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, 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 [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 18 September 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)			ACL Elite	ACL Two	Challenge
1	1	—	W 1	Saudi Arabia (L, C)	18.600	10.000	26.350	20.950	19.075	27.100	34.542	4.750	106.195	4/4	3+0	1+0	0
2	2	—	E 1	Japan (L, C, LC)	21.850	13.850	21.800	17.875	20.088	21.350	27.970	5.000	95.035	4/4	3+0	1+0	0
3	3	—	E 2	South Korea (L, C)	9.950	18.350	13.600	22.750	15.800	22.350	14.762	5.000	78.001	4/4	2+1	1+0	0
4	4	—	W 2	United Arab Emirates (L, C)	11.350	8.100	7.633	14.400	8.083	25.500	16.400	5.000	64.920	4/4	2+1	1+0	0
5	6	+1	W 3	Iran (L, C)	16.200	18.850	11.500	14.225	13.250	9.300	13.274	2.667	58.014	3/3	2+1	1+0	0
6	5	–1	W 4	Qatar (L, C)	13.400	19.850	15.900	7.300	13.500	8.100	14.701	3.467	56.918	4/4	1+1	1+0	0
7	7	—	E 3	Thailand (L, C, LC)	15.050	16.200	5.050	8.500	11.110	8.567	14.875	3.500	50.138	4/4	2+1	1+0	0
8	8	—	E 4	China (L, C)	24.567	16.200	17.350	0.800	0.500	11.900	10.250	3.217	45.317	4/4	1+1	1+0	0
9	9	—	W 5	Uzbekistan (L, C)	5.050	9.400	9.000	8.960	10.057	11.250	10.333	2.833	43.324	2/2	1+0	1+0	0
10	11	+1	E 5	Malaysia (L, C)	4.395	3.633	4.450	4.000	9.677	6.213	15.511	2.500	35.601	2/2	1+0	1+0	0
11	12	+1	W 6	Iraq (L, C)	8.933	8.633	8.300	3.250	7.450	7.473	8.500	4.000	35.077	2/2	1+0	1+0	0
12	10	–2	E 6	Australia (L, C)	5.900	7.300	2.600	0.000	7.900	10.593	12.796	2.500	34.011	2/2	1+0	1+0	0
13	13	—	W 7	Jordan (L, C)	4.900	7.633	7.967	4.893	6.000	5.415	12.000	3.000	33.775	2/2	0	1+1	0
14	14	—	E 7	Vietnam (L, C)	2.800	3.267	10.752	6.000	5.300	5.400	11.333	3.333	32.686	2/2	0	1+1	0
15	15	—	E 8	Singapore (L, C)	5.138	5.617	4.133	0.000	3.253	3.640	14.833	3.333	27.727	2/2	0	1+1	0
16	16	—	W 8	Bahrain (L, C)	3.467	1.633	2.500	5.510	5.215	7.020	7.583	3.333	25.674	2/2	0	1+1	0
17	17	—	W 9	Oman (L, C)	2.200	1.583	1.433	0.000	6.795	9.780	9.000	1.500	24.190	2/2	0	1+1	0
18	20	+2	W 10	Turkmenistan (L, C)	4.483	7.583	5.267	3.125	2.640	3.463	7.450	2.922	23.132	3/3	0	1+1	0
19	19	—	E 9	Hong Kong (L, C, LC)	1.750	3.300	3.650	7.333	6.587	4.900	3.333	3.000	22.600	2/2	0	1+1	0
20	18	–2	W 11	India (L, C)	6.250	4.417	3.217	3.677	4.797	3.453	6.500	2.200	21.627	2/2	0	0+1	1+0
21	21	—	W 12	Kuwait (L, C)	0.000	0.000	3.433	7.070	4.160	3.165	8.075	1.600	20.270	2/2	0	0+1	1+0
22	23	+1	E 10	Cambodia (L, C)	1.683	2.250	1.000	0.000	2.070	5.620	11.000	1.600	19.350	2/2	0	1+1	0
23	25	+2	E 11	Indonesia (L, C)	0.000	4.100	5.045	0.000	3.960	3.560	7.204	2.283	18.549	2/2	0	0+1	0+1
24	24	—	W 13	Tajikistan (L, C)	12.900	4.433	3.000	4.970	2.493	2.230	3.276	1.750	18.353	2/2	0	0	1+0
25	26	+1	W 14	Kyrgyzstan (L)	1.400	0.150	2.433	0.835	0.565	11.830	4.600	1.700	17.897	2/2	0	0	0+1
26	22	–4	W 15	Lebanon (L, C)	0.833	3.933	6.933	2.670	1.525	4.840	4.500	1.500	17.381	2/2	0	0	0+1
27	28	+1	W 16	Bangladesh (L, C)	1.333	1.433	6.933	2.790	3.760	4.730	1.500	2.100	15.980	1/2	0	0	0+1
28	27	–1	E 12	Philippines (L, C)	8.120	5.843	4.782	2.600	0.300	0.600	3.667	1.750	14.465	2/2	0	0+1	0+1
29	31	+2	E 13	Chinese Taipei (L)	0.000	0.000	0.333	2.000	0.000	5.145	6.050	2.100	13.028	1/2	0	0	0+1
30	30	—	E 14	Myanmar (L, C)	1.300	4.062	1.600	0.000	0.000	1.640	7.150	2.050	12.612	1/2	0	0	0+1
31	29	–2	W 17	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	32	—	E 15	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
33	33	—	W 18	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
34	34	—	E 16	Mongolia (L, C)	0.000	0.100	0.100	0.000	0.100	5.080	2.200	2.100	8.304	1/2	0	0	0+1
35	36	+1	W 19	Bhutan (L, C)	0.150	0.150	0.100	0.100	0.100	0.100	3.600	1.600	5.205	1/1	0	0	0+1
36	35	–1	W 20	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	E 17	Laos (L, C)	0.150	0.150	0.333	0.000	0.000	0.100	1.650	1.550	3.387	1/1	0	0	0+1
38	37	–1	E 18	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	—	W 21	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	W 22	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	E 19	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	W 23	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	—	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	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	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	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	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	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 teams remaining 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)		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	34.542	119.957	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	27.970	107.663	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	14.762	90.982	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	25.500	16.400	74.466	2+1	1+0	0
