1991 Asian Club Championship
Tournament details
DatesAugust – December 1991
Teams20
Final positions
ChampionsSaudi Arabia Al-Hilal (1st title)
Runners-upIran Esteghlal
Third placeQatar Al Rayyan
Fourth placeUnited Arab Emirates Al Shabab
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored104 (2.97 per match)

The 1991 Asian Club Championship was the 11th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation.

Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia won the final and became the first Asian Championship winner from Saudi Arabia.

Qualifying Stage

First round

Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia2–0Kuwait Al Jahra
Report
Al Jahra Kuwait0–2Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Report

Note: Pelita Jaya were subsequently suspended by the AFC due to crowd disturbances during the second leg, followed by a pitch invasion following the final whistle.

Second round

Byes: Qatar Al Rayyan, Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal, United Arab Emirates Al Shabab, Thailand Port Authority, North Korea April 25 (drawn against Singapore Geylang International, who withdrew)

Quarter finals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Qatar Al Rayyan 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 6
United Arab Emirates Al Shabab 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 4
Thailand Port Authority 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 2
Bangladesh Mohammedan SC 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source:
Match 1
Al Rayyan3–1Port Authority
Match 2
Al Shabab2–1Mohammedan SC
Match 3
Port Authority4–1Mohammedan SC
Match 4
Al Rayyan2–1Al Shabab
Match 5
Al Rayyan3–1Mohammedan SC
Match 6
Al Shabab3–1Port Authority

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4
Iran Esteghlal 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
North Korea April 25 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source:
Match 1
Al-Hilal2–0April 25
Match 2
Al-Hilal1–0Esteghlal
Match 3
Esteghlal1–1April 25

Semi-finals

Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia1–0United Arab Emirates Al Shabab
Jazea 55'
Referee: Talal Saleh (Lebanon)
Esteghlal Iran2–1Qatar Al Rayyan

Third Place

Al Rayyan Qatar2–2United Arab Emirates Al Shabab
Penalties
7–6

Final

Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia1–1 (a.e.t.)Iran Esteghlal
Al-Habashi 73' Hashemi-Moghaddam 58'
Penalties
4–3

References

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