2004–05 Khuzestan Tournament

2004–05 Khuzestan Tournament
Tournament details
Host country Iran
Dates 31 Dec. 2004 – 1 Jan. 2005
Teams 4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iraq Al-Mina'a (1st title)
Runners-up Iran Foolad Khuzestan B
Third place Iran Esteghlal Ahvaz B
Fourth place Iraq Naft Al-Junoob
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4
Goals scored 17 (4.25 per match)

The 2004–05 Khuzestan Tournament was a two-day pre-season men's football friendly tournament hosted by Persian Gulf Pro League clubs Foolad Khuzestan B and Esteghlal Ahvaz between clubs of cities that located around the Shatt al-Arab river exclusively, which is located on its banks: Ahvaz (Iran) from the east, and Basra (Iraq) from the west.

The 2004–05 edition of the Khuzestan Tournament took place on December 31, 2004 and January 1, 2005 and featured Foolad Khuzestan B, Esteghlal Ahvaz B, Al-Mina'a, and Naft Al-Junoob.[1]

The winners of the tournament were Al-Mina'a, who defeated Foolad Khuzestan B in the final.

Competition format

The competition has the format of a regular knock-out competition. The winners of each of the two matches on the first day compete against each other for the Khuzestan Tournament, while the two losing sides play in a third-place match. The trophy is contested over two days, each day seeing two matches played back-to-back.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 December 2004
 
 
Iran Esteghlal Ahvaz B1
 
1 January 2005
 
Iraq Al-Minaa2
 
Iraq Al-Minaa1
 
31 December 2004
 
Iran Foolad Khuzestan B0
 
Iran Foolad Khuzestan B3
 
 
Iraq Naft Al-Junoob2
 
Third place play-off
 
 
1 January 2005
 
 
Iran Esteghlal Ahvaz B5
 
 
Iraq Naft Al-Junoob3

Matches

Semi-finals
Esteghlal Ahvaz B Iran 1 – 2 Iraq Al-Mina'a

Third place match
Final


2004–05 Khuzestan Tournament Winners
Al-Mina'a SC

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.