1993 ECO Cup

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1993 ECO Cup
Tournament details
Country Iran
Venue(s) Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Dates6 June – 14 June
Teams7
Defending champions Turkey
Final positions
Champions Iran (3rd title)
Runners-up Turkmenistan
Third place Tajikistan
Fourth place Azerbaijan
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored34 (2.83 per match)
Attendance52,000 (4,333 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Samad Marfavi (3 goals)
  1974

The ECO Cup 1993 was the last edition of the ECO Cup tournament, held in Tehran, Iran in 1993.

Contents

Participants

The participants were:

Venues

Tehran
Azadi Stadium
Capacity: 100,000
Race Esteghlal and Caspian2.jpg

Group stage

Group 1

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 4220071+6
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 2210152+3
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan A 02002099
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg5–0 Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan A
Javad Zarincheh Soccerball shade.svg42'
Hamid Derakhshan Soccerball shade.svg49'
Karim Bagheri Soccerball shade.svg65'
Samad Marfavi Soccerball shade.svg70'
Majid Namjoo-Motlagh Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hossein Khoshkhan (Iran)

Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg4–0 Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan A
Nurmyradow Soccerball shade.svg5', 10'
Çaryýar Muhadow Soccerball shade.svg60', 80'
Report

Iran  Flag of Iran.svg2–1Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Samad Marfavi Soccerball shade.svg?'
Mohsen Garousi Soccerball shade.svg?'
Report Nurmuradov Soccerball shade.svg82'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ahmad Abharan-Alvari (Iran)

Group 2

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 5321085+3
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 3311143+1
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 23021341
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan U21 23021363
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg2–0Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Vidadi Rzayev Soccerball shade.svg55' (pen.)
Samir Alakbarov Soccerball shade.svg62'
Report
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 5,000

Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg0–0 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan U21
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: ?

Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg3–2Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Vidadi Rzayev Soccerball shade.svg30'
Ruslan Lukin Soccerball shade.svg43', 63'
Report Dmitry Kovalenko Soccerball shade.svg40'
Kanatbek Ishenbaev Soccerball shade.svg76'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 5,000

Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg3–0 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan U21

Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg1–1Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Muminov Soccerball shade.svg85' Kanatbek Ishenbaev Soccerball shade.svg78'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 3,000

Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg3–3 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan U21
Gurban Gurbanov Soccerball shade.svg10', 25'
Müşfiq Hüseynov Soccerball shade.svg37'
Report Azamat Niyazymbetov Soccerball shade.svg15'
Serik Zheilitbayev Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.), 86' (pen.)
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 2,000

Semi finals

Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg w/o Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan

Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–0Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Roosta Soccerball shade.svg?' Report
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 25,000

Final

Iran  Flag of Iran.svg2–1Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Roosta Soccerball shade.svg?'
Samad Marfavi Soccerball shade.svg?'
report Vitali Zolotukhin Soccerball shade.svg?'

