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 June 9, 2008, at 17:30 local time (UTC+3:30) at Sardar Jangal Stadium in Rasht, and the second leg took place on June 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
EsteghlalRoundPegahOpponentResultH/AEsteghlal goalscorersSecond stageOpponentResultH/APegah goalscorers Tarbiat Badani Yazd 5–3 H Mohsen Yousefi, Arash Borhani, Mohammad Navazi1/16 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 AlizadehSemi-Final Bargh Shiraz 2–1 H Hossein Maleki, Amin Motevaselzadeh
Final
Leg 1
Pegah: GK 22 Ali Nazarmohammadi DF 33 Akvsenti Gilauri DF Ebrahim TaghipourDF 20 Mohammad MokhtariDF William DjongoMF Martin AbenaMF Mehdi NooriMF Hadi Sohrabi MF 11 Mohammad Reza MahdaviFW 10 Afshin Chavoshi FW Hossein EbrahimiSubstitutes:GK Rasol Zamani FW Amin Motevaselzadeh MF Hossein Maleki Manager: Nader Dastneshan
Esteghlal: GK 1 Vahid TaleblooDF Amir Hossein SadeghiDF Pirouz Ghorbani DF Bijan KoushkiDF Pejman MontazeriMF Omid RavankhahMF Mohammad Navazi MF Meysam ManieiFW Farhad Majidi FW Ali AlizadehFW Mohsen Bayatinia Substitutes:DF Mehdi Amirabadi MF Mohsen Yousefi FW Arash Borhani Manager: Amir Ghalenoei
Leg 2
Esteghlal: GK 1 Vahid TaleblooDF Amir Hossein Sadeghi DF Mehdi Amirabadi DF Bijan Koushki DF Pirouz Ghorbani DF Pejman MontazeriMF Omid RavankhahMF Meysam Maniei MF Mojtaba Jabari FW Ali AlizadehFW Farhad Majidi Substitutes:MF Mohsen Yousefi MF Ali Reza Mansourian FW Arash Borhani Manager: Amir Ghalenoei
Pegah: GK 22 Ali NazarmohammadiDF Ebrahim TaghipourDF 20 Mohammad MokhtariDF William Djongo DF 33 Akvsenti GilauriMF 11 Mohammad Reza MahdaviMF Martin Abena MF Mehdi NooriFW Hossein EbrahimiFW Amin Motevaselzadeh FW 10 Afshin Chavoshi Substitutes:FW Saeed Pirsarandib DF Masoud Mikaeli MF Hossein Maleki Manager: Nader Dastneshan
Champions
See also 2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup 2007–08 Azadegan League 2007–08 Iran Football's 2nd Division 2007–08 Iran Football's 3rd Division 2007–08 Hazfi Cup Iranian Super Cup 2007–08 Iranian Futsal Super League