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This page details statistics of the AFC Champions League Elite (previously known as the Asian Club Championship and the AFC Champions League).
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.
Club | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2007, 2017, 2022 | 2019 |
![]() | 2 | 3 | 2019, 2021 | 2014, 2017, 2022 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 2003, 2024 | 2005, 2016 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 2004, 2005 | 2009 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 2006, 2016 | 2011 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 2012, 2020 | — |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 2013, 2015 | — |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 2010 | 2004 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 2009 | 2021 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 2008 | — |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 2011 | — |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 2014 | — |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 2018 | — |
![]() | 0 | 2 | — | 2018, 2020 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | — | 2003 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | — | 2006 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | — | 2007 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | — | 2008 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | — | 2010 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | — | 2012 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | — | 2013 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | — | 2015 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | — | 2024 |
Country | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 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) |
![]() | 5 | 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds (3) Gamba Osaka (1) Kashima Antlers (1) | Urawa Red Diamonds (1) Yokohama F. Marinos (1) |
![]() | 4 | 5 | Al-Ittihad (2) Al-Hilal (2) | Al-Hilal (3) Al-Ittihad (1) Al-Ahli (1) |
![]() | 2 | 3 | Al-Ain (2) | Al-Ain (2) Shabab Al-Ahli (1) |
![]() | 2 | 0 | Guangzhou (2) | — |
![]() | 1 | 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers (1) | Adelaide United (1) |
![]() | 1 | 0 | Al-Sadd (1) | — |
![]() | 0 | 4 | — | Persepolis (2) Sepahan (1) Zob Ahan (1) |
![]() | 0 | 1 | — | Police Tero (1) |
![]() | 0 | 1 | — | Al-Karamah (1) |
City | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds (3) | Urawa Red Diamonds (1) |
![]() | 2 | 3 | Al-Hilal (2) | Al-Hilal (3) |
![]() | 2 | 2 | Al-Ittihad (2) | Al-Ittihad (1), Al-Ahli (1) |
![]() | 2 | 2 | Al-Ain (2) | Al-Ain (2) |
![]() | 2 | 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1) |
![]() | 2 | 0 | Ulsan Hyundai (2) | — |
![]() | 2 | 0 | Guangzhou (2) | — |
![]() | 1 | 1 | Seongnam FC (1) | Seongnam FC (1) |
![]() | 1 | 1 | Pohang Steelers (1) | Pohang Steelers (1) |
![]() | 1 | 0 | Gamba Osaka (1) | — |
![]() | 1 | 0 | Al-Sadd (1) | — |
![]() | 1 | 0 | Western Sydney Wanderers (1) | — |
![]() | 1 | 0 | Kashima Antlers (1) | — |
![]() | 0 | 2 | — | Sepahan (1), Zob Ahan (1) |
![]() | 0 | 2 | — | Persepolis (2) |
![]() | 0 | 1 | — | Police Tero (1) |
![]() | 0 | 1 | — | Al-Karamah (1) |
![]() | 0 | 1 | — | Adelaide United (1) |
![]() | 0 | 1 | — | FC Seoul (1) |
![]() | 0 | 1 | — | Shabab Al-Ahli (1) |
![]() | 0 | 1 | — | Yokohama F. Marinos (1) |
This table includes results beyond group stage of the AFC Champions League through 2002/03 season, therefore:
Best Finish | Winner | Runners-up | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Round of 16 |
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Rank | Club | Years | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | RU | SF | QF | 16 | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 17 | 150 | 74 | 40 | 36 | 247 | 152 | +95 | 262 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 15 | 132 | 69 | 27 | 36 | 264 | 159 | +105 | 234 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 15 | 117 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 173 | 154 | +19 | 171 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
4 | ![]() | 11 | 92 | 49 | 21 | 22 | 176 | 99 | +77 | 168 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() | 15 | 112 | 43 | 31 | 38 | 164 | 149 | +15 | 160 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
6 | ![]() | 17 | 105 | 44 | 23 | 38 | 140 | 139 | +1 | 155 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||
7 | ![]() | 10 | 77 | 47 | 13 | 17 | 139 | 86 | +53 | 154 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
8 | ![]() | 12 | 94 | 41 | 25 | 28 | 152 | 116 | +36 | 148 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
9 | ![]() | 11 | 87 | 42 | 21 | 23 | 140 | 122 | +18 | 147 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
