1969 Asian Champion Club Tournament

The 1969 Asian Champion Club Tournament was the 2nd edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation.[2] Ten domestic league champions from ten countries competed in the tournament. The tournament was held in Bangkok, Thailand and ten clubs were split in two groups of five. The group winners and the runners up advanced to semifinals.

1969 Asian Champion Club Tournament
Giora Spiegel of Maccabi Tel Aviv lifting the trophy
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
Dates15 – 30 January 1969
Teams10
Venue(s)National Stadium (in Bangkok host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv (1st title)
Runners-upSouth Korea Yangzee
Third placeJapan Toyo Kogyo
Fourth placeIndia Mysore State[1]
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored85 (3.54 per match)

Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR) defeated Korean club Yangzee FC (KOR) and became the second Israeli club to win the competition.

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Korea Yangzee 4 4 0 0 17 1 +16 8 Advance to knockout stage
2 India Mysore State 4 2 1 1 5 8 −3 5
3 Thailand Bangkok Bank 4 1 2 1 6 3 +3 4
4 South Vietnam Vietnam Police 4 1 1 2 10 7 +3 3
5 Philippines Manila Lions 4 0 0 4 1 20 −19 0
Source:
Bangkok Bank Thailand1–1South Vietnam Vietnam Police
Yangzee South Korea5–0India Mysore State
  • Hwe Tack Lee ?', ?', ?'
  • ?'
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 Report
Vietnam Police South Vietnam7–0Philippines Manila Lions
Mysore State India1–1Thailand Bangkok Bank
Kosalram 78' Report Muankasem 47' (pen.)
Yangzee South Korea7–0Philippines Manila Lions
Mysore State India2–1South Vietnam Vietnam Police
Kosalram 27', 78' Report Nguyen Van Long 8'
Yangzee South Korea1–0Thailand Bangkok Bank
Mysore State India2–1Philippines Manila Lions
  • Sadatulla 18'
  • Nagendran 37'
 Report Sajakul 82'
Attendance: 1000
Yangzee South Korea4–1South Vietnam Vietnam Police
Bangkok Bank Thailand4–0Philippines Manila Lions

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 4 2 2 0 9 3 +6 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 Japan Toyo Kogyo 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3 Iran Persepolis 4 2 1 1 8 3 +5 5
4 Malaysia Perak FA 4 1 1 2 9 9 0 3
5 Hong Kong Kowloon Motor Bus 4 0 0 4 2 16 −14 0
Source:
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel3–2Japan Toyo Kogyo
Perak FA Malaysia6–2Hong Kong Kowloon Motor Bus
Toyo Kogyo Japan1–0Iran Persepolis
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel5–0Hong Kong Kowloon Motor Bus
Persepolis Iran4–2Malaysia Perak FA
Toyo Kogyo Japan1–0Hong Kong Kowloon Motor Bus
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel1–1Malaysia Perak FA
Persepolis Iran4–0Hong Kong Kowloon Motor Bus
Toyo Kogyo Japan2–0Malaysia Perak FA
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel0–0Iran Persepolis

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel6–1India Mysore State
Report
Yangzee South Korea2–0Japan Toyo Kogyo

Third-place match
Toyo Kogyo Japan2–0India Mysore State

Final
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel1–0 (a.e.t.)South Korea Yangzee FC
Bar-Nur 112'

References
  1. 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.
  2. "History of the Asian Club Championship". Asian Football. 9 April 1997. Archived from the original on 9 April 1997. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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