7th edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC
1987 Asian Club Championship Dates ?? – November 1987 Teams 22 Champions Yomiuri FC (1st title) Runners-up Al-Hilal Matches played 43 Goals scored 152 (3.53 per match)
International football competition
The 1987 Asian Club Championship was the 7th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation . Several Asian clubs started the qualifying round in Fall of 1987.
Yomiuri FC (Japan ) became the second Japanese club to win the Asian Championship.
Qualifying round
Group 1
GCC Club Championship
All matches were played in Kuwait .
Match 1
Kazma SC
0–1
Al-Hilal
Match 2
Muharraq
0–1
Al-Nasr
Match 3
Kazma SC
3–0
Muharraq
Match 4
Al-Hilal
0–0
Al-Nasr
Match 5
Al-Hilal
3–0
Fanja
Match 6
Kazma SC
1–0
Al-Nasr
Match 7
Muharraq
2–1
Fanja
Match 8
Kazma SC
2–0
Fanja
Match 9
Al-Hilal
2–3
Muharraq
Match 10
Al-Nasr
2–3
Fanja
Group 2
All matches were played in Dhaka , Bangladesh .
Match 1
Al Rasheed
2–0
Mohun Bagan AC
Match 2
Mohammedan SC
6–2
Manang Marsyangdi
Match 3
Al Rasheed
5–1
Mohammedan SC
Match 4
Mohun Bagan AC
6–1
Manang Marsyangdi
Match 5
Mohun Bagan AC
4–1
PAF FC
Match 6
Al Rasheed
6–1
Manang Marsyangdi
Match 7
Mohammedan SC
3–1
PAF FC
Match 8
Al Rasheed
10–0
PAF FC
Match 9
Mohun Bagan AC
2–2
Mohammedan SC
Match 10
Manang Marsyangdi
4–1
PAF FC
Group 3
All matches were played in Malé , Maldives .
Match 1
Bangkok Bank
0–0
Air Force SC
Match 2
Bangkok Bank
7–0
Victory SC
Match 3
Air Force SC
1–1
Victory SC
Group 4
All matches were played in Bandung , Indonesia .
Group 5
All matches were played in Dalian , China PR .
Match 1
August 1
2–0
April 25
Match 2
August 1
3–0
Hap Kuan
Match 3
April 25
2–1
Hap Kuan
Group 6
Matches were played home & away.
10 September 1987
South China
0–1
Yomiuri FC
8 October 1987
Yomiuri FC
2–0
South China
Group stage
Group A
All matches were played in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia .
Match 1
Al-Hilal
2–1
Al Rasheed
Match 2
Al-Hilal
4–0
Bangkok Bank FC
Match 3
Al Rasheed
6–1
Bangkok Bank FC
Group B
All matches were played in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia .
3 November 1987
Yomiuri FC
2–1
Kazma SC
3 November 1987
Federal Territory
1–1
August 1
5 November 1987
Yomiuri FC
0–1
Federal Territory
5 November 1987
Kazma SC
1–0
August 1
7 November 1987
Yomiuri FC
2–0
August 1
7 November 1987
Federal Territory
1–1
Kazma SC
Final
The final was cancelled as Al-Hilal were unable to field a team due to nine of their starting players being chosen for the Saudi national team's preparation camp that clashed with the date fixed for the first leg.
Yomiuri FC were awarded the championship.
References
Asian Champion Club Tournament era, 1967–1972
Seasons
Asian Club Championship era, 1985–2002
Seasons
AFC Champions League era, 2002–2024
Seasons Finals
AFC Champions League Elite era, since 2024
Seasons Finals