{{ infobox football match | event = 2005-06 Hazfi Cup | team1 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] | team2 = [[Sepahan Esfahan FC|Sepahan]] | team1association = | team2association = | team1score = 2 | team2score = 2 | details = Sepahan won 4–2 on [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalties]] | firstleg = First leg | team1score1 = 1 | team2score1 = 1 | date1 = September 13, 2006 | stadium1 = [[Azadi Stadium]] | city1 = [[Tehran]] | attendance1 = 80,000 | referee1 = [[Mohsen Torky]] | secondleg = Second leg | team1score2 = 1 | team2score2 = 1 | date2 = September 22, 2006 | stadium2 = [[Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium|Naghsh Jahan Stadium]] | city2 = [[Esfahan]] | attendance2 = 35,000 | referee2 = [[Masoud Moradi]] | previous = [[2005 Hazfi Cup final|2005]] | next = [[2007 Hazfi Cup final|2007]] }}
The '''2006 Hazfi Cup final''' was a [[Two-legged tie|two-legged]] [[association football|football]] tie in order to determine the 2005–06 Hazfi Cup champion of [[Iran]]ian football clubs. [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] faced [[Sepahan Esfahan FC|Sepahan]] in this final game. The first leg took place on September 13, 2006 at 17:40 [[Iran Standard Time|local time]] ([[UTC+3:30]]) at [[Azadi Stadium]] in [[Tehran]] and the second leg took place on September 22, 2006 at 15:00 [[Iran Standard Time|local time]] ([[UTC+3:30]]) at [[Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium|Naghsh Jahan Stadium]], [[Esfahan]].
== 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 rule|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 (association football)|penalty shootout]] (taking place if the teams were still level after extra time).
== Route to the final == {{details|2005–06 Hazfi Cup}}
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center;" |- style="vertical-align:top; background:#9cf;" !colspan=4 style="width:1*"|Perspolis !Round !colspan=4 style="width:1*"|Sepahan
|-style="vertical-align:top; background:#c1e0ff;" |Opponent |Result |H/A |Perspolis goalscorers ||Second stage |Opponent |Result |H/A |Sepahan goalscorers |- | [[Keshto Sannat Shooshtar F.C.|Keshto Sannat Shushtar]] | 2–0 | H | [[Davoud Seyed Abbasi]], [[Sheys Rezaei]] | style="background:#c1e0ff;"|1/16 Final | [[Sanat Mes Kerman FC|Mes Kerman]] | 2–1 | H | [[Rasoul Khatibi]] (2) |- | [[F.C. Aboomoslem|Aboomoslem]] | 3–2 | A | [[Mehrzad Madanchi]] (3) | style="background:#c1e0ff;"| 1/8 Final | [[Pas Tehran F.C.|Pas Tehran]] | 0–0 (4-3) | A | - |- | [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] | 3–1 | H | [[Pejman Nouri]], [[Mehrzad Madanchi]] (2) | style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Quarter-Final | [[Tractor Sazi F.C.|Tractor Sazi]] | 1–0 | H | [[Mohammad Nouri (footballer)|Mohammad Nouri]] |- | Nozhan | 2–2 (7-6) | A | [[Mehrzad Madanchi]] (2) | style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Semi-Final | [[Saba Qom F.C.|Saba Batri]] | 3–1 | A | [[Mohammad Nouri (footballer)|Mohammad Nouri]], [[Jalal Akbari]], [[Mahmoud Mansouri]] |}
== Final Summary == {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult| [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] || 2-2 | '''[[Sepahan Esfahan FC|Sepahan]]''' || 1-1 | 1-1 |winner=2 }} {{end}}
=== First leg === {{football box |date = 13 September 2006 |time = 17:40 |team1 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |score = 1 - 1 |report = [http://www.abrarnews.com/sport/1385/850623/html/page4.htm#s62133 Report] |team2 = [[Sepahan Esfahan FC|Sepahan]] |goals1 = [[Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht]] {{goal|45+3}} |goals2 = [[Hamid Shafiei]] {{goal|73}} |stadium = [[Tehran]], [[Azadi Stadium]] |attendance = 80,000 |referee = [[Mohsen Torky]] }}
{{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |colspan="4"|'''Persepolis:''' |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- |GK || '''1''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Farshid Karimi]] |- |DF || '''13''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Sheys Rezaei]] || || {{sin bin}} |- |DF || '''3''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Abolfazl Hajizadeh]] |- |DF || '''25''' ||{{flagicon|CMR}} [[Jacques Elong Elong]] || || || {{suboff|76}} |- |MF || '''21''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Ebrahim Asadi]] || || || {{suboff|46}} |- |MF || '''8''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Hossein Badamaki]] |- |MF || '''18''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Pejman Nouri]] |- |MF || '''17''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Farzad Ashoubi]] |- |MF || '''15''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mohammad Reza Mamani]] || || {{sin bin}} || {{suboff|59}} |- |MF || '''11''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mehrzad Madanchi]] || || || {{suboff|69}} |- |MF || '''10''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht]] || {{goal|45+3}} |-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |DF || '''5''' ||{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Robert Caha]] || || || {{subon|46}} |- |MF || '''20''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Davoud Seyed Abbasi]] || || || {{subon|59}} |- |MF || '''2''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Masoud Zarei]] || || {{sin bin}} || {{subon|76}} |-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:''' |- |colspan=4|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Mustafa Denizli]] |} {{col-break}} {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center |colspan="4"|'''Sepahan:''' |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- |GK || '''1''' ||{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Armenak Petrosyan]] |- |DF || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mohsen Bengar]] |- |DF || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Hamid Azizzadeh]] |- |DF || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Hadi Aghily]] |- |DF || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Jalal Akbari]] || || {{sin