1967 RCD Cup

1967 RCD Cup

Tournament details
Country	East Pakistan
Venue(s)	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Dates	24 November – 28 November
Teams	3
Defending champions	Iran
Final positions
Champions	Turkey (1st title)
Runner-up	Iran
Third place	Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	14 (4.67 per match)
Attendance	65,000 (21,667 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Abdul Jabbar (4 goals)

The RCD Cup 1967 was the second edition of the RCD Cup tournament, held in Dhaka East Pakistan, (now Bangladesh) in 1967. This was a three nation tournament played in league format between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey.

Venue

Dhaka	Dhaka
Bangabandhu National Stadium
Capacity: 36,000

Results

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Turkey	4	2	2	0	0	8	4	+4
Iran	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	+2
Pakistan	0	2	0	0	2	4	9	−5

November 24, 1967
00:00 UTC-3

Iran	2–0	Pakistan
Esmaili 35' Behzadi 65'	Report

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 5,000

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November 26, 1967
00:00 UTC-3

Iran	0–1	Turkey
	Report	Güzelırmak 70'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Isa Khan (Pakistan)

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November 28, 1967
00:00 UTC-3

Turkey	7–4	Pakistan
Fevzi Zemzem 4', 6' Ergün Acuner 32', 80' Ogün Altıparmak 34' Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu 40' Sanlı Sarıalioğlu 60'	Report	Jabbar 55', 79', 87', 89'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Orhan Gönül (Turkey)

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Top scorers

4 Goals

• Abdul Jabbar

2 Goals

• Fevzi Zemzem
• Ergün Acuner

Squads

Iran

Head coach: Hossein Fekri

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Faramarz Zelli	(1940-12-31)31 December 1940 (aged 26)		Pas Tehran F.C.
2	2DF	Mohammad Ranjbar	(1935-01-01)1 January 1935 (aged 32)		Pas Tehran F.C.
3	2DF	Parviz Ghelichkhani	(1945-12-04)4 December 1945 (aged 21)		Kian F.C.
4	2DF	Hassan Habibi (c)	(1939-02-07)7 February 1939 (aged 28)		Pas Tehran F.C.
5	2DF	Mehrab Shahrokhi	(1944-02-02)2 February 1944 (aged 23)		Persepolis F.C.
6	3MF	Asghar Sharafi	(1942-12-22)22 December 1942 (aged 24)		Pas Tehran F.C.
7	3MF	Mostafa Arab	(1942-12-31)31 December 1942 (aged 24)		Oghab F.C.
8	3MF	Jalal Talebi	(1942-03-23)23 March 1942 (aged 25)		Taj S.C.
9	4FW	Hossein Kalani	(1940-06-23)23 June 1940 (aged 27)		Persepolis F.C.
10	4FW	Fariborz Esmaili	(1940-07-01)1 July 1940 (aged 27)		Taj S.C.
11	4FW	Homayoun Behzadi	(1942-01-20)20 January 1942 (aged 25)		Persepolis F.C.
12	3MF	Mahmoud Yavari	(1939-10-11)11 October 1939 (aged 28)		Pas Tehran F.C.
13	3MF	Nazem Ganjapour	(1943-03-22)22 March 1943 (aged 24)		Persepolis F.C.

Pakistan

Head coach: Mohammad Amin

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	1GK	Muhammed Lateef
	1GK	Niaz Gul
	2DF	Turab Ali (c)			Mohammedan SC
	2DF	Ghulam Akbar
	2DF	Younus Rana	(1941-04-10)10 April 1941 (aged 26)		Pakistan Railways
	2DF	Wali Mohammad
	2DF	Mohammad Arshad
	3MF	Qadir Bakhsh	(1946-10-10)10 October 1946 (aged 21)		Mohammedan SC
	4FW	Ali Nawaz Baloch	(1949-07-03)3 July 1949 (aged 18)		Pakistan Airlines
	4FW	Ayub Dar	(1947-12-05)5 December 1947 (aged 19)		Pakistan Railways
	4FW	Maula Bakhsh	1947 (aged 20)
	4FW	Murad Bakhsh
	4FW	Hafizuddin Ahmed	(1944-10-29)29 October 1944 (aged 23)		Mohammedan SC
	4FW	Abdul Jabbar	1945 (aged 22)
		Maula Bux Momin
		Hussain Bakhsh
		Abdullah Akbar
		Aslam
		Abid Ali

Turkey

Head coach: Adnan Süvari

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
2	1GK	Aydın Tohumcu	(1944-01-02)2 January 1944 (aged 23)		Ankaragücü
1	1GK	Ali Artuner			Göztepe A.Ş.
3	2DF	Hüseyin Yazıcı			Göztepe A.Ş.
4	2DF	Yılmaz Şen			Fenerbahçe
5	2DF	Fehmi Sağınoğlu			Beşiktaş J.K.
6	3MF	Nevzat Güzelırmak			Göztepe A.Ş.
7	2DF	Talat Özkarslı	(1940-09-21)21 September 1940 (aged 27)		Galatasaray
8	3MF	Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu	(1941-08-23)23 August 1941 (aged 26)		Galatasaray
9	4FW	Sanlı Sarıalioğlu			Beşiktaş J.K.
10	4FW	Ercan Aktuna			Fenerbahçe
11	4FW	Nedim Doğan			Fenerbahçe
12	3MF	Şeref Has (c)	(1936-09-27)27 September 1936 (aged 31)		Fenerbahçe
13	4FW	Ogün Altıparmak	(1938-11-10)10 November 1938 (aged 29)		Fenerbahçe
14	4FW	Fevzi Zemzem	(1941-06-27)27 June 1941 (aged 26)		Göztepe A.Ş.
15	3MF	Ergün Acuner	(1941-06-18)18 June 1941 (aged 26)		Galatasaray
16	3MF	Faruk Karadoğan			Beşiktaş J.K.

References

• RSSSF Page on RCD Cup tournament
• TeamMelli.com page for squad list
• NationalFootballTeams
• Turkish Football Federation
• TURKFUTBOLU