Venue
| Tehran | |
|---|---|
| Amjadieh Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | |
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| 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 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.
| Tehran | |
|---|---|
| Amjadieh Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | |
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| 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 |
| Iran | 4–1 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
Mostafa Arab  17'Ali Jabbari 20'Homayoun Behzadi 70', 79' | Report | Mohammad Hashim 88' |
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.
2 Goals
Head coach: Hossein Fekri
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Aziz Asli | 9 April 1938 (aged 27) | Persepolis f.c. | |
| 2 | DF | Mohammad Ranjbar | Pas Tehran F.C. | ||
| 3 | DF | Parviz Ghelichkhani | 4 December 1945 (aged 19) | Kian F.C. | |
| 4 | DF | Hassan Habibi (c) | 7 February 1939 (aged 26) | Pas Tehran F.C. | |
| 5 | DF | Mehrab Shahrokhi | 2 February 1944 (aged 21) | Shahin F.C. | |
| 6 | MF | Hassan Jamali | | ||
| 7 | MF | Mostafa Arab | 31 December 1942 (aged 22) | Oghab F.C. | |
| 8 | MF | Jalal Talebi | 23 March 1942 (aged 23) | Taj S.C. | |
| 9 | FW | Akbar Eftekhari | Taj S.C. | ||
| 10 | FW | Fariborz Esmaili | 1 July 1940 (aged 25) | Taj S.C. | |
| 11 | FW | Homayoun Behzadi | 20 January 1942 (aged 23) | Shahin F.C. | |
| 12 | MF | Ali Jabbari | Shahbaz F.C. | ||
| 13 | MF | Nader Latifi | | ||
| 14 | DF | Ezatollah Vatankhah | Shahin F.C. |
Manager: Asghar Hussain [6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Muhammad Lateef | Pakistan Railways | |||
| GK | Niaz Gul | Pakistan Air Force | |||
| DF | Turab Ali | Dhaka Mohammedan | |||
| DF | Syed Javid | Peshawar | |||
| DF | Samiuddin | Dacca | |||
| DF | Murad Bakhsh | | |||
| MF | Younus Rana | 10 April 1941 (aged 24) | Pakistan Railways | ||
| MF | Abdul Ghafoor | 3 August 1938 (aged 26) | Dhaka Mohammedan | ||
| FW | Muhammad Umer (c) | 1935 (aged 30) | Victoria Sporting Club | ||
| FW | Faqir Hussain | 15 May 1938 (aged 27) | Pakistan Air Force | ||
| FW | Maula Bakhsh | 1947 (aged 18) | | ||
| FW | Pratap Shankar Hazra | 3 April 1943 (aged 22) | Dhaka Mohammedan | ||
| FW | Mohammad Saleem | | |||
| FW | Mohammad Hashim | Quetta | |||
| FW | Ahmed Ali | Quetta | |||
| FW | Sardar Aslam | Quetta | |||
| FW | Riazul Haq | Sargodha | |||
| Abdullah | |
Head coach: Doğan Andaç 1965
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Yılmaz Urul | 8 February 1942 (aged 23) | İstanbulspor | |
| 2 | FW | Güven Önüt | 10 February 1940 (aged 25) | Beşiktaş | |
| 3 | DF | Muzaffer Sipahi | Ankara Demirspor | ||
| 4 | DF | Altan Tetik | 1 July 1944 (aged 21) | Harp Okulu | |
| 5 | DF | Çağlayan Derebaşı | 21 October 1941 (aged 23) | Göztepe | |
| 6 | MF | Nevzat Güzelırmak | 1 January 1942 (aged 23) | Göztepe | |
| 7 | MF | Talat Özkarslı | 21 March 1938 (aged 27) | Galatasaray | |
| 8 | MF | Coşkun Ferman | Ankaragücü | ||
| 9 | FW | Ergin Gürses | 24 February 1942 (aged 23) | Muhafızgücü | |
| 10 | FW | Gürsel Aksel | 10 May 1937 (aged 28) | Göztepe | |
| 11 | FW | Nedim Doğan | Fenerbahçe | ||
| 12 | GK | Ali Artuner | 5 September 1944 (aged 20) | Göztepe | |
| 13 | FW | Ogün Altıparmak (c) | 10 November 1938 (aged 26) | Fenerbahçe | |
| 14 | MF | Uğur Köken | 28 November 1937 (aged 27) | Galatasaray | |
| 15 | MF | Talat Yörük | Karagücü |
Head coach: 
Sandro Puppo 1966
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Turgay Şeren (c) | 15 May 1932 (aged 33) | Galatasaray | |
| 2 | DF | İhsan Büyükbuğdaypınar | Beşiktaş | ||
| 3 | DF | Fehmi Sağınoglu | Beşiktaş | ||
| 4 | DF | Muzaffer Sipahi | Ankara Demirspor | ||
| 5 | DF | Ercan Aktuna | 26 June 1940 (aged 25) | Fenerbahçe | |
| 6 | MF | Şeref Has | 27 September 1936 (aged 29) | Fenerbahçe | |
| 7 | MF | Talat Özkarslı | 21 March 1938 (aged 27) | Galatasaray | |
| 8 | MF | Onursal Uraz | 26 March 1944 (aged 21) | Hacettepe | |
| 9 | FW | Turan Doğangün | 20 August 1941 (aged 24) | Galatasaray | |
| 10 | FW | Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu | 23 August 1941 (aged 24) | Galatasaray | |
| 11 | FW | Nedim Doğan | Fenerbahçe | ||
| 12 | FW | Abdullah Çevrim | 20 July 1941 (aged 24) | Gençlerbirliği | |
| 13 | FW | Ogün Altıparmak | 10 November 1938 (aged 27) | Fenerbahçe | |
| 14 | FW | Fevzi Zemzem | 27 June 1941 (aged 24) | Göztepe |
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