AFC Champions League

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The AFC Champions League is Asia's premier annual club football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation, featuring top teams from across the continent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual sporting event
club competition
continental competition
football competition
abbreviation ACL
broadcastRegion global
category Asian football competitions
international club association football competitions
competitionFormat group stage and knockout stage
competitionType club teams
confederation AFC
confederationMemberOf FIFA
continent Asia
eligibility top division clubs from AFC member associations
firstSeasonAsAFCChampionsLeague 2002–03
formerlyCalled AFC Champions League self-linksurface differs
surface form: Asian Club Championship
frequency annual
governingBody Asian Football Confederation
hasGroupStageDraw yes
hasKnockoutStageDraw yes
hasTitleSponsorHistorically yes
hasWomenEquivalent AFC Women’s Club Championship
inception 1967
includesFinal yes
includesGroupStage yes
includesKnockoutStage yes
includesQualifyingPlayoffs yes
levelOnPyramid top level
mostSuccessfulClub Al Hilal SFC
surface form: Al-Hilal FC
mostSuccessfulClubTitles 4
officialWebsite https://www.the-afc.com
organizer Asian Football Confederation
organizerAbbreviation AFC
organizerHeadquartersCountry Malaysia
organizerHeadquartersLocation Kuala Lumpur
participatingTeamsFrom AFC member associations
primaryBroadcastRegion Asia NERFINISHED
prize qualification to FIFA Club World Cup
qualifiesFor FIFA Club World Cup
rankingSystemUsedForSlots AFC Club Competitions Ranking
rebrandedAsAFCChampionsLeague 2002
region Asia
replacedCompetition AFC Champions League self-linksurface differs
surface form: Asian Club Championship

Asian Cup Winners’ Cup
Asian Super Cup
sport association football
trophyType silver cup
usesAwayGoalsRuleHistorically yes
usesHomeAndAwayFormat yes

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Al Hilal SFC competition AFC Champions League
Persepolis F.C. competition AFC Champions League
Sydney FC competition AFC Champions League
UAE Pro League confederationCup AFC Champions League
Mumbai City FC continentalCompetition AFC Champions League
Shanghai Shenhua F.C. continentalCompetition AFC Champions League
Qatar Stars League continentalQualification AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League formerlyCalled AFC Champions League self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Asian Club Championship
Esteghlal F.C. hasCompetition AFC Champions League
AFC organizesCompetition AFC Champions League
this entity surface form: AFC Champions League Elite
AFC organizesCompetition AFC Champions League
this entity surface form: AFC Champions League 2
Adelaide United FC participatedIn AFC Champions League
Newcastle Jets FC participatedIn AFC Champions League
Shabab Al Ahli Club participatesIn AFC Champions League
Shanghai SIPG F.C. participatesIn AFC Champions League
Al Nassr FC playsCompetition AFC Champions League
Saudi Pro League qualificationFor AFC Champions League
FIFA Club World Cup Trophy relatedCompetition AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League replacedCompetition AFC Champions League self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Asian Club Championship
Adelaide United FC runnerUpCompetition AFC Champions League
this entity surface form: AFC Champions League 2008