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AFC Champions League

Football Tournament
Founded1967 (2002 in its current format)
RegionAsia (AFC)
Number of teams32
Current championsKR Pohang Steelers
Most successful clubKR Pohang Steelers
(3 times)
Current season2010 AFC Champions League

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The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from top 10 Asian leagues joined with two more clubs who qualified through the playoffs. The champions receive about in prize money (specific amount depends on record from the group stage) and a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup at the end of the year.

Starting 2009 season, the defending champion no longer receives an automatic berth, forcing them to qualify through their respective domestic league or cup competition. However, both 2008 champions, Gamba Osaka, and 2009 champions, Pohang Steelers, both managed to qualify for the following season. The qualifying round starts in late February and the single-match final takes place in early November at a neutral venue. In 2010, the qualifying rounds will start bit early, due to 2010 World Cup in the summer.

Pohang Steelers is currently the most successful club in the competition's history, having won their third title in 2009. League-wise, the Korean K-League has 8 titles and is the most successful league competition followed by the Japanese J. League which has 5 previous winners. In the last four season (2006 � 2009), both J and K League has captured 2 titles each, showing the dominance by the Eastern clubs.

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Qualification :
+West Asia
Pos Member
Association
Points
(total 500)
Clubs Spots
Group stage Play-off AFC Cup
4 SA Saudi Arabia 365 14 4 0 0
5 AE UAE 356 12 3 1 0
7 IR Iran 340 18 4 0 0
9 UZ Uzbekistan 289 16 2 0 1
10 QA Qatar 270 10 2 0 0
13 IN India 202 10 0 1 1
15 SY Syria 229 14 0 0 2
16 JO Jordan 212 12 0 0 2
17 KW Kuwait 203 8 0 0 2
20 OM Oman 140 12 0 0 2
21 BH Bahrain 139 10 0 0 2
22 YE Yemen   - 14 0 0 2

Qualification :
Meet the criteria
Do not meet the criteria

Qualification :
+East Asia
Pos Member
Association
Points
(total 500)
Clubs Spots
Group stage Play-off AFC Cup
1 JP Japan 470 18 4 0 0
2 KR South Korea 441 15 4 0 0
3 CN China 431 16 4 0 0
6 AU Australia 343 9+1 2 0 0
8 ID Indonesia 296 18 1 1 1
11 SG Singapore 279 12 0 1 1
12 TH Thailand 221 16 0 1 1
14 VN Vietnam 191 14 0 1 1
18 MY Malaysia 179 14 0 0 2
19 HK Hong Kong 148 10 0 0 2

Prize money :
Associations Spots
2002/03 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
East Asia
AU Australia 2 2 2 2
CN China PR 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4
ID Indonesia 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 1
JP Japan 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4
KR Korea Republic 2 2 2 2 3 2 4 4
SG Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
TH Thailand 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 0
VN Vietnam 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 0
Total 8 12 12 8 13 13 16 16
West Asia
BH Bahrain 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
IN India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IR Iran 2 2 2 2 1 2 4 4
IQ Iraq 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 0
KW Kuwait 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0
QA Qatar 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SA Saudi Arabia 1 2 3 3 2 2 4 4
SY Syria 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0
TM Turkmenistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AE UAE 1 3 2 2 2 2 4 4
UZ Uzbekistan 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total 8 17 17 17 15 16 16 16
Total
16 29 29 25 28 29 32 32

Asian Champion Club Tournament (1967-1972) :
Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue
1967 Hapoel Tel Aviv
IL
2 � 1 Selangor FA
MY
TH Bangkok
1969 Maccabi Tel Aviv
IL
1 � 0 Yangzee FC
KR
TH Bangkok
1970 Taj
Iran
2 � 1 Hapoel Tel Aviv
IL
IR Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
1971 Maccabi Tel Aviv
IL
2 - 01 Al-Shorta
Iraq
TH Bangkok

