1971 Asian Champion Club Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Thailand |
| Dates | 21 Mar – 02 Apr 1971 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | Bangkok |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Maccabi Tel Aviv (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Aliyat Al-Shorta |
| Third place |  Taj Club |
| Fourth place |  ROK Army |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 43 (3.07 per match) |
The Asian Club Championship 1971 was the fourth edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. Eight clubs from eight countries competed in the tournament. The tournament was held in Bangkok, Thailand from March 21 to April 2. Eight clubs were split in two groups of four and the group winners and the runners-up advanced to semifinals.
Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. (ISR) clinched their second Asian title after defeating Aliyat Al-Shorta (IRQ) by walkover in the final.
Contents
Result
Preliminary Round
These are the group allocation matches. Each group will consist of two winners and two losers from this round.
| ROK Army |
2–1 |  Bangkok Bank FC |
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Aliyat Al-Shorta  |
3–2 |  Taj Club |
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Al Arabi  |
8–1 |  FC Punjab Police |
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| Maccabi Tel Aviv |
1–0 |  Perak FA |
Group Stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Club |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| ROK Army |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Al Arabi |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Perak FA |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 |
| Match 1 | Al Arabi | 3–0 | Perak | |
| Match 2 | Taj Club | 2–1 | ROK Army | |
| Match 3 | ROK Army | 3–0 | Perak | |
| Match 4 | Taj Club | 0–0 | Al Arabi | |
| Match 5 | Taj Club | 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 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Aliyat Al-Shorta |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Bangkok Bank FC |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| FC Punjab Police |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 |
| Match 1 | Bangkok Bank | 2–0 | Punjab | |
| Match 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–01 | 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 withdrew from this match, awarded to Maccabi.
Knockout Stage
Semifinal
Third Place Match
Final
1 The final was scratched and Maccabi were awarded the championship after Aliyat Al-Shorta refused to play Maccabi for political reasons.
Champions
Asian Club Championship 1971 Maccabi Tel Aviv Second Title |
References
- Asian Club Competitions 1971 at RSSSF.com
