1988–89 Asian Club Championship

1988–1989 Asian Club Championship
Tournament details
Dates March 1988 – April 1989
Teams 26
Final positions
Champions Qatar Al-Sadd (1st title)
Runners-up Iraq Al-Rasheed
Tournament statistics
Matches played 63
Goals scored 218 (3.46 per match)

The 1988–89 Asian Club Championship was the 8th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation.

Al-Sadd of Qatar won the final and became Asian champions for the first time.

Qualifying round

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Iraq Al-Rasheed 5321090+9
Qatar Al-Sadd 5321051+4
Syria Al-Futowa 2310227−5
Lebanon Al-Ansar 0300308−8

All matches were played in Doha, Qatar.

24 July 1988 Al-Sadd 4–1 Al-Futowa
25 July 1988 Al-Rasheed 6–0 Al-Ansar
27 July 1988 Al-Sadd 1–0 Al-Ansar
28 July 1988 Al-Rasheed 3–0 Al-Futowa
30 July 1988 Al-Futowa 1–0 Al-Ansar
31 July 1988 Al-Rasheed 0–0 Al-Sadd

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittifaq 7431062+4
Kuwait Kazma SC 7431092+7
United Arab Emirates Sharjah FC 4420265+1
Oman Fanja2 2410338−5
Bahrain West Riffa 0400418−7

All matches were played in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

25 March 1988 Sharjah FC 2–0 West Riffa
26 March 1988 Al-Ittifaq 1–0 Fanja
27 March 1988 Kazma SC 2–0 West Riffa
28 March 1988 Al-Ittifaq 1–0 Sharjah FC
29 March 1988 Kazma SC 3–1 Fanja
30 March 1988 Al-Ittifaq 3–1 West Riffa
31 March 1988 Kazma SC 3–0 Sharjah FC
2 April 1988 Fanja 1–0 West Riffa
3 April 1988 Al-Ittifaq 1–1 Kazma SC
4 April 1988 Sharjah FC 4–1 Fanja

Playoff for 1st place

5 April 1988 Al-Ittifaq 2–1 Kazma SC

1 Group 2 was also the Gulf Cooperation Council Club Tournament.
2 Fanja played only in the GCC Tournament.

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
India Mohun Bagan 63300132+11
Oman Fanja 43201133+10
Pakistan Crescent Textile 23102317−14
Nepal Kathmandu SC 03003411−7

All matches were played at the Salt Lake Stadium in Calcutta, India.

2 July 1988 Mohun Bagan 8–0 Crescent Textile
3 July 1988 Fanja 5–1 Kathmandu SC
5 July 1988 Mohun Bagan 4–2 Kathmandu SC
6 July 1988 Fanja 8–1 Crescent Textile
8 July 1988 Crescent Textile 2–1 Kathmandu SC
9 July 1988 Mohun Bagan 1–0 Fanja

Group 4

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Bangladesh Mohammedan SC 3211021+1
Iran Persepolis 2210162+4
Sri Lanka Saunders SC 1201105−5

All match were played at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

14 July 1988 Mohammedan SC 0–0 Saunders SC
16 July 1988 Persepolis 5–0 Saunders SC
18 July 1988 Mohammedan SC 2–1 Persepolis

Group 5

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Thailand Royal Thai Air Force 84400222+20
Malaysia Pahang FA 5421184+4
Indonesia Niac Mitra 4412154+1
Singapore Geylang International 34112513−8
Brunei Bandaran 04004320−17

All match were played in Bangkok, Thailand.

21 July 1988 Royal Thai Air Force 2–1 Pahang FA
21 July 1988 Niac Mitra 3–1 Bandaran
23 July 1988 Royal Thai Air Force 9–0 Geylang International
23 July 1988 Pahang FA 0–0 Niac Mitra
25 July 1988 Royal Thai Air Force 2–1 Niac Mitra
25 July 1988 Geylang International 3–1 Bandaran
27 July 1988 Niac Mitra 1–1 Geylang International
27 July 1988 Pahang FA 5–1 Bandaran
29 July 1988 Royal Thai Air Force 9–0 Bandaran
29 July 1988 Pahang FA 2–1 Geylang International

Group 6

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
North Korea April 25 84400111+10
China Guangdong Wanbao 64301113+8
Japan Yamaha Motors 34112129+3
Hong Kong South China AA 3411245−1
Macau Wa Seng 04004323−20

All matches were played in Guangzhou, China PR.

12 July 1988 Guangdong Wanbao 3–1 Yamaha Motors
12 July 1988 April 25 3–0 South China AA
14 July 1988 Yamaha Motors 9–2 Wa Seng
14 July 1988 Guangdong Wanbao 1–0 South China AA
16 July 1988 Yamaha Motors 1–1 South China AA
16 July 1988 April 25 4–0 Wa Seng
18 July 1988 South China AA 3–0 Wa Seng
18 July 1988 April 25 1–0 Guangdong Wanbao
20 July 1988 Guangdong Wanbao 7–1 Wa Seng
20 July 1988 April 25 3–1 Yamaha Motors

Semi Final League[1]

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Iraq Al-Rasheed 5321071+6
China Guangdong Wanbao 4312082+6
Kuwait Kazma SC 3311123−1
India Mohun Bagan 03003011−11

All match were played in Guangzhou, China PR.

9 October 1988 Kazma SC 1–0 Mohun Bagan
9 October 1988 Al-Rasheed 1–1 Guangdong Wanbao
11 October 1988 Guangdong Wanbao 6–0 Mohun Bagan
11 October 1988 Al-Rasheed 2–0 Kazma SC
13 October 1988 Guangdong Wanbao 1–1 Kazma SC
13 October 1988 Al-Rasheed 4–0 Mohun Bagan

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Qatar Al-Sadd 7431084+4
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittifaq 5421195+4
North Korea April 25 34112440
Bangladesh Mohammedan SC 3411257−2
Malaysia Pahang FA 2410339−6

All match were played in Kuantan, Malaysia.

5 October 1988 Al-Sadd 2–0 Pahang FA
5 October 1988 April 25 0–1 Mohammedan SC
7 October 1988 Al-Ittifaq 4–1 Pahang FA
7 October 1988 Al-Sadd 2–2 Mohammedan SC
9 October 1988 Al-Sadd 2–1 April 25
9 October 1988 Al-Ittifaq 3–1 Mohammedan SC
11 October 1988 Mohammedan SC 1–2 Pahang FA
11 October 1988 Al-Ittifaq 1–1 April 25
13 October 1988 Al-Sadd 2–1 Al-Ittifaq
13 October 1988 April 25 2–0 Pahang FA

Final

31 March 1989
Al-Rasheed Iraq 3–2 Qatar Al-Sadd
Ahmed Radhi  20'
Ali Kadhum  24',  35'
Khalid Salman  56'
Moh Ghanim  85'
Baghdad, Iraq
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Naser

8 April 1989
Al-Sadd Qatar 1–0 Iraq Al-Rasheed
Khalid Salman  82'
Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bahrain Jasim Mendi

Al-Sadd won by away goals rule (a)

Champions

1988–89 Asian Club Championship
Qatar
Al-Sadd
First Title

References

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