2009–10 Hazfi Cup
The 2009–10 Hazfi Cup was the 23rd season of the Iranian football knockout competition. Zob Ahan Isfahan was the defending champion.
The cup winner were guaranteed a place in the 2011 AFC Champions League.
Participating teams
Totally 115 teams got permission to participate in the season “2009–10 Hazfi Cup”. These teams were divided into four main groups which are introduced here.Group 1 '
In total 33 teams, 2 additional teams from Tehran province, and 1 team from Kish:
1- Zoratkaran Parsabad
, 2- Sanat Bargh Tabriz
, 3- Shahrdari Piranshahr
, 4- Tohid Bushehr
, 5- Boroojen Foolad Charmahal
, 6- Montakhab Fars
, 7- Malavan Sepid Bandar Anzali
, 8- Shahin Bandar Gaz
, 9- Behzisti Hamedan
, 10- Keshavarzi Minab
, 11- Montakhab Ilam
, 12- Zob Ahan Novin Isfahan
, 13- Montakhab Kerman
, 14- Ghand Eslam Abad
, 15- Montakhab Khorasan Shomali
, 16- Otobos Rani Quchan
, 17- Montakhab Khorasan Jonoobi
, 18- Montakhab Khuzaestan
, 19- Montakhab Kohgiluyeh
, 20- Ararat Sanandaj
, 21- Dar Tak Lorestan
, 22- Montakhab Markazi
, 23- Goal Navad Qa'em Shahr
, 24- Sandan Iranian Qazvin
, 25- Panah Afarin Qom
, 26- Ansar Siman Shahrood
, 27- Pas Zahedan
, 28- Naz Saram Meybod Yazd
, 29- Alborz Shahdari Zanjan
, 30- Montakhab Tehran
, 31- Omid Hasan Abad Tehran
, 32- Shahrdari Karaj
, 33- Montakhab Kish
Group 2 '
In total 36 teams :
1- Aflak Lorestan
, 2- Ariya Sepahan Qom
, 3- Armin Tehran
, 4- Damash Tehran
, 5- Esteghlal Jonub Tehran
, 6- Estghlal Qazvin
, 7- Foolad Yazd
, 8- Golchin Robat Karim
, 9- Hepco Arak
, 10- Heyat Football Chaharmahal
, 11- Heyat Khorasan Jonoobi
, 12- Homa Tehran
, 13- Mashin Sazi Tabriz
, 14- Moghavemat Sari
, 15- Moghavemat Tehran
, 16- Naft Ahvaz
, 17- Naft va Gaz Gachsaran
, 18- Nirooye Zamini Tehran
, 19- Nozhan Mazandaran
, 20- Palayesh Gaz Ilam
, 21- Persepolis Borazjan
, 22- Persepolis Ganaveh
, 23- Persepolis Khorasan Shomali
, 24- Persepolis Zahedan
, 25- Saipa Shomal Sari
, 26- Sanat Ard Golestan
, 27- Sanat Gaz Sarakhs
, 28- Sanat Naft Novin Abadan
, 29- Sepidrood Rasht
, 30- Shahrdari Bandar Anzali
, 31- Shahrdari Hamedan
, 32- Shahrdari Langarud
, 33- Shahrdari Mahshahr
, 34- Shahrdari Yasuj
, 35- Shahrdari Zanjan
, 36- Zob Ahan Ardebil
Group 3 '
In total 28 teams :
1- Aluminium Hormozgan
, 2- Bargh Shiraz
, 3- Damash Gilan
, 4- Damash Lorestan
, 5- Etka Gorgan
, 6- Foolad Novin Ahvaz
, 7- Gol Gohar Sirjan
, 8- Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz
, 9- Iranjavan Bushehr
, 10- Kowsar Lorestan
, 11- Mehrkam Pars Tehran
, 12- Mes Rafsanjan
, 13- Mes Sarcheshme
, 14- Naft Tehran
, 15- Nassaji Mazandaran
, 16- Payam Mashhad
, 17- Payam Mokhaberat Shiraz
, 18- Petrochimi Tabriz
, 19- Sanat Naft Abadan
, 20- Sanati Kaveh Tehran
, 21- Sepahan Novin Isfahan
, 22- Shahin Ahvaz
, 23- Shahrdari Bandar Abbas
, 24- Shahrdari Tabriz
, 25- Shamoushak Noshahr
, 26- Shensa Arak
, 27- Shirin Faraz Kermanshah
, 28- Tarbiat Yazd
Group 4 '
In total 18 teams :
1- Aboomoslem
, 2- Esteghlal
, 3- Esteghlal Ahvaz
, 4- Foolad
, 5- Mes Kerman
, 6- Malavan
, 7- Moghavemat
, 8- Pas Hamedan
, 9- Paykan
, 10- Persepolis
, 11- Rahahan
, 12- Saba
, 13- Saipa
, 14- Sepahan
, 15- Shahin Bushehr
, 16- Steel Azin
, 17- Tractor Sazi
, 18- Zob Ahan
First stage
The first round of “2009–10 Hazfi Cup” started with 69 teams. From this round, 36 teams were allowed to go to the second round. From total 69 teams, 3 of them got “Rest” at the first round and other 64 went through 32 matches.Totally 64 teams went through the second round. From this round, 32 teams went through the third round.