Asian Club Championship (1985-2002) :
Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue
1985-86 Daewoo Royals
KR
3 � 1 Al-Ahli
SA
SA Jeddah
1986-87 Furukawa Electric
JP
1 Al-Hilal
SA
SA Riyadh
1987-88 Yomiuri FC
JP
w/o2 Al-Hilal
SA
Two-leg finals
1988-89 Al-Sadd
QA
3 � 3
(aggregate, away goals win)
Al-Rasheed
Iraq
Two-leg finals
1989-90 Liaoning FC
CN
3 � 2
(aggregate)
Nissan FC
JP
Two-leg finals
1990-91 Esteghlal
IR
2 � 1 Liaoning FC
CN
Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
1991-92 Al-Hilal
SA
1 � 1
(4-3 PSO)
Esteghlal
IR
Qatar Doha
1992-93 PAS Tehran
IR
1 � 0 Al-Shabab
SA
Bahrain Bahrain
1993-94 Thai Farmers Bank
TH
2 � 1 Oman Club
OM
Thailand Bangkok
1994-95 Thai Farmers Bank
TH
1 � 0 Al-Arabi
QA
Thailand Bangkok
1995-96 Ilhwa Chunma
KR
1 � 0 Al-Nasr
SA
SA King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
1996-97 Pohang Steelers
KR
2 � 1 Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
KR
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
1997-98 Pohang Steelers
KR
0 � 0
(6-5 PSO)
Dalian Wanda
CN
Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
1998-99 Júbilo Iwata
JP
2 � 1 Esteghlal
IR
IR Azadi Stadium, Tehran
1999-00 Al-Hilal
SA
3 � 2 Júbilo Iwata
JP
SA King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
2000-01 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
KR
1 � 0 Júbilo Iwata
JP
KR Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
2001-02 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
KR
0 � 0
(4-2 PSO)
Anyang LG Cheetahs
KR
IR Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Asian Club Championship (1985-2002) :
Year Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2003 AE Al-Ain 2 � 0 TH BEC Tero Sasana Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
TH BEC Tero Sasana 1 � 0 AE Al-Ain Rajamangala Stadium
Al-Ain won 2 � 1 on aggregate
2004 SA Al-Ittihad 1 � 3 KR Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Prince Abdullah al-Faisal stadium
KR Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0 � 5 SA Al-Ittihad Tancheon Sports Complex
Al-Ittihad won 6 � 3 on aggregate
2005 AE Al-Ain 1 � 1 SA Al-Ittihad Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
SA Al-Ittihad 4 � 2 AE Al-Ain Prince Abdullah al-Faisal stadium
Al-Ittihad won 5 � 3 on aggregate
2006 KR Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 � 0 SY Al-Karamah Jeonju World Cup Stadium 25,830
SY Al-Karamah 2 � 1 KR Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Khaled bin Walid Stadium 40,000
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 3 � 2 on aggregate
2007 IR Sepahan 1 � 1 JP Urawa Red Diamonds Foolad Shahr Stadium 30,000
JP Urawa Red Diamonds 2 � 0 IR Sepahan Saitama Stadium 59,034
Urawa Red Diamonds won 3 � 1 on aggregate
2008 JP Gamba Osaka 3 � 0 AU Adelaide United Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 20,639
AU Adelaide United 0 � 2 JP Gamba Osaka Hindmarsh Stadium 17,000
Gamba Osaka won 5 � 0 on aggregate

Asian Club Championship (1985-2002) :
Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue Attendance
2009 KR Pohang Steelers 2 � 1 SA Al-Ittihad JP National Stadium, Tokyo 25,743
2010 Nov. JP National Stadium, Tokyo

By Nation :
# Nation Winners Runners-up
1 South Korea 8 4
2 Japan 5 3
3 Saudi Arabia 4 5
4 Iran 3 3
5 Israel 3 1
6 Thailand 2 1
7 People%27s Republic of China 1 2
8 Qatar 1 1
United Arab Emirates 1 1
10 Iraq 0 2
11 Australia 0 1
Malaysia 0 1
Oman 0 1
Syria 0 1

