Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League Elite records and statistics
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This page details statistics of the AFC Champions League Elite (previously known as the Asian Club Championship and the AFC Champions League).
General performances
Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League
Titles by club
A total of 24 clubs have won the tournament since its 1967 inception, with
1 In 1974, the Israel Football Association was expelled from the Asian Football Confederation due to political pressure, and became a full UEFA member in 1994. As a result, Israeli clubs no longer participate in AFC tournaments but in their UEFA counterparts instead.
2 Teams that no longer exist.
Titles by nation
Country | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
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12 | 7 | Ulsan Hyundai (2) (1)
Busan IPark |
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8 | 5 | Urawa Red Diamonds (3) JEF United Chiba (1) Tokyo Verdy (1) Gamba Osaka (1) Júbilo Iwata (1) Kashima Antlers (1) |
Júbilo Iwata (2) Yokohama F. Marinos (2) Urawa Red Diamonds (1) |
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6 | 10 | Al-Hilal (4) Al-Ittihad (2) |
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3 | 6 | Esteghlal (2) PAS Tehran (1) |
Esteghlal (2) Persepolis (2) Sepahan (1) Zob Ahan (1) |
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3 | 2 | Guangzhou (2) Liaoning (1) |
Liaoning (1) Dalian Shide (1) |
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3 | 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (2) Hapoel Tel Aviv (1) |
Hapoel Tel Aviv (1) |
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2 | 3 | Al-Ain (2) | Shabab Al-Ahli (1)
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2 | 1 | Al-Sadd (2) | Al-Arabi (1) |
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2 | 1 | Thai Farmers Bank (2) | Police Tero (1) |
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1 | 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers (1) | Adelaide United (1) |
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0 | 2 | — | Aliyat Al-Shorta (1) Al-Rasheed (1) |
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0 | 1 | — | Selangor (1) |
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0 | 1 | — | Oman Club (1) |
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0 | 1 | — | Al-Karamah (1) |
Titles by city
AFC Champions League era
Titles by club
Club | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up |
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3 | 1 | 2007, 2017, 2022 | 2019 |
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2 | 3 | 2019, 2021 | 2014, 2017, 2022 |
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2 | 2 | 2003, 2024 | 2005, 2016 |
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2 | 1 | 2004, 2005 | 2009 |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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2 | 1 | 2006, 2016 | 2011 |
Ulsan Hyundai
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2 | 0 | 2012, 2020 | — |
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2 | 0 | 2013, 2015 | — |
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1 | 1 | 2010 | 2004 |
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1 | 1 | 2009 | 2021 |
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1 | 0 | 2008 | — |
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1 | 0 | 2011 | — |
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1 | 0 | 2014 | — |
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1 | 0 | 2018 | — |
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0 | 2 | — | 2018, 2020 |
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0 | 1 | — | 2003 |
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0 | 1 | — | 2006 |
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0 | 1 | — | 2007 |
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0 | 1 | — | 2008 |
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0 | 1 | — | 2010 |
Al-Ahli
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0 | 1 | — | 2012 |
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0 | 1 | — | 2013 |
Shabab Al-Ahli
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0 | 1 | — | 2015 |
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0 | 1 | — | 2024 |
Titles by nation
Country | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
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6 | 4 | (1) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1) (1)
Pohang Steelers |
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5 | 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds (3) Gamba Osaka (1) Kashima Antlers (1) |
Urawa Red Diamonds (1) Yokohama F. Marinos (1) |
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4 | 5 | Al-Ittihad (2) Al-Hilal (2) |
Al-Ahli (1)
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2 | 3 | Al-Ain (2) | Shabab Al-Ahli (1)
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2 | 0 | Guangzhou (2) | — |
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1 | 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers (1) | Adelaide United (1) |
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1 | 0 | Al-Sadd (1) | — |
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0 | 4 | — | Persepolis (2) Sepahan (1) Zob Ahan (1) |
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0 | 1 | — | Police Tero (1) |
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0 | 1 | — | Al-Karamah (1) |
Titles by city
City | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
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Saitama
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3
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1
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Urawa Red Diamonds (3) | Urawa Red Diamonds (1) |
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2
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3
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Al-Hilal (2) | Al-Hilal (3) |
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2
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2
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Al-Ittihad (2) | Al-Ahli (1)
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2
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2
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Al-Ain (2) | Al-Ain (2) |
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2
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1
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2)
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1)
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2
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0
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Ulsan Hyundai (2)
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— |
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2
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0
