1967 RCD Cup

The RCD Cup 1967 was the second edition of the RCD Cup tournament, held in Dhaka East Pakistan, (now Bangladesh) in 1967. This was a three nation tournament played in league format between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey.

1967 RCD Cup

Tournament details
Country	East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Venue(s)	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Dates	24 November – 28 November
Teams	3
Defending champions	Iran
Final positions
Champions	Turkey (1st title)
Runner-up	Iran
Third place	Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	14 (4.67 per match)
Attendance	65,000 (21,667 per match)
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Venue

Dhaka	Dhaka
Bangabandhu National Stadium
Capacity: 36,000

Results

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Turkey	4	2	2	0	0	8	4	+4
Iran	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	+2
Pakistan	0	2	0	0	2	4	9	−5

November 24, 1967
00:00 UTC-3

Iran	2–0	Pakistan
Esmaili   35' Behzadi   65'	Report

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 5,000

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November 26, 1967
00:00 UTC-3

Iran	0–1	Turkey
	Report	Nevzat Guzelırmak   70'

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Isa Khan (Pakistan)

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November 28, 1967
00:00 UTC-3

Turkey	7–4	Pakistan
Fevzi Zemzem   4', 6' Ergün Acuner   32', 80' Ogün Altıparmak   34' Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu   40' Sanlı Sarıalioğlu   60'	Report	55', 79', 87', 89' ?

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: (Turkey)

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Top scorers

2 Goals

•   Fevzi Zemzem
•   Ergün Acuner

Squads

Iran

Head coach:   Hossein Fekri

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Faramarz Zelli	(1940-12-31)31 December 1940 (aged 26)		Pas Tehran F.C.
2	2DF	Mohammad Ranjbar	(1935-01-01)1 January 1935 (aged 32)		Pas Tehran F.C.
3	2DF	Parviz Ghelichkhani	(1945-12-04)4 December 1945 (aged 21)		Kian F.C.
4	2DF	Hassan Habibi (c)	(1939-02-07)7 February 1939 (aged 28)		Pas Tehran F.C.
5	2DF	Mehrab Shahrokhi	(1944-02-02)2 February 1944 (aged 23)		Persepolis F.C.
6	3MF	Asghar Sharafi	(1942-12-22)22 December 1942 (aged 24)		Pas Tehran F.C.
7	3MF	Mostafa Arab	(1942-12-31)31 December 1942 (aged 24)		Oghab F.C.
8	3MF	Jalal Talebi	(1942-03-23)23 March 1942 (aged 25)		Taj S.C.
9	4FW	Hossein Kalani	(1940-06-23)23 June 1940 (aged 27)		Persepolis F.C.
10	4FW	Fariborz Esmaili	(1940-07-01)1 July 1940 (aged 27)		Taj S.C.
11	4FW	Homayoun Behzadi	(1942-01-20)20 January 1942 (aged 25)		Persepolis F.C.
12	3MF	Mahmoud Yavari	(1939-10-11)11 October 1939 (aged 28)		Pas Tehran F.C.
13	3MF	Nazem Ganjapour	(1943-03-22)22 March 1943 (aged 24)		Persepolis F.C.

Pakistan

Head coach:   Mohammad Amin

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	2DF	Turab Ali (c)			Mohammedan SC
		Younus Rana
	4FW	Ali Nawaz Baloch
	3MF	Qadir Bakhsh(c)			Mohammedan SC
		M.Arshad
		Mohammed Lateef
		Wali Mohammed
		Niaz Gul
		Ayub Dar
		Murad Bux
		Ghulam Akram

Turkey

Head coach:   Adnan Süvari

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
2	1GK	Aydın Tohumcu	(1944-01-02)2 January 1944 (aged 23)		Ankaragücü
1	1GK	Ali Artuner			Göztepe A.Ş.
3	2DF	Hüseyin Yazıcı			Göztepe A.Ş.
4	2DF	Yılmaz Şen			Fenerbahçe
5	2DF	Fehmi Sağınoğlu			Beşiktaş J.K.
6	3MF	Nevzat Güzelırmak			Göztepe A.Ş.
7	2DF	Talat Özkarslı	(1940-09-21)21 September 1940 (aged 27)		Galatasaray
8	3MF	Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu	(1941-08-23)23 August 1941 (aged 26)		Galatasaray
9	4FW	Sanlı Sarıalioğlu			Beşiktaş J.K.
10	4FW	Ercan Aktuna			Fenerbahçe
11	4FW	Nedim Doğan			Fenerbahçe
12	3MF	Şeref Has (c)	(1936-09-27)27 September 1936 (aged 31)		Fenerbahçe
13	4FW	Ogün Altıparmak	(1938-11-10)10 November 1938 (aged 29)		Fenerbahçe
14	4FW	Fevzi Zemzem	(1941-06-27)27 June 1941 (aged 26)		Göztepe A.Ş.
15	3MF	Ergün Acuner	(1941-06-18)18 June 1941 (aged 26)		Galatasaray
16	3MF	Faruk Karadoğan			Beşiktaş J.K.

References

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