The 2004 Peace and Friendship Cup was a two-day preseason men's
football friendly tournament hosted by
Persian Gulf Pro League
The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...
clubs
Foolad Khuzestan B and
Esteghlal Ahvaz U20. The tournament was played between clubs from the cities of
Ahvaz
Ahvaz ( fa, اهواز, Ahvâz ) is a city in the southwest of Iran and the capital of Khuzestan province. Ahvaz's population is about 1,300,000 and its built-up area with the nearby town of Sheybani is home to 1,136,989 inhabitants. It is hom ...
, Iran, and
Basra
Basra ( ar, ٱلْبَصْرَة, al-Baṣrah) is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million in 2018. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is han ...
, Iraq; both cities are located on the
Shatt al-Arab.
The lone edition of the tournament took place on 16 and 18 February 2004 and featured
Foolad Khuzestan B,
Esteghlal Ahvaz U20,
Al-Mina'a, and
Naft Al-Junoob
Naft Al-Basra SC ( ar, نادي نفط البصرة الرياضي, lit=''Basra Oil Sport Club'') is a football club based in Al-Tamimia District, Basra, Iraq, that plays in Iraqi Premier League.
History
Name changes
The club was founded on 27 ...
.
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 tournament title, while the two losing sides play in a third-place match. The trophy is contested over two days, with two matches being played on each day.
Matches
; Semi-finals:
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; Third place match:
; Final:
References
International club association football competitions hosted by Iran
Sport in Ahvaz
Sport in Basra
2004–05 in Iranian football
Mahshahr County
Sport in Khuzestan Province
Sports competitions in Iran
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