{{Infobox football tournament | name = ECO Cup<br>RCD Cup<small>(formerly)</small> | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | organiser = [[Regional Cooperation for Development|RCD]]<br><small>(1965–1974)</small><br>[[Economic Cooperation Organization|ECO]]<br><small>(1993)</small> | founded = 1965 | abolished = 1993 | region = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]/[[UEFA]] | number of teams = 7 (1993) | qualifier for = | related comps = | domestic cup = | confed cup = | current champions = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] | most successful club = [[Iran national football team|Iran]]<br>[[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]<br>(3 titles each) | broadcasters = | motto = | website = | current = }}
The '''ECO Cup''' was a [[association football|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RCD PACT Tournaments 1965-1974 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/rcd-pact.html |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahsan |first=Ali |date=2010-12-23 |title=A history of football in Pakistan — Part II |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/593096/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-ii |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> A new organisation, ECO, was set up in 1985. In 1992, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan joined ECO.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ECO Tournament 1993 - Tehran, Iran |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eco93.html |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>
The countries that competed in one or more tournaments are [[Iran national football team|Iran]], [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan]], [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]], [[Kyrgyzstan national football team|Kyrgyzstan]], [[Tajikistan national football team|Tajikistan]] and [[Turkmenistan national football team|Turkmenistan]]. [[Afghanistan national football team|Afghanistan]] and [[Uzbekistan national football team|Uzbekistan]] never participated. Also [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] did not participate in 1993 Tournament. 1993 was the last time this tournament was held.
== Tournament format == 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.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;" |- !Year!!Host!!Winner!!Runner-up!!3rd Place |- !colspan=5|as RCD Cup |- |1965 <br /> ''[[1965 RCD Cup|Details]]'' |{{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] |{{fb-big|Iran|1964}} |{{fb-big|Turkey}} |{{fb-big|Pakistan}} |- |1967 <br /> ''[[1967 RCD Cup|Details]]'' |{{flagicon|PAK}} [[Dhaka]], [[East Pakistan|Pakistan]] |{{fb-big|Turkey}} |{{fb-big|Iran|1964}} |{{fb-big|Pakistan}} |- |1969 <br /> ''[[1969 RCD Cup|Details]]'' |{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Ankara]], [[Turkey]] |{{fb-big|Turkey}} |{{fb-big|Iran|1964}} |{{fb-big|Pakistan}} |- |1970 <br /> ''[[1970 RCD Cup|Details]]'' |{{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] |{{fb-big|Iran|1964}} |{{fb-big|Turkey|name=Turkey Amateur}}{{efn|Turkey sent a club team or the under-23 team to this tournament.}} |{{fb-big|Pakistan}} |- |1974 <br /> ''[[1974 RCD Cup|Details]]'' |{{flagicon|PAK}} [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]] |{{fb-big|Turkey}} |{{fb-big|Iran|1964|name=Malavan}}{{efn|Iran sent [[Malavan F.C.]] to this tournament.}} |{{fb-big|Pakistan}} |- !colspan=5|as ECO Cup |- |1993 <br /> ''[[1993 ECO Cup|Details]]'' |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] |{{fb-big|Iran}} |{{fb-big|Turkmenistan|1992}} |{{fb|Tajikistan}} and <br /> {{fb|Azerbaijan}} |}
