1971 Asian Champion Club Tournament

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.

1971 Asian Champion Club Tournament
Maccabi Tel Aviv players with the trophy
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
Dates21 March – 2 April 1971
Teams8
Venue(s)Bangkok
Final positions
Champions Maccabi Tel Aviv (2nd title)
Runners-up Aliyat Al-Shorta
Third place Taj Tehran
Fourth place ROK Army
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored67 (3.35 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ghanim Abdul-Hameed
Shlomo Gerbi
Ali Al-Mulla
(4 goals each)

Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. (ISR) recorded their second Asian title after Aliyat Al-Shorta (IRQ) refused to play against them for political reasons. Aliyat Al-Shorta players waved the Palestinian flag around the field during the award ceremony.[2]

Participants
Participants
Team Qualifying method
FC Punjab Police[3] Selected by All India Football Federation
Taj Tehran 1970–71 Local League champions
Aliyat Al-Shorta 1969–70 Iraq Central FA Premier League champions
Maccabi Tel Aviv 1969–70 Liga Leumit champions
Al Arabi 1969–70 Kuwaiti Premier League champions
Perak FA 1970 Malaysia Cup champions
ROK Army 1970 Korean National Football Championship champions
Bangkok Bank FC Selected by Football Association of Thailand

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 2–1 Bangkok Bank FC
Aliyat Al-Shorta 3–2 Taj Tehran
Al Arabi 8–1 FC Punjab Police
Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 Perak FA

Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Taj Tehran 53210514
ROK Army 43201523
Al Arabi 33111312
Perak FA 0300309−9
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
Maccabi Tel Aviv 633001129
Aliyat Al-Shorta 43201844
Bangkok Bank FC 2310236−3
FC Punjab Police 03003212−10
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 refused to play this match, awarded to Maccabi.

Semi-finals
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–0 ROK Army
Aliyat Al-Shorta 2–0 Taj Tehran

Third Place Match
Taj Tehran 3–2 ROK Army

Final
Maccabi Tel Aviv w/o 1 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
  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.
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