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 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

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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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Top scorers

2 Goals

• Homayoun Behzadi
• Ogun Altiparmak

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Omar ( c)
2	4 FW	Abdul Ghafoor	(1938-08-03)3 August 1938 (aged 26)		Mohammaden Sporting Club
3		Mohammad Latif
4	2 DF	Turab Ali			Mohammaden Sporting Club
5		Syed Javid
6	4 FW	Faqir Hussain	(1948-05-15)15 May 1948 (aged 17)		Pakistan Air Force
7	3 MF	Qadir Bakhsh			Mohammaden Sporting Club
8		Omar Hashim

Turkey

Head coach: Doğan Andaç 1965

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Yılmaz Urul			İstanbulspor
2	4 FW	Güven Önüt			Beşiktaş J.K.
3	2 DF	Muzaffer Sipahi			Ankara Demirspor
4	2 DF	Altan Tetik			Harbokulu
5	2 DF	Çağlayan Derebaşı			Göztepe A.Ş.
6	3 MF	Nevzat Güzelırmak			Göztepe A.Ş.
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			Göztepe A.Ş.
11	4 FW	Nedim Doğan			Fenerbahçe
12	1 GK	Ali Artuner			Göztepe A.Ş.
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

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 J.K.
3	2 DF	Fehmi Sağınoglu			Beşiktaş J.K.
4	2 DF	Muzaffer Sipahi			Ankara Demirspor
5	2 DF	Ercan Aktuna			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			Hacettepe
9	4 FW	Turan Doğangün			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)		Genclerbirligi
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 A.Ş.

References

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