The 1969 Asian Champion Club Tournament was the 2nd edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation.[2] Ten domestic league champions from ten countries competed in the tournament. The tournament was held in Bangkok, Thailand and ten clubs were split in two groups of five. The group winners and the runners up advanced to semifinals.
.jpg) Giora Spiegel of Maccabi Tel Aviv lifting the trophy | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Thailand |
| Dates | 15 – 30 January 1969 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | National Stadium (in Bangkok host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Maccabi Tel Aviv (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Yangzee |
| Third place |  Toyo Kogyo |
| Fourth place |  Mysore State[1] |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 85 (3.54 per match) |
Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR) defeated Korean club Yangzee FC (KOR) and became the second Israeli club to win the competition.
Teams location
edit
Location of the 1969 Asian Champion Club Tournament teams
Red: Group A; 
Blue: Group B
Red: Group A; 
Blue: Group BGroup stage
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yangzee
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mysore State
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Bangkok Bank
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Vietnam Police
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Manila Lions
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Yangzee | 5–0 | Mysore State |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
| Mysore State | 1–1 | Bangkok Bank |
|---|---|---|
Kosalram  78' |
Report | Muankasem 47' (pen.) |
| Mysore State | 2–1 | Vietnam Police |
|---|---|---|
| Kosalram 27', 78' |
Report | Nguyen Van Long 8' |
| Mysore State | 2–1 | Manila Lions |
|---|---|---|
|
Report | Sajakul 82' |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Toyo Kogyo
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Persepolis
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Perak FA
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Kowloon Motor Bus
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 28 January – Bangkok | ||||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6 | |||||
| 30 January– Bangkok | ||||||
| Mysore State | 1 | |||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| 28 January – Bangkok | ||||||
| Yangzee | 0 | |||||
| Yangzee | 2 | |||||
| Toyo Kogyo | 0 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 30 January – Bangkok | ||||||
| Toyo Kogyo | 2 | |||||
| Mysore State | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit| Yangzee | 2–0 | Toyo Kogyo |
|---|---|---|
Third-place match
editFinal
edit| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Yangzee FC |
|---|---|---|
| Bar-Nur 112' |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "History of the Asian Club Championship". Asian Football. 9 April 1997. Archived from the original on 9 April 1997. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
External links
edit- Mulcahy, Enda; Karsdorp, Dirk. "Asian Club Competitions 1968/69". RSSSF.