Asian_Club_Championship_and_AFC_Champions_League_records_and_statistics
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Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League
Titles by club
A 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.
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
Titles by city
AFC Champions League era
Titles by club
| 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-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 | — |
 Al-Ain |
1 | 2 | 2003 | 2005, 2016 |
| 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 |
Titles by nation
| 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 | 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds (3) Gamba Osaka (1) Kashima Antlers (1) |
Urawa Red Diamonds (1) |
| Saudi Arabia |
4 | 5 | Al-Ittihad (2) Al-Hilal (2) |
Al-Hilal (3) Al-Ittihad (1) Al-Ahli (1) |
| China |
2 | 0 | Guangzhou (2) | — |
| United Arab Emirates |
1 | 3 | Al-Ain (1) | Al-Ain (2) Shabab Al-Ahli (1) |
| 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
| 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) |
| Jeonju |
2 |
1 |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1) |
| Ulsan |
2 |
0 |
Ulsan Hyundai (2) | — |
| Guangzhou |
2 |
0 |
Guangzhou (2) | — |
| Al Ain |
1 |
2 |
Al-Ain (1) | Al-Ain (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) |
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 |
|---|
| Rank | Club | Years | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | RU | SF | QF | 16 | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Hilal |
17 | 150 | 74 | 40 | 36 | 247 | 152 | +95 | 262 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
15 | 132 | 69 | 27 | 36 | 264 | 159 | +105 | 234 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Al-Ain |
15 | 117 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 173 | 154 | +19 | 171 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Al-Ittihad |
11 | 92 | 49 | 21 | 22 | 176 | 99 | +77 | 168 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| 5 | Al-Sadd |
15 | 112 | 43 | 31 | 38 | 164 | 149 | +15 | 160 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 6 |  Pakhtakor |
17 | 105 | 44 | 23 | 38 | 140 | 139 | +1 | 155 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 7 | Ulsan Hyundai |
10 | 77 | 47 | 13 | 17 | 139 | 86 | +53 | 154 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | Al-Ahli |
12 | 94 | 41 | 25 | 28 | 152 | 116 | +36 | 148 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 9 | Al-Duhail |
11 | 87 | 42 | 21 | 23 | 140 | 122 | +18 | 147 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 10 | Guangzhou |
11 | 99 | 40 | 26 | 33 | 153 | 133 | +20 | 146 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 11 | Sepahan |
13 | 90 | 39 | 18 | 33 | 128 | 115 | +13 | 135 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |||
| 12 | Persepolis |
10 | 80 | 38 | 17 | 25 | 109 | 89 | +20 | 131 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 13 | Al-Shabab |
10 | 75 | 39 | 13 | 23 | 111 | 79 | +32 | 130 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
10 | 77 | 35 | 23 | 19 | 126 | 81 | +45 | 128 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 15 | Kashima Antlers |
9 | 70 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 138 | 76 | +62 | 123 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 16 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
8 | 75 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 133 | 77 | +56 | 123 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 | Esteghlal |
12 | 83 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 122 | 104 | +18 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 18 | Gamba Osaka |
10 | 75 | 33 | 17 | 25 | 147 | 97 | +50 | 116 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 19 | Kawasaki Frontale |
9 | 66 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 128 | 66 | +62 | 115 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 20 | FC Seoul |
8 | 76 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 124 | 97 | +27 | 115 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 21 | Seongnam FC |
6 | 52 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 117 | 55 | +62 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 22 | Pohang Steelers |
8 | 65 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 82 | 56 | +26 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 23 | Bunyodkor |
10 | 78 | 25 | 21 | 32 | 86 | 103 | −17 | 96 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 24 | Shandong Taishan |
10 | 68 | 26 | 15 | 27 | 104 | 119 | −15 | 93 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 25 | Zob Ahan |
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 AFC Champions League through 2002/03 season (2002–03 AFC Champions League); qualifying rounds are not included.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K League 1 |
69 | 556 | 278 | 126 | 152 | 989 | 631 | +358 | 960 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 25 |
| 2 | Saudi Professional League |
64 | 509 | 238 | 124 | 147 | 801 | 570 | +231 | 838 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | J1 League |
68 | 508 | 240 | 113 | 155 | 908 | 583 | +325 | 833 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 26 |
| 4 | Persian Gulf Pro League |
61 | 437 | 175 | 113 | 149 | 580 | 520 | +60 | 638 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 29 | |
| 5 | Chinese Super League |
62 | 442 | 164 | 113 | 165 | 609 | 528 | –19 | 605 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 36 | |
| 6 | UAE Pro League |
59 | 414 | 127 | 116 | 171 | 552 | 652 | –100 | 497 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 34 |
| 7 | Qatar Stars League |
51 | 364 | 132 | 91 | 140 | 514 | 558 | –44 | 486 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 31 | |
| 8 | Uzbekistan Super League |
42 | 278 | 96 | 68 | 114 | 334 | 389 | –55 | 356 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 28 | ||
| 9 | A-League |
33 | 224 | 63 | 63 | 98 | 254 | 344 | –90 | 252 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | |
| 10 | Thai League 1 |
25 | 157 | 41 | 39 | 77 | 171 | 277 | –106 | 162 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | ||
| 11 |  Iraqi Premier League |
16 | 87 | 21 | 21 | 45 | 87 | 129 | –42 | 77 | 16 | |||||
| 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 |  Liga 1 |
9 | 54 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 41 | 163 | –122 | 36 | 9 | |||||
| 15 |  V.League 1 |
13 | 74 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 55 | 207 | –152 | 33 | 13 | |||||
| 16 |  Hong Kong Premier League |
4 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 51 | –36 | 22 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 17 |  Malaysia Super League |
3 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 19 | –11 | 21 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 18 |  Tajikistan Higher League |
2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 19 | –4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 19 |  Jordanian Pro League |
2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | –6 | 13 | 2 | |||||
| 20 |  Singapore Premier League |
4 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 76 | –57 | 12 | 4 | |||||
| 21 |  Indian Super League |
2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | –15 | 10 | 2 | |||||
| 22 |  Ýokary Liga |
2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 19 | –12 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 23 |  Philippines Football League |
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 23 matches with the most attendances at AFC Champions League (more than 70,000 attendances). All 23 matches with the highest attendances in the history of the AFC Champions League took place in Iran. 22 of the 23 matches with the most attendances took place at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran.
Esteghlal and Persepolis has the records of the most attendances (11 matches among 23 matches with the most attendances) while Esteghlal has the record of 121,000 spectators against Jubilo Iwata in the 1998–99 Asian Club Championship final.
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:
- 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:
Consecutive participations
Al-Hilal have the record number of consecutive participations in the 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:
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
- 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
All-time appearances
- As of 26 November 2019[24]
From 2005 season and excluding qualifying games & appearances
Winning the Trophy
Goalscoring
All-time top goalscorers
- As of 22 February 2024[24]
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:
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 Adriano and Ricardo Goulart have scored three hat-tricks in the competition.
List of hat-tricks
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
- 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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