AFC Champions League Elite
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Poster
Established
1967 (59 years old)
First Recorded Event
2020-01-14
Current Season
2026-2027
Current Round
200
Level Above
Level Below
Sport
SoccerLocation
Worldwide
Gender
Male
TV Rights
US - CBS Sports [2021-2024]
| Upcoming | |||
 11 Aug 26 | AdelaideAdelaide United  | 10:00am |  Công An Công An Hà Nội |
| 11 Aug 26 | Gangwon Gangwon FC  | 10:00am |  Gamba OsGamba Osaka |
| 11 Aug 26 | Al JazirAl Jazira  | 10:00am |  Al-IttihAl-Ittihad |
| 11 Aug 26 | PakhtakoPakhtakor  | 10:00am |  Al-HusseAl-Hussein Irbid |
| Results | |||
| 25 Apr 26 | Al-AhliAl-Ahli  | 1 - 0 |  Machida ZMachida Zelvia |
| 21 Apr 26 | Machida ZMachida Zelvia | 1 - 0 |  Shabab AlShabab Al-Ahli Dubai |
| 20 Apr 26 | Vissel KoVissel Kobe  | 1 - 2 | Al-AhliAl-Ahli |
| 18 Apr 26 | Buriram UBuriram United  | 2 - 3 | Shabab AlShabab Al-Ahli Dubai |
| 17 Apr 26 | Machida ZMachida Zelvia | 1 - 0 | Al-IttihaAl-Ittihad |
| 17 Apr 26 | Al-AhliAl-Ahli | 2 - 1 |  Johor DarJohor Darul Ta'zim |
| 16 Apr 26 | Al-SaddAl-Sadd  | 3 - 3 | Vissel KoVissel Kobe |
| 14 Apr 26 | Al-IttihaAl-Ittihad | 1 - 0 |  Al WahdaAl Wahda |
| 14 Apr 26 | TractorTractor  | 0 - 3 | Shabab AlShabab Al-Ahli Dubai |
| 13 Apr 26 | Al-HilalAl-Hilal  | 3 - 3 | Al-SaddAl-Sadd |
Description
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
2026-2027
2025-2026
2024-2025
2023
2022
2021
2020
Teams
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Last 5 winners
Al-Ahli (2025-2026) Al-Ahli Saudi FC (2024-2025)
Al Ain (2024)
Urawa Red Diamonds (2022) Al Hilal (2021)Fanart
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