| Tourney name | Asian Club Championship |
|---|---|
| Year | 1986 |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 26–30 December 1986 |
| Venues | Riyadh (final round) |
| Num teams | 4 |
| Champion other | Furukawa Electric |
| Count | 1 |
| Second other | Al-Hilal |
| Third other | Liaoning F.C. |
| Fourth other | Al-Talaba |
| Matches | 6 |
| Goals | 20 |
| Prevseason | 1985–86 |
| Nextseason | 1987 |
The 1986 Asian Club Championship was the 6th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. Several Asian clubs started the qualifying round in Fall of 1986. The final round was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in December 1986.
Furukawa Electric defeated Al Hilal in the final to become the first Japanese club to win the Asian Club Championship.
Defending champions Daewoo Royals were unable to defend their title as they finished third in the 1985 K League.
Qualifying Stage
Group 1
Al-Shorta Aden qualified to the second round by default, as they were the only team in Group 1.
Group 3
Qualification from the 1986 GCC Champions League held in Riyadh.
Participants
Al-Hilal and Al-Arabi qualified to the second round
Group 4
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Group 5
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Group 6
Both matches were played in Kuala Lumpur by mutual agreement.
Group 8
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Second round
Group A
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Group B
<onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Matches were played in Saudi Arabia.
Group C
<onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Matches were played in Hong Kong.
Group D
<onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Matches were played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Final round
References
- ^ Bhatti, Mukhtar (1999). Pakistan Sports: An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999. Bhatti Publications. p. 246.
A 20-member Habib Bank football team took part in the qualifying round of the 6th Asian Clubs Football Championship held at Colombo (S. Lanka), where it finished 3rd out of four teams and could not qualify for the finals. Iranian Club bt Habib Bank 7—0. Saunders Club, Sri Lanka bt Habib Bank 2—1. Maldives Club drew with Habib Bank 2—2
External links
- Asian Club Competitions 1987 at RSSSF.com