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
Dates	15 August 1999 – 22 April 2000
Teams	28
Final positions
Champions	Al-Hilal (2nd title)
Runners-up	Júbilo Iwata
Third place	Persepolis
Fourth place	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Tournament statistics
Matches played	44
Goals scored	151 (3.43 per match)
Best player(s)	Sérgio Ricardo[1]
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

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

West Asia

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

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

West Asia

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

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 ground at Valencia's home ground.

Quarter-finals

West Asia

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

7 February 2000

Al-Hilal	2–0	FC Irtysh
Al-Jumaan 40' Al-Houwaidi 50'

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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7 February 2000

Persepolis	0–0	Al-Shorta

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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9 February 2000

Al-Shorta	0–1	Al-Hilal
		Al-Jumaan 67'

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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9 February 2000

Persepolis	1–0	FC Irtysh
Hasheminasab 78'

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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11 February 2000

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

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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11 February 2000

Al-Hilal	0–0	Persepolis

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

East Asia

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

25 February 2000

Kashima Antlers	1–1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Ogasawara 81'		Park Kun-ha 44'

Kagoshima, Japan

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25 February 2000

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

Kagoshima, Japan

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27 February 2000

Júbilo Iwata	1–0	Kashima Antlers
Oku 21'

Kagoshima, Japan

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27 February 2000

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

Kagoshima, Japan

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29 February 2000

Júbilo Iwata	1–0	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Fujita 19'

Kagoshima, Japan

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29 February 2000

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

Kagoshima, Japan

Semi-finals

20 April 2000

Al-Hilal	1–0	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Ricardo 11'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

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20 April 2000

Júbilo Iwata	2–0	Persepolis
Takahara 67' Nakayama 90'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Third place match

22 April 2000

Persepolis	1–0	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Karimi 75'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Final

22 April 2000

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

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)