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 (1965-07-21)

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

Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: ?

Referee: Said Sadri (Iran)

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23 July 1965 (1965-07-23)

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

Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Bagatter (Turkey)

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25 July 1965 (1965-07-25)

Iran	0–0	Turkey
	Report

Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Masood Rahmani (Pakistan)

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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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16 March 1966 (1966-03-16)

Iran	0–0	Turkey
	Report

Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Bruno De Marchi (Pakistan)

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Top scorers

2 Goals

• Homayoun Behzadi
• Ogun Altiparmak

1 goal

• Mohammad Saleem
• Muhammad Umer

Squads

Iran

Head coach: Hossein Fekri

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

Pakistan

Manager: Asghar Hussain ^[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	1 GK	Muhammad Lateef			Pakistan Railways
	1 GK	Niaz Gul			Pakistan Air Force
	2 DF	Turab Ali			Dhaka Mohammedan
	2 DF	Syed Javid			Peshawar
	2 DF	Samiuddin			Dacca
	2 DF	Murad Bakhsh
	3 MF	Younus Rana	(1941-04-10)10 April 1941 (aged 24)		Pakistan Railways
	3 MF	Abdul Ghafoor	(1938-08-03)3 August 1938 (aged 26)		Dhaka Mohammedan
	4 FW	Muhammad Umer (c)	1935 (aged 30)		Victoria Sporting Club
	4 FW	Faqir Hussain	(1938-05-15)15 May 1938 (aged 27)		Pakistan Air Force
	4 FW	Maula Bakhsh	1947 (aged 18)
	4 FW	Pratap Shankar Hazra	(1943-04-03)3 April 1943 (aged 22)		Dhaka Mohammedan
	4 FW	Mohammad Saleem
	4 FW	Mohammad Hashim			Quetta
	4 FW	Ahmed Ali			Quetta
	4 FW	Sardar Aslam			Quetta
	4 FW	Riazul Haq			Sargodha
		Abdullah

Turkey

1965

Head coach: Doğan Andaç 1965

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

1966

Head coach: Sandro Puppo 1966

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

References

1. "1961 - 1970 Yılları Arasındaki A Milli Maçların Kadroları Ve Sonuçları". 2004-09-10. Archived from the original on 10 September 2004. 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
6. 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