The RCD Cup 1965 was the first edition of the RCD Cup

ECO Cup

The ECO Cup is a football competition for members of Economic Cooperation Organisation. Previously it was known as RCD Cup, RCD abbreviates Regional Corporation for Development and was an economic cooperation between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey from 1964 to 1979. A new organisation, ECO, was set up...

 tournament, held in Tehran

Tehran

Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...

, Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

 in 1965. This was a three nation tournament played in league format between Iran

Iran national football team

The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...

, Pakistan

Pakistan national football team

The Pakistan national football team is controlled by the Pakistan Football Federation and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation . The team has not yet qualified for either the FIFA World Cup or Asian Cup championships. Twice they have finished third in the South Asian Football Federation...

 and Turkey

Turkey national football team

The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...

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Results

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Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	3	2	1	1	0	4	1
	3	2	1	1	0	3	1
	0	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5

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Rematch

As the game between Iran and Turkey was abandoned on minute 85 of the match due to broken stadium light, a rematch was organised the following year.

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Iran

Head coach:   Hossein Fekri

Hossein Fekri

Hossein Fekri born March 15, 1924 in Tehran, Iran and died in July 2003 is a former Iranian football player and coach who played for and coached Team Melli. He had played for Daraei F.C. and Shahin F.C. and then established Tehranjavan F.C.. He is third manager of Persepolis F.C. and managed...

Pakistan

Turkey

Head coach:   Doğan Andaç 1965
Head coach:   Sandro Puppo

Sandro Puppo

Sandro Puppo was an Italian football player and manager born in Piacenza.During his playing days he played for Piacenza, Ambrosiana, Venezia and A.S. Roma in the 1930s and 1940s...

 1966