1971 Cyrus International Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Iran |
| Dates | 25 June – 4 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | ? (in 1 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
.svg.png){kind=small} Iran (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
.svg.png){kind=small} FC Arges Pitesti |
| 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 |
| FC Arges Pitesti |
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 |
June 25, 1971 |
| Iran |
3 – 0 (1-0) | Netherlands (Amateur) |
|---|---|---|
Homayoon Behzadi  34'Safar Iranpak 59'Ali Jabbari 77' |
[ Report] |
June 27, 1971 |
| Netherlands (Amateur) |
1 – 1 (0-1) | FC Zbrojovka Brno |
|---|---|---|
| Frits Verheuvel 66' |
[ Report] | Kutask 14' |
June 29, 1971 |
| Iran |
2 – 1 (1-1) | FC Zbrojovka Brno |
|---|---|---|
| Gholam Hossein Mazloomi ?' Safar Iranpak ?' |
[ Report] |
June 29, 1971 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Arges Pitesti |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Austria (Amateur) |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 |
| Zamalek SC |
? | 3 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Morocco XI |
? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
June 28, 1971 |
| Austria (Amateur) |
3 – 2 | Zamalek SC |
|---|---|---|
| J. Wallner 11' Siegmar Kreisern 15'Alois Hruby 19' |
[ Report] |
Semi finals
July 2, 1971 |
| Iran |
3 – 1 (2-0) | Austria (Amateur) |
|---|---|---|
| Homayoon Behzadi 19' Safar Iranpak 27'Asghar Sharafi 56' |
[ Report] |
Third Place
Final
Top scorers
References
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