1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament

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1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament
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Taj Tehran lifting the trophy in 1970
Tournament details
Host countryIran
Dates1 – 10 April 1970
Teams8 (7 competed)
Venue(s)Tehran
Final positions
Champions State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Taj Tehran (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Tel Aviv
Third place Flag of Lebanon.svg Homenetmen
Fourth place Flag of Indonesia.svg PSMS Medan
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
(5 goals)
Best player(s) State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Gholam 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. [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.

Contents

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
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Capacity: 30,000

Teams location

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Taj
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Location of the 1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament teams
Red pog.svg Red: Group A; Blue pog.svg Blue: Group B

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Taj 220060+64Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of Lebanon.svg Homenetmen 210145−12
3 Flag of Malaysia.svg Selangor FA 200227−50
4 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Saunders 00000000Withdrew
Source: [ citation needed ]
Taj State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 3–0 Flag of Lebanon.svg Homenetmen
Tehran, Iran
Homenetmen Flag of Lebanon.svg 4–2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Selangor FA
Tehran, Iran
Taj State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 3–0 Flag of Malaysia.svg Selangor FA
Tehran, Iran

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Tel Aviv 3300112+96Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of Indonesia.svg PSMS Medan 320163+34
3 Flag of India.svg Bengal 310235−22
4 Flag of Thailand.svg Royal Thai Police 3003111−100
Source: [ citation needed ]
PSMS Medan Flag of Indonesia.svg 1–0 Flag of India.svg Bengal
Tehran, Iran
Hapoel Tel Aviv Flag of Israel.svg 3–1 Flag of India.svg Bengal
Tehran, Iran
Hapoel Tel Aviv Flag of Israel.svg 3–1 Flag of Indonesia.svg PSMS Medan
Tehran, Iran
Bengal Flag of India.svg 2–1 Flag of Thailand.svg Royal Thai Police
Tehran, Iran

Semi-finals

Hapoel Tel Aviv Flag of Israel.svg w/o 1 Flag of Lebanon.svg Homenetmen
Tehran, Iran
Taj State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 2–0 Flag of Indonesia.svg PSMS Medan
Tehran, Iran

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

Third-place match

Homenetmen Flag of Lebanon.svg 1–0 Flag of Indonesia.svg PSMS Medan
Tehran, Iran

Final

Taj State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 2–1 (a.e.t.) Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Tel Aviv
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Tehran, Iran

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.
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