AFC Champions League facts for kids

The AFC Champions League is a football competition between the best club teams in Asia. The teams are selected because of good performances in matches. South Korea is the country that has the most titles for a team. Pohang Steelers got the most titles.

1967-2014 Titles

Asian Champion Club Tournament (1967-1972)

Year	Winner	Score	Runners-up
1967	Hapoel Tel Aviv	2–1	Selangor FA
1969	Maccabi Tel Aviv	1–0	Yangzee FC
1970	Taj	2–1	Hapoel Tel Aviv
1971	Maccabi Tel Aviv	w/o1	Al-Shorta

AFC Champions League (1985-2002)

Year	Winner	Score	Runners-up
1986	Daewoo Royals	3–1	Al-Ahli
1987	Furukawa Electric	4–3	Al-Hilal
1988	Yomiuri FC	w/o2	Al-Hilal
1989	Al-Sadd	3 – 3 (aggregate, away goals win)	Al-Rasheed
1990	Liaoning FC	3 – 2 (aggregate)	Nissan FC
1991	Esteghlal	2 – 1	Liaoning FC
1992	Al-Hilal	1 – 1 (4-3 PSO)	Esteghlal
1993	PAS Tehran	1 – 0	Al-Shabab
1994	Thai Farmers Bank	2 – 1	Oman Club
1995	Thai Farmers Bank	1 – 0	Al-Arabi
1996	Ilhwa Chunma	1 – 0	Al-Nassr
1997	Pohang Steelers	2 – 1	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
1998	Pohang Steelers	0 – 0 (6-5 PSO)	Dalian Wanda
1999	Júbilo Iwata	2 – 1	Esteghlal
2000	Al-Hilal	3 – 2	Júbilo Iwata
2001	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1 – 0	Júbilo Iwata
2002	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	0 – 0 (4-2 PSO)	Anyang LG Cheetahs

AFC Champions League (2002/03–present)

Season	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Attendance
2002/03	Al-Ain FC	2–0	BEC Tero Sasana	Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
	BEC Tero Sasana	1–0	Al-Ain FC	Rajamangala Stadium
	Al-Ain FC won 2 – 1 on aggregate
2004	Al-Ittihad FC	1–3	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Prince Abdullah al-Faisal stadium
	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	0–5	Al-Ittihad FC	Tancheon Sports Complex
	Al-Ittihad FC won 6 – 3 on aggregate
2005	Al-Ain FC	1–1	Al-Ittihad FC	Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
	Al-Ittihad FC	4–2	Al-Ain FC	Prince Abdullah al-Faisal stadium
	Al-Ittihad FC won 5 – 3 on aggregate
2006	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2–0	Al-Karamah SC	Jeonju World Cup Stadium	25,830
	Al-Karamah SC	2–1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Khaled bin Walid Stadium	40,000
	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 3 – 2 on aggregate
2007	Sepahan FC	1–1	Urawa Red Diamonds	Foolad Shahr Stadium	30,000
	Urawa Red Diamonds	2–0	Sepahan FC	Saitama Stadium 2002	59,034
	Urawa Red Diamonds won 3 – 1 on aggregate
2008	Gamba Osaka	3–0	Adelaide United	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	20,639
	Adelaide United	0–2	Gamba Osaka	Hindmarsh Stadium	17,000
	Gamba Osaka won 5 – 0 on aggregate
Season	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Venue	Attendance
2009	Pohang Steelers	2–1	Al-Ittihad FC	National Stadium, Tokyo	25,743
2010	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	3–1	Zob Ahan FC	National Stadium, Tokyo	27,308
2011	Al-Sadd SC	2–2 (4–2 PSO)	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju	41,805
2012	Ulsan Hyundai	3–0	Al-Ahli SC	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan	42,315
Season	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Attendance
2013	FC Seoul	2–2	Guangzhou Evergrande	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	55,501
	Guangzhou Evergrande	1–1	FC Seoul	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou	55,847
	Guangzhou Evergrande won 3 – 3 on away goals
2014	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–0	Al-Hilal	Parramatta Stadium, Sydney	20,053
	Al-Hilal	0–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh	63,763
	Western Sydney Wanderers won 1 – 0 on aggregate

Medal table (1967 - 2019)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	11	6	9	26
2	Japan	7	4	6	17
3	Saudi Arabia	5	9	7	21
4	Iran	3	5	7	15
5	China	3	2	6	11
6	Israel	3	1	0	4
7	Qatar	2	1	5	8
8	Thailand	2	1	1	4
9	United Arab Emirates	1	3	4	8
10	Australia	1	1	0	2
11	Iraq	0	2	2	4
12	Malaysia	0	1	2	3
13	Oman	0	1	0	1
	Syria	0	1	0	1
15	Uzbekistan	0	0	5	5
16	Indonesia	0	0	2	2
17	Kuwait	0	0	1	1
	Lebanon	0	0	1	1
Totals (18 nations)		38	38	58	134

Images for kids

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  Japan's Kashima Antlers and Singapore's Warriors FC during a group stage game during the 2009 season at the Jalan Besar Stadium.

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  FIFA president Gianni Infantino and around 100,000 others watching the 2018 AFC Champions League Final at Azadi Stadium.

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  Tournament's trophy since 2009, following the logo redesign.

See also

In Spanish: Liga de Campeones de la AFC para niños