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1998–99 Asian Club Championship#Final

{{Short description|18th edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox International Football Competition

| tourney_name = Asian Club Championship

| image = Azadi Stadium in the final week of the 39th League.jpg

| imagesize =

| year = 1998–1999

| country =

| dates = August 1998 – April 1999

| venues =Final host: Azadi Stadium,Tehran,Iran

| cities =

| num_teams = 32

| champion_other = {{flagicon|JPN}} Júbilo Iwata

| count = 1

| second_other = {{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal

| third_other = {{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Ain

| fourth_other = {{flagicon|CHN}} Dalian Wanda

| matches = 54

| goals = 184

| attendance =

| top_scorer =

| player = {{flagicon|BFA}} Seydou Traoré

| fair_play = {{flagicon|JPN}} Júbilo Iwata

| prevseason = 1997–98

| nextseason = 1999–2000

|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=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya|IRQ|9–01|Khidmat Rafah|PLE|7–0|2–0|var1=1991}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Ain|UAE|7–2|Oman|OMA|5–2|2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Ansar|LIB|3–3 (a)|Al-Arabi|QAT|1–0|2–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|West Riffa|BHR|2–3|Al-Wahda|YEM|2–0|0–3(aet)|var1=1972}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Salmiya|KUW|2–3|Al-Hilal|KSA|0–0|2–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Köpetdag Aşgabat|TKM|4–42|FC Irtysh|KAZ|4–1|0–3|var1=1997}}

{{TwoLegResult|Vakhsh Qurghonteppa|TJK|w/o3|FK Neftchy Farg'ona|UZB||}}

{{TwoLegResult|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=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Pohang Steelers|KOR|var1=1997|6–0|Cảng Sài Gòn|VIE|2–0|4–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Singapore Armed Forces|SIN|2–4|Selangor FA1|MAS|1–4|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Instant-Dict FC|HKG|0–7|Júbilo Iwata|JPN|var2=1947|0–3|0–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|BEC Tero Sasana2|THA|6–1|Three Star Club|NEP|6–1|n/p3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Dalian Wanda|CHN|6–0|East Bengal Club|IND|6–0|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Club Valencia|MDV|0–6|Busan Daewoo Royals|KOR|var2=1997|0–2|0–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Allied Bank|PAK|w/o4|Saunders SC|SRI||}}

{{TwoLegResult|Finance and Revenue|MYA|var1=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=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya|IRQ|1–3|Esteghlal|IRN|1–1|0–2|var1=1991}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Ain|UAE|3–2|Al-Ansar|LIB|3–1|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Wahda|YEM|2–6|Al-Hilal|KSA|2–2|0–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Vakhsh Qurghonteppa|TJK|0–6|Köpetdag Aşgabat|TKM|0–1|0–5|var2=1997}}

|}

=East Asia=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Dalian Wanda|CHN|3–1|BEC Tero Sasana|THA|3–0|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Júbilo Iwata|JPN|var1=1947|4–0|Finance and Revenue|MYA|var2=1974|4–0|n/p1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Saunders SC|SRI|1–9|Busan Daewoo Royals|KOR|var2=1997|1–4|0–5}}

{{TwoLegResult|Pohang Steelers|KOR|var1=1997|10–1|Selangor FA|MAS|6–0|4–1}}

|}

1 The match was played over one leg by mutual agreement.

Quarterfinals

=West Asia=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=West Asia

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|team1=AIN|name_AIN={{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Ain

|team2=EST|name_EST={{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal

|team3=HIL|name_HIL={{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Hilal

|team4=KÖP|name_KÖP={{flagicon|TKM|1997}} Köpetdag Aşgabat

|win_AIN=2|draw_AIN=0|loss_AIN=1|gf_AIN=7|ga_AIN=2

|win_EST=2|draw_EST=0|loss_EST=1|gf_EST=3|ga_EST=2

|win_HIL=1|draw_HIL=0|loss_HIL=2|gf_HIL=5|ga_HIL=5

|win_KÖP=1|draw_KÖP=0|loss_KÖP=2|gf_KÖP=4|ga_KÖP=10

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{football box

|date = 25 February 1999

|team1 = Al-Ain {{flagicon|UAE}}

|score = 6–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|TKM|1997}} Köpetdag Aşgabat

|goals1 = Majed Hamad {{goal|5}} {{goal|80}}
Abdullah Shila {{goal|14}} {{goal|41}}
Abédi Pelé {{goal|55}}
Helal Saeed {{goal|8?}}

|goals2 = Vladimir Bairamov {{goal|20}}

|stadium = Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 25 February 1999

|team1 = Al-Hilal {{flagicon|KSA}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal

|goals1 = Bashar Abdullah {{goal|47}}

|goals2 = Farhad Majidi {{goal|13}}
Sirous Dinmohammadi {{goal|40}}

|stadium = Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 27 February 1999

|team1 = Al-Ain {{flagicon|UAE}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Alireza Akbarpour {{goal|70}}

|stadium = Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 27 February 1999

|team1 = Al-Hilal {{flagicon|KSA}}

|score = 4–2

|team2 = {{flagicon|TKM|1997}} Köpetdag Aşgabat

|goals1 = Elijah Litana {{goal|17}}
Nawaf Al-Temyat {{goal|21}}
Abdullah Al-Dossary {{goal|41}}
Sami Al-Jaber {{goal|62|pen.}}

|goals2 = Azat Kuldjaqazov {{goal|14}}
Vladimir Bairamov {{goal|31}}

|stadium = Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 1 March 1999

|team1 = Al-Ain {{flagicon|UAE}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Hilal

|goals1 = Garib Harib {{goal|68}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 1 March 1999

|team1 = Esteghlal {{flagicon|IRN}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|TKM|1997}} Köpetdag Aşgabat

