# 1987 Asian Club Championship

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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kazma SC (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Group stage |
| 2 | Al-Hilal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Advance to Group stage |
| 3 | Muharraq | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Al-Nasr | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Fanja | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 | |
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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Al Rasheed | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 8 | Advance to Group stage |
| 2 | Mohun Bagan AC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 5 | |
| 3 | Mohammedan SC (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Manang Marsyangdi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 2 | |
| 5 | PAF FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0 | |
All matches were played in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bangkok Bank | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 3 | Advance to Group stage |
| 2 | Air Force SC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Victory SC (H) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 | |
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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Federal Territory | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 5 | Advance to Group stage |
| 2 | Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 | |
| 3 | Tiong Bahru CSC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Kota Ranger FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 | |
All matches were played in Bandung, Indonesia.

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | August 1 (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4 | Advance to Group stage |
| 2 | April 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 | Hap Kuan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |
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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yomiuri FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Advance to Group stage |
| 2 | South China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | |
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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Al-Hilal (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Al Rasheed | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 2 | |
| 3 | Bangkok Bank FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | |
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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yomiuri FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Federal Territory (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Kazma SC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | August 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
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

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Al-Hilal | w/o | Yomiuri FC |
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.