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AFC Champions League Elite
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Team 2025-2026 SchedualsSport
Soccer
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AFC Champions League Elite
Season
2025-2026
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The 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite (ACL Elite) is the 44th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the second under the AFC Champions League Elite title. The Round of 16 for the West region and the quarter-finals onwards will be played as single-match knockout ties in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (King Abdullah Sports City Stadium and Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium) from 13 to 25 April. The tournament winner will qualify for the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and 2029 FIFA Club World Cup. Additionally, the winner will enter the league stage of the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite, if not already qualified through their domestic performance. Al-Ahli are the defending champions.
The 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite (ACL Elite) is the 44th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the second under the AFC Champions League Elite title. The Round of 16 for the West region and the quarter-finals onwards will be played as single-match knockout ties in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (King Abdullah Sports City Stadium and Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium) from 13 to 25 April. The tournament winner will qualify for the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and 2029 FIFA Club World Cup. Additionally, the winner will enter the league stage of the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite, if not already qualified through their domestic performance. Al-Ahli are the defending champions.
Event List
List
Poster| 12 Aug |
Qualifier   | Chengdu RongchengChengdu Rongc | 3 - 0 | Bangkok UnitedBangkok Unite |
| 12 Aug |
Qualifier | Al-DuhailAl-Duhail | 3 - 2 | SepahanSepahan |
| 15 Sep |
r01    | SharjahSharjah | 4 - 3 | Al-GharafaAl-Gharafa |
| 15 Sep |
r01 | Al WahdaAl Wahda | 2 - 1 | Al-IttihadAl-Ittihad |
| 15 Sep |
r01 | Al-AhliAl-Ahli | 4 - 2 | NasafNasaf |
| 15 Sep |
r01 | Al-ShortaAl-Shorta | 1 - 1 | Al-SaddAl-Sadd |
| 16 Sep |
r01 | Melbourne CityMelbourne Cit | 0 - 2 | Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hir |
| 16 Sep |
r01 | Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvi | 1 - 1 | FC SeoulFC Seoul |
| 16 Sep |
r01 | Gangwon FCGangwon FC | 2 - 1 | Shanghai ShenhuaShanghai Shen |
| 16 Sep |
r01 | Buriram UnitedBuriram Unite | 2 - 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zimJohor Darul T |
| 16 Sep |
r01 | Shabab Al-Ahli DubaiShabab Al-Ahl | 1 - 1 | TractorTractor |
| 16 Sep |
