1970 RCD Cup

1970 RCD Cup

Tournament details
Country	Iran
Venue(s)	Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran
Dates	6 September–11 September
Teams	3
Defending champions	Iran
Final positions
Champions	Iran (2nd title)
Runners-up	Turkey Amateur
Third place	Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	13 (4.33 per match)
Attendance	30,000 (10,000 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Mehdi Haj Mohamad (3 goals)
←  1969 1974  →

The 1970 RCD Cup was the fourth edition of the RCD Cup. ^[1] The event was held at the Amjadieh Stadium in Tehran, Iran. ^{[2] [3]}

This was a three-nation tournament played in league format between Iran, Pakistan, and a team from Turkey. In this tournament, Turkey did not send their senior national team nor a B side. ^[4]

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	8	1	+7	3	Champions
2	Turkey Amateur	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	3
3	Pakistan	2	0	0	2	1	10	−9	0

Source: RSSSF

Matches

6 September 1970 (1970-09-06)

Iran	7–0	Pakistan
Mehdi Haj Mohamad 13', 90' Ghelichkhani 33' Haghverdian 55' Kalani 57' Nurunnabi 71' (o.g.) Vafakhah 84'	Report

Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 20,000

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9 September 1970 (1970-09-09)

Turkey Amateur	3–1	Pakistan
		Ayub Dar [5]

Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran

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11 September 1970 (1970-09-11)

Turkey Amateur	1–1	Iran
Abdullah Johorzou 26'	Report	Mehdi Haj Mohamad 70'

Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Mohammad Amin (Pakistan)

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Top scorers

3 Goals

• Mehdi Haj Mohamad

1 goal

• Parviz Ghelichkhani
• Karo Haghverdian
• Hossein Kalani
• Gholam Vafakhah
• Ayub Dar
• Abdullah Johorzou

"Goal-scorers of the Turkey Amateur in their match against Pakistan aren't currently known"

Squads

Iran

Head coach: Mahmoud Bayati

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Nasser Hejazi	(1949-12-19)19 December 1949 (aged 20)		Taj S.C.
2	2 DF	Ebrahim Ashtiani	(1942-01-04)4 January 1942 (aged 28)		Persepolis F.C.
3	3 MF	Parviz Ghelichkhani	(1945-12-04)4 December 1945 (aged 24)		Taj S.C.
4	2 DF	Hassan Habibi (c)	(1939-02-07)7 February 1939 (aged 31)		Pas Tehran F.C.
5	2 DF	Jafar Kashani	(1945-03-04)4 March 1945 (aged 25)		Persepolis F.C.
6	3 MF	Ali Parvin	(1947-09-25)25 September 1947 (aged 22)		Persepolis F.C.
7	3 MF	Mostafa Arab	(1942-12-31)31 December 1942 (aged 27)		Oghab F.C.
8	3 MF	Ali Jabbari			Taj S.C.
9	4 FW	Hossein Kalani	(1940-06-23)23 June 1940 (aged 30)		Persepolis F.C.
10	4 FW	Gholam Hossein Mazloumi	(1950-01-13)13 January 1950 (aged 20)		Taj S.C.
11	4 FW	Gholam Vafakhah
12	1 GK	Keyvan Niknafas			Pas Tehran F.C.
13	3 MF	Parviz Mirzahassan			Pas Tehran F.C.
14	3 MF	Karo Haghverdian			Taj S.C.
15	2 DF	Mehdi Monajati			Pas Tehran F.C.
16	2 DF	Reza Vatankhah			Persepolis F.C.
17	4 FW	Mehdi Haj Mohamad			Taj S.C.
18	2 DF	Mahmoud Yavari			Pas Tehran F.C.

Pakistan

Head coach: Mohammad Amin ^[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	1 GK	Afzal Hussain			Lahore Division
	1 GK	Khandoker Mohammad Nurunnabi	(1946-07-31)31 July 1946 (aged 24)		East Pakistan
	2 DF	Ali Mohammad			East Pakistan
	2 DF	Zakaria Pintoo	(1943-01-01)1 January 1943 (aged 27)		East Pakistan
	2 DF	Mujahid Tareen	(1949-08-11)11 August 1949 (aged 21)		Multan Division
	2 DF	Muhammad Aslam Japani	(1941-01-01)1 January 1941 (aged 29)		Lahore Division
	2 DF	Amir Bakhsh			East Pakistan
	2 DF	Ashiq Ali			Karachi Division
	2 DF	Chaudhry Mohammad Asghar	1945 (aged 25)		Pakistan Railways
	3 MF	Younus Rana	(1941-04-10)10 April 1941 (aged 29)		Pakistan Railways
	3 MF	Qadir Bakhsh (c)	(1946-10-10)10 October 1946 (aged 23)		East Pakistan
	4 FW	Ghulam Sarwar	1954 (aged 16)		Karachi Division
	4 FW	Ayub Dar	(1947-12-05)5 December 1947 (aged 22)		East Pakistan
	4 FW	Hafizuddin Ahmed	(1944-10-29)29 October 1944 (aged 25)		Pakistan Army
	4 FW	Idrees Sr.			East Pakistan
	4 FW	Younus Changezi	(1944-11-04)4 November 1944 (aged 25)		Pakistan Army
	4 FW	Allah Bakhsh			Karachi Division
	4 FW	Haji Ilyas			Peshawar Division

Turkey Amateur

^{[ citation needed ]}

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Mustafa Kalkandelen	(1952-01-15)15 January 1952 (aged 18)		Manisaspor
2	2 DF	Mehmet Oktay Artım
3	2 DF	Müjdat Yalman	(1949-08-14)14 August 1949 (aged 21)		MKE Ankaragücü
4	2 DF	Ahmet Hamdi
5	3 MF	Timuçin Saqez
6	3 MF	Adem Kurukaya			Samsunspor
7	3 MF	Ali Ahmet Küçük			Konya İdman Yurdu
8	3 MF	Ali Osman
9	3 MF	Abdullah Johorzu
10	4 FW	Mustafa Kocik
11	4 FW	Sinan Bür	(1950-11-15)15 November 1950 (aged 19)		Bursaspor
12		Erdoğan Demirov
13	3 MF	Olcay Başarır	(1949-07-01)1 July 1949 (aged 21)		Galatasaray

References

1. Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". DAWN.COM. 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. "RCD PACT Tournaments 1965-1974". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
5. "Pakistan Observer 1970.09.17 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
6. "Pakistan Observer 1970.09.03 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 2025-07-13.

External links

• RSSSF Page on RCD Cup tournament