# 1985–86 Asian Club Championship

The 1985–86 Asian Club Championship was the fifth edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by the Asian Football Confederation, and was the first such tournament in 14 years. Several clubs played in the qualifying round in the fall of 1985, with the final tournament being held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from 19 to 29 January 1986.
South Korean side Daewoo Royals won their first Asian Club Championship defeating Al-Ahli in the final.

## Champions' Cup
### West Asia 1
#### Round 1

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Al-Rasheed | 4–0 | Amman Club |
| Al-Ittihad Aleppo | Bye | |
Note: Al-Ahli Sana'a and Al-Shorta Aden both withdrew before the draw, while the Lebanese FA did not send a team.

#### Round 2

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Al-Ittihad Aleppo | w/o | Al-Rasheed |
* Al-Rasheed withdrew from the tournament; Al-Ittihad Aleppo advanced.

### West Asia 2
#### Participants

* Al-Muharraq
* Al-Arabi
* Fanja
* Al-Rayyan
* Al-Ahli Jeddah
* Al Ain

#### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Al-Ahli Jeddah | 2–1 | Al-Arabi |
* Al-Ahli Jeddah and Al-Arabi qualified for the final tournament, but Al-Arabi later withdrew.

### Central Asia (Coca-Cola Cup)

Played in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The tournament was called the Coca-Cola Cup due to sponsorship reasons. It was the qualifier for the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship for clubs of Central Asian countries.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | East Bengal | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 10 | Qualify to Group stage |
| 2 | Abahani Krira Chakra | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 8 | |
| 3 | Saunders SC (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 5 | |
| 4 | PIA FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | New Road Team | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 | |
| 6 | Club Valencia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 36 | −34 | 0 | |
* Afghanistan and Iran did not send a team.

### Southeast Asia (ASEAN Champions Cup)

Played in Indonesia
Note: Burma and Philippines did not send a team.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 7 | Qualify to Group stage |
| 2 | Bangkok Bank | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Qualify to Group stage |
| 3 | Tiong Bahru CSC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Malacca FA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 5 | Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | |

#### Playoff
### East Asia 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Seiko (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Qualify to Group stage |
| 2 | April 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 | Liaoning FC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
* Seiko qualified, but later withdrew.

### East Asia 2

* Daewoo Royals
* Wa Seng
Note: Yomiuri withdrew before the draw.
Both legs were played in South Korea as Macau did not have an AFC or FIFA-standard stadium.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Daewoo Royals | 14–1 | Wa Seng | 9–0 | 5–1 |
Daewoo Royals won 14–1 on aggregate and qualified to the Group stage

## Group stage

Note: As Seiko withdrew from the final tournament, playoff runners up Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian, took their place.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Al-Ahli Jeddah (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | East Bengal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Daewoo Royals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Al-Ittihad Aleppo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 2 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Bangkok Bank | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 26 January – Jeddah | 26 January – Jeddah |
| Daewoo Royals | 3 |
| Daewoo Royals | 3 | 29 January – Jeddah | 29 January – Jeddah |
| Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian | 0 | 29 January – Jeddah | 29 January – Jeddah |
| Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian | 0 | Daewoo Royals (a.e.t.) | 3 |
| 26 January – Jeddah | 26 January – Jeddah | | Daewoo Royals (a.e.t.) | 3 |
| 26 January – Jeddah | 26 January – Jeddah | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 1 |
| Al-Ahli Jeddah | 1 | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 1 |
| Al-Ittihad Aleppo | 0 | | |
| Al-Ittihad Aleppo | 0 | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| | | 28 January – Jeddah | 28 January – Jeddah |
| | | Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian | 1 |
| | | Al-Ittihad Aleppo | 0 |