By Club :
# Team Winners Runners-Up Years Won Years Lost
1 KR Pohang Steelers 3 0 (1996-97, 1997-98, 2009) -
2 SA Al-Hilal 2 2 (1991-92, 1999-2000) (1986-87, 1987-88)
IR Esteghlal 2 2 (1970, 1990-91) (1991-92, 1998-99)
4 SA Al-Ittihad 2 1 (2004, 2005) (2009)
5 KR Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2 0 (2000-01, 2001-02) -
TH Thai Farmers Bank 2 0 (1993-94, 1994-95) -
IL Maccabi Tel Aviv 2 0 (1969, 1971) -
8 JP Jubilo Iwata 1 2 (1998-99) (1999-2000, 2000-2001)
KR Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1 2 (1995-96) (1996-97, 2004)
10 AE Al-Ain 1 1 (2002-03) (2005)
CN Liaoning FC 1 1 (1989-90) (1990-91)
IL Hapoel Tel Aviv 1 1 (1967) (1970)
13 JP Gamba Osaka 1 0 (2008) -
JP Urawa Red Diamonds 1 0 (2007) -
KR Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 0 (2006) -
IR PAS Tehran 1 0 (1992-93) -
QA Al-Sadd 1 0 (1988-89) -
JP Tokyo Verdy 1 0 (1987-88) -
JP JEF United Chiba 1 0 (1986-87) -
KR Busan I'Park 1 0 (1985-86) -
21 AU Adelaide United 0 1   - (2008)
IR Sepahan 0 1   - (2007)
SY Al-Karamah 0 1   - (2006)
TH BEC Tero Sasana 0 1   - (2002-03)
KR FC Seoul 0 1   - (2001-02)
CN Dalian Wanda 0 1   - (1997-98)
SA Al-Nasr 0 1   - (1995-96)
QA Al-Arabi 0 1   - (1994-95)
OM Oman Club 0 1   - (1993-94)
SA Al-Shabab 0 1   - (1992-93)
JP Yokohama F. Marinos 0 1   - (1989-90)
IQ Al Rasheed 0 1   - (1988-89)
SA Al-Ahli 0 1   - (1985-86)
IQ Al-Shorta 0 1   - (1972)
KR Yangzee FC 0 1   - (1969)
MY Selangor FA 0 1   - (1967)

By Club Statistics :
Year Footballer Club Goals
2002-03 CN Hao Haidong CN Dalian Shide 9
2004 KR Kim Do-Hoon KR Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 9
2005 SL Mohamed Kallon SA Al-Ittihad 6
2006 BR Magno Alves JP Gamba Osaka 9
2007 BR Mota KR Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 7
2008 TH Nantawat Thansopa TH Krung Thai Bank 9
2009 BR Leandro JP Gamba Osaka 10

By Club Statistics :
Year Club
2008 JP Gamba Osaka
2009 KR Pohang Steelers

AFC Club Football seasons

AFC Champions League seasons
Asian Champion
Club Tournament
1967, 1969, 1970, 1971
Asian Club
Championship
1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02
Champions League
Seasons2002 �03, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Finals2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
AFC Cup seasons
AFC President's Cup seasons
Other defunct tournaments
Asian Cup Winners Cup1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1993-1994, 1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1996-1997, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002
Asian Super Cup1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

AFC football

InternationalAsian Cup, Challenge Cup, U-19 Championship, U-16 Championship, Futsal Championship
Club levelChampions League, Cup, President's Cup, Futsal Club Championship
Defunct: Cup Winners Cup, Super Cup
Women's footballAsian Cup, U-19 Championship, U-16 Championship

International club football

AsiaAFC - Champions League , AFC Cup , President's Cup
AfricaCAF - Champions League , Confederation Cup , Super Cup
EuropeUEFA - Champions League , Europa League , Super Cup
North,
Central America
and the Caribbean
CONCACAF - Champions League
OceaniaOFC - Champions League
South AmericaCONMEBOL - Copa Libertadores , Copa Sudamericana , Recopa Sudamericana



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