1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament
International football competition
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The 1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament was the third edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation.[1] Seven clubs from seven countries competed in the tournament: Saunders SC withdrew after the draw. The tournament was held in Tehran, Iran in April.[2] The clubs were split in two groups and the group winners and runners-up advanced to semifinals.
Host countryIran
Dates1 – 10 April 1970
Teams8 (7 competed)
VenueTehran
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Iran |
| Dates | 1 – 10 April 1970 |
| Teams | 8 (7 competed) |
| Venue | Tehran |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Taj Tehran (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Third place |  Homenetmen |
| Fourth place |  PSMS Medan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (5 goals) |
| Best player | Gholam Hossein Mazloumi |
← 1969 1971 → | |
The home club, Taj, became the first Iranian club to win the competition.
Venues
All matches were played in Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran.
| Tehran |
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| Amjadieh Stadium |
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| Capacity: 30,000 |
Teams location
Location of the 1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament teams
Red: Group A; 
Blue: Group B
Red: Group A; 
Blue: Group BGroup stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taj |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Homenetmen |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Selangor FA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Saunders |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| Taj | 3–0 | Homenetmen |
|---|---|---|
| Taj | 3–0 | Selangor FA |
|---|---|---|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | PSMS Medan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Bengal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Royal Thai Police |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–1 | Bengal |
|---|---|---|
Feigenbaum  51' 55' Kalyan Saha 88' (o.g) |
S. Bhattacherjee 54' (pen.) |
| PSMS Medan | 4–0 | Royal Thai Police |
|---|---|---|
| Soentoro 6' Idris 51' 60' Sihasale 87' |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–1 | PSMS Medan |
|---|---|---|
| Chazom 2' Moshe Mordakouitz 67' ? |
Soentoro 4' |
Semi-finals
1 The match was scratched and Hapoel advanced to the final after Homenetmen refused to play Hapoel for political reasons.
Third-place match
| Homenetmen | 1–0 | PSMS Medan |
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