1985–86 Asian Club Championship

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1985–86 Asian Club Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
Dates19 – 29 January 1986 (final round)
Teams6
Venue(s)Jeddah (final round)
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Korea Daewoo Royals (1st title)
Runners-upSaudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Third placeIndonesia Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian
Fourth placeSyria Al-Ittihad Aleppo
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored23 (2.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bangladesh Sheikh Mohammad Aslam
Sri Lanka Prem Lal
(9 goals each)[1]
1972 (Asian Champion Club Tournament)
1986

The 1985–86 Asian Club Championship was the fifth edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by the Asian Football Confederation, and was the first such tournament in 14 years. Several clubs played in the qualifying round in the fall of 1985, with the final tournament being held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from 19 to 29 January 1986.

Daewoo Royals (KOR) won their first Asian Club Championship.

Teams location[edit]

Champions' Cup (Qualifying tournament)[edit]

West Asia 1[edit]

Round 1[edit]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al-Rasheed Iraq 4–0 Jordan Amman Club
Al-Ittihad Aleppo Syria Bye

Note: Yemen Arab Republic Al-Ahli Sana'a and South Yemen Al-Shorta Aden both withdrew before the draw, while the Lebanese FA did not send a team.

Round 2[edit]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al-Ittihad Aleppo Syria w/o Iraq Al-Rasheed

West Asia 2[edit]

Qualification from the 1985 GCC Champions League (3rd GCC Club Championship).

Participants[edit]

Final[edit]

Central Asia (Coca-Cola Cup)[edit]

Played in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The tournament was called the Coca-Cola Cup due to sponsorship reasons.

Note: East Bengal FC defender Tarun Dey was awarded the Man of the Tournament award for leading the team to five wins without conceding a single goal in the tournament.[2][3]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
India East Bengal 5 5 0 0 20 0 +20 10
Bangladesh Abahani Krira Chakra 5 4 0 1 17 4 +13 8
Sri Lanka Saunders SC 5 2 1 2 12 8 +4 5
Pakistan PIA FC 5 1 2 2 8 8 0 4
Nepal New Road Team 5 1 1 3 8 11 −3 3
Maldives Club Valencia 5 0 0 5 2 36 −34 0
East Bengal India1–0Bangladesh Abahani Krira Chakra
Debasish Roy
Abahani Krira Chakra Bangladesh4–1Sri Lanka Saunders SC

Southeast Asia (ASEAN Champions Cup)[edit]

Played in Indonesia

Note:  Burma and  Philippines did not send a team.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Indonesia Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian 4 3 1 0 15 1 +14 7
Thailand Bangkok Bank FC 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 7
Singapore Tiong Bahru CSC 4 1 1 2 2 7 −5 3
Malaysia Malacca FA 4 1 1 2 2 7 −5 3
Brunei Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council 4 0 0 4 0 12 −12 0
Source: [citation needed]

Playoff[edit]

Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Indonesia0–1Thailand Bangkok Bank FC
Boonum Suksawat 54'
Attendance: 80,000

East Asia 1[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Hong Kong Seiko 4 3 0 1 6 6 0 6
North Korea April 25 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 5
China Liaoning FC 4 0 1 3 2 6 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]
Seiko Hong Kong2–1China Liaoning
Attendance: 15.081
Seiko Hong Kong2–1North Korea April 25
Attendance: 25,897
April 25 North Korea3–1China Liaoning
Liaoning China0–1Hong Kong Seiko
Attendance: 17,000
April 25 North Korea4–1Hong Kong Seiko
  • Seiko qualified, but later withdrew.

East Asia 2[edit]

Note: Japan Yomiuri withdrew before the draw.

Both legs were played in South Korea as Macau did not have an AFC or FIFA-standard stadium.



Group stage[edit]

Note: As Hong Kong Seiko withdrew from the final tournament, Indonesia Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian, who finished first in Group 4 but lost the playoff, took their place.

Group A[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Jeddah 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 4
Indonesia Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 2
India East Bengal 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Al-Ahli Jeddah Saudi Arabia2–1India East Bengal
Khaled Abu Rass 38', 88' Debasish Roy 33'

Group B[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea Daewoo Royals 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 4
Syria Al-Ittihad Aleppo 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 2
Thailand Bangkok Bank FC 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
Daewoo Royals South Korea1–0Syria Al-Ittihad Aleppo

Knockout stage[edit]

Semifinal[edit]

Third place match[edit]

Final[edit]

[5]

Daewoo Royals South Korea3–1 (a.e.t.)Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Jeddah
Byun Byung-Joo 75'
Park Yang-Ha 98'
Kang Shin-Woo 100'
Amin Dabu 16'

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ফুটবলার আসলামের আসলাম হয়ে ওঠার গল্প".
  2. ^ "THROWBACK: When East Bengal FC became the Champions of Central Asia!". BADGEB. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. ^ Mukherjee, Soham (1 April 2020). "How have Indian clubs fared in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup?". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Daewoo advances to the final". Dong-A Ilbo. 27 January 1986. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Daewoo wins Asian Club Championship". Dong-A Ilbo. 30 January 1986. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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