r01 | Al-HilalAl-Hilal | 2 - 1 | Al-DuhailAl-Duhail |
| 17 Sep |
r01 | Ulsan HDUlsan HD | 2 - 1 | Chengdu RongchengChengdu Rongc |
| 17 Sep |
r01 | Shanghai PortShanghai Port | 0 - 3 | Vissel KobeVissel Kobe |
| 29 Sep |
r02 | NasafNasaf | 2 - 3 | Al-HilalAl-Hilal |
| 29 Sep |
r02 | Al-GharafaAl-Gharafa | 2 - 0 | Al-ShortaAl-Shorta |
| 29 Sep |
r02 | TractorTractor | 0 - 0 | Al WahdaAl Wahda |
| 29 Sep |
r02 | Al-DuhailAl-Duhail | 2 - 2 | Al-AhliAl-Ahli |
| 30 Sep |
r02 | Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hir | 1 - 1 | Shanghai PortShanghai Port |
| 30 Sep |
r02 | FC SeoulFC Seoul | 3 - 0 | Buriram UnitedBuriram Unite |
| 30 Sep |
r02 | Johor Darul Ta'zimJohor Darul T | 0 - 0 | Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvi |
| 30 Sep |
r02 | Chengdu RongchengChengdu Rongc | 1 - 0 | Gangwon FCGangwon FC |
| 30 Sep |
r02 | Al-SaddAl-Sadd | 1 - 1 | SharjahSharjah |
| 30 Sep |
r02 | Al-IttihadAl-Ittihad | 0 - 1 | Shabab Al-Ahli DubaiShabab Al-Ahl |
| 01 Oct |
r02 | Vissel KobeVissel Kobe | 1 - 0 | Melbourne CityMelbourne Cit |
| 01 Oct |
r02 | Shanghai ShenhuaShanghai Shen | 1 - 1 | Ulsan HDUlsan HD |
| 20 Oct |
r03 | Al WahdaAl Wahda | 3 - 1 | Al-DuhailAl-Duhail |
| 20 Oct |
r03 | SharjahSharjah | 0 - 5 | TractorTractor |
| 20 Oct |
r03 | Al-ShortaAl-Shorta | 1 - 4 | Al-IttihadAl-Ittihad |
| 20 Oct |
r03 | Al-AhliAl-Ahli | 4 - 0 | Al-GharafaAl-Gharafa |
| 21 Oct |
r03 | Melbourne CityMelbourne Cit | 2 - 1 | Buriram UnitedBuriram Unite |
| 21 Oct |
r03 | Ulsan HDUlsan HD | 1 - 0 | Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hir |
| 21 Oct |
r03 | Chengdu RongchengChengdu Rongc | 0 - 2 | Johor Darul Ta'zimJohor Darul T |
| 21 Oct |
r03 | Shanghai PortShanghai Port | 0 - 2 | Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvi |
| 21 Oct |
r03 | Shabab Al-Ahli DubaiShabab Al-Ahl | 4 - 1 | NasafNasaf |
| 21 Oct |
r03 | Al-HilalAl-Hilal | 3 - 1 | Al-SaddAl-Sadd |
| 22 Oct |
r03 | Gangwon FCGangwon FC | 4 - 3 | Vissel KobeVissel Kobe |
| 22 Oct |
r03 | Shanghai ShenhuaShanghai Shen | 2 - 0 | FC SeoulFC Seoul |
| 03 Nov |
r04 | NasafNasaf | 1 - 2 | Al WahdaAl Wahda |
| 03 Nov |
r04 | Al-DuhailAl-Duhail | 4 - 1 | Shabab Al-Ahli DubaiShabab Al-Ahl |
| 03 Nov |
r04 | TractorTractor | 1 - 0 | Al-ShortaAl-Shorta |
| 03 Nov |
r04 | Al-GharafaAl-Gharafa | 1 - 2 | Al-HilalAl-Hilal |
| 04 Nov |
r04 | FC SeoulFC Seoul | 0 - 0 | Chengdu RongchengChengdu Rongc |
| 04 Nov |
r04 | Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvi | 1 - 2 | Melbourne CityMelbourne Cit |
| 04 Nov |
r04 | Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hir | 1 - 0 | Gangwon FCGangwon FC |
| 04 Nov |
r04 | Buriram UnitedBuriram Unite | 2 - 0 | Shanghai PortShanghai Port |
| 04 Nov |
r04 | Al-SaddAl-Sadd | 1 - 2 | Al-AhliAl-Ahli |
| 04 Nov |
r04 | Al-IttihadAl-Ittihad | 3 - 0 | SharjahSharjah |
| 05 Nov |
r04 | Vissel KobeVissel Kobe | 1 - 0 | Ulsan HDUlsan HD |
| 05 Nov |
