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.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Iran |
Dates | 1 – 10 April 1970 |
Teams | 8 (7 competed) |
Venue(s) | Tehran |
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(s) | Gholam Hossein Mazloumi |
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The home club, Taj, became the first Iranian club to win the competition.
All matches were played in Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran.
Tehran |
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Amjadieh Stadium |
Capacity: 30,000 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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Taj | 3–0 | Selangor FA |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
PSMS Medan | 1–0 | Bengal |
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1 The match was scratched and Hapoel advanced to the final after Homenetmen refused to play Hapoel for political reasons.
Homenetmen | 1–0 | PSMS Medan |
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