The RCD Cup 1974 was the fifth edition of the RCD Cup tournament, held in

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in 1974. This was a three nation tournament played in league format between Malavan F.C. (from

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and

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. This was the last tournament under the name of RCD Cup. This tournament was also the first time that Pakistan did not have any Bangali players due to Independence of

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in 1971 which became known as

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. Iran did not send her national team for this tournament and it was Malavan F.C. that represented Iran at the tournament.

Venue

Results

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Top scorers

2 Goals * Melih Atacan

Squads

Malavan (Iran)

Pakistan

Turkey

Head coach: Coskun Özari

References

RSSSF Page on RCD Cup tournamentTurkish Football Federation (for match details & squad list)NationalFootballTeams
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