1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament

Summary

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.

1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament
Taj Tehran lifting the trophy in 1970
Tournament details
Host countryIran
Dates1 – 10 April 1970
Teams8 (7 competed)
Venue(s)Tehran
Final positions
ChampionsIran Taj Tehran (1st title)
Runners-upIsrael Hapoel Tel Aviv
Third placeLebanon Homenetmen
Fourth placeIndonesia PSMS Medan
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Iran Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Iran Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
1969
1971

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

Venues

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All matches were played in Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran.

Tehran
Amjadieh Stadium
 
Capacity: 30,000

Teams location

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

Group stage

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Group A

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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
Source: [citation needed]
Taj  3–0  Homenetmen
Homenetmen  4–2  Selangor FA
Taj  3–0  Selangor FA

Group B

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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
Source: [citation needed]
PSMS Medan  1–0  Bengal

Hapoel Tel Aviv  3–1  Bengal

Semi-finals

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Taj  2–0  PSMS Medan

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

Third-place match

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Homenetmen  1–0  PSMS Medan

Final

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Taj  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Hapoel Tel Aviv
Chazom   69'

References

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  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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  • Asian Club Competitions 1970 at RSSSF.com