5	5	—	W 3	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	—	W 4	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	E 3	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	E 4	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	—	W 5	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	E 5	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	E 6	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	W 6	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	—	W 7	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	—	E 7	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	E 8	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	W 8	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	W 9	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	—	W 10	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	E 9	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	—	W 11	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	W 12	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	W 13	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	E 10	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	W 14	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	E 11	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	W 15	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	E 12	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	W 16	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	W 17	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	E 13	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	E 14	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	E 15	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	W 18	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	E 16	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	W 19	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	W 20	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	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	0	0+1
39	38	–1	W 21	Nepal (L)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.667	0.200	0.100	0.200	0.167	0.967	0	0	0+1
40	39	–1	W 22	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	W 23	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	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

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)		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	3+0	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	25.500	74.873	3+0	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+1	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	7.473	37.118	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	34.703	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	6.213	31.331	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	5.415	30.403	0	2+0	0
14	14	—	E 7	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	—	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	2+0	0
16	18	+2	W 8	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	—	W 9	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	W 10	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	W 11	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	W 12	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	W 13	Lebanon (L, C)	0.667	6.333	0.833	3.933	6.933	2.670	1.525	4.840	18.711	0	0	1+0
22	19	–3	W 14	Kuwait (L, C)	9.500	0.000	0.000	0.000	3.433	7.070	4.160	3.165	17.818	0	0	0+1
23	24	+1	E 9	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	W 15	Bangladesh (L, C)	0.000	1.000	1.333	1.433	6.933	2.790	3.760	4.730	17.125	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	0.600	16.230	0	2+0	0
26	23	–3	W 16	Syria (L, C)	6.833	5.333	5.933	2.000	3.133	1.785	2.890	1.400	15.972	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	11.830	15.500	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	3.560	14.816	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	0
30	29	–1	W 18	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	E 13	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	E 14	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	E 15	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	E 16	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	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
36	34	–2	E 17	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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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