AFC club competitions ranking

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 (ACLE), AFC Champions League Two (ACL2), AFC Challenge League (ACGL) – 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 [a]
	ACLE	ACL2	ACGL
Participation Points for teams advanced/direct entry to League/Group Stage	3	2	1.5
Participation Points for teams eliminated in Preliminary Stage	[b]	[b]	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	[c]
Advance to Semi-finals and Final	1.5	1	0.75

2025–26 ranking

To be used for entry requirements into the 2027–28 AFC competitions.

As of 6 November 2025 ^[7]

Ranking				Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup)	Club points								Total	Active teams	2027–28 Competition
2025–26	2024–25	Mvmt	Region		2017 (×0.3)	2018 (×0.4)	2019 (×0.5)	2021 (×0.6)	2022 (×0.7)	2023–24 (×0.8)	2024–25 (×0.9)	2025–26 (×1.0)			ACLE	ACL2	ACGL
1	1	—	W1	Saudi Arabia (L, C)	18.600	10.000	26.350	20.950	19.075	27.100	34.542	11.750	113.195	4/4	3+0	1+0	0
2	2	—	E1	Japan (L, C, LC)	21.850	13.850	21.800	17.875	20.088	21.350	27.970	10.000	100.035	4/4	3+0	1+0	0
3	3	—	E2	South Korea (L, C)	9.950	18.350	13.600	22.750	15.800	22.350	14.762	8.417	81.418	4/4	2+1	1+0	0
4	4	—	W2	United Arab Emirates (L, C)	11.350	8.100	7.633	14.400	8.083	25.500	16.400	9.667	69.587	4/4	2+1	1+0	0
5	6	+1	W3	Iran (L, C)	16.200	18.850	11.500	14.225	13.250	9.300	13.274	6.992	62.339	3/3	2+1	1+0	0
6	5	–1	W4	Qatar (L, C)	13.400	19.850	15.900	7.300	13.500	8.100	14.701	6.467	59.918	4/4	1+1	1+0	0
7	7	—	E3	Thailand (L, C, LC)	15.050	16.200	5.050	8.500	11.110	8.567	14.875	7.250	53.888	4/4	2+1	1+0	0
8	8	—	E4	China (L, C)	24.567	16.200	17.350	0.800	0.500	11.900	10.250	6.133	48.233	4/4	1+1	1+0	0
9	9	—	W5	Uzbekistan (L, C)	5.050	9.400	9.000	8.960	10.057	11.250	10.333	3.833	44.324	2/2	1+0	1+0	0
10	10	—	E5	Australia (L, C)	5.900	7.300	2.600	0.000	7.900	10.593	12.796	7.833	39.344	2/2	1+0	1+0	0
10	11	—	E6	Malaysia (L, C)	4.395	3.633	4.450	4.000	9.677	6.213	15.511	6.000	39.101	2/2	1+0	1+0	0
12	13	+1	W6	Jordan (L, C)	4.900	7.633	7.967	4.893	6.000	5.415	12.000	5.747	36.522	2/2	1+0	1+0	0
13	12	–1	W7	Iraq (L, C)	8.933	8.633	8.300	3.250	7.450	7.473	8.500	5.000	36.077	2/2	0	1+1	0
14	14	—	E7	Vietnam (L, C)	2.800	3.267	10.752	6.000	5.300	5.400	11.333	5.667	35.020	2/2	0	1+1	0
15	15	—	E8	Singapore (L, C)	5.138	5.617	4.133	0.000	3.253	3.640	14.833	6.667	31.061	2/2	0	1+1	0
16	16	—	W8	Bahrain (L, C)	3.467	1.633	2.500	5.510	5.215	7.020	7.583	6.333	28.674	2/2	0	1+1	0
17	17	—	W9	Oman (L, C)	2.200	1.583	1.433	0.000	6.795	9.780	9.000	5.500	28.190	1/2	0	1+1	0
18	21	+3	E9	Cambodia (L, C)	1.683	2.250	1.000	0.000	2.070	5.620	11.000	6.600	24.350	2/2	0	1+1	0
19	20	+1	W10	Turkmenistan (L, C)	4.483	7.583	5.267	3.125	2.640	3.463	7.450	4.045	24.255	2/3	0	1+1	0
