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)
Venue(s)Tehran
Final positions
Champions Taj Tehran (1st title)
Runners-up Hapoel Tel Aviv
Third place Homenetmen
Fourth place PSMS Medan
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
(5 goals)
Best player(s) Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
1969
1971

The 1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament was the third edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation.[1] Seven clubs from seven countries competed in the tournament: Saunders SC withdrew after the draw. The tournament was held in Tehran, Iran in April.[2] 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.

Venues

All matches were played in Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran.

Tehran
Amjadieh Stadium
Capacity: 30,000

Teams location

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 Taj 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 Homenetmen 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 2
3 Selangor FA 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0
4 Saunders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source:
Taj 3–0 Homenetmen

Homenetmen 4–2 Selangor FA

Taj 3–0 Selangor FA

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hapoel Tel Aviv 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 PSMS Medan 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
3 Bengal 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
4 Royal Thai Police 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source:
PSMS Medan 1–0 Bengal
Kadir 16' (pen.)

Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–1 Bengal
Feigenbaum 51' 55'
Kalyan Saha 88' (o.g)
S. Bhattacherjee 54' (pen.)
PSMS Medan 4–0 Royal Thai Police
Soentoro 6'
Idris 51' 60'
Sihasale 87'

Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–1 PSMS Medan
Chazom 2'
Moshe Mordakouitz 67'
 ?
Soentoro 4'
Bengal 2–1 Royal Thai Police

Semi-finals

Hapoel Tel Aviv w/o 1 Homenetmen

Taj 2–0 PSMS Medan

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

Third-place match

Homenetmen 1–0 PSMS Medan

Final

Taj 2–1 (a.e.t.) Hapoel Tel Aviv
Chazom 69'

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.