1990–91 Asian Club Championship

1990–1991 Asian Club Championship

Tournament details
Dates	July 1990 – July 1991
Teams	17
Final positions
Champions	Esteghlal (2nd title)
Runners-up	Liaoning FC
Third place	Pelita Jaya Jakarta
Fourth place	April 25
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
Goals scored	73 (2.43 per match)

The 1990–91 Asian Club Championship was the 10th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation.

Esteghlal FC from Iran won the final and became Asian champions for the second time (first under the current name).

Qualifying Tournament

Group 1

Played in Baghdad, Iraq

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Al Rasheed	4	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2
Al Ramtha	2	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1
Al Yarmook	0	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3

Group 2

1990-07-27	Al Sadd	1–1	Esteghlal
1990-08-03	Esteghlal	1–0	Al Sadd

Esteghlal qualified 2–1 on aggregate.

Group 3

The Gulf Cooperation Council Club Tournament was cancelled due to the crisis in the region; the participants would have been Bahrain Club, Al-Arabi, Al-Nassr and Al-Sharjah, who all withdrew.

Group 4

Played in Quetta, Pakistan

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Al-Nasr	3	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2
PIA FC	3	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
Ranipokhari	0	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3

Group 5

Played in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Mohammedan SC	4	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6
Salgaocar SC	2	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1
Club Lagoons	0	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7

Group 6

(Run parallel with ASEAN Club Championship).

Played in Singapore

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Pelita Jaya	3	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
Bangkok Bank FC	2	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
Geylang International	1	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1

Group 7

Played in Pyongyang, North Korea

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
April 25	4	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2
Liaoning FC	2	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
Nissan Yokohama	0	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2

Group stage

Played in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Group A

Al Rasheed (Iraq) withdrew due to the Gulf War, and were replaced by Al Ramtha (Jordan), who were disqualified for not paying the second round entry fee.

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Liaoning FC	3	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
Pelita Jaya	2	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2
Al-Nasr	1	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Esteghlal	5	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3
April 25	3	3	1	1	1	5	5	0
Mohammedan SC	3	3	0	3	0	2	2	0
Bangkok Bank FC	1	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3

Semi-finals

Esteghlal v Pelita Jaya Jakarta

27 July 1991

Esteghlal	2–0	Pelita Jaya Jakarta

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Liaoning FC v April 25

27 July 1991

Liaoning FC	3–0	April 25

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Third Place

Pelita Jaya v April 25

29 July 1991

Pelita Jaya	2–2 (7–6p)	April 25

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Final

Esteghlal v Liaoning FC

29 July 1991

Esteghlal	2–1	Liaoning FC
Reza Hassanzadeh Samad Marfavi		Xu Hui

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Champion

1990–91 Asian Club Championship
Esteghlal Second title
Ahmadreza Abedzadeh, Hamid Babazadeh, Shahin Bayani, Abdolali Changiz, Sadigh Varmazyar, Mehdi Fononizadeh, Reza Hassanzadeh, Mirshad Majedi, Amir Mosavinia, Shahrokh Bayani, Javad Zarincheh, Khosro Parsa, Mehdi Abtahi, Farshad Falahatzadeh, Majid Namjomotlagh, Amir Ghalenoei, Masoud Ghaforiasl, Reza Nalchegar, Jafar Mokhtarifar, Ali Eftekhari, Reza Ahadi, Amir Hashemi Moghaddam, Abbas Sarkhab, Samad Marfavi
Coach: Mansour Pourheydari

• Top Scorer
  • Abdolsamad Marfavi (6 goals)

References

• Asian Club Competitions 1991 at RSSSF.com