title: 2016–17 Hazfi Cup
text: # 2016–17 Hazfi Cup
  
  The 2016–17 Hazfi Cup was the 30th season of the Iranian football knockout competition. Zob Ahan Isfahan, the defending champions, were eliminated by Tractor Sazi in the semi-final in extra time. The competition started on 12 September 2016, and the final was played on 11 May 2017. Naft Tehran defeated Tractor Sazi at the final and earned their first title.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  A total of 94 teams participated in the 2016–17 Hazfi Cup. The teams were divided into three main groups.
  
  16 teams of the Persian Gulf Pro League:
  
  | Esteghlal Esteghlal Khuzestan Foolad Gostaresh Machine Sazi Naft Tehran Padideh Paykan | Persepolis Saba Qom Saipa Sanat Naft Sepahan Siah Jamegan Tractor Sazi Zob Ahan |
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  18 teams of Azadegan League:
  
  | Aluminium Arak Baadraan Tehran Esteghlal Ahvaz Fajr Sepasi Foolad Yazd Gol Gohar Iranjavan Kheybar Khorramabad Khooneh Be Khooneh | Malavan Mes Rafsanjan Naft Masjed Soleyman Nassaji Mazandaran Oxin Alborz Pars Jonoubi Jam Rah Ahan Sanat Mes Sepidrood |
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  60 teams of Iran 2nd Division League and Provincial Leagues:
  
  | Aab o Bargh Kish Aluminium Hormozgan Arvand Khorramshahr Baadraan Novin Tehran Be'sat Kermanshah Caspian Qazvin Esteghlal Aabi B Tehran Esteghlal Khoramshahr Esteghlal Latifi Larestan Esteghlal Padideh Alborz Etehad Lordegan Foolad Novin Foulad Yasuj Ghazaye Sabz Mashhad Giti Pasand Isfahan | Haf Semnan Kara Shiraz Keshavarz Aliabad Keshavarz Meshginshahr Kimia Farayand Tehran Mahan Shushtar Malavan Novin Anzali Mehregan Darreh Shahr Naft Gachsaran Naft Omidiyeh New Bargh Shiraz Niroo Zamini Tehran Oghab Tabriz Omid Baharestan Tehran Omid Shahrdari Arak | Panah Afarin Qom Parag Tehran Pas Hamedan Pirouzi Garmsar Qashqai Shiraz Rahpouyan Gilan Safir Abyek Qazvin Sardar Bukan Sanat Naft Novin Shahbaz Nozhan Alborz Shahid Karimi Juybar Shahin Bandar Ameri Shahin Kish Shahin Mahshahr Shahin Shahrdari Bushehr | Shahr Baran Rasht Shahrdari Arak Shahrdari Ardabil Shahrdari Bandar Abbas Shahrdari Fuman Shahrdari Hamedan Shahrdari Kahnuj Shahrdari Kashan Shahrdari Mahshahr Shahrdari Mianrud Shahrdari Tabriz Shahrdari Urmia Shohada Garrus Bijar Tarbiat Dizicheh Ardestan Zagros Yasuj |
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  ## First stage
  
  In the first stage of "2016–17 Hazfi Cup", 60 teams from Iran 2nd Division League and Provincial Leagues are presented. Following the competition of the first stage, 30 teams qualified for the second stage.
  
  ## Second stage
  
  The 16 teams from Persian Gulf Pro League are entered to competition from the second stage. They compete together with 18 teams of Azadegan League and 30 winner teams of First stage.
  
