AFC club competitions ranking

Last updated December 07, 2024

The AFC club competitions ranking is a ranking system launched by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 2014.^[1]^[2]

Calculation principle

The club competitions ranking (former member association ranking, or MA ranking) is used to rank associations and seed teams in the competitions, allocate the number of entries and entry points to the competitions.^[3] There are, however, many shifts each year with associations not meeting off field requirements.

The ranking until 2021 consisted of the total points of member associations' clubs over the previous four years. Since the 2022 edition, the ranking has used the points over the previous eight years, with earlier editions having a decreasingly smaller contribution through an applied multiplier.

Ranking structure

Club ranking was introduced in 2014 by the AFC.^[1] It was an informative ranking and not used to seed clubs in the club competitions.^[2]

In 2024, the AFC announced changes in the format for ranking the three revamped Club competitions – AFC Champions League Elite, AFC Champions League Two, AFC Challenge League – effective from the 2024–25 season.^[4] The structure has taken into account the results from the past 8 years, with a weighting formula.^[5]

Scoring from 2024–25 onwards

Round	Score
Round	ACLE	ACL2	ACGL
Participation Points	3	2	1.5
Participation in Qualifying Round	–	–	0.5
Win in Qualifying Round	0.3	0.2	0.15
Draw in Qualifying Round	0.15	0.1	0.075
Win in Group stage / Knock-out phase	3	2	1.5
Draw in Group stage / Knock-out phase	1	0.666	0.5
Advance to Knock-out phase	3	2	1.5
Advance to Quarter-finals	1.5	1	–
Advance to Semi-finals and Final	1.5	1	0.75

2024–25 ranking

To be used for entry requirements into the 2026–27 AFC competitions.

Updated on 5 December 2024^[6]

