AFC Champions League
League standings, top scorers, and the season so far
Upcoming Matches
Which matches are worth your time? Here's what we think.
Futmetrix Verdict
40
Pakhtakor
vs
Al-Nassr
Mon, Nov 2 • 13:45
⚡ Form
24
⚖️ Balance
58
🏆 Stakes
50
⭐ Stars
53
Futmetrix Verdict
73
Al Sadd
vs
Al-Ahli Jeddah
Mon, Nov 2 • 16:00
⚡ Form
65
⚖️ Balance
75
🏆 Stakes
50
⭐ Stars
75
Futmetrix Verdict
37
Al-Wasl FC
vs
Al Quwa Al Jawiya
Mon, Nov 2 • 16:00
⚡ Form
18
⚖️ Balance
61
🏆 Stakes
50
⭐ Stars
47
Futmetrix Verdict
41
Tractor Sazi
vs
Neftchi
Mon, Nov 2 • 16:00
⚡ Form
30
⚖️ Balance
59
🏆 Stakes
50
⭐ Stars
35
Futmetrix Verdict
55
Al-Gharafa
vs
Al-Qadisiyah FC
Mon, Nov 2 • 18:15
⚡ Form
39
⚖️ Balance
70
🏆 Stakes
50
⭐ Stars
69
Futmetrix Verdict
81
Al-Ittihad FC
vs
Al Ain
Mon, Nov 2 • 18:15
⚡ Form
64
⚖️ Balance
86
🏆 Stakes
50
⭐ Stars
84
Futmetrix Verdict
74
Newcastle Jets
vs
SHANGHAI SIPG
Tue, Nov 3 • 07:45
⚡ Form
63
⚖️ Balance
87
🏆 Stakes
50
⭐ Stars
61
Futmetrix Verdict
62
Jeonbuk Motors
vs
Johor Darul Takzim FC
Tue, Nov 3 • 10:00
⚡ Form
54
⚖️ Balance
68
🏆 Stakes
50
⭐ Stars
67
League Standings
Full AFC Champions League table with points, goal difference and recent form
P: 3 GD: +10
P: 3 GD: +4
P: 3 GD: +5
P: 3 GD: +5
P: 3 GD: +3
P: 3 GD: +3
P: 3 GD: +3
P: 3 GD: +1
P: 3 GD: 0
P: 3 GD: -1
P: 3 GD: -3
P: 3 GD: -1
P: 3 GD: -3
P: 3 GD: -7
P: 3 GD: -8
League Standings
Full AFC Champions League table with points, goal difference and recent form
P: 3 GD: +8
P: 3 GD: +4
P: 3 GD: +3
P: 3 GD: +2
P: 3 GD: +1
P: 3 GD: +2
P: 3 GD: +1
P: 3 GD: 0
P: 2 GD: -2
P: 3 GD: -2
P: 3 GD: -3
P: 3 GD: -1
P: 3 GD: -2
P: 3 GD: -5
P: 3 GD: -3
Form Guide
Form over the last 6 matches
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Hot Teams
🧊
Cold Teams
AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27 season is underway with Al Ain currently top of the table on 9 points after 3 matches. It's early days but the entertainment has been strong, averaging 65/100 Intensity.
Top Players
The standout performers in this competition.
Stats Leaders
Top performers in goals, assists and clean sheets for AFC Champions League
Top Scorers
- 1. 5
- 2. 5
- 3. 3
- 4. 3
- 5. 3
- 6. 3
- 7. 2
- 8. 2
- 9. 2
- 10. 2
Top Assists
- 1. 3
- 2. 3
- 3. 2
- 4. 2
- 5. 2
- 6. 2
- 7. 2
- 8. 2
- 9. 2
- 10. 2
Clean Sheets
- 1. 3 (3 apps)
- 2. 3 (3 apps)
- 3. 3 (3 apps)
- 4. 3 (3 apps)
- 5. 3 (3 apps)
- 6. 3 (3 apps)
- 7. 3 (3 apps)
- 8. 3 (3 apps)
- 9. 3 (3 apps)
- 10. 3 (3 apps)
Match Commentary
Latest AFC Champions League results and our take on every gameweek
69' breaks the deadlock; Kashima add two more for a 3-0 win. Fifteen shots to four, and Pohang never test the keeper. #ACL #Kashima #Pohang
VAR erased Gamba's 49th-minute goal; Usami came on and levelled at 66'. 34 shots, nine on target, and a 1-1 draw at Panasonic Stadium Suita. #ACL #GambaOsaka #BuriramUnited
Mahrez's two assists ignited the second half. Al Shamal stunned Al-Hilal 3-1 at Al Bayt Stadium! #ACLElite #AlShamal #AlHilal
Mateus Dias Lima and Juan Alvina came on in the 58th, then scored on 69 and 84. Shabab won 2-0 after a cagey hour. #ACLElite #ShababAlAhli #Esteghlal
Thirteen shots and eight corners, but no breakthrough. Kashiwa Reysol leave Dragon Solar Park with a point; Ratchaburi take the clean sheet. #ACL #Ratchaburi #KashiwaReysol
Bruno Mota's 2nd-minute opener lit the fuse; Beijing turned it around, then Jeonbuk struck back for a 2-2 draw. 29 shots, no winner! #ACL #BeijingGuoan #Jeonbuk
Shanghai had hope! Campos levelled at 60; Perea struck at 69. Vital missed the 80th-minute penalty as Công An Nhân Dân snatched a 3-2 win! #ACLElite #ShanghaiSIPG #CongAnNhanDan
Kyoto came roaring back! Two Patrick Wood penalties put Newcastle Jets 2-0 up; Kyoto Sanga struck five, and Sanga Stadium by Kyocera erupted. #ACLElite #KyotoSanga #Football
