1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament Explained

Tourney Name:Asian Champion Club Tournament
Year:1970
Country:Iran
Dates:1 – 10 April 1970
Venues:Tehran
Num Teams:8 (7 competed)
Champion Other: Taj
Count:1
Second Other: Hapoel Tel Aviv
Third Other: Homenetmen
Fourth Other: PSMS Medan
Top Scorer: Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
(5 goals)
Player: Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
Prevseason:1969
Nextseason: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

All matches were played in Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran.

Tehran
Amjadieh Stadium
Capacity: 30,000

Teams location

Group stage

Group B

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Semi-finals

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of the Asian Club Championship. Asian Football. 9 April 1997. https://web.archive.org/web/19970409161253/http://www.asian-football.com:80/leagues/clubhist.html. 9 April 1997.
  2. Web site: Soham. Mukherjee. How have Indian clubs fared in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup?. 1 April 2020. 23 March 2021. Goal.com. 15 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210415045019/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-clubs-in-afc-champions-league-afc-cup/3dj1qowtkdxc1pzji71c49vnz. live.