The following table lists clubs by number of winners and runners-up in the Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League.
Notes
1 Club no longer exists.
2 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.
All-time top ten Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League
As of 5 November 2011
This table includes results beyond group stage of the AFC Champions League through 2002/03 season; qualifying rounds are not included.
As of 26 November 2016 (After 2016 Final)
This table includes results beyond group stage of the AFC Champions League through 2002/03 season, therefore:
It includes quarterfinal appearance by the defending champions during 2004 to 2008 seasons (with + appearance)
It does not include the old Asian Club Championship
It does not include Qualifying rounds
As of 26 November 2016 (Final complete)
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The following table is a list of clubs that have participated in the AFC Champions League (Group stage & Playoff rounds).
(2016 season's participants are included)
Year(s) in Bold : Team advanced to the knockout stage.
The following table lists 20 matches with the most attendances at AFC Champions League:
Excluding semifinalists from 1987 to 1989-90 seasons. In these seasons, there were no semifinalists.
Year(s) in Bold : Team was FINALIST
Fourteen clubs have won the Cup unbeaten, only three teams have done this twice:
Hapoel Tel Aviv had only 1 win in 1967
Maccabi Tel Aviv had 4 wins and 2 draws in 1969 and 5 wins in 1971
Esteghlal had 4 wins in 1970 and 4 wins and 1 draw in 1990–91
Daewoo Royals had 4 wins in 1985
Furukawa Electric FC had 5 wins in 1986–87
Liaoning FC had 3 wins and 2 draws in 1989–90
Al-Hilal had 3 wins and 1 draw in 1991–92 and 6 wins and 1 draw in 1999–2000
Thai Farmers Bank had 2 wins and 4 draws in 1993–94
Ilhwa Chunma had 8 wins and 1 draw in 1995
Suwon Samsung Bluewings had 5 wins and 2 draws in 2001–02
Al-Ittihad had 4 wins and 2 draws in 2005
Urawa Red Diamonds had 5 wins and 7 draws in 2007
Gamba Osaka had 9 wins and 3 draws in 2008
Ulsan Hyundai had 10 wins and 2 draws in 2012
Pakhtakor Tashkent have the record number of consecutive participations in the AFC Champions League with 11 from 2002–03 to 2013.
Champions league and regional league
Al-Ittihad in 2005 won the AFC Champions League and 2004-05 Arab Champions League.
Champions league and domestic league
Al-Ain in 2003 won the AFC Champions League and 2002-03 UAE Football League.
Guangzhou Evergrande in 2013 won the AFC Champions League and 2013 Chinese Super League.
Guangzhou Evergrande in 2015 won the AFC Champions League and 2015 Chinese Super League.
Champions league and domestic cup
Al-Ittihad in 2004 won the AFC Champions League and 2003-04 Saudi Crown Prince Cup.
Gamba Osaka in 2008 won the AFC Champions League and 2008 Emperor's Cup.
Champions league and domestic league cup
Pohang Steelers in 2009 won the AFC Champions League and 2009 K-League Cup.
The following teams won a single match with goal difference of 6 or more in the AFC Champions League era:
The following teams won two-legged matches by scoring seven goals or more in the AFC Champions League era:
Only on two occasions has the final of the tournament involved two teams from the same country:
1996–97 South Korea: Pohang Steelers vs Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma, 2–1
2001–02 South Korea: Suwon Samsung Bluewings vs Anyang LG Cheetahs, 0–0 (4–2 pen.)
In addition to the two finals, 23 meetings between teams from the same country have been played:
7 meetings from the South Korean league:
1996–97 Quarterfinal, Pohang Steelers - Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma, 0–0
1998–99 Quarterfinal, Busan Daewoo Royals - Pohang Steelers, 1–1
2001–02 Quarterfinal, Suwon Samsung Bluewings - Anyang LG Cheetahs, 0–0
2006 Semifinal, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors - Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, 6–4 (2–3, 4–1)
2010 Quarterfinal, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma - Suwon Samsung Bluewings, 4–3 (4–1, 0–2)
2014 Round of 16, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors - Pohang Steelers, 1–3 (1–2, 0–1)
2014 Quarterfinal, Pohang Steelers - FC Seoul, 0–0 (0–3 pen.)
5 meetings from the Japanese league:
1999–00 Quarterfinal, Júbilo Iwata - Kashima Antlers, 1–0
2008 Semifinal, Gamba Osaka - Urawa Red Diamonds, 4–2 (1–1, 3–1)
2009 Round of 16, Gamba Osaka - Kawasaki Frontale, 2–3
2009 Quarterfinal, Kawasaki Frontale - Nagoya Grampus, 3–4 (2–1, 1–3)
2011 Round of 16, Gamba Osaka - Cerezo Osaka, 0–1
5 meetings from the Saudi Arabian league:
2000–01 Quarterfinal, Al-Ittihad - Al-Hilal, 2–0
2009 Round of 16, Al-Ittihad - Al-Shabab, 2–1
2011 Round of 16, Al-Ittihad - Al-Hilal, 3–1
2012 Semifinal, Al-Ittihad - Al-Ahli, 1–2 (1–0, 0–2)
2014 Round of 16, Al-Ittihad - Al-Shabab, 4–1 (1–0, 3–1)
3 meetings from the Iranian league:
2010 Round of 16, Zob Ahan - Mes Kerman, 1–0
2012 Qualifying play-off, Esteghlal - Zob Ahan, 2–0
2012 Round of 16, Sepahan - Esteghlal, 2–0
2 meetings from the UAE league:
2014 Round of 16, Al-Jazira - Al-Ain, 2–4 (1–2, 1–2)
2015 Round of 16, Al-Ahli - Al-Ain, 3–3 (0–0, 3–3)
1 meeting from the Qatari league:
2015 Round of 16, Al-Sadd - Lekhwiya, 3–4 (1–2, 2–2)
2010 was the first season that four teams from the same country reached the quarter-final stage, South Korea's Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Pohang Steelers, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Suwon Samsung Bluewings.