Ranking				Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup)	Club points								Total	Active teams	2026–27 Competition
2024–25	2023–24	Mvmt	Region	Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup)	2016 (×0.3)	2017 (×0.4)	2018 (×0.5)	2019 (×0.6)	2021 (×0.7)	2022 (×0.8)	2023–24 (×0.9)	2024–25 (×1.0)	Total	Active teams	ACL Elite	ACL Two	Challenge
1	1	—	W 1	Saudi Arabia (L, C)	9.500	18.600	10.000	26.350	20.950	19.075	27.100	17.000	102.415	4/4	3+0	1+0	0
2	2	—	E 1	Japan (L, C, LC)	10.500	21.850	13.850	21.800	17.875	20.088	21.350	15.417	95.110	4/4	3+0	1+0	0
3	3	—	E 2	South Korea (L, C)	20.750	9.950	18.350	13.600	22.750	15.800	22.350	11.500	87.720	4/4	2+1	1+0	0
4	4	—	W 2	United Arab Emirates (L, C)	18.000	11.350	8.100	7.633	14.400	8.083	24.000	11.233	69.299	4/4	2+1	1+0	0
5	6	+1	W 3	Iran (L, C)	13.000	16.200	18.850	11.500	14.225	13.250	9.300	9.601	65.234	3/4	2+1	1+0	0
6	5	–1	W 4	Qatar (L, C)	22.000	13.400	19.850	15.900	7.300	13.500	8.100	9.697	64.322	4/4	1+1	1+0	0
7	7	—	E 3	China (L, C)	14.750	24.567	16.200	17.350	0.800	0.500	11.900	9.900	54.332	3/4	2+1	1+0	0
8	8	—	E 4	Thailand (L, C, LC)	1.000	15.050	16.200	5.050	8.500	11.110	8.567	11.567	51.565	4/4	1+1	1+0	0
9	9	—	W 5	Uzbekistan (L, C)	9.750	5.050	9.400	9.000	8.960	10.057	11.250	5.833	45.321	1/2	1+0	1+0	0
10	10	—	W 6	Iraq (L, C)	9.833	8.933	8.633	8.300	3.250	7.450	7.473	6.500	37.280	1/2	1+0	1+0	0
11	13	+2	W 7	Jordan (L, C)	4.167	4.900	7.633	7.967	4.893	6.000	5.415	11.000	35.905	2/2	0	1+1	0
12	11	–1	E 5	Australia (L, C)	14.000	5.900	7.300	2.600	0.000	7.900	10.593	8.000	35.624	2/2	1+0	1+0	0
13	14	+1	E 6	Vietnam (L, C)	4.000	2.800	3.267	10.752	6.000	5.300	5.267	11.333	35.038	1/1	1+0	1+0	0
14	12	–2	E 7	Malaysia (L, C)	7.167	4.395	3.633	4.450	4.000	9.677	6.000	9.833	34.361	1/2	0	1+1	0
15	17	+2	W 8	Bahrain (L, C)	5.333	3.467	1.633	2.500	5.510	5.215	5.967	7.250	26.900	1/2	0	1+1	0
16	18	+2	W 9	India (L, C)	7.667	6.250	4.417	3.217	3.677	4.797	2.922	6.500	24.958	1/1	0	1+1	0
17	19	+2	W 10	Oman (L, C)	1.000	2.200	1.583	1.433	0.000	6.795	9.677	7.500	24.569	1/1	0	1+1	0
18	15	–3	E 8	Hong Kong (L, C)	5.833	1.750	3.300	3.650	7.333	6.587	4.900	3.333	24.436	0/2	0	1+1	0
19	22	+3	E 9	Singapore (L, C)	4.500	5.138	5.617	4.133	0.000	3.253	3.600	9.000	23.572	1/2	0	1+1	0
20	20	—	W 11	Turkmenistan (L, C)	2.000	4.483	7.583	5.267	3.125	2.640	3.078	4.200	20.961	1/2	0	0+1	1+0
21	21	—	W 12	Lebanon (L, C)	6.333	0.833	3.933	6.933	2.670	1.525	5.033	4.500	20.304	0/1	0	0+1	1+0
22	16	–6	W 13	Tajikistan (L, C)	0.333	12.900	4.433	3.000	4.970	2.493	2.100	3.276	20.033	0/2	0	0	1+0
