Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League records and statistics
This page details statistics of the Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League.
General performances
Titles by club
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Titles by city
Titles by nation
Titles by club
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al-Ittihad |
2 | 1 | 2004, 2005 | 2009 |
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
2 | 1 | 2006, 2016 | 2011 |
 Urawa Red Diamonds |
2 | 1 | 2007, 2017 | 2019 |
| Ulsan Hyundai |
2 | 0 | 2012, 2020 | — |
 Guangzhou |
2 | 0 | 2013, 2015 | — |
 Al-Ain |
1 | 2 | 2003 | 2005, 2016 |
| Al-Hilal |
1 | 2 | 2019 | 2014, 2017 |
| Seongnam FC |
1 | 1 | 2010 | 2004 |
| Gamba Osaka |
1 | 0 | 2008 | — |
| Pohang Steelers |
1 | 0 | 2009 | — |
 Al-Sadd |
1 | 0 | 2011 | — |
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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 |
Titles by city
| City | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeddah |
Al-Ittihad (2) | Al-Ittihad (1), Al-Ahli (1) | ||
| Jeonju |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1) | ||
| Saitama |
Urawa Red Diamonds (2) | Urawa Red Diamonds (1) | ||
| Ulsan |
Ulsan Hyundai (2) | — | ||
| Guangzhou |
Guangzhou (2) | — | ||
| Al Ain |
Al-Ain (1) | Al-Ain (2) | ||
| Riyadh |
Al-Hilal (1) | Al-Hilal (2) | ||
| Seongnam |
Seongnam FC (1) | Seongnam FC (1) | ||
| Osaka |
Gamba Osaka (1) | — | ||
| Pohang |
Pohang Steelers (1) | — | ||
| Doha |
Al-Sadd (1) | — | ||
| Sydney |
Western Sydney Wanderers (1) | — | ||
| Kashima |
Kashima Antlers (1) | — | ||
| Isfahan |
— | Sepahan (1), Zob Ahan (1) | ||
| Tehran |
— | Persepolis (2) | ||
| Bangkok |
— | Police Tero (1) | ||
| Homs |
— | Al-Karamah (1) | ||
| Adelaide |
— | Adelaide United (1) | ||
| Seoul |
— | FC Seoul (1) | ||
| Dubai |
— | Shabab Al-Ahli (1) |
Titles by nation
| Country | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
6 | 3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2) Ulsan Hyundai (2) Pohang Steelers (1) Seongnam FC (1) |
Seongnam FC (1) FC Seoul (1) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1) |
| Japan |
4 | 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds (2) Gamba Osaka (1) Kashima Antlers (1) |
Urawa Red Diamonds (1) |
| Saudi Arabia |
3 | 4 | Al-Ittihad (2) Al-Hilal (1) |
Al-Hilal (2) Al-Ittihad (1) Al-Ahli (1) |
| China |
2 | 0 | Guangzhou (2) | — |
| United Arab Emirates |
1 | 3 | Al-Ain (1) | Al-Ain (2) Shabab Al-Ahli (1) |
| 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) |
All-time table by club
This table includes results beyond group stage of the AFC Champions League through 2002/03 season, therefore:
- It does not include the old Asian Club Championship
- It does not include qualifying rounds
As of 19 December 2020 (After 2020 Round of Final)
Best Finish Winner Runners-up Semifinals Quarterfinals R ClubS G W D L GF GA GD Pts W R SF QF 16 GS 1 Al-Hilal15 129 60 37 32 204 134 +70 217 1 2 2 2 4 4 2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors13 115 59 21 35 225 142 +83 198 2 1 1 4 3 2 3 Al-Ain15 117 45 36 36 173 154 +19 171 1 2 1 3 2 6 4 Al-Ittihad11 92 49 21 22 176 99 +77 168 2 1 2 3 3 5 Guangzhou Evergrande9 87 40 26 21 152 92 +60 146 2 1 3 1 2 6 Al-Sadd13 100 38 29 33 145 131 +14 143 1 2 2 2 6 7 
Pakhtakor15 93 41 19 33 124 116 +8 142 2 2 1 10 8 Al-Ahli11 88 39 22 27 143 108 +35 139 1 4 3 3 9 Suwon Samsung Bluewings10 77 35 23 19 126 81 +45 128 2 2 2 4 10 Sepahan12 84 37 17 30 120 103 +17 128 1 2 9 11 Kashima Antlers9 70 36 15 19 138 76 +62 123 1 2 4 2 12 Ulsan Hyundai8 62 37 10 15 108 77 +31 121 2 1 2 3 13 Al-Duhail9 72 34 17 21 109 95 +14 119 3 3 3 14 FC Seoul8 76 31 22 23 124 97 +27 115 1 2 2 1 2 15 Esteghlal12 76 29 24 23 108 94 +14 111 1 1 4 5 16 Al-Shabab9 67 33 12 22 90 76 +14 111 1 2 3 3 17 Persepolis9 71 31 17 23 91 80 +11 110 2 1 3 3 18 Gamba Osaka9 69 31 14 24 132 90 +42 107 1 1 3 4 19 Seongnam FC6 52 32 9 11 117 55 +62 105 1 1 1 2 1 20 Urawa Red Diamonds7 64 27 18 19 100 72 +28 99 2 1 1 1 2
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Number of participating clubs
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.
