List of Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League finals

The AFC Champions League is a seasonal association football competition that was established in 1967. It begins in January or February and ends with the finals in October or November of the same year. The AFC Champions League is open to the league champions and cup winners of Asian Football Confederation member associations, as well as to the clubs finishing in second and third position in the stronger leagues of each zone. Prior to the 2002–03 season, the tournament was named the Asian Club Championship.[1] Originally, only the champions of their respective national league and the defending champion of the competition were allowed to participate. However, this was changed in 2002 to allow the national cup winners to compete as well.

List of Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League finals
Founded1967
2002 (current format)
RegionAsia (AFC)
Number of teams32 (group stage)
2 (finalists)
Current champions Ulsan Hyundai
(2nd title)
Most successful club(s) Al-Hilal
Pohang Steelers
(3 titles each)
2020 AFC Champions League

Al-Hilal and Pohang Steelers hold the record for the most victories, with three wins each since the competition's inception. Pohang Steelers have also won the competition the most times consecutively along with Thai Farmers Bank, Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Al-Ittihad, winning it two times. Al-Hilal has contested the most finals, seven, winning three and losing four, while Al-Ahli, FC Seoul, and Persepolis are the only three clubs to reach the finals more than once without winning. Overall, 24 clubs have won the competition since its inception in 1967. Clubs from South Korea have won the most titles with 12. Japanese clubs are second with seven, and Saudi Arabian clubs are third with five wins. The current champions are Ulsan Hyundai, who beat Persepolis 2–1 in the 2020 final.

List of finals
Key
# Finals not played
Ties decided on away goals
Matches won after extra time
* Matches decided on penalties
  • The "Year" column refers to the season the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that season.
  • Official season orthography of Asian Club Championship is reset. Both one-year and two-year seasons listed separately.[2]
  • Finals are listed in the order they were played.
Asian Champion Club Tournament era (1967–1972)
Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Attendance
1967 Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–1 Selangor Supachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok
1969 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 Yangzee FC Supachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok
1970 Taj Tehran 2–1 Hapoel Tel Aviv Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
1971 Maccabi Tel Aviv w/o[A]# Al-Shorta Supachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok
1972
Cancelled
Asian Club Championship era (1985–2002)
1985–86 Daewoo Royals 3–1 Al-Ahli Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
1986 Furukawa Electric RR[B] Al-Hilal N/A
Year Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
1987 Al-Hilal w/o Yomiuri FC Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh N/A
Yomiuri FC w/o Al-Hilal Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka, Tokyo N/A
Yomiuri FC won the title.[C]#
1988–89 Al-Rasheed 3–2 Al-Sadd Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad 10,000
Al-Sadd 1–0 Al-Rasheed Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha 5,000
Al-Sadd won 3–3 on away goals.
1989–90 Nissan Yokohama FC 1–2 Liaoning Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama
Liaoning 1–1 Nissan Yokohama FC Tiexi New District Sports Center, Shenyang
Liaoning won 3–2 on aggregate.
Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Attendance
1990–91 Esteghlal 2–1 Liaoning Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
1991 Al-Hilal 1–1*[D] Esteghlal Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
1992–93 PAS Tehran 1–0 Al-Shabab Al Ahli Stadium, Manama
1993–94 Thai Farmers Bank 2–1 Oman Club Supachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok
1994–95 Thai Farmers Bank 1–0 Al-Arabi Supachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok
1995 Ilhwa Chunma 1–0 Al-Nassr King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
1996–97 Pohang Steelers 2–1 Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
1997–98 Pohang Steelers 0–0*[E] Dalian Wanda Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
1998–99 Júbilo Iwata 2–1 Esteghlal Azadi Stadium, Tehran 121,000[3]
1999–2000 Al-Hilal 3–2 Júbilo Iwata King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh 40,000
2000–01 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–0 Júbilo Iwata Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
2001–02 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–0*[F] Anyang LG Cheetahs Azadi Stadium, Tehran
AFC Champions League era (2002–present)
Year Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2002–03 Al-Ain 2–0 BEC Tero Sasana Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain
BEC Tero Sasana 1–0 Al-Ain Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Al-Ain won 2–1 on aggregate.
2004 Al-Ittihad 1–3 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0–5 Al-Ittihad Seongnam Stadium, Seongnam
Al-Ittihad won 6–3 on aggregate.
2005 Al-Ain 1–1 Al-Ittihad Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain
Al-Ittihad 4–2 Al-Ain Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Al-Ittihad won 5–3 on aggregate.
2006 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–0 Al-Karamah Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju 25,830
Al-Karamah 2–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Khaled bin Walid Stadium, Homs 40,000
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 3–2 on aggregate.
2007 Sepahan 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Foolad Shahr Stadium, Fuladshahr 30,000
Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Sepahan Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama 59,034
Urawa Red Diamonds won 3–1 on aggregate.
2008 Gamba Osaka 3–0 Adelaide United Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita, Osaka 20,639
Adelaide United 0–2 Gamba Osaka Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 17,000
Gamba Osaka won 5–0 on aggregate.
Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Attendance
2009 Pohang Steelers 2–1 Al-Ittihad National Stadium, Tokyo 25,743
2010 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3–1 Zob Ahan National Stadium, Tokyo 27,308
2011 Al-Sadd 2–2*[G] Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju 41,805
2012 Ulsan Hyundai 3–0 Al-Ahli Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan 42,153
Year Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2013 FC Seoul 2–2 Guangzhou Evergrande Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul 55,501
Guangzhou Evergrande 1–1 FC Seoul Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou 55,847
3–3 on aggregate, Guangzhou Evergrande won on away goals.
2014 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Al-Hilal Parramatta Stadium, Sydney 20,053
Al-Hilal 0–0 Western Sydney Wanderers King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh 66,225
Western Sydney Wanderers won 1–0 on aggregate.
2015 Al-Ahli 0–0 Guangzhou Evergrande Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai 9,480
Guangzhou Evergrande 1–0 Al-Ahli Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou 42,499
Guangzhou Evergrande won 1–0 on aggregate.
2016 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–1 Al-Ain Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju 36,158
Al-Ain 1–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain 23,239
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 3–2 on aggregate.
2017 Al-Hilal 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh 59,136
Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Al-Hilal Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama 57,727
Urawa Red Diamonds won 2–1 on aggregate.
2018 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Persepolis Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima 35,022
Persepolis 0–0 Kashima Antlers Azadi Stadium, Tehran 100,000
Kashima Antlers won 2–0 on aggregate.
2019 Al-Hilal 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh 22,549
Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Al-Hilal Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama 58,109
Al-Hilal won 3–0 on aggregate.
Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Attendance
2020 Ulsan Hyundai 2–1 Persepolis Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah 8,517

