Name
AFC Champions League

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Established
1967 (54 years old)

First Recorded Event
2020-01-14

Current Season
2021

API Football ID
3179

Sport
Soccer

Location
Worldwide

Gender
Male

Alternate Names
ACL

TV Rights
US - CBS Sports [2021-2024]

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Latest Results
15 Sep 21		Jeonbuk Hyundai		1 - 1		BG Pathum Unite		Jeonju World Cup Sta
15 Sep 21		Cerezo Osaka		0 - 1		Pohang Steelers		Nagai Stadium
14 Sep 21		Istiklol		0 - 1		Persepolis		Pamir Stadium
14 Sep 21		Al Sharjah		1 - 1		Al Wahda		Sharjah Stadium
14 Sep 21		Al Nassr FC		1 - 0		Tractor Sazi		Jassim bin Hamad Sta
14 Sep 21		Ulsan Hyundai F		0 - 0		Kawasaki Fronta		Ulsan Munsu Football
14 Sep 21		Nagoya Grampus		4 - 2		Daegu FC		Toyota Stadium
13 Sep 21		Esteghlal		0 - 2		Al Hilal		Zabeel Stadium
11 Jul 21		Ceres–Negros		0 - 4		Daegu FC		Bunyodkor Stadium
11 Jul 21		Kawasaki Fronta		4 - 0		Beijing Guoan		Lokomotiv Stadium

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The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL), commonly known as the Asian Champions League, is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Introduced in 2002, the competition is a continuation of the Asian Club Championship which had started in 1967. It is the premier club tournament in Asia, equivalent to the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores, and the UEFA, CAF, CONCACAF and OFC Champions League competitions.

A total of 32 clubs compete in the round robin group stage of the competition. Clubs from Asia's strongest national leagues receive automatic berths, with clubs from lower-ranked nations eligible to qualify via the qualifying playoffs, and they are also eligible to participate in the AFC Cup. Since 2009, the champions do not qualify automatically for the following year's competition. The winner of the AFC Champions League qualifies for the FIFA Club World Cup.

The most successful clubs in the competition are Al-Hilal and the Pohang Steelers with a total of three titles each. The reigning champions of the competition are Al-Hilal, who won the competition for the third time in 2019.

Seasons

2020

2021

Teams

Al Ain -8		Al Wahda -9		Al-Quwa Al-Jawi -11		Al-Wehdat -11
Brisbane Roar FC		Ceres–Negros -11		Chiangrai Unite -11		Daegu FC -11
Foolad FC -11		Istiklol -11		Kitchee -11		Melbourne City FC
Olmaliq -11		Pohang Steelers -10		Ratchaburi -11		Viettel -11

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