# 1965 RCD Cup

The 1965 RCD Cup was the first edition of the RCD Cup. The event was held at the Amjadieh Stadium in Tehran, Iran. This was a three nation tournament played in league format between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey.

## Venue

| Tehran | Tehran |
| Tehran | Amjadieh Stadium |
| Tehran | 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 | |

## Matches
### 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.

## Top scorers

2 Goals
* Homayoun Behzadi
* Ogun Altiparmak

### 1 goal

* Mohammad Saleem
* Mohammad Hashim

## Squads
### Iran

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

### Pakistan

Manager: Asghar Hussain
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Muhammad Lateef | | Pakistan Railways |
| 1GK | Niaz Gul | | Pakistan Air Force |
| 2DF | Turab Ali | | Dhaka Mohammedan |
| 2DF | Syed Javid | | Peshawar |
| 2DF | Samiuddin | | Dacca |
| 2DF | Murad Bakhsh | | |
| 3MF | Younus Rana | (1941-04-10)10 April 1941 (aged 24) | Pakistan Railways |
| 3MF | Abdul Ghafoor | (1938-08-03)3 August 1938 (aged 26) | Dhaka Mohammedan |
| 4FW | Muhammad Umer (c) | 1935 (aged 30) | Victoria Sporting Club |
| 4FW | Faqir Hussain | (1938-05-15)15 May 1938 (aged 27) | Pakistan Air Force |
| 4FW | Maula Bakhsh | 1947 (aged 18) | |
| 4FW | Pratap Shankar Hazra | (1943-04-03)3 April 1943 (aged 22) | Dhaka Mohammedan |
| 4FW | Mohammad Saleem | | |
| 4FW | Mohammad Hashim | | Quetta |
| 4FW | Ahmed Ali | | Quetta |
| 4FW | Sardar Aslam | | Quetta |
| 4FW | Riazul Haq | | Sargodha |
| | Abdullah | | |

### Turkey
#### 1965

Head coach: Doğan Andaç 1965
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Yılmaz Urul | (1942-02-08)8 February 1942 (aged 23) | İstanbulspor |
| 2 | 4FW | Güven Önüt | (1940-02-10)10 February 1940 (aged 25) | Beşiktaş |
| 3 | 2DF | Muzaffer Sipahi | | Ankara Demirspor |
| 4 | 2DF | Altan Tetik | (1944-07-01)1 July 1944 (aged 21) | Harp Okulu |
| 5 | 2DF | Çağlayan Derebaşı | (1941-10-21)21 October 1941 (aged 23) | Göztepe |
| 6 | 3MF | Nevzat Güzelırmak | (1942-01-01)1 January 1942 (aged 23) | Göztepe |
| 7 | 3MF | Talat Özkarslı | (1938-03-21)21 March 1938 (aged 27) | Galatasaray |
| 8 | 3MF | Coşkun Ferman | | Ankaragücü |
| 9 | 4FW | Ergin Gürses | (1942-02-24)24 February 1942 (aged 23) | Muhafızgücü |
| 10 | 4FW | Gürsel Aksel | (1937-05-10)10 May 1937 (aged 28) | Göztepe |
| 11 | 4FW | Nedim Doğan | | Fenerbahçe |
| 12 | 1GK | Ali Artuner | (1944-09-05)5 September 1944 (aged 20) | Göztepe |
| 13 | 4FW | Ogün Altıparmak (c) | (1938-11-10)10 November 1938 (aged 26) | Fenerbahçe |
| 14 | 3MF | Uğur Köken | (1937-11-28)28 November 1937 (aged 27) | Galatasaray |
| 15 | 3MF | Talat Yörük | | Karagücü |

#### 1966

Head coach: Sandro Puppo 1966
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Turgay Şeren (c) | (1932-05-15)15 May 1932 (aged 33) | Galatasaray |
| 2 | 2DF | İhsan Büyükbuğdaypınar | | Beşiktaş |
| 3 | 2DF | Fehmi Sağınoglu | | Beşiktaş |
| 4 | 2DF | Muzaffer Sipahi | | Ankara Demirspor |
| 5 | 2DF | Ercan Aktuna | (1940-06-26)26 June 1940 (aged 25) | Fenerbahçe |
| 6 | 3MF | Şeref Has | (1936-09-27)27 September 1936 (aged 29) | Fenerbahçe |
| 7 | 3MF | Talat Özkarslı | (1938-03-21)21 March 1938 (aged 27) | Galatasaray |
| 8 | 3MF | Onursal Uraz | (1944-03-26)26 March 1944 (aged 21) | Hacettepe |
| 9 | 4FW | Turan Doğangün | (1941-08-20)20 August 1941 (aged 24) | Galatasaray |
| 10 | 4FW | Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu | (1941-08-23)23 August 1941 (aged 24) | Galatasaray |
| 11 | 4FW | Nedim Doğan | | Fenerbahçe |
| 12 | 4FW | Abdullah Çevrim | (1941-07-20)20 July 1941 (aged 24) | Gençlerbirliği |
| 13 | 4FW | Ogün Altıparmak | (1938-11-10)10 November 1938 (aged 27) | Fenerbahçe |
| 14 | 4FW | Fevzi Zemzem | (1941-06-27)27 June 1941 (aged 24) | Göztepe |