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, with Jardine Hong Kong withdrawing before the draw. The tournament was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 21 March to 2 April; it was originally scheduled to be held in Kuwait, but the AFC moved the tournament as Kuwaiti immigration laws would have seen the delegation of Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv refused entry into the country.

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
ChampionsIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv (2nd title)
Runners-upIraq Aliyat Al-Shorta
Third placeIran Taj Tehran
Fourth placeSouth Korea ROK Army
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Iraq Sabah Hatem
Israel Shlomo Gerbi
Kuwait Ali Al-Mulla
(4 goals each)
Best goalkeeperIraq Sattar Khalaf

The eight clubs were split in two groups of four and the group winners and the runners-up advanced to semifinals.

The final was scratched and Maccabi Tel Aviv were awarded their second Asian title after Aliyat Al-Shorta (IRQ) refused to play them for political reasons. During the award ceremony, Aliyat Al-Shorta players waved the Palestinian flag around the field.[2]

Participants
Participants
Team Qualifying method
India Punjab Police[3] Selected by All India Football Federation
Iran Taj Tehran 1970–71 Local League champions
Iraq Aliyat Al-Shorta 1969–70 Iraq Central FA Premier League champions
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 1969–70 Liga Leumit champions
Kuwait Al Arabi 1969–70 Kuwaiti Premier League champions
Malaysia Perak FA 1970 Malaysia Cup champions
South Korea ROK Army 1970 Korean National Football Championship champions
Thailand Bangkok Bank 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. Following the original draw, Aliyat Al-Shorta refused to play their scheduled opponent Maccabi Tel Aviv: subsequently, a second draw was conducted.

Bangkok Bank Thailand1–2South Korea ROK Army
Muankasem 79'
  • Kim Chong-Ho 23'
  • Choi Sang-Chul 32'
Attendance: 8000
Aliyat Al-Shorta Iraq3–2Iran Taj Tehran
  • Abdul-Hameed 2'
  • Ismail 35', 65'
 Mazloumi 23', 81'
Al Arabi Kuwait8–1India Punjab Police
  • Shehata 13', 50'
  • Fahad 28'
  • Al-Mulla 31', 36', 61', 68'
  • Basry 63'
 Surjeet Singh 17'
Attendance: 3000
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel1–0Malaysia Perak FA
Nimni 20'

Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Iran Taj Tehran 53210514
South Korea ROK Army 43201523
Kuwait Al Arabi 33111312
Malaysia Perak FA 0300309−9
Al Arabi Kuwait3–0Malaysia Perak FA
Attendance: 10,000
Taj Tehran Iran2–1South Korea ROK Army
Hajghasem 43', 67' Lim Tae-Joo 46'
ROK Army South Korea3–0Malaysia Perak FA
Attendance: 9000
Taj Tehran Iran0–0Kuwait Al Arabi
Taj Tehran Iran3–0Malaysia Perak FA
Attendance: 8000
ROK Army South Korea1–0Kuwait Al Arabi
Park Yi-Chun 73'

Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 633001129
Iraq Aliyat Al-Shorta 43201844
Thailand Bangkok Bank 2310236−3
India Punjab Police 03003212−10
Bangkok Bank Thailand2–0India Punjab Police
  • Pisetsamrascheep 5'
  • Daencharoenvanakit 7'
Attendance: 8000
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel3–0 1Iraq Aliyat Al-Shorta
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel4–1India Punjab Police
 Surjeet Singh 83' (pen.)
Attendance: 9000
Bangkok Bank Thailand0–2Iraq Aliyat Al-Shorta
  • Abdul-Hameed 75'
  • Hatem 82'
Aliyat Al-Shorta Iraq6–1India Punjab Police
 Sukhwinder Singh 78'
Bangkok Bank Thailand1–4Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
Suvanthada 65'
  • Gerbi 10'
  • Bar-Nur 20', 29'
  • Spiegel 32'

1: Aliyat Al-Shorta refused to play for political reasons: the match was awarded to Maccabi 3–0.[4]

Semi-finals
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel2–0South Korea ROK Army
Gerbi 29', 63'
Aliyat Al-Shorta Iraq2–0Iran Taj Tehran
  • Hussein 6'
  • Ismail 81'
Attendance: 12,000

Third-place match
Taj Tehran Iran3–2South Korea ROK Army
  • Chung Kyu-Poong 63'
  • Lim Tae-Joo 87'
Attendance: 3000

Final
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israelw/o 1Iraq Aliyat Al-Shorta

1 Aliyat Al-Shorta refused to play for political reasons; therefore, the final was scratched and Maccabi Tel Aviv were awarded the championship.

Exhibition match

This match was arranged by the AFC and the Thai FA, and was played in lieu of the final.

Combined Bangkok Thailand1–2Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
Sondhikan 6' Bar-Nur 2', 61'

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.
  4. Maccabi to the semi-finals in Bangkok; beat Punjab 4:1 Davar, 28 March 1972, Page 12, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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