By semi-final appearances Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League The following table does not include semifinalists from 1987 to 1989–90 seasons. In these seasons, there were no semi-finals as the finalists qualified via a group stage. Year(s) in
Bold: Team was finalist
AFC Champions League era Year(s) in
Bold: Team was finalist
Unbeaten sides • Fifteen clubs have won either the Asian Club Championship or the Champions League Elite unbeaten, and only four clubs have done so twice: •
Maccabi Tel Aviv in
1969 and
1971 •
Esteghlal in
1970 and
1990–91 •
Al-Hilal in
1991–92 and
1999–2000 •
Ulsan Hyundai in
2012 and
2020 • Eleven other teams have been undefeated in a single season: •
Hapoel Tel Aviv in
1967 •
Daewoo Royals in
1985 •
Furukawa Electric in
1986–87 •
Liaoning in
1989–90 •
Thai Farmers Bank in
1993–94 •
Ilhwa Chunma in
1995 •
Suwon Samsung Bluewings in
2001–02 •
Al-Ittihad in
2005 •
Urawa Red Diamonds in
2007 •
Gamba Osaka in
2008 •
Al-Ahli in
2024–25 •
Al-Ahli have the record number of consecutive unbeaten games with
22 matches between 18 April 2021 and 4 November 2025.
Consecutive appearances •
Al-Hilal have the record number of consecutive participations in the
AFC Champions League with
12 Times since
2009 .
Biggest wins The following teams won a single match with goal difference of 8 or more in the AFC Champions League era:
Biggest two-legged wins The following teams won two-legged matches with goal difference of 5 or more in the knock-out rounds of AFC Champions League era:
Specific group stage records (2002–2024) Goals • Most goals scored in a group stage:
28 •
Kashima Antlers (
2008) • Fewest goals scored in a group stage:
0 •
Tokyo Verdy (
2006) •
Shahr Khodro (
2020) •
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol (
2021) •
Guangzhou (
2022) • Fewest goals conceded in a group stage:
0 •
Pakhtakor (
2002–03) •
Al-Wahda (
2004) •
Busan IPark (
2005) •
Ulsan Hyundai (
2006) • Most goals conceded in a group stage:
29 •
Persipura Jayapura (
2010) • Highest goal difference in a group stage:
+25 •
Busan IPark (
2005) •
Kashima Antlers (
2008) • Lowest goal difference in a group stage:
–26 •
Da Nang (
2006) •
Tampines Rovers (
2021)
Six wins •
Shandong Luneng Taishan,
2005 (reached the quarter-finals) •
Busan IPark,
2005 (reached the semi-finals) •
Kashima Antlers,
2010 (reached the round of 16) •
Al-Duhail,
2018 (reached the quarter-finals) •
Kawasaki Frontale,
2021 (reached the round of 16) •
Ulsan Hyundai,
2021 (reached the semi-finals)
Six losses •
Neftchi,
2004 with a goal difference of –13. •
Al-Wahda,
2005 with a goal difference of –11. •
Hoang Anh Gia Lai,
2005 with a goal difference of –24. •
Da Nang,
2006 with a goal difference of –26. •
Gach Dong Tam Long An,
2007 with a goal difference of –14. •
Al-Arabi,
2012 with a goal difference of –12. •
Al-Wasl,
2018 with a goal difference of –7. •
Guangzhou,
2021 with a goal difference of –16, and
2022 with a goal difference of –24. •
Kaya–Iloilo,
2021 with a goal difference of –14. •
Tampines Rovers,
2021 with a goal difference of –26. •
Kaya–Iloilo,
2022 with a goal difference of –16, and
2023–24 with a goal difference of –17. •
Mumbai City,
2023–24 with a goal difference of –16. •
BG Pathum United,
2023–24 with a goal difference of –13. •
AGMK,
2023–24 with a goal difference of –17.
Advancing past the group stage •
Al-Hilal holds the record for the most consecutive seasons advancing past the group stage with 9 from
2009 to
2017.
Biggest disparity between group winner and runner-up The biggest points difference between the first- and second-placed teams in an AFC Champions League group stage is eleven points, achieved by: •
Al-Duhail, 18 points in
2018 (2nd
Zob Ahan 7 points). Al-Duhail would go on to lose to
Persepolis in the quarter-finals.
Specific league stage records (since 2024) Goals • Most goals scored:
26 –
Al-Hilal (
2024–25) • Fewest goals scored:
2 –
Shanghai Port (
2025–26) • Fewest goals conceded:
4 –
Tractor (
2025–26) • Most goals conceded:
22 –
Al Ain (
2024–25) • Highest goal difference:
+19 –
Al-Hilal (
2024–25) • Lowest goal difference:
–14 •
Al-Shorta (
2025–26) •
Al-Gharafa (
2025–26)
Points and results • Highest points achieved:
22 •
Al-Hilal (
2024–25 and
2025–26) •
Al-Ahli (
2024–25) • Lowest points achieved:
1 –
Central Coast Mariners (
2024–25) • Most wins:
7 •
Al-Hilal (
2024–25 and
2025–26) •
Al-Ahli (
2024–25) • Most draws:
4 •
Pakhtakor (
2024–25) •
Persepolis (
2024–25) •
Shanghai Port (
2025–26) •
FC Seoul (
2025–26) • Most defeats:
6 •
Central Coast Mariners (
2024–25) •
Ulsan HD (
2024–25) •
Al Ain (
2024–25) •
Shanghai Shenhua (
2025–26) •
Al-Gharafa (
2025–26) •
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