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Guangzhou (2) | — |
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1
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1
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Seongnam FC (1) | Seongnam FC (1) |
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1
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1
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Pohang Steelers (1) | Pohang Steelers (1) |
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1
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0
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Gamba Osaka (1) | — |
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1
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0
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Al-Sadd (1) | — |
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1
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0
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Western Sydney Wanderers (1) | — |
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1
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0
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Kashima Antlers (1) | — |
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0
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2
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— | Sepahan (1), Zob Ahan (1) |
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0
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2
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— | Persepolis (2) |
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0
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1
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— | Police Tero (1) |
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0
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1
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— | Al-Karamah (1) |
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0
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1
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— | Adelaide United (1) |
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0
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1
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— | FC Seoul (1) |
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0
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1
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— | Shabab Al-Ahli (1)
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0
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1
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— | Yokohama F. Marinos (1) |
Statistics
All-time top 25 AFC Champions League rankings
This table includes results beyond group stage of the AFC Champions League through 2002/03 season, therefore:
- It does not include the old Asian Club Championship
- It does not include qualifying rounds
- As of 7 May 2023 (After 2022–23 final round)
Best Finish | Winner | Runners-up | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Round of 16 |
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Rank | Club | Years | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | RU | SF | QF | 16 | GS |
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1 | ![]() |
17 | 150 | 74 | 40 | 36 | 247 | 152 | +95 | 262 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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15 | 132 | 69 | 27 | 36 | 264 | 159 | +105 | 234 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
3 | ![]() |
15 | 117 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 173 | 154 | +19 | 171 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
4 | ![]() |
11 | 92 | 49 | 21 | 22 | 176 | 99 | +77 | 168 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
15 | 112 | 43 | 31 | 38 | 164 | 149 | +15 | 160 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
6 | Pakhtakor
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17 | 105 | 44 | 23 | 38 | 140 | 139 | +1 | 155 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||
7 | Ulsan Hyundai
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10 | 77 | 47 | 13 | 17 | 139 | 86 | +53 | 154 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
8 | Al-Ahli
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12 | 94 | 41 | 25 | 28 | 152 | 116 | +36 | 148 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
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11 | 87 | 42 | 21 | 23 | 140 | 122 | +18 | 147 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
10 | ![]() |
11 | 99 | 40 | 26 | 33 | 153 | 133 | +20 | 146 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
11 | ![]() |
13 | 90 | 39 | 18 | 33 | 128 | 115 | +13 | 135 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |||
12 | ![]() |
10 | 80 | 38 | 17 | 25 | 109 | 89 | +20 | 131 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
13 | ![]() |
10 | 75 | 39 | 13 | 23 | 111 | 79 | +32 | 130 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
14 | ![]() |
10 | 77 | 35 | 23 | 19 | 126 | 81 | +45 | 128 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
15 | ![]() |
9 | 70 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 138 | 76 | +62 | 123 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
16 | ![]() |
8 | 75 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 133 | 77 | +56 | 123 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
17 | ![]() |
12 | 83 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 122 | 104 | +18 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
18 | ![]() |
10 | 75 | 33 | 17 | 25 | 147 | 97 | +50 | 116 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
19 | ![]() |
9 | 66 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 128 | 66 | +62 | 115 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||
20 | ![]() |
8 | 76 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 124 | 97 | +27 | 115 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
21 | ![]() |
6 | 52 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 117 | 55 | +62 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
22 | ![]() |
8 | 65 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 82 | 56 | +26 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
23 | ![]() |
10 | 78 | 25 | 21 | 32 | 86 | 103 | −17 | 96 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||
24 | ![]() |
10 | 68 | 26 | 15 | 27 | 104 | 119 | −15 | 93 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||
25 | ![]() |
7 | 55 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 73 | 56 | +17 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
All-time table by leagues
This table includes results beyond group stage of the
- As of 21 December 2021 (After 2021 Final Round)
# | League | Teams Apps |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | RU | SF | QF | 16 | GS |
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1 | ![]() |
69 | 556 | 278 | 126 | 152 | 989 | 631 | +358 | 960 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 25 |
