ilam | (w/o) | Shahrdari Hamedan |
| 21 | Montakhab Fars | 0–1 | Otobos Rani Quchan |
| 22 | Panah Afarin Qom | 0–6 | Shahrdari Yasuj |
| 23 | Boroojen Foolad Charmahal va Bakhtiyari | (w/o) | Montakhab Kh. Shomali |
| 24 | Naft Ahvaz | 3–1 | Montakhab Kish |
| 25 | Homa Teharn | 3–1 | Shahrdari Langarud |
| 26 | Shahdari Zanjan | (w/o) | Sepidrood Rasht |
| 27 | Hasan Abad Tehran | (w/o) | Zob Ahan Ardabil |
| 28 | Pas Zahedan | 2–1 | Saipa Shomal Sari |
| 29 | Malavan Sepid Anzali | 1–0 | Machine Sazi Tabriz |
| 30 | Sanat Gaz Sarakhs | (w/o) | Moghavemat Sari |
| 31 | Sanat Naft Novin Abadan | (w/o) | Montakhab Kerman |
| 32 | Aflak Lorestan | (w/o) | Behzisti Hamedan |
| 33 | Hepco Arak | 1–0 | Armin Tehran |

#### Notes

* Bye to the Second round: Alborz Shahdari Zanjan, Ghand Eslam Abad, Montakhab Ilam

### Second round

Matches were played on 26 November 2009.
| No | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Alborz Shahdari Zanjan | 0–1 | Sanat Bargh Tabriz |
| 2 | Zoratkaran Parsabad | (w/o) | Ghand Eslam Abad |
| 3 | Tohid Bushehr | (w/o) | Montakhab Ilam |
| 4 | Sepahan Novin Isfahan | 3–1 | Naz Saram Meybod Yazd |
| 5 | Sandan Iranian Qazvin | 1–3 | Mes Sarcheshme |
| 6 | Shensa Arak | (w/o) | Shahrdari Piranshahr |
| 7 | Zob Ahan Novin Isfahan | (w/o) | Shirin Faraz Kermanshah |
| 8 | Sanat Naft Abadan | 7–2 | Golchin Robat Karim |
| 9 | Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz | 2–0 | Persepolis Kh. Shomali |
| 10 | Persepolis Zahedan | 3–1 | Damash Lorestan |
| 11 | Damash Gilan | 2–0 | Nirooye Zamini Tehran |
| 12 | Naft Tehran | 2–0 | Naft va Gaz Gachsaran |
| 13 | Etka Gorgan | 3–0 | Esteghlal Qazvin |
| 14 | Mokhaberat Shiraz | 4–0 | Ararat Sanandaj |
| 15 | Foolad Yazd | 1–2 | Mes Rafsanjan |
| 16 | Kowsar Lorestan | (w/o) | Moghavemat Tehran |
| 17 | Shardari Karaj | (w/o) | Shamoushak Noshahr |
| 18 | Petrochimi Tabriz | (w/o) | Keshavarzi Minab |
| 19 | Bargh Shiraz | 1–0 | Goal Navad Qaem Shahr |
| 20 | Tarbiat Yazd | (w/o) | Palayesh Gaz Ilam |
| 21 | Otobos Rani Quchan | 0–1 | Gol Gohar Sirjan |
| 22 | Aluminium Hormozgan | 1–1 | Shahrdari Yasuj |
| Aluminium progress 5–4 progress 4–2 on penalties. ||||
| 23 | Iranjavan Bushehr | (w/o) | Boroojen Foolad Charmahal va Bakhtiyari |
| 24 | Shahin Ahvaz | 2–1 | Naft Ahvaz |
| 25 | Shahrdari Bandar Abbas | 2–1 | Homa Teharn |
| 26 | Mehrkam Pars Tehran | 2–2 | Sepidrood Rasht |
| Sepidrood progress 3–2 on penalties. ||||
| 27 | Omid Hasan Abad | 0–6 | Nassaji Mazandaran |
| 28 | Shahrdari Tabriz | (w/o) | Pas Zahedan |
| 29 | Malavan Sepid Anzali | 0–0 | Sanati Kaveh Tehran |
| Sanati Kaveh progress 4–3 on penalties. ||||
| 30 | Payam Mashhad | 1–0 | Sanat Gaz Sarakhs |
| 31 | Foolad Novin Ahvaz | 1–0 | Sanat Naft Novin Abadan |
| 32 | Behzisti Hamedan | (w/o) | Hepco Arak |

