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 CountryWinnersRunners-upWinning clubsRunners-up 12 7 Pohang Steelers (3)Seongnam FC (2)Suwon Samsung Bluewings (2)Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2)Ulsan HD (2)Busan IPark (1) Seongnam FC (2)FC Seoul (2)Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1)Yangzee (1)Pohang Steelers (1) 8 10 Al-Hilal (4)Al-Ittihad (2)Al-Ahli (2) Al-Hilal (5)Al-Ahli (2)Al-Ittihad (1)Al-Nassr (1)Al-Shabab (1) 8 7 Urawa Red Diamonds (3)JEF United Chiba (1)Tokyo Verdy (1)Gamba Osaka (1)Júbilo Iwata (1)Kashima Antlers (1) Júbilo Iwata (2)Yokohama F. Marinos (2)Urawa Red Diamonds (1)Kawasaki Frontale (1)Machida Zelvia (1) 3 6 Esteghlal (2)PAS Tehran (1) Esteghlal (2)Persepolis (2)Sepahan (1)Zob Ahan (1) 3 2 Guangzhou (2)Liaoning (1) Liaoning (1)Dalian Shide (1) 3 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv (2)Hapoel Tel Aviv (1) Hapoel Tel Aviv (1) 2 3 Al-Ain (2) Al-Ain (2)Shabab Al-Ahli (1) 2 1 Al-Sadd (2) Al-Arabi (1) 2 1 Thai Farmers Bank (2) Police Tero (1) 1 1 Western Sydney Wanderers (1) Adelaide United (1) 0 2 Aliyat Al-Shorta (1)Al-Rasheed (1) 0 1 Selangor (1) 0 1 Oman Club (1) 0 1 Al-Karamah (1)
Titles by city CityWinnersRunners-upWinning clubsRunners-up RiyadhAl-Hilal (4)Al-Hilal (5)Al-Shabab (1)Al-Nassr (1) JeddahAl-Ittihad (2)Al-Ahli (2)Al-Ahli (2)Al-Ittihad (1) TehranEsteghlal (2)PAS Tehran (1)Esteghlal (2)Persepolis (2) Tel AvivMaccabi Tel Aviv (2)Hapoel Tel Aviv (1)Hapoel Tel Aviv (1) PohangPohang Steelers (3)Pohang Steelers (1) SaitamaUrawa Red Diamonds (3)Urawa Red Diamonds (1) Al AinAl-Ain (2)Al-Ain (2) BangkokThai Farmers Bank (2)BEC Tero Sasana (1) DohaAl-Sadd (2)Al-Arabi (1) JeonjuJeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2)Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1) SuwonSuwon Samsung Bluewings (2) UlsanUlsan HD (2) GuangzhouGuangzhou (2) IwataJúbilo Iwata (1)Júbilo Iwata (2) SeoulIlhwa Chunma (1)Yangzee (1)FC Seoul (1) YokohamaFurukawa Electric (1)Yokohama F. Marinos (2) ShenyangLiaoning (1)Liaoning (1) SeongnamSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma (1)Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (1) TokyoYomiuri (1)Machida Zelvia (1) SydneyWestern Sydney Wanderers (1) BusanDaewoo Royals (1) OsakaGamba Osaka (1) KashimaKashima Antlers (1) IsfahanSepahan (1)Zob Ahan (1) BaghdadAliyat Al-Shorta (1)Al-Rasheed (1) Shah AlamSelangor (1) MuscatOman Club (1) DalianDalian Wanda (1) AnyangAnyang LG Cheetahs (1) HomsAl-Karamah (1) AdelaideAdelaide United (1) DubaiAl-Ahli (1) KawasakiKawasaki Frontale (1)
AFC Champions League era Titles by club + Performances in the AFC Champions League by clubClubTitlesRunners-upSeasons wonSeasons runner-up Urawa Red Diamonds31 2007, 2017, 2022 2019 Al-Hilal23 2019, 2021 2014, 2017, 2022 Al-Ain22 2003, 2024 2005, 2016 Al-Ittihad21 2004, 2005 2009 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors21 2006, 2016 2011 Al-Ahli21 2025, 2026 2012 Ulsan HD20 2012, 2020 Guangzhou20 2013, 2015 Pohang Steelers11 2009 2021 Seongnam FC11 2010 2004 Gamba Osaka10 2008 Al-Sadd10 2011 Western Sydney Wanderers10 2014 Kashima Antlers10 2018 Persepolis02 2018, 2020 Police Tero01 2003 Al-Karamah01 2006 Sepahan01 2007 Adelaide United01 2008 Zob Ahan01 2010 FC Seoul01 2013 Shabab Al-Ahli01 2015 Yokohama F. Marinos01 2024 Kawasaki Frontale01 2025 Machida Zelvia01 2026
Titles by nation CountryWinnersRunners-upWinning clubsRunners-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 CityWinnersRunners-upWinning clubsRunners-up JeddahAl-Ittihad (2)Al-Ahli (2)Al-Ittihad (1)Al-Ahli (1) SaitamaUrawa Red Diamonds (3)Urawa Red Diamonds (1) RiyadhAl-Hilal (2)Al-Hilal (3) Al AinAl-Ain (2)Al-Ain (2) JeonjuJeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2)Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1) UlsanUlsan HD (2) GuangzhouGuangzhou (2) SeongnamSeongnam FC (1)Seongnam FC (1) PohangPohang Steelers (1)Pohang Steelers (1) OsakaGamba Osaka (1) DohaAl-Sadd (1) SydneyWestern Sydney Wanderers (1) KashimaKashima Antlers (1) IsfahanSepahan (1)Zob Ahan (1) TehranPersepolis (2) BangkokPolice Tero (1) HomsAl-Karamah (1) AdelaideAdelaide United (1) SeoulFC Seoul (1) DubaiShabab Al-Ahli (1) YokohamaYokohama F. Marinos (1) KawasakiKawasaki Frontale (1) TokyoMachida 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).
Best Finish Winner Runners-up Semi-finals Quarter-finals Round of 16 Rank Club Years
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.