1985–86 Asian Club Championship

1985–86 Asian Club Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	19–29 January 1986 (final round)
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Jeddah (final round)
Final positions
Champions	Daewoo Royals (1st title)
Runners-up	Al-Ahli
Third place	Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian
Fourth place	Al-Ittihad Aleppo
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	23 (2.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sheikh Mohammad Aslam Prem Lal (9 goals each)[1]
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The 1985–86 Asian Club Championship was the fifth edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by the Asian Football Confederation, and was the first such tournament in 14 years. Several clubs played in the qualifying round in the fall of 1985, with the final tournament being held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from 19 to 29 January 1986.

South Korean side Daewoo Royals won their first Asian Club Championship defeating Al-Ahli in the final.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Al-Rasheed	4–0	Amman Club
Al-Ittihad Aleppo	Bye

Note: Al-Ahli Sana'a and Al-Shorta Aden both withdrew before the draw, while the Lebanese FA did not send a team.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Al-Ittihad Aleppo	w/o	Al-Rasheed

• Al-Rasheed withdrew from the tournament; Al-Ittihad Aleppo advanced.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Al-Ahli Jeddah	2–1	Al-Arabi

• Al-Ahli Jeddah and Al-Arabi qualified for the final tournament, but Al-Arabi later withdrew.

Played in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The tournament was called the Coca-Cola Cup due to sponsorship reasons.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	East Bengal	5	5	0	0	20	0	+20	10	Qualify to Group stage
2	Abahani Krira Chakra	5	4	0	1	17	4	+13	8
3	Saunders SC (H)	5	2	1	2	12	8	+4	5
4	PIA FC	5	1	2	2	8	8	0	4
5	New Road Team	5	1	1	3	8	11	−3	3
6	Club Valencia	5	0	0	5	2	36	−34	0

•  Afghanistan and  Iran did not send a team.

Played in Indonesia

Note:  Burma and  Philippines did not send a team.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian (H)	4	3	1	0	15	1	+14	7	Qualify to Group stage
2	Bangkok Bank	4	3	1	0	10	2	+8	7
3	Tiong Bahru CSC	4	1	1	2	2	7	−5	3
4	Malacca FA	4	1	1	2	2	7	−5	3
5	Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council	4	0	0	4	0	12	−12	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Seiko (H)	4	3	0	1	6	6	0	6	Qualify to Group stage
2	April 25	4	2	1	1	8	4	+4	5
3	Liaoning FC	4	0	1	3	2	6	−4	1

• Seiko qualified, but later withdrew.

• Daewoo Royals
• Wa Seng

Note: Yomiuri withdrew before the draw.

Both legs were played in South Korea as Macau did not have an AFC or FIFA-standard stadium.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Daewoo Royals	14–1	Wa Seng	9–0	5–1

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Daewoo Royals won 14–1 on aggregate and qualified to the Group stage

Note: As Seiko withdrew from the final tournament, playoff runners up Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian, took their place.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Al-Ahli Jeddah (H)	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	4	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	2
3	East Bengal	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Daewoo Royals	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	4	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Al-Ittihad Aleppo	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	2
3	Bangkok Bank	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	0

	Semi-finals				Final
	26 January – Jeddah
	Daewoo Royals	3
					29 January – Jeddah
	Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian	0
					Daewoo Royals (a.e.t.)	3
	26 January – Jeddah
					Al-Ahli Jeddah	1
	Al-Ahli Jeddah	1
	Al-Ittihad Aleppo	0
					Third place play-off
					28 January – Jeddah
					Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian	1
					Al-Ittihad Aleppo	0

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• Asian Club Competitions 1986 at RSSSF.com