| 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 (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Argeș Pitești |
| Third place | Turkey U23 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Top scorer(s) | 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 | AFC |
| Zamalek SC | CAF |
| Morocco XI | CAF |
| Austria (Amateur) | UEFA |
| FC Zbrojovka Brno | UEFA |
| Netherlands (Amateur) | UEFA |
| Turkey U23 | UEFA |
| Argeș Pitești | UEFA |
Results
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| Turkey U23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| FC Zbrojovka Brno | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Netherlands (Amateur) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| Iran | 3 – 0 (1-0) | Netherlands (Amateur) |
|---|---|---|
| Homayoun Behzadi 34' Safar Iranpak 59' Ali Jabbari 77' |
[ Report] |
| Turkey U23 | 0-0 | FC Zbrojovka Brno |
|---|---|---|
| [ Report] |
| Iran | 1 – 0 (1-0) | Turkey U23 |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Jabbari 19' | [ Report] |
| Netherlands (Amateur) | 1 – 1 (0-1) | FC Zbrojovka Brno |
|---|---|---|
| Frits Verheuvel 66' | [ Report] | Vítězslav Kotásek 14' |
| Iran | 2 – 1 (1-1) | FC Zbrojovka Brno |
|---|---|---|
| Gholam Hossein Mazloomi 31' Safar Iranpak 79' |
[ Report] | Zdeněk Konečný 38' |
| Netherlands (Amateur) | 1 – 2 (0-1) | Turkey U23 |
|---|---|---|
| Ab Gritter 56' | [ Report] | Haydar Tuncer ?' ?' |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argeș Pitești | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Austria (Amateur) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 |
| Zamalek SC | ? | 3 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Morocco XI | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Austria (Amateur) | 0 – 3 (0-1) | Argeș Pitești |
|---|---|---|
| [ Report] |
| Morocco XI | ?-? | Zamalek SC |
|---|---|---|
| [ Report] |
| Austria (Amateur) | 3 – 2 | Zamalek SC |
|---|---|---|
| J. Wallner 11' Siegmar Kreisern 15' Alois Hruby 19' |
[ Report] |
| Argeș Pitești | 0 – 0 | Morocco XI |
|---|---|---|
| [ Report] |
| Austria (Amateur) | 1 – 0 | Morocco XI |
|---|---|---|
| Ernst Knorrek ?' | [ Report] |
| Argeș Pitești | 1-0 | Zamalek SC |
|---|---|---|
| [ Report] |
Semi finals
| Iran | 3 – 1 (2-0) | Austria (Amateur) |
|---|---|---|
| Homayoun Behzadi 19' Safar Iranpak 27' Asghar Sharafi 56' |
[ Report] |
Referee: Keith Walker
| Argeș Pitești | 1 – 0 | Turkey U23 |
|---|---|---|
| [ Report] |
Referee: Walter Eschweiler
Third Place
| Turkey U23 | 2 – 1 | Austria (Amateur) |
|---|---|---|
| [ Report] |
Final
| Iran | 1 – 0 (0-0) | Argeș Pitești |
|---|---|---|
| Safar Iranpak 56' | [ Report] |
Top scorers
Squads
Argeș Pitești
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Austria (Amateur)
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Iran
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Morocco XI
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Netherlands (Amateur)
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Turkey U23
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Zamalek SC
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FC Zbrojovka Brno
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References
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20101028113938/http://faghir.blog.com/
- http://babakfaghir.blogfa.com/post-3.aspx
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081217045832/http://perspolis-club.net/static.aspx?type=honor&lan=fa
- http://fa.shahrvand.com/2008-07-14-21-07-55/2008-07-14-21-09-22/1580-2008-11-26-16-22-03[permanent dead link]
- http://www.tebyan.net/Sports/SpecialReports/SpecialReports/2004/7/31/7695.html
- http://arash1-football.blogfa.com/cat-1.aspx
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110722014927/http://www.iriff.ir/dictionary/files/match_information.asp?grp_id=141&grp_pid=254
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110722014941/http://www.iriff.ir/dictionary/files/match_information.asp?grp_id=143&grp_pid=257