Top scorers

3 Goals

2 Goals

Squads

Iran

Head coach: Flag of Iran.svg Ali Parvin

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh (1966-05-25)25 May 1966 (aged 26)330 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis F.C.
22 DF Javad Zarincheh (1966-07-23)23 July 1966 (aged 26)380 Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal F.C.
2 DF Sadegh Varmazyar 20 Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal F.C.
2 DF Yahya Golmohammadi (1971-03-19)19 March 1971 (aged 21)00 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis F.C.
2 DF Nader Mohammadkhani (1963-08-23)23 August 1963 (aged 29) Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis F.C.
63 MF Mehdi Fonounizadeh (1955-05-19)19 May 1955 (aged 37)310 Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal F.C.
83 MF Hamid Derakhshan (c) (1957-12-31)31 December 1957 (aged 35)285 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis F.C.
94 FW Javad Manafi (1970-09-23)23 September 1970 (aged 22)00 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis F.C.
4 FW Hasan Shirmohammadi Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis F.C.
104 FW Ali Daei (1969-03-21)21 March 1969 (aged 23)00 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis F.C.
4 FW Mohsen Garousi (1968-11-28)28 November 1968 (aged 24)103 Flag of Iran.svg PAS Tehran F.C.
 ?4 FW Samad Marfavi (1965-05-18)18 May 1965 (aged 27)207 Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal F.C.
 ?2 DF Afshin Peyrovani (1970-02-06)6 February 1970 (aged 22) Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis F.C.
 ?2 DF Karim Bagheri (1974-02-20)20 February 1974 (aged 18)00 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis F.C.
 ?4 FW Ali Asghar Modir Roosta (1966-12-31)31 December 1966 (aged 26)40 Flag of Iran.svg PAS Tehran F.C.
 ?3 MF Hamid Estili (1967-01-04)4 January 1967 (aged 25)10 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis F.C.
 ?2 DF Mohammad Khakpour (1969-02-20)20 February 1969 (aged 23)20 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis F.C.
 ?2 DF Farshad Falahatzadeh (1967-03-21)21 March 1967 (aged 25)10 Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal F.C.
 ?3 MF Arash Noamooz (1967-06-06)6 June 1967 (aged 25) Flag of Iran.svg PAS Tehran F.C.
 ?3 MF Sirous Dinmohammadi (1970-07-02)2 July 1970 (aged 22)00 Flag of Iran.svg Teraktor Sazi F.C.
 ?3 MF Reza Rezaeimanesh (1969-07-22)22 July 1969 (aged 23)10 Flag of Iran.svg PAS Tehran F.C.
 ?3 MF Ali Akbar Yousefi Flag of Iran.svg PAS Tehran F.C.
 ?1 GK Behzad Gholampour (1966-12-23)23 December 1966 (aged 26)40 Flag of Iran.svg PAS Tehran F.C.
 ?3 MF Majid Namjoo-Motlagh (1967-05-13)13 May 1967 (aged 25)362 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis F.C.

Turkmenistan

Head coach: Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Bayram Durdiyev

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Aleksandr Korobko Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Kopetdag Asgabat
2 DF Sergei Kazakov Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Kopetdag Asgabat
2 DF Dmitri Korzh (1971-10-29)29 October 1971 (aged 21) Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Kopetdag Asgabat
2 DF Andrei Martynov (c) (1965-09-17)17 September 1965 (aged 27) Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Kopetdag Asgabat
2 DF Yevgeni Sysoev Flag of Turkmenistan.svg
3 MF Dzhumadurdi Meredov Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Kopetdag Asgabat
3 MF Amanmurad Meredov Flag of Turkmenistan.svg
3 MF Yuri Bordalimov Flag of Turkmenistan.svg
3 MF Aman Meredov Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Kopetdag Asgabat
4 FW Charyar Mukhadov (1969-11-12)12 November 1969 (aged 23) Flag of Turkey.svg MKE Ankaragücü
4 FW Kurbanmamed Meredov Flag of Turkmenistan.svg
3 MF Kurbangeldi Durdiyev (1973-01-12)12 January 1973 (aged 19) Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Kopetdag Asgabat
2 DF Kamil Mingazow (1968-06-21)21 June 1968 (aged 24) Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Kolkhozchi Turkmen-Kala
2 DF Chariyarkuli Seydiev Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Kopetdag Asgabat
4 FW Berdymurad Nurmuradov (1968-08-28)28 August 1968 (aged 24) Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Kopetdag Asgabat
2 DF Rahim Kurbanmamedov (1963-10-03)3 October 1963 (aged 29) Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Kopetdag Asgabat

Pakistan A

Head coach: Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Latif [3]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Mohammad Aslam Khan
Mohammad Ghaffar
Mohammad Ilyas
Zafar Ali
Mohammad Yousaf
Mohammad Siddiq
Amjad Zakariya
Abdul Malik
Lal Mohammad (c)
Mohammad Azhar
Mohammad Munir
Mohammad Ayub
Mohammad Khaled Khan
Iftikhar Ali
Naeem Khalid
Adeel Sarfraz Butt
Fawad Ahmed
Pervez Samuel

