Foolad, as an خلیج فارس سوپر لیگی club, started in the Round of 32 against another Pro League side Mashin Sazi and won 3–0 with a hattrick from لوسیانو پریرا مندز at بنیان‌دیزل تبریز ایستادیومو, Tabriz. In the next round, they won an ایرانین آزادگان لیگی side, Qashqai at Pars Shiraz Stadium 2–1 with both goals from Shervin Bozorg. In the quarter final round they drew 1–1 against a Pro League club Sepahan at their home stadium, فولاد آرنا ایستادیومو with a goal from صالح حردانی in extra times and they won 5–4 in penalty shoot-outs. Mehran Mousavi, Moussa Coulibaly, حسین ابراهیمی, Chimba and Mohammad Miri scored and وحید حیدریه missed their penalties while محسن فروزان saved two penalties as the goalkeeper. In the semi-final they hosted against Malavan, an ایرانین آزادگان لیگی team, at فولاد آرنا ایستادیومو with a goals from وحید حیدریه and آیاندا پاتوسی.