1972 Asian Champion Club Tournament


The 1972 Asian Champion Club Tournament was set to be the fifth edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. Seven clubs from seven countries were set to compete in the tournament. The tournament was set to be held in Tehran, Iran in April. Seven clubs were split in two groups and the group winners and the runners-up were set to advance to semifinals.
Before the start of the tournament, Kuwaiti club Al-Qadsia and Lebanese club Racing Beirut refused to commit to playing against Israeli club Maccabi Netanya if the situation arose, for political reasons, and Hong Kong Rangers withdrew from the tournament at short notice due to financial reasons, so the competition was cancelled.

Participants

The seven participants would have been:

Groups

The draw for the groups split the seven teams into two groups before the tournament was cancelled. The top two from each group were supposed to advance to the semi-finals.

Group A

Group B