Azerbaijan

Head coach: Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Alakbar Mammadov

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Elkhan Hasanov (1967-03-04)4 March 1967 (aged 25)20 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Neftchi Baku
1 GK Jamaladdin Aliyev (1960-01-29)29 January 1960 (aged 32)00 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Qarabağ
2 DF Faig Jabbarov (1972-06-26)26 June 1972 (aged 20)10 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Kapaz
2 DF Elshad Ahmadov (1970-09-11)11 September 1970 (aged 22)10 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Qarabağ
2 DF Tarlan Ahmadov (1971-11-17)17 November 1971 (aged 21)20 Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Terek Grozny
2 DF Arif Asadov (1970-08-18)18 August 1970 (aged 22)10 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Neftchi Baku
2 DF Emin Ağayev (1973-08-10)10 August 1973 (aged 19)20 Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Anzhi Makhachkala
3 MF Zaur Qarayev (1968-06-25)25 June 1968 (aged 24)20 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Qarabağ
3 MF Yashar Vahabzade (1960-04-08)8 April 1960 (aged 32)00 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Neftchi Baku
3 MF Ceyhun Tanrıverdiyev (1973-06-21)21 June 1973 (aged 19)10 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Kapaz
3 MF Vidadi Rzayev (1967-09-04)4 September 1967 (aged 25)21 Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Terek Grozny
3 MF Mahmud Qurbanov (1973-05-10)10 May 1973 (aged 19)20 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Kapaz
3 MF Shahin Diniyev (c) (1966-07-12)12 July 1966 (aged 26)20 Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Terek Grozny
3 MF Məqsəd Yaqubəliyev (1965-07-05)5 July 1965 (aged 27)00 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Turan Tovuz
4 FW Ruslan Lukin (1971-11-20)20 November 1971 (aged 21)00 Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Dinamo Minsk
4 FW Gurban Gurbanov (1972-04-13)13 April 1972 (aged 20)20 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Daşqın Zaqatala
4 FW Samir Alakbarov (1968-10-08)8 October 1968 (aged 24)20 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Neftchi Baku
4 FW Mushfig Huseynov (1970-02-14)14 February 1970 (aged 22)00 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Qarabağ
Əyani Beydiyev (1968-05-21)21 May 1968 (aged 24)00 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Neftchi Baku

Tajikistan

Head coach: Flag of Tajikistan.svg Sharif Nazarov

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Vladimir Ivanchikhin (1968-11-01)1 November 1968 (aged 24) Flag of Tajikistan.svg Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
2 DF Igor Yezhurov Flag of Tajikistan.svg Pakhtakor Proletarsk
2 DF Shuhrat Mamajonov (c) (1970-03-16)16 March 1970 (aged 22) Flag of Tajikistan.svg Pamir Dushanbe
2 DF Igor Cherevchenko (1974-08-21)21 August 1974 (aged 18) Flag of Tajikistan.svg Pamir Dushanbe
2 DF Vyacheslav Knyazev (1974-05-22)22 May 1974 (aged 18) Flag of Tajikistan.svg Pamir Dushanbe
3 MF Rustam Kurbanov (1966-12-12)12 December 1966 (aged 26) Flag of Tajikistan.svg Sitora Dushanbe
3 MF Anvar Gulmamadov Flag of Tajikistan.svg Pamir Dushanbe
3 MF Tokhirjon Muminov (1970-08-20)20 August 1970 (aged 22) Flag of Tajikistan.svg Pamir Dushanbe
3 MF Sergei Artymov Flag of Tajikistan.svg Pamir Dushanbe
4 FW Kholmurod Zardov (1972-08-21)21 August 1972 (aged 20) Flag of Tajikistan.svg Pamir Dushanbe
4 FW Suleiman Bobokalonov Flag of Tajikistan.svg Shodmon Gissar
3 MF Nadzhimidin Tolibov 1964 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
Rustam Ubaidullayev Flag of Tajikistan.svg Pamir Dushanbe
Barot Azimov Flag of Tajikistan.svg Pamir Dushanbe
4 FW Orif Bobokhanov Flag of Tajikistan.svg Sitora Dushanbe
Rustam Alifbekov Flag of Tajikistan.svg Pamir Dushanbe
Zulfikar Azizov Flag of Tajikistan.svg Pamir Dushanbe
1 GK Dmitry Suleymanov Flag of Tajikistan.svg Pamir Dushanbe