20	25	+5	E10	Indonesia (L, C)	0.000	4.100	5.045	0.000	3.960	3.560	7.204	7.783	24.049	2/2	0	1+1	0
21	21	—	W11	Kuwait (L, C)	0.000	0.000	3.433	7.070	4.160	3.165	8.075	5.350	24.020	1/2	0	0+1	1+0
22	19	–3	E11	Hong Kong (L, C, LC)	1.750	3.300	3.650	7.333	6.587	4.900	3.333	3.333	22.933	2/2	0	0+1	1+0
23	22	–1	W12	Lebanon (L, C)	0.833	3.933	6.933	2.670	1.525	4.840	4.500	4.750	20.631	1/2	0	0+1	1+0
24	18	–6	W13	India (L, C)	6.250	4.417	3.217	3.677	4.797	3.453	6.500	1.200	20.627	1/2	0	0	1+0
25	24	–1	W14	Tajikistan (L, C)	12.900	4.433	3.000	4.970	2.493	2.230	3.276	4.000	20.603	1/2	0	0	1+0
26	26	—	W15	Kyrgyzstan (L)	1.400	0.150	2.433	0.835	0.565	11.830	4.600	3.950	20.147	1/2	0	0	0+1
27	27	—	E12	Philippines (L, C)	8.120	5.843	4.782	2.600	0.300	0.600	3.667	4.250	16.965	2/2	0	0+1	0+1
28	28	—	W16	Bangladesh (L, C)	1.333	1.433	6.933	2.790	3.760	4.730	1.500	2.100	15.980	0/2	0	0	0+1
29	31	+2	E13	Chinese Taipei (L)	0.000	0.000	0.333	2.000	0.000	5.145	6.050	3.600	14.528	0/2	0	0	0+1
30	30	—	E14	Myanmar (L, C)	1.300	4.062	1.600	0.000	0.000	1.640	7.150	2.050	12.612	0/2	0	0	0+1
31	29	–2	W17	Syria (L, C)	5.933	2.000	3.133	1.785	2.890	1.400	2.500	1.000	11.610	0/2	0	0	0+1
32	34	+1	E15	Mongolia (L, C)	0.000	0.100	0.100	0.000	0.100	5.080	2.200	3.600	9.804	0/2	0	0	0+1
33	32	–1	E16	North Korea (L, C)	3.433	7.433	11.067	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	9.537	0	0	0	0+1
34	33	–1	W18	Maldives (L, C)	4.300	4.300	0.000	0.200	2.030	2.640	1.500	0.500	8.513	0/1	0	0	0+1
35	36	+1	W19	Bhutan (L, C)	0.150	0.150	0.100	0.100	0.100	0.100	3.600	2.100	5.705	0/1	0	0	0+1
36	35	–1	W20	Palestine (L, C)	0.200	0.150	2.967	0.835	0.610	0.100	2.500	0.000	4.862	0	0	0	0+1
37	38	+1	E17	Laos (L, C)	0.150	0.150	0.333	0.000	0.000	0.100	1.650	1.550	3.387	0/1	0	0	0+1
38	37	–1	E18	Macau (L, C)	0.000	4.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	1.370	0.000	0.000	2.696	0	0	0	0+1
39	39	—	W21	Nepal (L)	0.000	0.000	0.667	0.200	0.100	0.200	0.500	0.000	1.134	0	0	0	0+1
40	41	+1	W22	Afghanistan (L)	0.150	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.500	0.500	0.995	0/1	0	0	0+1
41	42	+1	E19	Brunei (C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.100	0.000	0.500	0.580	0/1	0	0	0+1
42	40	–2	W23	Sri Lanka (L, C)	0.100	0.000	0.350	0.100	0.200	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.405	0	0	0	0+1
43	43	—	W24	Yemen (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0	0	0+1
43	43	—	E20	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	0+1
43	43	—	W24	Pakistan (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0	0	0+1
43	43	—	E20	Guam (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0	0	0+1
43	43	—	E20	Northern Mariana Islands (L)	Not an AFC member			0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0	0	0+1

