1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Iran |
| Dates | 1 – 10 April 1970 |
| Teams | 8 (7 competed) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| 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 | 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] 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.[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.
Participants
[edit]| Participants | |
|---|---|
| Team | Qualifying method |
| Taj |
1969 Tehran Local League champions |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv |
1968–69 Liga Leumit champions |
| Homenetmen |
1968–69 Lebanese Premier League champions |
| PSMS Medan |
1968–69 Perserikatan champions |
 Selangor |
1969 Malaysia Cup champions |
 Royal Thai Police |
Selected by Football Association of Thailand |
 Bengal |
1969–70 Santosh Trophy champions |
Withdrawals
[edit]• 
Saunders SC - Selected by Football Federation of Sri Lanka
Teams location
[edit]
Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]| 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 |
| Taj | 3–0 | Homenetmen |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 20,000
| Taj | 3–0 | Selangor FA |
|---|---|---|
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Attendance: 15,000
Group B
[edit]| 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 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 5–0 | Royal Thai Police |
|---|---|---|
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| PSMS Medan | 1–0 | Bengal |
|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–1 | Bengal |
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Bhattacherjee  54' (pen.) |
Referee: 15,000
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–1 | PSMS Medan |
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Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]| Taj | 2–0 | 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
[edit]Final
[edit]| Taj | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|
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Attendance: 35,000
References
[edit]- ↑ "History of the Asian Club Championship". Asian Football. 9 April 1997. Archived from the original on 9 April 1997.
- ↑ 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.
External links
[edit]- Asian Club Competitions 1970 at RSSSF.com