1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament

1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament
Taj Tehran lifting the trophy in Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
Tournament details
Host countryIran
Dates1 – 10 April 1970
Teams8 (7 competed)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsIran Taj Tehran (1st title)
Runners-upIsrael Hapoel Tel Aviv
Third placeLebanon Homenetmen
Fourth placeIndonesia PSMS Medan
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
(5 goals)
Best playerGholam Hossein Mazloumi
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The 1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament was the third edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. Initially, eight clubs from eight countries competed in the tournament, but Sri Lankan club Saunders SC withdrew after the draw. The tournament was held in Tehran, Iran in April. The clubs were split in two groups and the group winners and runners-up advanced to semifinals.

The home club, Taj, became the first Iranian club to win the competition.

Participants

Participants
Team Qualifying method
Iran Taj 1969 Tehran Local League champions
Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 1968–69 Liga Leumit champions
Lebanon Homenetmen 1968–69 Lebanese Premier League champions
Indonesia PSMS Medan 1968–69 Perserikatan champions
Malaysia Selangor 1969 Malaysia Cup champions
Thailand Royal Thai Police Selected by Football Association of Thailand
India Bengal 1969–70 Santosh Trophy champions

Withdrawals

Teams location

1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament is located in Asian Football Confederation
Bengal
PSMS Medan
Taj Tehran
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Homenetmen
Selangor FA
Saunders
Royal Thai Police
Location of the 1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament teams
Red: Group A; Blue: Group B

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Iran Taj 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 Lebanon Homenetmen 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 2
3 Malaysia Selangor FA 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0
4 Sri Lanka Saunders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: [citation needed]
Taj Iran3–0Lebanon Homenetmen
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 20,000
Taj Iran3–0Malaysia Selangor FA
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 15,000

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 Indonesia PSMS Medan 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
3 India Bengal 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
4 Thailand Royal Thai Police 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
PSMS Medan Indonesia1–0India Bengal
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel3–1India Bengal
 Bhattacherjee 54' (pen.)
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Referee: 15,000

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Taj Iran2–0Indonesia PSMS Medan
Attendance: 25,000

1 The match was scratched and Hapoel advanced to the final after Homenetmen refused to play Hapoel for political reasons.

Third-place match

Final

Taj Iran2–1 (a.e.t.)Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
Attendance: 35,000

References

  1. ↑ "History of the Asian Club Championship". Asian Football. 9 April 1997. Archived from the original on 9 April 1997.
  2. ↑ Mukherjee, Soham (1 April 2020). "How have Indian clubs fared in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup?". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.