The RCD Cup 1965 was the first edition of the RCD Cup tournament, held in

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in 1965. This was a three nation tournament played in league format between

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and

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Venue

Results

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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. ---- ----

Top scorers

2 Goals *

Homayoun Behzadi Homayoun Behzadi (20 June 1942 – 22 January 2016) was an Iranian footballer and coach. He usually played as a striker. Early life He was born on 4 January 1942 in Khorramabad, Lorestan Province. Behzadi first broke into the Shahin side whe ...

* Ogun Altiparmak

Squads

Iran

Head coach:

Hossein Fekri Hossein Fekri (Persian: حسین فکری, March 15, 1924 – July 1, 2003) was an Iranian football player and coach for the Iran national football team. As an international player he won a silver medal at the 1951 Asian Games. At the club level ...

Pakistan

Turkey

Head coach:

Doğan Andaç Doğan Recep Andaç (1923 to 6 February 2013) was a Turkish professional football manager. Managerial career Andaç had a couple brief stints managing the Turkey national football team. He was briefly the president of the Turkish Football Federa ...

1965 Head coach:

Sandro Puppo Sandro Puppo (; 28 January 1918 – 16 October 1986) was an Italian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Club career During his playing days, Puppo played for Italian clubs Piacenza, Ambrosiana, Venezia and A.S. Roma i ...

1966

References

RSSSF Page on RCD Cup tournamentTeamMelli.com page for squad listNationalFootballTeamsTurkish Football Federation
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1965 in Asian football 1965–66 in Turkish football 1965–66 in Iranian football 1965 in Pakistani sport