2005–06 Hazfi Cup

The 2005–06 Hazfi Cup was the 19th staging of Iran's football knockout competition organised annually by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran.

2005–06 Hazfi Cup

Tournament details
Country	Iran
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Sepahan (2nd title)
Runners-up	Persepolis
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	68 (2.13 per match)
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

Saba Qom were the defending champions. They were knocked out in the semi-finals, losing 3–1 to the eventual champions Sepahan.

First round

Saba Tehran v Kowsar Tehran

23 January 2006	Saba Tehran	2–1	Kowsar Tehran
	Akbari 15' Bakhtiarizadeh 35'	Report	Solhjo 75'

Bargh Shiraz v Paykan

23 January 2006	Bargh Shiraz	0–0 (2–4 p)	Paykan
		Report

Fajr Tabriz v PAS Tehran

23 January 2006	Fajr Tabriz	0–1	PAS Tehran
		Report	Shakouri 76'

Nassaji Mazandaran v Malavan

23 January 2006	Nassaji Mazandaran	1–3	Malavan
	Ziyatabar 66'	Report	Khavandi 16' Gholami 72' Gilemardi 86'

Saipa v Teraktor Sazi

23 January 2006	Saipa	0–2	Teraktor Sazi
		Report	Karimi 43' Farshbaf 65'

Maziran Sari v Fajr Sepasi Shiraz

23 January 2006	Maziran Sari	0–1	Fajr Sepasi Shiraz
		Report	Ramazani 65'

Zob Ahan Esfahan v Vahadat Abadan

23 January 2006	Zob Ahan Esfahan	2–1	Vahadat Abadan
	Rodriguez 11', 80'	Report	Hotizadeh 75'

Sepahan v Sanat Mes Kerman

23 January 2006	Sepahan	2–1	Sanat Mes Kerman
	Khatibi 53', 75'	Report	Sozamora 21'

Esteghlal v Etka Tehran

23 January 2006	Esteghlal	2–0	Etka Tehran
	Nikbakht 75' Enayati 89'	Report

Esteghlal Ahvaz v Payam Mokhaberat Shiraz

23 January 2006	Esteghlal Ahvaz	1–0	Payam Mokhaberat Shiraz
	Sabet 90+6'	Report

Bargh Tehran v Aboomoslem

23 January 2006	Bargh Tehran	(w/o) Awarded[a]	Aboomoslem
		Report

Sanay Arak v Shamoushak Noshahr

23 January 2006	Sanay Arak	(w/o) Awarded[b]	Shamoushak Noshahr
		Report

Nozhan Sari v Foolad

23 January 2006	Nozhan Sari	2–1 (6–5 p)	Foolad
		Report

Sepahan Novin v Shahid Ghandi Yazd

30 January 2006	Sepahan Novin	2–1	Shahid Ghandi Yazd
	Bello 50' Hamzehei 53'	Report	Rashki 70'

Shahin Bushehr v Rah Ahan Tehran

31 January 2006	Shahin Bushehr	3–1	Rah Ahan Tehran
	Halali 40' Nazarzadeh 49' Jamhiri 63'	Report	Asghari 47'

Persepolis v

5 March 2006	Persepolis	2–0
		Report	Seyed-Abbasi 39' Rezai 85'

Round of 16

Saba Tehran v Sanaye Arak

3 March 2006	Saba Tehran	2–1	Sanaye Arak
	Zoualrahmi 57', 71'	Report	Haydari 63'

Nozhan Sari v Zob Ahan Esfahan

7 March 2006	Nozhan Sari	2–1	Zob Ahan Esfahan
	Pourhaji 50' Aeenevand 65'	Report	Farhadi 16'

Malavan v Paykan

7 March 2006	Malavan	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Paykan
	Giahi 31' Gholami 90' Khavandi 97'	Report	Barreto 57' Aziz-Mohammadi 89'

Teraktor Sazi v Maziran Sari

7 March 2006	Teraktor Sazi	1–0 Abandoned[c]	Maziran Sari
		Report

Payam Mokhaberat Shiraz v Sepahan Novin

7 March 2006	Payam Mokhaberat Shiraz	0–1	Sepahan Novin
		Report	Bello 65'

PAS Tehran v Sepahan

13 March 2006	PAS Tehran	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Sepahan
		Report

Esteghlal v Shahin Bushehr

25 April 2006	Esteghlal	(w/o) Awarded	Shahin Bushehr
		Report

Aboomoslem v Persepolis

25 April 2006	Aboomoslem	2–3	Persepolis
	Geraeili 42', 58'	Report	Madanchi 13', 34', 71'

Quarter-finals

Sepahan Novin v Saba Tehran

4 April 2006	Sepahan Novin	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Saba Tehran
	Mirfenderski 82'	Report	Daei 1', 107'

Sepahan v Teraktor Sazi

28 April 2006	Sepahan	1–0	Teraktor Sazi
	Nouri 22'	Report

Nozhan Sari v Esteghlal

28 April 2006	Nozhan Sari	(w/o) Awarded[d]	Esteghlal
		Report

Persepolis v Malavan

29 April 2006	Persepolis	3–1	Malavan
	Pejman Nouri 40' Madanchi 70', 87'	Report	Zare 71'

Semi-finals

Nozhan Sari v Persepolis

29 April 2006	Nozhan Sari	2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p)	Persepolis
	Pourhaji 45+3' Mehdizadeh 90+7'	Report	Madanchi 41', 90' (pen.)

Saba Tehran v Sepahan

29 April 2006	Saba Tehran	1–3	Sepahan
	Bakhtiarizadeh 78'	Report	Nouri 40' Akbari 73' Mansouri 90+2'

Final

Main article: 2006 Hazfi Cup Final

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Persepolis	2–2	Sepahan	1–1	1–1

First leg

13 September 2006

17:40

Persepolis	1–1	Sepahan
Nikbakht 45+3'	Report	Shafiei 73'

Tehran, Azadi Stadium

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Mohsen Torky

Second leg

22 September 2006

15:00

Sepahan	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Persepolis
Shafiei 63'	Report	Asadi 55'
Penalties
Aghily Akbari Navidkia Abu Al-Hail Ridha	4–2	Bagheri Hajizadeh Rezaei Nikbakht

Esfahan, Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Masoud Moradi

Notes

1. Bargh Tehran withdrew.
2. Shamoushak Noshahr withdrew.
3. Maziran walked off protesting a penalty awarded against them.
4. Esteghlal withdrew after winning the league.

See also

• 2006 Hazfi Cup Final
• 2005–06 Iran Pro League
• 2005–06 Azadegan League
• 2005–06 Iran Football's 2nd Division
• 2005–06 Iran Football's 3rd Division
• 2005–06 Iranian Futsal Super League
• Iranian Super Cup

References