Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League Elite records and statistics
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This page details statistics of the AFC Champions League Elite (previously known as the Asian Club Champion Tournament, Asian Club Championship, and the AFC Champions League). These statistics do not include the qualifying rounds unless otherwise noted.
General performances
Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League
Titles by club
A total of twenty four 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.
Titles by nation
Titles by city
AFC Champions League era
Titles by club
| 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 | 1 | 2025, 2026 | 2012 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2012, 2020 | — | |
| 2 | 0 | 2013, 2015 | — | |
| 1 | 1 | 2009 | 2021 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2010 | 2004 | |
| 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 | — | 2013 | |
| 0 | 1 | — | 2015 | |
| 0 | 1 | — | 2024 | |
| 0 | 1 | — | 2025 | |
| 0 | 1 | — | 2026 |
Titles by nation
| Country | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | Al-Ittihad (2) Al-Hilal (2) Al-Ahli (2) |
Al-Hilal (3) Al-Ittihad (1) Al-Ahli (1) | |
| 6 | 4 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2) Ulsan HD (2) Pohang Steelers (1) Seongnam FC (1) |
Seongnam FC (1) FC Seoul (1) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1) Pohang Steelers (1) | |
| 5 | 4 | Urawa Red Diamonds (3) Gamba Osaka (1) Kashima Antlers (1) |
Urawa Red Diamonds (1) Yokohama F. Marinos (1) Kawasaki Frontale (1) Machida Zelvia (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) |
Titles by city
| City | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
2 |
Al-Ittihad (2) Al-Ahli (2) |
Al-Ittihad (1) Al-Ahli (1) | |
3 |
1 |
Urawa Red Diamonds (3) | Urawa Red Diamonds (1) | |
2 |
3 |
Al-Hilal (2) | Al-Hilal (3) | |
2 |
2 |
Al-Ain (2) | Al-Ain (2) | |
2 |
1 |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1) | |
2 |
0 |
Ulsan HD (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) | |
0 |
1 |
— | Kawasaki Frontale (1) | |
0 |
1 |
— | Machida Zelvia (1) |
All-time AFC Champions League points table
This table includes results beyond group stage of the AFC Champions League since 2002–03 season and does not include the old Asian Club Championship. Following statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored. Only the top twenty five are listed (excludes qualifying rounds).
- As of end of 2025–26 season)
| Best Finish | Winner | Runners-up | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Round of 16 |
|---|
| Rank | Club | Years | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | RU | SF | QF | 16 | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 183 | 100 | 44 | 39 | 335 | 181 | +154 | 344 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2 | 16 | 142 | 74 | 29 | 39 | 280 | 171 | +109 | 251 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 14 | 119 | 62 | 28 | 29 | 213 | 137 | +76 | 214 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 13 | 112 | 61 | 22 | 29 | 212 | 118 | +94 | 205 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 17 | 139 | 54 | 39 | 46 | 218 | 197 | +21 | 201 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 6 | 18 | 139 | 51 | 41 | 47 | 209 | 192 | +17 | 194 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 13 | 104 | 57 | 18 | 29 | 171 | 123 | +48 | 189 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 8 | 19 | 121 | 48 | 28 | 45 | 153 | 160 | −7 | 172 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |||
| 9 | 13 | 101 | 46 | 24 | 31 | 165 | 148 | +17 | 162 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 10 | 11 | 86 | 47 | 17 | 22 | 173 | 89 | +84 | 158 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 11 | 11 | 99 | 40 | 26 | 33 | 153 | 133 | +20 | 146 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 14 | 98 | 42 | 19 | 37 | 146 | 129 | +17 | 145 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 13 | 12 | 93 | 40 | 23 | 30 | 117 | 103 | +14 | 143 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 13 | 93 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 130 | 116 | +14 | 132 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |||
| 15 | 10 | 75 | 39 | 13 | 23 | 111 | 79 | +32 | 130 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 16 | 9 | 81 | 36 | 22 | 23 | 145 | 86 | +59 | 130 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 10 | 77 | 35 | 23 | 19 | 126 | 81 | +45 | 128 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 18 | 10 | 80 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 106 | 81 | +25 | 128 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 19 | 9 | 86 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 135 | 109 | +26 | 125 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 20 | 9 | 70 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 138 | 76 | +62 | 123 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 21 | 8 | 69 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 100 | 72 | +28 | 120 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 22 | 10 | 75 | 33 | 17 | 25 | 147 | 97 | +50 | 116 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 23 | 7 | 56 | 36 | 4 | 16 | 113 | 62 | +51 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 24 | 11 | 78 | 31 | 15 | 32 | 125 | 134 | −9 | 108 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 25 | 6 | 52 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 117 | 55 | +62 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Number of participating clubs of the Champions League era (from 2002–present)
The following table is a list of clubs that have participated in the AFC Champions League (group/league stage). Season in bold represents teams that qualified for the knockout stage.
