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.

This was the fourth consecutive win for Esteghlal against Persepolis in official matches.

[1][2][3] Esteghlal beat Shahin Bushehr 4–1 on penalties and was qualified for the group stage of the 2013 AFC Champions League.

[12] The 18 teams from the Iran Pro League entered this stage.