1970 RCD Cup

1970 RCD Cup
	Iran vs Pakistan at the 1970 RCD Cup
Tournament details
Country	Iran
Venue(s)	Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran
Dates	6 September–11 September
Teams	3
Final positions
Champions	Iran (2nd title)
Runners-up	Turkey Amateurs
Third place	Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	13 (4.33 per match)
Attendance	30,000 (10,000 per match)
Top goal scorer	Mehdi Haj Mohamad (3 goals)
	← 1969 1974 →

The 1970 RCD Cup was the fourth edition of the RCD Cup. The event was held at the Amjadieh Stadium in Tehran, Iran.

This was a three-nation tournament played in league format between Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey Amateurs. Turkey entered the tournament as the two-time defending champion and fielded its amateur national team, which had been assembled and trained specifically for the RCD Cup a month earlier. While the amateur team competed in the tournament, Turkey's senior and Ümit national teams were separately preparing for matches against West Germany the following month.

Venue

Tehran	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 Amateurs	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	3
3	Pakistan	2	0	0	2	1	10	−9	0

Source: RSSSF

Matches

6 September 1970

Iran	7–0	Pakistan
M. Haj Mohamad 13', 90' Ghelichkhani 33' Haghverdian 55' Kalani 57' Nurunnabi 71' (o.g.) Vafakhah 84'	Report

Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Ertuğrul Dilek (Turkey)

9 September 1970

Turkey Amateurs	3–1	Pakistan
Mustafa Türel 13' Aldoğan Argon 34' Cevher Özer 53'	Report	Dar 20'

Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran

Referee: Ali Daneifard (Iran)

11 September 1970

Turkey Amateurs	1–1	Iran
Cevher Özer 26'	Report	M. Haj Mohamad 70'

Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Muhammad Amin (Pakistan)

Top scorers

3 Goals

Mehdi Haj Mohamad

2 Goals

Cevher Özer

1 goal

Squads

Iran

Head coach: Mahmoud Bayati

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Nasser Hejazi	(1949-12-19)19 December 1949 (aged 20)	Taj
2	2DF	Ebrahim Ashtiani	(1942-01-04)4 January 1942 (aged 28)	Persepolis
3	3MF	Parviz Ghelichkhani	(1945-12-04)4 December 1945 (aged 24)	Taj
4	2DF	Hassan Habibi (c)	(1939-02-07)7 February 1939 (aged 31)	Pas
5	2DF	Jafar Kashani	(1945-03-04)4 March 1945 (aged 25)	Persepolis
6	3MF	Ali Parvin	(1947-09-25)25 September 1947 (aged 22)	Persepolis
7	3MF	Mostafa Arab	(1942-12-31)31 December 1942 (aged 27)	Oghab
8	3MF	Ali Jabbari	(1946-07-20)20 July 1946 (aged 24)	Taj
9	4FW	Hossein Kalani	(1940-06-23)23 June 1940 (aged 30)	Persepolis
10	4FW	Gholam Hossein Mazloumi	(1950-01-13)13 January 1950 (aged 20)	Taj
11	4FW	Gholam Vafakhah	(1947-02-23)23 February 1947 (aged 23)	Taj
12	1GK	Keyvan Niknafas	1946	Pas
13	3MF	Parviz Mirzahasan	(1945-10-15)15 October 1945 (aged 24)	Pas
14	3MF	Karo Haghverdian	(1945-01-11)11 January 1945 (aged 25)	Taj
15	2DF	Mehdi Monajati	(1947-06-29)29 June 1947 (aged 23)	Pas
16	2DF	Reza Vatankhah	(1947-02-09)9 February 1947 (aged 23)	Persepolis
17	4FW	Mehdi Haj Mohamad	(1950-07-07)7 July 1950 (aged 20)	Taj
18	2DF	Mahmoud Yavari	(1939-10-11)11 October 1939 (aged 30)	Pas

