Draft:2025–26 Hazfi Cup
Submission declined on 4 November 2025 by Significa liberdade (talk).
Where to get help
How to improve a draft
You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. Editor resources
|  |
 | This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article. Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL Last edited by Matilda Maniac (talk | contribs) 5 days ago. (Update)
Finished drafting? |
 |
| Iranian Knockout Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Iran |
| Dates | September 2025 – May 2026 |
| Defending champions | Esteghlal |
All statistics correct as of 5 September 2025. | |
The 2025–26 Hazfi Cup is the 39th season of the Iranian football knockout competition. The champions of this competition qualified for the Iranian Super Cup and the AFC Champions League Two group stage next season.
Esteghlal were the defending champions, having won the tournament in May 2025 after defeating Malavan in the final.
Qualified teams
[edit]A total of 76 teams (out of a possible total of 96 eligible teams) participated. The teams were divided into four main groups.[1]
- 16 teams of the Persian Gulf Pro League: entering at the Round of 32.
- 18 teams of the Azadegan League: entering at the third round.
- 18 teams (out of a possible total of 28 teams in 2nd Division): entering at the second round.
- 24 teams (out of a possible total of 34[a] teams) from Provincial Leagues:[2] entering from first round.
Schedule
[edit]The schedule of the competition is as follows
| Stage | Round | Draw date | Matches dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| First stage | Preliminary Round | 3 September 2025.[3] | 14 September 2025[4] |
| Round 1 | 23-24 September 2025[4] | ||
| Round 2 | 25 September 2025[5] | 8-10 October 2025[6] | |
| Round 3 | 11 October 2025[7] | 30-31 October, 1-2 November 2025[8] | |
| Second Stage | Round of 32 | 3 November 2025[9] | 20–22 November 2025[10] |
| Round of 16 | TBA 2025 | TBA 2026 | |
| Quarter-finals | TBA 2026 | TBA 2026 | |
| Semi-finals | TBA 2026 | ||
| Final | TBA 2026 |
Round of 32 (Round of 16)
[edit]The draw for this round was held in November 2025.
| Home (Tier) | Score | Away (Tier) |
| Shams Azar (1) | – | Nirooye Zamini (2) |
| Havadar (2) | – | Bargh Shiraz (3) |
| Mes Rafsanjan (1) | – | Damashian Gilan (2) |
| Mes Shahr Babak (2) | – | Fajr Sepasi Shiraz (1) |
| Be'sat Kermanshah (2) | – | Naft va Gaz Gachsaran (2) |
| Tractor (1) | – | Persepolis (1) |
| Chadormalou Ardakan (1) | – | Zob Ahan (1) |
| Kheybar Khorramabad (1) | – | KIA Tehran (3) |
| Gol Gohar (1) | – | Shenavarsazi Qeshm (3) |
| Foolad Hormozgan (2) | – | Chooka Talesh (3) |
| Esteghlal Khuzestan (1) | – | Foolad Khuzestan (1) |
| Paykan (1) | – | Shahrdari Noshahr (2) |
| Mes Kerman (2) | – | Sepahan (1) |
| Saipa (2) | – | Nassaji Mazandaran (2) |
| Aluminium Arak (1) | – | Malavan (1) |
| Esteghlal (1) | – | Kesht o Sanat Padyab Khalkhal (3) |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Kish, Khoramshahr and Tehran have extra representatives
References
[edit]- ^ "آیین نامه برگزاری مسابقات جام حذفی". سازمان لیگ فوتبال ایران (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ "قرعه کشی مرحله اول جام حذفی برگزار شد". سازمان لیگ (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-09-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cite error: The named reference
1stDrawwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "اعلام برنامه مسابقات مرحله اول جام حذفی". Iran League Organisation (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ^ "قرعه کشی مرحله دوم مسابقات جام حذفی". Iran League Organisation (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "اعلام برنامه مسابقات مرحله دوم جام حذفی". Iran League Organisation (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "برگزاری قرعه کشی مرحله سوم جام حذفی". Iran League Organisation (in Persian).
- ^ "اعلام برنامه مرحله سوم جام حذفی". Iran League Organisation (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ^ "قرعه کشی مرحله یک شانزدهم جام حذفی برگزار شد". Iran League Organisation (in Persian).
- ^ "اعلام برنامه مسابقات مرحله یک شانزدهم نهایی جام حذفی". Iran League Organisation (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- in-depth (not just passing mentions about the subject)
- reliable
- secondary
- independent of the subject
Make sure you add references that meet these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.