1971 Cyrus International Tournament

1971 Cyrus International Cup
Tournament details
Host country Iran
Dates 25 June – 4 July
Teams 8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) ? (in 1 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Iran Iran (1st title)
Runners-up Romania FC Arges Pitesti
Third place Turkey Turkey U23
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Top scorer(s) Iran Safar Iranpak

The Cyrus International Tournament (Persian: تورنمنت بین المللی کورش‎‎) or simply Cyrus Cup (Persian: جام کورش‎‎) was a friendly football tournament held in Tehran, Iran between June 25 to July 4, 1971. As this tournament was held at the same year of the 2,500 year celebration of Iran's monarchy celebrating the foundation of Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great the name Cyrus was given to the tournament.

This tournament was won by Iran who also managed to qualify from Asia for the 1972 Olympic Games the following year.

Participant teams

The tournament's participants were from three confederations.

Iran Iran AFC
Egypt Zamalek SC CAF
Morocco Morocco XI CAF
Austria Austria (Amateur) UEFA
Czechoslovakia FC Zbrojovka Brno UEFA
Netherlands Netherlands (Amateur) UEFA
Turkey Turkey U23 UEFA
Romania FC Arges Pitesti UEFA

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iran 6330061+5
Turkey Turkey U23 33111220
Czechoslovakia FC Zbrojovka Brno 2302123-1
Netherlands Netherlands (Amateur) 1301226-4

June 25, 1971
Iran Iran 3 – 0 (1-0) Netherlands Netherlands (Amateur)
Homayoon Behzadi  34'
Safar Iranpak  59'
Ali Jabbari  77' 		[ Report]

June 27, 1971
Iran Iran 1 – 0 (1-0) Turkey Turkey U23
Ali Jabbari  19' [ Report]

June 27, 1971
Netherlands Netherlands (Amateur) 1 – 1 (0-1) Czechoslovakia FC Zbrojovka Brno
Frits Verheuvel  66' [ Report] Kutask  14'

June 29, 1971
Iran Iran 2 – 1 (1-1) Czechoslovakia FC Zbrojovka Brno
Gholam Hossein Mazloomi  ?'
Safar Iranpak  ?' 		[ Report]

June 29, 1971
Netherlands Netherlands (Amateur) 1 – 2 (0-1) Turkey Turkey U23
Ab Gritter  56' [ Report] Haydar Tuncer  ?'
 ?'

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Romania FC Arges Pitesti 5321040+4
Austria Austria (Amateur) 4320146-1
Egypt Zamalek SC ?3??????
Morocco Morocco XI ????????

June 26, 1971
Morocco Morocco XI ?-? Egypt Zamalek SC
[ Report]

June 28, 1971
Austria Austria (Amateur) 3 – 2 Egypt Zamalek SC
J. Wallner  11'
Siegmar Kreisern  15'
Alois Hruby  19' 		[ Report]

June 28, 1971
Romania FC Arges Pitesti 0 – 0 Morocco Morocco XI
[ Report]

June 30, 1971
Austria Austria (Amateur) 1 – 0 Morocco Morocco XI
Ernst Knorrek  ?' [ Report]

Semi finals

July 2, 1971
Iran Iran 3 – 1 (2-0) Austria Austria (Amateur)
Homayoon Behzadi  19'
Safar Iranpak  27'
Asghar Sharafi  56' 		[ Report]

Third Place

Final

July 4, 1971
Iran Iran 1 – 0 (0-0) Romania FC Argeş Piteşti
Safar Iranpak  56' [ Report]

Top scorers

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesk/kourosh71.html
  2. ↑ http://roonba.fr.yuku.com/reply/31153/Cyrus-the-Great-Cup-Teheran-1971#.VIwXOMk3dUs
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