AFC Champions League Elite
World · Cup · Season 2018
The AFC Champions League Elite is Asian club football's top continental competition, rebranded and restructured for the 2024–25 season. 24 clubs split across West and East regions compete through a league phase and knockout rounds. Al Ahli Saudi FC are the reigning champions, beating Kawasaki Frontale 2-0 in the 2024–25 final.
Standings
No standings available for this season
Next Fixtures
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Recent Results
- Persepolis FC 0 - 0 KashimaFull-time
- Kashima 2 - 0 Persepolis FCFull-time
- Suwon Bluewings 3 - 3 KashimaFull-time
- Persepolis FC 1 - 1 Al SaddFull-time
- Kashima 3 - 2 Suwon BluewingsFull-time
- Al Sadd 0 - 1 Persepolis FCFull-time
- Suwon Bluewings 0 - 6 Jeonbuk MotorsFull-time
- Tianjin Songjiang 0 - 3 KashimaFull-time
- Al Sadd 2 - 2 Esteghlal FCFull-time
- Persepolis FC 3 - 1 Al-Duhail SCFull-time
Teams
- Aizawl
- Al Ain
- Al Faisaly
- Al Sadd
- Al Wehda Club
- Al-Ahli Jeddah
- Al-Duhail SC
- Al-Gharafa
- Al-Hilal Saudi FC
- Al-Jazira
- Al-Rayyan SC
- Al-Wasl FC
- Bali United
- Brisbane Roar FC
- Buriram United
- Ceres
- Cerezo Osaka
- Chiangrai United
- Eastern
- Esteghlal FC
- FLC Thanh Hoa
- Guangzhou Evergrande FC
- Jeju United FC
- Jeonbuk Motors
- Johor Darul Takzim FC
- Kashima
- Kashiwa Reysol
- Kawasaki Frontale
- Kitchee
- Lokomotiv
- Malkiya
- Melbourne Victory
- Muangthong United
- Nasaf
- Pakhtakor
- Persepolis FC
- Shan United
- Shanghai Shenhua
- SHANGHAI SIPG
- Suwon Bluewings
- Sydney FC
- Tampines Rovers
- Tianjin Songjiang
- Tractor Sazi
- Ulsan Hyundai FC
- ZOB Ahan
Top Scorers
- 1.B. Bounedjah (Al Sadd)13
- 2.D. Damjanović (Suwon Bluewings)10
- 3.Y. El-Arabi (Al-Duhail SC)9
- 4.Ricardo Goulart (Guangzhou Evergrande FC)7
- 5.M. Thiam (Esteghlal FC)7
- 6.M. Berg (Al Ain)7
- 7.Kim Shin-Wook (Jeonbuk Motors)6
- 8.Romarinho (Al-Jazira)6
- 9.M. Tabrizi (ZOB Ahan)6
- 10.Serginho (Kashima)5
Frequently Asked Questions
How is the AFC Champions League Elite structured?
24 clubs are split into West and East regions (12 each), playing a league phase before knockout rounds — round of 16 over two legs, then quarter-finals onward as single matches hosted at a centralized venue in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Which club has won the most Asian Champions League titles?
Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia, with 4 titles across the competition's history (1991, 1999–2000, 2019, 2021).