10 | ![]() | 11 | 99 | 40 | 26 | 33 | 153 | 133 | +20 | 146 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
11 | ![]() | 13 | 90 | 39 | 18 | 33 | 128 | 115 | +13 | 135 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |||
12 | ![]() | 10 | 80 | 38 | 17 | 25 | 109 | 89 | +20 | 131 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
13 | ![]() | 10 | 75 | 39 | 13 | 23 | 111 | 79 | +32 | 130 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
14 | ![]() | 10 | 77 | 35 | 23 | 19 | 126 | 81 | +45 | 128 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
15 | ![]() | 9 | 70 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 138 | 76 | +62 | 123 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
16 | ![]() | 8 | 75 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 133 | 77 | +56 | 123 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
17 | ![]() | 12 | 83 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 122 | 104 | +18 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
18 | ![]() | 10 | 75 | 33 | 17 | 25 | 147 | 97 | +50 | 116 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
19 | ![]() | 9 | 66 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 128 | 66 | +62 | 115 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||
20 | ![]() | 8 | 76 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 124 | 97 | +27 | 115 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
21 | ![]() | 6 | 52 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 117 | 55 | +62 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
22 | ![]() | 8 | 65 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 82 | 56 | +26 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
23 | ![]() | 10 | 78 | 25 | 21 | 32 | 86 | 103 | −17 | 96 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||
24 | ![]() | 10 | 68 | 26 | 15 | 27 | 104 | 119 | −15 | 93 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||
25 | ![]() | 7 | 55 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 73 | 56 | +17 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
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.
# | League | Teams Apps | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | RU | SF | QF | 16 | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 69 | 556 | 278 | 126 | 152 | 989 | 631 | +358 | 960 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 25 |
2 | ![]() | 64 | 509 | 238 | 124 | 147 | 801 | 570 | +231 | 838 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 21 |
3 | ![]() | 68 | 508 | 240 | 113 | 155 | 908 | 583 | +325 | 833 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 26 |
4 | ![]() | 61 | 437 | 175 | 113 | 149 | 580 | 520 | +60 | 638 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 29 | |
5 | ![]() | 62 | 442 | 164 | 113 | 165 | 609 | 528 | –19 | 605 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 36 | |
6 | ![]() | 59 | 414 | 127 | 116 | 171 | 552 | 652 | –100 | 497 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 34 |
7 | ![]() | 51 | 364 | 132 | 91 | 140 | 514 | 558 | –44 | 486 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 31 | |
8 | ![]() | 42 | 278 | 96 | 68 | 114 | 334 | 389 | –55 | 356 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 28 | ||
9 | ![]() | 33 | 224 | 63 | 63 | 98 | 254 | 344 | –90 | 252 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | |
10 | ![]() | 25 | 157 | 41 | 39 | 77 | 171 | 277 | –106 | 162 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | ||
11 | ![]() | 16 | 87 | 21 | 21 | 45 | 87 | 129 | –42 | 77 | 16 | |||||
12 | ![]() | 9 | 58 | 19 | 14 | 25 | 67 | 84 | –17 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||
13 | ![]() | 8 | 58 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 63 | 92 | –29 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
14 | ![]() | 9 | 54 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 41 | 163 | –122 | 36 | 9 | |||||
15 | ![]() | 13 | 74 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 55 | 207 | –152 | 33 | 13 | |||||
16 | ![]() | 4 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 51 | –36 | 22 | 1 | 3 | ||||
17 | ![]() | 3 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 19 | –11 | 21 | 1 | 2 | ||||
18 | ![]() | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 19 | –4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ||||
19 | ![]() | 2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | –6 | 13 | 2 | |||||
20 | ![]() | 4 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 76 | –57 | 12 | 4 | |||||
21 | ![]() | 2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | –15 | 10 | 2 | |||||
22 | ![]() | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 19 | –12 | 4 | 1 | |||||
23 | ![]() | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 57 | –50 | 4 | 3 |
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Year(s) in Bold : Team advanced to the knockout stage.
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