AFC Champions League Elite
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Established
1967 (57 years old)
First Recorded Event
2020-01-14
Current Season
2024
Sport
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Worldwide
Gender
Male
TV Rights
US - CBS Sports [2021-2024]
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The AFC Champions League Elite (abbreviated as the ACL Elite) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition in Asian football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of their national associations.
Introduced in 1967 as the Asian Champion Club Tournament, the competition rebranded as AFC Champions League in 2002 following the merger of the Asian Club Championship, the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the Asian Super Cup. It was rebranded again in 2024 to its current name.
A total of 24 clubs compete in the league stage of the competition, divided into East and West regions (12 teams each). The winner of the AFC Champions League Elite qualifies for the FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
The most successful club in the competition is Al-Hilal with a total of four titles. Al Ain are the current champions, having beaten Yokohama F. Marinos in the 2024 final.
Seasons
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Last 5 winners
Al Ain (2023-2024)
Urawa Red Diamonds (2022)
Al Hilal (2021)
Ulsan Hyundai FC (2020) Al Hilal (2019)Fanart
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