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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.
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Urawa Red Diamonds
|
3 | 1 | 2007, 2017, 2022 | 2019 |
 Al-Hilal
|
2 | 3 | 2019, 2021 | 2014, 2017, 2022 |
 Al-Ain
|
2 | 2 | 2003, 2024 | 2005, 2016 |
| Al-Ittihad
|
2 | 1 | 2004, 2005 | 2009 |
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
|
2 | 1 | 2006, 2016 | 2011 |
| Ulsan Hyundai
|
2 | 0 | 2012, 2020 | — |
 Guangzhou
|
2 | 0 | 2013, 2015 | — |
| Seongnam FC
|
1 | 1 | 2010 | 2004 |
| Pohang Steelers
|
1 | 1 | 2009 | 2021 |
| Gamba Osaka
|
1 | 0 | 2008 | — |
 Al-Sadd
|
1 | 0 | 2011 | — |
 Western Sydney Wanderers
|
1 | 0 | 2014 | — |
| Kashima Antlers
|
1 | 0 | 2018 | — |
 Persepolis
|
0 | 2 | — | 2018, 2020 |
 Police Tero
|
0 | 1 | — | 2003 |
 Al-Karamah
|
0 | 1 | — | 2006 |
| Sepahan
|
0 | 1 | — | 2007 |
| Adelaide United
|
0 | 1 | — | 2008 |
| Zob Ahan
|
0 | 1 | — | 2010 |
| Al-Ahli
|
0 | 1 | — | 2012 |
| FC Seoul
|
0 | 1 | — | 2013 |
| Shabab Al-Ahli
|
0 | 1 | — | 2015 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos
|
0 | 1 | — | 2024 |
| Country | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea
|
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) |
| Japan
|
5 | 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds (3) Gamba Osaka (1) Kashima Antlers (1) |
Urawa Red Diamonds (1) Yokohama F. Marinos (1) |
| Saudi Arabia
|
4 | 5 | Al-Ittihad (2) Al-Hilal (2) |
Al-Hilal (3) Al-Ittihad (1) Al-Ahli (1) |
| United Arab Emirates
|
2 | 3 | Al-Ain (2) | Al-Ain (2) Shabab Al-Ahli (1) |
| China
|
2 | 0 | Guangzhou (2) | — |
| Australia
|
1 | 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers (1) | Adelaide United (1) |
| Qatar
|
1 | 0 | Al-Sadd (1) | — |
| Iran
|
0 | 4 | — | Persepolis (2) Sepahan (1) Zob Ahan (1) |
| Thailand
|
0 | 1 | — | Police Tero (1) |
| Syria
|
0 | 1 | — | Al-Karamah (1) |
| City | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saitama
|
3
|
1
|
Urawa Red Diamonds (3) | Urawa Red Diamonds (1) |
| Riyadh
|
2
|
3
|
Al-Hilal (2) | Al-Hilal (3) |
| Jeddah
|
2
|
2
|
Al-Ittihad (2) | Al-Ittihad (1), Al-Ahli (1) |
| Al Ain
|
2
|
2
|
Al-Ain (2) | Al-Ain (2) |
| Jeonju
|
2
|
1
|
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1) |
| Ulsan
|
2
|
0
|
Ulsan Hyundai (2) | — |
| Guangzhou
|
2
|
0
|
Guangzhou (2) | — |
| Seongnam
|
1
|
1
|
Seongnam FC (1) | Seongnam FC (1) |
| Pohang
|
1
|
1
|
Pohang Steelers (1) | Pohang Steelers (1) |
| Osaka
|
1
|
0
|
Gamba Osaka (1) | — |
| Doha
|
1
|
0
|
Al-Sadd (1) | — |
| Sydney
|
1
|
0
|
Western Sydney Wanderers (1) | — |
| Kashima
|
1
|
0
|
Kashima Antlers (1) | — |
| Isfahan
|
0
|
2
|
— | Sepahan (1), Zob Ahan (1) |
| Tehran
|
0
|
2
|
— | Persepolis (2) |
| Bangkok
|
0
|
1
|
— | Police Tero (1) |
| Homs
|
0
|
1
|
— | Al-Karamah (1) |
| Adelaide
|
0
|
1
|
— | Adelaide United (1) |
| Seoul
|
0
|
1
|
— | FC Seoul (1) |
| Dubai
|
0
|
1
|
— | Shabab Al-Ahli (1) |
| Yokohama
|
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 |
|---|
| Rank | Club | Years | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | RU | SF | QF | 16 | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Hilal
|
17 | 150 | 74 | 40 | 36 | 247 | 152 | +95 | 262 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
|
15 | 132 | 69 | 27 | 36 | 264 | 159 | +105 | 234 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Al-Ain
|
15 | 117 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 173 | 154 | +19 | 171 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Al-Ittihad
|
11 | 92 | 49 | 21 | 22 | 176 | 99 | +77 | 168 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| 5 | Al-Sadd
|
15 | 112 | 43 | 31 | 38 | 164 | 149 | +15 | 160 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 6 |  Pakhtakor
|
17 | 105 | 44 | 23 | 38 | 140 | 139 | +1 | 155 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 7 | Ulsan Hyundai
|
10 | 77 | 47 | 13 | 17 | 139 | 86 | +53 | 154 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | Al-Ahli
|
12 | 94 | 41 | 25 | 28 | 152 | 116 | +36 | 148 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 9 | Al-Duhail
|
11 | 87 | 42 | 21 | 23 | 140 | 122 | +18 | 147 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 10 | Guangzhou
|
11 | 99 | 40 | 26 | 33 | 153 | 133 | +20 | 146 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 11 | Sepahan
|
13 | 90 | 39 | 18 | 33 | 128 | 115 | +13 | 135 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |||
| 12 | Persepolis
|
10 | 80 | 38 | 17 | 25 | 109 | 89 | +20 | 131 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 13 | Al-Shabab
|
10 | 75 | 39 | 13 | 23 | 111 | 79 | +32 | 130 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|
10 | 77 | 35 | 23 | 19 | 126 | 81 | +45 | 128 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 15 | Kashima Antlers
|
9 | 70 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 138 | 76 | +62 | 123 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 16 | Urawa Red Diamonds
|
8 | 75 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 133 | 77 | +56 | 123 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 | Esteghlal
|
12 | 83 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 122 | 104 | +18 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 18 | Gamba Osaka
|
10 | 75 | 33 | 17 | 25 | 147 | 97 | +50 | 116 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 19 | Kawasaki Frontale
|
9 | 66 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 128 | 66 | +62 | 115 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 20 | FC Seoul
|
