# 1990–91 Asian Club Championship

The 1990–91 Asian Club Championship was the 10th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. Representative clubs of 30 Asian countries played games in this tournament. Esteghlal FC from Iran won the final and became Asian champions for the second time. They are championed in 1970 as Taj.

## Qualifying Stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Al-Rasheed (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Qualify to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Al-Ramtha | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 2 | |
| 3 | Al-Yarmook | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |
Played in Baghdad, Iraq

### Group 2

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Esteghlal | 2–1 | Al-Sadd | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Esteghlal qualified 2–1 on aggregate.

### Group 3

The Gulf Cooperation Council Club was cancelled due to the crisis in the region; the participants would have been Bahrain Club, Al-Arabi, Al-Nassr and Al-Sharjah, who all withdrew.

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Al-Nasr | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | Qualify to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | PIA FC (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Ranipokhari | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | |
Played in Quetta, Pakistan

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mohammedan SC (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 | Qualify to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Salgaocar SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 2 | |
| 3 | Club Lagoons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |
Played in Dhaka, Bangladesh

### Group 6

Run parallel with ASEAN Club Championship
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Pelita Jaya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Qualify to Quarter-finals |
| Bangkok Bank | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Qualify to Quarter-finals |
| Geylang International (H) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
Played in Singapore

### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | April 25 (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Qualify to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Liaoning FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Qualify to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Nissan Yokohama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | |
Played in Pyongyang, North Korea

## Quarter-finals

Played in Dhaka, Bangladesh

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Liaoning FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Pelita Jaya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 2 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Al-Nasr | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
Al Rasheed (Iraq) withdrew due to the Gulf War, and were replaced by Al Ramtha (Jordan), who were disqualified for not paying the second round entry fee.

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Esteghlal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | April 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Mohammedan SC (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bangkok Bank | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | |

## Knockout Stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 27 July – Dhaka | 27 July – Dhaka |
| Esteghlal | 2 |
| Esteghlal | 2 | 29 July – Dhaka | 29 July – Dhaka |
| Pelita Jaya Jakarta | 0 | 29 July – Dhaka | 29 July – Dhaka |
| Pelita Jaya Jakarta | 0 | Esteghlal | 2 |
| 27 July – Dhaka | 27 July – Dhaka | | Esteghlal | 2 |
| 27 July – Dhaka | 27 July – Dhaka | Liaoning FC | 1 |
| Liaoning FC | 3 | Liaoning FC | 1 |
| April 25 | 0 | | |
| April 25 | 0 | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| | | 28 July – Dhaka | 28 July – Dhaka |
| | | Pelita Jaya Jakarta (p) | 2 (7) |
| | | April 25 | 2 (6) |

### Final

* Top scorer
** Samad Marfavi (6 goals)