1969 Friendship Cup

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1969 Friendship Cup
Tournament details
Country Iran
Venue(s) Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran
Dates5–14 March 1969
Teams5
Final positions
Champions FC Spartak Moscow (1st title)
Runners-up Iran
Third place Mersin İdman Yurdu
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored36 (1.8 per match)
Attendance137,000 (6,850 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Gholam Vafakhah
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimir Proskurin (4 goals)
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The 1969 Friendship Cup was a friendly international football tournament held in Tehran, Iran. The tournament was held in honour of Shah Reza Pahlavi's birthday. It was the first edition of the Friendship Cup. [1] In which, five teams participated in a round-robin format, with FC Spartak Moscow winning the tournament.

Contents

Venue

Tehran
Amjadieh Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
Amjadieh Stadium.jpg

Participating teams

Results

PosTeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Spartak Moscow 4400110+118
2 State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Iran 4301135+86
3 Flag of Turkey.svg Mersin İdman Yurdu 420265+14
4 Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 4103419−152
5 Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg Iraq 400427−50

Matches

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Spartak Moscow 2–0Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
Huseynov Soccerball shade.svg51'
Viagen Soccerball shade.svg61'		 Report
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Abolghasem Haj Abolhasan (Iran)
Flag of Turkey.svg Mersin İdman Yurdu 4–1 Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
Olcay Başarır Soccerball shade.svg6'
Arpacıoğlu Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.)
Aytaç Soccerball shade.svg75'
Ayhan Öz Soccerball shade.svg79'		 Report Hafizuddin Soccerball shade.svg86'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sobhi Adeeb (Iraq)
Iran  State Flag of Iran (1964).svg2–1Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
Ghelichkhani Soccerball shade.svg29'
Eftekhari Soccerball shade.svg66'		 Report Dhiab Soccerball shade.svg16'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Z. Alam (Pakistan)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Spartak Moscow 5–0 Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
Logofet Soccerball shade.svg15' (pen.)
Sergey Ushansky Soccerball shade.svg38', 64'
Proskurin Soccerball shade.svg43', 68'		 Report
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Abolghasem Haj Abolhasan (Iran)
Iran  State Flag of Iran (1964).svg2–1 Flag of Turkey.svg Mersin İdman Yurdu
Vafakhah Soccerball shade.svg19', 47' Report Oljay Başarır Soccerball shade.svg68'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Z. Alam (Pakistan)
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg2–1Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
Nawaz Soccerball shade.svg59'
Jabbar Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Yousif Soccerball shade.svg57'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Arshad Barazandeh (Iran)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Spartak Moscow 2–0 Flag of Turkey.svg Mersin İdman Yurdu
Hambartsumyan Soccerball shade.svg79'
Proskurin Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Davood Nasiri (Iran)
Iran  State Flag of Iran (1964).svg9–1 Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
Jabbari Soccerball shade.svg26', 32', 39'
Vafakhah Soccerball shade.svg30', 34'
Mostafavi Soccerball shade.svg48'
Sharafi Soccerball shade.svg55'
Ghelichkhani Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.)
Mansour Zarabi Soccerball shade.svg62'		 Report Dar Soccerball shade.svg61'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Davoud Heidari (Iran)
Flag of Turkey.svg Mersin İdman Yurdu 1–0Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
Ali Açıkgöz Soccerball shade.svg?' Report
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Davood Nasiri (Iran)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Spartak Moscow 2–0 Iran  State Flag of Iran (1964).svg
Victor Bolintiev Soccerball shade.svg15'
Proskurin Soccerball shade.svg66'		 Report
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Z. Alam (Pakistan)

Top scorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimir Proskurin FC Spartak Moscow 4
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Gholam Vafakhah State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran
3 State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Ali Jabbari State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran 3
4 State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Parviz Ghelichkhani State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran 2
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Ushansky FC Spartak Moscow
6multiple players1

References

  1. ↑ "Jaam-e-Doosti (Friendship) Cup (Iran)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
  2. 1 2 "Iran - International Matches". www.rsssf.org.
  3. ↑ "Pakistan Observer 1969.03.16 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
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