1967 Asian Champion Club Tournament

The 1967 Asian Champion Club Tournament was the first edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by the Asian Football Confederation.[1]

1967 Asian Champion Club Tournament
Hapoel Tel Aviv players with the trophy in 1967
Tournament details
Dates6 May – 19 December 1967
Teams7 (6 competed)
Final positions
ChampionsIsrael Hapoel Tel Aviv (1st title)
Runners-upMalaysia Selangor
Third placeSouth Korea Korea Tungsten Company
Fourth placeThailand Bangkok Bank
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored11 (1.22 per match)

Six teams, as their respective country's domestic champions, competed in a knockout tournament to determine the first Asian champion: the Iranian FA did not send a team, while India's representative, Indian Railways, withdrew before the tournament due to excessive travel costs.

Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. from Israel became the inaugural champions of Asia after defeating Selangor from Malaysia 2–1 in the final at Bangkok, becoming one of only two teams in history to win their continent's main club competition while only playing one match (the other was Adelaide City, who won the 1987 Oceania Club Championship).

Teams location
1967 Asian Champion Club Tournament is located in Asian Football Confederation
South China
Indian Railways
Indian Railways
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Selangor
Korea Tungsten Company
Korea Tungsten Company
Vietnam Customs
Vietnam Customs
Bangkok Bank
Location of the 1967 Asian Champion Club Tournament teams

Bracket
First round Second round Semi-finals Final
Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
bye Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
bye
Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv w/o
India Indian Railways
Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 2
South Korea Korea Tungsten Company Malaysia Selangor 1
bye South Korea Korea Tungsten Company
bye
South Korea Korea Tungsten Company 0 0 0
Malaysia Selangor 0 2 2 Malaysia Selangor 0 1 1
South Vietnam Vietnam Customs 0 1 1 Malaysia Selangor 1 0 1
Hong Kong South China 1 0 1 Thailand Bangkok Bank 0 0 0
Thailand Bangkok Bank 0 2 2

Results

First round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Selangor Malaysia 2–1 South Vietnam Vietnam Customs 0–0 2–1
South China Hong Kong 1–2 Thailand Bangkok Bank 1–0 0–2
Korea Tungsten Company South Korea bye
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel bye1

1 Hapoel were drawn against the representative of Iran Iran, but the Iranian FA did not send a team.

Selangor Malaysia0–0South Vietnam Vietnam Customs
Vietnam Customs South Vietnam1–2Malaysia Selangor
South China Hong Kong1–0Thailand Bangkok Bank
Wong Chi Keung 80'
Attendance: 8,500
Bangkok Bank Thailand2–0Hong Kong South China

Second round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Selangor Malaysia 1–0 Thailand Bangkok Bank 1–0 0–0
Korea Tungsten Company South Korea bye
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel bye
Selangor Malaysia1–0Thailand Bangkok Bank
Mydin 70'
Bangkok Bank Thailand0–0Malaysia Selangor

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Korea Tungsten Company South Korea 0–1 Malaysia Selangor 0–0 0–1
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel w/o1 India Indian Railways

1 Hapoel were drawn against India Indian Railways, who withdrew before the tournament due to excessive travel costs.

Korea Tungsten Company South Korea0–0Malaysia Selangor
Hyochang Stadium, Seoul
Selangor Malaysia1–0South Korea Korea Tungsten Company
Mydin 12'

Final
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel2–1Malaysia Selangor
  • Chow Kwai Lam 74' (o.g.)
  • Rachminovich 83' (pen.)
 Salim 54'
Attendance: 12,000

References
  1. "History of the Asian Club Championship". Asian Football. 9 April 1997. Archived from the original on 9 April 1997. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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