The 1967 Asian Champion Club Tournament was the first edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by the Asian Football Confederation.
Six teams, as their respective country's domestic champions, competed in a knockout tournament to determine the first Asian champion: the Iranian FA did not send a team, while India's representative, Indian Railways, withdrew before the tournament due to excessive travel costs.
Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. from Israel became the inaugural champions of Asia after defeating Selangor from Malaysia 2–1 in the final at Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, becoming one of only two teams in history to win their continent's main club competition while only playing one match (the other was Adelaide City, who won the 1987 Oceania Club Championship).
Participants ParticipantsTeamQualifying method Korea Tungsten Company1966 Korean President's Cup champions Hapoel Tel Aviv1965–66 Liga Leumit champions Selangor1966 Malaysia Cup champions Bangkok Bank1966 Kor Royal Cup champions South China1965–66 Hong Kong First Division League champions Vietnam Customs1966–67 South Vietnam Division of Honour champions
Withdrawals Indian Railways - 1964–65 Santosh Trophy champions Shahin Tehran - 1965–66 Tehran Province League champions (strongest league before the inauguration of the Local League, first Iranian national championship)
Teams location
Bracket
First round
1 Imperial of Iran Football Federation did not send a team.
First leg
Second leg
Second round
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
1 Hapoel were drawn against Indian Railways, who withdrew before the tournament due to excessive travel costs.
First leg
Second leg
Final
References
External links Asian Club Competitions 1967 at RSSSF.com