1985–86 Asian Club Championship

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.

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

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   4–0   Amman Club
Al-Ittihad Aleppo   Bye

Note:   Al-Ahli Sana'a and   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   w/o   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
  East Bengal 5 5 0 0 20 0 +20 10
  Abahani Krira Chakra 5 4 0 1 17 4 +13 8
  Saunders SC 5 2 1 2 12 8 +4 5
  PIA FC 5 1 2 2 8 8 0 4
  New Road Team 5 1 1 3 8 11 −3 3
  Club Valencia 5 0 0 5 2 36 −34 0
East Bengal  1–0  Abahani Krira Chakra
Debasish Roy  
Abahani Krira Chakra  4–1  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
  Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian 4 3 1 0 15 1 +14 7
  Bangkok Bank FC 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 7
  Tiong Bahru CSC 4 1 1 2 2 7 −5 3
  Malacca FA 4 1 1 2 2 7 −5 3
  Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council 4 0 0 4 0 12 −12 0
Source: [citation needed]

Playoff edit

Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian  0–1  Bangkok Bank FC
Boonum Suksawat   54'
Attendance: 80,000

East Asia 1 edit

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

East Asia 2 edit

Note:   Yomiuri withdrew before the draw.

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


Daewoo Royals  5–1  Wa Seng
Chung Yong-Hwan  
Byun Byung-Joo  
 ?  
 ?  
 ?  
?  

Group stage edit

Note: As   Seiko withdrew from the final tournament,   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
  Al-Ahli Jeddah 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 4
  Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 2
  East Bengal 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Al-Ahli Jeddah  2–1  East Bengal
Khaled Abu Rass   38', 88' Debasish Roy   33'

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Daewoo Royals 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 4
  Al-Ittihad Aleppo 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 2
  Bangkok Bank FC 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
Daewoo Royals  3–1  Bangkok Bank FC
Lee Tae-Ho   31', 46'
Chung Hae-Won   31'
Pichai Kongsri   78'

Knockout stage edit

Semifinal edit

Third place match edit

Final edit

[5]

Daewoo Royals  3–1 (a.e.t.)  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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