Key
	Active associations which have some teams still competing in the current season's ACL Elite.
	Active associations which have some teams still competing in the current season's ACL Two.
	Active associations which have some teams still competing in the current season's Challenge League.
	Associations which have no remaining teams in the current season's competitions.

2024–25 ranking

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

As of 18 May 2025 ^[8]

Ranking				Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup)	Club points								Total	2026–27 Competition
2024–25	2023–24	Mvmt	Region		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)		ACLE	ACL2	ACGL
1	1	—	W1	Saudi Arabia (L, C)	9.500	18.600	10.000	26.350	20.950	19.075	27.100	34.542	119.957	3+0	1+0	0
2	2	—	E1	Japan (L, C, LC)	10.500	21.850	13.850	21.800	17.875	20.088	21.350	27.970	107.663	3+0	1+0	0
3	3	—	E2	South Korea (L, C)	20.750	9.950	18.350	13.600	22.750	15.800	22.350	14.762	90.982	2+1	1+0	0
4	4	—	W2	United Arab Emirates (L, C)	18.000	11.350	8.100	7.633	14.400	8.083	25.500	16.400	74.466	2+1	1+0	0
5	5	—	W3	Qatar (L, C)	22.000	13.400	19.850	15.900	7.300	13.500	8.100	14.701	69.326	2+1	1+0	0
6	6	—	W4	Iran (L, C)	13.000	16.200	18.850	11.500	14.225	13.250	9.300	13.274	68.907	1+1	1+0	0
7	8	+1	E3	Thailand (L, C, LC)	1.000	15.050	16.200	5.050	8.500	11.110	8.567	14.875	54.873	2+1	1+0	0
8	7	–1	E4	China (L, C)	14.750	24.567	16.200	17.350	0.800	0.500	11.900	10.250	54.682	1+1	1+0	0
9	9	—	W5	Uzbekistan (L, C)	9.750	5.050	9.400	9.000	8.960	10.057	11.250	10.333	49.821	1+0	1+0	0
10	11	+1	E5	Australia (L, C)	14.000	5.900	7.300	2.600	0.000	7.900	10.593	12.796	40.420	1+0	1+0	0
11	12	+1	E6	Malaysia (L, C)	7.167	4.395	3.633	4.450	4.000	9.677	6.213	15.511	40.039	1+0	1+0	0
12	10	–2	W6	Iraq (L, C)	9.833	8.933	8.633	8.300	3.250	7.450	7.473	8.500	39.280	1+0	1+0	0
13	13	—	W7	Jordan (L, C)	4.167	4.900	7.633	7.967	4.893	6.000	5.415	12.000	36.905	0	1+1	0
14	14	—	E7	Vietnam (L, C)	4.000	2.800	3.267	10.752	6.000	5.300	5.400	11.333	35.038	0	1+1	0
15	22	+7	E8	Singapore (L, C)	4.500	5.138	5.617	4.133	0.000	3.253	3.640	14.833	29.405	0	1+1	0
16	17	+1	W8	Bahrain (L, C)	5.333	3.467	1.633	2.500	5.510	5.215	7.020	7.583	27.233	0	1+1	0
17	19	+2	W9	Oman (L, C)	1.000	2.200	1.583	1.433	0.000	6.795	9.780	9.000	26.069	0	1+1	0
18	18	—	W10	India (L, C)	7.667	6.250	4.417	3.217	3.677	4.797	3.453	6.500	24.958	0	1+1	0
19	15	–4	E9	Hong Kong (L, C)	5.833	1.750	3.300	3.650	7.333	6.587	4.900	3.333	24.436	0	1+1	0
20	20	—	W11	Turkmenistan (L, C)	2.000	4.483	7.583	5.267	3.125	2.640	3.463	7.450	24.211	0	0+1	1+0
21	23	+2	W12	Kuwait (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	3.433	7.070	4.160	3.165	8.075	21.260	0	0+1	1+0
22	21	–1	W13	Lebanon (L, C)	6.333	0.833	3.933	6.933	2.670	1.525	4.840	4.500	20.304	0	0	1+0
23	30	+7	E10	Cambodia (L, C)	0.000	1.683	2.250	1.000	0.000	2.070	5.620	11.000	20.112	0	1+1	0
24	16	–8	W14	Tajikistan (L, C)	0.333	12.900	4.433	3.000	4.970	2.493	2.230	3.276	20.033	0	0	0+1
25	28	+3	E11	Indonesia (L, C)	0.000	0.000	4.100	5.045	0.000	3.960	3.560	7.204	18.653	0	0+1	0+1
26	27	+1	W15	Kyrgyzstan (L)	0.000	1.400	0.150	2.433	0.835	0.565	11.830	4.600	18.378	0	0	0+1
27	25	–2	E12	Philippines (L, C)	4.667	8.120	5.843	4.782	2.600	0.300	0.600	3.667	16.706	0	0+1	0+1
28	24	–4	W16	Bangladesh (L, C)	1.000	1.333	1.433	6.933	2.790	3.760	4.730	1.500	16.428	0	0	0+1
29	26	–3	W17	Syria (L, C)	5.333	5.933	2.000	3.133	1.785	2.890	1.400	2.500	14.174	0	0	0+1
30	32	+1	E13	Myanmar (L, C)	2.333	1.300	4.062	1.600	0.000	0.000	1.640	7.150	12.837	0	0	0+1
31	33	+2	E14	Chinese Taipei (L)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.333	2.000	0.000	5.145	6.050	12.280	0	0	0+1
32	29	–3	E15	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
33	31	–2	W18	Maldives (L, C)	1.333	4.300	4.300	0.000	0.200	2.030	2.640	1.500	9.910	0	0	0+1
34	35	+1	E16	Mongolia (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.100	0.100	0.000	0.100	5.080	2.200	6.962	0	0	0+1
35	34	–1	W19	Palestine (L, C)	2.000	0.200	0.150	2.967	0.835	0.610	0.100	2.500	6.198	0	0	0+1
36	40	+4	W20	Bhutan (L, C)	0.000	0.150	0.150	0.100	0.100	0.100	0.100	3.600	4.035	0	0	0+1
37	36	–1	E17	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	E18	Laos (L, C)	1.000	0.150	0.150	0.333	0.000	0.000	0.100	1.650	2.375	0	0	0+1
39	38	–1	W21	Nepal (L)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.667	0.200	0.100	0.200	0.167	0.967	0	0	0+1
40	39	–1	W22	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
41	42	+1	W23	Afghanistan (L)	0.000	0.150	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.167	0.227	0	0	0+1
42	41	–1	E19	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	—	W24	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	—	E20	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	—	W24	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	—	E20	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	—	E20	Northern Mariana Islands (L)	Not an AFC member				0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0	0+1