Pakistan

Head coach: Muhammad Amin

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Afzal Hussain		Lahore Division
1GK	Khandoker Mohammad Nurunnabi	(1946-07-31)31 July 1946 (aged 24)	Mohammedan Sporting
2DF	Ali Muhammad		East Pakistan
2DF	Zakaria Pintoo	(1943-01-01)1 January 1943 (aged 27)	Mohammedan Sporting
2DF	Mujahid Tareen	(1949-08-11)11 August 1949 (aged 21)	Afghan FC
2DF	Muhammad Aslam Japani	(1941-01-01)1 January 1941 (aged 29)	Lahore Division
2DF	Amir Bakhsh		Mohammedan Sporting
2DF	Ashiq Ali		Karachi Division
2DF	Chaudhry Muhammad Asghar	1945 (aged 25)	Pakistan Railways
3MF	Younus Rana	(1941-04-10)10 April 1941 (aged 29)	Pakistan Railways
3MF	Qadir Bakhsh (c)	(1947-10-10)10 October 1947 (aged 22)	EPIDC
4FW	Ghulam Sarwar	1953 (aged 17)	Karachi Port Trust
4FW	Ayub Dar	(1947-12-05)5 December 1947 (aged 22)	Mohammedan Sporting
4FW	Hafiz Uddin Ahmad	(1944-10-29)29 October 1944 (aged 25)	Mohammedan Sporting
4FW	Muhammad Idrees Sr.		Mohammedan Sporting
4FW	Younus Changezi	(1944-11-04)4 November 1944 (aged 25)	Pakistan Army
4FW	Allah Bakhsh	1949 (aged 21)	Pakistan Airlines
4FW	Haji Ilyas		Warsak FC

Turkey Amateurs

Head coach: Doğan Andaç

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Mustafa Kalkandelen	(1952-01-15)15 January 1952 (aged 18)	Manisaspor
1GK	Erdoğan Demirdöven		Sivasspor
1GK	Mustafa Güngören	(1951-05-08)8 May 1951 (aged 19)	Altınordu
2DF	Oktay Ertem	(1944-02-13)13 February 1944 (aged 26)	Kocaelispor
2DF	Müjdat Yalman	(1949-08-14)14 August 1949 (aged 21)	Ankaragücü
2DF	Ahmet Hamdi Kayahan	(1947-12-12)12 December 1947 (aged 22)	Hatayspor
3MF	Timuçin Çuğ	(1951-09-14)14 September 1951 (aged 18)	Ankara Demirspor
3MF	Adem Kurukaya	(1950-11-25)25 November 1950 (aged 19)	Samsunspor
3MF	Ali Çağlar	(1951-01-01)1 January 1951 (aged 19)	Göztepe
3MF	Ali Osman Renklibay	(1948-10-24)24 October 1948 (aged 21)	Ceyhanspor
3MF	Olcay Başarır	(1949-07-01)1 July 1949 (aged 21)	Galatasaray
3MF	Cevher Özer	(1949-01-09)9 January 1949 (aged 21)	PTT
3MF	Aldoğan Argon	(1952-03-24)24 March 1952 (aged 18)	Petrol Ofisi
4FW	Mustafa Türel	(1951-03-15)15 March 1951 (aged 19)	İzmirspor
4FW	Sinan Bür	(1950-11-15)15 November 1950 (aged 19)	Bursaspor

References

↑ Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
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↑ "Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli]". www.teammelli.com. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
↑ "RCD PACT Tournaments 1965-1974". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
↑ "5 Ağustos 1970 tarihli Milliyet sayfa 10". www.gastearsivi.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2026-08-28.
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↑ "Catalog - Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 1970 Year, 9. Month, 7. Day, 8. Page". egazete.cumhuriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
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External links

RSSSF Page on RCD Cup tournament

[1] Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2025-01-19.

[2] "Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli]". www.teammelli.com. Retrieved 2025-01-19.

[3] "Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli]". www.teammelli.com. Retrieved 2025-01-19.

[4] "RCD PACT Tournaments 1965-1974". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-01-19.

[5] "5 Ağustos 1970 tarihli Milliyet sayfa 10". www.gastearsivi.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2026-08-28.

[6] "Catalog - Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 1970 Year, 8. Month, 18. Day, 8. Page". egazete.cumhuriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2026-08-28.

[7] "Catalog - Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 1970 Year, 9. Month, 7. Day, 8. Page". egazete.cumhuriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2026-08-28.

[8] "7 Eylül 1970 tarihli Milliyet sayfa 10". www.gastearsivi.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2026-08-28.

[9] "Pakistan Observer 1970.09.03 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 2025-07-13.

[10] "Türk Futbol Tarihi (Cilt-2)". pdfcoffee.com. Retrieved 2026-08-28.

[11] Aytuna, Fethi (2020-02-22). "Mustafa Güngören – Erken Başladı Erken Bitirdi". Dinyakos (in Turkish). Retrieved 2026-08-28.