### Third round

Matches were played on 2 December 2009.
| No | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Zoratkaran Parsabad | 4–0 | Sanat Bargh Tabriz |
| 2 | Sepahan Novin Isfahan | 1–0 | Tohid Bushehr |
| 3 | Mes Sarcheshme | 4–0 | Shensa Arak |
| 4 | Zob Ahan Novin Isfahan | 1–2 | Sanat Naft Abadan |
| 5 | Persepolis Zahedan | 0–1 | Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz |
| 6 | Damash Gilan | 1–0 | Naft Tehran |
| 7 | Etka Gorgan | (w/o) | Mokhaberat Shiraz |
| 8 | Moghavemat Tehran | 0–1 | Mes Rafsanjan |
| 9 | Petrochimi Tabriz | 4–2 | Shahrdari Karaj |
| 10 | Tarbiat Yazd | 0–1 | Bargh Shiraz |
| 11 | Gol Gohar Sirjan | 0–1 | Aluminium Hormozgan |
| 12 | Shahin Ahvaz | 0–2 | Iranjavan Bushehr |
| 13 | Sepidrood Rasht | (w/o) | Shahrdari Bandar Abbas |
| 14 | Nassaji Mazandaran | (w/o) | Shahrdari Tabriz |
| 15 | Sanati Kaveh Tehran | 2–0 | Payam Mashhad |
| 16 | Behzisti Hamedan | 0–2 | Foolad Novin Ahvaz |

## Second stage
### Round of 64

The 18 teams from the Iran Pro League entered at this stage, leaving 34 teams participating. Two additional matches were played (between 3 teams from the Iran Pro League and 1 winner from the third round), to reduce the total to 32 teams. Matches were played on 8 and 9 February 2010.
| No | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Saipa Karaj | 1–3 | Zob Ahan Isfahan |
| 2 | Sanat Naft Abadan | 4–2 | Rah Ahan Shahr-e-Rey |

### Bracket

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-Final | Quarter-Final | Quarter-Final | | Semi-Final | Semi-Final | Semi-Final | | Final | Final | Final |
| H | Zob Ahan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Sanat Naft Abadan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Sanat Naft Abadan | 0 | A | Zob Ahan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Shahin Bushehr | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Shahin Bushehr | 3 | H | Shahin Bushehr | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Mes Sarcheshme | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Mes Sarcheshme | 1 | | | | H | Zob Ahan | 0(4) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A | Steel Azin | 0(3) | | | | | | | | |
| H | Steel Azin | 2 | | | | | | | A | Steel Azin | 0(3) | | | | | | | | |
| A | Sepahan Novin | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Sepahan Novin | 0 | H | Steel Azin | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Esteghlal | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Esteghlal | 13 | A | Esteghlal | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Zoratkaran Parsabad | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Zoratkaran Parsabad | 0 | | | | | | | | A | Zob Ahan | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | H | Gostaresh Foolad | 2 | | | | |
| H | Mes Rafsanjan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | H | Gostaresh Foolad | 2 | | | | |
| A | Pas Hamedan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Pas Hamedan | 0 | A | Mes Rafsanjan | 2(8) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Aboomoslem | 2(7) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Aboomoslem | (w/o) | H | Aboomoslem | 2(7) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Etka Gorgan | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Etka Gorgan | - | | | | H | Mes Rafsanjan | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A | Gostaresh Foolad | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| H | Damash Gilan | 1 | | | | | | | A | Gostaresh Foolad | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| A | Moghavemat | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Moghavemat | 0 | A | Damash Gilan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Gostaresh Foolad | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Gostaresh Foolad | 3 | H | Gostaresh Foolad | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Tractor Sazi | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Tractor Sazi | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Gostaresh Foolad | Gostaresh Foolad | 0 / 1 (agg. 1) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Persepolis | Persepolis | 1 / 3 (agg. 4) |
| H | Sepahan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Persepolis | Persepolis | 1 / 3 (agg. 4) |
| A | Sanati Kaveh Tehran | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Sanati Kaveh Tehran | 0 | A | Sepahan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Saba | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Foolad Novin Ahvaz | 0 | H | Saba | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Saba | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Saba | 1 | | | | H | Saba | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A | Mes Kerman | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| H | Malavan | 2 | | | | | | | A | Mes Kerman | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| A | Sepidrood Rasht | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Sepidrood Rasht | 1 | A | Malavan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Mes Kerman | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Nassaji Mazandaran | 0 | H | Mes Kerman | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Mes Kerman | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Mes Kerman | 1 | | | | | | | | A | Saba | 0(3) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | H | Persepolis | 0(4) | | | | |
| H | Paykan | 1(2) | | | | | | | | | | | H | Persepolis | 0(4) | | | | |
| A | Petrochimi Tabriz | 1(4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Petrochimi Tabriz | 1(4) | H | Petrochimi Tabriz | 0(3) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Bargh Shiraz | 0(0) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Bargh Shiraz | 2 | A | Bargh Shiraz | 0(0) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 0 | | | | H | Petrochimi Tabriz | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A | Persepolis | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| H | Alminium Hormozgan | 0(5) | | | | | | | A | Persepolis | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| A | Foolad | 0(4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Foolad | 0(4) | A | Alminium Hormozgan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Persepolis | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Iranjavan Bushehr | 1 | H | Persepolis | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Persepolis | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

