1988–89 Asian Club Championship

1988–1989 Asian Club Championship
Tournament details
Dates25 March 1988 – 8 April 1989
Teams26
Final positions
Champions Al-Sadd (1st title)
Runners-up Al-Rasheed
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Goals scored218 (3.46 per match)
1987

The 1988–89 Asian Club Championship was the 8th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation.

Al-Sadd of Qatar won the final and became Asian champions for the first time.

Qualifying Group round

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Rasheed 3 2 1 0 9 0 +9 5 Qualify to Semi-finals
2 Al-Sadd (H) 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 5
3 Al-Futowa 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 2
4 Al-Ansar 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Doha, Qatar.

Al-Sadd 4–1 Al-Futowa
Sheikh Al-Saani Stadium, Doha, Qatar

Al-Rasheed 6–0 Al-Ansar
Sheikh Al-Saani Stadium, Doha, Qatar

Al-Sadd 1–0 Al-Ansar
Sheikh Al-Saani Stadium, Doha, Qatar

Al-Rasheed 3–0 Al-Futowa
Sheikh Al-Saani Stadium, Doha, Qatar

Al-Futowa 1–0 Al-Ansar
Sheikh Al-Saani Stadium, Doha, Qatar

Al-Rasheed 0–0 Al-Sadd
Sheikh Al-Saani Stadium, Doha, Qatar

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Ettifaq 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Qualify to Semi-finals
2 Kazma SC 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7 7
3 Sharjah FC (H) 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 4
4 Fanja1 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 2
5 West Riffa 4 0 0 4 1 8 −7 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

1 Fanja played only in the GCC Tournament.

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mohun Bagan (H) 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 6 Qualify to Semi-finals
2 Fanja 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 4
3 Crescent Textile Mills 3 1 0 2 3 17 −14 2
4 Kathmandu SC 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

All matches were played at the Salt Lake Stadium in Calcutta, India.

Mohun Bagan 8–0 Crescent Textile Mills
Satyajit Chatterjee
Aloke Mukherjee
Babu Mani
Prasanta Banerjee
Sisir Ghosh

Fanja 5–1 Kathmandu SC



Crescent Textile Mills 2–1 Kathmandu SC

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mohammedan SC (H) 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3 Qualify to Semi-finals
2 Persepolis 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 2
3 Saunders SC 2 0 1 1 0 5 −5 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

All match were played in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Mohammedan SC 0–0 Saunders SC
Mirpur Stadium, Bangladesh
Referee: Soum Shreshta (Nepal)

Persepolis 5–0 Saunders SC
Mirpur Stadium, Bangladesh
Referee: Gopal Joshi (Nepal)

Mohammedan SC 2–1 Persepolis
Mirpur Stadium, Bangladesh
Referee: Soum Shreshta (Nepal)

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Royal Thai Air Force (H) 4 4 0 0 22 2 +20 8 Qualify to Semi-finals
2 Pahang FA 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 5
3 Niac Mitra 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 4
4 Geylang International 4 1 1 2 5 13 −8 3
5 Bandaran KB 4 0 0 4 3 20 −17 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

All match were played in Bangkok, Thailand.

Royal Thai Air Force 2–1 Pahang FA
Niac Mitra 3–1 Bandaran KB

Pahang FA 0–0 Niac Mitra

Royal Thai Air Force 2–1 Niac Mitra
Geylang International 3–1 Bandaran KB

Niac Mitra 1–1 Geylang International
Pahang FA 5–1 Bandaran KB

Royal Thai Air Force 9–0 Bandaran KB
Pahang FA 2–1 Geylang International

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 April 25 4 4 0 0 11 1 +10 8 Qualify to Semi-finals
2 Guangdong Wanbao (H) 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 6
3 Yamaha Motors 4 1 1 2 12 9 +3 3
4 South China 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 3
5 Wa Seng 4 0 0 4 3 23 −20 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

All matches were played in Guangzhou, China PR.

Guangdong Wanbao 3–1 Yamaha Motors
April 25 3–0 South China

Yamaha Motors 9–2 Wa Seng
Guangdong Wanbao 1–0 South China

Yamaha Motors 1–1 South China
April 25 4–0 Wa Seng

South China 3–0 Wa Seng
April 25 1–0 Guangdong Wanbao

Guangdong Wanbao 7–1 Wa Seng
April 25 3–1 Yamaha Motors

Semi Final Group round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Rasheed 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 5 Advance to Final
2 Guangdong Wanbao (H) 3 1 2 0 8 2 +6 4
3 Kazma SC 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 3
4 Mohun Bagan 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

All match were played in Guangzhou, China PR.

Kazma SC 1–0 Mohun Bagan
Yusuf (pen.)
Al-Rasheed 1–1 Guangdong Wanbao
  • Salam Meghamis 90' (pen.)
  • Liao Yuhua 51'

Guangdong Wanbao 6–0 Mohun Bagan
Al-Rasheed 2–0 Kazma SC

Guangdong Wanbao 1–1 Kazma SC
  • Unknown
  • Sowayed 21'
Al-Rasheed 4–0 Mohun Bagan
  • Amishaki
  • G.Akal
  • Scheherar
  • Amis

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Sadd 4 3 1 0 8 4 +4 10 Advance to Final
2 Al-Ettifaq 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4 7
3 April 25 4 1 1 2 4 4 0 4
4 Mohammedan SC 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 4
5 Pahang FA (H) 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6 3
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

All match were played in Kuantan, Malaysia.

Al-Sadd 2–0 Pahang FA
April 25 0–1 Mohammedan SC

Al-Ettifaq 4–1 Pahang FA
  • Abdullah Al-Dossary 42'
  • Sadoon Al-Swiete 44'
  • Hamed Al-Dubalki 56'
  • Jamal Al-Mubarak 85'
  • Basrulkharfi Abdul Hadi 75'
Al-Sadd 2–2 Mohammedan SC
  • Unknown 6'
  • Ebrahim Kyumarth

Al-Sadd 2–1 April 25
  • Ebrahim Kyumarth ?', 75'
  • Han Chang Bok 17'
Al-Ettifaq 3–1 Mohammedan SC
  • Jamal Al-Mubarak 5'
  • Sadoon Al-Swiete 55'
  • Sami Al- Dossary 67'

Mohammedan SC 1–2 Pahang FA
Al-Ettifaq 1–1 April 25
  • Zakki Al-Salleh
  • Choe Won Nam 47'

Al-Sadd 2–1 Al-Ettifaq
  • Jamal Al-Mubarak 89'
April 25 2–0 Pahang FA
  • Kim Yum Chol 49', 66'

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Sadd 3–3 (a) Al-Rasheed 2–3 1–0
Al-Rasheed 3–2 Al-Sadd
Radhi 20'
Abdul-Kadhim 24', 35'
Salman 56'
Ghanim 85'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Abdullah Al-Naser (Saudi Arabia)

Al-Sadd 1–0 Al-Rasheed
Salman 82'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jasim Mendi (Bahrain)

3–3 on aggregate; Al-Sadd won on away goals.

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