1987 Asian Club Championship

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1987 Asian Club Championship
Tournament details
Dates?? – November 1987
Teams22
Final positions
Champions Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yomiuri FC (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
Tournament statistics
Matches played43
Goals scored152 (3.53 per match)
1986

The 1987 Asian Club Championship was the 7th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. Several Asian clubs started the qualifying round in fall 1987.

Contents

Yomiuri FC (Japan) became the second Japanese club to win the Asian Championship.

Qualifying round

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Kuwait.svg Kazma (H)430161+56Advance to Group stage
2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 421163+35
3 Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg Muharraq 42025724
4 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Nasr 41123413
5 Old Flag of Oman.svg Fanja 41034952
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg Al Rasheed 4400232+218Advance to Group stage
2 Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan 4211126+65
3 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka Mohammedan (H)42111210+25
4 Flag of Nepal.svg Manang Marsyangdi 4103819112
5 Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Air Force 4004321180
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Dhaka Mohammedan Flag of Bangladesh.svg 6–2 Flag of Nepal.svg Manang Marsyangdi

Mohun Bagan Flag of India.svg 4–1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Air Force
  • Abdul Rahman Soccerball shade.svg

Al Rasheed Flag of Iraq.svg 6–1 Flag of Nepal.svg Manang Marsyangdi


Dhaka Mohammedan Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2–2 Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan

Al Rasheed Flag of Iraq.svg 10–0 Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Air Force

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok Bank 211070+73Advance to Group stage
2 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Air Force 20201102
3 Flag of Maldives.svg Victory (H)20111871
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Malé, Maldives.

Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Federal Territory 3210101+95Advance to Group stage
2 Flag of Indonesia.svg Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian (H)320183+54
3 Flag of Singapore.svg Tiong Bahru 31113523
4 Flag of Brunei.svg Kota Ranger 3003416120
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Bandung, Indonesia.



Tiong Bahru Flag of Singapore.svg 3–2 Flag of Brunei.svg Kota Ranger

Group 5

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg August 1 (H)220050+54Advance to Group stage
2 Flag of North Korea.svg April 25 21012312
3 Flag of Municipal Council of Macau.svg Hap Kuan 20021540
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Dalian, China PR.

Group 6

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yomiuri 220030+34Advance to Group stage
2 Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg South China 20020330
Source: RSSSF

Matches were played home & away.

South China Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 0–1 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yomiuri

Yomiuri Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 2–0 Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg South China

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal (H)220061+54Advance to Final
2 Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg Al Rasheed 210173+42
3 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok Bank 200211090
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yomiuri 320142+24Advance to Final
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Federal Territory (H)312032+14
3 Flag of Kuwait.svg Kazma 31113303
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg August 1 30121431
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Yomiuri Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 2–1 Flag of Kuwait.svg Kazma
Federal Territory Flag of Malaysia.svg 1–1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg August 1

Yomiuri Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 0–1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Federal Territory
Kazma Flag of Kuwait.svg 1–0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg August 1

Yomiuri Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 2–0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg August 1
Federal Territory Flag of Malaysia.svg 1–1 Flag of Kuwait.svg Kazma

Final

Team 1 Score Team 2
Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg w/o Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yomiuri

The final was scratched and Yomiuri were awarded the championship as Al-Hilal were unable to field a team due to nine of their starting players being chosen for the Saudi national team's preparation camp that clashed with the date fixed for the first leg.

References