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)

The RCD Cup 1965 was the first edition of the RCD Cup tournament, held in Tehran, Iran in 1965. This was a three nation tournament played in league format between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey.

Venue

Tehran	Tehran
	Amjadieh Stadium
	Capacity: 30,000

Results

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Iran	3	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3
Turkey	3	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2
Pakistan	0	2	0	0	2	2	7	-5

July 21, 1965
00:00 UTC-3

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

Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: ?

Referee: Said Sadri

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July 23, 1965
00:00 UTC-3

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

Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Paru

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July 25, 1965
00:00 UTC-3

Iran	0 – 0	Turkey
	Report

Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Masood Rahmani

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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.

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March 16, 1966
00:00 UTC-3

Iran	0 – 0	Turkey
	Report

Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Bruno De Marchi

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Top scorers

2 Goals

• Homayoun Behzadi
• Ogun Altiparmak

Squads

Iran

Head coach: Hossein Fekri

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	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[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	1GK	Muhammad Lateef
	1GK	Niaz Gul
	2DF	Turab Ali			Dhaka Mohammedan
	2DF	Ahmed Ali
	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
	3MF	Qadir Bakhsh	(1946-10-10)10 October 1946 (aged 18)		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	Murad Bakhsh
	4FW	Mohammad Saleem
		Mohammad Hashim
		Abdullah
		Syed Javid
		Riazul Haq
		Samiuddin
		Mohammad Aslam

Turkey

Head coach: Doğan Andaç 1965

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	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

Head coach: Sandro Puppo 1966

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	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

1. Tercüman Newspaper, 22.07.1965, p. 8
2. 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
• TeamMelli.com page for squad list
• NationalFootballTeams
• Turkish Football Federation
• TURKFUTBLU