1998–99 Asian Club Championship

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1998–1999 Asian Club Championship
Tournament details
Dates August 1998 – April 1999
Teams 28
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)

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.

Jubilo Iwata of Japan won the final and became Asian champions for the first time, and becoming the third Japanese club to win the Asian championship.

First round

West Asia

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq 9–01 State of 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

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

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pohang Steelers South Korea 6–0 Vietnam Cang Sai Gon 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

1 Selangor FA were entered after Penang, who had withdrew due to economic trouble in the country.
2 BEC Tero Sasana were entered after Sinthana, who had beaten 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 had been drawn against the representatives of Indonesia, where the 1997/98 season was abandoned due to political and economic trouble in the country.

Second round

West Asia

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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

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

West Asia

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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

25 February 1999
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 6–1 Turkmenistan Köpetdag Aşgabat
Majed Hamad Goal 5' Goal 80'
Abdullah Shila Goal 14' Goal 41'
Abédi Pelé Goal 55'
Helal Saeed Goal 8?'		 Vladimir Bairamov Goal 20'

25 February 1999
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 1–2 Iran Esteghlal
Bashar Abdullah Goal 47' Farhad Majidi Goal 13'
Sirous Dinmohammadi Goal 40'

27 February 1999
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 0–1 Iran Esteghlal
Alireza Akbarpour Goal 70'

27 February 1999
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 4–2 Turkmenistan Köpetdag Aşgabat
Elijah Litana Goal 17'
Nawaf Al-Temyat Goal 21'
Abdullah Al-Dossary Goal 41'
Sami Al-Jaber Goal 62' (pen.)		 Azat Kuldjaqazov Goal 14'
Vladimir Bairamov Goal 31'

1 March 1999
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Garib Harib Goal 68'

1 March 1999
Esteghlal Iran 0–1 Turkmenistan Köpetdag Aşgabat
Vladimir Khalikov Goal 72'

East Asia

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

10 February 1999
Júbilo Iwata Japan 1–1 South Korea Pohang Steelers
Masashi Nakayama Goal 28' Park Sang-In Goal 48'

10 February 1999
Dalian Wanda China 2–2 South Korea Busan Daewoo Royals
Hao Haidong Goal 42'
Wang Peng Goal 64'		 Ahn Jung-Hwan Goal 45' (pen.)
Kim Jae-Young Goal 81'

12 February 1999
Busan Daewoo Royals South Korea 1–1 South Korea Pohang Steelers
Lee Sa-Vik Goal 17' (o.g.) Park Sang-In Goal 15'

12 February 1999
Dalian Wanda China 2–0 Japan Júbilo Iwata
Hao Haidong Goal 1', 74'

14 February 1999
Busan Daewoo Royals South Korea 0–2 Japan Júbilo Iwata
Daisuke Oku Goal 63'
Toshiya Fujita Goal 90'

14 February 1999
Dalian Wanda China 1–1 South Korea Pohang Steelers
Wang Peng Goal 16' Abbas Obeid Jassim Goal 60'

Semifinals

28 April 1999
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 2–2
(aet, 2–4 PK)		 Japan Júbilo Iwata
Fahd Hasan Goal 35' Goal 66' Makoto Tanaka Goal 15'
Toshiya Fujita Goal 37'

28 April 1999
Dalian Wanda China 3–4
(aet)		 Iran Esteghlal
Yan Song Goal 60' Goal 63'
Li Ming Goal 77'		 Mahmoud Fekri Goal 44'
Ali Mousavi Goal 51' Goal 108'
Alireza Akbarpour Goal 84'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Attendance: 100,000

Third place match

30 April 1999
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 3–2 China Dalian Wanda
Seydou Traoré Goal 7'
Abédi Pelé Goal 61'
Grarib Harib Farhan Goal 80'		 Yan Song Goal 23'
Vaclav Nemelek Goal 44'

Final

30 April 1999
Júbilo Iwata Japan 2–1 Iran Esteghlal
Hideto Suzuki Goal 36'
Masashi Nakayama Goal 45'		 Sirous Dinmohammadi Goal 66'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Attendance: 125,000 (+30,000 behind the doors)

Champions

1998–99 Asian Club Championship
Japan
Júbilo Iwata
First Title

References

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