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1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament

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1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament
Taj Tehran lifting the trophy in 1970
Tournament details
Host countryIran
Dates1 – 10 April 1970
Teams8 (7 competed)
Venue(s)Tehran
Final positions
ChampionsTaj Tehran (1st title)
Runners-upHapoel Tel Aviv
Third placeHomenetmen
Fourth placePSMS Medan
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
← 1969
1971 →

The 1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament was the third edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation.[1] Seven clubs from seven countries competed in the tournament: Saunders SC withdrew after the draw. 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

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All matches were played in Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran.

Tehran
Amjadieh Stadium
Capacity: 30,000

Teams location

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Location of the 1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament teams
Red: Group A; Blue: Group B

Group stage

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Group A

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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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: [citation needed]
Taj Iran3–0Lebanon Homenetmen
Homenetmen Lebanon4–2Malaysia Selangor FA
Taj Iran3–0Malaysia Selangor FA

Group B

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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 Bengal 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
4 Thailand Royal Thai Police 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel5–0Thailand Royal Thai Police
PSMS Medan Indonesia1–0India Bengal
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel3–1India Bengal
PSMS Medan Indonesia4–0Thailand Royal Thai Police
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel3–1Indonesia PSMS Medan
Bengal India2–1Thailand Royal Thai Police

Semi-finals

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Hapoel Tel Aviv Israelw/o 1Lebanon Homenetmen
Taj Iran2–0Indonesia PSMS Medan

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

Third-place match

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Homenetmen Lebanon1–0Indonesia PSMS Medan

Final

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Taj Iran2–1 (a.e.t.)Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
 Chazom 69'

References

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  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.
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