Geylang were comfortably defeated by 1996 J. League champions Kashima Antlers in the first round of the East Asian half of the competition, Kashima finishing with an 8-2 aggregate win.
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No club play is possible with national leagues; there are only international teams (except for the Japanese club Kashima Antlers, where Zico was playing at that time).