Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League records and statistics

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
Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League
Titles by club
A total of 24 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
Titles by city
AFC Champions League era
Titles by club
Titles by nation
Titles by city
Statistics
All-time top 25 AFC Champions League rankings
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
All-time table by leagues
This table includes results beyond group stage of the AFC Champions League through 2002/03 season (2002–03 AFC Champions League); qualifying rounds are not included.
Number of participating clubs of the Champions League era (from 2002–2024)
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
Esteghlal holds the record for the most attendance in Asia.Out of the 20 most watched games in the history of Asian club competitions, 10 most watched games belong to Esteghlal, 9 most watched games belong to Persepolis and 1 most watched game belongs to Tractor.
Clubs
Performance review (from 2002–03)
By semi-final appearances
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 semi-finals as the finalists qualified via a group stage.
Year(s) in Bold: Team was finalist
AFC Champions League era
Year(s) in Bold: Team was finalist
Unbeaten sides
Four sides have been undefeated in multiple seasons:
Al-Hilal (1991–92 and 1999–2000)
Esteghlal (1970 and 1990–91)
Maccabi Tel Aviv (1969 and 1971)
Ulsan Hyundai: (2012 and 2020)
Ten other teams have been undefeated in a single season:
Al-Ittihad (2005)
Daewoo Royals (1985)
Furukawa Electric (1986–87)
Gamba Osaka (2008)
Hapoel Tel Aviv (1967)
Ilhwa Chunma (1995)
Liaoning (1989–90)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (2001–02)
Thai Farmers Bank (1993–94)
Urawa Red Diamonds (2007)
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 8 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:
Group stage records
Goalscoring and conceding
Most goals scored in a group stage: 28
Kashima Antlers (2008)
Fewest goals scored in a group stage: 0
Tokyo Verdy (2006)
Shahr Khodro (2020)
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol (2021)
Guangzhou (2022)
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
Persipura Jayapura (2010)
Highest goal difference in a group stage: +25
Busan IPark (2005)
Kashima Antlers (2008)
Lowest goal difference in a group stage: –26
Da Nang (2006)
Tampines Rovers (2021)
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.
Players
All-time appearances
Winning the Trophy
Goalscoring
All-time top goalscorers
Top scorer awards
The top scorer award is for the player who amassed the most goals in the tournament, excluding the qualifying rounds.
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, Gamba Osaka, Guangzhou Evergrande and Al-Hilal are the clubs to have received the most awards with 2 each:
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Kim Do-hoon in 2004
Mota in 2007
Gamba Osaka
Magno Alves in 2006
Leandro in 2009
Guangzhou Evergrande
Muriqui in 2013
Ricardo Goulart in 2015
Al-Hilal
Omar Kharbin in 2017
Bafétimbi Gomis in 2019
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.
Both Adriano and Ricardo Goulart have scored three hat-tricks in the competition.
List of hat-tricks
4 Player scored 4 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
Vietnamese football clubs in the AFC Cup
Pakistani football clubs in Asian competitions
Turkish football clubs in European competitions
References
External links
The-afc.com
Statistics
AFC Champions League records and statistics