{"id":31663,"date":"2018-05-02T07:46:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T14:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=31663"},"modified":"2018-05-02T07:53:52","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T14:53:52","slug":"esteghlal-eye-seventh-irans-hazfi-cup-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2018\/05\/02\/esteghlal-eye-seventh-irans-hazfi-cup-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Esteghlal eye seventh Hazfi Cup title"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tehran Times – TEHRAN,\u00a0Esteghlal will meet first division Khooneh be Khooneh on Thursday in Iran\u2019s Hazfi Cup.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Esteghlal, who are the most successful club with six titles, are well-prepared to add one more title to their collection.<\/p>\n

The match has been scheduled to take place in Khorramshahr.<\/p>\n

The Blues have more chance of winning the title, however Khooneh be Khooneh have already showed they are a team to beat and Dragan Skocic\u2019s team are not an easy team.<\/p>\n

After the Babol-based team failed to win promotion to Iran Professional League on Sunday, Khooneh be Khooneh need to win Hazfi Cup title to book a place in the next season\u2019s AFC Champions League.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Esteghlal are a strong team at the moment and they have qualified for AFC Champions League Round of 16, as well as finishing third in Iran Professional League behind Persepolis and Zob Ahan.<\/p>\n

But the last time Esteghlal won the title dates back to 2012.<\/p>\n

Winfried Schaefer is hungry for success in Esteghlal and the winning the first title in the Iranian giants could pave the way for the German coach ahead of a contract extension.<\/p>\n

Hazfi Cup is the Iranian football knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The competition was founded in 1975.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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