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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Iran |
| Dates | 15 October – 17 October |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 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(s) | Reza Enayati (5 goals) |
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]
Participant teams
editInitially 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]
| Azadegan League 2000–01 - Champion | |
| Hazfi Cup 2000-01 - Champion | |
| 2nd Division 2000-01 - Champion | |
| Turkmenistan League 2000 - Champion |
Semifinals
edit| 7 – 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enayati Aliyev Rajabi Shokri |
Report | Bayramov |
| 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 3 – 4 | ||
Third place Match
editFinal
edit| 3–1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enayati (2 goals), Mikaeili | Tahmasebi |
Statistics
editTop scorers
edit| Position | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | |||
| 2 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 1 | |||
| _ | OG | 0 | ||
| _ | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| _ | Total goals | 16 | ||
| Total games | 4 | |||
Cards
edit| Position | Player | Club | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total Cards | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
Champion
edit| AK Pipe International Cup 2001 Winners |
|---|
| Aboomoslem |
References
edit- ^ "Title Unknown" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "Title Unknown" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "Iran Newspaper". Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "علیرضا جعفرزاده". Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2012-02-25.