In the third round 16 matches were done and 16 teams were qualified for the next round.
First Round
| No | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Notes |
| 1 | November 9, 2009 | Sanat Bargh Tabriz | Montakhab Tehran | Montakhab Tehran withdrew | |
| 2 | November 9, 2009 | Zoratkaran Parsabad | Montakhab Markazi | Montakhab Markazi withdrew | |
| 3 | November 9, 2009 | Esteghlal Jonub Tehran | 1-2 | Tohid Bushehr | |
| 4 | November 9, 2009 | Naz Saram Meybod Yazd | Shahrdari Mahshahr | Shahrdari Mahshahr withdrew | |
| 5 | November 9, 2009 | Sandan Iranian Qazvin | 1-0 | Persepolis Ganaveh | |
| 6 | November 9, 2009 | Shahrdari Piranshahr | 2-0 | Heyat Kh. Jonoobi | |
| 7 | November 9, 2009 | Zob Ahan Novin Isfahan | 4-3 | Montakhab Kohgiluyeh | |
| 8 | November 9, 2009 | Golchin Robat Karim | 3-0 | Shahin Bandar Gaz | |
| 9 | November 9, 2009 | Persepolis Kh. Shomali | Montakhab Khuzaestan | Montakhab Khuzaestan withdrew | |
| 10 | November 9, 2009 | Persepolis Borazjan | 1-2 | Persepolis Zahedan | |
| 11 | November 9, 2009 | Nirooye Zamini Tehran | 6-0 | Ansar Siman Shahrood | |
| 12 | November 9, 2009 | Naft va Gaz Gachsaran | 7-0 | Dar Tak Lorestan | |
| 13 | November 9, 2009 | Esteghlal Qazvin | 2-0 | Sanat Arad Golestan | |
| 14 | November 9, 2009 | Ararat Sanandaj | 2-1 | Heyat Chaharmahal | |
| 15 | November 9, 2009 | Shahrdari Bandar Anzali | Foolad Yazd | Shahrdari Bandar Anzali withdrew | |
| 16 | November 9, 2009 | Moghavemat Tehran | 4-0 | Ariya Sepahan Qom | |
| 17 | November 9, 2009 | Shahrdari Karaj | 3-0 | Montakhab Kh. Jonoobi | |
| 18 | November 9, 2009 | Keshavarzi Minab | Damash Tehran | Damash Tehran withdrew | |
| 19 | November 9, 2009 | Goal Navad Qaem Shahr | 3-2 | Nozhan Mazandaran | |
| 20 | November 9, 2009 | Palayesh Gaz Ilam | Shahrdari Hamedan | Shahrdari Hamedan withdrew | |
| 21 | November 9, 2009 | Montakhab Fars | 0-1 | Otobos Rani Quchan | |
| 22 | November 9, 2009 | Panah Afarin Qom | 0-6 | Shahrdari Yasuj | |
| 23 | November 9, 2009 | Foolad Charmahal | Montakhab Kh. Shomali | Montakhab Khorasan Shomali withdrew | |
| 24 | November 9, 2009 | Naft Ahvaz | 3-1 | Montakhab Kish | |
| 25 | November 9, 2009 | Homa Teharn | 3-1 | Shahrdari Langarud | |
| 26 | November 9, 2009 | Shahdari Zanjan | Sepidrood Rasht | Shahdari Zanjan withdrew | |
| 27 | November 9, 2009 | Hasan Abad Tehran | Zob Ahan Ardabil | Zob Ahan Ardabil withdrew | |
| 28 | November 9, 2009 | Pas Zahedan | 2-1 | Saipa Shomal Sari | |
| 29 | November 9, 2009 | Malavan Sepid Anzali | 1-0 | Machine Sazi Tabriz | |
| 30 | November 9, 2009 | Sanat Gaz Sarakhs | Moghavemat Sari | Moghavemat Sari withdrew | |
| 31 | November 9, 2009 | Sanat Naft Novin Abadan | Montakhab Kerman | Montakhab Kerman withdrew | |
| 32 | November 9, 2009 | Aflak Lorestan | Behzisti Hamedan | Aflak Lorestan withdrew | |
