ECO Cup
| Organiser(s) | RCD (1965–1974) ECO (1993) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1965 |
| Abolished | 1993 |
| Region | AFC/UEFA |
| Teams | 7 (1993) |
| Last champions | Iran |
| Most championships | Iran Turkey (3 titles each) |
The ECO Cup was a football competition for members of Economic Cooperation Organization. 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.[1][2] A new organisation, ECO, was set up in 1985. In 1992, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan joined ECO.[3]
The countries that competed in one or more tournaments are Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Afghanistan and Uzbekistan never participated. Also Turkey did not participate in 1993 Tournament. 1993 was the last time this tournament was held.
Tournament format
[edit | edit source]RCD Cup from 1964 to 1974 was a three nation tournament and it had a league format structure. ECO Cup 1993 was a seven nation tournament with two groups for a group stage, followed by semi-finals and final. There was no 3rd place match.
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Medals (1965–1993)
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |
Summary (1965–1993)
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Team | Part | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 6 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 29 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 24 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 47 | -33 | 1 |
Participants
[edit | edit source]| Nation | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 6 | 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1993 and including Malavan F.C. in 1974 |
| File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 6 | 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1993 |
| File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 5 | 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1974 |
| File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan | 1 | 1993 |
| File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan | 1 | 1993 |
| File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan | 1 | 1993 |
| File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1993 |
| Kazakhstan Kazakhstan U21 | 1 | 1993 |
Comprehensive team results by tournament
[edit | edit source]- Legend
- 1st — Champions
- 2nd — Runners-up
- 3rd — Third place
- SF — Semifinals (1993)
- R1 — Round 1
- — Did not enter / Withdrew
- — Hosts
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Team | Iran 1965 (3) |
Pakistan 1967 (3) |
Turkey 1969 (3) |
Iran 1970 (3) |
Pakistan 1974 (3) |
Iran 1993 (7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan | SF 3rd | |||||
| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st |
| Kazakhstan Kazakhstan U21 | R1 | |||||
| File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan | R1 | |||||
| File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | R1 |
| File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan | SF 3rd | |||||
| File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | |
| File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan | 2nd |
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Turkey sent a club team or the under-23 team to this tournament.
- ^ Iran sent Malavan F.C. to this tournament.
See also
[edit | edit source]- Asian Football Confederation
- AFC Asian Cup
- AFF Championship
- EAFF East Asian Cup
- Arabian Gulf Cup
- SAFF Championship
- WAFF Championship
- CAFA Nations Cup
References
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