The 2013–14 Hazfi Cup was the 27th season of the Iranian football knockout competition. Sepahan was the defending champion, but was eliminated by Sanat Naft in Round of 32. The competition started on 4 September 2013 and ended on 14 February 2014. Tractor won the title with defeating Mes Kerman in the final.
Participating teams
Totally 103 teams participate in the 2013–14 season. These teams are divided into four main groups which are introduced here.
Group 1 (Start their matches from the first round)
In total 26 teams (24 teams from 24 different provinces in Iran (each province: one), 1 additional team from Tehran province, 1 team from Kish).
None (Alborz Province) Gandomkaran Moghan (Ardabil Province) Azar Kowsar Tabriz (Azerbaijan Sharqi Province) Pas Ganaveh (Bushehr Province) Moghavemat Shahrekord (Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari Province) Shahrdari Kelachay (Gilan Province) Talar Vahdat Hamedan (Hamadan Province) Shahrdari Novin Bandar Abbas (Hormozgan Province) None (Ilam Province) Shahrdari Jajarm (Khorasan Shomali Province) Mahvand Mashhad (Khorasan Razavi Province) None (Khorasan Jonoobi Province) Jonoub Sousangerd (Khuzestan Province) Esteghlal Choram (Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province) Shahrdari Kamyaran (Kurdistan Province) None (Lorestan Province) Payam Vali Asr Markazi (Markazi Province) Shohadaye Sari (Mazandaran Province) Esteghlal Novin Qazvin (Qazvin Province) Ettehad Shadgoli Qom (Qom Province) Tees Chabahar (Sistan and Baluchistan Province) Shahrdari Zarach Yazd (Yazd Province) Parvaz Zanjan (Zanjan Province) Shohadaye Nirouye Havayi Tehran (Tehran Province) Ettehad Novin Golestan (Tehran Province / Tavabe) Moa'venat Amouzesh-o Parvaresh (Kish Island)
Group 2 (Start their matches from the second round)
In total 7 teams (7 teams from 7 different provinces in Iran).
Keyvan Morgh Mahabad (Azerbaijan Gharbi Province) Oghab Nirouye Havayi Shiraz (Fars Province) Shohadaye Aqqala (Golestan Province) Shohadaye Artesh Isfahan (Isfahan Province) Gol Gohar Novin Sirjan (Kerman Province) Ostandari Kermanshah (Kermanshah Province) Pirouzi Garmsar (Semnan Province)
Group 3 (Start their matches from the third round) In total 54 teams (All teams playing in 2nd Division League & Azadegan League):
2nd Division League
Bahman Shiraz
Bargh Shiraz
Caspian Qazvin
Esteghlal Sari
Etka Golestan
Foolad Novin
Gaz Fajr Jam
Hafari Ahvaz
Kargar Boneh Gez
Machine Sazi Tabriz
Mes Soongoun Varzaghan
Minab Toyur Hormozgan
Nabard Shahrekord
Naft Omidiyeh
Nozhan Mazandaran
Payam Sanat Amol
Persepolis Ganaveh
Sanat Sari
Sepidrood Rasht
Sanat Naft Novin
Shahin Bushehr
Shahrdari Arak
Shahrdari Ardabil
Shahrdari Dezful
Shahrdari Jouybar
Shahrdari Langarud
Shahrdari Tabriz
Steel Azin
Azadegan League
Aboomoslem Khorasan
Aluminium Hormozgan
Alvand Hamedan
Badr Hormozgan
Esteghlal Ahvaz
Foolad Yazd
Gahar Zagros
Giti Pasand Isfahan
Gol Gohar Sirjan
Iranjavan Bushehr
Mes Rafsanjan
Naft Gachsaran
Naft Masjed Soleyman
Nassaji Mazandaran
Nirooye Zamini
Padideh Shandiz
Parseh Tehran
Pas Hamedan
Paykan
Rahian Kermanshah
Saipa Shomal
Sanat Naft Abadan
Siah Jamegan Khorasan
Shahrdari Bandar Abbas
Shahrdari Yasuj
Yazd Louleh
Group 4 (Start their matches from the fourth round) In total 16 teams (All teams playing in Iran Pro League):
Iran Pro League
Damash Gilan
Esteghlal
Esteghlal Khuzestan
Fajr Sepasi
Foolad Ahvaz
Gostaresh Foolad
Malavan Bandar Anzali
Mes Kerman
Naft Tehran
Persepolis
Rah Ahan Sorinet
Saba Qom
Saipa Alborz
Sepahan Isfahan
Tractor
Zob Ahan Isfahan
First stage
In the First Stage of “2013–14 Hazfi Cup”, 82 teams will be presented. In this stage three rounds will be done, and finally, 13 teams will be qualified for the Second Stage.
The first round will be started with 54 teams. From this round, 26 teams are allowed to go to the second round. The winners of second round will play in the third round, and finally, 14 teams will go through the Second Stage (fourth round).
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Second stage
Fifth round (round of 32)
Sixth round (round of 16)