### Round of 32

Matches were played between 8 and 27 February 2010.
| No | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Aboomoslem Mashhad | (w/o) | Etka Gorgan |
| 2 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 0–1 | Mes Kerman |
| 3 | Esteghlal Tehran | 13–0 | Zoratkaran Parsabad |
| 4 | Shahin Bushehr | 3–1 | Mes Sarcheshme |
| 5 | Malavan Bandar Anzali | 2–1 | Sepidrood Rasht |
| 6 | Foolad Novin Ahvaz | 0–1 | Saba Qom |
| 7 | Steel Azin Tehran | 2–0 | Sepahan Novin Isfahan |
| 8 | Paykan Qazvin | 1–1 | Petrochimi Tabriz |
| Petrochimi progress 4–2 on penalties. ||||
| 9 | Iranjavan Bushehr | 1–2 | Persepolis Tehran |
| 10 | Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz | 3–2 | Tractor Sazi Tabriz |
| 11 | Bargh Shiraz | 2–0 | Esteghlal Ahvaz |
| 12 | Mes Rafsanjan | 2–0 | Pas Hamedan |
| 13 | Aluminium Hormozgan | 0–0 | Foolad Ahvaz |
| Aluminium advance 5–4 on penalties. ||||
| 14 | Sepahan Isfahan | 3–0 | Sanati Kaveh Tehran |
| 15 | Damash Gilan | 1–0 | Moghavemat Shiraz |
| 16 | Zob Ahan Isfahan | 2–0 | Sanat Naft Abadan |

### Round of 16

Matches were played between 26 February and 19 March 2010.
| No | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Aboomoslem Mashhad | 2–2 | Mes Rafsanjan |
| Mes Rafsanjan progress 8–7 on penalties. ||||
| 2 | Petrochimi Tabriz | 0–0 | Bargh Shiraz |
| Petrochimi progress 3–0 on penalties. ||||
| 3 | Persepolis Tehran | 3–1 | Aluminium Hormozgan |
| 4 | Mes Kerman | 4–0 | Malavan Bandar Anzali |
| 5 | Steel Azin Tehran | 5–4 | Esteghlal Tehran |
| 6 | Saba Qom | 1–0 | Sepahan Isfahan |
| 7 | Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz | 1–0 | Damash Gilan |
| 8 | Shahin Bushehr | 1–3 | Zob Ahan Isfahan |

### Quarter-finals

Matches were played between 18 March and 9 April 2010.
| No | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Petrochimi Tabriz | 1–2 | Persepolis Tehran |
| 2 | Saba Qom | 1–0 | Mes Kerman |
| 3 | Zob Ahan Isfahan | 0–0 | Steel Azin Tehran |
| Zob Ahan progress 4–3 on penalties. ||||
| 4 | Mes Rafsanjan | 2–4 | Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz |

### Semi-finals

Matches were played on 23 April 2010.
| No | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz | 2–0 | Zob Ahan Isfahan |
| 2 | Persepolis Tehran | 0–0 | Saba Qom |
| Persepolis progress 4–3 on penalties. ||||

### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Persepolis Tehran | 4–1 | Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz | 1–0 | 3–1 |