# 2011–12 Hazfi Cup

The 2011–12 Hazfi Cup was the 25th season of the Iranian football knockout competition. Persepolis were the defending champion but were eliminated by Esteghlal in the quarter-finals. This was the fourth consecutive win for Esteghlal against Persepolis in official matches. The competition began on September 12, 2011 and ended on March 15, 2012. Esteghlal beat Shahin Bushehr 4–1 on penalties and was qualified for the group stage of the 2013 AFC Champions League.

## Participating teams

in total 100 teams participated in the 2011–12 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.
* 54 teams from Provincial Leagues and 2nd Division League: entering at the first round.

## First stage

The First Stage featured 82 teams, with a total of 14 teams qualifying for the Second Stage.

### First round

Matches were played on 12 September 2011.
| No. | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Mahan Kermanshah | 1–0 | Datis Lorestan |
| 2 | Hadaf Minab | (w/o) | Aria Khorramdarreh |
| 3 | Ashian Gostar Varamin | 4–0 | Shahid Mahan Kerman |
| 4 | Moghavemat Tehran | 5–1 | Bahman Ilam |
| 5 | Pershiaan Zanjan | (w/o) | Jahan Electric Nishapur |
| 6 | Ansar Siman Shahrood | 1–5 | Mehr Karaj |
| 7 | Esteghlal Ramhormoz | 4–1 | Oghab Shiraz |
| 8 | Kimia Aqqala | 6–4 | Omid Khalkhal |
| 9 | Mantagheh Vizheh | (w/o) | Badr Hormozgan |
| 10 | Kish-Air Kish | (w/o) | Shahrdari Naghadeh |
| 11 | Hafari Ahvaz | 4–0 | Nosazi Hamedan |
| 12 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | (w/o) | Siah Jamegan Khorasan |
| 13 | Choka Talesh | 6–0 | Shimi Zabol |
| 14 | Shahin Dehno Kuhrang | (w/o) | Shahrdari Gachsaran |
| 15 | Takmehr Takestan | (w/o) | Misagh Sepah Taft |
| 16 | Atrak Bojnourd | (w/o) | Salafchegan Qom |
| 17 | Sepidrood Rasht | (w/o) | Shahrdari Chaboksar |
| 18 | Shahid Vahid Pakdasht | 2–1 | Sepahan Khurouj |
| 19 | Yadavaran Khoramshahr | 1–0 | Poomer Saveh |
| 20 | Zob Ahan Novin Isfahan | 3–1 | Gahar Zagros Novin |
| 21 | Miaad Shahriar Tehran | 1–4 | Sanat Naft Novin |
| 22 | Yaran Omid Fooladshahr | 0–1 | Foolad Novin |
| 23 | Khazar Mahmoudabad | (w/o) | Shamoushak Noshahr |
| 24 | Persepolis Kamyaran | 2–3 | Gostaresh Foolad Sahand |
| 25 | Giti Pasand Isfahan | (w/o) | Payam Mashhad |
| 26 | Pas Novin Hamedan | (w/o) | Moaseseh Mosatafa-lou |

### Second round

Matches were played between 21 and 23 September 2011.
| No. | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 27 | Mahan Kermanshah | 1–0 | Hadaf Minab |
| 28 | Jahan Electric Nishapur | 2–3 | Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz |
| 29 | Esteghlal Ramhormoz | (w/o) | Sanat Sari |
| 30 | Shirin Faraz | 8–0 | Kimia Aqqala |
| 31 | Shahrdari Naghadeh | 1–2 | Gahar Zagros |
| 32 | Pas Hamedan | (w/o) | Shahin Dehno Kuhrang |
| 33 | Shahrdari Yasuj | 14–0 | Shahrdari Ferdows |
| 34 | Etka Gorgan | 1–0 | Takmehr Takestan |
| 35 | Atrak Bojnourd | (w/o) | Foolad Yazd |
| 36 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 4–0 | Shahrdari Chaboksar |
| 37 | Saipa Shomal | 2–0 | Shahid Vahid Pakdasht |
| 38 | Paykan Qazvin | 1–0 | Yadavaran Khoramshahr |
| 39 | Machine Sazi Tabriz | (w/o) | Aluminium Hormozgan |
| 40 | Tarbiat Yazd | 6–0 | Khazar Mahmoudabad |
| 41 | Nirooye Zamini | 4–3 | Shahin Karaj |
| 42 | Ashian Gostar Varamin | 0–1 | Mes Rafsanjan |
| 43 | Steel Azin Semnan | 1–0 | Moghavemat Tehran |
| 44 | Badr Hormozgan | 0–0 | Sanati Kaveh Tehran |
| Badr advance 4–2 on penalties. ||||
| 45 | Gol Gohar Sirjan | 2–0 | Choka Talesh |
| 46 | Payam Mokhaberat | 2–1 | Zob Ahan Novin Isfahan |
| 47 | Iranjavan Bushehr | 2–1 | Sanat Naft Novin |
| 48 | Foolad Novin | 0–1 | Shahrdari Arak |
| 49 | Gostaresh Foolad Sahand | 0–1 | Aboomoslem Khorasan |
| 50 | Parseh Tehran | 1–1 | Giti Pasand Isfahan |
| Giti Pasand advance 4–2 on penalties. ||||
| 51 | Hafari Ahvaz | (w/o) | Nassaji Mazandaran |
| 52 | Siah Jamegan Khorasan | (w/o) | Bargh Shiraz |
| 53 | Mehr Karaj | (w/o) | Shahrdari Bandar Abbas |
| 54 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | (w/o) | Pas Novin Hamedan |