2 | Saudi Professional League
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64 | 509 | 238 | 124 | 147 | 801 | 570 | +231 | 838 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 21 |
3 | ![]() |
68 | 508 | 240 | 113 | 155 | 908 | 583 | +325 | 833 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 26 |
4 | ![]() |
61 | 437 | 175 | 113 | 149 | 580 | 520 | +60 | 638 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 29 | |
5 | ![]() |
62 | 442 | 164 | 113 | 165 | 609 | 528 | –19 | 605 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 36 | |
6 | ![]() |
59 | 414 | 127 | 116 | 171 | 552 | 652 | –100 | 497 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 34 |
7 | ![]() |
51 | 364 | 132 | 91 | 140 | 514 | 558 | –44 | 486 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 31 | |
8 | ![]() |
42 | 278 | 96 | 68 | 114 | 334 | 389 | –55 | 356 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 28 | ||
9 | A-League
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33 | 224 | 63 | 63 | 98 | 254 | 344 | –90 | 252 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | |
10 | ![]() |
25 | 157 | 41 | 39 | 77 | 171 | 277 | –106 | 162 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | ||
11 | Iraqi Premier League
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16 | 87 | 21 | 21 | 45 | 87 | 129 | –42 | 77 | 16 | |||||
12 | Kuwaiti Premier League
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9 | 58 | 19 | 14 | 25 | 67 | 84 | –17 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||
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8 | 58 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 63 | 92 | –29 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
14 | ![]() |
9 | 54 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 41 | 163 | –122 | 36 | 9 | |||||
15 | ![]() |
13 | 74 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 55 | 207 | –152 | 33 | 13 | |||||
16 | ![]() |
4 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 51 | –36 | 22 | 1 | 3 | ||||
17 | ![]() |
3 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 19 | –11 | 21 | 1 | 2 | ||||
18 | ![]() |
2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 19 | –4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ||||
19 | ![]() |
2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | –6 | 13 | 2 | |||||
20 | ![]() |
4 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 76 | –57 | 12 | 4 | |||||
21 | ![]() |
2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | –15 | 10 | 2 | |||||
22 | ![]() |
2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 19 | –12 | 4 | 1 | |||||
23 | ![]() |
3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 57 | –50 | 4 | 3 |
Number of participating clubs of the Champions League era (from 2002–2024)
The following table is a list of clubs that have participated in the AFC Champions League (group stage).
Year(s) in Bold : Team advanced to the knockout stage.
Attendance record
The following table lists 20 matches with the most attendances at AFC Champions League era (more than 70,000 attendances). All 20 matches with the highest attendances in the history of the AFC Champions League took place in Iran at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran.
Persepolis has the records of the most attendances (11 matches among 20 matches with the most attendances) and five matches with the most attendances.
Clubs
Performance review (from 2002–03)
By semi-final appearances
Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League
The following table is a list of clubs that have participated in the Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League. Excluding semifinalists from 1987 to 1989–90 seasons. In these seasons, there were no semi-finals as the finalists qualified via a group stage.
Year(s) in Bold: Team was finalist
AFC Champions League era
Year(s) in Bold: Team was finalist
Unbeaten sides
Four sides have been undefeated in multiple seasons:
Ten other teams have been undefeated in a single season:
- Al-Ittihad (2005)
- 1985)
- 1986–87)
- Gamba Osaka (2008)
- Hapoel Tel Aviv (1967)
- Ilhwa Chunma (1995)
- Liaoning (1989–90)
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings (2001–02)
- Thai Farmers Bank (1993–94)
- Urawa Red Diamonds (2007)
Consecutive participations
- AFC Champions League with 12 Times since 2009.
Biggest wins
- The following teams won a single match with goal difference of 8 or more in the AFC Champions League era:
Date | Team win | Score | Team lose | Venue |
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11 May 2004 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma ![]() |
15–0 | ![]() |
Seongnam Stadium
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22 March 2006 | Gamba Osaka ![]() |
15–0 | Da Nang
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Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
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6 November 2023
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9–0 | ![]() |
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9 February 2016 | FC Tokyo ![]() |
9–0 | Chonburi
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9 March 2010 | Changchun Yatai ![]() |
9–0 | ![]() |
Changchun City Stadium
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1 July 2021 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ![]() |
9–0 | ![]() |
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9 April 2008 | Krung Thai Bank ![]() |
9–1 | Nam Dinh
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Chulalongkorn University Sports Stadium
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12 March 2008 | Kashima Antlers ![]() |
9–1 | ![]() |
Chulalongkorn University Sports Stadium
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9 March 2005 | Busan I'Park ![]() |
8–0 | Bình Ðịnh
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Busan Asiad Stadium
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14 April 2010 | 8–0 | ![]() |
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29 June 2021 | Kawasaki Frontale ![]() |
8–0 | ![]() |
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18 April 2022 | Kawasaki Frontale ![]() |
8–0 | ![]() |
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Biggest two-legged wins
The following teams won two-legged matches with goal difference of 5 or more in the knock-out rounds of AFC Champions League era:
Group stage records
Goalscoring and conceding
- Most goals scored in a group stage: 28
- Fewest goals scored in a group stage: 0
- Tokyo Verdy (2006)
- Shahr Khodro (2020)
- Ratchaburi Mitr Phol (2021)
- Guangzhou (2022)
- Fewest goals conceded in a group stage: 0
- Pakhtakor (2002–03)
- Al-Wahda (2004)
- Busan IPark (2005)
- Ulsan Hyundai (2006)
- Most goals conceded in a group stage: 29
- Highest goal difference in a group stage: +25
- Lowest goal difference in a group stage: –26
- Da Nang (2006)
- Tampines Rovers (2021)
Advancing past the group stage
- Al-Hilal holds the record for the most consecutive seasons advancing past the group stage with 9 from 2009 to 2017.
