1971 Cyrus International Tournament

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1971 Cyrus International Cup
Tournament details
Host countryIran
Dates25 June – 4 July
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)? (in 1 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsIran Iran (1st title)
Runners-upRomania Argeș Pitești
Third placeTurkey Turkey U23
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
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 Argeș Pitești UEFA

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
File:State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Iran 6 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5
Turkey Turkey U23 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
Czechoslovakia FC Zbrojovka Brno 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1
Netherlands Netherlands (Amateur) 1 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4


Iran Iran1 – 0 (1-0)Turkey Turkey U23
Ali Jabbari File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' [ Report]




Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Romania Argeș Pitești 5 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4
Austria Austria (Amateur) 4 3 2 0 1 4 6 -1
Egypt Zamalek SC ? 3 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Morocco Morocco XI ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Austria Austria (Amateur)0 – 3 (0-1)Romania Argeș Pitești
[ Report]

Morocco Morocco XI?-?Egypt Zamalek SC
[ Report]


Romania Argeș Pitești0 – 0Morocco Morocco XI
[ Report]


Romania Argeș Pitești1-0Egypt Zamalek SC
[ Report]

Semi finals



Third Place

Turkey Turkey U232 – 1[2]Austria Austria (Amateur)
[ Report]

Final

Top scorers

Squads

Argeș Pitești

Austria (Amateur)

Iran

Morocco XI

Netherlands (Amateur)

Turkey U23

Zamalek SC

FC Zbrojovka Brno

References

  1. "Cyrus (Kourosh) Cup 1971 (Iran)".
  2. "The Roon Ba-Cyrus the Great Cup (Teheran 1971)". 14 May 2013.

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