Attendance record
The following table lists 20 matches with the most attendances at AFC Champions League (More than 70,000 attendances). Perspolis has the records of the most attendances (11 matches among 20 matches with the most attendances) and five matches with the most attendances.
Clubs
Performance review (from 2002–03)
Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League
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 semifinalists.
Year(s) in Bold: Team was finalist
AFC Champions League era
Year(s) in Bold: Team was finalist
Unbeaten sides
Fourteen clubs have won the Cup unbeaten, only three teams have done this twice:
- Hapoel Tel Aviv had only 1 win in 1967
- Maccabi Tel Aviv had 4 wins and 2 draws in 1969 and 5 wins (including 2 walkovers) in 1971
- Esteghlal had 4 wins in 1970 and 4 wins and 1 draw in 1990–91
- Daewoo Royals had 4 wins in 1985
- Furukawa Electric had 5 wins in 1986–87
- Liaoning had 3 wins and 2 draws in 1989–90
- Al-Hilal had 3 wins and 1 draw in 1991–92 and 6 wins and 1 draw in 1999–2000
- Thai Farmers Bank had 2 wins and 4 draws in 1993–94
- Ilhwa Chunma had 8 wins and 1 draw in 1995
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings had 5 wins and 2 draws in 2001–02
- Al-Ittihad had 4 wins and 2 draws in 2005
- Urawa Red Diamonds had 5 wins and 7 draws in 2007
- Gamba Osaka had 9 wins and 3 draws in 2008
- Ulsan Hyundai had 10 wins and 2 draws in 2012
- Ulsan Hyundai had 9 wins and 1 draw in 2020
Consecutive participations
- 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 6 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:
Comebacks
- 2009 Quarterfinal, Pohang Steelers made it to semifinal after losing to Bunyodkor in the 1st round, 5–4 (1–3,4–1(a.e.t.))
- 2014 Round of 16, Western Sydney Wanderers made it to quarterfinal after losing to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 1st round, 3–3 (1–3,2–0)
- 2017 Round of 16, Urawa Red Diamonds made it to quarterfinal after losing to Jeju United in the 1st round, 3–2 (0–2,3–0(a.e.t))
- 2017 Quarterfinal, Urawa Red Diamonds made it to semifinal after being largest 3 goals in total score of two rounds(1–4) behind Kawasaki Frontale, 5–4 (1–3,4–1).
Countries
- In addition to the two finals, 24 meetings between teams from the same country have been played:
- 8 meetings from the Saudi Arabia:
- 2009 Round of 16, Al-Ittihad – Al-Shabab, 2–1
- 2011 Round of 16, Al-Ittihad – Al-Hilal, 3–1
- 2012 Semifinal, Al-Ittihad – Al-Ahli, 1–2 (1–0, 0–2)
- 2014 Round of 16, Al-Ittihad – Al-Shabab, 4–1 (1–0, 3–1)
- 2019 Round of 16, Al-Ahli – Al-Hilal, 3–4 (2–4, 1–0)
- 2019 Quarterfinal, Al-Ittihad – Al-Hilal, 1–3 (0–0, 1–3)
- 2020 Round of 16, Al-Nassr – Al-Taawoun, 1–0
- 2020 Quarterfinal, Al-Nassr – Al-Ahli, 2–0
- 7 meetings from the South Korea:
- 2006 Semifinal, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors – Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, 6–4 (2–3, 4–1)
- 2010 Quarterfinal, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma – Suwon Samsung Bluewings, 4–3 (4–1, 0–2)
- 2014 Round of 16, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors – Pohang Steelers, 1–3 (1–2, 0–1)
- 2014 Quarterfinal, Pohang Steelers – FC Seoul, 0–0 (0–3 pen.)
