 Representative clubs of 30 Asian countries played games in this tournament.Esteghlal FC from Iran won the final and became Asian champions for the second time (They are championed in 1970 as Taj)


Played in Baghdad, Iraq

Esteghlal qualified 2–1 on aggregate.The Gulf Cooperation Council Club Tournament was cancelled due to the crisis in the region; the participants would have been Bahrain Club, Al-Arabi, Al-Nassr and Al-Sharjah, who all withdrew.