2001 AK Pipe International Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Iran |
| Dates | 15 October – 17 October |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Aboomoslem (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Fajr Sepasi |
| Third place | Esteghlal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 16 (4 per match) |
| Top scorer | Reza Enayati (5 goals) |
The 2001 AK Pipe International Cup was a friendly football tournament that took place in Mashhad, Iran. The tournament was sponsored by Aria Kavan Trading & Production Group.
Revenues generated from ticket sales for this tournament went towards refugees from war torn Afghanistan.[1]
Köpetdag Aşgabat fielded two Iranian footballers in the game against Aboomoslem, the two were Ali Khosravi and Mehdi Khazaei.[2]
Initially this tournament was going to be held in August 2001 and the four participants were going to be Persepolis F.C., Partsazan Khorasan, Köpetdag Aşgabat and AK Pipe Mashhad. However Persepolis F.C. decided not to take part in the tournament due to several players' injuries.[3]
The tournament was postponed to October and the participants were as follow:[4]
| Esteghlal |
Azadegan League 2000–01 - Champion |
| Fajr Sepasi |
Hazfi Cup 2000-01 - Champion |
| Aboomoslem |
2nd Division 2000-01 - Champion |
 Köpetdag |
Turkmenistan League 2000 - Champion |
Semifinals
Third place Match
Final
| Aboomoslem | 3–1 | Fajr Sepasi |
|---|---|---|
| Enayati (2 goals), Mikaeili | Tahmasebi |
