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Indian football clubs in Asian competitions

Indian football clubs have entered Asian football competitions (AFC Champions League and AFC Cup) since the 1900s.[1] The Asian Champion Club Tournament started in 1967, but there was no Indian representative during that inaugural season. Indian teams have participated every year in Asia, except for the early years between the 1990s and early 2000s.[2]

Slots for AFC competitions

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Competition Slots Teams
Men's
AFC Champions League Two Group Stage Indian Super League Champion 1
AFC Champions League Two Qualifier Super Cup champion 1
Women's
AFC Women's Champions League Qualifier Indian Women's League Champion 1

AFC competitions record

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AFC Champions League/Asian Club Championship/Asian Champion Club Tournament

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Year Team Progress Score Opponents Venue(s)
Asian Champion Club Tournament 1
1967 None Entered
1969 Mysore State Fourth Place 0–2   Toyo Kogyo at Bangkok, Thailand
1970 Bengal 3rd in Group Stage N/A   Hapoel Tel Aviv,   PSMS Medan,   Royal Thai Police
1971 Punjab Police 4th in Group Stage N/A   Maccabi Tel Aviv,   Aliyat Al-Shorta,   Bangkok Bank
1972–85 The tournament was not held
Asian Club Championship 2
1985 East Bengal 3rd in Group Semi's N/A   Al-Ahli,   Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian
1986 None Entered
1987 Mohun Bagan 2nd in Group Stage N/A   Al-Rasheed,   Mohammedan SC,   Manang Marsyangdi,   PAF FC
1988–89 Mohun Bagan 4th in Group Semi's N/A   Al-Rasheed,   Guangdong Wanbao,   Kazma
1989–90 Salgaocar 2nd in Group Stage N/A   Fanja,   Punjab,   Kathmandu
1990–91 Salgaocar 2nd in Group Stage N/A   Mohammedan,   Club Lagoons
1991 None Entered
1992–93 None Entered
1993–94 None Entered
1994–95 Mohun Bagan 2nd Round 0–7   Thai Farmers Bank 0–4 in Thailand
0–3 due to Mohun Bagan being disqualified
1995 Mohun Bagan 1st Round 2–2   Club Valencia 2–1 in First Match
0–1 in Second Match
1996–97 JCT 2nd Round 1–2   New Radiant 1–0 in First Match
0–2 in Second Match
1997–98 Churchill Brothers 1st Round 1–2   Cao su Đồng Tháp 0–1 in First Match
1–1 in Second Match
1998–99 East Bengal 1st Round 0–6   Dalian Wanda 0–6 in First Match
0–0 in Second Match
1999–2000 Mohun Bagan 2nd Round 0–8   Júbilo Iwata at Yamaha Stadium
2000–01 None Entered
2001–02 None Entered
AFC Champions League
2002–03 Churchill Brothers Qualifying Round 3 4–7   Osotsapa FC 1–1 Home
3–6 Away
Mohun Bagan Qualifying Round 3 1–8   Daejeon Citizen 6–0 Away
1–2 Home
2004 None Entered
2005 None Entered
2006 None Entered
2007 None Entered
2008 None Entered
2009 Dempo Play-off round 0–3   Sharjah at Sharjah Stadium
2010 Churchill Brothers Qualifying play-off 2–5   Al-Wahda at Al-Nahyan Stadium
2011 Dempo Qualifying play-off 0–2   Al-Sadd at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
2012 None Entered
2013 None Entered
2014 Pune Qualifying play-off Round 1 0–3   Hà Nội T&T Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India
2015 Bengaluru FC Preliminary Round 1 1–2   Johor Darul Ta'zim Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
2016 Mohun Bagan Preliminary Round 2 0–6   Shandong Luneng Taishan Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan
2017 Bengaluru FC Preliminary Round 2 1–2   Al-Wehdat King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman
2018 Aizawl FC Play-off round 1–3   Zob Ahan Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
2019 Minerva Punjab Preliminary Round 2 0–4   Saipa Shahr-e Qods Stadium, Qods
2020 Chennai City Preliminary Round 1 0–1   Al-Riffa The Arena, Ahmedabad, India
2021 FC Goa 3rd in Group Stage N/A   Persepolis
  Al-Rayyan
  Al-Wahda 		Fatorda Stadium, Goa, India
2022 Mumbai City FC 2nd in Group Stage N/A   Al Shabab FC
 Al Jazira FC
 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 		Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh,
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2023-24 Mumbai City FC 4th in Group Stage N/A   Al Hilal SFC
 Navbahor
 Nassaji Mazandaran 		Various

