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1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament
Taj (Esteghlal) Club champion Asia in 1970
Tournament details
Host countryIran
Dates1 April – 10 April 1970
Teams8
Venue(s)Tehran
Final positions
ChampionsIran Taj Tehran (Esteghlal) (1st title)
Runners-upIsrael Hapoel Tel Aviv
Third placeLebanon Homenetmen
Fourth placeIndonesia PSMS Medan
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored41 (3.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Iran Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
1969
1971

The 1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament was the 3rd edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation.[1] 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 runners-up advanced to semifinals.

The home club Taj Tehran (Esteghlal) became the first Iranian club to win the competition.

Venues

All Matches in Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran.

Tehran
Amjadieh Stadium
Capacity: 30,000

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Iran Taj Tehran 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 SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdraw
Source: [citation needed]
Match 1 Taj Tehran 3–0 Homenetmen
Match 2 Taj Tehran 3–0 Selangor
Match 3 Homenetmen 4–2 Selangor

Group B

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 West Bengal 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
4 Thailand Royal Thai Police FC 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
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

Semi-finals

Taj Tehran Iran2–0Indonesia PSMS Medan
Ghorab 47'
Mazloumi 64'

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

Third Place Match

Final

References

  1. ^ "History of the Asian Club Championship". Asian Football. 9 April 1997.