1993–94 Asian Club Championship

{{Short description|13th 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 = | size = | year = 1993–1994 | country = | dates = ?? 1993 – February 1994 | venues = Bangkok (final round) | cities = | num_teams = 21 | champion_other = {{flagicon|THA}} [[Thai Farmers Bank FC|Thai Farmers Bank]] | count = 1 | second_other = {{flagicon|OMA|1970}} [[Oman FC|Oman Club]] | third_other = {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tokyo Verdy]] | fourth_other = {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liaoning FC]] | matches = 31 | goals = 99 | attendance = | top_scorer = | player = | prevseason = [[1992–93 Asian Club Championship|1992–93]] | nextseason = [[1994–95 Asian Club Championship|1994–95]] }}

The '''1993–94 [[Asian Club Championship]]''' was the 13th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] region (Asia). It determined that year's club champion of [[football (soccer)|association football]] in [[Asia]].

[[Thai Farmers Bank FC|Thai Farmers Bank]] from [[Thailand]] won the final and became Asian champions for the first time.

==Preliminary round==

===West Asia=== {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS Tehran]]'''|IRN|4–1|[[Al-Ahli (San'a')|Al-Ahli]]|YEM|2–0|2–1}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Al-Ansar SC|Al-Ansar]]'''|LIB|3–1|[[Al-Gharafa Sports Club|Al-Ittihad]]|QAT|0–0|3–1}} |}

===East Asia=== {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Leng Ngan]]'''|MAC|3–1|[[Philippine Army F.C.|Philippine Army]]|PHI|3–0|0–1|var1=municipal}} |}

===South-East Asia=== {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Arema Malang]]'''|IDN|3–1|[[Da Nang F.C.|Quang Nam-Da Nang]]|VIE|1–0|2–1}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Thai Farmers Bank FC|Thai Farmers Bank]]'''|THA|[[walkover|w/o]]'''1'''|[[Pahang FA]]|MAS||}} |} 1 [[Pahang FA]] withdrew.

==First round==

===West Asia=== {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|[[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS Tehran]]|IRN|0–0 (4–5[[Penalty shootout (association football)|p]])|'''[[Al-Ansar SC|Al-Ansar]]'''|LIB|0–0|0–0}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Al-Shabab (Saudi Arabia)|Al-Shabab]]'''|KSA|12–3|[[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]]|KUW|5–2|7–1}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Muharraq Club]]'''|BHR|3–2|[[Sharjah FC]]|UAE|2–1|1–1|var1=1972}} |}

===Central Asia=== {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Oman FC|Oman Club]]'''|OMA|5–0|Defence Club|PAK|5–0|n/p'''1'''|var1=1970}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Victory SC]]'''|MDV|[[walkover|w/o]]'''2'''|[[Abahani Krira Chakra|Abahani KC]]|BAN||}} |} 1 The match was played over one leg due to civil unrest in Pakistan. 2 [[Abahani Krira Chakra|Abahani KC]] withdrew.

===East Asia=== {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Liaoning FC]]'''|CHN|15–3|[[Leng Ngan]]|MAC|9–0|6–3|var2=municipal}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Eastern AA]]|HKG|2–3|'''[[Verdy Kawasaki]]'''|JPN|1–0|1–3|var1=colonial|var2=1870}} |}

===South-East Asia=== {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Arema Malang]]|IDN|3–6|'''[[Thai Farmers Bank FC|Thai Farmers Bank]]'''|THA|2–2|1–4}} |}

==Quarterfinals==

{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Shabab (Saudi Arabia)|Al-Shabab]] and {{flagicon|MDV}} [[Victory Sports Club|Victory SC]] withdrew.

All matches were played at [[Supachalasai National Stadium]] in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]].

===Group 1=== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group 1 |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |winpoints=2

|team1=VER|name_VER={{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Verdy Kawasaki]] |team2=OMN|name_OMN={{flagicon|OMA|1970}} [[Oman FC|Oman Club]] |team3=ANS|name_ANS={{flagicon|LIB}} [[Al-Ansar SC|Al-Ansar]] |win_VER=2|draw_VER=0|loss_VER=0|gf_VER=3|ga_VER=0 |win_OMN=1|draw_OMN=0|loss_OMN=1|gf_OMN=1|ga_OMN=1 |win_ANS=0|draw_ANS=0|loss_ANS=2|gf_ANS=0|ga_ANS=3

|col_A=green1 |text_A=Advance to [[1993-94 Asian Club Championship#Semi-final group round|Semi-finals]] |result1=A|result2=A |update=complete|source= }}</onlyinclude>