Most goals scored in a group stage: 28
Kashima Antlers (2008)
Fewest goals scored in a group stage: 0
Tokyo Verdy (2006)
Fewest goals conceded in a group stage: 0
Pakhtakor (2002–03)
Al-Wahda (2004)
Busan I'Park (2005)
Ulsan Hyundai FC (2006)
Most goals conceded in a group stage: 29
Persipura Jayapura (2010)
Highest goal difference in a group stage: +25
Busan I'Park (2005)
Kashima Antlers (2008)
Lowest goal difference in a group stage: –26
Da Nang (2006)
Three teams have won all their games in a group stage; these are:
Shandong Luneng Taishan, 2005
Busan I'Park, 2005
Kashima Antlers, 2010
Four teams have won all their games in a group stage (not 6 games); these are:
Al-Ain (3 wins), 2002–03
FC Pakhtakor (3 wins), 2002–03
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (2 wins), 2006
Shanghai Shenhua (2 wins), 2006
No team
Five teams have lost all their games in a group stage; these are:
Neftchi Farg'ona, 2004
Hoang Anh Gia Lai, 2005
Da Nang, 2006
Dong Tam Long An FC, 2007
Al-Arabi, 2012
Five teams have lost all their games in a group stage (not 6 games); these are:
Osotsapa FC (3 losses), 2002–03
Nisa Asgabat (3 losses), 2002–03
Al-Shorta (4 losses), 2004
Tokyo Verdy (2 losses), 2006
Dong Tam Long An FC (2 losses), 2006
Al-Hilal holds the record for the most consecutive seasons advancing past the group stage with 8 from 2009 to 2016.
In 2016, Guangzhou Evergrande became the second title holder not to qualify from the following year's group stage; the first was Western Sydney Wanderers in 2015.
Al-Wahda and Ulsan Hyundai scored the fewest goals (3) to earn 6 points in the group stage (not 6 games) in 2004 and 2006.
Pakhtakor also scored the fewest goals (3) to earn 7 points in the group stage (not 6 games) in 2004.
Beijing Guoan scored the fewest goals (4) to earn 9 points in the group stage (6 games) in 2013. Also, Sydney FC scored (4) goals to earn 10 points in the group stage of 2016.
Biggest disparity between group winner and runner-up
The biggest points difference between the first- and second-placed teams in a Champions League group phase is 9 points, achieved by only one team:
Busan IPark, 18 points (25:0 goals) (+25) in 2005. (2nd Krung Thai Bank 9 points, 3rd Persebaya Surabaya 4 points, 4th Binh Dinh 4 points).
15 points (only one team advanced):
Yokohama F. Marinos, in (2004).
13 points (only one team advanced):
Sepahan, in (2004).
Suwon Samsung Bluewings, in (2005).
Al-Sadd, in (2006).
Shandong Luneng Taishan, in (2007).
12 points (only one team advanced):
Júbilo Iwata, in (2004).
Yokohama F. Marinos, in (2005).
Dalian Shide, in (2006).
Changchun Yatai, in (2008).
Beijing Guoan, in (2008).
10 points (only two teams advanced):
Urawa Red Diamonds, in (2013).
Buriram United, in (2015).
Pakhtakor, in (2016).
6 points:
Al-Wahda, in (2004) (only 4 games).
Ulsan Hyundai, in (2006) (only 2 games).
Shanghai Shenhua, in (2006) (only 2 games).
7 points:
BEC Tero Sasana, in (2002–03) (only 3 games).
Dalian Shide, in (2002–03) (only 3 games).
Pakhtakor, in (2004) (only 4 games).
Persepolis, in (2009) (only 4 games).
Al-Shabab, in (2009) (only 4 games).
Buriram United, in (2013).
Central Coast Mariners, in (2013).
As of 24 November 2016
From 2008 season and excluding qualifying games
The top scorer award is for the player who amassed the most goals in the tournament, excluding the qualifying rounds.
Muriqui (Guangzhou Evergrande) has the record for most goals in one season with 13 in 2013, along with Adriano (FC Seoul) in 2016.
Mohamed Kallon (Al-Ittihad) has the record for fewest goals in one season with 6 in 2005.
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, Gamba Osaka and Guangzhou Evergrande are the club to have received the most awards with 2:
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
Brazilian players have received the most awards with 7:
Magno Alves in 2006
Mota in 2007
Leandro in 2009
Jose Mota in 2010
Ricardo Oliveira in 2012
Muriqui in 2013
Ricardo Goulart in 2015
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.
Seven players have managed to score two hat-tricks in the AFC Champions League:
Kim Do-Hoon (two for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)
Nantawat Tansopa (two for Krung Thai Bank)
Leandro (one for Gamba Osaka and one for Al-Sadd)
Araújo (two for Al-Gharafa)
Krunoslav Lovrek (two for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
Ricardo Oliveira (two for Al-Jazira)
Adriano (two for FC Seoul)
List of hat-tricks
4 Player scored 4 goals
5 Player scored 5 goals
