1974 RCD Cup explained

RCD Cup
Year:1974
Country:Pakistan
Dates:17 January – 20 January
Venue:Hockey Stadium, Karachi
Num Teams:3
Count:3
Second: Malavan (Iran)
Matches:3
Goals:8
Attendance:5000
Scoring Leader:Melih Atacan (2 goals)
Prev Season:1970
Next Season:1993

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 Malavan F.C. (from Iran), Pakistan and Turkey.

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.

Venue

Karachi
Hockey Stadium
Capacity: 30,000

Results

width=175 Teamwidth=20 abbr="Points" Ptswidth=20 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=20 abbr="Won" Wwidth=20 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=20 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=20 abbr="Goals for" GFwidth=20 abbr="Goals against" GAwidth=20 abbr="Goal difference" GD
3211032+1
Malavan (Iran)22101220
1201134-1

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Top scorers

2 Goals

Squads

Turkey

Head coach: Coskun Özari

References