2008 Hazfi Cup Final
# 2008 Hazfi Cup Final

The 2008 Hazfi Cup Final was a two-legged football tie in order to determine the 2007–08 Hazfi Cup champion of Iranian football clubs. Esteghlal Tehran faced Pegah Gilan in this final game. The first leg took place on Jun 09, 2008 at 17:30 local time (UTC+3:30) at Sardar Jangal Stadium in Rasht and the second leg took place on Jun 16, 2008 at 17:00 local time (UTC+3:30) at Azadi Stadium, Tehran.

## Format

The rules for the final were exactly the same as the one in the previous knockout rounds. The tie was contested over two legs with away goals deciding the winner if the two teams were level on goals after the second leg. If the teams could still not be separated at that stage, then extra time would have been played with a penalty shootout (taking place if the teams were still level after extra time).

## Route to the final

| Esteghlal | Esteghlal | Esteghlal | Esteghlal | Round | Pegah | Pegah | Pegah | Pegah |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | H/A | Esteghlal goalscorers | Second stage | Opponent | Result | H/A | Pegah goalscorers |
| Tarbiat Badani Yazd | 5–3 | H | Mohsen Yousefi, Arash Borhani, Mohammad Navazi | 1/16 Final | Mes Sarcheshmeh | 3–0 | H | Mohammad Sharif (o.g), Ebrahim Taghipour, Amin Motevaselzadeh |
| Zob Ahan | 1–1 (3-1) | A | Arash Borhani | 1/8 Final | Sanaye Arak | 1–0 | A | Alireza Nazifkar |
| Rah Ahan | 2–2 (5-3) | H | Farhad Majidi (2) | Quarter-Final | Sepahan | 4–2 | H | Mehdi Noori, Afshin Chavoshi (2), Hadi Sohrabi |
| Foolad | 1–1 (4-2) | A | Ali Alizadeh | Semi-Final | Bargh Shiraz | 2–1 | H | Hossein Maleki, Amin Motevaselzadeh |

## Final

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Pegah | 1-3 (a.e.t.) | Esteghlal | 1-0 | 0-3 |

### Leg 1

Pegah: :

| GK | 22 | Ali Nazarmohammadi | | 76' |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| DF | 33 | Akvsenti Gilauri | 39' |
| DF | | Ebrahim Taghipour |
| DF | 20 | Mohammad Mokhtari |
| DF | | William Djongo |
| MF | | Martin Abena |
| MF | | Mehdi Noori |
| MF | | Hadi Sohrabi | | 57' |
| MF | 11 | Mohammad Reza Mahdavi |
| FW | 10 | Afshin Chavoshi | | 85' |
| FW | | Hossein Ebrahimi |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | | Rasol Zamani | | 76' |
| FW | | Amin Motevaselzadeh | | 57' |
| MF | | Hossein Maleki | | 85' |
| Manager: |||
| Nader Dastneshan ||||

Esteghlal: :

| GK | Vahid Talebloo |
| - | - |
| DF | Amir Hossein Sadeghi |
| DF | Pirouz Ghorbani |
| DF | Bijan Koushki |
| DF | Pejman Montazeri |
| MF | Omid Ravankhah |
| MF | Mohammad Navazi | 83' |
| MF | Meysam Maniei |
| FW | Farhad Majidi | 53' |
| FW | Ali Alizadeh |
| FW | Mohsen Bayatinia | 46' |
| Substitutes: |||
| DF | Mehdi Amirabadi | 83' |
| MF | Mohsen Yousefi | 53' |
| FW | Arash Borhani | 46' |
| Manager: |||
| Amir Ghalenoei ||||

### Leg 2

Esteghlal: :

| GK | Vahid Talebloo |
| - | - |
| DF | Amir Hossein Sadeghi | | 110' |
| DF | Mehdi Amirabadi | 15' |
| DF | Bijan Koushki | | |
| DF | Pirouz Ghorbani | | |
| DF | Pejman Montazeri |
| MF | Omid Ravankhah |
| MF | Meysam Maniei | | | 78' |
| MF | Mojtaba Jabari | 95' | | 116' |
| FW | Ali Alizadeh |
| FW | Farhad Majidi | | | 73' |
| Substitutes: |||
| MF | Mohsen Yousefi | | | 78' |
| MF | Ali Reza Mansourian | | | 116' |
| FW | Arash Borhani | 99' | | 73' |
| Manager: |||
| Amir Ghalenoei ||||

Pegah: :

| GK | 22 | Ali Nazarmohammadi |
| - | - | - |
| DF | | Ebrahim Taghipour |
| DF | 20 | Mohammad Mokhtari |
| DF | | William Djongo |
| DF | 33 | Akvsenti Gilauri |
| MF | 11 | Mohammad Reza Mahdavi |
| MF | | Martin Abena | 113' |
| MF | | Mehdi Noori |
| FW | | Hossein Ebrahimi |
| FW | | Amin Motevaselzadeh | 78' |
| FW | 10 | Afshin Chavoshi | 61' |
| Substitutes: |||
| FW | | Saeed Pirsarandib | 113' |
| DF | | Masoud Mikaeli | 78' |
| MF | | Hossein Maleki | 91' |
| Manager: |||
| Nader Dastneshan ||||

## Champions

* Champions 2007–08 Hazfi Cup
* Esteghlal Tehran Fifth title
