1985–86 Asian Club Championship

The 1985–86 Asian Club Championship was the fifth edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by the Asian Football Confederation, and was the first such tournament in 14 years. Several clubs played in the qualifying round in the fall of 1985, with the final tournament being held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from 19 to 29 January 1986.

1985–86 Asian Club Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
Dates19–29 January 1986 (final round)
Teams6
Venue(s)Jeddah (final round)
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Korea Daewoo Royals (1st title)
Runners-upSaudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Third placeIndonesia Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian
Fourth placeSyria Al-Ittihad Aleppo
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored23 (2.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bangladesh Sheikh Mohammad Aslam
Sri Lanka Prem Lal
(9 goals each)[1]
1972 (Asian Champion Club Tournament)
1986

South Korean side Daewoo Royals won their first Asian Club Championship defeating Al-Ahli in the final.

Teams location

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Champions' Cup (Qualifying tournament)

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West Asia 1

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Round 1

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al-Rasheed   4–0   Amman Club
Al-Ittihad Aleppo   Bye

Note:   Al-Ahli Sana'a and   Al-Shorta Aden both withdrew before the draw, while the Lebanese FA did not send a team.

Round 2

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al-Ittihad Aleppo   w/o   Al-Rasheed

West Asia 2

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Participants

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Final

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al-Ahli Jeddah   2–1   Al-Arabi

Central Asia (Coca-Cola Cup)

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Played in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The tournament was called the Coca-Cola Cup due to sponsorship reasons.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   East Bengal 5 5 0 0 20 0 +20 10 Qualify to Group stage
2   Abahani Krira Chakra 5 4 0 1 17 4 +13 8
3   Saunders SC (H) 5 2 1 2 12 8 +4 5
4   PIA FC 5 1 2 2 8 8 0 4
5   New Road Team 5 1 1 3 8 11 −3 3
6   Club Valencia 5 0 0 5 2 36 −34 0
Source: Champions' Cup 1985/86
(H) Hosts
East Bengal  7–0  New Road Team
Abahani Krira Chakra  8–1  Club Valencia
  • ?  

Southeast Asia (ASEAN Champions Cup)

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Played in Indonesia

Note:   Burma and   Philippines did not send a team.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian (H) 4 3 1 0 15 1 +14 7 Qualify to Group stage
2   Bangkok Bank 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 7
3   Tiong Bahru CSC 4 1 1 2 2 7 −5 3
4   Malacca FA 4 1 1 2 2 7 −5 3
5   Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council 4 0 0 4 0 12 −12 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Playoff

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Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian  0–1  Bangkok Bank
Boonum Suksawat   54'
Attendance: 80,000

East Asia 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Seiko (H) 4 3 0 1 6 6 0 6 Qualify to Group stage
2   April 25 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 5
3   Liaoning FC 4 0 1 3 2 6 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Seiko  2–1  Liaoning
Attendance: 15.081
Seiko  2–1  April 25
Attendance: 25,897
April 25  3–1  Liaoning
Liaoning  0–1  Seiko
Attendance: 17,000
April 25  4–1  Seiko
  • Seiko qualified, but later withdrew.

East Asia 2

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Note:   Yomiuri withdrew before the draw.

Both legs were played in South Korea as Macau did not have an AFC or FIFA-standard stadium.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Daewoo Royals   14–1   Wa Seng 9–0 5–1

Daewoo Royals  5–1  Wa Seng
Chung Yong-hwan  
Byun Byung-joo  
 ?  
 ?  
 ?  
?  

Daewoo Royals won 14–1 on aggregate and qualified to the Group stage

Group stage

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Note: As   Seiko withdrew from the final tournament, playoff runners up   Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian, took their place.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Al-Ahli Jeddah (H) 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 4 Advance to Knockout stage
2   Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 2
3   East Bengal 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: Champions' Cup 1985/86
(H) Hosts
Al-Ahli Jeddah  2–1  East Bengal
Khaled Abu Rass   38', 88' Debasish Roy   33'

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Daewoo Royals 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 4 Advance to Knockout stage
2   Al-Ittihad Aleppo 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 2
3   Bangkok Bank 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
Daewoo Royals  3–1  Bangkok Bank
Lee Tae-ho   31', 46'
Chung Hae-won   31'
Pichai Kongsri   78'

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 January – Jeddah
 
 
  Daewoo Royals 3
 
29 January – Jeddah
 
  Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian 0
 
  Daewoo Royals (a.e.t.)3
 
26 January – Jeddah
 
  Al-Ahli Jeddah 1
 
  Al-Ahli Jeddah 1
 
 
  Al-Ittihad Aleppo 0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
28 January – Jeddah
 
 
  Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian 1
 
 
  Al-Ittihad Aleppo 0

Semifinal

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Third place match

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Final

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[3]

Daewoo Royals  3–1 (a.e.t.)  Al-Ahli Jeddah
Byun Byung-joo   75'
Park Yang-ha   98'
Kang Shin-woo   100'
Amin Dabu   16'

References

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  1. ^ "ফুটবলার আসলামের আসলাম হয়ে ওঠার গল্প". Khulna Gazette (in Bengali). 20 September 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Daewoo advances to the final". Dong-A Ilbo. 27 January 1986. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Daewoo wins Asian Club Championship". Dong-A Ilbo. 30 January 1986. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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