1972 Asian Champion Club Tournament

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1972 Asian Champion Club Tournament
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The 1972 Asian Champion Club Tournament was set to be the fifth edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation.[1] Seven clubs from seven countries were set to compete in the tournament. The tournament was set to be held in Tehran, Iran in April. Seven clubs were split in two groups and the group winners and the runners-up were set to advance to semifinals.

Before the start of the tournament, Kuwaiti club Al-Qadsia and Lebanese club Racing Beirut refused to commit to playing against Israeli club Maccabi Netanya if the situation arose, for political reasons, and Hong Kong Rangers withdrew from the tournament at short notice due to financial reasons, so the competition was cancelled.[2]

Participants[]

The seven participants would have been:[3]

Teams:
Team Qualifying method
Hong Kong Hong Kong Rangers 1970–71 Hong Kong First Division League champions
Iran Persepolis 1971–72 Local League champions
Israel Maccabi Netanya 1970–71 Liga Leumit champions
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 1970–71 Kuwaiti Premier League champions
Lebanon Racing Beirut 1969–70 Lebanese Premier League champions
South Korea Korea University 1971 Korean National Football Championship champions
Thailand Port Authority of Thailand 1970-71 Kor Royal Cup champions

Groups[]

The draw for the groups split the seven teams into two groups (one group of three, one group of four) before the tournament was cancelled.[3] The top two from each group were supposed to advance to the semi-finals.

Group A[]

Team
Israel Maccabi Netanya
Hong Kong Hong Kong Rangers
South Korea Korea University

Group B[]

Team
Iran Persepolis
Thailand Port Authority of Thailand
Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Lebanon Racing Beirut

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. ^ "Asian Club Competitions 1972". RSSSF. 4 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b Maccabi Netanya players are about to go to the Asian Championship in Tehran Davar, 2 April 1972, Page 10, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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