r04 | Johor Darul Ta'zimJohor Darul T | 3 - 1 | Shanghai ShenhuaShanghai Shen |
| 24 Nov |
r05 | NasafNasaf | 0 - 1 | TractorTractor |
| 24 Nov |
r05 | Al-DuhailAl-Duhail | 4 - 2 | Al-IttihadAl-Ittihad |
| 24 Nov |
r05 | Shabab Al-Ahli DubaiShabab Al-Ahl | 2 - 0 | Al-GharafaAl-Gharafa |
| 24 Nov |
r05 | Al-AhliAl-Ahli | 0 - 1 | SharjahSharjah |
| 25 Nov |
r05 | Melbourne CityMelbourne Cit | 2 - 0 | Johor Darul Ta'zimJohor Darul T |
| 25 Nov |
r05 | Gangwon FCGangwon FC | 1 - 3 | Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvi |
| 25 Nov |
r05 | Shanghai PortShanghai Port | 1 - 3 | FC SeoulFC Seoul |
| 25 Nov |
r05 | Chengdu RongchengChengdu Rongc | 1 - 1 | Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hir |
| 25 Nov |
r05 | Al WahdaAl Wahda | 3 - 1 | Al-SaddAl-Sadd |
| 25 Nov |
r05 | Al-HilalAl-Hilal | 4 - 0 | Al-ShortaAl-Shorta |
| 26 Nov |
r05 | Ulsan HDUlsan HD | 0 - 0 | Buriram UnitedBuriram Unite |
| 26 Nov |
r05 | Shanghai ShenhuaShanghai Shen | 0 - 2 | Vissel KobeVissel Kobe |
| 09 Dec |
r06 | Vissel KobeVissel Kobe | 2 - 2 | Chengdu RongchengChengdu Rongc |
| 09 Dec |
r06 | Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvi | 3 - 1 | Ulsan HDUlsan HD |
| 09 Dec |
r06 | Buriram UnitedBuriram Unite | 2 - 2 | Gangwon FCGangwon FC |
| 09 Dec |
r06 | Johor Darul Ta'zimJohor Darul T | 0 - 0 | Shanghai PortShanghai Port |
| 10 Dec |
r06 | FC SeoulFC Seoul | 1 - 1 | Melbourne CityMelbourne Cit |
| 10 Dec |
r06 | Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hir | 1 - 0 | Shanghai ShenhuaShanghai Shen |
| 22 Dec |
r06 | SharjahSharjah | 0 - 1 | Al-HilalAl-Hilal |
| 22 Dec |
r06 | TractorTractor | 2 - 1 | Al-DuhailAl-Duhail |
| 22 Dec |
r06 | Al-GharafaAl-Gharafa | 1 - 0 | Al WahdaAl Wahda |
| 22 Dec |
r06 | Al-ShortaAl-Shorta | 0 - 5 | Al-AhliAl-Ahli |
| 23 Dec |
r06 | Al-SaddAl-Sadd | 4 - 2 | Shabab Al-Ahli DubaiShabab Al-Ahl |
| 23 Dec |
r06 | Al-IttihadAl-Ittihad | 1 - 0 | NasafNasaf |
| 09 Feb |
r07 | NasafNasaf | 1 - 1 | Al-ShortaAl-Shorta |
| 09 Feb |
r07 | Al WahdaAl Wahda | 0 - 0 | Al-AhliAl-Ahli |
| 09 Feb |
r07 | Al-DuhailAl-Duhail | 1 - 1 | SharjahSharjah |
| 09 Feb |
r07 | Shabab Al-Ahli DubaiShabab Al-Ahl | 0 - 0 | Al-HilalAl-Hilal |
| 10 Feb |
r07 | Vissel KobeVissel Kobe | 2 - 0 | FC SeoulFC Seoul |
| 10 Feb |
r07 | Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hir | 2 - 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zimJohor Darul T |
| 10 Feb |
r07 | Shanghai ShenhuaShanghai Shen | 0 - 2 | Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvi |
| 10 Feb |
r07 | Chengdu RongchengChengdu Rongc | 0 - 1 | Buriram UnitedBuriram Unite |
| 10 Feb |
r07 | TractorTractor | 0 - 2 | Al-SaddAl-Sadd |
| 10 Feb |
r07 | Al-IttihadAl-Ittihad | 7 - 0 | Al-GharafaAl-Gharafa |
| 11 Feb |
r07 | Gangwon FCGangwon FC | 0 - 0 | Shanghai PortShanghai Port |
| 11 Feb |
r07 | Ulsan HDUlsan HD | 1 - 2 | Melbourne CityMelbourne Cit |
