Central Asia Champions' Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 6 (from AFC confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | East Bengal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 67 (4.47 per match) |
The 1985 Central Asia Champions' Cup (also known as the 1985 Coca-Cola Cup due to sponsorship reasons) was an international football competition which served as the qualifier for the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship.[1]
It was held between the domestic champion club sides affiliated with the member associations of the Central and South Asian nations of the Asian Football Confederation. The tournament was held at Colombo. East Bengal won the tournament and qualified for the Asian Club Championship.
Format
The tournament was constituted as part of the different Asian zonal tournaments which were held at centralised venues with the winners of these zonal tournaments progressing into the main tournament which was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The champions of the Central and South Asian nations were selected to face each other consisting of teams from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Maldives however, the two teams from Iran and Afghanistan withdrew their names. The matches were held at Colombo, Sri Lanka.[2][3]
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bengal | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 10 | Qualification for the Asian Club Championship group stage |
| 2 | Abahani Krira Chakra | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 8 | |
| 3 | Saunders (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 5 | |
| 4 | PIA | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | New Road Team | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 | |
| 6 | Club Valencia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 36 | −34 | 0 |
Note: Afghanistan and Iran did not send a team.
| East Bengal | 7–0 | New Road Team |
|---|---|---|
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| Abahani Krira Chakra | 4–1 | Saunders |
|---|---|---|
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Winner
| Central Asia Champions' Cup 1985 Winners |
|---|
| East Bengal |
References
- ^ "Champions' Cup 1985/86". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ Mukherjee, Soham (1 April 2020). "How have Indian clubs fared in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup?". Goal. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Chakraborty, Sabyasachi (29 May 2020). "THROWBACK: When East Bengal FC became the Champions of Central Asia!". BADGEB. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 6 Jul 2021.