1989–90 Asian Club Championship

The Asian Club Championship 1989-90 was the 9th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation.

Liaoning FC of China won the final and become Asian champions for the first time.

Contents

Qualifying Tournament

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Al Deffatain 7 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6
Al Rasheed 5 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3
Al-Ansar 4 4 1 2 1 2 3 −1
Al-Sadd 3 4 1 1 2 2 6 −4
Al-Ahli (San'a') 1 4 0 1 3 1 5 −4

Group 2

(Also for Gulf Cooperation Council Club Tournament - in Bahrain)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Al Arabi Kuwait 5 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2
Muharraq Club 5 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2
Fanja SC1 5 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2
Al Wasl FC 4 4 2 0 2 4 6 −2
Al-Hilal 1 4 0 1 3 4 8 −4

1 Fanja SC only played for the GCC Tournament.

All matches were played in Bahrain.

August 7, 1989 Al Arabi 1–2 Muharraq
August 8, 1989 Al Wasl 1–0 Al Hilal
August 9, 1989 Al Arabi 1–1 Fanja SC
August 10, 1989 Muharraq 1–2 Al Wasl
August 11, 1989 Fanja SC 2–1 Al Hilal
August 14, 1989 Al Arabi 2–1 Al Wasl
August 15, 1989 Muharraq 2–0 Fanja SC
August 16, 1989 Al Arabi 4–2 Al Hilal
August 17, 1989 Fanja SC 3–0 Al Wasl
August 18, 1989 Muharraq 1–1 Al Hilal

Playoff for first place Asian Cup Group

August 20, 1989 Muharraq 1–0 Al Arabi

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Fanja SC 6 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9
Salgaocar SC 3 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1
Punjab FC 2 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2
Kathmandu SC 1 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8

Group 4

played in Iran

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Shahin Ahvaz F.C. 6 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11
Mohammedan SC 4 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6
Old Benedictans SC 2 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5
Victory SC 0 3 0 0 3 3 15 −12

Group 5

played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Kuala Lumpur FA 8 4 4 0 0 19 4 +15
Pelita Jaya 6 4 3 0 1 10 4 +6
Geylang International 4 4 2 0 2 11 9 +2
Philippine Air Force 2 4 1 0 3 1 12 −11
Muara FC 0 4 0 0 4 3 15 −12

Group 6

played in Shenyang, China

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Liaoning FC 5 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5
Nissan Yokohama 4 3 2 0 1 11 1 +10
Ch'ŏngjin Chandongcha 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
Hap Kuan 0 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15

Group stage

Al Deffatain, Muharraq Club and Al Arabi all withdrew

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Nissan Yokohama 4 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
Kuala Lumpur FA 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
Fanja SC 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3
Match 1 Nissan 2–1 Kuala Lumpur
Match 2 Kuala Lumpur 2–0 Al Fanja
Match 3 Nissan 1–0 Al Fanja

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Liaoning FC 5 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3
Al Rasheed 4 3 1 2 0 6 1 +5
Shahin Ahvaz F.C. 2 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5
Pelita Jaya 1 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3
Match 1 Liaoning 0–0 Al Rasheed
Match 2 Liaoning 2–0 Shahin Ahvaz F.C.
Match 3 Liaoning 1–0 Pelita Jaya
Match 4 Al Rasheed 5–0 Shahin Ahvaz F.C.
Match 5 Al Rasheed 1–1 Pelita Jaya
Match 6 Shahin Ahvaz F.C. 2–0 Pelita Jaya

Final

April 22, 1990
 Nissan Yokohama 1–2 Liaoning FC Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama, Japan
April 29, 1990
 Liaoning FC 1–1 Nissan Yokohama Shenyang, China

Champions

Asian Club Championship 1989-90

Liaoning FC
First Title

References