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| Event | 2012–13 Hazfi Cup | ||||||
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| Sepahan won 4–2 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 5 May 2013 | ||||||
| Venue | Azadi Stadium, Tehran | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Mohammad Reza Khalatbari | ||||||
| Fans' Man of the Match | Omid Ebrahimi | ||||||
| Referee | Alireza Faghani | ||||||
| Attendance | 97,452 | ||||||
| Weather | Partly Cloudy 22 °C (72 °F) 16% humidity | ||||||
The 2013 Hazfi Cup Final was the 26th final since 1975. The match was the Iran's El-classico between Persepolis and Sepahan. This was the clubs' second meeting in the final where Sepahan won 4–2 over Persepolis in the penalties in 2006. The match was also the last match of Persepolis captain Mehdi Mahdavikia, a former Iran national football team and Hamburg SV midfielder. Sepahan won Persepolis for another time in penalties and crowned their 4th domestic cup title. Sepahan was qualified for the group stage of the 2014 AFC Champions League.