List of Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League Elite winning managers

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Shin Tae-yong won the trophy in 1995 as a player and 2010 as a manager, the first to do so. sintaeyong (Shin Tae-yong).jpg
Shin Tae-yong won the trophy in 1995 as a player and 2010 as a manager, the first to do so.

This is a list of Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League winning managers. Israeli Yosef Merimovich won the first two finals of the competition with Hapoel Tel Aviv and its rival Maccabi Tel Aviv when it was known as the Asian Champion Club Tournament. The competition became the Asian Club Championship upon its resurrection in 1985 and rebranded the AFC Champions League in 2002 after a merge between the Asian Club Championship and the Asian Cup Winners' Cup. The latest iteration of the competition is run in a single year from 2004 to 2021 (de jure 2022) before returning to double year from the 2023–24 season.

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Six managers have won the tournament the most with two titles; Choi Kang-hee, Anghel Iordănescu, Kim Ho, Merimovich, Charnwit Polcheewin, and Park Seong-hwa. Only two who have won the title with two clubs: Merimovich (in 1967 with Hapoel Tel Aviv and 1969 with Maccabi Tel Aviv) and Iordănescu (with Al-Hilal in 1999–2000 and Al-Ittihad in 2005). Only one man has won the tournament both as a player and as a manager: South Korean Shin Tae-yong. He is among the nine different South Korean managers to have won the competition.

By year

Charnwit Polcheewin won the trophy in 1993 and 1994, the first Southeast Asian to do so. Charnwit Polcheewin 6.jpg
Charnwit Polcheewin won the trophy in 1993 and 1994, the first Southeast Asian to do so.
Anghel Iordanescu won the trophy in 2000 and 2005 Anghel Iordanescu.jpg
Anghel Iordănescu won the trophy in 2000 and 2005
Marcello Lippi won the trophy in 2013 Lippi nelspruit.jpg
Marcello Lippi won the trophy in 2013
Luiz Felipe Scolari won the trophy in 2015 Felipao cropped.jpg
Luiz Felipe Scolari won the trophy in 2015
FinalNationalityWinning managerCountryClub
1967 Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Yosef Merimovich Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Hapoel Tel Aviv
1969 Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Yosef Merimovich Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv
1970 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Zdravko Rajkov State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  IRN Taj
1971 Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Israel Halivner Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv
1972 Cancelled
1985–86 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  KOR Chang Woon-soo Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  KOR Daewoo Royals
1986 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  JPN Eijun Kiyokumo Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  JPN Furukawa Electric
1987 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  JPN George Yonashiro Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  JPN Yomiuri FC
1988–89 Flag of Qatar.svg  QAT Obeid Jumma Flag of Qatar.svg  QAT Al-Sadd
1989–90 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Li Yingfa Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Liaoning FC
1990–91 Flag of Iran.svg  IRN Mansour Pourheidari Flag of Iran.svg  IRN Esteghlal
1991 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  BRA Edson Tavares Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Al-Hilal
1992–93 Flag of Iran.svg  IRN Firouz Karimi Flag of Iran.svg  IRN PAS Tehran
1993–94 Flag of Thailand.svg  THA Charnwit Polcheewin Flag of Thailand.svg  THA Thai Farmers Bank
1994–95 Flag of Thailand.svg  THA Charnwit Polcheewin Flag of Thailand.svg  THA Thai Farmers Bank
1995 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  KOR Park Jong-hwan Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  KOR Ilhwa Chunma
1996–97 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  KOR Park Seong-hwa Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  KOR Pohang Steelers
1997–98 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  KOR Park Seong-hwa Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  KOR Pohang Steelers
1998–99 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  JPN Takashi Kuwahara Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  JPN Júbilo Iwata
1999–2000 Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Anghel Iordănescu Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Al-Hilal
2000–01 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  KOR Kim Ho Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  KOR Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2001–02 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  KOR Kim Ho Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  KOR Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2002–03 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  FRA Bruno Metsu Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Al Ain
2004 Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Dragan Talajić Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Al-Ittihad
2005 Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Anghel Iordănescu Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Al-Ittihad
2006 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  KOR Choi Kang-hee Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  KOR Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2007 Flag of Germany.svg  GER Holger Osieck Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Urawa Red Diamonds
2008 Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Akira Nishino Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Gamba Osaka
2009 Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Sérgio Farias Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  KOR Pohang Steelers
2010 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  KOR Shin Tae-yong Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  KOR Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2011 Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU Jorge Fossati Flag of Qatar.svg  QAT Al-Sadd
2012 Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kim Ho-kon Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Ulsan Hyundai
2013 Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Marcello Lippi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Guangzhou Evergrande
2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Tony Popovic Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Western Sydney Wanderers
2015 Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Luiz Felipe Scolari Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Guangzhou Evergrande
2016 Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Choi Kang-hee Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2017 Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takafumi Hori Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Urawa Red Diamonds
2018 Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Go Oiwa Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kashima Antlers
2019 Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Răzvan Lucescu Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Al-Hilal
2020 Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kim Do-hoon Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Ulsan Hyundai
2021 Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Leonardo Jardim Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Al-Hilal
2022 Flag of Poland.svg  POL Maciej Skorża Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Urawa Red Diamonds
2023–24 Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Hernán Crespo Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Al Ain

By nationality

This table lists the total number of titles won by managers of each nationality.

NationalityNumber of
wins
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 11
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 3
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1
Flag of France.svg  France 1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1

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