1 Santhosh Trophy winners entered tournament .
2 Federation Cup winners entered tournament.

AFC Women's Club Championship/AFC Women's Champions League

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Year Team Progress Score Opponents Venue(s)
AFC Women's Club Championship1
2019 None Entered
2021 Gokulam Kerala2 Third place N/A   Amman
  Shahrdari Sirjan
  Bunyodkor 		Aqaba Development Corporate Stadium, Amman
2022 None Entered
2023–24 Gokulam Kerala 2nd in Group Stage N/A   Urawa Red Diamonds
 Hualien
  Bangkok 		Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
AFC Women's Champions League
2024–25 Odisha 4th in Group Stage N/A   Taichung Blue Whale
  Urawa Red Diamonds
  Hồ Chí Minh City 		Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

2 As the 2020–21 Indian Women's League season is cancelled, so Gokulam Kerala, the 2019–20 Indian Women's League season champions qualified for the event.

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

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Year Team Progress Score Opponents Venue(s)
1990–91 Mohun Bagan First Round 0–5 (agg.)   Dalian
1991–92 East Bengal Quarterfinals 1–7 (agg.)   Nissan
1992–93 Mohammedan First Round walkover1   Fanja
1993–94 East Bengal Second Round 1–5 (agg.)   South China
1994–95 East Bengal First Round walkover2   Telephone Org. Thailand
1995 East Bengal Second Round 2–3 (agg.)   New Radiant
1996–97 None Entered
1997–98 East Bengal Second Round 3–5 (agg.)   Verdy Kawasaki
1998–99 Salgaocar First Round 1–4 (agg.)   Beijing Guoan
1999–2000 None Entered
2000–01
2001–02

1 Mohammedan SC withdrew.
2 East Bengal withdrew after first leg.

AFC Cup/AFC Champions League Two

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Year Team Progress Score Opponents Venue(s)
AFC Cup1
2004 Mahindra United 3rd in Group Stage N/A   Al-Wahda,   Dhofar
East Bengal Quarter finals 0–3   Al-Jaish 0–0 at Salt Lake Stadium
0–3 at King Abdullah Stadium
2005 Dempo 3rd in Group Stage N/A   Al-Hussein,   Al Ahed
East Bengal 3rd in Group Stage N/A   Al-Faisaly,   Nebitçi Balkanabat,   Muktijoddha Sangsad KS
2006 Dempo 2nd in Group Stage N/A   Al-Nasr,   Merv Mary
Mahindra United 3rd in Group Stage N/A   Al-Muharraq,   Al Ahed,   Brothers Union
2007 Mohun Bagan 2nd in Group Stage N/A   Tampines Rovers,   Osotspa,   Pahang FA
Mahindra United Quarter-Final 4–5   Al-Nejmeh 1–2 at Fatorda Stadium
3–3 at Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium
2008 East Bengal 3rd in Group Stage N/A   Safa,   Al-Wehdat,   Al-Ahli Club Sana'a
Dempo Semi-Final 1–5   Safa 0–1 at Sports City Stadium
1–4 at Gachibowli Athletic Stadium
2009 Mohun Bagan 4th in Group Stage N/A   Al-Kuwait,   Al-Karamah,   Al-Wehdat
Dempo Round of 16 1–3   Al-Kuwait at Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
2010 East Bengal 4th in Group Stage N/A   Al-Qadsia,   Al-Ittihad,   Al-Nejmeh
Churchill Brothers Round of 16 1–2   Al-Qadsia at Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium
2011 East Bengal 4th in Group Stage N/A   Chonburi,   Persipura Jayapura,   South China AA
Dempo Round of 16 0–1   Duhok at Duhok Stadium
2012 East Bengal 4th in Group Stage N/A   Arbil,   Kazma,   Al-Oruba
Salgaocar 4th in Group Stage N/A   Al-Wehdat,   Neftchi Farg'ona,   Al-Oruba
2013 East Bengal Semi-Final 2–7  Al-Kuwait 2–4 in first match
0–3 in second match
Churchill Brothers 3rd in Group Stage N/A   Kitchee,   Semen Padang,   Warriors
2014 Churchill Brothers Round of 16 2–4  Vissai Ninh Bình
Pune 4th in Group Stage N/A   Kitchee,   Nay Pyi Taw,   Tampines Rovers
2015 Bengaluru Round of 16 0–2   South China Mong Kok Stadium
East Bengal 3rd in Group Stage N/A   Johor Darul Ta'zim,   Kitchee,   Balestier Khalsa
2016 Mohun Bagan Round of 16 1–2   Tampines Rovers Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Bengaluru Runners-Up 0–1   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium
2017 Bengaluru Inter-zone play-off final 2–3   Istiklol 0–1 at Central Stadium
2–2 at Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Mohun Bagan 3rd in Group stage N/A   Bengaluru FC,   Dhaka Abahani,   Maziya S&RC
2018 Aizawl 4th in Group stage N/A   Bengaluru FC,   Dhaka Abahani,   New Radiant
Bengaluru Inter-zone play-off semi-final 2–5   Altyn Asyr 2–3 at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
0–2 at Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat
2019 Minerva Punjab 3rd in Group stage N/A   Chennaiyin,   Dhaka Abahani,   Manang Marshyangdi Club
Chennaiyin 2nd in Group stage N/A   Minerva Punjab,   Dhaka Abahani,   Manang Marshyangdi Club
2020 Chennai City Group Stage Cancelled   Bashundhara Kings,   Maziya,   T.C. Sports Club Cancelled
Bengaluru Play-off 4–4 (3–4 p)   Mazia 2–1 at National Football Stadium, Malé

