1985–86 Asian Club Championship

1985–86 Asian Club Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	19 – 29 January 1986 (final round)
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Jeddah (final round)
Final positions
Champions	Daewoo Royals (1st title)
Runners-up	Al-Ahli
Third place	Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian
Fourth place	Al-Ittihad Aleppo
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	23 (2.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sheikh Mohammad Aslam Prem Lal (9 goals each)[1]
← 1972 (Asian Champion Club Tournament) 1986 →

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.

Daewoo Royals (KOR) won their first Asian Club Championship.

Teams location

Champions' Cup (Qualifying tournament)

West Asia 1

Round 1

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

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

• Al-Rasheed withdrew from the tournament; Al-Ittihad Aleppo advanced.

West Asia 2

Qualification from the 1985 GCC Champions League (3rd GCC Club Championship).

Participants

Final

• Al-Ahli Jeddah and Al-Arabi qualified for the final tournament, but Al-Arabi later withdrew.

Central Asia (Coca-Cola Cup)

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

Note: East Bengal FC defender Tarun Dey was awarded the Man of the Tournament award for leading the team to five wins without conceding a single goal in the tournament.^[2][3]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
East Bengal	5	5	0	0	20	0	+20	10
Abahani Krira Chakra	5	4	0	1	17	4	+13	8
Saunders SC	5	2	1	2	12	8	+4	5
PIA FC	5	1	2	2	8	8	0	4
New Road Team	5	1	1	3	8	11	−3	3
Club Valencia	5	0	0	5	2	36	−34	0

•  Afghanistan and  Iran did not send a team.

Southeast Asia (ASEAN Champions Cup)

Played in Indonesia

Note:  Burma and  Philippines did not send a team.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian	4	3	1	0	15	1	+14	7
Bangkok Bank FC	4	3	1	0	10	2	+8	7
Tiong Bahru CSC	4	1	1	2	2	7	−5	3
Malacca FA	4	1	1	2	2	7	−5	3
Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council	4	0	0	4	0	12	−12	0

Playoff

East Asia 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Seiko	4	3	0	1	6	6	0	6
April 25	4	2	1	1	8	4	+4	5
Liaoning FC	4	0	1	3	2	6	−4	1

• Seiko qualified, but later withdrew.

East Asia 2

• Daewoo Royals
• Wa Seng

Note: Yomiuri withdrew before the draw.

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

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• Daewoo Royals won 14-1 on aggregate and qualified.

Group stage

Note: As Seiko withdrew from the final tournament, Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian, who finished first in Group 4 but lost the playoff, took their place.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Ahli Jeddah	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	4
Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	2
East Bengal	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Daewoo Royals	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	4
Al-Ittihad Aleppo	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	2
Bangkok Bank FC	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	0

Knockout stage

Semifinal

Third place match

Final

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References

External links

• Asian Club Competitions 1986 at RSSSF.com