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2015–16 Hazfi Cup

Jame Azadsazi Khorramshahr
Tournament details
Country	Iran
Dates	27 August 2015 (2015-08-27) – 29 May 2016 (2016-05-29)
Teams	80
Final positions
Champions	Zob Ahan (4th title)
Runner-up	Esteghlal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
Goals scored	114 (3.17 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Sajjad Shahbazzadeh Ali Cheraghi (4 goals each)
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The 2015–16 Hazfi Cup was the 29th season of the Iranian football knockout competition. Zob Ahan Isfahan was the defending champion. The competition started on 27 August 2015 and the final was played on 29 May 2016.
Zob Ahan won the tournament for the second time in a row after defeating Esteghlal in the final.

Participating teams

A total of 80 teams participated in the 2015–16 season. The teams were divided into two main groups, including 16 teams of Iran Premier League, with 64 teams of Azadegan League, Iran 2nd Division League, and Provincial Leagues.

First stage

In the first stage of "2015–16 Hazfi Cup", 64 teams presented. In this stage one round played, and finally, 16 teams qualified for the second stage.

First round

Second round

Second stage

The 16 teams from Persian Gulf Pro League are entered to competition from the second stage.

Bracket

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Third round

9 September 2015 (2015-09-09) 49	Padideh	4–1	Shahrdari Kashan	Mashhad
16:30 DST+03:30	Shakeri 45', 70' (pen.), 89' Yousefi 62'		Farzaneh 76'	Stadium: Samen Stadium

9 September 2015 (2015-09-09) 50	Malavan	3–1	Oghab Tehran	Anzali
17:00 DST+03:30	Rafkhaei 11' Zare 28' Razipour 86'		Ghasemi 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Takhti Stadium Attendance: 1,500

11 September 2015 (2015-09-11) 57	Esteghlal	5–0	Shahrdari Semnan	Tehran
18:30 DST+03:30	S. Shahbazzadeh 22', 46' P. Pejić 65', 75' M.Fakhreddini 80' A. Ramezani  29'	report	M. Kamranpour  45+3'	Stadium: Takhti Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Seyyed Reza Mahdavi

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 61	Saipa	4–0	Bazargani Vashta Amol	Tehran
17:30 DST+03:30	Ramezani 27' Zeynali 42', 64' Norouzi 88' (pen.)			Stadium: Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 62	Persepolis	1–0	Paykan	Tehran
18:40 DST+03:30	Taromi 68' (pen.)			Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Payam heydari

Fourth round

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 65	Kara Shiraz	1–3	Sepahan	Shiraz
16:30	Cheraghi 51'		Sharifi 11', 23' Navidkia 90'	Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium Attendance: 5,000

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 66	Rah Ahan	1–0	Esteghlal Khuzestan	Qods
17:00	Strandvall 22'			Stadium: Shahre Qods Stadium

20 September 2015 (2015-09-20) 68	Saba Qom	0–1	Tractor Sazi	Qom
			Younés 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium Attendance: 1,500

20 September 2015 (2015-09-20) 69	Persepolis	1–0	Malavan	Tehran
	Taremi 100'			Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 15,000

21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) 70	Gostaresh Foulad	0–1	Zob Ahan	Tabriz
16:00 (DST+03:30)			M. Rajabzadeh 66'	Stadium: Gostaresh Foulad Stadium

4 November 2015 (2015-11-04) 71	Esteghlal	3–1	Foolad	Tehran
18:00 (DST+03:30)	M. Majidi 15' H. Omranzadeh 20' J. Ansari 77'	report	E. Sharifat 3'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi

4 November 2015 (2015-11-04) 72	Padideh	1–1 (2–4 p)	Naft Tehran	Mashhad
14:30 (DST+03:30)	M. Yousefi 54'	report	I. Alekasir 42'	Stadium: Samen Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Alireza Faghani

Quarter-Final

5 November 2015 (2015-11-05) 73	Sepahan	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Rah Ahan	Isfahan
15:00 (DST+03:30)	A. Karimi 94' M. Sharifi 111'	report		Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: MohammadReza Akbarian

4 November 2015 (2015-11-04) 74	Zob Ahan	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Persepolis	Isfahan
14:30 (DST+03:30)	M. Tabrizi 107' R. Shekari 115'	report		Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi

4 November 2015 (2015-11-04) 75	Saipa	1–2	Tractor Sazi	Tehran
15:00 (DST+03:30)	A. Zeinali 34'	report	H. Younés 8' S. Saghebi 66'	Stadium: Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Bijan Heidari

25 November 2015 (2015-11-25) 76	Naft Tehran	1–1 (4–5 p)	Esteghlal	Tehran
15:20 (DST+03:30)	S. Lotfi 90+2'	report	M. Daneshgar 45+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Takhti Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Shahin Haj Babaei

Semi-final

24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 77	Zob Ahan	2–2 (4–1 p)	Sepahan	Isfahan
14:30 (DST+03:30)	M. Tabrizi 2' M.R. Hosseini 110'	report	V. Ghafouri 52', 113'	Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Mohsen Torky

22 December 2015 (2015-12-22) 78	Tractor Sazi	1–2	Esteghlal	Tabriz
14:30 (DST+03:30)	Augusto 49'	report	Shahbazzadeh 29', 52'	Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Hossein Zargar

Final

29 May 2016 (2016-05-29) 79	Zob Ahan	1–1 (5–4 p)	Esteghlal	Khorramshahr
21:00 (DST+03:30)	Rahmati 20' (o.g.)	report	Ebrahimi 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Khorramshahr Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Alireza Faghani

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Sajjad Shahbazzadeh	Esteghlal	4
	Issa Alekasir	Naft Tehran
	Ali Cheraghi	Kara Shiraz
2	Ali Zeinali	Saipa	3
	Mehdi Sharifi	Sepahan
	Younes Shakeri	Padideh
	Mehdi Daghagheleh	Foolad
	Mohammad Ebadzadeh	Baderan Tehran
	Mostafa Cheraghi	Baderan Tehran
	Qasem Dehkouei	Diana Baqershahr

Last updated: 29 May 2016
Source: hazfi-cup.com

See also

• Iran Pro League 2015–16
• Azadegan League 2015–16
• Iran Football's 2nd Division 2015–16
• Iran Football's 3rd Division 2015–16
• Iranian Super Cup
• Futsal Super League 2015–16

References

1. قرعه‌کشی جام حذفی
2. "جدول قرعه کشی جام حذفی". Archived from the original on 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
3. نتایج مرحله اول جام حذفی فصل ۹۵-۱۳۹۴
4. نتایج مرحله دوم جام حذفی فصل ۹۵-۱۳۹۴

• Hazfi Cup seasons
• 2015–16 domestic association football cups
• 2015–16 in Iranian football