2023–24 ranking

To be used for entry requirements into the 2025–26 AFC competitions. ^[9]

Ranking				Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup)	Club points								Total	2025–26 competition
2023–24	2022 [5]	Mvmt	Region		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)		ACLE	ACL2	ACGL
1	1	—	W1	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	—	E1	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	—	E2	South Korea (L, C)	16.750	20.750	9.950	18.350	13.600	22.750	15.800	22.350	93.600	3+0	1+0	0
4	6	+2	W2	United Arab Emirates (L, C)	25.000	18.000	11.350	8.100	7.633	14.400	8.083	25.500	74.873	3+0	1+0	0
5	4	–1	W3	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	W4	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	—	E3	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	—	E4	Thailand (L, C, LC)	10.000	1.000	15.050	16.200	5.050	8.500	11.110	8.567	49.546	1+1	2+0	0
9	9	—	W5	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	—	W6	Iraq (L, C)	3.167	9.833	8.933	8.633	8.300	3.250	7.450	7.473	37.118	1+0	1+0	0
11	11	—	E5	Australia (L, C)	7.500	14.000	5.900	7.300	2.600	0.000	7.900	10.593	34.703	1+0	1+0	0
12	13	+1	E6	Malaysia (L, C)	9.500	7.167	4.395	3.633	4.450	4.000	9.677	6.213	31.331	1+0	1+0	0
13	12	–1	W7	Jordan (L, C)	4.667	4.167	4.900	7.633	7.967	4.893	6.000	5.415	30.403	0	2+0	0
14	14	—	E7	Vietnam (L, C)	4.000	4.000	2.800	3.267	10.752	6.000	5.300	5.400	28.657	0	2+0	0
15	15	—	E8	Hong Kong (L, C)	8.167	5.833	1.750	3.300	3.650	7.333	6.587	4.900	26.888	0	2+0	0
16	18	+2	W8	Bahrain (L, C)	2.167	5.333	3.467	1.633	2.500	5.510	5.215	7.040	23.368	0	2+0	0
17	17	—	W9	India (L, C)	3.333	7.667	6.250	4.417	3.217	3.677	4.797	3.453	22.806	0	1+1	0
18	16	-2	W10	Tajikistan (L, C)	9.000	0.333	12.900	4.433	3.000	4.970	2.493	2.230	22.493	0	1+1	0
19	20	+1	W11	Turkmenistan (L, C)	2.000	2.000	4.483	7.583	5.267	3.125	2.640	3.463	20.217	0	1+1	1+0
20	28	+8	W12	Oman (L, C)	2.333	1.000	2.200	1.583	1.433	0.000	6.795	9.780	20.048	0	0+1	1+0
21	22	+1	W13	Lebanon (L, C)	0.667	6.333	0.833	3.933	6.933	2.670	1.525	4.840	18.711	0	0	2+0
22	19	–3	W14	Kuwait (L, C)	9.500	0.000	0.000	0.000	3.433	7.070	4.160	3.165	17.818	0	0	1+1
23	24	+1	E9	Singapore (L, C)	0.500	4.500	5.138	5.617	4.133	0.000	3.253	3.640	17.350	0	2+0	0
24	27	+3	W15	Bangladesh (L, C)	0.000	1.000	1.333	1.433	6.933	2.790	3.760	4.730	17.125	0	0	0+2
25	21	–4	E10	Philippines (L, C)	1.667	4.667	8.120	5.843	4.782	2.600	0.300	0.600	16.230	0	1+1	0
26	23	–3	W16	Syria (L, C)	6.833	5.333	5.933	2.000	3.133	1.785	2.890	1.400	15.972	0	0	0+2
27	33	+6	W17	Kyrgyzstan (L)	0.000	0.000	1.400	0.150	2.433	0.835	0.565	11.830	15.500	0	0	0+2
28	26	–2	E11	Indonesia (L, C)	5.667	0.000	0.000	4.100	5.045	0.000	3.960	3.560	14.816	0	0+1	1+0
29	25	–4	E12	North Korea (L, C)	0.000	0.000	3.433	7.433	11.067	0.000	0.000	0.000	13.923	0	0	0
30	29	–1	W18	Maldives (L, C)	2.000	1.333	4.300	4.300	0.000	0.200	2.030	2.640	10.490	0	0	0+1
31	32	+1	E13	Cambodia (L, C)	0.000	0.000	1.683	2.250	1.000	0.000	2.070	5.620	10.375	0	0	1+1
32	30	–2	E14	Myanmar (L, C)	2.667	2.333	1.300	4.062	1.600	0.000	0.000	1.640	7.581	0	0	1+1
33	35	+2	E15	Chinese Taipei (L)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.333	2.000	0.000	5.145	6.978	0	0	0+2
34	40	+6	E16	Mongolia (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.100	0.100	0.000	0.100	5.080	5.300	0	0	0+2
