The AFC club competitions are tournaments in which clubs affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) can participate, including clubs from non-top-flight leagues across Asia. This is a list of non-top-flight clubs that played a match in an AFC club competition.
Clubs are listed when they played at least one AFC match while competing below the highest tier of their domestic league system. A club that began an AFC competition in the top flight but was relegated before a later round is included only for the round or rounds played after its relegation.
Results +List of non-top-flight clubs competing in AFC club competitionsSeasonAFC competitionLeague tierNon-top-flight clubFirst round enteredFinal round reached2006AFC Champions LeagueJ2 League (Tier 2) Tokyo VerdyGroup stage2009AFC CupOman First Division League (Tier 2) Al-SuwaiqGroup stageV.League 2 (Tier 2) Hanoi ACB2011AFC Champions LeagueUAE First Division League (Tier 2) Emirates ClubGroup stage2013AFC CupYemeni Second Division (Tier 2) Al-Ahli TaizzQualifying roundGroup stage2022AFC Champions LeagueK League 2 (Tier 2) Jeonnam DragonsGroup stageSaudi First Division League (Tier 2) Al Faisaly FCRound of 162023–24AFC Champions LeagueJ2 League (Tier 2) Ventforet KofuGroup stageRound of 16
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