{{football box |team1 = Verdy Kawasaki {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} |score = 1–0 |team2 = {{flagicon|OMA|1970}} Oman Club }} {{football box |team1 = Verdy Kawasaki {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} |score = 2–0 |team2 = {{flagicon|LIB}} Al-Ansar }} {{football box |team1 = Oman Club {{flagicon|OMA|1970}} |score = 1–0 |team2 = {{flagicon|LIB}} Al-Ansar }} ===Group 2=== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group 2 |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |winpoints=2

|team1=LIA|name_LIA={{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liaoning FC]] |team2=TFB|name_TFB={{flagicon|THA}} [[Thai Farmers Bank FC|Thai Farmers Bank]] |team3=MHR|name_MHR={{flagicon|BHR|1972}} [[Muharraq Club]] |win_LIA=1|draw_LIA=1|loss_LIA=0|gf_LIA=2|ga_LIA=1 |win_TFB=0|draw_TFB=2|loss_TFB=0|gf_TFB=3|ga_TFB=3|status_TFB=H |win_MHR=0|draw_MHR=1|loss_MHR=1|gf_MHR=2|ga_MHR=3

|col_A=green1 |text_A=Advance to [[1993-94 Asian Club Championship#Semi-final group round|Semi-finals]] |result1=A|result2=A |update=complete|source= }}</onlyinclude>

{{football box |team1 = Liaoning FC {{flagicon|CHN}} |score = 1–1 |team2 = {{flagicon|THA}} Thai Farmers Bank }} {{football box |team1 = Liaoning FC {{flagicon|CHN}} |score = 1–0 |team2 = {{flagicon|BHR|1972}} Muharraq Club }} {{football box |team1 = Thai Farmers Bank {{flagicon|THA}} |score = 2–2 |team2 = {{flagicon|BHR|1972}} Muharraq Club }}

==Knockout Stage== === Bracket === {{#invoke:RoundN|N4 |style=white-space:nowrap|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high|3rdplace=yes |RD1=[[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]] |RD2=[[#Final|Final]] |Consol=[[#Third place play-off|Third place play-off]]   |5 February – [[Supachalasai National Stadium|Bangkok]]| {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Verdy Kawasaki]] |1 (1)|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Thai Farmers Bank FC|Thai Farmers Bank]] {{pso}}|1 (3) |5 February – [[Supachalasai National Stadium|Bangkok]]|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liaoning FC]]|1|{{flagicon|OMA|1970}} [[Oman FC|Oman Club]] |4  |7 February – [[Supachalasai National Stadium|Bangkok]]|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Thai Farmers Bank FC|Thai Farmers Bank]]|2|{{flagicon|OMA|1970}} [[Oman FC|Oman Club]] |1  |7 February – [[Supachalasai National Stadium|Bangkok]]|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Verdy Kawasaki]]|4|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liaoning FC]]|1 }}

=== Semi-finals === {{footballbox |date = 5 February 1994 |team1 = [[Verdy Kawasaki]] {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} |score = 1–1 |aet = yes |penaltyscore = 1–3 |team2 = {{flagicon|THA}} [[Thai Farmers Bank FC|Thai Farmers Bank]] |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Supachalasai National Stadium]], [[Bangkok]] }} ---- {{footballbox |date = 5 February 1994 |team1 = [[Liaoning FC]] {{flagicon|OMA|1970}} |score = 1–4 |team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Oman FC|Oman Club]] |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Supachalasai National Stadium]], [[Bangkok]] }}

=== Third placed play-off === {{footballbox |date = 7 February 1994 |team1 = [[Verdy Kawasaki]] {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} |score = 4–1 |team2 = {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liaoning FC]] |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Supachalasai National Stadium]], [[Bangkok]] }}

=== Final === {{footballbox | date = 7 February 1994 | team1 = [[Thai Farmers Bank FC]] {{flagicon|THA}} | score = 2–1 | team2 = {{flagicon|OMA|1970}} [[Oman FC|Oman Club]] | goals1 = *Phamobal {{goal}} *[[Sing Totavee|Totavee]] {{goal}} | goals2 = *Salim {{goal}} | stadium = [[Supachalasai National Stadium]], [[Bangkok]] | referee = [[Ali Bujsaim]] ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association| United Arab Emirates]]) | event = | time = | round = | score1 = | score2 = | report = | attendance = }}

==Awards== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Award !Player !Team |- !Sanyo Most Valuable Player |align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Surachai Jaturapattarapong]] |align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Thai Farmers Bank FC]] |}

==References== *[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup94.html Asian Club Competitions 1993/94] at RSSSF.com

{{DEFAULTSORT:Asian Club Championship}} [[Category:AFC Champions League Elite seasons|1993–94]] [[Category:1993–94 in Asian men's continental football|Club Championship]]