1991 Asian Club Championship

1991 Asian Club Championship
Tournament details
Dates August – December 1991
Teams 20
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal (1st title)
Runners-up Iran Esteghlal
Third place Qatar Al Rayyan
Fourth place United Arab Emirates Al Shabab
Tournament statistics
Matches played 35
Goals scored 104 (2.97 per match)

The 1991 Asian Club Championship was the 11th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation.

Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia won the final and became the first Asian Championship winner from Saudi Arabia.

Qualifying

First round








Pelita Jaya were later disqualified by the AFC due to crowd disturbances and a pitch invasion in their Champions Cup match at Geylang International.

Second round



Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Qatar Al Rayyan 6 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5
United Arab Emirates Al Shabab 4 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2
Thailand Port Authority 2 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1
Bangladesh Mohammedan SC 0 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6
Match 1 Al Rayyan 3–1 Port Authority
Match 2 Al Shabab 2–1 Mohammedan SC
Match 3 Port Authority 4–1 Mohammedan SC
Match 4 Al Rayyan 2–1 Al Shabab
Match 5 Al Rayyan 3–1 Mohammedan SC
Match 6 Al Shabab 3–1 Port Authority

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
Iran Esteghlal 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1
North Korea April 25 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2
Match 1 Al-Hilal 2–0 April 25
Match 2 Al-Hilal 1–0 Esteghlal
Match 3 Esteghlal 1–1 April 25

Semi-finals

20 December 1991
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 1–0 United Arab Emirates Al Shabab
Jazea  55'

20 December 1991
Esteghlal Iran 2–1 Qatar Al Rayyan

Third Place

22 December 1991
Al Rayyan Qatar 2–2 United Arab Emirates Al Shabab
  Penalties  
7–6

Final

22 December 1991
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Iran Esteghlal
Al-Habashi  73' Hashemi-Moghaddam  58'
  Penalties  
4–3

Champions

1991 Asian Club Championship
Saudi Arabia
Al-Hilal
First Title

References

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