2023 Hazfi Cup final

2023 Hazfi Cup Final
Event2022–23 Hazfi Cup
Date31 May 2023
VenueAzadi Stadium, Tehran
RefereeAshkan Khorshidi
Attendance60,000
2022
2024

2023 Hazfi Cup Final was the final match of the 36th edition of Hazfi Cup that was held between Esteghlal Tehran and Persepolis at Azadi Stadium in Tehran on 31 May 2023.

Originally, the final was planned to be held at Shohadaye Mes Kerman Stadium in Kerman accourding to quarter-final stage draw[1] but later, due to pitch issues, the second priority was selected, Yadegar-e Emam Stadium in Tabriz.[2] However, the opposition of East Azerbaijan Football Board, didn't let Tabriz to be host of the final match. Finally, such as previous season, Azadi Stadium in Tehran chose as the host stadium.

This was the 6th Tehran derby match in Hazfi Cup and 2nd derby in final. The previous results between Esteghlal and Perspolis in Hazfi Cup are as follows:[3]

Derby No. Season Date (dd-mm-yyyy) Home team Score Away team Home goal scorers Away goal scorers Round Winner
31 1988–89 10-03-1989 Esteghlal 0–0
(2–4 p.)
Persepolis Quarter-final Persepolis in penalties
47 1998–99 11-07-1999 Persepolis 2–1 Esteghlal Hasheminasab 12' (pen.), Peyrovani 85' Bakhtiarizadeh 50' Final Persepolis
74 2011–12 09-12-2011 Persepolis 0–3
(a.e.t)
Esteghlal M. Jabbari 95', 99' (pen.), Sharifat 107' Quarter-final Esteghlal at extra time
93 2019–20 26-08-2020 Persepolis 2–2
(1–4 p.)
Esteghlal Resan 48', Alipour 89' Ghayedi 4', Daneshgar 90+3' Semi-final Esteghlal in penalties
96 2020–21 15-07-2021 Persepolis 0–0
(3–4 p.)
Esteghlal Quarter-final Esteghlal in penalties

Teams

Team City Previous finals appearances
Esteghlal Tehran 13 (1977, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021)
Persepolis Tehran 8 (1987, 1992, 1999, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2019)

Route to the final

Esteghlal Tehran

Round Opposition Score
Round of 32 Tractor (H) 2-1 (a.e.t.)
Round of 16 Malavan (H) 2-0
Quarter Final Pars Jonoubi Jam (A) 1-0 (a.e.t.)
Semi-Final Nassaji Mazandaran (H) 4-0
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue

As a Persian Gulf Pro League, Esteghlal entered the competition from Round of 32.

They beat Tractor at home in the fourth round.

They beat Malavan at home in the fifth round.

They beat Pars Jonoubi Jam at Jam in the quarter-final.

They beat the defending champion, Nassaji Mazandaran at home in the semi-final.

They played 3 of their 4 matches at home before final and the final match also will be play at their home stadium.

Perspolis

Round Opposition Score
Round of 32 Van Pars Naghse Jahan (H) 2-2 (a.e.t.) (4-1 p)
Round of 16 Sepahan (A) 4-2 (a.e.t.)
Quarter Final Gol Gohar (H) 2-1
Semi-Final Havadar (A) 3-1
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue


As a Persian Gulf Pro League, Perspolis entered the competition from Round of 32.

They beat Van Pars Naghse Jahan at home in the fourth round.

They beat Sepahan at Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium in the fifth round.

They beat Gol Gohar at home in the quarter-final.

They beat Havadar at PAS Ghvamin Stadium in the semi-final.


Details


Esteghlal
Perspolis


Referee:
IranAshkan Khorshidi
Assistant Referees:
IranAlireza Ilderom
IranHasan Zahiri
Additional AR:
IranMohammad Hossein Zahedifard
IranSeyed Ali Asghar Momeni
Fourth official:
IranMohammad Hossein Torabian

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions in normal time and another substitution in extra time

See also

References

  1. ^ "قرعه کشی مرحله یک چهارم نهایی جام حذفی برگزار شد". سازمان لیگ فوتبال ایران.
  2. ^ "Yadegar-Emam-Selected-As-Host". Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  3. ^ List of Tehran Derby matches