1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament

The 1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament was the 3rd edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation.[1] Seven clubs from seven countries competed in the tournament. The tournament was held in Tehran, Iran in April. The clubs were split in two groups and the group winners and runners-up advanced to semifinals.

1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryIran
Dates1 April – 10 April 1970
Teams7
Venue(s)Tehran
Final positions
Champions Taj Tehran (Esteghlal) (1st title)
Runners-up Hapoel Tel Aviv
Third place Homenetmen
Fourth place PSMS Medan
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored39 (3.25 per match)

The home club Taj Tehran became the first Iranian club to win the competition.

Venues

All Matches in Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran.

Tehran
Amjadieh Stadium
Capacity: 30,000

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Taj Tehran 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 SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdraw
Source:
Match 1 Taj Tehran 30 Homenetmen
Match 2 Taj Tehran 30 Selangor
Match 3 Homenetmen 42 Selangor

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 West Bengal 3 1 0 2 3 5 2 2
4 Royal Thai Police FC 3 0 0 3 1 11 10 0
Source:
Match 1 Hapoel Tel Aviv 50 Police FC
Match 2 PSMS Medan 10 West Bengal
Match 3 Hapoel Tel Aviv 31 West Bengal
Match 4 PSMS Medan 40 Police FC
Match 5 Hapoel Tel Aviv 31 PSMS Medan
Match 6 West Bengal 21 Police FC

Knockout Stage

Semi-finals

Hapoel Tel Aviv 301 Homenetmen

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

Third Place Match

Homenetmen 10 PSMS Medan

Final

Taj Tehran 21 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Gholam Vafakhah  83'
Masoud Moeini  92'
Yehezkel Hazum  69'

References

  1. "History of the Asian Club Championship". Asian Football. 9 April 1997.
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