==Medals (1965–1993)== {{Medals table | caption = | host = | flag_template = fb | event = | team = | gold_IRN = 3 | silver_IRN = 3 | bronze_IRN = 0 | gold_TUR = 3 | silver_TUR = 2 | bronze_TUR = 0 | gold_TKM = 0 | silver_TKM = 1 | bronze_TKM = 0 | gold_PAK = 0 | silver_PAK = 0 | bronze_PAK = 5 | gold_TJK = 0 | silver_TJK = 0 | bronze_TJK = 1 | gold_AZE = 0 | silver_AZE = 0 | bronze_AZE = 1 }}
==Summary (1965–1993)==
{|class="wikitable sortable" width=60% style="text-align:center" !Rank||Team||Part||M||W||D||L||GF||GA||GD||Points |- |1||align=left|{{fb|IRI}}||6||14||9||2||3||30||13||+17||29 |- |2||align=left|{{fb|TUR}}||5||10||7||3||0||26||11||+15||24 |- |3||align=left|{{fb|AZE}}||1||4||2||1||1||8||8||0||7 |- |4||align=left|{{fb|TKM}}||1||4||2||0||2||9||4||+5||6 |- |5||align=left|{{fb|TJK}}||1||4||1||1||2||4||4||0||4 |- |6||align=left|{{fb|KGZ}}||1||3||0||2||1||3||4||-1||2 |- |7||align=left|{{fb|KAZ}}||1||3||0||2||1||3||6||-3||2 |- |8||align=left|{{fb|PAK}}||6||12||0||1||11||14||47||-33||1 |}
== Participants == {| class="wikitable" !Nation!!Total!!Years |- |{{fb|Iran}} |6 |1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1993 and including [[Malavan F.C.]] in 1974 |- |{{fb|Pakistan}} |6 |1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1993 |- |{{fb|Turkey}} |5 |1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1974 |- |{{fb|Tajikistan}} |1 |1993 |- |{{fb|Turkmenistan}} |1 |1993 |- |{{fb|Azerbaijan}} |1 |1993 |- |{{fb|Kyrgyzstan}} |1 |1993 |- |{{flagicon|Kazakhstan|size=24px}} [[Kazakhstan national under-21 football team|Kazakhstan U21]] |1 |1993 |}
==Comprehensive team results by tournament== ;Legend *{{bg|gold|1st}} — Champions *{{bg|silver|2nd}} — Runners-up *{{bg|#cc9966|3rd}} — Third place *SF — Semifinals (1993) *R1 — Round 1 *{{border|width=1px|color=gray| }} — Did not enter / Withdrew *{{border|width=3px|color=red| }} — Hosts
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! Team !{{flagicon|IRN|1964}} <br> [[RCD Cup 1965|1965]]<br> (3) !{{flagicon|PAK}} <br> [[RCD Cup 1967|1967]]<br> (3) !{{flagicon|TUR}} <br> [[RCD Cup 1969|1969]]<br> (3) !{{flagicon|IRN|1964}} <br> [[RCD Cup 1970|1970]]<br> (3) !{{flagicon|PAK}} <br> [[RCD Cup 1974|1974]]<br> (3) !{{flagicon|IRN}} <br> [[ECO Cup 1993|1993]]<br> (7) |- | id="AZE" align=left| {{fb|AZE}} | || || || || ||bgcolor=#cc9966;|SF<br>{{small|3rd}} |- | id="IRN" align=left| {{fb|IRN}} | bgcolor=gold style="border:3px solid red" | 1st || bgcolor=silver| 2nd || bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||bgcolor=gold style="border:3px solid red" | 1st || bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||bgcolor=gold style="border:3px solid red" | 1st |- | id="KAZ" align=left| {{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} [[Kazakhstan national under-21 football team|Kazakhstan U21]] | || || || || ||R1 |- | id="KRG" align=left| {{fb|KGZ}} | || || || || ||R1 |- | id="PAK" align=left| {{fb|PAK}} | bgcolor=#cc9966;|3rd || bgcolor=#cc9966; style="border:3px solid red"|3rd || bgcolor=#cc9966;|3rd || bgcolor=#cc9966;|3rd || bgcolor=#cc9966; style="border:3px solid red"|3rd || R1 |- | id="TAJ" align=left| {{fb|TJK}} | || || || || ||bgcolor=#cc9966;|SF<br>{{small|3rd}} |- | id="TUR" align=left| {{fb|TUR}} | bgcolor=silver| 2nd || bgcolor=gold| 1st || bgcolor=gold style="border:3px solid red" | 1st ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd|| bgcolor=gold| 1st || |- | id="TKM" align=left| {{fb|TKM}} | || || || || || bgcolor=silver| 2nd |- |}
==Notes== {{notelist}}
== See also == * [[Asian Football Confederation]] * [[AFC Asian Cup]] * [[AFF Championship]] * [[EAFF East Asian Cup]] * [[Arabian Gulf Cup]] * [[SAFF Championship]] * [[WAFF Championship]] * [[CAFA Nations Cup]]
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/rcd-pact.html RSSSF Page on RCD Cup tournament] *[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eco93.html RSSSF Page on ECO Cup tournament] {{ECO Cup}} {{Friendly association football tournaments in Asia}} [[Category:ECO Cup| ]] [[Category:International association football competitions in Asia]]