The 1970 Aga Khan Gold Cup was held at the Dhaka Stadium in Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), from 7 October 1970 to 31 October 1970. Bargh Shiraz were declared winners after defeating Persebaya Surabaya. The final match was abandoned due to a brawl. The trophy was ultimately awarded to Bargh Shiraz.
Overview The matches lasted 70 minutes, with 5 minutes recess. An additional 15 minutes of extra time was played if a match ended in a draw.
Three foreign teams, Persebaya Surabaya, Bargh Shiraz and Ceylon XI, received byes to the round-robin league and did not participate in the qualifying stage. Another foreign Nepali team however had to play the preliminary stage. A team from Thailand was originally expected to participate, but withdrew due to commitments in the South Vietnam Independence Cup and was replaced by Ceylon XI.
EPIDC defeated Ceylon XI by two-nil in an exhibition match on 27 October 1970.
Qualifying stage
Group A
First round
Replay
Second round
Group B
First round
Second round
Round robin league
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Notes
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