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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
editAsian Club Championship and AFC Champions League
editTitles by club
editA total of 24 clubs have won the tournament since its 1967 inception, with Al-Hilal being the only team to win it four times. Clubs from ten countries have provided tournament winners. South Korean clubs have been the most successful, winning a total of twelve titles.
Titles by nation
edit
Titles by city
editAFC Champions League era
editTitles by club
edit| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Urawa Red Diamonds
|
3 | 1 | 2007, 2017, 2022 | 2019 |
 Al-Hilal
|
2 | 3 | 2019, 2021 | 2014, 2017, 2022 |
 Al-Ain
|
2 | 2 | 2003, 2024 | 2005, 2016 |
| Al-Ittihad
|
2 | 1 | 2004, 2005 | 2009 |
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
|
2 | 1 | 2006, 2016 | 2011 |
| Ulsan Hyundai
|
2 | 0 | 2012, 2020 | — |
 Guangzhou
|
2 | 0 | 2013, 2015 | — |
| Seongnam FC
|
1 | 1 | 2010 | 2004 |
| Pohang Steelers
|
1 | 1 | 2009 | 2021 |
| Gamba Osaka
|
1 | 0 | 2008 | — |
 Al-Sadd
|
1 | 0 | 2011 | — |
 Western Sydney Wanderers
|
1 | 0 | 2014 | — |
| Kashima Antlers
|
1 | 0 | 2018 | — |
 Persepolis
|
0 | 2 | — | 2018, 2020 |
 Police Tero
|
0 | 1 | — | 2003 |
 Al-Karamah
|
0 | 1 | — | 2006 |
| Sepahan
|
0 | 1 | — | 2007 |
| Adelaide United
|
0 | 1 | — | 2008 |
| Zob Ahan
|
0 | 1 | — | 2010 |
| Al-Ahli
|
0 | 1 | — | 2012 |
| FC Seoul
|
0 | 1 | — | 2013 |
| Shabab Al-Ahli
|
0 | 1 | — | 2015 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos
|
0 | 1 | — | 2024 |
Titles by nation
edit| Country | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea
|
6 | 4 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2) Ulsan Hyundai (2) Pohang Steelers (1) Seongnam FC (1) |
Seongnam FC (1) FC Seoul (1) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1) Pohang Steelers (1) |
| Japan
|
5 | 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds (3) Gamba Osaka (1) Kashima Antlers (1) |
Urawa Red Diamonds (1) Yokohama F. Marinos (1) |
| Saudi Arabia
|
4 | 5 | Al-Ittihad (2) Al-Hilal (2) |
Al-Hilal (3) Al-Ittihad (1) Al-Ahli (1) |
| United Arab Emirates
|
2 | 3 | Al-Ain (2) | Al-Ain (2) Shabab Al-Ahli (1) |
| China
|
2 | 0 | Guangzhou (2) | — |
| Australia
|
1 | 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers (1) | Adelaide United (1) |
| Qatar
|
1 | 0 | Al-Sadd (1) | — |
| Iran
|
0 | 4 | — | Persepolis (2) Sepahan (1) Zob Ahan (1) |
| Thailand
|
0 | 1 | — | Police Tero (1) |
| Syria
|
0 | 1 | — | Al-Karamah (1) |
Titles by city
edit| City | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saitama
|
3
|
1
|
Urawa Red Diamonds (3) | Urawa Red Diamonds (1) |
| Riyadh
|
2
|
3
|
Al-Hilal (2) | Al-Hilal (3) |
| Jeddah
|
2
|
2
|
Al-Ittihad (2) | Al-Ittihad (1), Al-Ahli (1) |
| Al Ain
|
2
|
2
|
Al-Ain (2) | Al-Ain (2) |
| Jeonju
|
2
|
1
|
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1) |
| Ulsan
|
2
|
0
|
Ulsan Hyundai (2) | — |
| Guangzhou
|
2
|
0
|
Guangzhou (2) | — |
| Seongnam
|
1
|
1
|
Seongnam FC (1) | Seongnam FC (1) |
| Pohang
|
1
|
1
|
Pohang Steelers (1) | Pohang Steelers (1) |
| Osaka
|
1
|
0
|
Gamba Osaka (1) | — |
| Doha
|
1
|
0
|
Al-Sadd (1) | — |
| Sydney
|
1
|
0
|
Western Sydney Wanderers (1) | — |
| Kashima
|
1
|
0
|
Kashima Antlers (1) | — |
| Isfahan
|
0
|
2
|
— | Sepahan (1), Zob Ahan (1) |
| Tehran
|
0
|
2
|
— | Persepolis (2) |
| Bangkok
|
0
|
1
|
— | Police Tero (1) |
| Homs
|
0
|
1
|
— | Al-Karamah (1) |
| Adelaide
|
0
|
1
|
— | Adelaide United (1) |
| Seoul
|
0
|
1
|
— | FC Seoul (1) |
| Dubai
|
0
|
1
|
— | Shabab Al-Ahli (1) |
| Yokohama
|
0
|
1
|
— | Yokohama F. Marinos (1) |
Statistics
editAll-time top 25 AFC Champions League rankings