### Third round

Matches were played on 7 October 2011.
| No. | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 55 | Mes Rafsanjan | 6–1 | Mahan Kermanshah |
| 56 | Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz | 3–0 | Steel Azin Semnan |
| 57 | Mehr Karaj | 4–2 | Esteghlal Ramhormoz |
| 58 | Badr Hormozgan | 0–2 | Shirin Faraz Kermanshah |
| 59 | Gahar Zagros | 1–0 | Hafari Ahvaz |
| 60 | Siah Jamegan Khorasan | 2–0 | Gol Gohar Sirjan |
| 61 | Shahin Dehno Kuhrang | 1–5 | Shahrdari Yasuj |
| 62 | Etka Gorgan | 1–0 | Atrak Bojnourd |
| 63 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 3–0 | Saipa Shomal |
| 64 | Paykan Qazvin | 0–0 | Payam Mokhaberat |
| Payam Mokhaberat advance 8–7 on penalties. ||||
| 65 | Shahrdari Arak | 1–0 | Iranjavan Bushehr |
| 66 | Machine Sazi Tabriz | (w/o) | Tarbiat Yazd |
| 67 | Giti Pasand Isfahan | 0–3 | Aboomoslem Khorasan |
| 68 | Nirooye Zamini | 1–0 | Naft Masjed Soleyman |

## Second stage

The 18 teams from the Iran Pro League entered this stage.

### 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 | Persepolis | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Mes Rafsanjan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Mes Rafsanjan | 1 | A | Persepolis | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Zob Ahan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Zob Ahan | 2 | H | Zob Ahan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz | 1 | | | | H | Persepolis | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A | Esteghlal | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| A | Rah Ahan | 1 | | | | | | | A | Esteghlal | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| H | Mehr Karaj | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Mehr Karaj | 3 | A | Mehr Karaj | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Esteghlal | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Esteghlal | 5 | H | Esteghlal | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Shirin Faraz Kermanshah | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Shirin Faraz Kermanshah | 1 | | | | | | | | H | Esteghlal | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | A | Shahrdari Yasuj | 0 | | | | |
| H | Foolad | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | A | Shahrdari Yasuj | 0 | | | | |
| A | Sepahan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Sepahan | 0 | A | Foolad | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Sanat Naft | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Sanat Naft Abadan | 3 | H | Sanat Naft | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Gahar Zagros | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Gahar Zagros | 1 | | | | A | Foolad | 1(2) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | H | Shahrdari Yasuj | 1(4) | | | | | | | | |
| H | Saipa | 0 | | | | | | | H | Shahrdari Yasuj | 1(4) | | | | | | | | |
| A | Siah Jamegan Khorasan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Siah Jamegan Khorasan | 1 | H | Siah Jamegan Khorasan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Shahrdari Yasuj | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Tractor Sazi | 0(3) | A | Shahrdari Yasuj | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Shahrdari Yasuj | 0(4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Shahrdari Yasuj | 0(4) | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Esteghlal | 0(4) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Shahin Bushehr | 0(1) |
| H | Moghavemat Sepasi | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Shahin Bushehr | 0(1) |
| A | Etka Gorgan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Etka Gorgan | 0 | A | Moghavemat Sepasi | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Sanat Mes Kerman | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Sanat Mes Kerman | (w/o) | H | Sanat Mes Kerman | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Esteghlal Khuzestan | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Esteghlal Khuzestan | - | | | | A | Sanat Mes Kerman | 1(5) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | H | Saba Qom | 1(4) | | | | | | | | |
| H | Saba | 2 | | | | | | | H | Saba Qom | 1(4) | | | | | | | | |
| A | Payam Mokhaberat | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Payam Mokhaberat | 1 | A | Saba Qom | 0(5) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Mes Sarcheshme | 0(4) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Mes Sarcheshme | 1 | H | Mes Sarcheshme | 0(4) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Shahrdari Arak | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Shahrdari Arak | 0 | | | | | | | | A | Mes Kerman | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | H | Shahin Bushehr | 2 | | | | |
| H | Damash Gilan | 1(5) | | | | | | | | | | | H | Shahin Bushehr | 2 | | | | |
| A | Naft Tehran | 1(4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Naft Tehran | 1(4) | A | Damash Gilan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | H | Machine Sazi Tabriz | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Shahrdari Tabriz | 1 | H | Machine Sazi Tabriz | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Machine Sazi Tabriz | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Machine Sazi Tabriz | 2 | | | | H | Damash Gilan | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A | Shahin Bushehr | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| A | Malavan | 2 | | | | | | | A | Shahin Bushehr | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| H | Aboomoslem Khorasan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Aboomoslem Khorasan | 3 | H | Aboomoslem Khorasan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Shahin Bushehr | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H | Shahin Bushehr | 3 | A | Shahin Bushehr | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | Nirooye Zamini | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

