# List of Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League Elite finals

The AFC Champions League Elite is a seasonal football competition established in 1967. It 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. 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. In 2024, the competition rebranded again, and was renamed as the AFC Champions League Elite.
Al-Hilal hold the record for the most victories, with four wins since the competition's inception. Thai Farmers Bank, Pohang Steelers, Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Al-Ittihad are the four teams that have won the competition consecutively. Al-Hilal has contested the most finals, nine, winning four and losing five, while Al-Ahli, Yokohama F. Marinos, FC Seoul and Persepolis are the only four 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 twelve. Japanese clubs are second with eight, and Saudi Arabian clubs are third with six wins. The current champions are Al Ain, who beat Yokohama F. Marinos 6–3 on aggregate in the 2023–24 edition.

## 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.
* 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 | 35,000 |
| 1971 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | w/o$^#$ | Aliyat Al-Shorta | Supachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok | |
| 1972 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Asian Club Championship era (1985–2002) ||||||
| 1985–86 | Daewoo Royals | 3–1$^†$ | Al-Ahli | Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah | |
| 1986 | Furukawa Electric | RR | Al-Hilal | N/A | N/A |
| Year | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance |
| 1987 | Al-Hilal | w/o | Yomiuri FC | Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh | N/A |
| 1987 | Yomiuri FC | w/o | Al-Hilal | Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka, Tokyo | N/A |
| Yomiuri FC won the title.$^#$ |||||
| 1988–89 | Al-Rasheed | 3–2 | Al-Sadd | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad | 10,000 |
| 1988–89 | 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 | |
| 1989–90 | 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* | 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* | Dalian Wanda | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | |
| 1998–99 | Júbilo Iwata | 2–1 | Esteghlal | Azadi Stadium, Tehran | 121,000 |
| 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* | Anyang LG Cheetahs | Azadi Stadium, Tehran | |
| AFC Champions League era (2002–2024) ||||||
| Year | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance |
| 2002–03 | Al Ain | 2–0 | BEC Tero Sasana | Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain | |
| 2002–03 | 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 | |
| 2004 | 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 | |
| 2005 | 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 |
| 2006 | 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 |
| 2007 | 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 | 21,000 |
| 2008 | 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* | 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 |
| 2013 | 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 |
| 2014 | 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 |
| 2015 | 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 |
| 2016 | 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 |
| 2017 | 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 |
| 2018 | 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 |
| 2019 | 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 |
| 2021 | Al-Hilal | 2–0 | Pohang Steelers | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh | 50,171 |
| Year | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance |
| 2022 | Al-Hilal | 1–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh | 50,881 |
| 2022 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 | Al-Hilal | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama | 53,574 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds won 2–1 on aggregate. |||||
| 2023–24 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–1 | Al Ain | Nissan Stadium, Yokohama | 53,704 |
| 2023–24 | Al Ain | 5–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain | 24,826 |
| Al Ain won 6–3 on aggregate. |||||
| AFC Champions League Elite era (2024–present) ||||||
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Attendance |
| 2024–25 | | | | King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah | |
| 2025–26 | | | | | |

## Performances
### By club

Performances in the Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League Elite by club :
| vte Club | Title(s) | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up |
| Al-Hilal | 4 | 5 | 1991, 1999–2000, 2019, 2021 | 1986, 1987, 2014, 2017, 2022 |
| Pohang Steelers | 3 | 1 | 1996–97, 1997–98, 2009 | 2021 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 3 | 1 | 2007, 2017, 2022 | 2019 |
| Esteghlal | 2 | 2 | 1970, 1990–91 | 1991, 1998–99 |
| Seongnam FC | 2 | 2 | 1995, 2010 | 1996–97, 2004 |
| Al Ain | 2 | 2 | 2002–03, 2023–24 | 2005, 2016 |
| Al-Ittihad | 2 | 1 | 2004, 2005 | 2009 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2 | 1 | 2006, 2016 | 2011 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 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 HD | 2 | 0 | 2012, 2020 | — |
| Guangzhou | 2 | 0 | 2013, 2015 | — |
| Júbilo Iwata | 1 | 2 | 1998–99 | 1999–2000, 2000–01 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1 | 1 | 1967 | 1970 |
| Liaoning | 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 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 0 | 2 | — | 1989–90, 2023–24 |
| FC Seoul | 0 | 2 | — | 2001–02, 2013 |
| Persepolis | 0 | 2 | — | 2018, 2020 |
| Selangor | 0 | 1 | — | 1967 |
| Yangzee | 0 | 1 | — | 1969 |
| Aliyat Al-Shorta | 0 | 1 | — | 1971 |
| Al-Rasheed | 0 | 1 | — | 1988–89 |
| 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 |

### By nation

Performances in finals by nation :
| vte Nation | Titles | Runners-up | Total |
| South Korea | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| Japan | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Iran | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| China | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Israel | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Qatar | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Iraq | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oman | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Syria | 0 | 1 | 1 |