The 1990–91 Asian Club Championship was the 10th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. Representative clubs of 30 Asian countries played games in this tournament.

Esteghlal FC Esteghlal Football Club (استقلال), commonly known as Esteghlal (meaning 'The Independence'), is the oldest Iranian professional football club based in Tehran that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The club was founded in 1945 as 'T ...

from

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won the final and became Asian champions for the second time. They are championed in 1970 as Taj.

Qualifying stage

Group 1

Played in

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Group 2

Esteghlal qualified 2–1 on aggregate.

Group 3

The Gulf Cooperation Council Club was cancelled due to the crisis in the region; the participants would have been

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, Al-Arabi,

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and

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, who all withdrew.

Group 4

Played in

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Group 5

Played in

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Group 6

Run parallel with

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Played in

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Group 7

Played in

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Quarter-finals

Played in

Group A

Al Rasheed (Iraq) withdrew due to the Gulf War, and were replaced by Al Ramtha (Jordan), who were disqualified for not paying the second round entry fee.

Group B

Knockout Stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Third Place

Final

* Top scorer **

Samad Marfavi Abdolsamad Marfavi (; born May 18, 1964, in Khorramshahr), better known as Samad Marfavi (Persian: ), is an Iranian football coach and former player. Club career He played the majority of his playing career for IPL giants Esteghlal. Internat ...

(6 goals)

References

Asian Club Competitions 1991
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