1987 Asian Club Championship Explained

Tourney Name:Asian Club Championship
Year:1987
Dates:?? – November 1987
Num Teams:22
Champion Other: Yomiuri FC
Count:1
Second Other: Al-Hilal
Matches:43
Goals:152
Prevseason:1986
Nextseason:1988–89

The 1987 Asian Club Championship was the 7th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. Several Asian clubs started the qualifying round in Fall of 1987.

Yomiuri FC (Japan) became the second Japanese club to win the Asian Championship.

Qualifying round

Group 1

All matches were played in Kuwait.

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Match 1Kazma SC0–1 Al-Hilal
Match 2Muharraq0–1 Al-Nasr
Match 3Kazma SC3–0 Muharraq
Match 4Al-Hilal0–0 Al-Nasr
Match 5Al-Hilal3–0 Fanja
Match 6Kazma SC1–0 Al-Nasr
Match 7Muharraq2–1 Fanja
Match 8Kazma SC2–0 Fanja
Match 9Al-Hilal2–3 Muharraq
Match 10Al-Nasr2–3 Fanja

Group 2

All matches were played in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Match 1Al Rasheed2–0 Mohun Bagan AC
Match 2Mohammedan SC6–2 Manang Marsyangdi
Match 3Al Rasheed5–1 Mohammedan SC
Match 4Mohun Bagan AC6–1 Manang Marsyangdi
Match 5Mohun Bagan AC4–1 PAF FC
Match 6Al Rasheed6–1 Manang Marsyangdi
Match 7Mohammedan SC3–1 PAF FC
Match 8Al Rasheed10–0 PAF FC
Match 9Mohun Bagan AC2–2 Mohammedan SC
Match 10Manang Marsyangdi4–1 PAF FC

Group 3

All matches were played in Malé, Maldives.

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Match 1Bangkok Bank0–0 Air Force SC
Match 2Bangkok Bank7–0 Victory SC
Match 3Air Force SC1–1 Victory SC

Group 4

All matches were played in Bandung, Indonesia.

Group 5

All matches were played in Dalian, China PR.

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Match 1August 12–0 April 25
Match 2August 13–0 Hap Kuan
Match 3April 252–1 Hap Kuan

Group 6

Matches were played home & away.

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South China0–1 Yomiuri FC
8 October 1987Yomiuri FC2–0 South China

Group stage

Group A

All matches were played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Match 1Al-Hilal2–1 Al Rasheed
Match 2Al-Hilal4–0 Bangkok Bank FC
Match 3Al Rasheed6–1 Bangkok Bank FC

Group B

All matches were played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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3 November 1987Yomiuri FC2–1 Kazma SC
3 November 1987Federal Territory1–1 August 1
5 November 1987Yomiuri FC0–1 Federal Territory
5 November 1987Kazma SC1–0 August 1
7 November 1987Yomiuri FC2–0 August 1
7 November 1987Federal Territory1–1 Kazma SC

Final

The final was cancelled as Al-Hilal were unable to field a team due to nine of their starting players being chosen for the Saudi national team's preparation camp that clashed with the date fixed for the first leg.

Yomiuri FC were awarded the championship.

References