Team in Italic: team no longer active.
Attendance record
The following table lists the top ten match attendances in the AFC Champions League.
| # | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 November 2018 | Persepolis |
0–0 | 100,000[1] | ||
| 2 | 19 May 2015 | Persepolis |
1–0 | 100,000[2] | ||
| 3 | 6 May 2015 | Persepolis |
2–1 | 100,000[3] | ||
| 4 | 8 April 2015 | Persepolis |
1–0 | 100,000[4] | ||
| 5 | 17 April 2012 | Persepolis |
1–1 | 96,200[5] | ||
| 6 | 21 August 2013 | Esteghlal |
1–0 | 95,300[6] | ||
| 7 | 27 May 2009 | Persepolis |
0–1 | 95,225[7] | ||
| 8 | 12 March 2018 | Esteghlal |
1–1 | 90,000[8] | ||
| 9 | 2 October 2013 | Esteghlal |
2–2 | 88,330[9] | ||
| 10 | 11 May 2011 | Esteghlal |
2–1 | 85,422[10] |
Clubs
By semi-final appearances
Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League
The following table does not include semifinalists from 1987 to 1989–90 seasons. In these seasons, there were no semi-finals as the finalists qualified via a group stage.
Year(s) in Bold: Team was finalist
AFC Champions League era
Year(s) in Bold: Team was finalist
Unbeaten sides
- Fifteen clubs have won either the Asian Club Championship or the Champions League Elite unbeaten, and only four clubs have done so twice:
- Eleven other teams have been undefeated in a single season:
Hapoel Tel Aviv in 1967
Daewoo Royals in 1985
Furukawa Electric in 1986–87
Liaoning in 1989–90
Thai Farmers Bank in 1993–94
Ilhwa Chunma in 1995
Suwon Samsung Bluewings in 2001–02
Al-Ittihad in 2005
Urawa Red Diamonds in 2007
Gamba Osaka in 2008
Al-Ahli in 2024–25
Al-Ahli have the record number of consecutive unbeaten games with 22 matches between 18 April 2021 and 4 November 2025.
Consecutive appearances
Al-Hilal have the record number of consecutive participations in the AFC Champions League with 12 Times since 2009 .
Biggest wins
The following teams won a single match with goal difference of 8 or more in the AFC Champions League era:
Biggest two-legged wins
The following teams won two-legged matches with goal difference of 5 or more in the knock-out rounds of AFC Champions League era:
Specific group stage records (2002–2024)
Goals
- Most goals scored in a group stage: 28
- Fewest goals scored in a group stage: 0
- Fewest goals conceded in a group stage: 0
Pakhtakor (2002–03)
Al-Wahda (2004)
Busan IPark (2005)
Ulsan Hyundai (2006)
- Most goals conceded in a group stage: 29
- Highest goal difference in a group stage: +25
- Lowest goal difference in a group stage: –26
Six wins
Shandong Luneng Taishan, 2005 (reached the quarter-finals)
Busan IPark, 2005 (reached the semi-finals)
Kashima Antlers, 2010 (reached the round of 16)
Al-Duhail, 2018 (reached the quarter-finals)
Kawasaki Frontale, 2021 (reached the round of 16)
Ulsan Hyundai, 2021 (reached the semi-finals)
Six losses
Neftchi, 2004 with a goal difference of –13.
Al-Wahda, 2005 with a goal difference of –11.
