1991 Asian Club Championship

The 1991 Asian Club Championship was the 11th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation.

1991 Asian Club Championship
Tournament details
DatesAugust – December 1991
Teams20
Venue(s)Doha (final stage)
Final positions
ChampionsSaudi Arabia Al-Hilal (1st title)
Runners-upIran Esteghlal
Third placeQatar Al Rayyan
Fourth placeUnited Arab Emirates Al Shabab
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored104 (2.97 per match)

Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia won the final and became the first Asian Championship winner from Saudi Arabia.

Qualifying Stage

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First round

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Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Oruba   2–4   Al-Rayyan 2–4 0–1
Al-Jahra   0–4   Al-Hilal 0–2 0–2
Al-Ansar   2–4   Al-Shabab 1–3 1–1
West Riffa   1–1 (4–5 p)   Al-Tilal 0–1 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Mohammedan SC   5–0   WAPDA FC 5–0 0–0
April 25   3–2   Liaoning FC 0–1 3–1
Sporting de Macau   1–14   South China 1–9 0–5
Geylang International   3–4   Pelita Jaya 1–2 2–2

Matches

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Al-Oruba  0–1  Al Rayyan

Al-Rayyan won 5–2 on aggregate.


Al-Hilal  2–0  Al Jahra
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Al Jahra  0–2  Al-Hilal
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Al-Hilal won 4–0 on aggregate.


Al-Ansar  1–1  Al Shabab

Al-Shabab won 4–2 on aggregate.


West Riffa  1–0  Al-Tilal
Penalties
4–5

1-1 on aggregate. Al-Tilal won 5–4 on penalties.


WAPDA FC  0–0  Mohammedan SC

Mohammedan SC won 5–0 on aggregate.


April 25  3–1  Liaoning FC

April 25 won 3–2 on aggregate.


Sporting de Macau  0–5  South China

South China won 14–1 on aggregate.


Geylang International  2–2  Pelita Jaya

Geylang International won 4–3 on aggregate.

Note: Pelita Jaya were subsequently suspended by the AFC due to crowd disturbances during the second leg, followed by a pitch invasion following the final whistle.

Second round

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Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Rayyan   Bye n/a n/a n/a
Al-Hilal   Bye n/a n/a n/a
Al-Shabab   Bye n/a n/a n/a
Port Authority   Bye n/a n/a n/a
Al-Tilal   0–5   Esteghlal 0–0 0–5
Mohammedan SC   5–0   New Radiant 3–0 2–0
South China   2–3   Yomiuri FC 1–0 1–3
April 25   awd.   Geylang International1 n/a n/a

1 Geylang International withdrew after the draw.

Matches

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Esteghlal  5–0  Al-Tilal

Esteghlal won 5–0 on aggregate.


New Radiant  0–2  Mohammedan SC

Mohammedan SC won 5–0 on aggregate.


Yomiuri FC  3–1  South China

Yomiuri FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

Quarter finals

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   RYY   SHB   PAT   MOH
1   Al Rayyan 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 6 Advance to Semi-finals 2–1 3–1 2–1
2   Al Shabab 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 4 3–1 2–1
3   Port Authority 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 2 4–1
4   Mohammedan SC 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
Match 1
Al Rayyan  3–1  Port Authority
Match 2
Al Shabab  2–1  Mohammedan SC
Match 3
Port Authority  4–1  Mohammedan SC
Match 4
Al Rayyan  2–1  Al Shabab
Match 5
Al Rayyan  3–1  Mohammedan SC
Match 6
Al Shabab  3–1  Port Authority

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   HIL   EST   A25
1   Al-Hilal 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4 Advance to Semi-finals 2–0 1–0
2   Esteghlal 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 1–1
3   April 25 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Match 1
Al-Hilal  2–0  April 25
Match 2
Al-Hilal  1–0  Esteghlal
Match 3
Esteghlal  1–1  April 25

Knockout Stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 December – Doha
 
 
  Al-Rayyan 1
 
29 July – Doha
 
  Esteghlal 2
 
  Esteghlal1 (3)
 
20 December – Doha
 
  Al-Hilal (p) 1 (4)
 
  Al Hilal1
 
 
  Al-Shabab 0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
28 July – Doha
 
 
  Al-Rayyan (p)2 (7)
 
 
  Al-Shabab 2 (6)

Semi-finals

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Al-Hilal  1–0  Al Shabab
Jazea   55'

Al Rayyan  1–2  Esteghlal

Third Place

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Al Rayyan  2–2  Al Shabab
Penalties
7–6

Final

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References

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