1965 RCD Cup

1965 RCD Cup
Tournament details
Country	Iran
Venue(s)	Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran
Dates	21 July – 25 July; 16 March 1966 (Final replayed)
Teams	3
Final positions
Champions	Iran (1st title)
Runner-up	Turkey
Third place	Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	9 (2.25 per match)
Attendance	57,000 (14,250 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Homayoun Behzadi; Ogün Altıparmak; (2 goals)
	1967 →

The 1965 RCD Cup was the first edition of the RCD Cup.^[1] The event was held at the Amjadieh Stadium in Tehran, Iran.^[2]^[3]^[4] This was a three nation tournament played in league format between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey.

Venue

Tehran	Tehran
	Amjadieh Stadium
	Capacity: 30,000

Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Iran	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	3	Champions
2	Turkey	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	3
3	Pakistan	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	0

Source: RSSSF

Matches

21 July 1965

Pakistan	1–3^[5]	Turkey
Mohammad Saleem 80'		Ogün 5', 32' Gürsel 18'

Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: ?

Referee: Said Sadri (Iran)

23 July 1965

Iran	4–1	Pakistan
Mostafa Arab 17' Ali Jabbari 20' Homayoun Behzadi 70', 79'	Report	Mohammad Hashim 88'

Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Bagatter (Turkey)

25 July 1965

Iran	0–0	Turkey
	Report

Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Masood Rahmani (Pakistan)

Rematch

As the game between Iran and Turkey was abandoned on minute 85 of the match due to broken stadium light, a rematch was organised the following year.

16 March 1966

Iran	0–0	Turkey
	Report

Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Bruno De Marchi (Pakistan)

Top scorers

2 Goals

1 goal

Squads

Iran

Head coach: Hossein Fekri

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Aziz Asli	(1938-04-09)9 April 1938 (aged 27)	Persepolis f.c.
2	2DF	Mohammad Ranjbar		Pas Tehran F.C.
3	2DF	Parviz Ghelichkhani	(1945-12-04)4 December 1945 (aged 19)	Kian F.C.
4	2DF	Hassan Habibi (c)	(1939-02-07)7 February 1939 (aged 26)	Pas Tehran F.C.
5	2DF	Mehrab Shahrokhi	(1944-02-02)2 February 1944 (aged 21)	Shahin F.C.
6	3MF	Hassan Jamali
7	3MF	Mostafa Arab	(1942-12-31)31 December 1942 (aged 22)	Oghab F.C.
8	3MF	Jalal Talebi	(1942-03-23)23 March 1942 (aged 23)	Taj S.C.
9	4FW	Akbar Eftekhari		Taj S.C.
10	4FW	Fariborz Esmaili	(1940-07-01)1 July 1940 (aged 25)	Taj S.C.
11	4FW	Homayoun Behzadi	(1942-01-20)20 January 1942 (aged 23)	Shahin F.C.
12	3MF	Ali Jabbari		Shahbaz F.C.
13	3MF	Nader Latifi
14	2DF	Ezatollah Vatankhah		Shahin F.C.

Pakistan

Manager: Asghar Hussain^[6]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Muhammad Lateef		Pakistan Railways
1GK	Niaz Gul		Pakistan Air Force
2DF	Turab Ali		Dhaka Mohammedan
2DF	Syed Javid		Peshawar
2DF	Samiuddin		Dacca
2DF	Murad Bakhsh
3MF	Younus Rana	(1941-04-10)10 April 1941 (aged 24)	Pakistan Railways
3MF	Abdul Ghafoor	(1938-08-03)3 August 1938 (aged 26)	Dhaka Mohammedan
4FW	Muhammad Umer (c)	1935 (aged 30)	Victoria Sporting Club
4FW	Faqir Hussain	(1938-05-15)15 May 1938 (aged 27)	Pakistan Air Force
4FW	Maula Bakhsh	1947 (aged 18)
4FW	Pratap Shankar Hazra	(1943-04-03)3 April 1943 (aged 22)	Dhaka Mohammedan
4FW	Mohammad Saleem
4FW	Mohammad Hashim		Quetta
4FW	Ahmed Ali		Quetta
4FW	Sardar Aslam		Quetta
4FW	Riazul Haq		Sargodha
	Abdullah

