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.

2017–18 Hazfi Shield Cup
Khorramshahr Liberation Cup
Tournament details
CountryIran
Dates16 August 2017 (2017-08-16) – 13 May 2018 (2018-05-13)
Teams62
Final positions
ChampionsEsteghlal (7th title)
Runner-upKhooneh be Khooneh
Tournament statistics
Matches played54
Goals scored162 (3 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Iran Mehdi Sharifi (5 goals)

Participating teams edit

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 edit

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 edit

8 August 2017 (2017-08-08) 4 Qashqai Shiraz 10–0Pasargad ChoramShiraz
17:00 DST+04:30
6Shahid Kalhor(w/o) Gol Abrisham
Note: Shahid Kalhor Shahriar withdrew
7 August 2017 (2017-08-07) 7Dokhaniat Gilan1–5 Damash Gilan Rasht
20:00 DST+04:30 Tarivardi   62' Poursafshekan   3'
Talebi   14'
Mortazavi   38'   56'   78'
8 August 2017 (2017-08-08) 8Omid Garrus Bijar1–2 Soldouz Bijar
17:30 DST+04:30

Second stage edit

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 edit

18 August 2017 (2017-08-18) 1Hadi Norouzi Mazandaran2–7 Gol Gohar
16:45 DST+04:30
3 Malavan (w/o)Machine Sazi
Note: Machine Sazi withdrew
20 August 2017 (2017-08-20) 5Shohadaye Chavar0–3 Oxin Alborz Ilam
17:00 DST+04:30
21 August 2017 (2017-08-21) 8 Damash Gilan 4–1SoldouzRasht
18:00 DST+04:30 Mortazavi   5'
Poursafshekan   66'   79'
Talebi   90'
20 August 2017 (2017-08-20) 9 Siraf Kangan 1–0Sanat MesBushehr
19:00 DST+04:30
20 August 2017 (2017-08-20) 10Sh. Mahshahr0–1 Baadraan Tehran Ahvaz
20:00 DST+04:30
21 August 2017 (2017-08-21) 12 Gol Abrisham 1–0Sh. TabrizTehran
16:45 DST+04:30
21 August 2017 (2017-08-21) 13 Rah Ahan 1–1
(5–4 p)
Shohadaye BabolsarTehran
16:45 DST+04:30
21 August 2017 (2017-08-21) 14 Fajr Sepasi 1–0Qashqai ShirazShiraz
17:00 DST+04:30
21 August 2017 (2017-08-21) 15 Iranjavan 4–0Shahin LordeganBushehr
19:00 DST+04:30

Third round (round of 32) edit

The 16 teams from Iran Pro League entered the competition from the second stage.[5]

7 September 2017 (2017-09-07) 1 Damash Gilan 1–0Siraf KanganRasht
17:45 DST+04:30 M. Mokhtari   29' Stadium: Azodi
7 September 2017 (2017-09-07) 2Padideh1–2 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) 3Sepahan0–1 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 5–0Miad Moghan ArdabilAhvaz
20:00 DST+04:30 Claudir   29', 53'
F. Bahmani   64'
Saba Tavadze   72'
F. Karimi   90' (p)
Stadium: Ghadir Stadium
8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) 5Niroo Zamini Tehran0–4 Gol Abrisham Tehran
17:00 DST+04:30
8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) 6Gol Gohar1–2 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) 7Zob Ahan1–1 (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 2–1SaipaKaraj
18:45 DST+04:30 Y. Vakili   6'
S. Shafiei   90'
M. Abbaszadeh   77' Stadium: Enghelab Stadium
8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) 9Pars Jonoubi Jam0–0 (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 3–1PaykanTehran
16:45 DST+04:30 K. Eslami   4'
M. Rigi   65' (p)
A. Mirbozorgi   89'
A. Sadeghi   45'
9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 11Rah Ahan1–2 Khooneh Be Khooneh Tehran
16:45 DST+04:30 Stadium: Ekbatan Stadium
9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 12Sepidrood1–3 (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 3–1Bargh Jadid ShirazMashhad
18:00 DST+04:30 Stadium: Samen Stadium
9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 14Foolad0–1 Iranjavan Ahvaz
20:00 DST+04:30 Stadium: Ghadir Stadium
21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) 16 Persepolis 2–0Naft TehranTehran
DST+04:30 G. Mensha   73'
A. Alipour   83' (pen.)
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Fourth round (round of 16) edit

20 October 2017 (2017-10-20) 47 Esteghlal 2–1Nassaji MazandaranTehran
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 SepasiTabriz
17:00 Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam
26 October 2017 (2017-10-26) 49 Iranjavan 2–1Gol AbrishamBushehr
17:00 Stadium: Shahid Beheshti Stadium
26 October 2017 (2017-10-26) 50 Sanat Naft 2–1 (a.e.t.)Damash GilanAbadan
18:45 Stadium: Takhti Stadium
27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) 51Malavan0–2 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 JameganBabol
14:۰۰ Stadium: Haftom-e Tir Stadium
27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) 53 Gostaresh 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Oxin AlborzTabriz
14:30 Stadium: Bonyan Diesel Stadium
15 December 2017 (2017-12-15) 54Baadraan Tehran1–2 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) edit

19 December 2017 (2017-12-19) 55 Esteghlal Khuzestan 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
TractorAhvaz
14:30 Stadium: Ghadir Stadium
Attendance: 500
20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) 56 Esteghlal 3–0IranjavanTehran
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 2–0Gostaresh FooladBabol
13:45 M. Miri   54'
R. Bagheri   87'
Stadium: Haft-e Tir Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
19 December 2017 (2017-12-19) 58Persepolis1–1 (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

Sixth round (semifinal) edit

30 January 2018 (2018-01-30) 59Sanat Naft Abadan1–2 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) 60Esteghlal Khuzestan1–3 (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) edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Hazfi Cup 2017/2018 results, Football Iran – FlashScore". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  2. ^ "Khooneh Be Khooneh – Esteghlal F.C. 0:1". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  3. ^ "جام حذفی فوتبال ایران – نتیجه ها – فصل 1396–97". hazfi-cup.com. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  4. ^ "مرحله دوم جام حذفی، انصراف‌ها و شکست‌ها :: ورزش سه". varzesh3.com. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  5. ^ "نتیجه قرعه کشی مرحله سوم جام حذفی". varzesh3.com. Retrieved 2017-08-28.