23	23	—	W 14	Kuwait (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	3.433	7.070	4.160	2.500	6.200	19.385	1/2	0	0	0+1
24	27	+3	W 15	Kyrgyzstan (L)	0.000	1.400	0.150	2.433	0.835	0.565	11.167	4.600	18.378	0/1	0	0	0+1
25	28	+3	E 10	Indonesia (L, C)	0.000	0.000	4.100	5.045	0.000	3.960	3.333	5.417	16.866	1/2	0	1+1	0
26	25	–1	E 11	Philippines (L, C)	4.667	8.120	5.843	4.782	2.600	0.300	0.556	3.667	16.706	0/2	0	0+1	0+1
27	24	–3	W 16	Bangladesh (L, C)	1.000	1.333	1.433	6.933	2.790	3.760	3.833	1.500	16.428	0/1	0	0	0+1
28	26	–2	W 17	Syria (L, C)	5.333	5.933	2.000	3.133	1.785	2.890	1.283	2.500	14.174	0/1	0	0	0+1
29	30	+1	E 12	Cambodia (L, C)	0.000	1.683	2.250	1.000	0.000	2.070	5.300	4.950	14.062	1/1	0	0+1	0+1
30	33	+3	E 13	Chinese Taipei (L)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.333	2.000	0.000	4.200	5.500	11.730	1/1	0	0	0+1
31	29	–2	E 14	North Korea (L, C)	0.000	3.433	7.433	11.067	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	11.730	—	0	0	0+1
32	32	—	E 15	Myanmar (L, C)	2.333	1.300	4.062	1.600	0.000	0.000	1.533	5.500	11.187	1/1	0	0	0+1
33	31	–2	W 18	Maldives (L, C)	1.333	4.300	4.300	0.000	0.200	2.030	2.100	1.500	9.910	0/1	0	0	0+1
34	35	+1	E 16	Mongolia (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.100	0.100	0.000	0.100	4.000	2.200	6.962	0/1	0	0	0+1
35	34	–1	W 19	Palestine (L, C)	2.000	0.200	0.150	2.967	0.835	0.610	0.100	2.500	6.198	0/1	0	0	0+1
36	40	+4	W 20	Bhutan (L, C)	0.000	0.150	0.150	0.100	0.100	0.100	0.100	3.600	4.035	0/1	0	0	0+1
37	36	–1	E 17	Macau (L, C)	0.000	0.000	4.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	1.370	0.000	3.233	—	0	0	0+1
38	37	–1	E 18	Laos (L, C)	1.000	0.150	0.150	0.333	0.000	0.000	0.100	1.650	2.375	0/1	0	0	0+1
39	38	–1	W 21	Nepal (L)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.667	0.200	0.100	0.200	0.500	1.300	0/1	0	0	0+1
40	42	+2	W 22	Afghanistan (L)	0.000	0.150	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.500	0.560	0/1	0	0	0+1
41	39	–2	W 23	Sri Lanka (L, C)	0.000	0.100	0.000	0.350	0.100	0.200	0.000	0.000	0.480	—	0	0	0+1
42	41	–1	E 19	Brunei (C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.100	0.000	0.090	—	0	0	0+1
43	43	—	W 24	Yemen (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	—	0	0	0+1
43	43	—	E 20	East Timor (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	—	0	0	0+1
43	43	—	W 24	Pakistan (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	—	0	0	0+1
43	43	—	E 20	Guam (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	—	0	0	0+1
43	43	—	E 20	Northern Mariana Islands (L)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	—	0	0	0+1

