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1971 Cyrus International Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Iran
Dates	25 June – 4 July
Teams	8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	? (in 1 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Iran (1st title)
Runners-up	Argeș Pitești
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
Argeș Pitești	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

Iran	3 – 0 (1-0)	Netherlands (Amateur)
Homayoun Behzadi 34' Safar Iranpak 59' Ali Jabbari 77'

Turkey U23	0-0	FC Zbrojovka Brno

Iran	1 – 0 (1-0)	Turkey U23
Ali Jabbari 19'

Netherlands (Amateur)	1 – 1 (0-1)	FC Zbrojovka Brno
Frits Verheuvel 66'		Vítězslav Kotásek 14'

Iran	2 – 1 (1-1)	FC Zbrojovka Brno
Gholam Hossein Mazloomi 31' Safar Iranpak 79'		Zdeněk Konečný 38'

Netherlands (Amateur)	1 – 2 (0-1)	Turkey U23
Ab Gritter 56'		Haydar Tuncer ?' ?'

Group B

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

Austria (Amateur)	0 – 3 (0-1)	Argeș Pitești

Morocco XI	?-?	Zamalek SC

Austria (Amateur)	3 – 2	Zamalek SC
J. Wallner 11' Siegmar Kreisern 15' Alois Hruby 19'

Argeș Pitești	0 – 0	Morocco XI

Austria (Amateur)	1 – 0	Morocco XI
Ernst Knorrek ?'

Argeș Pitești	1-0	Zamalek SC

Semi finals

Iran	3 – 1 (2-0)	Austria (Amateur)
Homayoun Behzadi 19' Safar Iranpak 27' Asghar Sharafi 56'

Argeș Pitești	1 – 0	Turkey U23

Third Place

Turkey U23	2 – 1	Austria (Amateur)

Final

Iran	1 – 0 (0-0)	Argeș Pitești
Safar Iranpak 56'

Top scorers

• 1. Safar Iranpak

Squads

Argeș Pitești

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Austria (Amateur)

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Iran

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Morocco XI

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Netherlands (Amateur)

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Turkey U23

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Zamalek SC

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FC Zbrojovka Brno

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References

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

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20101028113938/http://faghir.blog.com/
• http://babakfaghir.blogfa.com/post-3.aspx
• https://web.archive.org/web/20081217045832/http://perspolis-club.net/static.aspx?type=honor&lan=fa
• http://fa.shahrvand.com/2008-07-14-21-07-55/2008-07-14-21-09-22/1580-2008-11-26-16-22-03
• http://www.tebyan.net/Sports/SpecialReports/SpecialReports/2004/7/31/7695.html
• http://arash1-football.blogfa.com/cat-1.aspx
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110722014927/http://www.iriff.ir/dictionary/files/match_information.asp?grp_id=141&grp_pid=254
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110722014941/http://www.iriff.ir/dictionary/files/match_information.asp?grp_id=143&grp_pid=257

v t e Friendly association football tournaments in Asia
A considerable number of matches in the following competitions are recognised as international "A" matches.
Bangladesh	Bangabandhu Cup
China	China Cup Four Nations Tournament
Chinese Taipei	Long Teng Cup CTFA International Tournament
Hong Kong	Lunar New Year Cup
Indonesia	Indonesian Independence Cup Jakarta Anniversary Tournament
India	Nehru Cup Tri-Nation Series Intercontinental Cup
Iran	Iran Cup Cyrus Cup
Japan	Kirin Cup Soccer
Malaysia	Merdeka Tournament
Pakistan	Quaid-e-Azam International Cup
Philippines	Philippine Peace Cup
Singapore	Merlion Cup FAS Tri-Nations Series
South Korea	Korea Cup
Syria	Kuneitra Cup
Thailand	King's Cup
United Arab Emirates	Friendship Tournament
Vietnam	South Vietnam Independence Cup VFF Cup
Collaboration	LG Cup Nowruz Cup

• International association football competitions hosted by Iran
• 1971–72 in Iranian football
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