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1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament
Taj lifting the trophy in 1970
Tournament details
Host countryIran
Dates1 – 10 April 1970
Teams8
Venue(s)Tehran
Final positions
ChampionsIran Taj (1st title)
Runners-upIsrael Hapoel Tel Aviv
Third placeLebanon Homenetmen
Fourth placeIndonesia PSMS Medan
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored41 (3.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Iran Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
1969
1971

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.[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.

Venues

All matches were played 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 Iran Taj 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 Lebanon Homenetmen 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 2
3 Malaysia Selangor FA 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0
4 Sri Lanka Saunders SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdraw
Source: [citation needed]
1 April 1970 Taj 3–0 Homenetmen
3 April 1970 Taj 3–0 Selangor
5 April 1970 Homenetmen 4–2 Selangor

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 Indonesia PSMS Medan 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
3 India West Bengal 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
4 Thailand Royal Thai Police FC 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
2 April 1970 Hapoel Tel Aviv 5–0 Police FC
2 April 1970 PSMS Medan 1–0 West Bengal
4 April 1970 Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–1 West Bengal
4 April 1970 PSMS Medan 4–0 Police FC
6 April 1970 Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–1 PSMS Medan
6 April 1970 West Bengal 2–1 Police FC

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel3–0 1Lebanon Homenetmen
Taj Iran2–0Indonesia PSMS Medan
Ghorab 47'
Mazloumi 64'

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

Third Place Match

Homenetmen Lebanon1–0Indonesia PSMS Medan

Final

Taj Iran2–1 (AET)Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
Vafakhah 83'
Moeini 92'
Chazom 69'

References

  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.