The 1985–86 Asian Club Championship was the fifth edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by the

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, and was the first such tournament in 14 years. Several clubs played in the qualifying round in the fall of 1985, with he final tournament being held in

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, from 19 to 29 January 1986.

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(KOR) won their first Asian Club Championship.

Qualifying Tournament

West Asia 1

Round 1

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

West Asia 2

Qualification from the 1985

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Participants

* Al-Muharraq * Al-Arabi * Fanja *

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Final

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

Central Asia (Coca-Cola Cup)

Played in

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. The tournament was called the ''Coca-Cola Cup''.

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defender

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was awarded the Man of the Tournament award for leading the team to five wins without conceding a single goal in the tournament. * and did not send a team.

Southeast Asia (ASEAN Champions Cup)

Played in

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Note: and did not send a team.

Playoff

East Asia 1

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qualified, but later withdrew as the club folded.

East Asia 2

* 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. ---- ---- *

won 14-1 on aggregate and qualified.

Group stage

Note: As

withdrew from the final tournament after the club folded,

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, who finished first in Group 4 but lost the playoff, took their place.

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Semifinal

Third place match

Final

References

External links

Asian Club Competitions 1986
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