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1998–99 Asian Club Championship
18th edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC
18th edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | Asian Club Championship |
| image | Azadi Stadium in the final week of the 39th League.jpg |
| year | 1998–1999 |
| dates | August 1998 – April 1999 |
| venues | Final host: Azadi Stadium,Tehran,Iran |
| num_teams | 32 |
| champion_other | JPN Júbilo Iwata |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | IRN Esteghlal |
| third_other | UAE Al-Ain |
| fourth_other | CHN Dalian Wanda |
| matches | 54 |
| goals | 184 |
| player | BFA Seydou Traoré |
| fair_play | JPN Júbilo Iwata |
| prevseason | [1997–98](1997-98-asian-club-championship) |
| nextseason | [1999–2000](1999-2000-asian-club-championship) |
| caption | The Azadi Stadium in Tehran,Iran hosted the final |
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.
Júbilo Iwata of Japan won the final against Esteghlal and became Asian champions for the first time.
First round
West Asia
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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
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1 Selangor FA were entered after Penang, who had beaten them for the championship, withdrew due to excessive travel costs.
2 BEC Tero Sasana finished fourth, but were entered after the three clubs who finished above 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 were drawn against the representatives of Indonesia, where the 1997/98 season was abandoned and the championship withheld due to political and economic turmoil in the country.
Round of 16
West Asia
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East Asia
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1 The match was played over one leg by mutual agreement.
Quarterfinals
West Asia
Abdullah Shila
Abédi Pelé
Helal Saeed
Sirous Dinmohammadi
Nawaf Al-Temyat
Abdullah Al-Dossary
Sami Al-Jaber
Vladimir Bairamov
East Asia
Wang Peng Kim Jae-Young
Toshiya Fujita
Semifinals
(aet, 2–4 PK) Toshiya Fujita
(aet)
Li Ming
Ali Mousavi
Alireza Akbarpour
Third place match
Abédi Pelé
Grarib Harib Farhan
Václav Němeček
Final
Masashi Nakayama
Awards
| url=http://www.asian-football.com/competitions/club/club_frame.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990422104622/http://www.asian-football.com/competitions/club/club_frame.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=22 April 1999 | title=Asian Club Championship 18th Edition 1998/99 | publisher=Asian Football Confederation | date=22 April 1999}} | Player | Team | Most Valuable Player | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFA Seydou Traoré | UAE Al-Ain | |||||||||
| — | JPN Júbilo Iwata |
References
- Asian Club Competitions 1999 at RSSSF.com
References
- (22 April 1999). "Asian Club Championship 18th Edition 1998/99". Asian Football Confederation.
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