Iranian Super Cup

The Iranian Super Cup (Persian: سوپر جام ایران, Super Jam-e 'Iran) is an Iranian association football trophy awarded to the winner of a match between the Persian Gulf Pro League's season champion and the winner of the Hazfi Cup. It is similar to numerous other Super Cup tournaments held in other countries.

Super Cup
Founded2005
Region Iran
Number of teams2
Current championsPersepolis (5th title)
Most successful club(s)Persepolis (5 titles)
Television broadcastersIRIB TV3
IRIB Varzesh
2023 Iranian Super Cup

The tournament was only held once in 2005 when Hazfi Cup champions Saba Battery defeated league champions Foolad 4–0.

The next edition of the Iranian Super Cup was planned to be played on 10 August 2007 between the 2006–07 league champions Saipa and the Hazfi Cup winners Sepahan but the match was cancelled. After Mehdi Taj was elected as Federation president in 2016, the Iranian Super Cup was restarted. Zob Ahan won the first Super Cup after its restart, beating 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League winners Esteghlal Khuzestan 4–2 after extra time. Next year Persepolis crowned Super Cup by beating Naft Tehran in Azadi Stadium.

Participating clubs

In the normal circumstances, following clubs participate:

  • Defending Persian Gulf Pro League Champions
  • Defending Hazfi Cup winners

If a team also be the Persian Gulf Pro League and Hazfi Cup champion, they will become the Super Cup champion.

Competition format

Winners

Key
Persian Gulf Pro League champions
Hazfi Cup winners
Winners of both Persian Gulf Pro League and Hazfi Cup

Finals
Year Winner Score Runner-up Venue Attendance
2005 Saba Battery 4–0 Foolad Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran 2,000
2006–2015 Not held
2016 Zob Ahan 4–2 Esteghlal Khuzestan Foolad Shahr Stadium, Fuladshahr 2,500
2017 Persepolis 3–0 Naft Tehran Azadi Stadium, Tehran 40,000
2018 Persepolis 3–0 [note 1] Esteghlal Azadi Stadium, Tehran –
2019 Persepolis Awarded automatically to Persepolis after they won the Double.[4]
2020 Persepolis 1–0 Tractor Azadi Stadium, Tehran 0
2021 Foolad 1–0 Persepolis Shahid Qasem Soleimani Stadium, Sirjan 0
2022 Esteghlal 1–0 Nassaji Shahid Bahonar Stadium, Kerman 0
2023 Persepolis Awarded automatically to Persepolis after they won the Double.[5]

Performances

Titles won by club (%)

  Persepolis – 5 (55.55%)
  Esteghlal – 1 (11.11%)
  Zob Ahan – 1 (11.11%)
  Foolad – 1 (11.11%)
  Saba – 1 (11.11%)
Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
Persepolis
5
1
 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 2021
Foolad
1
1
 2021 2005
Esteghlal
1
1
 2022 2018
Saba
1
0
 2005 —
Zob Ahan
1
0
 2016 —
Esteghlal Khuzestan
0
1
 — 2016
Naft Tehran
0
1
 — 2017
Tractor
0
1
 — 2020
Nassaji
0
1
 — 2022

Performance by representative
Competition Winners
Persian Gulf Pro League winners 4
Hazfi Cup winners 3
Winners of both Persian Gulf Pro League and Hazfi Cup 2

All-time top goalscorers
Ali Daei scored 2 goals in super cup for Saba Battery.
Mehdi Mehdipour scored 2 goals in super cup for Zob Ahan.
As of end of 2022 Iranian Super Cup

Bold indicates active players in Iranian football.

Player Club(s) Goals Ref.
Iran Ali Daei Saba Battery 2 [6]
Iran Mehdi Mehdipour Zob Ahan 2 [7]
Iran Robert Markosi Saba Battery 1 [6]
Iran Mohsen Soltani Saba Battery 1 [6]
Iran Morteza Tabrizi Zob Ahan 1 [7]
Iran Yaser Feyzi Zob Ahan 1 [7]
Iran Meysam Doraghi Esteghlal Khuzestan 1 [7]
Iran Rahim Zahivi Esteghlal Khuzestan 1 [7]
Iran Ali Alipoor Persepolis 1 [8]
Iran Mohsen Mosalman Persepolis 1 [8]
Iran Farshad Ahmadzadeh Persepolis 1 [8]
Iran Issa Alekasir Persepolis 1 [9]
Mali Moussa Coulibaly Foolad 1 [10]
Iran Arsalan Motahari Esteghlal 1 [11]

Winning managers
Main article: List of Iranian Super Cup winning managers

Notes
  1. Awarded after Esteghlal refused to participate.[1][2][3]

References
  1. پرسپولیس برنده سوپر جام اعلام شد
  2. پرسپولیس برنده سوپرجام اعلام شد
  3. پرسپولیس 3 بر 0 برنده و قهرمان سوپرجام شد
  4. مصوبه هیات رئیسه سازمان لیگ در مورد سوپرجام
  5. مصوبه هیات رئیسه سازمان لیگ در مورد سوپرجام
  6. "صباباتری با گلهای دایی قهرمان سوپرجام ایران شد" [Saba Battery won Super Cup of Iran]. Tebyan Cultural Institute. 2005-08-29. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  7. "ذوب آهن 4-2 اس خوزستان" [match report Zob Ahan 4–2 Esteghlal Khuzestan]. Varzesh 3. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  8. "پرسپولیس قهرمان سوپر جام فوتبال ایران شد" [Persepolis won Super Cup of Iran]. Radio Farda. 2017-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  9. "گزارش پرسپولیس-تراکتور" [match report]. Varzesh 3. 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  10. "Foolad beat Persepolis to win Iran's Super Cup". Tehran Times. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  11. "Esteghlal crowned champions of Iran's Super Cup". Tehran Times. 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
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