Key

Indicates active associations which have some teams still competing in this season's AFC Champions League Elite.

Indicates active associations which have some teams still competing in this season's AFC Champions League Two.

Indicates active associations which have some teams still competing in this season's AFC Challenge League.

Indicates associations which have no teams remaining in this season's competitions.

2023–24 ranking

To be used for entry requirements into the 2025–26 AFC competitions.

Updated on 26 May 2024^[7]

Ranking				Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup)	Club points								Total	2025–26 competition
2023–24	2022 ^[5]	Mvmt	Region	Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup)	2015 (×0.3)	2016 (×0.4)	2017 (×0.5)	2018 (×0.6)	2019 (×0.7)	2021 (×0.8)	2022 (×0.9)	2023–24 (×1.0)	Total	ACL Elite	ACL Two	Challenge
1	1	—	W 1	Saudi Arabia (L, C)	15.250	9.500	18.600	10.000	26.350	20.950	19.075	27.100	103.148	3+0	1+0	0
2	2	—	E 1	Japan (L, C, LC)	15.250	10.500	21.850	13.850	21.800	17.875	20.088	21.350	96.999	3+0	1+0	0
3	3	—	E 2	South Korea (L, C)	16.750	20.750	9.950	18.350	13.600	22.750	15.800	22.350	93.600	2+1	1+0	0
4	6	+2	W 2	United Arab Emirates (L, C)	25.000	18.000	11.350	8.100	7.633	14.400	8.083	24.000	73.373	2+1	1+0	0
5	4	–1	W 3	Qatar (L, C)	19.000	22.000	13.400	19.850	15.900	7.300	13.500	8.100	70.330	2+1	1+0	0
6	5	–1	W 4	Iran (L, C)	11.250	13.000	16.200	18.850	11.500	14.225	13.250	9.300	68.640	1+1	1+0	0
7	7	—	E 3	China (L, C)	15.750	14.750	24.567	16.200	17.350	0.800	0.500	11.900	57.764	2+1	1+0	0
8	8	—	E 4	Thailand (L, C, LC)	10.000	1.000	15.050	16.200	5.050	8.500	11.110	8.567	49.546	1+1	1+0	0
9	9	—	W 5	Uzbekistan (L, C)	4.750	9.750	5.050	9.400	9.000	8.960	10.057	11.250	47.259	1+0	1+0	0
10	10	—	W 6	Iraq (L, C)	3.167	9.833	8.933	8.633	8.300	3.250	7.450	6.867	36.512	1+0	1+0	0
11	11	—	E 5	Australia (L, C)	7.500	14.000	5.900	7.300	2.600	0.000	7.900	10.593	35.094	1+0	1+0	0
12	13	+1	E 6	Malaysia (L, C)	9.500	7.167	4.395	3.633	4.450	4.000	9.677	6.000	31.118	1+0	1+0	0
13	12	–1	W 7	Jordan (L, C)	4.667	4.167	4.900	7.633	7.967	4.893	6.000	4.967	29.955	0	1+1	0
14	14	—	E 7	Vietnam (L, C)	4.000	4.000	2.800	3.267	10.752	6.000	5.300	5.267	28.524	0	1+1	0
15	15	—	E 8	Hong Kong (L, C)	8.167	5.833	1.750	3.300	3.650	7.333	6.587	4.900	26.888	0	1+1	0
16	16	—	W 8	Tajikistan (L, C)	9.000	0.333	12.900	4.433	3.000	4.970	2.493	2.100	22.363	0	1+1	0
17	18	+1	W 9	Bahrain (L, C)	2.167	5.333	3.467	1.633	2.500	5.510	5.215	5.967	22.315	0	1+1	0
18	17	–1	W 10	India (L, C)	3.333	7.667	6.250	4.417	3.217	3.677	4.797	2.922	22.275	0	1+1	0
19	28	+9	W 11	Oman (L, C)	2.333	1.000	2.200	1.583	1.433	0.000	6.795	9.677	19.935	0	0+1	1+0