8 | 76 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 124 | 97 | +27 | 115 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 21 | Seongnam FC
|
6 | 52 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 117 | 55 | +62 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 22 | Pohang Steelers
|
8 | 65 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 82 | 56 | +26 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 23 | Bunyodkor
|
10 | 78 | 25 | 21 | 32 | 86 | 103 | −17 | 96 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 24 | Shandong Taishan
|
10 | 68 | 26 | 15 | 27 | 104 | 119 | −15 | 93 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 25 | Zob Ahan
|
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 | K League 1
|
69 | 556 | 278 | 126 | 152 | 989 | 631 | +358 | 960 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 25 |
| 2 | Saudi Professional League
|
64 | 509 | 238 | 124 | 147 | 801 | 570 | +231 | 838 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | J1 League
|
68 | 508 | 240 | 113 | 155 | 908 | 583 | +325 | 833 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 26 |
| 4 | Persian Gulf Pro League
|
61 | 437 | 175 | 113 | 149 | 580 | 520 | +60 | 638 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 29 | |
| 5 | Chinese Super League
|
62 | 442 | 164 | 113 | 165 | 609 | 528 | –19 | 605 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 36 | |
| 6 | UAE Pro League
|
59 | 414 | 127 | 116 | 171 | 552 | 652 | –100 | 497 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 34 |
| 7 | Qatar Stars League
|
51 | 364 | 132 | 91 | 140 | 514 | 558 | –44 | 486 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 31 | |
| 8 | Uzbekistan Super League
|
42 | 278 | 96 | 68 | 114 | 334 | 389 | –55 | 356 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 28 | ||
| 9 | A-League
|
33 | 224 | 63 | 63 | 98 | 254 | 344 | –90 | 252 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | |
| 10 | Thai League 1
|
25 | 157 | 41 | 39 | 77 | 171 | 277 | –106 | 162 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | ||
| 11 |  Iraqi Premier League
|
16 | 87 | 21 | 21 | 45 | 87 | 129 | –42 | 77 | 16 | |||||
| 12 |  Kuwaiti Premier League
|
9 | 58 | 19 | 14 | 25 | 67 | 84 | –17 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 13 | Syrian Premier League
|
8 | 58 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 63 | 92 | –29 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 14 |  Liga 1
|
9 | 54 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 41 | 163 | –122 | 36 | 9 | |||||
| 15 |  V.League 1
|
13 | 74 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 55 | 207 | –152 | 33 | 13 | |||||
| 16 |  Hong Kong Premier League
|
4 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 51 | –36 | 22 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 17 |  Malaysia Super League
|
3 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 19 | –11 | 21 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 18 |  Tajikistan Higher League
|
2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 19 | –4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 19 |  Jordanian Pro League
|
2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | –6 | 13 | 2 | |||||
| 20 |  Singapore Premier League
|
4 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 76 | –57 | 12 | 4 | |||||
| 21 |  Indian Super League
|
2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | –15 | 10 | 2 | |||||
| 22 |  Ýokary Liga
|
2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 19 | –12 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 23 |  Philippines Football League
|
3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 57 | –50 | 4 | 3 |
The following table is a list of clubs that have participated in the AFC Champions League (group stage).
Year(s) in Bold : Team advanced to the knockout stage.
The following table lists 20 matches with the most attendances at AFC Champions League era (more than 70,000 attendances). All 20 matches with the highest attendances in the history of the AFC Champions League took place in Iran at the Azadi StadiuminTehran.
Persepolis has the records of the most attendances (11 matches among 20 matches with the most attendances) and five matches with the most attendances.
The following table is a list of clubs that have participated in the Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League. Excluding 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
Year(s) in Bold: Team was finalist
Four sides have been undefeated in multiple seasons:
Ten other teams have been undefeated in a single season:
Al-Hilal have the record number of consecutive participations in the AFC Champions League with 12 Times since 2009 .The following teams won two-legged matches with goal difference of 5 or more in the knock-out rounds of AFC Champions League era:
From 2005 season and excluding qualifying games & appearances
From the 2003 season onwards only; qualifying games are not included.
The top scorer award is for the player who amassed the most goals in the tournament, excluding the qualifying rounds. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, Gamba Osaka, Guangzhou Evergrande and Al-Hilal are the clubs to have received the most awards with 2 each:
The first hat-trick of the AFC Champions League era was scored by Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma's Kim Do-hoon against Osotsapa on 9 March 2003. Both Adriano and Ricardo Goulart have scored three hat-tricks in the competition.
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