### Round of 32

Matches were played between 25 and 26 October 2011.
| No. | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Persepolis | 2–1 | Mes Rafsanjan |
| 2 | Saipa | 0–1 | Siah Jamegan Khorasan |
| 3 | Shahrdari Yasuj | 0–0 | Tractor Sazi |
| Shahrdari Yasuj advance 4–3 on penalties. ||||
| 4 | Moghavemat Sepasi | 1–0 | Etka Gorgan |
| 5 | Sanat Mes Kerman | (w/o) | Esteghlal Khuzestan |
| 6 | Foolad | 1–0 | Sepahan |
| 7 | Damash Gilan | 1–1 | Naft Tehran |
| Damash advance 5–4 on penalties. ||||
| 8 | Aboomoslem Khorasan | 3–2 | Malavan |
| 9 | Shahin Bushehr | 3–1 | Nirooye Zamini |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 2–1 | Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz |
| 11 | Mehr Karaj | 3–1 | Rah Ahan |
| 12 | Esteghlal | 5–1 | Shirin Faraz Kermanshah |
| 13 | Sanat Naft Abadan | 3–1 | Gahar Zagros |
| 14 | Saba | 2–1 | Payam Mokhaberat |
| 15 | Shahrdari Arak | 0–1 | Mes Sarcheshme |
| 16 | Shahrdari Tabriz | 1–2 | Machine Sazi Tabriz |

### Round of 16

Matches were played between 27 and 28 November 2011.
| No. | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 17 | Zob Ahan | 2–3 | Persepolis |
| 18 | Mes Sarcheshme | 0–0 | Saba |
| Saba advance 5–4 on penalties. ||||
| 19 | Machine Sazi Tabriz | 1–2 | Damash Gilan |
| 20 | Siah Jamegan Khorasan | 1–2 | Shahrdari Yasuj |
| 21 | Sanat Naft Abadan | 0–2 | Foolad |
| 22 | Sanat Mes Kerman | 3–0 | Moghavemat Sepasi |
| 23 | Aboomoslem Khorasan | 0–1 | Shahin Bushehr |
| 24 | Esteghlal | 1–0 | Mehr Karaj |

### Quarter-Finals

Matches were played between 9 and 19 December 2011.
| No. | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 25 | Persepolis | 0–3 | Esteghlal |
| 26 | Shahrdari Yasuj | 1–1 | Foolad |
| Shahrdari Yasuj advance 4–2 on penalties. ||||
| 27 | Damash Gilan | 1–2 | Shahin Bushehr |
| 28 | Saba Qom | 1–1 | Sanat Mes Kerman |
| Mes Kerman advance 5–4 on penalties. ||||

### Semi-finals

Matches were played on 30 December 2011.
| No. | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 29 | Esteghlal | 1–0 | Shahrdari Yasuj |
| 30 | Shahin Bushehr | 2–0 | Mes Kerman |

### Final

The final was played as a single-elimination match.