1971 Cyrus International Tournament

1971 Cyrus International Cup
Tournament details
Host countryIran
Dates25 June – 4 July
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsIranIran (1st title)
Runners-upRomaniaArgeș Pitești
Third placeTurkeyTurkey U21
Fourth placeAustriaAustria B
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored32 (2 per match)
Top scorerIranSafar Iranpak (4 goals)

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.

Participating teams

The tournament's participating teams were from three confederations.

IranIranAFC
EgyptZamalek SCCAF
MoroccoMorocco XICAF
AustriaAustria BUEFA
CzechoslovakiaFC Zbrojovka BrnoUEFA
NetherlandsNetherlands BUEFA
TurkeyTurkey U21UEFA
RomaniaArgeș PiteștiUEFA

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iran6330061+5
TurkeyTurkey U2133111220
CzechoslovakiaFC Zbrojovka Brno2302123-1
NetherlandsNetherlands B1301226-4
IranIran3–0NetherlandsNetherlands B
Behzadi34'Iranpak59'Jabbari77'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Walker (England)
Turkey U21Turkey0–0CzechoslovakiaFC Zbrojovka Brno
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Larva (Belgium)
IranIran1–0TurkeyTurkey U21
Jabbari19'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Walker (England)
Netherlands BNetherlands1–1CzechoslovakiaFC Zbrojovka Brno
Verheuvel66'Kotásek 14'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Eschweiler (Germany)
IranIran2–1CzechoslovakiaFC Zbrojovka Brno
Mazloomi31'Iranpak79'Konečný 38'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Larva (Belgium)
Netherlands BNetherlands1–2TurkeyTurkey U21
Gritter56'Tuncer41', 59' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Eschweiler (Germany)

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
RomaniaArgeș Pitești5321040+4
AustriaAustria B4320146-1
MoroccoMorocco XI33111110
EgyptZamalek SC0300325-3
AustriaAustria B0–3RomaniaArgeș Pitești
Jerkan 40'Frotila 53'Borjil 89'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mozoun (Iran)
MoroccoMorocco XI1–0EgyptZamalek SC
Bamous72'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Abolhassan (Iran)
Austria BAustria3–2EgyptZamalek SC
Wallner 11'Kreisern15'Hruby19'El-Shazly54'Shehata81'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Barazandeh (Iran)
Argeș PiteștiRomania0–0MoroccoMorocco XI
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Namdar (Iran)
Austria BAustria1–0MoroccoMorocco XI
Knorrek27'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Danaeifard (Iran)
Argeș PiteștiRomania1–0EgyptZamalek SC
Unseko 83'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Heidari (Iran)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 2 July – Tehran
 
 
 Iran3
 
 4 July – Tehran
 
AustriaAustria B 1
 
 Iran1
 
 2 July – Tehran
 
RomaniaArgeș Pitești 0
 
RomaniaArgeș Pitești1
 
 
TurkeyTurkey U23 0
 
Third place
 
 
 4 July – Tehran
 
 
TurkeyTurkey U212
 
 
AustriaAustria B 1

Semi finals

IranIran3–1AustriaAustria B
Behzadi19'Iranpak27'Sharafi56'Knorrek22'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Walker (England)
Argeș PiteștiRomania1–0TurkeyTurkey U21
Jerkan78'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Eschweiler (Germany)

Third place match

Turkey U21Turkey2–1AustriaAustria B
Cetin 3' Fereydoun 84'Fulhais 19'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mozoun (Iran)

Final

IranIran1–0RomaniaArgeș Pitești
Iranpak56'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Larva (Brlgium)

Top scorers

References

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