| 33 | November 9, 2009 | Hepco Arak | 1-0 | Armin Tehran | |
| 34 | November, 2009 | Alborz Shahdari Zanjan | Rest | _ | Alborz Zanjan went to 2nd round |
| 35 | November, 2009 | Ghand Eslam Abad | Rest | _ | Ghand Eslam Abad went to 2nd round |
| 36 | November, 2009 | Montakhab Ilam | Rest | _ | Montakhab Ilam went to 2nd round |
Second Round
| No | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Notes |
| 1 | November 26, 2009 | Alborz Shahdari Zanjan | 0-1 | Sanat Bargh Tabriz | |
| 2 | November 26, 2009 | Zoratkaran Parsabad | Ghand Eslam Abad | Ghand Eslam Abad withdrew | |
| 3 | November 26, 2009 | Tohid Bushehr | Montakhab Ilam | Montakhab Ilam withdrew | |
| 4 | November 26, 2009 | Sepahan Novin Isfahan | 3-1 | Naz Saram Meybod Yazd | |
| 5 | November 26, 2009 | Sandan Iranian Qazvin | 1-3 | Mes Sarcheshme | |
| 6 | November 26, 2009 | Shensa Arak | Shahrdari Piranshahr | Shahrdari Piranshahr withdrew | |
| 7 | November 26, 2009 | Zob Ahan Novin Isfahan | Shirin Faraz Kermanshah | Shirin Faraz Kermanshah withdrew | |
| 8 | November 26, 2009 | Sanat Naft Abadan | 7-2 | Golchin Robat Karim | |
| 9 | November 26, 2009 | Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz | 2-0 | Persepolis Kh. Shomali | |
| 10 | November 26, 2009 | Persepolis Zahedan | 3-1 | Damash Lorestan | |
| 11 | November 26, 2009 | Damash Gilan | 2-0 | Nirooye Zamini Tehran | |
| 12 | November 26, 2009 | Naft Tehran | 2-0 | Naft va Gaz Gachsaran | |
| 13 | November 26, 2009 | Etka Gorgan | 3-0 | Esteghlal Qazvin | |
| 14 | November 26, 2009 | Mokhaberat Shiraz | 4-0 | Ararat Sanandaj | |
| 15 | November 26, 2009 | Foolad Yazd | 1-2 | Mes Rafsanjan | |
| 16 | November 26, 2009 | Kowsar Lorestan | Moghavemat Tehran | Kowsar Lorestan withdrew | |
| 17 | November 26, 2009 | Shardari Karaj | Shamoushak Noshahr | Shamoushak Noshahr withdrew | |
| 18 | November 26, 2009 | Petrochimi Tabriz | Keshavarzi Minab | Keshavarzi Minab withdrew | |
| 19 | November 26, 2009 | Bargh Shiraz | 1-0 | Goal Navad Qaem Shahr | |
| 20 | November 26, 2009 | Tarbiat Yazd | Palayesh Gaz Ilam | Palayesh Gaz Ilam withdrew | |
| 21 | November 26, 2009 | Otobos Rani Quchan | 0-1 | Gol Gohar Sirjan | |
| 22 | November 26, 2009 | Aluminium Hormozgan | 1-1 | Shahrdari Yasuj | Aluminium progress 5-4 on penalties |
| 23 | November 26, 2009 | Iranjavan Bushehr | Foolad Charmahal | Boroojen Foolad Charmahal withdrew | |
| 24 | November 26, 2009 | Shahin Ahvaz | 2-1 | Naft Ahvaz | |
| 25 | November 26, 2009 | Shahrdari Bandar Abbas | 2-1 | Homa Teharn | |
| 26 | November 26, 2009 | Mehrkam Pars Tehran | 2-2 | Sepidrood Rasht | Sepidrood progress 3-2 on penalties |
| 27 | November 26, 2009 | Hasan Abad Tehran | 0-6 | Nassaji Mazandaran | |
| 28 | November 26, 2009 | Shahrdari Tabriz | Pas Zahedan | Pas Zahedan withdrew | |
