1990–91 Asian Club Championship

The 1990–91 Asian Club Championship was the 10th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. Representative clubs of 30 Asian countries played games in this tournament. Rajabov Esteghlal FC from Iran won the final and became Asian champions for the second time. They are championed in 1970 as Taj.

1990–1991 Asian Club Championship
Tournament details
Dates1 July 1990 – 29 July 1991
Teams21
Venue(s)Dhaka (final rounds)
Final positions
ChampionsEsteghlal (2nd title)
Runners-upLiaoning FC
Third placePelita Jaya Jakarta
Fourth placeApril 25
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored73 (2.43 per match)
Top scorer(s)Samad Marfavi
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Abbas Sarkhab
Best young playerMajid Namjoo-Motlagh
Best goalkeeperAhmad Reza Abedzadeh
1991

Qualifying Stage

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Al-Rasheed (H) 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 4 Qualify to Quarter-finals
2   Al-Ramtha 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 2
3   Al-Yarmook 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Played in Baghdad, Iraq

Al-Rasheed  1–0  Al-Yarmook
Al-Ramtha  3–1  Al-Yarmook
Al-Rasheed  2–1  Al-Ramtha

Group 2

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Esteghlal   2–1   Al-Sadd 1–1 1–0
Al-Sadd  1–1  Esteghlal
Esteghlal  1–0  Al-Sadd

Esteghlal qualified 2–1 on aggregate.

Group 3

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The Gulf Cooperation Council Club 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Al-Nasr 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 3 Qualify to Quarter-finals
2   PIA FC (H) 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3
3   Ranipokhari 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Played in Quetta, Pakistan

PIA  1–0  Ranipokhari
Al-Nasr  2–0  Ranipokhari
PIA  0–0  Al-Nasr

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Mohammedan SC (H) 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 4 Qualify to Quarter-finals
2   Salgaocar SC 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 2
3   Club Lagoons 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Played in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Salgaocar SC  3–1  Club Lagoons
Mohammedan SC  5–0  Club Lagoons
Mohammedan SC  2–1  Salgaocar SC

Group 6

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Run parallel with ASEAN Club Championship

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  Pelita Jaya 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3 Qualify to Quarter-finals
  Bangkok Bank 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
  Geylang International (H) 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Played in Singapore

Pelita Jaya Jakarta  2–1  Bangkok Bank
Bambang Nurdiansyah   61'
Alexander Saununu   74'
Chalermwoot Sa-ngapol   26'
Geylang International  0–0  Pelita Jaya Jakarta
Referee: Major Kamaruddin
Geylang International  1–2  Bangkok Bank

Group 7

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   April 25 (H) 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 4 Qualify to Quarter-finals
2   Liaoning FC 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
3   Nissan Yokohama 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Played in Pyongyang, North Korea

April 25  1–0  Nissan Yokohama
Liaoning FC  3–2  Nissan Yokohama
April 25  1–0  Liaoning FC

Quarter-finals

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Played in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Liaoning FC 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3 Advance to Semi-finals
2   Pelita Jaya 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 2
3   Al-Nasr 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]

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.

Pelita Jaya  3–0  Al-Nasr
Liaoning  1–1  Al-Nasr
Liaoning  1–0  Pelita Jaya

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Esteghlal 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5 Advance to Semi-finals
2   April 25 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
3   Mohammedan SC (H) 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4   Bangkok Bank 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Mohammedan SC  1–1  Bangkok Bank
Esteghlal  2–1  April 25
Esteghlal  2–0  Bangkok Bank
Mohammedan SC  0–0  April 25
April 25  4–3  Bangkok Bank
Esteghlal  1–1  Mohammedan SC

Knockout Stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 July – Dhaka
 
 
  Esteghlal 2
 
29 July – Dhaka
 
  Pelita Jaya Jakarta 0
 
  Esteghlal2
 
27 July – Dhaka
 
  Liaoning FC 1
 
  Liaoning FC 3
 
 
  April 25 0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
28 July – Dhaka
 
 
  Pelita Jaya Jakarta (p)2 (7)
 
 
  April 25 2 (6)

Semi-finals

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Esteghlal  2–0  Pelita Jaya Jakarta
Sarkhab   21'
Bayani   25'

Third Place

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Pelita Jaya  2–2 (7–6p)  April 25

Final

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References

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