1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament

1970 Asian Club Championship
Tournament details
Host country Iran
Venue(s) Tehran (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran Taj Club (1st title)
Runners-up Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
Third place Lebanon Homenetmen
Fourth place Indonesia PSMS Medan

The Asian Club Championship 1970 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 the runners-up advanced to semifinals.

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

Venues

All Matches in Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran.

Tehran
Amjadieh Stadium
Capacity: 30,000

Result

Group Stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Iran Taj Club 4220060+6
Lebanon Homenetmen 2210145−1
Malaysia Selangor FA 0200227−5
Match 1 Taj Club 3–0 Homenetmen
Match 2 Taj Club 3–0 Selangor
Match 3 Homenetmen 4–2 Selangor

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 63300112+9
Indonesia PSMS Medan 4320163+3
India West Bengal 2310235−2
Thailand Royal Thai Police FC 03003111−10
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

Semifinal

1 Homenetmen refused to play Hapoel for political reasons, match awarded to Hapoel.

Third Place Match

Final


Taj Club Iran 2–1 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
Gholam Vafakhah  83'
Masoud Moeini  92' 		Yehezkel Hazum  69'

Champions

Asian Club Championship 1970
Iran
Taj Club
First Title

References