editThis 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 May 2024 (after 2023–24 final round)
| Best Finish | Winner | Runners-up | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Round of 16 |
|---|
| Rank | Club | Years | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | RU | SF | QF | 16 | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Hilal
|
18 | 162 | 84 | 41 | 37 | 277 | 161 | +116 | 293 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
|
16 | 142 | 74 | 29 | 39 | 280 | 171 | +109 | 251 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Al-Ain
|
16 | 131 | 54 | 37 | 40 | 207 | 175 | +32 | 199 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Al-Ittihad
|
12 | 102 | 55 | 22 | 25 | 189 | 108 | +81 | 187 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | Ulsan Hyundai
|
11 | 89 | 54 | 15 | 20 | 161 | 99 | +62 | 177 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Al-Sadd
|
16 | 118 | 45 | 33 | 40 | 175 | 156 | +19 | 168 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| 7 |  Pakhtakor
|
18 | 111 | 46 | 24 | 41 | 148 | 150 | −2 | 162 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 8 | Al-Duhail
|
12 | 93 | 44 | 22 | 26 | 149 | 131 | +18 | 154 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | Al-Ahli
|
12 | 94 | 41 | 25 | 28 | 152 | 116 | +36 | 148 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 10 | Guangzhou
|
11 | 99 | 40 | 26 | 33 | 153 | 133 | +20 | 146 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 11 | Sepahan
|
14 | 98 | 42 | 19 | 37 | 146 | 129 | +17 | 145 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 12 | Persepolis
|
11 | 85 | 39 | 19 | 27 | 111 | 93 | +18 | 136 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 13 | Kawasaki Frontale
|
10 | 74 | 39 | 17 | 18 | 150 | 78 | +72 | 134 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 14 | Al-Shabab
|
10 | 75 | 39 | 13 | 23 | 111 | 79 | +32 | 130 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 15 | Urawa Red Diamonds
|
9 | 81 | 36 | 22 | 23 | 145 | 86 | +59 | 130 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 16 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|
10 | 77 | 35 | 23 | 19 | 126 | 81 | +45 | 128 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 17 | Kashima Antlers
|
9 | 70 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 138 | 76 | +62 | 123 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 18 | Pohang Steelers
|
9 | 73 | 33 | 23 | 17 | 97 | 64 | +33 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 19 | Esteghlal
|
12 | 83 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 122 | 104 | +18 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 20 | Gamba Osaka
|
10 | 75 | 33 | 17 | 25 | 147 | 97 | +50 | 116 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 21 | FC Seoul
|
8 | 76 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 124 | 97 | +27 | 115 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 22 | Shandong Taishan
|
11 | 78 | 31 | 15 | 32 | 125 | 134 | −9 | 108 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 23 | Seongnam FC
|
6 | 52 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 117 | 55 | +62 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 24 | Al-Nassr
|
7 | 57 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 74 | 62 | +12 | 96 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 25 | Bunyodkor
|
10 | 78 | 25 | 21 | 32 | 86 | 103 | −17 | 96 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
All-time table by leagues
editThis table includes results beyond group stage of the AFC Champions League through 2002/03 season (2002–03 AFC Champions League); qualifying rounds are not included.