- 2016 Semifinal, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors – FC Seoul, 5–3 (4–1, 1–2)
- 2018 Round of 16, Ulsan Hyundai – Suwon Samsung Bluewings,1–3(1–0,0–3)
- 2018 Quarterfinal, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors – Suwon Samsung Bluewings,3–3(0–3,3–0)(2-4p)
- 5 meetings from the Japan:
- 2008 Semifinal, Gamba Osaka – Urawa Red Diamonds, 4–2 (1–1, 3–1)
- 2009 Round of 16, Gamba Osaka – Kawasaki Frontale, 2–3
- 2009 Quarterfinal, Kawasaki Frontale – Nagoya Grampus, 3–4 (2–1, 1–3)
- 2011 Round of 16, Gamba Osaka – Cerezo Osaka, 0–1
- 2017 Quarterfinal, Kawasaki Frontale – Urawa Red Diamonds,4–5(3–1,1–4)
- 4 meetings from the Iran:
- 3 meetings from the China:
- 2017 Round of 16, Shanghai SIPG – Jiangsu Suning, 5–3 (2–1, 3–2)
- 2017 Quarterfinal, Shanghai SIPG – Guangzhou Evergrande, 5–5 (4–0, 1–5(a.e.t.)(5–4 p) )
- 2018 Round of 16, Tianjin Quanjian – Guangzhou Evergrande, 2–2 (0–0, 2–2)
- 2 meetings from the United Arab Emirates:
- 1 meeting from the Qatar:
- 8 meetings from the Saudi Arabia:
- In 2009, 2011, and 2019, all four Saudi Arabian teams had advancing past the group stage.
- In 2009 and 2011, all four Japanese teams had advancing past the group stage.
- In 2010 and 2015, all four South Korean teams had advancing past the group stage.
- 2010 was the only season that four teams from the same country reached the quarter-final stage, South Korea's Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Pohang Steelers, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Suwon Samsung Bluewings.
- South Korean teams kept advancing to semifinals from 2009 to 2014.
- South Korean teams kept advancing to finals from 2009 to 2013.
Meetings
- Shanghai Shenhua, Suwon Samsung Bluewings, Kashima Antlers and Sydney FC met each other again in 2018 as they met in 2011. Especially the former three are in a group in 2009.
Goalscoring and conceding
- 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
Three teams have won all their games in a group stage; these are:
Four teams have won all their games in a group stage (not 6 games); these are:
- Al-Ain (3 wins), 2002–03
- Pakhtakor (3 wins), 2002–03
- Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (2 wins), 2006
- Shanghai Shenhua (2 wins), 2006
Six draws
No team
Six losses
Five teams have lost all their games in a group stage (6 games); these are:
- FC Neftchi Fergana, 2004
- Hoang Anh Gia Lai, 2005
- Da Nang, 2006
- Dong Tam Long An, 2007
- Al-Arabi, 2012
- Al-Wasl, 2018
Five teams have lost all their games in a group stage (not 6 games); these are:
- Osotsapa (3 losses), 2002–03
- Nisa Aşgabat (3 losses), 2002–03
- Al-Shorta (4 losses), 2004
- Tokyo Verdy (2 losses), 2006
- Dong Tam Long An (2 losses), 2006
- Shahr Khodro (4 losses), 2020
Advancing past the group stage
- Al-Hilal holds the record for the most consecutive seasons advancing past the group stage with 9 from 2009 to 2017.
- In 2016, Guangzhou Evergrande became the second title holder not to qualify from the following year's group stage; the first was Western Sydney Wanderers in 2015.
- Al-Wahda and Ulsan Hyundai scored the fewest goals (3) to earn 6 points in the group stage (not 6 games) in 2004 and 2006.
- Pakhtakor also scored the fewest goals (3) to earn 7 points in the group stage (not 6 games) in 2004.
- Beijing Guoan scored the fewest goals (4) to earn 9 points in the group stage (6 games) in 2013. Also, Sydney FC scored (4) goals to earn 10 points in the group stage of 2016.
Biggest disparity between group winner and runner-up
The biggest points difference between the first- and second-placed teams in a Champions League group phase is 9 points, achieved by only one team:
- Busan I'Park, 18 points (25:0 goals) (+25) in 2005. (2nd Krung Thai Bank 9 points, 3rd Persebaya Surabaya 4 points, 4th Binh Dinh 4 points).
