He will be assisted by Saeid Alinejadian and Saeid Ghasemi while Morteza Mansourian will be the fourth official.

The final will take place between Esteghlal and Tractor in Mashhad on Thursday.

Bonyadifar, 35, has been officiating in Iran Professional League (IPL) for six seasons and has been on the international list since 2013.

The teams secured their respective places in the decider with wins in last week’s semi-finals. Tractor beat Naft Masjed Soleyman 1-0, but it was Esteghlal’s success over Persepolis in the other semi-final which captured much of the attention.

The Tehran sides played out a superb, see-sawing battle at an empty Azadi Stadium, with Esteghlal equalizing at 2-2 in injury time, before emerging from a nerve-shredding penalty shootout as the winner.

Esteghlal finished second in the recently completed Iran Pro League, three points ahead of fourth-placed Tractor, who is chasing just its second Hazfi Cup title, with its previous win coming in 2014, the-afc.com reported.

Its opponent, on the other hand, is the competition’s most successful team. Esteghlal has lifted the Cup on seven occasions, including five times since 2000.

Tractor defeated Naft Majed Soleyman 1-0 at the Yadegar-e Emam Stadium in Tabriz.

Saeid Mehri scored the solitary goal of the match in the 47th minute.

Tractor defender Reza Asadi was sent off in the 75th minute after receiving his second yellow card.

Tractor will meet the winner of Persepolis and Esteghlal match in the final match, slated for September 3.

Esteghlal is the most decorated team in Hazfi Cup competition, having won the title seven times.