High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2011–12 Hazfi Cup was the 25th season of the Iranian football knockout competition. Persepolis were the defending champion but were eliminated by Esteghlal in the quarter-finals. The competition began on September 12, 2011 and was end on March 15, 2012.Esteghlal beat Shahin Bushehr 4-1 on penalties and was qualified for the group stage of the 2013 AFC Champions League.