1991 Asian Club Championship

1991 Asian Club Championship
Tournament details
Dates	August – December 1991
Teams	20
Venue(s)	Doha (final stage)
Final positions
Champions	Al-Hilal(1st title)
Runners-up	Esteghlal
Third place	Al Rayyan
Fourth place	Al Shabab
Tournament statistics
Matches played	35
Goals scored	104 (2.97 per match)
	←1990–91 1992–93→

The1991Asian Club Championshipwas the 11th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation.

Al-HilalfromSaudi Arabiawon the final and became the first Asian Championship winner fromSaudi Arabia.

Qualifying Stage

First round

Summary

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Oruba	2–4	Al-Rayyan	2–4	0–1
Al-Jahra	0–4	Al-Hilal	0–2	0–2
Al-Ansar	2–4	Al-Shabab	1–3	1–1
West Riffa	1–1 (4–5p)	Al-Tilal	0–1	1–0 (a.e.t.)
Mohammedan SC	5–0	WAPDA FC	5–0	0–0
April 25	3–2	Liaoning FC	0–1	3–1
Sporting de Macau	1–14	South China	1–9	0–5
Geylang International	3–4	Pelita Jaya	1–2	2–2

Matches

Al Rayyan	4–2	Al-Oruba

Al-Oruba	0–1	Al Rayyan

Al-Rayyan won 5–2 on aggregate.

18 October 1991

Al-Hilal	2–0	Al Jahra
	Report

20 October 1991

Al Jahra	0–2	Al-Hilal
	Report

Al-Hilal won 4–0 on aggregate.

Al Shabab	3–1	Al-Ansar

Al-Ansar	1–1	Al Shabab

Al-Shabab won 4–2 on aggregate.

Al-Tilal	1–0	West Riffa

West Riffa	1–0	Al-Tilal

Penalties
	4–5

1-1 on aggregate. Al-Tilal won 5–4 on penalties.

Mohammedan SC	5–0	WAPDA FC

WAPDA FC	0–0	Mohammedan SC

Mohammedan SC won 5–0 on aggregate.

Liaoning FC	1–0	April 25

April 25	3–1	Liaoning FC

April 25 won 3–2 on aggregate.

South China	9–1	Sporting de Macau

Sporting de Macau	0–5	South China

South China won 14–1 on aggregate.

Pelita Jaya	1–2	Geylang International

Geylang International	2–2	Pelita Jaya

Geylang International won 4–3 on aggregate.

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

Summary

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Rayyan	Bye	n/a	n/a	n/a
Al-Hilal	Bye	n/a	n/a	n/a
Al-Shabab	Bye	n/a	n/a	n/a
Port Authority	Bye	n/a	n/a	n/a
Al-Tilal	0–5	Esteghlal	0–0	0–5
Mohammedan SC	5–0	New Radiant	3–0	2–0
South China	2–3	Yomiuri FC	1–0	1–3
April 25	awd.	Geylang International¹	n/a	n/a

¹Geylang International withdrew after the draw.

Matches

Al-Tilal	0–0	Esteghlal

Esteghlal	5–0	Al-Tilal

Esteghlal won 5–0 on aggregate.

Mohammedan SC	3–0	New Radiant

New Radiant	0–2	Mohammedan SC

Mohammedan SC won 5–0 on aggregate.

South China AA	1–0	Yomiuri FC

Yomiuri FC	3–1	South China

Yomiuri FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

Quarter finals

Yomiuri FCwithdrew.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RYY	SHB	PAT	MOH
1	Al Rayyan	3	3	0	8	3	+5	6	Advance toSemi-finals	—	2–1	3–1	2–1
2	Al Shabab	3	2	1	6	4	+2	4	Advance toSemi-finals	—	—	3–1	2–1
3	Port Authority	3	1	2	6	7	−1	2		—	—	—	4–1
4	Mohammedan SC	3	0	3	3	9	−6	0		—	—	—	—

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Match 1

Al Rayyan	3–1	Port Authority

Match 2

Al Shabab	2–1	Mohammedan SC

Match 3

Port Authority	4–1	Mohammedan SC

Match 4

Al Rayyan	2–1	Al Shabab

Match 5

Al Rayyan	3–1	Mohammedan SC

Match 6

Al Shabab	3–1	Port Authority

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	HIL	EST	A25
1	Al-Hilal	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	4	Advance toSemi-finals	—	2–0	1–0
2	Esteghlal	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1	Advance toSemi-finals	—	—	1–1
3	April 25	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1		—	—	—

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Match 1

Al-Hilal	2–0	April 25

Match 2

Al-Hilal	1–0	Esteghlal

Match 3

Esteghlal	1–1	April 25

Knockout Stage

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

20 December –Doha

Al-Rayyan	1
		29 July –Doha
Esteghlal	2
		Esteghlal	1 (3)
20 December –Doha
		Al-Hilal(p)	1 (4)
Al Hilal	1

Al-Shabab	0
		Third place play-off

		28 July –Doha

		Al-Rayyan(p)	2 (7)

		Al-Shabab	2 (6)