Vahdat International Cup () was an international football tournament hosted by Iran that was played at Tehran in February 1982. This tournament's participants were teams from Iran and friend countries such as Algeria, Syria and Libya. Eight teams from four countries (Iran, Syria, Algeria, and Libya) participated, with Iran having five teams and the other three nations having one each. The Iranian teams and the Syria Army XI belonged to AFC, with Algeria Army XI and Libya Army XI belonging to CAF. The games were all played at one venue, the Shahid Shiroudi Stadium, with a capacity of 30,000 at the time.
Participants Eight teams participated in this tournament:Az Shahin Ta Piroozi, Kayhan Publication, 1995, 30 years Special Edition.
Persepolis AFC Esteghlal AFC Malavan AFC Iran U23 AFC Iran Army XI AFC Syria Army XI AFC Algeria Army XI CAF Libya Army XI CAF
Venue Tehran Shahid Shiroudi Stadium Capacity: 30,000
Results Known results are as follows:
Group stage
Group 1 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Algeria Army XI?3?????? Syria Army XI?3?????? Iran U23?3?????? Esteghlal?3??????
Group 2 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD Persepolis5321052+3 Malavan?3?????? Iran Army XI?3?????? Libya Army XI?3??????
Semi finals
Third-place match There was no third place match, however Malavan earned third rank among all participants.
Final
Squads
Persepolis Persepolis squad was short of several national team and national army team players such as Mohammad Mayeli Kohan, Nasser Mohammadkhani, Abbas Kargar, Ebrahim Kian Tahmasebi, Behrouz Soltani, Mohammad Panjali and Gholamreza Fathabadi. Several players from youth team took part in this tournament.
Head coach: Ali Parvin
Esteghlal
Malavan
Iran U23
Iran Army XI
Syria Army XI
Algeria Army XI
Libya Army XI
References