1986 Fajr International Tournament
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Host countryIran
Dates13 February – 21 February
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue2 (in 1 host cities)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Iran |
| Dates | 13 February – 21 February |
| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue | 2 (in 1 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Poland U21 (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Iran |
| Third place |  Ghana |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 37 (2.31 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Four players (3 goal each) |
The 1986 Fajr International Cup (Persian: جام بین المللی فجر) was a friendly football tournament that took place in Tehran, Iran. Opening game was played on February 13, 1986, two days after Iranian Revolution Day which is a national public holiday and the final was played on February 21, 1986.
The tournament's participants were from three confederations:[1][2][3]
| Iran |
AFC |
| Iran B |
AFC |
| Khuzestan XI |
AFC |
 Pakistan |
AFC |
 Al-Fotuwa SC |
AFC |
| Ghana |
CAF |
| Poland U21 |
UEFA |
 Romania U21 |
UEFA |
Venues
| Tehran | Tehran | |
|---|---|---|
| Azadi Stadium | Shahid Shiroudi Stadium | |
| Capacity: 100,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | |
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Referees
Mehdi Abarnirooei- Mohammad Abarnirooei
- Jamshid Akhbari
- Ali Arbabi (Mashhad FA)
- Mostafa Bahrami
- Bahman Behlouli
- Hossein Dashtgerd (Tehran FA)
- Hadi Dezfouli
- Mohammad Reza Emami
- Fereydoun Karamati(Anzali FA)
- Hamid Khoshkhan(Tehran FA)
- Ali Mohammad Lajmiri(Khuzestan FA)
- Mohammadi(Bushehr FA)
- Manouchehr Nazari(Tehran FA)
- Jamshid Nikmehr
- Mohammad Riahi
- Mohammad Salehi(Tehran FA)
- Hossein Tehrani(Tehran FA)
Mohammad Yusuf
Group stage
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 5 | Semi-finals |
| Poland U21 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 5 | |
| Al-Fotuwa SC |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 2 | |
| Pakistan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
| Iran | 5 – 0 | Al-Fotuwa SC |
|---|---|---|
Changiz  5', 55'Mohammadkhani 41', 68'Yekke 85' |
Report |
| Poland U21 | 3 – 0 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Kaczmarek 11' Leśniak 60'Sikorski 88' |
| Poland U21 | 4 – 0 | Al-Fotuwa SC |
|---|---|---|
| Chojnacki 5', 18' Kaczmarek 14'Maciniak 57' |
| Iran | 0 – 0 | Poland U21 |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
Bayani  Derakhshan Najafi |
3 – 1 Decider for top position in Group Table |
Czakon |
| Al-Fotuwa SC | 1 – 0 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Kharabah 32' |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania U21 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | semi-finals |
| Ghana |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Iran B |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
| Khuzestan XI |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| Romania U21 | 1 – 0[4] | Iran B |
|---|---|---|
| Cojocaru 81' |
| Romania U21 | 3 – 1 | Khuzestan XI |
|---|---|---|
| Nuță 20' (pen.) Sabou 32'Cojocaru 57' |
Bakhtiarizadeh 73' (pen.) |
| Iran B | 0 – 0 | Khuzestan XI |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1 – 0 | Romania U21 |
|---|---|---|
| Acquah 35' |
| Ghana | 2 – 0 | Khuzestan XI |
|---|---|---|
| Smith 1' Acquah 83' |
Referee: Mohammad Salehi (IRAN)
Knock-out stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 19 February | ||||||
| Poland U21 | 3 | |||||
| 2 February | ||||||
| Romania U21 | 1 | |||||
| Iran | 2 (1) | |||||
| 20 February | ||||||
| Poland U21 (pen) | 2 (3) | |||||
| Iran | 2 | |||||
| Ghana | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 21 February | ||||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||
| Romania U21 | 0 | |||||
Semifinals
| Poland U21 | 3–1 | Romania U21 |
|---|---|---|
| Chojnacki 24' (pen.) Warzycha 25'Czakon 83' |
Nuță 35' (pen.) |
Third place match
| Ghana | 1 – 0 | Romania U21 |
|---|---|---|
| Smith 87' |
Referee: Jamshid Akhbari (IRAN)
Final
| Iran | 2-2 | Poland U21 |
|---|---|---|
| Yekke 22', 107' |
Czakon 39', 93' |
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| Penalties | ||
| Derakhshan |
1 – 3 | Kaczmarek Czakon Warzycha |
Champion
| 1986 Fajr International Cup winners |
|---|
| Poland U21 First title |
