1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Iran |
| Dates | 1 April – 10 April 1970 |
| Teams | 17 |
| 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 played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 39 (3.25 per match) |
← 1969 1971 → | |
The 1970 Asian Club Championship was the 3rd edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. 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.
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: [citation needed]
| Match 1 | Taj Tehran | 3–0 | Homenetmen | |
| Match 2 | Taj Tehran | 3–0 | Selangor | |
| Match 3 | Homenetmen | 4–2 | 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: [citation needed]
| Match 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 5–0 | Police FC | |
| Match 2 | PSMS Medan | 1–0 | West Bengal | |
| Match 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–1 | West Bengal | |
| Match 4 | PSMS Medan | 4–0 | Police FC | |
| Match 5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–1 | PSMS Medan | |
| Match 6 | West Bengal | 2–1 | Police FC |
Knockout Stage
Semi-finals
| Taj Tehran | 2–0 | PSMS Medan |
|---|---|---|
1 Homenetmen refused to play Hapoel for political reasons, match awarded to Hapoel.
Third Place Match
| Homenetmen | 1–0 | PSMS Medan |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Taj Tehran | 2–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|
Gholam Vafakhah  83'Masoud Moeini 92' |
Yehezkel Hazum 69' |
References
- Asian Club Competitions 1970 at RSSSF.com