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Vladimir Khalikov {{goal|72}}

|stadium = Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE

}}

=East Asia=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=East Asia

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|team1=DAL|name_DAL={{flagicon|CHN}} Dalian Wanda

|team2=JUB|name_JUB={{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Júbilo Iwata

|team3=POH|name_POH={{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Pohang Steelers

|team4=BDR|name_BDR={{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Busan Daewoo Royals

|win_DAL=1|draw_DAL=2|loss_DAL=0|gf_DAL=5|ga_DAL=3

|win_JUB=1|draw_JUB=1|loss_JUB=1|gf_JUB=3|ga_JUB=3

|win_POH=0|draw_POH=3|loss_POH=0|gf_POH=3|ga_POH=3

|win_BDR=0|draw_BDR=2|loss_BDR=1|gf_BDR=3|ga_BDR=5

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{football box

|date = 10 February 1999

|team1 = Júbilo Iwata {{flagicon|JPN}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Pohang Steelers

|goals1 = Masashi Nakayama {{goal|28}}

|goals2 = Park Sang-in {{goal|48}}

|stadium = Chongqing, China

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 10 February 1999

|team1 = Dalian Wanda {{flagicon|CHN}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Busan Daewoo Royals

|goals1 = Hao Haidong {{goal|42}}
Wang Peng {{goal|64}}

|goals2 = Ahn Jung-Hwan {{goal|45|pen.}}
Kim Jae-Young {{goal|81}}

|stadium = Chongqing, China

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 12 February 1999

|team1 = Busan Daewoo Royals {{flagicon|KOR|1997}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Pohang Steelers

|goals1 = Lee Savik {{goal|17|o.g.}}

|goals2 = Park Sang-in {{goal|15}}

|stadium = Chongqing, China

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 12 February 1999

|team1 = Dalian Wanda {{flagicon|CHN}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Júbilo Iwata

|goals1 = Hao Haidong {{goal|1||74}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Chongqing, China

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 14 February 1999

|team1 = Busan Daewoo Royals {{flagicon|KOR|1997}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Júbilo Iwata

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Daisuke Oku {{goal|63}}
Toshiya Fujita {{goal|90}}

|stadium = Chongqing, China

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 14 February 1999

|team1 = Dalian Wanda {{flagicon|CHN}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Pohang Steelers

|goals1 = Wang Peng {{goal|16}}

|goals2 = Abbas Obeid Jassim {{goal|60}}

|stadium = Chongqing, China

}}

Semifinals

{{football box

|date = 28 April 1999

|team1 = Al-Ain {{flagicon|UAE}}

|score = 2–2
(aet, 2–4 PK)

|team2 = {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Júbilo Iwata

|goals1 = Fahd Hasan {{goal|35}} {{goal|66}}

|goals2 = Makoto Tanaka {{goal|15}}
Toshiya Fujita {{goal|37}}

|stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 28 April 1999

|team1 = Dalian Wanda {{flagicon|CHN}}

|score = 3–4
(aet)

|team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal

|goals1 = Yan Song {{goal|60}} {{goal|63}}
Li Ming {{goal|77}}

|goals2 = Mahmoud Fekri {{goal|44}}
Ali Mousavi {{goal|51}} {{goal|108}}
Alireza Akbarpour {{goal|84}}

|stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran

}}

Third place match

{{football box

|date = 30 April 1999

|team1 = Al-Ain {{flagicon|UAE}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} Dalian Wanda

|goals1 = Seydou Traoré {{goal|7}}
Abédi Pelé {{goal|61}}
Grarib Harib Farhan {{goal|80}}

|goals2 = Yan Song {{goal|23}}
Václav Němeček {{goal|44}}

|stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran

}}

Final

{{football box

| date = 30 April 1999

| team1 = Júbilo Iwata {{flagicon|JPN|1947}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Esteghlal

| goals1 = Hideto Suzuki {{goal|36}}
Masashi Nakayama {{goal|45}}

| goals2 = Sirous Dinmohammadi {{goal|66}}

| stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran

| event =

| time =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

| report =

| attendance = 121,000[https://www.imna.ir/news/418579/%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%DA%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%DB%B1-%DB%B2-%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%88-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7]

| referee = Omer Al-Mehannah (Saudi Arabia)

}}

Awards

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Award{{cite news|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

|align=left|{{flagicon|BFA}} Seydou Traoré

|align=left|{{flagicon|UAE}} Al-Ain

Fair Play Award

|—

|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Júbilo Iwata

References

{{reflist}}

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071208154739/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup99.html Asian Club Competitions 1999] at RSSSF.com

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{{DEFAULTSORT:1998-99 Asian Club Championship}}

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