Turkey

1965

Head coach: Doğan Andaç 1965

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Yılmaz Urul	(1942-02-08)8 February 1942 (aged 23)	İstanbulspor
2	4FW	Güven Önüt	(1940-02-10)10 February 1940 (aged 25)	Beşiktaş
3	2DF	Muzaffer Sipahi		Ankara Demirspor
4	2DF	Altan Tetik	(1944-07-01)1 July 1944 (aged 21)	Harp Okulu
5	2DF	Çağlayan Derebaşı	(1941-10-21)21 October 1941 (aged 23)	Göztepe
6	3MF	Nevzat Güzelırmak	(1942-01-01)1 January 1942 (aged 23)	Göztepe
7	3MF	Talat Özkarslı	(1938-03-21)21 March 1938 (aged 27)	Galatasaray
8	3MF	Coşkun Ferman		Ankaragücü
9	4FW	Ergin Gürses	(1942-02-24)24 February 1942 (aged 23)	Muhafızgücü
10	4FW	Gürsel Aksel	(1937-05-10)10 May 1937 (aged 28)	Göztepe
11	4FW	Nedim Doğan		Fenerbahçe
12	1GK	Ali Artuner	(1944-09-05)5 September 1944 (aged 20)	Göztepe
13	4FW	Ogün Altıparmak (c)	(1938-11-10)10 November 1938 (aged 26)	Fenerbahçe
14	3MF	Uğur Köken	(1937-11-28)28 November 1937 (aged 27)	Galatasaray
15	3MF	Talat Yörük		Karagücü

1966

Head coach: Sandro Puppo 1966

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Turgay Şeren (c)	(1932-05-15)15 May 1932 (aged 33)	Galatasaray
2	2DF	İhsan Büyükbuğdaypınar		Beşiktaş
3	2DF	Fehmi Sağınoglu		Beşiktaş
4	2DF	Muzaffer Sipahi		Ankara Demirspor
5	2DF	Ercan Aktuna	(1940-06-26)26 June 1940 (aged 25)	Fenerbahçe
6	3MF	Şeref Has	(1936-09-27)27 September 1936 (aged 29)	Fenerbahçe
7	3MF	Talat Özkarslı	(1938-03-21)21 March 1938 (aged 27)	Galatasaray
8	3MF	Onursal Uraz	(1944-03-26)26 March 1944 (aged 21)	Hacettepe
9	4FW	Turan Doğangün	(1941-08-20)20 August 1941 (aged 24)	Galatasaray
10	4FW	Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu	(1941-08-23)23 August 1941 (aged 24)	Galatasaray
11	4FW	Nedim Doğan		Fenerbahçe
12	4FW	Abdullah Çevrim	(1941-07-20)20 July 1941 (aged 24)	Gençlerbirliği
13	4FW	Ogün Altıparmak	(1938-11-10)10 November 1938 (aged 27)	Fenerbahçe
14	4FW	Fevzi Zemzem	(1941-06-27)27 June 1941 (aged 24)	Göztepe

References

^ "1961 - 1970 Yılları Arasındaki A Milli Maçların Kadroları Ve Sonuçları". web.archive.org. 2004-09-10. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
^ "Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli]". www.teammelli.com. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
^ "Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli]". www.teammelli.com. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
^ "IRAN TURKEY - Match Details TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
^ Tercüman Newspaper, 22.07.1965, p. 8
^ Bhatti, Mukhtar (1999). Pakistan Sports: An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999. Bhatti Publications. pp. 237–250.

External links

RSSSF Page on RCD Cup tournament

[1] "1961 - 1970 Yılları Arasındaki A Milli Maçların Kadroları Ve Sonuçları". web.archive.org. 2004-09-10. Retrieved 2025-01-19.

[2] "Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli]". www.teammelli.com. Retrieved 2025-01-19.

[3] "Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli]". www.teammelli.com. Retrieved 2025-01-19.

[4] "IRAN TURKEY - Match Details TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 2025-01-19.

[5] Tercüman Newspaper, 22.07.1965, p. 8

[:PAK-6] Bhatti, Mukhtar (1999). Pakistan Sports: An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999. Bhatti Publications. pp. 237–250.

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