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 FA
Third placeSouth Korea Korea Tungsten Company
Fourth placeThailand Bangkok Bank
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored11 (1.22 per match)

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

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 FA 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

Bracket

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

Result

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Selangor FA 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 FA Malaysia0–0South Vietnam Vietnam Customs
Vietnam Customs South Vietnam1–2Malaysia Selangor FA

South China Hong Kong1–0Thailand Bangkok Bank
Bangkok Bank Thailand2–0Hong Kong South China

Second round

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

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Korea Tungsten Company South Korea 0–1 Malaysia Selangor FA 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.

Final

Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel2–1Malaysia Selangor FA
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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