Performances

By club
Performances in the Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League by club
Club Titles Runners-up Seasons won Seasons runner-up
Al-Hilal 3 4 1991, 1999–2000, 2019 1986, 1987, 2014, 2017
Pohang Steelers 3 0 1996–97, 1997–98, 2009 —
Esteghlal 2 2 1970, 1990–91 1991, 1998–99
Seongnam FC 2 2 1995, 2010 1996–97, 2004
Al-Ittihad 2 1 2004, 2005 2009
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 1 2006, 2016 2011
Urawa Red Diamonds 2 1 2007, 2017 2019
Maccabi Tel Aviv1 2 0 1969, 1971 —
Al-Sadd 2 0 1988–89, 2011 —
Thai Farmers Bank 2 0 1993–94, 1994–95 —
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2 0 2000–01, 2001–02 —
Ulsan Hyundai 2 0 2012, 2020 —
Guangzhou FC 2 0 2013, 2015 —
Júbilo Iwata 1 2 1998–99 1999–2000, 2000–01
Al-Ain 1 2 2002–03 2005, 2016
Hapoel Tel Aviv1 1 1 1967 1970
Liaoning FC 1 1 1989–90 1990–91
Busan IPark 1 0 1985–86 —
JEF United Chiba 1 0 1986 —
Tokyo Verdy 1 0 1987 —
PAS Tehran 1 0 1992–93 —
Gamba Osaka 1 0 2008 —
Western Sydney Wanderers 1 0 2014 —
Kashima Antlers 1 0 2018 —
Al-Ahli 0 2 — 1985–86, 2012
FC Seoul 0 2 — 2001–02, 2013
Persepolis 0 2 — 2018, 2020
Selangor 0 1 — 1967
Yangzee 0 1 — 1969
Al-Shorta 0 1 — 1971
Al-Rasheed 0 1 — 1988–89
Yokohama F. Marinos 0 1 — 1989–90
Al-Shabab 0 1 — 1992–93
Oman Club 0 1 — 1993–94
Al-Arabi 0 1 — 1994–95
Al-Nassr 0 1 — 1995
Dalian Shide 0 1 — 1997–98
Police Tero 0 1 — 2002–03
Al-Karamah 0 1 — 2006
Sepahan 0 1 — 2007
Adelaide United 0 1 — 2008
Zob Ahan 0 1 — 2010
Shabab Al-Ahli 0 1 — 2015

1 In 1974 the Israel FA was expelled from the AFC 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.

By nation
Performances in finals by nation
Nation Titles Runners-up Total
 South Korea 12 6 18
 Japan 7 4 11
 Saudi Arabia 5 9 14
 Iran 3 6 9
 China 3 2 5
 Israel 3 1 4
 Qatar 2 1 3
 Thailand 2 1 3
 United Arab Emirates 1 3 4
 Australia 1 1 2
 Iraq 0 2 2
 Malaysia 0 1 1
 Oman 0 1 1
 Syria 0 1 1

See also

Notes

A. ^ The final was scratched and Maccabi Tel Aviv were awarded the championship as Al-Shorta refused to play the Israeli side for political reasons.[4]

B. ^ The championship was decided in a final group round-robin of four teams.

C. ^ The final was scratched and Yomiuri FC were awarded the championship as Al-Hilal was unable to participate in the final after eight of the starting players were chosen to be in the Saudi national team's preparation camp, which coincided with the final matches.[5]

D. ^ Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Al-Hilal won the penalty-shootout 4–3.[6]

E. ^ Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. Pohang Steelers won the penalty-shootout 6–5.[7]

F. ^ Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes and extra time. Suwon Samsung Bluewings won the penalty-shootout 4–2.[8]

G. ^ Score was 2–2 after 90 minutes and extra time. Al-Sadd won the penalty-shootout 4–2.[9]

References
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  7. "Champions' Cup 1997/98". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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