20	20	—	W 12	Turkmenistan (L, C)	2.000	2.000	4.483	7.583	5.267	3.125	2.640	3.078	19.832	0	0+1	1+0
21	22	+1	W 13	Lebanon (L, C)	0.667	6.333	0.833	3.933	6.933	2.670	1.525	5.033	18.904	0	0	1+0
22	24	+2	E 9	Singapore (L, C)	0.500	4.500	5.138	5.617	4.133	0.000	3.253	3.600	17.310	0	1+1	0
23	19	–4	W 14	Kuwait (L, C)	9.500	0.000	0.000	0.000	3.433	7.070	4.160	2.500	17.153	0	0	0+1
24	27	+3	W 15	Bangladesh (L, C)	0.000	1.000	1.333	1.433	6.933	2.790	3.760	3.833	16.228	0	0	0+1
25	21	–4	E 10	Philippines (L, C)	1.667	4.667	8.120	5.843	4.782	2.600	0.300	0.556	16.186	0	1+1	0
26	23	–3	W 16	Syria (L, C)	6.833	5.333	5.933	2.000	3.133	1.785	2.890	1.283	15.855	0	0	0+1
27	33	+6	W 17	Kyrgyzstan (L)	0.000	0.000	1.400	0.150	2.433	0.835	0.565	11.167	14.837	0	0	0+1
28	26	–2	E 11	Indonesia (L, C)	5.667	0.000	0.000	4.100	5.045	0.000	3.960	3.333	14.589	0	0+1	0+1
29	25	–4	E 12	North Korea (L, C)	0.000	0.000	3.433	7.433	11.067	0.000	0.000	0.000	13.923	0	0+1	0+1
30	32	+2	E 13	Cambodia (L, C)	0.000	0.000	1.683	2.250	1.000	0.000	2.070	5.300	10.055	0	0	0+1
31	29	–2	W 18	Maldives (L, C)	2.000	1.333	4.300	4.300	0.000	0.200	2.030	2.100	9.950	0	0	0+1
32	30	–2	E 14	Myanmar (L, C)	2.667	2.333	1.300	4.062	1.600	0.000	0.000	1.533	7.474	0	0	0+1
33	35	+2	E 15	Chinese Taipei (L)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.333	2.000	0.000	4.200	6.033	0	0	0+1
34	31	–3	W 19	Palestine (L, C)	2.000	2.000	0.200	0.150	2.967	0.835	0.610	0.100	4.984	0	0	0+1
35	40	+5	E 16	Mongolia (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.100	0.100	0.000	0.100	4.000	4.220	0	0	0+1
36	34	–2	E 17	Macau (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	4.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	1.100	3.500	0	0	0+1
37	36	–1	E 18	Laos (L, C)	1.000	1.000	0.150	0.150	0.333	0.000	0.000	0.100	1.198	0	0	0+1
38	37	–1	W 20	Nepal (L)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.667	0.200	0.100	0.200	0.917	0	0	0+1
39	38	–1	W 21	Sri Lanka (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.100	0.000	0.350	0.100	0.200	0.000	0.555	0	0	0+1
40	39	–1	W 22	Bhutan (L, C, LC)	0.000	0.000	0.150	0.150	0.100	0.100	0.100	0.100	0.505	0	0	0+1
41	42	+1	E 19	Brunei (C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.100	0.100	0	0	0+1
42	41	–1	W 23	Afghanistan (L)	0.000	0.000	0.150	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.075	0	0	0+1
43	42	–1	E 20	Guam (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0	0+1
43	42	–1	E 20	Northern Mariana Islands (L)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0	0+1
43	42	–1	W 24	Pakistan (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0	0+1
43	42	–1	E 20	East Timor (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0	0+1
43	42	–1	W 24	Yemen (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0	0+1