| 29 | November 26, 2009 | Malavan Sepid Anzali | 0-0 | Sanati Kaveh Tehran | Sanati Kaveh progress 4-3 on penalties |
| 30 | November 26, 2009 | Payam Mashhad | 1-0 | Sanat Gaz Sarakhs | |
| 31 | November 26, 2009 | Foolad Novin Ahvaz | 1-0 | Sanat Naft Novin Abadan | |
| 32 | November 26, 2009 | Behzisti Hamedan | Hepco Arak | Hepco Arak withdrew |
Third Round
| No | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Notes |
| 1 | December 22, 2009 | Zoratkaran Parsabad | 4-0 | Sanat Bargh Tabriz | |
| 2 | December 22, 2009 | Sepahan Novin Isfahan | 1-0 | Tohid Bushehr | |
| 3 | December 22, 2009 | Mes Sarcheshme | 4-0 | Shensa Arak | |
| 4 | December 22, 2009 | Zob Ahan Novin Isfahan | 1-2 | Sanat Naft Abadan | |
| 5 | December 22, 2009 | Persepolis Zahedan | 0-1 | Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz | |
| 6 | December 22, 2009 | Damash Gilan | 1-0 | Naft Tehran | |
| 7 | December 22, 2009 | Etka Gorgan | Mokhaberat Shiraz | Mokhaberat Shiraz withdrew | |
| 8 | December 22, 2009 | Moghavemat Tehran | 0-1 | Mes Rafsanjan | |
| 9 | December 22, 2009 | Petrochimi Tabriz | 4-2 | Shahrdari Karaj | |
| 10 | December 22, 2009 | Tarbiat Yazd | 0-1 | Bargh Shiraz | |
| 11 | December 22, 2009 | Gol Gohar Sirjan | 0-1 | Aluminium Hormozgan | |
| 12 | December 22, 2009 | Shahin Ahvaz | 0-2 | Iranjavan Bushehr | |
| 13 | December 22, 2009 | Sepidrood Rasht | Shahrdari Bandar Abbas | Shahrdari Bandar Abbas withdrew | |
| 14 | December 22, 2009 | Nassaji Mazandaran | Shahrdari Tabriz | Shahrdari Tabriz withdrew | |
| 15 | December 22, 2009 | Sanati Kaveh Tehran | 2-0 | Payam Mashhad | |
| 16 | December 22, 2009 | Behzisti Hamedan | 0-2 | Foolad Novin Ahvaz |
Second stage
From this stage the 18 teams from Iran Pro League were entered into the Main Draw. However the number of participating teams were 34.For solving this problem, the total 30 teams went directly to the fourth round. For defining the other two, two extra matches were done between 3 teams form Iran Pro League and 1 team from the third round.
Finally 32 teams went through the fourth round.
Extra matches (In order to compensate the Main Draw)
| No | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Notes |
| 1 | February 8, 2010 | Saipa Karaj | 1-3 | Zob Ahan Isfahan | Zob Ahan qualified for the 4th round |
| 2 | February 9, 2010 | Sanat Naft Abadan | 4-2 | Rah Ahan Shahr-e-Rey | Sanat Naft qualified for the 4th round |
Fourth Round (1/16 Final - Last 32)
Fifth Round (1/8 Final - Last 16)
Quarter-Final (1/4 Final - Last 8)
Semi-Final (1/2 Final - Last 4)
| No | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Notes |
| 1 | April 23, 2010 | Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz | 2-0 | Zob Ahan Isfahan | |
| 2 | April 23, 2010 | Persepolis Tehran | 0-0 | Saba Qom | Persepolis progress 4-3 on penalties |