1998–99 Asian Club Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 1998 – April 1999 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Venue(s) | Final host: Azadi Stadium,Tehran,Iran |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Japan Júbilo Iwata (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Iran Esteghlal |
| Third place | United Arab Emirates Al-Ain |
| Fourth place | China Dalian Wanda |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 54 |
| Goals scored | 184 (3.41 per match) |
| Best player | Burkina Faso Seydou Traoré |
| Fair play award | Japan Júbilo Iwata |
← 1997–98 | |
The 1998–99 Asian Club Championship was the 18th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region (Asia). It determined that year's club champion of association football in Asia.
Júbilo Iwata of Japan won the final against Esteghlal and became Asian champions for the first time.
First round
[edit | edit source]West Asia
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq | 9–01 | Palestine Khidmat Rafah | 7–0 | 2–0 |
| Al-Ain United Arab Emirates | 7–2 | Oman Oman | 5–2 | 2–0 |
| Al-Ansar Lebanon | 3–3 (a) | Qatar Al-Arabi | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| West Riffa Bahrain | 2–3 | Yemen Al-Wahda | 2–0 | 0–3(aet) |
| Al-Salmiya Kuwait | 2–3 | Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Köpetdag Aşgabat Turkmenistan | 4–42 | Kazakhstan FC Irtysh | 4–1 | 0–3 |
| Vakhsh Qurghonteppa Tajikistan | w/o3 | Uzbekistan FK Neftchy Farg'ona | ||
| Esteghlal Iran | bye |
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1 Both legs were played in Baghdad, Iraq by mutual agreement.
2 FC Irtysh were ejected from the competition for using two ineligible players.
3 FK Neftchy Farg'ona withdrew.
East Asia
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Pohang Steelers South Korea | 6–0 | Vietnam Cảng Sài Gòn | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Singapore Armed Forces Singapore | 2–4 | Malaysia Selangor FA1 | 1–4 | 1–0 |
| Instant-Dict FC Hong Kong | 0–7 | Japan Júbilo Iwata | 0–3 | 0–4 |
| BEC Tero Sasana2 Thailand | 6–1 | Nepal Three Star Club | 6–1 | n/p3 |
| Dalian Wanda China | 6–0 | India East Bengal Club | 6–0 | 0–0 |
| Club Valencia Maldives | 0–6 | South Korea Busan Daewoo Royals | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Allied Bank Pakistan | w/o4 | Sri Lanka Saunders SC | ||
| Finance and Revenue Myanmar | bye5 |
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1 Selangor FA were entered after Penang, who had beaten them for the championship, withdrew due to excessive travel costs.
2 BEC Tero Sasana finished fourth, but were entered after the three clubs who finished above them for the championship withdrew due to excessive travel costs.
3 The match was played over one leg by mutual agreement.
4 Allied Bank Limited FC withdrew.
5 Finance and Revenue were drawn against the representatives of Indonesia, where the 1997/98 season was abandoned and the championship withheld due to political and economic turmoil in the country.
Round of 16
[edit | edit source]West Asia
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq | 1–3 | Iran Esteghlal | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Al-Ain United Arab Emirates | 3–2 | Lebanon Al-Ansar | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Al-Wahda Yemen | 2–6 | Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal | 2–2 | 0–4 |
| Vakhsh Qurghonteppa Tajikistan | 0–6 | Turkmenistan Köpetdag Aşgabat | 0–1 | 0–5 |
East Asia
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalian Wanda China | 3–1 | Thailand BEC Tero Sasana | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Júbilo Iwata Japan | 4–0 | Myanmar Finance and Revenue | 4–0 | n/p1 |
| Saunders SC Sri Lanka | 1–9 | South Korea Busan Daewoo Royals | 1–4 | 0–5 |
| Pohang Steelers South Korea | 10–1 | Malaysia Selangor FA | 6–0 | 4–1 |
1 The match was played over one leg by mutual agreement.
Quarterfinals
[edit | edit source]West Asia
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| United Arab Emirates Al-Ain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| Iran Esteghlal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Turkmenistan Köpetdag Aşgabat | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 |
| Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | Iran Esteghlal |
|---|---|---|
| Bashar Abdullah File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' | Farhad Majidi File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' Sirous Dinmohammadi File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' |
East Asia
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Dalian Wanda | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| Japan Júbilo Iwata | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| South Korea Pohang Steelers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| South Korea Busan Daewoo Royals | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| Júbilo Iwata Japan | 1–1 | South Korea Pohang Steelers |
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| Masashi Nakayama File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' | Park Sang-in File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' |
| Busan Daewoo Royals South Korea | 1–1 | South Korea Pohang Steelers |
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| Lee Savik File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' (o.g.) | Park Sang-in File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' |
| Busan Daewoo Royals South Korea | 0–2 | Japan Júbilo Iwata |
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| Daisuke Oku File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' Toshiya Fujita File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
| Dalian Wanda China | 1–1 | South Korea Pohang Steelers |
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| Wang Peng File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' | Abbas Obeid Jassim File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' |
Semifinals
[edit | edit source]Third place match
[edit | edit source]Final
[edit | edit source]| Júbilo Iwata Japan | 2–1 | Iran Esteghlal |
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| Hideto Suzuki File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Masashi Nakayama File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' |
Sirous Dinmohammadi File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' |
Awards
[edit | edit source]| Award[1] | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Burkina Faso Seydou Traoré | United Arab Emirates Al-Ain |
| Fair Play Award | — | Japan Júbilo Iwata |
References
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- Asian Club Competitions 1999 at RSSSF.com