1987 Asian Club Championship

The 1987 Asian Club Championship was the 7th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. Several Asian clubs started the qualifying round in Fall of 1987.

1987 Asian Club Championship
Tournament details
Dates?? – November 1987
Teams22
Final positions
ChampionsJapan Yomiuri FC (1st title)
Runners-upSaudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Tournament statistics
Matches played43
Goals scored152 (3.53 per match)
1986

Yomiuri FC (Japan) became the second Japanese club to win the Asian Championship.

Qualifying round

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Kazma SC (H)430161+56Advance to Group stage
2 Al-Hilal421163+35
3 Muharraq420257−24
4 Al-Nasr411234−13
5 Fanja410349−52
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Kuwait.

Match 1Kazma SC0–1Al-Hilal
Match 2Muharraq0–1Al-Nasr
Match 3Kazma SC3–0Muharraq
Match 4Al-Hilal0–0Al-Nasr
Match 5Al-Hilal3–0Fanja
Match 6Kazma SC1–0Al-Nasr
Match 7Muharraq2–1Fanja
Match 8Kazma SC2–0Fanja
Match 9Al-Hilal2–3Muharraq
Match 10Al-Nasr2–3Fanja

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Al Rasheed4400232+218Advance to Group stage
2 Mohun Bagan AC4211126+65
3 Mohammedan SC (H)42111210+25
4 Manang Marsyangdi4103819−112
5 PAF FC4004321−180
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Match 1Al Rasheed2–0Mohun Bagan AC
Match 2Mohammedan SC6–2Manang Marsyangdi
Match 3Al Rasheed5–1Mohammedan SC
Match 4Mohun Bagan AC6–1Manang Marsyangdi
Match 5Mohun Bagan AC4–1PAF FC
Match 6Al Rasheed6–1Manang Marsyangdi
Match 7Mohammedan SC3–1PAF FC
Match 8Al Rasheed10–0PAF FC
Match 9Mohun Bagan AC2–2Mohammedan SC
Match 10Manang Marsyangdi4–1PAF FC

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Bangkok Bank211070+73Advance to Group stage
2 Air Force SC20201102
3 Victory SC (H)201118−71
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Malé, Maldives.

Match 1Bangkok Bank0–0Air Force SC
Match 2Bangkok Bank7–0Victory SC
Match 3Air Force SC1–1Victory SC

Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Federal Territory3210101+95Advance to Group stage
2 Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian (H)320183+54
3 Tiong Bahru CSC311135−23
4 Kota Ranger FC3003416−120
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Bandung, Indonesia.

Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian 5–1 Kota Ranger FC
Aun Harhara
Samuel Pariama
Syafruddin Fabanyo
Majedy Ghani
Attendance: 5.000
Tiong Bahru CSC 3–2 Kota Ranger FC
Saswadi Mata 4'
Salleh Ahmad 20' (pen)
Sharom Mokhtar 85'
Resanan Samak 7'
Rashid Musanib 35'

Group 5

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 August 1 (H)220050+54Advance to Group stage
2 April 25210123−12
3 Hap Kuan200215−40
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Dalian, China PR.

Match 1August 12–0April 25
Match 2August 13–0Hap Kuan
Match 3April 252–1Hap Kuan

Group 6

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Yomiuri FC220030+34Advance to Group stage
2 South China200203−30
Source: [citation needed]

Matches were played home & away.

10 September 1987South China0–1Yomiuri FC
8 October 1987Yomiuri FC2–0South China

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Al-Hilal (H)220061+54Advance to Final
2 Al Rasheed210173+42
3 Bangkok Bank FC2002110−90
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Match 1Al-Hilal2–1Al Rasheed
Match 2Al-Hilal4–0Bangkok Bank FC
Match 3Al Rasheed6–1Bangkok Bank FC

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Yomiuri FC320142+24Advance to Final
2 Federal Territory (H)312032+14
3 Kazma SC31113303
4 August 1301214−31
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

3 November 1987Yomiuri FC2–1Kazma SC
3 November 1987Federal Territory1–1August 1
5 November 1987Yomiuri FC0–1Federal Territory
5 November 1987Kazma SC1–0August 1
7 November 1987Yomiuri FC2–0August 1
7 November 1987Federal Territory1–1Kazma SC

Final

Team 1 Score Team 2
Al-Hilal w/o Yomiuri FC

The final was cancelled as Al-Hilal were unable to field a team due to nine of their starting players being chosen for the Saudi national team's preparation camp that clashed with the date fixed for the first leg.

Yomiuri FC were awarded the championship.

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