Hoang Anh Gia Lai, 2005 with a goal difference of –24.
Da Nang, 2006 with a goal difference of –26.
Gach Dong Tam Long An, 2007 with a goal difference of –14.
Al-Arabi, 2012 with a goal difference of –12.
Al-Wasl, 2018 with a goal difference of –7.
Guangzhou, 2021 with a goal difference of –16, and 2022 with a goal difference of –24.
Kaya–Iloilo, 2021 with a goal difference of –14.
Tampines Rovers, 2021 with a goal difference of –26.
Kaya–Iloilo, 2022 with a goal difference of –16, and 2023–24 with a goal difference of –17.
Mumbai City, 2023–24 with a goal difference of –16.
BG Pathum United, 2023–24 with a goal difference of –13.
AGMK, 2023–24 with a goal difference of –17.
Advancing past the group stage
Biggest disparity between group winner and runner-up
The biggest points difference between the first- and second-placed teams in an AFC Champions League group stage is eleven points, achieved by:
Al-Duhail, 18 points in 2018 (2nd Zob Ahan 7 points). Al-Duhail would go on to lose to Persepolis in the quarter-finals.
Specific league stage records (since 2024)
Goals
Points and results
- Highest points achieved: 22
- Lowest points achieved: 1 –
Central Coast Mariners (2024–25) - Most wins: 7
- Most draws: 4
- Most defeats: 6
Players
Most wins
Appearances
- As of 25 April 2026
The table below does not include appearances made in the qualification stage of the competition.
| Rank | Player | Nation | Apps | Years | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salem Al-Dawsari | 110 | 2012–present | Al-Hilal | |
| 2 | Yasser Al-Shahrani | 97 | 2012–2025 | Al-Hilal | |
| 3 | Huang Bowen | 93 | 2008–2020 | Beijing Guoan, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Guangzhou Evergrande | |
| Abdullah Al-Mayouf | 2010–2024 | Al-Ahli, Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad | |||
| 5 | Nam Tae-hee | 91 | 2012–2024 | Al-Duhail, Al-Sadd, Yokohama F. Marinos | |
| 6 | Salman Al-Faraj | 89 | 2010–2024 | Al-Hilal | |
| 7 | Mohammad Al-Shalhoub | 87 | 2003–2019 | Al-Hilal | |
| Khalid Eisa | 2010–2025 | Al-Jazira, Al-Ain | |||
| 9 | Hassan Al-Haydos | 86 | 2017–present | Al-Sadd | |
| Karim Boudiaf | 2012–present | Al-Duhail |
Goalscoring
All-time top goalscorers
- As of 25 April 2026
- The table below does not include goals scored in the qualification stage of the competition.
| Rank | Player | Goals | Apps | Ratio | Years | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | 77 | 0.55 | 2009–2022 | FC Seoul, Beijing Guoan, Suwon Samsung Bluewings, Kitchee | |
| 2 | 37 | 74 | 0.5 | 2010–2020 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
| 3 | 35 | 110 | 0.32 | 2012–present | Al-Hilal | |
| 4 | 32 | 56 | 0.57 | 2006–2019 | Al-Shabab, Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad, Al-Ain | |
| 5 | 30 | 69 | 0.43 | 2013–2020 | Guangzhou Evergrande, Shanghai SIPG | |
| 6 | 28 | 45 | 0.62 | 2015–2024 | Guangzhou R&F, El Jaish, Al-Rayyan, Al Nassr, Al-Ittihad | |
| 7 | 27 | 73 | 0.37 | 2008–2023 | Kashima Antlers, Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| 8 | 26 | 44 | 0.59 | 2018–2023 | Al-Sadd | |
| 9 | 25 | 42 | 0.6 | 2015–2020 | Guangzhou Evergrande | |
| 10 | 23 | 33 | 0.7 | 2015–2021 | Al-Ahli |
Final tournaments scorers per season
The top scorers of the final stage during the AFC Champions Cup editions (until 2002) were as below.
Top scorer awards
Hat-tricks
Both Adriano and Ricardo Goulart have scored three hat-tricks in the competition.
| Key | |
|---|---|
| 4 | Player scored four goals |