- As of 25 May 2024 (After 2023–24 Final Round)
| # | League | Teams Apps |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | RU | SF | QF | 16 | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K League 1
|
73 | 592 | 299 | 132 | 161 | 1056 | 673 | +383 | 1029 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 2 | Saudi Professional League
|
68 | 549 | 264 | 128 | 157 | 876 | 612 | +264 | 920 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 21 |
| 3 | J1 League
|
72 | 544 | 260 | 118 | 166 | 978 | 636 | +342 | 898 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 27 |
| 4 | Persian Gulf Pro League
|
64 | 457 | 182 | 116 | 159 | 610 | 549 | +61 | 662 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 31 | |
| 5 | Chinese Super League
|
65 | 464 | 172 | 116 | 176 | 647 | 667 | –20 | 632 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 38 | |
| 6 | UAE Pro League
|
61 | 434 | 138 | 119 | 177 | 590 | 678 | –88 | 533 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 35 |
| 7 | Qatar Stars League
|
54 | 382 | 136 | 94 | 151 | 538 | 590 | –52 | 501 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 34 | |
| 8 | Uzbekistan Super League
|
46 | 306 | 105 | 74 | 127 | 370 | 438 | –55 | 389 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 31 | ||
| 9 | A-League
|
34 | 230 | 65 | 66 | 99 | 262 | 350 | –88 | 261 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 25 | |
| 10 | Thai League 1
|
28 | 177 | 47 | 41 | 89 | 202 | 320 | –118 | 162 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 21 | ||
| 11 |  Iraqi Premier League
|
17 | 93 | 24 | 22 | 47 | 96 | 136 | –40 | 94 | 17 | |||||
| 12 |  Kuwaiti Premier League
|
9 | 58 | 19 | 14 | 25 | 67 | 84 | –17 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 13 | Syrian Premier League
|
8 | 58 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 63 | 92 | –29 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 14 |  V.League 1
|
14 | 80 | 10 | 9 | 61 | 62 | 223 | –161 | 39 | 14 | |||||
| 15 |  Liga 1
|
9 | 54 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 41 | 163 | –122 | 36 | 9 | |||||
| 16 |  Hong Kong Premier League
|
5 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 60 | –38 | 26 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 17 |  Malaysia Super League
|
4 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 42 | –13 | 30 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 18 |  Jordanian Pro League
|
3 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 31 | –7 | 19 | 3 | |||||
| 19 |  Singapore Premier League
|
5 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 24 | 85 | –61 | 18 | 4 | |||||
| 20 |  Tajikistan Higher League
|
3 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 28 | –10 | 16 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 21 |  Indian Super League
|
3 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 37 | –31 | 10 | 3 | |||||
| 22 |  Ýokary Liga
|
3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 32 | –19 | 8 | 3 | |||||
| 23 |  Philippines Football League
|
4 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 78 | –67 | 4 | 4 |
Number of participating clubs of the Champions League era (from 2002–present)
editThe following table is a list of clubs that have participated in the AFC Champions League (group/league stage).
Year(s) in Bold : Team advanced to the knockout stage.
Attendance record
editThe following table lists 21 matches with the most attendances at AFC Champions League (more than 70,000 attendances). All 21 matches with the highest attendances in the history of the AFC Champions League took place in Iran. 20 of the 21 matches with the most attendances took place at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran.
Persepolis has the records of the most attendances (11 matches among 21 matches with the most attendances)
By semi-final appearances
editAsian Club Championship and AFC Champions League
editThe 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
editYear(s) in Bold: Team was finalist
Unbeaten sides
editFour sides have been undefeated in multiple seasons:
- Al-Hilal (1991–92 and 1999–2000)
- Esteghlal (1970 and 1990–91)
- Maccabi Tel Aviv (1969 and 1971)
- Ulsan Hyundai: (2012 and 2020)
Ten other teams have been undefeated in a single season:
- Al-Ittihad (2005)
- Daewoo Royals (1985)
- Furukawa Electric (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
edit
Al-Hilal have the record number of consecutive participations in the AFC Champions League with 12 Times since 2009 .
Biggest wins
edit- The following teams won a single match with goal difference of 8 or more in the AFC Champions League era:
Biggest two-legged wins
editThe 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
editGoalscoring and conceding
edit- Most goals scored in a group stage: 28
- Fewest goals scored in a group stage: 0
- 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
Advancing past the group stage
editPlayers
editAll-time appearances
edit- As of 26 November 2019[22]
From 2005 season and excluding qualifying games & appearances
Winning the Trophy
editGoalscoring
editAll-time top goalscorers
edit- As of 22 February 2024[22]
From the 2003 season onwards only; qualifying games are not included.
Top scorer awards
editThe 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
editThe 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 Adriano and Ricardo Goulart have scored three hat-tricks in the competition.
List of hat-tricks
edit
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Managers
editSee also
edit- 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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