2004–05 Khuzestan Tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Iran |
Dates | 31 Dec. 2004 – 1 Jan. 2005 |
Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Al-Mina'a (1st title) |
Runners-up | Foolad Khuzestan B |
Third place | Esteghlal Ahvaz B |
Fourth place | Naft Al-Janoob |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 17 (4.25 per match) |
The 2004–05 Khuzestan Tournament was a two-day pre-season men's football friendly tournament hosted by Persian Gulf Pro League clubs Foolad Khuzestan B and Esteghlal Ahvaz between clubs of cities that located around the Shatt al-Arab river exclusively, which is located on its banks: Ahvaz (Iran) from the east, and Basra (Iraq) from the west.
The 2004–05 edition of the Khuzestan Tournament took place on December 31, 2004 and January 1, 2005 and featured Foolad Khuzestan B, Esteghlal Ahvaz B, Al-Mina'a, and Naft Al-Janoob.[1]
The winners of the tournament were Al-Mina'a, who defeated Foolad Khuzestan B in the final.
Competition format
The competition has the format of a regular knock-out competition. The winners of each of the two matches on the first day compete against each other for the Khuzestan Tournament, while the two losing sides play in a third-place match. The trophy is contested over two days, each day seeing two matches played back-to-back.
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
31 December 2004 | ||||||
Esteghlal Ahvaz B | 1 | |||||
1 January 2005 | ||||||
Al-Minaa | 2 | |||||
Al-Minaa | 1 | |||||
31 December 2004 | ||||||
Foolad Khuzestan B | 0 | |||||
Foolad Khuzestan B | 3 | |||||
Naft Al-Janoob | 2 | |||||
Third place play-off | ||||||
1 January 2005 | ||||||
Esteghlal Ahvaz B | 5 | |||||
Naft Al-Janoob | 3 |
Matches
- Semi-finals
- Third place match
- Final
2004–05 Khuzestan Tournament Winners |
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Al-Mina'a SC |