  ## Bracket
  
  | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 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 |
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  | H | Ghazaye Sabz | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Sepahan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Sepahan | 4 | H | Sepahan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | A | Pars Jam | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Pars Jam | (w/o) | A | Pars Jam | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Niroo Zamini | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Niroo Zamini | | | | | A | Sepahan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | H | Aluminium Arak | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Aluminium Arak | (w/o) | | | | | | | H | Aluminium Arak | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Shahid Karimi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Shahid Karimi | | A | Aluminium Arak | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | H | Paykan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Paykan | 2 | H | Paykan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Haf Semnan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Haf Semnan | 0 | | | | | | | | H | Sepahan | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | A | Saipa | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Padideh | (w/o) | | | | | | | | | | | A | Saipa | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Shahbaz Alborz | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Shahbaz Alborz | | A | Padideh | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | H | Naft M.I.S | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Naft M.I.S | (w/o) | H | Naft M.I.S | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Esteghlal Aabi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Esteghlal Aabi | | | | | H | Naft M.I.S | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | A | Saipa | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Baadraan | 2 | | | | | | | A | Saipa | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Parag Tehran | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Parag Tehran | 0 | A | Baadraan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | H | Saipa | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Saipa | 2 | H | Saipa | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Baadraan Novin | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Baadraan Novin | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | H | Sepahan | 0 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A | Naft Tehran | 1 | | | | |
  | H | Malavan Novin | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A | Naft Tehran | 1 | | | | |
  | A | Esteghlal | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Esteghlal | 2 | H | Esteghlal | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | A | Mes Kerman | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Mes Kerman | (w/o) | A | Mes Kerman | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Kheybar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Kheybar | | | | | H | Esteghlal | 0 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | A | Saba Qom | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Shohada Bijar | (w/o) | | | | | | | A | Saba Qom | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Gol Gohar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Gol Gohar | | A | Shohada Bijar | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | H | Saba Qom | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Safir Abyek | 0 | H | Saba Qom | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Saba Qom | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Saba Qom | 2 | | | | | | | | A | Esteghlal | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | H | Naft Tehran | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Sh. Tabriz | (w/o) | | | | | | | | | | | H | Naft Tehran | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Sanat Naft | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Sanat Naft | | H | Sh. Tabriz | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | A | Sh. Fuman | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Sh. Fuman | (w/o) | A | Sh. Fuman | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Sepidrood | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Sepidrood | | | | | A | Sh. Fuman | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | H | Naft Tehran | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Nassaji | (w/o) | | | | | | | H | Naft Tehran | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Sh. Urmia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Sh. Urmia | | H | Nassaji | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | A | Naft Tehran | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Naft Tehran | 7 | A | Naft Tehran | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Mehregan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Mehregan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Naft Tehran | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Tractor Sazi | 0 |
  | H | Tractor Sazi | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | Tractor Sazi | 0 |
  | A | Foulad Yasuj | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Foulad Yasuj | 0 | A | Tractor Sazi | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | H | Malavan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Malavan | (w/o) | H | Malavan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Giti Pasand | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Giti Pasand | | | | | H | Tractor Sazi | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | A | New Bargh | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | New Bargh | 1 | | | | | | | A | New Bargh | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Fajr Sepasi | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Fajr Sepasi | 0 | A | New Bargh | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | H | Qashqai Shiraz | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Qashqai Shiraz | 1 (6) | H | Qashqai Shiraz | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Persepolis | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Persepolis | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | A | Tractor Sazi | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | H | Naft Gachsaran | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Est. Khuzestan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | H | Naft Gachsaran | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Naft Gachsaran | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Naft Gachsaran | 1 | H | Naft Gachsaran | (w/o) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | A | Rah Ahan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Rah Ahan | (w/o) | A | Rah Ahan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Sh. Bandar Abbas | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Sh. Bandar Abbas | | | | | A | Naft Gachsaran | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | H | Foolad | 0 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Zagros Yasuj | 0 | | | | | | | H | Foolad | 0 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Foolad Yazd | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Foolad Yazd | 1 | H | Foolad Yazd | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | A | Foolad | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Oghab Tabriz | 0 | A | Foolad | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Foolad | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Foolad | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | A | Tractor Sazi | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H | Zob Ahan | 2 | | | | |
  | H | Omid Sh. Arak | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H | Zob Ahan | 2 | | | | |
  | A | Gostaresh | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Gostaresh | 5 | H | Gostaresh | (w/o) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | A | Mes Rafsanjan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Mes Rafsanjan | (w/o) | A | Mes Rafsanjan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Naft Novin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Naft Novin | | | | | A | Gostaresh | (w/o) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | H | Sh. Mahshahr | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Iranjavan | 0 | | | | | | | H | Sh. Mahshahr | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Naft Omidiyeh | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Naft Omidiyeh | 1 | H | Naft Omidiyeh | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | A | Sh. Mahshahr | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Sh. Mahshahr | (w/o) | A | Sh. Mahshahr | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Siah Jamegan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Siah Jamegan | | | | | | | | | H | Gostaresh | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | A | Zob Ahan | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Etehad Lordegan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | A | Zob Ahan | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Machine Sazi | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Machine Sazi | 11 | H | Machine Sazi | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | A | Khooneh Be Kh. | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Khooneh Be Kh. | 2 | A | Khooneh Be Kh. | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Shahin Ameri | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Shahin Ameri | 0 | | | | A | Machine Sazi | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | H | Zob Ahan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Esteghlal Ahvaz | | | | | | | | H | Zob Ahan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Oxin Alborz | (w/o) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Oxin Alborz | (w/o) | H | Oxin Alborz | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | A | Zob Ahan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | H | Shahin Bushehr | 0 (5) | A | Zob Ahan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A | Zob Ahan | 0 (6) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  Note: H: Home team, A: Away team
  
  