3–2 at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru Penalties 3–4

2021 Mohun Bagan SG Inter-zone play-off semi-final 0–6   Nasaf Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi
Bengaluru 3rd in Group Stage N/A   Mohun Bagan SG
  Bashundhara Kings
  Maziya 		National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives
2022 Gokulam Kerala Group Stage N/A   Bashundhara Kings
  Maziya
  Mohun Bagan SG 		Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, India
Mohun Bagan SG Inter-zone play-off semi-final 1–3   Kuala Lumpur City Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, India
2023–24 Odisha Inter-zone play-off semi-final 0–4   Central Coast Mariners 0–4 at Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
0–0 at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India
Mohun Bagan SG 3rd in Group stage N/A   Bashundhara Kings
  Maziya
  Odisha 		Various
AFC Champions League Two
2024–25 Mohun Bagan SG N/A in Group stage N/A   Ravshan Kulob
  Al-Wakrah
  Tractor 		Various and Mohun Bagan being disqualified
East Bengal Qualifying playoff 2-3   Altyn Asyr 2-3 at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, India

AFC President's Cup/AFC Challenge League

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Year Team Progress Score Opponents Venue(s)
AFC President's Cup1
2005 None Entered
2006 None Entered
2007 None Entered
2008 None Entered
2009 None Entered
2010 None Entered
2011 None Entered
2012 None Entered
2013 None Entered
2014 None Entered
AFC Challenge League
2024–25 East Bengal Quarterfinals   Arkadag

Other Asian competitions record

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Invitational competitions won by Indian clubs/teams

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Clubs/teams Tournaments Confederation Countries Years Notes
Indian Army FC Tribhuvan Challenge Shield AFC   Nepal 1955, 1956 [3]
Mohammedan SC Aga Khan Gold Cup AFC   Bangladesh 1960 [4]
Birpur XI Tribhuvan Challenge Shield AFC   Nepal 1967 [3]
Brothers Club Kerala Tribhuvan Challenge Shield AFC   Nepal 1969 [3]
Bangalore XI Tribhuvan Challenge Shield AFC   Nepal 1982 [3]
Punjab Electricity Board Tribhuvan Challenge Shield AFC   Nepal 1984 [3]
Darjeeling United Birthday Cup AFC   Nepal 1985 [3]
East Bengal Coca-Cola Cup (Central Asia) AFC   Sri Lanka 1985 [5]
East Bengal Wai Wai Cup AFC   Nepal 1993 [6]
Kerala SC POMIS Cup AFC   Maldives 1993 [7]
Belgeria SC Budha Subba Gold Cup AFC   Nepal 1999 [3]
East Bengal ASEAN Club Championship AFC   Indonesia 2003 [8]
Mahindra United POMIS Cup AFC   Maldives 2003 [9]
East Bengal San Miguel International Cup AFC   Nepal 2004 [10]

Statistics

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Head to head

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Head-to-head records against clubs form 35 nations whom they have played to date only in AFC Competitions.

