| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | ?? – November 1987 |
| Teams | 22 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Yomiuri FC (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Al-Hilal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 43 |
| Goals scored | 152 (3.53 per match) |
←1986 1988–89 → | |
The1987 Asian Club Championship was the 7th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted byAsian Football Confederation. Several Asian clubs started the qualifying round in fall 1987.
Yomiuri FC (Japan) became the second Japanese club to win the Asian Championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Kazma(H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance toGroup stage |
| 2 | Al-Hilal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Muharraq | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Al-Nasr | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Fanja | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Al Rasheed | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 8 | Advance toGroup stage |
| 2 |  Mohun Bagan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Dhaka Mohammedan(H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Manang Marsyangdi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Pakistan Air Force | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0 |
All matches were played inDhaka,Bangladesh.
| Dhaka Mohammedan | 6–2 | Manang Marsyangdi |
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| Mohun Bagan | 4–1 | Pakistan Air Force |
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Al Rasheed | 6–1 | Manang Marsyangdi |
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| Dhaka Mohammedan | 3–1 | Pakistan Air Force |
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| Manang Marsyangdi | 4–1 | Pakistan Air Force |
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| Dhaka Mohammedan | 2–2 | Mohun Bagan |
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| Al Rasheed | 10–0 | Pakistan Air Force |
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| Mohun Bagan | 6–1 | Manang Marsyangdi |
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| Al Rasheed | 5–1 | Dhaka Mohammedan |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bangkok Bank | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 3 | Advance toGroup stage |
| 2 |  Air Force | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Victory(H) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
All matches were played inMalé,Maldives.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Federal Territory | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 5 | Advance toGroup stage |
| 2 |  Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian(H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Tiong Bahru | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Kota Ranger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 |
All matches were played inBandung,Indonesia.
| Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian | 5–1 | Kota Ranger |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  August 1(H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4 | Advance toGroup stage |
| 2 |  April 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Hap Kuan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
All matches were played inDalian,China PR.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Yomiuri | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Advance toGroup stage |
| 2 |  South China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Matches were played home & away.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Hilal(H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 | Advance toFinal |
| 2 | Al Rasheed | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 2 | |
| 3 | Bangkok Bank | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
All matches were played inRiyadh,Saudi Arabia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Yomiuri | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Advance toFinal |
| 2 | Federal Territory(H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Kazma | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | August 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
All matches were played inKuala Lumpur,Malaysia.
| Yomiuri | 2–1 | Kazma |
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| Federal Territory | 1–1 | August 1 |
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| Federal Territory | 1–1 | Kazma |
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| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Al-Hilal | w/o | Yomiuri |
The final was scratched andYomiuri were awarded the championship asAl-Hilal were unable to field a team due to nine of their starting players being chosen for the Saudi national team's preparation camp that clashed with the date fixed for the first leg.
