1970 RCD Cup

1970 RCD Cup
Tournament details
CountryIran
Venue(s)Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran
Dates6 September–11 September
Teams3
Defending championsIran
Final positions
ChampionsIran (2nd title)
Runners-upTurkey Amateur
Third placePakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored13 (4.33 per match)
Attendance30,000 (10,000 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Mehdi Hajmohammad (3 goals)

The 1970 RCD Cup was the fourth edition of the RCD Cup.[1] The event was held at the Amjadieh Stadium in Tehran, Iran.[2][3]

This was a three-nation tournament played in league format between Iran, Pakistan, and a team from Turkey. In this tournament, Turkey did not send their senior national team nor a B side.[4]

Venue

Tehran
Amjadieh Stadium
Capacity: 30,000

Results

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Iran 2 1 1 0 8 1 +7 3 Champions
2 Turkey Amateur 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 3
3  Pakistan 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9 0
Source: RSSSF

Matches

Iran 7–0 Pakistan
Mehdi Hajmohammad 13', 90'
Ghelichkhani 33'
Haghverdian 55'
Kalani 57'
Nurunnabi 71' (o.g.)
Vafakhah 84'
Report
Attendance: 20,000

Turkey Amateur 3–1 Pakistan
Ayub Dar [5]

Turkey Amateur 1–1 Iran
Abdullah Johorzou 26' Report Mehdi Hajmohammad 70'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mohammad Amin (Pakistan)

Top scorers

3 Goals

  • Mehdi Hajmohammad

Squads

Iran

Head coach: Mahmoud Bayati

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Nasser Hejazi (1949-12-19)19 December 1949 (aged 20) Taj S.C.
2 2DF Ebrahim Ashtiani (1942-01-04)4 January 1942 (aged 28) Persepolis F.C.
3 3MF Parviz Ghelichkhani (1945-12-04)4 December 1945 (aged 24) Taj S.C.
4 2DF Hassan Habibi (c) (1939-02-07)7 February 1939 (aged 31) Pas Tehran F.C.
5 2DF Jafar Kashani (1945-03-04)4 March 1945 (aged 25) Persepolis F.C.
6 3MF Ali Parvin (1947-09-25)25 September 1947 (aged 22) Persepolis F.C.
7 3MF Mostafa Arab (1942-12-31)31 December 1942 (aged 27) Oghab F.C.
8 3MF Ali Jabbari Taj S.C.
9 4FW Hossein Kalani (1940-06-23)23 June 1940 (aged 30) Persepolis F.C.
10 4FW Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (1950-01-13)13 January 1950 (aged 20) Taj S.C.
11 4FW Gholam Vafakhah
12 1GK Keyvan Niknafas Pas Tehran F.C.
13 3MF Parviz Mirzahassan Pas Tehran F.C.
14 3MF Karo Haghverdian Taj S.C.
15 2DF Mehdi Monajati Pas Tehran F.C.
16 2DF Reza Vatankhah Persepolis F.C.
17 2DF Mehdi Hajmohammad Taj S.C.
18 2DF Mahmoud Yavari Pas Tehran F.C.

Pakistan

Head coach: Mohammad Amin[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Afzal Hussain Pakistan Airlines
1GK Khandoker Mohammad Nurunnabi (1946-07-31)31 July 1946 (aged 24) Dhaka Mohammedan
2DF Ali Mohammad
2DF Zakaria Pintoo (1943-01-01)1 January 1943 (aged 27) Dhaka Mohammedan
2DF Mujahid Tareen (1949-08-11)11 August 1949 (aged 21) Pakistan Army
2DF Muhammad Aslam Japani (1941-01-01)1 January 1941 (aged 29)
2DF Amir Bakhsh
2DF Ashiq Ali Pakistan Airlines
2DF Chaudhry Mohammad Asghar 1945 (aged 25) Pakistan Railways
3MF Younus Rana (1941-04-10)10 April 1941 (aged 29) Pakistan Railways
3MF Qadir Bakhsh (c) (1946-10-10)10 October 1946 (aged 23)
4FW Ghulam Sarwar 1954 (aged 16) Pakistan Airlines
4FW Ayub Dar (1947-12-05)5 December 1947 (aged 22) Dhaka Mohammedan
4FW Hafizuddin Ahmed (1944-10-29)29 October 1944 (aged 25) Dhaka Mohammedan
4FW Idrees Sr. Pakistan Railways
4FW Younus Changezi (1944-11-04)4 November 1944 (aged 25) Pakistan Army
4FW Allah Bakhsh Karachi
4FW Haji Ilyas Peshawar

Turkey Amateur

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Mustafa Kalkandelen (1952-01-15)15 January 1952 (aged 18) Manisaspor
2 2DF Mehmet Oktay Artım
3 2DF Müjdat Yalman (1949-08-14)14 August 1949 (aged 21) MKE Ankaragücü
4 2DF Ahmet Hamdi
5 3MF Timuçin Saqez
6 3MF Adem Kurukaya Samsunspor
7 3MF Ali Ahmet Küçük Konya İdman Yurdu
8 3MF Ali Osman
9 3MF Abdullah Johorzu
10 4FW Mustafa Kocik
11 4FW Sinan Bür (1950-11-15)15 November 1950 (aged 19) Bursaspor
12 Erdoğan Demirov
13 3MF Olcay Başarır (1949-07-01)1 July 1949 (aged 21) Galatasaray

References

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