2022 ranking

Ranking currently being used for entry requirements into the current 2024–25 AFC competitions.^[8]

Ranking				Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup)	Club points								Total	2024–25 competition
2022^[5]	2021	Mvmt	Region	Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup)	2014 (×0.3)	2015 (×0.4)	2016 (×0.5)	2017 (×0.6)	2018 (×0.7)	2019 (×0.8)	2021 (×0.9)	2022 (×1.0)	Total	ACL Elite	ACL Two	Challenge
1	1	—	W 1	Saudi Arabia (L, C)	19.250	15.250	9.500	18.600	10.000	26.350	20.950	19.075	93.795	3+0	1+0	0
2	3	+1	E 1	Japan (L, C, LC)	13.500	15.250	10.500	21.850	13.850	21.800	17.875	20.088	91.821	3+0	1+0	0
3	2	–1	E 2	South Korea (L, C)	17.500	16.750	20.750	9.950	18.350	13.600	22.750	15.800	88.295	2+1	1+0	0
4	5	+1	W 2	Qatar (L, C)	8.750	19.000	22.000	13.400	19.850	15.900	7.300	13.500	75.950	2+1	1+0	0
5	4	–1	W 3	Iran (L, C)	9.500	11.250	13.000	16.200	18.850	11.500	14.225	13.250	72.018	2+1	1+0	0
6	8	+2	W 4	United Arab Emirates (L, C)	18.333	25.000	18.000	11.350	8.100	7.633	14.400	8.083	64.129	1+1	1+0	0
7	7	—	E 3	China (L, C)	9.250	15.750	14.750	24.567	16.200	17.350	0.800	0.500	57.630	2+1	1+0	0
8	9	+1	E 4	Thailand (L, C, LC)	6.000	10.000	1.000	15.050	16.200	5.050	8.500	11.110	49.470	1+1	1+0	0
9	6	–3	W 5	Uzbekistan (L, C)	11.000	4.750	9.750	5.050	9.400	9.000	8.960	10.057	45.006	1+0	1+0	0
10	13	+3	W 6	Iraq (L, C)	7.667	3.167	9.833	8.933	8.633	8.300	3.250	7.450	36.901	1+0	1+0	0
11	23	+12	E 5	Australia (L, C)	17.333	7.500	14.000	5.900	7.300	2.600	0.000	7.900	33.830	1+0	1+0	0
12	10	–2	W 7	Jordan (L, C)	3.833	4.667	4.167	4.900	7.633	7.967	4.893	6.000	30.161	0	1+1	0
13	20	+7	E 6	Malaysia (L, C)	1.833	9.500	7.167	4.395	3.633	4.450	4.000	9.677	29.951	1+0	1+0	0
14	14	—	E 7	Vietnam (L, C)	8.667	4.000	4.000	2.800	3.267	10.752	6.000	5.300	29.469	0	1+1	0
15	11	–4	E 8	Hong Kong (L, C, S, LC)	6.000	8.167	5.833	1.750	3.300	3.650	7.333	6.587	27.450	0	1+1	0
16	12	–4	W 8	Tajikistan (L, C)	0.000	9.000	0.333	12.900	4.433	3.000	4.970	2.493	23.976	0	1+1	0
17	17	—	W 9	India (L, C)	3.167	3.333	7.667	6.250	4.417	3.217	3.677	4.797	23.639	0	1+1	0
18	25	+7	W 10	Bahrain (L, C)	5.833	2.167	5.333	3.467	1.633	2.500	5.510	5.215	20.681	0	1+1	0
19	22	+3	W 11	Kuwait (L, C)	10.000	9.500	0.000	0.000	0.000	3.433	7.070	4.160	20.069	0	0+1	1+0
20	16	–4	W 12	Turkmenistan (L, C)	0.000	2.000	2.000	4.483	7.583	5.267	3.125	2.640	19.464	0	0+1	1+0
21	19	–2	E 9	Philippines (L, C)	0.000	1.667	4.667	8.120	5.843	4.782	2.600	0.300	18.428	0	1+1	0
22	18	–4	W 13	Lebanon (L, C)	5.333	0.667	6.333	0.833	3.933	6.933	2.670	1.525	17.761	0	0	1+0
23	27	+4	W 14	Syria (L, C)	0.833	6.833	5.333	5.933	2.000	3.133	1.785	2.890	17.612	0	0	0+1
24	24	—	E 10	Singapore (L, C)	2.667	0.500	4.500	5.138	5.617	4.133	0.000	3.253	16.824	0	1+1	0
25	15	–10	E 11	North Korea (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	3.433	7.433	11.067	0.000	0.000	16.117	0	0+1	0+1
26	26	—	E 12	Indonesia (L, C)	6.500	5.667	0.000	0.000	4.100	5.045	0.000	3.960	15.083	0	0+1	0+1
27	21	–6	W 15	Bangladesh (L, C)	0.000	0.000	1.000	1.333	1.433	6.933	2.790	3.760	14.120	0	0	0+1
28	34	+6	W 16	Oman (L, C)	2.167	2.333	1.000	2.200	1.583	1.433	0.000	6.795	12.453	0	0	0+1
29	29	—	W 17	Maldives (L, C)	0.667	2.000	1.333	4.300	4.300	0.000	0.200	2.030	9.467	0	0	0+1
30	28	–2	E 13	Myanmar (L, C)	3.833	2.667	2.333	1.300	4.062	1.600	0.000	0.000	8.287	0	0	0+1
31	31	—	W 18	Palestine (L, C)	0.000	2.000	2.000	0.200	0.150	2.967	0.835	0.610	5.760	0	0	0+1
32	33	+1	E 14	Cambodia (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	1.683	2.250	1.000	0.000	2.070	5.455	0	0	0+1
33	32	–1	W 19	Kyrgyzstan (L)	0.333	0.000	0.000	1.400	0.150	2.433	0.835	0.565	4.308	0	0	0+1
34	30	–4	E 15	Macau (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	4.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	2.800	0	0	0+1
35	35	+4	E 16	Chinese Taipei (L)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.333	2.000	0.000	2.066	0	0	0+1
36	37	+1	E 17	Laos (L, C)	0.000	1.000	1.000	0.150	0.150	0.333	0.000	0.000	1.361	0	0	0+1
37	36	–1	W 20	Nepal (L)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.667	0.200	0.100	0.814	0	0	0+1
38	38	—	W 21	Sri Lanka (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.100	0.000	0.350	0.100	0.200	0.630	0	0	0+1
39	39	—	W 22	Bhutan (L, C, LC)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.150	0.150	0.100	0.100	0.100	0.465	0	0	0+1
40	40	—	E 18	Mongolia (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.100	0.100	0.000	0.100	0.250	0	0	0+1
41	41	—	W 23	Afghanistan (L)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.150	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.090	0	0	0+1
42	41	–1	E 19	Brunei (C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0	0+1
42	41	–1	E 19	Guam (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0	0+1
42	41	–1	E 19	Northern Mariana Islands (L)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0	0+1
42	41	–1	W 24	Pakistan (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0	0+1
42	41	–1	E 19	East Timor (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0	0+1
42	41	–1	W 24	Yemen (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0	0+1

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