bin}} |- |MF || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Moharram Navidkia]] || || || {{suboff|68}} |- |MF || ||{{flagicon|IRQ|2004}} [[Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail|Abdul Wahab Abu Al Hail]] || || {{sin bin}} |- |MF || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Hadi Jafari]] |- |MF || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Ebrahim Loveinian]] |- |FW || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Hamid Shafiei]] || {{goal|73}} || || {{suboff|82}} |- |FW || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mehdi Seyed-Salehi|Mehdi Seyed Salehi]] || || || {{suboff|46}} |-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |MF || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mohammad Nouri (footballer)|Mohammad Nouri]] || || || {{subon|46}} |- |FW || ||{{flagicon|IRQ|2004}} [[Emad Mohammed Ridha]] || || || {{subon|68}} |- |MF || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Javad Maheri]] || || || {{subon|82}} |-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:''' |- |colspan=4|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Luka Bonačić]] |} {{col-end}}
=== Second leg === {{football box |date = 22 September 2006 |team1 = [[Sepahan Esfahan FC|Sepahan]] |time = 15:00 |score = 1 - 1 |aet = yes |report = [http://www.abrarnews.com/sport/1385/850701/html/page4.htm#s66198 Report] |team2 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |goals1 = [[Hamid Shafiei]] {{goal|63}} |goals2 = [[Ebrahim Asadi]] {{goal|55}} |stadium = [[Esfahan]], [[Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium]] |attendance = 35,000 |referee = [[Masoud Moradi]] |penalties1 = [[Jalal Akbari]] {{penmiss}} <br> [[Hadi Aghily]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Moharram Navidkia]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail|Abdul Wahab Abu Al Hail]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Emad Mohammed Ridha]] {{pengoal}} |penaltyscore = 4 - 2 |penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Karim Bagheri]] <br> {{penmiss}} [[Sheys Rezaei]] <br> {{penmiss}} [[Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht]] <br> {{pengoal}} [[Abolfazl Hajizadeh]] }}
{{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |colspan="4"|'''Sepahan:''' |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- |GK || '''1''' ||{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Armenak Petrosyan]] |- |DF || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Hadi Aghily]] |- |DF || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mohsen Bengar]] |- |DF || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Hamid Azizzadeh]] |- |DF || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Jalal Akbari]] [[File:persepolis-captain.png|14px]] |- |MF || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Ebrahim Loveinian]] |- |MF || ||{{flagicon|IRQ|2004}} [[Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail|Abdul Wahab Abu Al Hail]] || || {{sin bin}} |- |MF || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Hadi Jafari]] || || || {{suboff|76}} |- |MF || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mohammad Nouri (footballer)|Mohammad Nouri]] || || || {{suboff|46}} |- |FW || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Hamid Shafiei]] || {{goal|63}} || || {{suboff|78}} |- |FW || ||{{flagicon|IRQ|2004}} [[Emad Mohammed Ridha]] |-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |MF || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Moharram Navidkia]] || || || {{subon|46}} |- |MF || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Javad Maheri]] || || || {{subon|76}} |- |MF || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki|Mahmoud Karimi]] || || || {{subon|78}} |-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:''' |- |colspan=4|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Luka Bonačić]] |} {{col-break}} {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center |colspan="4"|'''Persepolis:''' |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- |GK || '''1''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Farshid Karimi]] |- |DF || '''3''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Abolfazl Hajizadeh]] |- |DF || '''13''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Sheys Rezaei]] |- |DF || '''25''' ||{{flagicon|CMR}} [[Jacques Elong Elong]] |- |MF || '''6''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Karim Bagheri]] [[File:persepolis-captain.png|14px]] |- |MF || '''18''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Pejman Nouri]] || || {{sin bin}} || {{suboff|115}} |- |MF || '''17''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Farzad Ashoubi]] |- |MF || '''21''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Ebrahim Asadi]] || {{goal|56}} || || {{suboff|71}} |- |MF || '''10''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht]] || || {{sin bin}} |- |FW || '''19''' ||{{flagicon|IRQ|2004}} [[Luay Salah|Luay Salah Hassan]] || || || {{suboff|80}} |- |MF || '''11''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mehrzad Madanchi]] || || || {{suboff|69}} |-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |DF || '''5''' ||{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Robert Caha]] || || || {{subon|115}} |- |MF || '''8''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Hossein Badamaki]] || || {{sin bin}} || {{subon|71}} |- |FW || '''14''' ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Ehsan Khorsandi]] || || {{sin bin}} || {{subon|80}} |-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:''' |- |colspan=4|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Mustafa Denizli]] |} {{col-end}}
== Champions == {{winners||Champions 2005–06 Hazfi Cup|[[Sepahan Esfahan FC|Sepahan Esfahan]]|Second}}
== See also == * [[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 Hazfi Cup]] * [[2005–06 Iranian Futsal Super League]] * [[Iranian Super Cup]]
{{Hazfi Cup}} {{2005–06 in Iranian football}} {{Persepolis F.C. matches}}
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