1999–2000 Asian Club Championship

The 1999–2000 Asian Club Championship was the 19th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region (Asia). It determined that year's club champion of association football in Asia.

1999–2000 Asian Club Championship
Tournament details
Dates15 August 1999 – 22 April 2000
Teams28
Final positions
ChampionsSaudi Arabia Al-Hilal (2nd title)
Runners-upJapan Júbilo Iwata
Third placeIran Persepolis
Fourth placeSouth Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Tournament statistics
Matches played44
Goals scored151 (3.43 per match)
Best player(s)Brazil Sérgio Ricardo[1]

Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia won the final and became Asian champions for the second time, beating Júbilo Iwata 3–2 in the final.

First round

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West Asia

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Wahda   3–3 (a)   Al-Sadd 2–2 1–1
FC Irtysh   9–5   FC Pakhtakor Tashkent 7–0 2–5
Varzob Dushanbe   5–1   Dinamo Bishkek 4–0 1–1
Al-Qadisiya   w/o1   Al-Wahda

1 Al-Qadisiya withdrew.

East Asia

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mohun Bagan   2–1   Muktijoddha Sangsad 2–1 0–0
Singapore Armed Forces   11–3   Royal Dolphins 8–1 3–2
GD Lam Pak   1–9   Sinthana 0–2 1–7
PSIS Semarang   4–9   Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–3 2–6
Dalian Wanda   w/o1   Kashima Antlers
Happy Valley   w/o2   Thể Công
Valencia   bye3
Júbilo Iwata   bye

1 Dalian Wanda withdrew.
2 Happy Valley withdrew.
3 Valencia had been drawn against the champions of Nepal, but the Nepalese FA did not send a team.

Second round

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West Asia

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Persepolis   3–0   Al-Ansar 3–0 0–0
Al-Shorta   5–0   Al-Wahda 5–0 0–0
Al-Sadd   1–3   Al-Hilal 0–1 1–2
FC Irtysh   5–0   Varzob Dushanbe 4–0 1–0

East Asia

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Júbilo Iwata   8–0   Mohun Bagan 8–0 n/p1
Valencia   0–16   Kashima Antlers n/p2 0–16
Singapore Armed Forces   2–3   Sinthana 1–1 1–2
Thể Công   1–7   Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–1 0–6

1 The match was played over one leg by mutual agreement.
2 The first leg was cancelled due to the condition of the pitch at Valencia's home ground.

Quarter-finals

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West Asia

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Hilal 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
  Persepolis 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
  Al-Shorta 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
  FC Irtysh 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Al-Hilal  2–0  FC Irtysh
Al-Jumaan   40'
Al-Houwaidi   50'
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Persepolis  0–0  Al-Shorta
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Al-Shorta  0–1  Al-Hilal
Al-Jumaan   67'
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Persepolis  1–0  FC Irtysh
Hasheminasab   78'
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Al-Shorta  3–2  FC Irtysh
Mahmoud   50'
Jeayer   64', 89'
Miroshichenko   27'
Mendes   85' (pen.)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Al-Hilal  0–0  Persepolis
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

East Asia

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Júbilo Iwata 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9
  Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
  Kashima Antlers 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
  Sinthana 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Kashima Antlers  1–1  Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Ogasawara   81' Park Kun-ha   44'
Kagoshima, Japan

Júbilo Iwata  2–0  Sinthana
Radchenko   73', 90'
Kagoshima, Japan

Júbilo Iwata  1–0  Kashima Antlers
Oku   21'
Kagoshima, Japan

Suwon Samsung Bluewings  4–0  Sinthana
Lee Gi-beom   4'
Shin Hong-gi   19' (pen.)
Park Kun-ha   38'
Paraknhyevych   90'
Kagoshima, Japan

Júbilo Iwata  1–0  Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Fujita   19'
Kagoshima, Japan

Kashima Antlers  3–0  Sinthana
Hirase   14'
Nakata   32'
Motoyama   88'
Kagoshima, Japan

Semi-finals

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Third place match

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Final

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Al-Hilal  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Júbilo Iwata
Ricardo   3', 89',   102' Nakayama   18'
Takahara   19'

References

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  1. ^ "مالي الدنيا وشاغل الناس خطف الكأس". al-jazirah.com (in Arabic). 24 April 2000. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.