Against Region P W D L GF GA GD %Win
  Australia AFF 2 0 1 1 0 4 −4 000.00
  Bangladesh SAFF 33 14 11 8 46 33 +13 042.42
  Bahrain WAFF 7 1 2 4 4 10 −6 014.29
  Bhutan SAFF 4 3 1 0 13 1 +12 075.00
  China EAFF 8 1 1 6 1 27 −26 012.50
  Hong Kong EAFF 16 4 4 8 22 31 −9 025.00
  Indonesia AFF 12 1 4 7 10 23 −13 008.33
  Iran CAFA 6 0 0 6 2 17 −15 000.00
  Iraq WAFF 12 4 0 8 10 23 −13 033.33
  Israel WAFF 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10 000.00
  Japan EAFF 6 1 0 5 4 22 −18 016.67
  Jordan WAFF 13 3 0 10 14 35 −21 023.08
  Kuwait WAFF 14 0 1 13 12 49 −37 000.00
  Laos AFF 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
  Lebanon WAFF 16 2 4 10 15 33 −18 012.50
  Malaysia AFF 14 5 2 7 19 23 −4 035.71
  Maldives SAFF 46 33 4 9 111 49 +62 071.74
  Myanmar AFF 7 4 3 0 20 12 +8 057.14
    Nepal SAFF 14 10 4 0 49 11 +38 071.43
  Oman WAFF 10 4 0 6 17 19 −2 040.00
  North Korea EAFF 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 050.00
  Pakistan SAFF 4 3 1 0 14 1 +13 075.00
  Philippines AFF 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
  Qatar WAFF 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 000.00
  Saudi Arabia WAFF 5 0 0 5 1 19 −18 000.00
  Singapore AFF 24 12 4 8 38 30 +8 050.00
  Syria WAFF 10 1 2 7 5 21 −16 010.00
  South Korea EAFF 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 000.00
  Sri Lanka SAFF 10 8 1 1 24 6 +18 080.00
  Tajikistan CAFA 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
  Thailand AFF 10 2 4 4 12 23 −11 020.00
  Turkmenistan CAFA 7 2 1 4 17 16 +1 028.57
  United Arab Emirates WAFF 6 0 2 4 2 11 −9 000.00
  Uzbekistan CAFA 7 0 1 6 3 29 −26 000.00
  Vietnam AFF 9 3 2 4 11 12 −1 033.33
  Yemen WAFF 8 4 1 3 9 10 −1 050.00
Total 35 nations 351 126 64 161 519 628 −109 035.90
  • Last Updated on 14 March 2024.

Top scorers

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As of 30 June 2019
Pos Player Team ACL2/AC ACL/ACC ACWC Total
1   Ranti Martins Dempo
East Bengal 		22

[11] [12] [13]

— — 22
2   Sunil Chhetri Churchill Brothers
Bengaluru FC 		18

[14][15]

1 — 19
3   Bhaichung Bhutia East Bengal
JCT
Mohun Bagan 		4

[16] [17] [18]

2 8 14
4   Sisir Ghosh Mohun Bagan — 11 2 13
  Jeje Lalpekhlua Mohun Bagan 12

[19]

1

[19]

— 13
6   Beto Dempo 12

[11][12]

— — 12
7   Chidi Edeh Dempo
East Bengal 		9

[12] [20]

— — 9
8   Debasish Roy East Bengal — 8 — 8
9   Carlton Chapman East Bengal
JCT 		— 1 5 6
  Cristiano Junior East Bengal 6

[16]

— — 6
  Sony Norde Mohun Bagan 6[21] — — 6
  Yusif Yakubu Mahindra United
East Bengal 		6[11][18] — — 6

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Mukherjee, Soham; Easwar, Nisanth V (1 April 2020). "How have Indian clubs fared in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup?". goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Atsushi Fujioka; Biplav Guatam; Malik Riaz Hai Naveed (1996). "Nepal — List of Champions and Cup Winners: Tribhuvan Challenge Shield – Other Cup Tournaments". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  4. ^ Tom Lewis; Neil Morrison; Novan Herfiyana; Karel Stokkermans (2003). "Aga Khan Gold Cup (Dhaka, Bangladesh): Aga Khan Gold Cup 1960". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. ^ Chakraborty, Sabyasachi (29 May 2020). "THROWBACK: When East Bengal FC became the Champions of Central Asia!". BADGEB. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. ^ The World Sports Today (1 August 2020). "100 years of East Bengal: A timeline of Kolkata giant's key milestones". The World Sports Today. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  7. ^ Hoodh Ali; Mikael Jönsson; Hans Schöggl (1997). "Maldives - List of Cup Winners: POMIS Cup (President of Maldives Invitational Soccer Cup)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  8. ^ Nayak, Nicolai (26 July 2020). "Making a mark in Asia: East Bengal's 2003 Asean Cup win – a defining moment for Indian club football". www.scroll.in. Scroll. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  9. ^ Shahyb, Mohamed (21 September 2003). "Local teams struggle while foreign teams confirm participation in POMIS Cup". haveeru.com. Haveeru Daily. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  10. ^ "East Bengal win Nepal tournament". Football Asia. 3 January 2005. Archived from the original on 12 January 2005. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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  12. ^ a b c "Afc Cup 2008". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Ranti Martins Profile". Soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Sunil Chhetri Profile". Soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Sunil Chhetri named among 13 strikers to choose all-time best three in AFC Cup". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Afc Cup 2004". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  17. ^ "Afc Cup 2005". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  18. ^ a b "Afc Cup 2007". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  19. ^ a b "Jeje Lalpekhlua Profile". Soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  20. ^ "Chidi Edeh Profile". Soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  21. ^ "Sony Norde Profile". Soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

Further reading

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