35	31	–4	W19	Palestine (L, C)	2.000	2.000	0.200	0.150	2.967	0.835	0.610	0.100	4.984	0	0	0
36	34	–2	E17	Macau (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	4.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	1.370	3.770	0	0	0
37	36	–1	E18	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	W20	Nepal (L)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.667	0.200	0.100	0.200	0.917	0	0	0
39	38	–1	W21	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
40	39	–1	W22	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	E19	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	W23	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	E20	Guam (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0	0
43	42	–1	E20	Northern Mariana Islands (L)	Not an AFC member					0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0	0
43	42	–1	W24	Pakistan (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0	0
43	42	–1	E20	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
43	42	–1	W24	Yemen (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0	0

Key
	Associations which did not compete in the 2025–26 season competitions.

See also

• UEFA coefficient, a similar system used by UEFA
• CAF 5-year ranking, a similar system used by the Confederation of African Football
• CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores, a similar system used by CONMEBOL

Notes

1. There is a points multiplier which takes into consideration the maximum number of points that can be earned in each competition, where in 2025 ^[6] it is calculated as:
   • ACLE: 1
   • ACL2: 0.666 (by formula 2/3 * 49.5/49.5)
   • ACGL: 0.5 (By formula 1/3 * 49.5/33.0)
2. Losing teams in ACLE or ACL2 Preliminary Stage advance to ACL2 or ACGL Group Stage respectively, and earn respective participation points.
3. ACGL Knock-out phase starts at Quarter-finals and advanced teams earn Knock-out phase points

References

1. "Al Hilal lead the way as AFC announces Club Ranking system". www.the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
2. "AFC Competitions Committee recommends new AFC Cup format". Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
3. "Entry Manual: AFC Club Competitions 2017–2020" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2017.
4. "AFC Competitions Committee recommends strategic reforms to elevate Asian club football". www.the-afc.com. 23 December 2022. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
5. "AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2022". www.the-afc.com. 15 May 2023. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
6. "Ranking Formula". FootyRankings. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
7. "AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2026". FootyRankings. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
8. "AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2025". FootyRankings. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
9. "AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2024". FootyRankings. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025.

External links

• AFC Club Competitions -- Entry Regulations
• Ranking at the-afc.com
• Rankings at FootyRankings