1971 Cyrus International Tournament
International football competition
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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.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Iran |
| Dates | 25 June – 4 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iran (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Argeș Pitești |
| Third place |  Turkey U21 |
| Fourth place |  Austria B |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 32 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer | Safar Iranpak (4 goals) |
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.
| Iran |
AFC |
 Zamalek SC |
CAF |
 Morocco XI |
CAF |
| Austria B |
UEFA |
 FC Zbrojovka Brno |
UEFA |
 Netherlands B |
UEFA |
| Turkey U21 |
UEFA |
| Argeș Pitești |
UEFA |
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| Turkey U21 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| FC Zbrojovka Brno |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Netherlands B |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| Iran | 3–0 | Netherlands B |
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Behzadi  34'Iranpak 59'Jabbari 77' |
| Iran | 1–0 | Turkey U21 |
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| Jabbari 19' |
| Netherlands B | 1–1 | FC Zbrojovka Brno |
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| Verheuvel 66' |
Kotásek 14' |
| Iran | 2–1 | FC Zbrojovka Brno |
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| Mazloomi 31' Iranpak 79' |
Konečný 38' |
| Netherlands B | 1–2 | Turkey U21 |
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| Gritter 56' |
Tuncer 41', 59' (pen.) |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argeș Pitești |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Austria B |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 |
| Morocco XI |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zamalek SC |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
| Austria B | 0–3 | Argeș Pitești |
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| Jerkan 40' Frotila 53'Borjil 89' |
| Morocco XI | 1–0 | Zamalek SC |
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| Bamous 72' |
| Austria B | 3–2 | Zamalek SC |
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| Wallner 11' Kreisern 15'Hruby 19' |
El-Shazly 54' Shehata 81' |
| Austria B | 1–0 | Morocco XI |
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| Knorrek 27' |
| Argeș Pitești | 1–0 | Zamalek SC |
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| Unseko 83' |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2 July – Tehran | ||||||
| Iran | 3 | |||||
| 4 July – Tehran | ||||||
| Austria B | 1 | |||||
| Iran | 1 | |||||
| 2 July – Tehran | ||||||
| Argeș Pitești | 0 | |||||
| Argeș Pitești | 1 | |||||
| Turkey U23 | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 4 July – Tehran | ||||||
| Turkey U21 | 2 | |||||
| Austria B | 1 | |||||
Semi finals
| Argeș Pitești | 1–0 | Turkey U21 |
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| Jerkan 78' |
Third place match
| Turkey U21 | 2–1 | Austria B |
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| Cetin 3' Fereydoun 84' |
Fulhais 19' |
Final
| Iran | 1–0 | Argeș Pitești |
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| Iranpak 56' |