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1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament

Taj Tehran lifting the trophy in 1970
Tournament details
Host country	Iran
Dates	1 – 10 April 1970
Teams	8 (7 competed)
Venue(s)	Tehran
Final positions
Champions	Taj Tehran (1st title)
Runners-up	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Third place	Homenetmen
Fourth place	PSMS Medan
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
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The 1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament was the third edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. Seven clubs from seven countries competed in the tournament: Saunders SC withdrew after the draw. The tournament was held in Tehran, Iran in April. The clubs were split in two groups and the group winners and runners-up advanced to semifinals.

The home club, Taj, became the first Iranian club to win the competition.

Venues

All matches were played in Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran.

Tehran
Amjadieh Stadium
Capacity: 30,000

Teams location

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Taj	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Homenetmen	2	1	0	1	4	5	−1	2
3	Selangor FA	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	0
4	Saunders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Taj	3–0	Homenetmen

Homenetmen	4–2	Selangor FA

Taj	3–0	Selangor FA

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hapoel Tel Aviv	3	3	0	0	11	2	+9	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	PSMS Medan	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	4
3	Bengal	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	2
4	Royal Thai Police	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Hapoel Tel Aviv	5–0	Royal Thai Police

PSMS Medan	1–0	Bengal

Hapoel Tel Aviv	3–1	Bengal

PSMS Medan	4–0	Royal Thai Police

Hapoel Tel Aviv	3–1	PSMS Medan

Bengal	2–1	Royal Thai Police

Semi-finals

Hapoel Tel Aviv	w/o	Homenetmen

Taj	2–0	PSMS Medan
Ghorab 47' Mazloumi 64'

The match was scratched and Hapoel advanced to the final after Homenetmen refused to play Hapoel for political reasons.

Third-place match

Homenetmen	1–0	PSMS Medan

Final

Taj	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Vafakhah 83' Moeini 92'		Chazom 69'

References

1. "History of the Asian Club Championship". Asian Football. 9 April 1997. Archived from the original on 9 April 1997.
2. 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.

External links

• Asian Club Competitions 1970 at RSSSF.com

• 1970 in Asian football
• Asian Champion Club Tournament seasons
• International club association football competitions hosted by Iran