Kyrgyzstan

Head coach: Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Meklis Koshaliev

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Zakir Dzhalilov (1972-07-30)30 July 1972 (aged 20) Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Alga Bishkek
1 GK Aleksey Roschin (1967-12-14)14 December 1967 (aged 25) Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Alga Bishkek
2 DF Vasily Kononov (1971-08-14)14 August 1971 (aged 21) Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Alga Bishkek
2 DF Rinat Urmeev (1970-07-07)7 July 1970 (aged 22) Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Alga RIIF Bishkek
2 DF Vitaly Rogovanov (1965-01-01)1 January 1965 (aged 28) Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dynamo Alai-Osh
2 DF Alik Asanbaev (1969-08-29)29 August 1969 (aged 23) Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Alga Bishkek
3 MF Murat Dzhumakeev Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Alga Bishkek
2 DF Arkady Makhmutov (1961-08-02)2 August 1961 (aged 31) Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Alga Bishkek
3 MF Tashtanbek Kaynazarov Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Alga Bishkek
3 MF Dmitry Kovalenko (1972-01-01)1 January 1972 (aged 21) Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dynamo Alai-Osh
4 FW Kanatbek Ishenbaev (1974-08-11)11 August 1974 (aged 18) Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Alga Bishkek
3 MF Asylbek Momunov (c) (1966-03-08)8 March 1966 (aged 26) Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Alga RIIF Bishkek
4 FW Vitaly Kobzar (1972-05-09)9 May 1972 (aged 20) Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Alga Bishkek
4 FW Davran Babaev (1972-08-23)23 August 1972 (aged 20) Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Dynamo Alai-Osh
4 FW Zamirbek Zhumagulov (1972-01-17)17 January 1972 (aged 20) Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Alga Bishkek
4 FW Vasily Ermoshkin (1973-01-01)1 January 1973 (aged 20) Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Alga Bishkek

Kazakhstan U21

Head coach: Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Bauyrzhan Baimukhammedov

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
2 DF Ruslan Gumar (1973-11-18)18 November 1973 (aged 19) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg FC Ekibastuzets
3 MF Azamat Niyazymbetov (1974-03-25)25 March 1974 (aged 18) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Dinamo Alma-Ata
3 MF Alexei Klishin (1973-10-01)1 October 1973 (aged 19) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Dinamo Alma-Ata
4 FW Oleg Litvinenko (1973-11-22)22 November 1973 (aged 19) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Dinamo Alma-Ata

Notes

  1. The Pakistan Football Federation sent an alternate team, designated as "Pakistan A", to the 1993 ECO Cup, while the main national team was participating in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The ECO Cup took place from 6 to 14 June 1993, between two rounds of the group A qualifiers including Pakistan, held from 22–30 May (in Jordan) and 12–20 June (in China). The ECO Cup squad was managed by a completely different coaching staff, and only a few players from that team were later selected for the second phase of the qualifiers in China. Although some sources, such as the RSSSF, consider the ECO Cup matches unofficial, [1] [2] the match between Pakistan and Iran is recognized as an official international in some sources.

References

  1. "1993 INTERNATIONAL MATCHES". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  2. "International Matches 1993 - Asia". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  3. Bhatti, Mukhtar (1999). Pakistan Sports: An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999. Bhatti Publications. pp. 237–250.