1998–99 Asian Club Championship

18th edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC May 2016 AFC Champions League Elite 1998–1999 August 1998 – April 1999 Final host: Azadi Stadium,Tehran,Iran 32 JPN Júbilo Iwata 1 IRN Esteghlal UAE Al-Ain CHN Dalian Wanda 54 184 Seydou Traoré JPN Júbilo Iwata 1997–98 1999–2000 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 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya IRQ 9–01 Khidmat Rafah PLE 7–0 2–0 1991 Al-Ain UAE 7–2 Oman OMA 5–2 2–0 Al-Ansar LIB 3–3 (a) Al-Arabi QAT 1–0 2–3 West Riffa BHR 2–3 Al-Wahda YEM 2–0 0–3(aet) 1972 Al-Salmiya KUW 2–3 Al-Hilal KSA 0–0 2–3 Köpetdag Aşgabat TKM 4–42 FC Irtysh KAZ 4–1 0–3 1997 Vakhsh Qurghonteppa TJK w/o3 FK Neftchy Farg'ona UZB Esteghlal IRN 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 Pohang Steelers KOR 1997 6–0 Cảng Sài Gòn VIE 2–0 4–0 Singapore Armed Forces SIN 2–4 Selangor FA1 MAS 1–4 1–0 Instant-Dict FC HKG 0–7 Júbilo Iwata JPN 1947 0–3 0–4 BEC Tero Sasana2 THA 6–1 Three Star Club NEP 6–1 n/p3 Dalian Wanda CHN 6–0 East Bengal Club IND 6–0 0–0 Club Valencia MDV 0–6 Busan Daewoo Royals KOR 1997 0–2 0–4 Allied Bank PAK w/o4 Saunders SC SRI Finance and Revenue MYA 1974 bye5 |} 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 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya IRQ 1–3 Esteghlal IRN 1–1 0–2 1991 Al-Ain UAE 3–2 Al-Ansar LIB 3–1 0–1 Al-Wahda YEM 2–6 Al-Hilal KSA 2–2 0–4 Vakhsh Qurghonteppa TJK 0–6 Köpetdag Aşgabat TKM 0–1 0–5 1997 |} East Asia Dalian Wanda CHN 3–1 BEC Tero Sasana THA 3–0 0–1 Júbilo Iwata JPN 1947 4–0 Finance and Revenue MYA 1974 4–0 n/p1 Saunders SC SRI 1–9 Busan Daewoo Royals KOR 1997 1–4 0–5 Pohang Steelers KOR 1997 10–1 Selangor FA MAS 6–0 4–1 |} 1 The match was played over one leg by mutual agreement. Quarterfinals West Asia main WDL West Asia Q n AIN UAE Al-Ain EST IRN Esteghlal HIL KSA Al-Hilal KÖP TKM 1997 Köpetdag Aşgabat 2 0 1 7 2 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 2 5 5 1 0 2 4 10 #ccffcc A A complete 25 February 1999 Al-Ain UAE 6–1 TKM 1997 Köpetdag Aşgabat Majed Hamad 5 80 Abdullah Shila 14 41 Abédi Pelé 55 Helal Saeed 8? Vladimir Bairamov 20 Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE 25 February 1999 Al-Hilal KSA 1–2 IRN Esteghlal Bashar Abdullah 47 Farhad Majidi 13 Sirous Dinmohammadi 40 Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE 27 February 1999 Al-Ain UAE 0–1 IRN Esteghlal Alireza Akbarpour 70 Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE 27 February 1999 Al-Hilal KSA 4–2 TKM 1997 Köpetdag Aşgabat Elijah Litana 17 Nawaf Al-Temyat 21 Abdullah Al-Dossary 41 Sami Al-Jaber 62 pen. Azat Kuldjaqazov 14 Vladimir Bairamov 31 Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE 1 March 1999 Al-Ain UAE 1–0 KSA Al-Hilal Garib Harib 68 Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE 1 March 1999 Esteghlal IRN 0–1 TKM 1997 Köpetdag Aşgabat Vladimir Khalikov 72 Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE East Asia main WDL East Asia Q n DAL CHN Dalian Wanda JUB JPN 1947 Júbilo Iwata POH KOR 1997 Pohang Steelers BDR KOR 1997 Busan Daewoo Royals 1 2 0 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 2 1 3 5 #ccffcc A A complete 10 February 1999 Júbilo Iwata JPN 1–1 KOR 1997 Pohang Steelers Masashi Nakayama 28 Park Sang-in 48 Chongqing, China 10 February 1999 Dalian Wanda CHN 2–2 KOR 1997 Busan Daewoo Royals Hao Haidong 42 Wang Peng 64 Ahn Jung-Hwan 45 pen. Kim Jae-Young 81 Chongqing, China 12 February 1999 Busan Daewoo Royals KOR 1997 1–1 KOR 1997 Pohang Steelers Lee Savik 17 o.g. Park Sang-in 15 Chongqing, China 12 February 1999 Dalian Wanda CHN 2–0 JPN 1947 Júbilo Iwata Hao Haidong 1 74 Chongqing, China 14 February 1999 Busan Daewoo Royals KOR 1997 0–2 JPN 1947 Júbilo Iwata Daisuke Oku 63 Toshiya Fujita 90 Chongqing, China 14 February 1999 Dalian Wanda CHN 1–1 KOR 1997 Pohang Steelers Wang Peng 16 Abbas Obeid Jassim 60 Chongqing, China Semifinals 28 April 1999 Al-Ain UAE 2–2 (aet, 2–4 PK) JPN 1947 Júbilo Iwata Fahd Hasan 35 66 Makoto Tanaka 15 Toshiya Fujita 37 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran 28 April 1999 Dalian Wanda CHN 3–4 (aet) IRN Esteghlal Yan Song 60 63 Li Ming 77 Mahmoud Fekri 44 Ali Mousavi 51 108 Alireza Akbarpour 84 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Third place match 30 April 1999 Al-Ain UAE 3–2 CHN Dalian Wanda Seydou Traoré 7 Abédi Pelé 61 Grarib Harib Farhan 80 Yan Song 23 Václav Němeček 44 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Final 30 April 1999 Júbilo Iwata JPN 1947 2–1 IRN Esteghlal Hideto Suzuki 36 Masashi Nakayama 45 Sirous Dinmohammadi 66 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran 121,000 Omer Al-Mehannah (Saudi Arabia) Awards Awardhttp://www.asian-football.com/competitions/club/club_frame.html https://web.archive.org/web/19990422104622/http://www.asian-football.com/competitions/club/club_frame.html dead 22 April 1999 Asian Club Championship 18th Edition 1998/99 Asian Football Confederation 22 April 1999PlayerTeamMost Valuable PlayerBFA Seydou TraoréUAE Al-AinFair Play Award—JPN Júbilo Iwata References Asian Club Competitions 1999 at RSSSF.com championsleague 1998–99 Club Championship