1971 Asian Champion Club Tournament

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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 Aliyat Al-Shorta
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-Hameed
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. Jardine Hong Kong withdrew from the tournament.

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

Aliyat Al-Shorta were regarded as the winners of the tournament in the Iraqi media (the Al-Mal'ab newspaper headline read: "The Champions of Asia Return to Baghdad") and were greeted with a heroes' reception upon their return to the country, holding an open top bus parade.[2]

Participants[]

Participants
Team Qualifying method
India FC Punjab Police Selected by All India Football Federation
Iran Taj Tehran 1970–71 Local League champions
Iraq Aliyat Al-Shorta 1969–70 Iraq Central FA 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 1969-70 Kor Royal Cup champions

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 Aliyat 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
Aliyat 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 Aliyat 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 Aliyat Al-Shorta
Match 3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–1 Punjab
Match 4 Aliyat Al-Shorta 2–0 Bangkok Bank
Match 5 Aliyat Al-Shorta 6–1 Punjab
Match 6 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–1 Bangkok Bank

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

Knockout Stage[]

Semi-finals[]

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

Third Place Match[]

Taj Tehran Iran3–2South Korea ROK Army

Final[]

Maccabi Tel Aviv Israelw/o 1Iraq Aliyat Al-Shorta

1 The final was scratched and Maccabi Tel Aviv were awarded the championship as Aliyat Al-Shorta players refused to play the Israeli side for political reasons.

References[]

  1. ^ "History of the Asian Club Championship". Asian Football. 9 April 1997. Archived from the original on 9 April 1997. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ Arabic Post - The History of Stars on Football Shirts
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