| 16 Feb |
r08 | SharjahSharjah | 1 - 2 | NasafNasaf |
| 16 Feb |
r08 | Al-AhliAl-Ahli | 4 - 3 | Shabab Al-Ahli DubaiShabab Al-Ahl |
| 16 Feb |
r08 | Al-HilalAl-Hilal | 2 - 1 | Al WahdaAl Wahda |
| 16 Feb |
r08 | Al-ShortaAl-Shorta | 3 - 2 | Al-DuhailAl-Duhail |
| 17 Feb |
r08 | FC SeoulFC Seoul | 2 - 2 | Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hir |
| 17 Feb |
r08 | Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvi | 3 - 2 | Chengdu RongchengChengdu Rongc |
| 17 Feb |
r08 | Buriram UnitedBuriram Unite | 2 - 0 | Shanghai ShenhuaShanghai Shen |
| 17 Feb |
r08 | Johor Darul Ta'zimJohor Darul T | 1 - 0 | Vissel KobeVissel Kobe |
| 17 Feb |
r08 | Al-GharafaAl-Gharafa | 0 - 2 | TractorTractor |
| 17 Feb |
r08 | Al-SaddAl-Sadd | 1 - 4 | Al-IttihadAl-Ittihad |
| 18 Feb |
r08 | Melbourne CityMelbourne Cit | 0 - 0 | Gangwon FCGangwon FC |
| 18 Feb |
r08 | Shanghai PortShanghai Port | 0 - 0 | Ulsan HDUlsan HD |
| 03 Mar |
r16 | Melbourne CityMelbourne Cit | 1 - 1 | Buriram UnitedBuriram Unite |
| 03 Mar |
r16 | Gangwon FCGangwon FC | 0 - 0 | Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvi |
| 04 Mar |
r16 | FC SeoulFC Seoul | 0 - 1 | Vissel KobeVissel Kobe |
| 04 Mar |
r16 | Johor Darul Ta'zimJohor Darul T | 3 - 1 | Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hir |
| 09 Mar |
r16 | TractorTractor | - | Shabab Al-Ahli DubaiShabab Al-Ahl |
| 09 Mar |
r16 | Al-AhliAl-Ahli | - | Al-DuhailAl-Duhail |
| 10 Mar |
r16 | Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvi | 1 - 0 | Gangwon FCGangwon FC |
| 10 Mar |
r16 | Buriram UnitedBuriram Unite | 0 - 0 | Melbourne CityMelbourne Cit |
| 10 Mar |
r16 | Al-HilalAl-Hilal | - | Al-SaddAl-Sadd |
| 10 Mar |
r16 | Al-IttihadAl-Ittihad | - | Al WahdaAl Wahda |
| 11 Mar |
r16 | Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hir | 1 - 0 | Johor Darul Ta'zimJohor Darul T |
| 11 Mar |
r16 | Vissel KobeVissel Kobe | 2 - 1 | FC SeoulFC Seoul |
| 13 Apr |
r16 | Al-AhliAl-Ahli | 1 - 0 | Al-DuhailAl-Duhail |
| 13 Apr |
r16 | Al-HilalAl-Hilal | 3 - 3 | Al-SaddAl-Sadd |
| 14 Apr |
r16 | TractorTractor | 0 - 3 | Shabab Al-Ahli DubaiShabab Al-Ahl |
| 14 Apr |
r16 | Al-IttihadAl-Ittihad | 1 - 0 | Al WahdaAl Wahda |
| 16 Apr |
QF | Al-SaddAl-Sadd | 3 - 3 | Vissel KobeVissel Kobe |
| 17 Apr |
QF | Al-AhliAl-Ahli | 2 - 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zimJohor Darul T |
| 17 Apr |
QF | Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvi | 1 - 0 | Al-IttihadAl-Ittihad |
| 18 Apr |
QF | Buriram UnitedBuriram Unite | 2 - 3 | Shabab Al-Ahli DubaiShabab Al-Ahl |
| 20 Apr |
SF | Vissel KobeVissel Kobe | 1 - 2 | Al-AhliAl-Ahli |
| 21 Apr |
SF | Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvi | 1 - 0 | Shabab Al-Ahli DubaiShabab Al-Ahl |
| 25 Apr |
Final | Al-AhliAl-Ahli | 1 - 0 | Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvi |
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