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1971 Asian Champion Club Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
Dates21 March – 2 April 1971
Teams8
Venue(s)Bangkok
Final positions
ChampionsIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv (2nd title)
Runners-upIraq Al-Shorta
(withdrew)
Third placeIran Taj Tehran
Fourth placeSouth Korea ROK Army
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored67 (3.35 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Ghanim Abdul-Hamid
Israel Shlomo Gerbi
Kuwait Ali Al-Mulla
(4 goals each)
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The 1971 Asian Champion Club Tournament was the fourth edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation.[1] Eight clubs from eight countries competed in the tournament. The tournament was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 21 March to 2 April. Eight clubs were split in two groups of four and the group winners and the runners-up advanced to semifinals.

Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. (ISR) recorded their second Asian title after Al-Shorta (IRQ) refused to play against them in protest at the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Al-Shorta players waved the Palestinian flag and the Iraqi flag around the field.

Al-Shorta were regarded as the winners of the tournament in the Iraqi and Arab media (the Al-Mal'ab newspaper headline the following day read: "The Champions of Asia Return to Baghdad") and were greeted with a heroes' reception upon their return to the country. Israel were expelled from the AFC three years later (Maccabi now compete in UEFA competitions), and Al-Shorta consider themselves to be the winner of the tournament,[2] adding a star above their logo to represent this.[3]

Participants

Participants
Team Qualifying method
India FC Punjab Police Selected by All India Football Federation
Iran Taj Tehran 1970 Local League champions
Iraq Al-Shorta 1969–70 Iraqi Central Premier League champions
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 1969–70 Liga Leumit champions
Kuwait Al Arabi 1969–70 Kuwaiti Premier League champions
Malaysia Perak FA 1970 Malaysia Cup champions
South Korea ROK Army 1970 Korean National Football Championship champions
Thailand Bangkok Bank FC Selected by Football Association of Thailand

Result

Preliminary Round

These were the group allocation matches. Each group consisted of two winners and two losers from this round. The draw for the preliminary round was re-made after Al-Shorta refused to play Maccabi Tel-Aviv as had been scheduled in the original draw.

ROK Army South Korea 2–1 Thailand Bangkok Bank FC
Al-Shorta Iraq 3–2 Iran Taj Tehran
Al Arabi Kuwait 8–1 India FC Punjab Police
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 1–0 Malaysia Perak FA

Group Stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Iran Taj Tehran 5 3 2 1 0 5 1 4
South Korea ROK Army 4 3 2 0 1 5 2 3
Kuwait Al Arabi 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 2
Malaysia Perak FA 0 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9
Match 1 Al Arabi 3–0 Perak
Match 2 Taj Tehran 2–1 ROK Army
Match 3 ROK Army 3–0 Perak
Match 4 Taj Tehran 0–0 Al Arabi
Match 5 Taj Tehran 3–0 Perak
Match 6 ROK Army 1–0 Al Arabi

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 3 3 0 0 11 2 9
Iraq Al-Shorta 4 3 2 0 1 8 4 4
Thailand Bangkok Bank FC 2 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3
India FC Punjab Police 0 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10
Match 1 Bangkok Bank 2–0 Punjab
Match 2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–0 1 Al-Shorta
Match 3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–1 Punjab
Match 4 Al-Shorta 2–0 Bangkok Bank
Match 5 Al-Shorta 6–1 Punjab
Match 6 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–1 Bangkok Bank

1: Al-Shorta withdrew from this match, awarded to Maccabi.

Knockout Stage

Semi-finals

Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel2–0South Korea ROK Army
Al-Shorta Iraq2–0Iran Taj Tehran

Third Place Match

Taj Tehran Iran3–2South Korea ROK Army

Final

Maccabi Tel Aviv Israelw/o 1Iraq Al-Shorta

1 The final was scratched and Maccabi Tel Aviv were awarded the championship as Al-Shorta players waved Iraqi and Palestinian flags around the pitch, refusing to play the Israeli side for political reasons.

References

  1. ^ "History of the Asian Club Championship". Asian Football. 9 April 1997.
  2. ^ Al-Shorta SC Website - Honours
  3. ^ Arabic Post - The History of Stars on Football Shirts
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