1974 RCD Cup

The RCD Cup 1974 was the fifth edition of the RCD Cup tournament, held in Karachi, Pakistan in 1974. This was a three nation tournament played in league format between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey.

1974 RCD Cup
CountryPakistan
Dates17 January – 20 January
Championship venueHockey Stadium, Karachi
Teams3
Defending championsIran
ChampionsTurkey (3rd title)
Runners-upMalavan F.C.
Third placePakistan
Matches played3
Goals scored8 (2.67 per match)
Attendance5,000 (1,667 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Melih Atacan (2 goals)
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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 East Pakistan in 1971 which became known as Bangladesh.

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

Results
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Turkey 3211032+1
 Iran Malavan 22101220
0201134−1
 Iran2 – 1 Pakistan
Jahani  28'
Espandar  73'		 Report  19' ?
Hockey Stadium, Karachi
Attendance: 5,000
Pakistan 2 – 2 Turkey
Report Melih Atacan  8', 49'
Hockey Stadium, Karachi
Referee: Mohsen Zamani
Iran 0 – 1 Turkey
Report Sinan
Hockey Stadium, Karachi
Referee: Yakup Ahmet

Top scorers

2 Goals

  • Melih Atacan

Squads

Iran
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Ali Sayyad Malavan F.C.
2 2DF Qader Ezatollahi Malavan F.C.
3 2DF Bahman Salehnia (c) (1939-03-11)11 March 1939 (aged 34) Malavan F.C.
4 2DF Farrokhi Malavan F.C.
5 2DF Majid Janani Malavan F.C.
6 3MF Mohammad Reza Vishgahi Malavan F.C.
7 3MF Qasem Soltanzadi Malavan F.C.
8 3MF Nosrat Irandoost (1949-05-01)1 May 1949 (aged 24) Malavan F.C.
9 4FW Yaghoubi Malavan F.C.
10 4FW Ghafour Jahani (1951-06-19)19 June 1951 (aged 22) Malavan F.C.
11 4FW Aziz Espandar Malavan F.C.
12 Manouchehr Navaran Malavan F.C.
13 Javid Jahangiri Malavan F.C.
14 Ali Niakani Malavan F.C.
15 2DF Farhad Sayyad-Mosleh Malavan F.C.

Pakistan
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Iqbal
2 2DF Ali
3 2DF Mohammed
4 2DF Mojahed
5 2DF Vali Meshkin
6 3MF Amir
7 3MF Sharif
8 3MF Sarvan
9 3MF Qadir Bakhsh Sindh Red
10 4FW Ali Nawaz
11 4FW Idris
12 1GK Afsar

Turkey

Head coach: Coskun Özari

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Sabri Dino (1942-01-01)1 January 1942 (aged 32) Beşiktaş J.K.
2 2DF Ekrem Günalp (1947-01-01)1 January 1947 (aged 27) Galatasaray
3 2DF Tuncay Temeller (1948-01-01)1 January 1948 (aged 26) Galatasaray
4 2DF İsmail Arca (c) (1948-09-05)5 September 1948 (aged 25) Eskisehirspor
5 2DF Müjdat Yalman (1949-08-14)14 August 1949 (aged 24) Ankaragücü
6 3MF Köksal Mesci (1945-01-01)1 January 1945 (aged 29) Adanaspor
7 3MF Bülent Ünder (1942-01-16)16 January 1942 (aged 32) Galatasaray
8 3MF Ahmet Börtücene (1947-01-01)1 January 1947 (aged 27) Beşiktaş J.K.
9 4FW Melih Atacan (1951-01-01)1 January 1951 (aged 23) Ankaragücü
10 4FW Sinan Alayoğlu (1949-01-01)1 January 1949 (aged 25) Boluspor
11 4FW Tuğrul Şener (1949-05-19)19 May 1949 (aged 24) Beşiktaş J.K.
12 1GK Yasin Özdenak (1948-10-11)11 October 1948 (aged 25) Galatasaray
13 3MF Ömer Kaner (1951-05-21)21 May 1951 (aged 22) Eskisehirspor
14 2DF Nikos Kovis (1953-01-06)6 January 1953 (aged 21) Beşiktaş J.K.
15 4FW Mehmet Türkkan (1948-03-30)30 March 1948 (aged 25) Göztepe A.Ş.
16 4FW Doğan Küçükduru (1949-01-01)1 January 1949 (aged 25) Göztepe A.Ş.

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