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Wikipedia / 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 January to 29 January 1986.

Teams

Qualifiers

West Asia 1

Participants

Note: Al-Ahli Sana'a and Al-Shorta Aden both withdrew before the draw, while Lebanon did not send a team.

Round 1

Round 2

Al-Ittihad Aleppo qualified for the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship after Al-Rasheed withdrew from the tournament.

West Asia 2

Participants

Final

Al-Ahli Jeddah and Al-Arabi qualified for the final tournament, but Al-Arabi later withdrew.

Central Asia

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 and South Asian countries.

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Southeast Asia

All matches played in Indonesia.

Note: Burma and Philippines did not send a team.

Final

Bangkok Bank qualified for the final tournament. Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian also later qualified for the final tournament following Seiko's withdrawal from the competition.

East Asia 1

Seiko qualified, but later withdrew and folded.

East Asia 2

Participants:

Note: Yomiuri withdrew before the draw.

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Daewoo Royals won 14–1 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Group stage

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

All matches were played in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

References