| Tourney Name: | Asian Champion Club Tournament |
| Year: | 1971 |
| Country: | Thailand |
| Dates: | 21 March – 2 April 1971 |
| Venues: | Bangkok |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Champion Other: |  Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Count: | 2 |
| Second Other: |  Aliyat Al-Shorta |
| Fourth Other: |  ROK Army |
| Top Scorer: | Sabah Hatem Shlomo Gerbi Ali Al-Mulla (4 goals each) |
| Goalkeeper: | Sattar Khalaf |
| Prevseason: | 1970 |
| Nextseason: | 1972 |
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, with Jardine Hong Kong withdrawing before the draw. The tournament was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 21 March to 2 April; it was originally scheduled to be held in Kuwait, but the AFC moved the tournament as Kuwaiti immigration laws would have seen the delegation of Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv refused entry into the country.
The eight clubs were split in two groups of four, based on the results of a preliminary round, with the group winners and the runners-up advancing to the semifinals.
The final was scratched and Maccabi Tel Aviv were awarded their second Asian title after Iraqi club Aliyat Al-Shorta refused to play them for political reasons. During the award ceremony, Aliyat Al-Shorta players waved the Palestinian flag around the field, [2] while the AFC and Thai FA arranged a match between Maccabi and a Combined Bangkok team that was played in lieu of the final.
| Participants | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team | Qualifying method | |
 Punjab Police[3] | Selected by All India Football Federation | |
| Taj Tehran | 1970–71 Local League champions | |
| Aliyat Al-Shorta | 1969–70 Iraq Central FA Premier League champions | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1969–70 Liga Leumit champions | |
 Al-Arabi | 1969–70 Kuwaiti Premier League champions | |
 Perak FA | 1970 Malaysia Cup champions | |
| ROK Army | 1970 Korean National Football Championship champions | |
 Bangkok Bank | Selected by Football Association of Thailand | |
These were the group allocation matches: each group consisted of two winners and two losers from this round.
Following the original draw, Aliyat Al-Shorta refused to play their scheduled opponent Maccabi Tel Aviv: subsequently, a second draw was conducted.
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| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Tehran | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| ROK Army | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Al-Arabi | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Perak FA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -9 |
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| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | |
| Aliyat Al-Shorta | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| Bangkok Bank | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | |
| Punjab Police | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -10 |
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1 Aliyat Al-Shorta refused to play for political reasons: the match was awarded to Maccabi 3–0.[4]
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1 The final was scratched and Maccabi Tel Aviv were awarded the championship after Aliyat Al-Shorta refused to play for political reasons.
This match was arranged by the AFC and the Thai FA, and was played in lieu of the final.