Most points achieved, yet knocked out
- 15 points (only one team advanced):
- Yokohama F. Marinos, in (2004).
- 13 points (only one team advanced):
- Sepahan, in (2004).
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings, in (2005).
- Al-Sadd, in (2006).
- Shandong Luneng, in (2007).
- 12 points (only one team advanced):
- Júbilo Iwata, in (2004).
- Yokohama F. Marinos, in (2005).
- Dalian Shide, in (2006).
- Changchun Yatai, in (2008).
- Beijing Guoan, in (2008).
- 10 points (only two teams advanced):
- Urawa Red Diamonds, in (2013).
- Buriram United, in (2015).
- Pakhtakor, in (2016).
Fewest points achieved, yet advanced
- 5 points:
- Esteghlal, in (2020) (only 4 games).
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings, in (2020) (only 4 games).
- 6 points:
- Al-Wahda, in (2004) (only 4 games).
- Ulsan Hyundai, in (2006) (only 2 games).
- Shanghai Shenhua, in (2006) (only 2 games).
- Al-Ahli, in (2020) (only 4 games).
- Vissel Kobe, in (2020) (only 4 games).
Players
All-time appearances
- As of 26 November 2019[6]
From 2005 season and excluding qualifying games & appearances
Winning the Trophy
| Player | Number of titles | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Kwoun Sun-tae | 3 | 2018 for Kashima Antlers, 2016 and 2006 for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Yuki Abe Tadaaki Hirakawa |
2 | 2017 and 2007 for Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Kim Shin-wook Lee Ho |
2 | 2016 for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, 2012 for Ulsan Hyundai |
| Shin Hyung-min | 2 | 2016 for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, 2009 for Pohang Steelers |
| Elkeson Feng Xiaoting Huang Bowen Kim Young-gwon Li Shuai Liao Lisheng Rong Hao Gao Lin Zeng Cheng Zhang Linpeng Zhao Xuri Zheng Long Zheng Zhi |
2 | 2015 and 2013 for Guangzhou Evergrande |
| Namkung Do | 2 | 2010 for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma,2009 for Pohang Steelers |
| Mohammed Noor Ahmed Dokhi Hamzah Idris Saud Kariri Tcheco Redha Tukar Manaf Abushgeer Osama Al-Muwallad Hamad Al-Montashari |
2 | 2005 and 2004 for Al-Ittihad |
All-time top goalscorers
- As of 24 November 2019[6]
From 2003 season and excluding qualifying games & goals
Top scorer awards
The top scorer award is for the player who amassed the most goals in the tournament, excluding the qualifying rounds.
- Muriqui (Guangzhou Evergrande) has the record for most goals in one season with 13 in 2013, along with Adriano (FC Seoul) in 2016 and Baghdad Bounedjah (Al-Sadd) in 2018.
- Mohamed Kallon (Al-Ittihad) has the record for fewest goals for a top scorer in one season with 6 in 2005.
- Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, Gamba Osaka, Guangzhou Evergrande and Al-Hilal are the clubs to have received the most awards with 2 each:
- Brazilian players have received the most awards with 8:
Hat-tricks
- 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.
- Seven players have managed to score two or more hat-tricks in the AFC Champions League:
- Kim Do-Hoon (two for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)
- Nantawat Tansopa (two for Krung Thai Bank)
- Leandro (one for Gamba Osaka and one for Al-Sadd)
- Araújo (two for Al-Gharafa)
- Krunoslav Lovrek (two for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
- Ricardo Oliveira (two for Al-Jazira)
- Adriano (two for FC Seoul and one for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
- Ricardo Goulart (three for Guangzhou Evergrande)
List of hat-tricks
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
- 5 Player scored 5 goals
Managers
See also
- Australian clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Chinese clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Indian football clubs in Asian competitions
- Indonesian football clubs in Asian competitions
- Iranian clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Iraqi clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Japanese clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Myanmar clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Qatari clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Saudi Arabian clubs in the AFC Champions League
- South Korean clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Thai clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Vietnamese clubs in the AFC Champions League
References
- "Persepolis 1–0 Al-Hilal – Report". AFC. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- "Persepolis 2–1 Bunyodkor – Report". AFC. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- "Persepolis set new AFC Champions League attendance record". AFC. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/matches/2018/982299
- http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/matches/2018/984038
- "AFC Champions League 2016 » Top Scorer". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
External links
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