1987 Asian Club Championship

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

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 1987.

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

Qualifying round

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kuwait Kazma SC (H) 4 3 0 1 6 1 +5 6 Advance to Group stage
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 5
3 Bahrain Muharraq 4 2 0 2 5 7 −2 4
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 3
5 Oman Fanja 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 2
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Iraq Al Rasheed 4 4 0 0 23 2 +21 8 Advance to Group stage
2 India Mohun Bagan AC 4 2 1 1 12 6 +6 5
3 Bangladesh Mohammedan SC (H) 4 2 1 1 12 10 +2 5
4 Nepal Manang Marsyangdi 4 1 0 3 8 19 −11 2
5 Pakistan Pakistan Air Force 4 0 0 4 3 21 −18 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Dhaka, Bangladesh.


Mohammedan SC Bangladesh6–2Nepal Manang Marsyangdi
  • Emeka 20' (pen.)
  • Babul
  • Naalchegar
  • Borhanzadeh

Mohun Bagan AC India4–1Pakistan Pakistan Air Force
  • Abdul Rahman

Al Rasheed Iraq6–1Nepal Manang Marsyangdi
  • Dheeraj

Manang Marsyangdi Nepal4–1Pakistan Pakistan Air Force
  • Shakoor

Mohammedan SC Bangladesh2–2India Mohun Bagan AC
  • Borhanzadeh 13'
  • Emeka 39'

Al Rasheed Iraq10–0Pakistan Pakistan Air Force

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Thailand Bangkok Bank 2 1 1 0 7 0 +7 3 Advance to Group stage
2 Sri Lanka Air Force SC 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
3 Maldives Victory SC (H) 2 0 1 1 1 8 −7 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Malé, Maldives.

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Malaysia Federal Territory 3 2 1 0 10 1 +9 5 Advance to Group stage
2 Indonesia Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian (H) 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 4
3 Singapore Tiong Bahru CSC 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 3
4 Brunei Kota Ranger FC 3 0 0 3 4 16 −12 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Bandung, Indonesia.

Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Indonesia5–1Brunei Kota Ranger FC
Aun Harhara
Samuel Pariama
Syafruddin Fabanyo
Majedy Ghani
Attendance: 5.000

Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Indonesia3–0Singapore Tiong Bahru CSC
Syafruddin Fabanyo 14'
Arief Hidayat 41', 72'

Tiong Bahru CSC Singapore3–2Brunei Kota Ranger FC
Saswadi Mata 4'
Salleh Ahmad 20' (pen.)
Sharom Mokhtar 85'
Resanan Samak 7'
Rashid Musanib 35'

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 China August 1 (H) 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 4 Advance to Group stage
2 North Korea April 25 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 2
3 Macau Hap Kuan 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Dalian, China PR.

August 1 China3–0Macau Hap Kuan
April 25 North Korea2–1Macau Hap Kuan

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Yomiuri FC 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4 Advance to Group stage
2 Hong Kong South China 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: RSSSF

Matches were played home & away.

South China Hong Kong0–1Japan Yomiuri FC

Yomiuri FC Japan2–0Hong Kong South China

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal (H) 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 4 Advance to Final
2 Iraq Al Rasheed 2 1 0 1 7 3 +4 2
3 Thailand Bangkok Bank FC 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Yomiuri FC 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4 Advance to Final
2 Malaysia Federal Territory (H) 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
3 Kuwait Kazma SC 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3
4 China August 1 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Yomiuri FC Japan2–1Kuwait Kazma SC
  • Humoud Al-Shemmari 89'
Federal Territory Malaysia1–1China August 1

Yomiuri FC Japan0–1Malaysia Federal Territory
  • Ramlan Aslokani 62'
Kazma SC Kuwait1–0China August 1

Yomiuri FC Japan2–0China August 1
  • Cruz 53'
  • Yasuo Vegima 72'
Federal Territory Malaysia1–1Kuwait Kazma SC
  • Esmaeel Baroun 35'

Final

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

The final was scratched and Yomiuri FC were awarded the championship 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.

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