Players
All-time appearances
- As of 26 November 2019[21]
From 2005 season and excluding qualifying games & appearances
Player | Club(s) | Apps |
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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91
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Al-Hilal | 87
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Shanghai Shenhua
Guangzhou Evergrande |
84
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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83
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Al-Hilal | 78
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Al-Ittihad Al-Hilal |
77
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Shandong Luneng Guangzhou Evergrande | |
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Henan Jianye
Guangzhou Evergrande |
74
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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74
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Guangzhou Evergrande | 71
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Kashima Antlers |
69
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FC Seoul Beijing Guoan Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
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Saipa Sepahan Persepolis |
66
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Kashima Antlers Urawa Red Diamonds | |
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Al-Ain Al-Jazira |
65
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Al-Jazira Al-Ain |
61
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Al-Hilal | 61
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Al-Ain | 60
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Al-Ain | 59
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Gamba Osaka | 58
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Sepahan Esteghlal |
58
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Al-Ain | 58
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Guangzhou Evergrande Shanghai SIPG |
57
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Al-Shabab Al-Hilal Al-Ain |
57
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Kashima Antlers | 54
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Winning the Trophy
Player | Number of titles | Club(s) |
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An Ik-soo | 3 | 1995 for Ilhwa Chunma, 1996–97 and 1997–98 for Pohang Steelers
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Kwoun Sun-tae | 3 | 2018 for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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Jung Seung-hyun | 2 | 2020 for Ulsan Hyundai, 2018 for Kashima Antlers
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Yuki Abe Tadaaki Hirakawa |
2 | 2017 and 2007 for Urawa Red Diamonds |
Kim Shin-wook Lee Ho |
2 | 2016 for Ulsan Hyundai
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Shin Hyung-min | 2 | 2016 for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, 2009 for Pohang Steelers
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Elkeson Feng Xiaoting Huang Bowen Kim Young-gwon Li Shuai Liao Lisheng Rong Hao Gao Lin Zeng Cheng Zhang Linpeng Zhao Xuri Zheng Long Zheng Zhi |
2 | 2015 and 2013 for Guangzhou Evergrande |
Namkung Do | 2 | 2010 for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma,2009 for Pohang Steelers |
2 | 2005 and 2004 for Al-Ittihad | |
2 | 2019 and 2021 for Al-Hilal
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Goalscoring
All-time top goalscorers
- As of 22 February 2024[21]
From the 2003 season onwards only; qualifying games are not included.
Top scorer awards
The top scorer award is for the player who amassed the most goals in the tournament, excluding the qualifying rounds. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, Gamba Osaka, Guangzhou Evergrande and Al-Hilal are the clubs to have received the most awards with 2 each:
- Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
- Kim Do-hoon in 2004
- Mota in 2007
- Gamba Osaka
- Magno Alves in 2006
- Leandro in 2009
- Guangzhou Evergrande
- Muriqui in 2013
- Ricardo Goulart in 2015
- Al-Hilal
- Omar Kharbin in 2017
- Bafétimbi Gomis in 2019
Hat-tricks
The first hat-trick of the AFC Champions League era was scored by Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma's Kim Do-hoon against Osotsapa on 9 March 2003. Both
List of hat-tricks
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Managers
See also
- Australian clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Chinese clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Indian football clubs in Asian competitions
- Indonesian football clubs in Asian competitions
- Iranian clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Iraqi clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Japanese clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Myanmar clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Qatari clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Saudi Arabian clubs in the AFC Champions League
- South Korean clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Thai clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Vietnamese clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Vietnamese football clubs in the AFC Cup
- Pakistani football clubs in Asian competitions
- Turkish football clubs in European competitions
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