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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

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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

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 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 Iran3 – 0 (1-0)Netherlands Netherlands (Amateur)
Homayoun Behzadi 34'
Safar Iranpak 59'
Ali Jabbari 77'		 [ Report]
Turkey Turkey U230-0[1]Czechoslovakia FC Zbrojovka Brno
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Iran Iran1 – 0 (1-0)Turkey Turkey U23
Ali Jabbari 19' [ Report]
Netherlands Netherlands (Amateur)1 – 1 (0-1)Czechoslovakia FC Zbrojovka Brno
Frits Verheuvel 66' [ Report] Vítězslav Kotásek 14'
Iran Iran2 – 1 (1-1)Czechoslovakia FC Zbrojovka Brno
Gholam Hossein Mazloomi 31'
Safar Iranpak 79'		 [ Report] Zdeněk Konečný 38'
Netherlands Netherlands (Amateur)1 – 2 (0-1)Turkey Turkey U23
Ab Gritter 56' [ Report] Haydar Tuncer ?'
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Group B

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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
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Morocco Morocco XI?-?Egypt Zamalek SC
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Austria Austria (Amateur)3 – 2Egypt Zamalek SC
J. Wallner 11'
Siegmar Kreisern 15'
Alois Hruby 19'		 [ Report]
Romania Argeș Pitești0 – 0Morocco Morocco XI
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Austria Austria (Amateur)1 – 0Morocco Morocco XI
Ernst Knorrek ?' [ Report]
Romania Argeș Pitești1-0Egypt Zamalek SC
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Semi finals

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Iran Iran3 – 1 (2-0)Austria Austria (Amateur)
Homayoun Behzadi 19'
Safar Iranpak 27'
Asghar Sharafi 56'		 [ Report]
Referee: United Kingdom Keith Walker
Romania Argeș Pitești1 – 0Turkey Turkey U23
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Third Place

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

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Iran Iran1 – 0 (0-0)Romania Argeș Pitești
Safar Iranpak 56' [ Report]

Top scorers

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Squads

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Argeș Pitești

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Main article: FC Argeș Pitești

Austria (Amateur)

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Main article: Austria national football team

Iran

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Main article: Iran national football team

Morocco XI

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Main article: Morocco national football team

Netherlands (Amateur)

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Main article: Netherlands national football team

Turkey U23

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Main article: Turkey national under-21 football team

Zamalek SC

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Main article: Zamalek SC

FC Zbrojovka Brno

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Main article: FC Zbrojovka Brno

References

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