The Cyrus International Tournament () or simply Cyrus Cup () 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.
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
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Group B
TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Argeș Pitești5321040+4 Austria B4320146-1 Morocco XI33111110 Zamalek SC0300325-3
Knockout stage Bracket
Semi finals
Third place match
Final
Top scorers Safar Iranpak
References
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