Port managed two shots, neither on target; Johor's 27-shot siege ended in a 3-0 win. Silva struck first; Bergson and Stoichkov finished the job. #ACLElite #JDT #PortFC
Daejeon’s 18 shots found no way past Gonda; Ren Komatsu struck in the 83rd as Vissel Kobe won 0-1 at Daejeon World Cup Stadium. #ACLElite #VisselKobe #Daejeon
Ten Pakhtakor corners. Abdulameer struck at 70' to seal Al Quwa's 1-0 win. #ACLElite #AlQuwa #Pakhtakor
Afif put Al Sadd ahead at 74; Julián Quiñones answered ten minutes later. Al-Qadisiyah’s 1-1 came after 13 corners, but just four shots on target between them. #ACLElite #AlQadisiyah #AlSadd
Halilović levelled on 55; Rahimi answered 15 minutes later. Al Ain won 2-1, but 29 shots never quite made this a classic. #ACLElite #AlAin #TractorSazi
Nine minutes after Seydou Sano’s 77th-minute red, Matheus Gonçalves Martins struck to seal Al-Ahli Jeddah’s 2-1 win. A late twist at Alinma Stadium! #ACL #AlAhli #Football
A cruel final turn! Youssef En-Nesyri struck in the 90th to snatch Al-Ittihad a 2-1 win over Neftchi at Istiqlol Stadium. #ACLElite #Neftchi #AlIttihad
The scoreboard says 2-0, but the real story is Kobe's ruthless efficiency against a wasteful Jeonbuk side. Massive continental points secured at Noevir Stadium. #VisselKobe #ACLElite #KOBvJEO
Five goals in under 30 minutes! 🤯 Kashiwa Reysol just put on an absolute masterclass at Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium, completely tearing apart the visitors' defense. #KashiwaReysol #ACLElite #PortFC
The scoreboard says one thing, but the match stats tell another story entirely. Shabab Al Ahli absorbs immense pressure to pull off a massive upset on the road! #AFCCLElite #AlIttihad #ShababAlAhli
Al-Hilal marched into Qatar and left with the points. The scoreboard shows a routine two-goal win, but the underlying VAR chaos tells a much wilder story. #AFCCLElite #AlHilal #VAR
A 1-0 win on the scoreboard, but the real story is Kashima's defensive masterclass surviving an offensive barrage. Heartbreak in Hanoi as an unfortunate own goal settles a gritty tactical chess match. #ACLElite #Kashima #Football
Buriram threw everything at them, but one moment of substitute magic flipped the script. Beijing Guoan snatches all three points on the road. What a heist! #AFCChampionsLeague #BeijingGuoan #BuriramUnited
Tense tactical battle ends level at Shanghai Pudong Football Stadium. Neither side blinks in the early AFC Champions League Elite jockeying after a rapid second-half exchange. #ACLElite #ShanghaiSIPG #DaejeonCitizen
Pohang held their shape until a devastating red card changed everything. Johor Darul Takzim capitalized ruthlessly immediately after the restart to take the points. #ACL #JDT #PohangSteelers
Kyoto Sanga take all three points, but the 1-0 scoreline hides a breathless final ten minutes of pure chaos. Sanga Stadium breathed a massive sigh of relief. #KyotoSanga #Ratchaburi #ACLElite
A fiery clash at McDonald Jones Stadium! Newcastle struck early, but Gamba Osaka’s bench delivered a tactical masterclass. Second-half fireworks completely flipped the script. #GambaOsaka #NewcastleJets #ACLElite
A 4-1 scoreline almost flatters the hosts. The visitors killed this tie in 45 minutes flat, cementing their spot at the summit. Total demolition in Basra. #AlAin #ACLElite #AsianFootball
Al-Nassr secured a vital 3-1 victory at Al-Awwal Park after a chaotic clash. A Cristiano Ronaldo strike, a crucial VAR call, and a red card for Neftchi turned the tide. #AlNassr #AFCChampionsLeague #Ronaldo
Esteghlal walked into Thani bin Jassim Stadium and snatched all three points. A tactical masterclass with devastating finishing when it mattered most. #AFC #Esteghlal #AlGharafa
0-0 on the board, but the real story is a total lack of cutting edge. Both sides missed the final ball in a frustrating continental clash at Sultan Qaboos. #TractorSazi #AlShamal #ACLElite
Masterclass at Zabeel Stadium! Al-Wasl held the ball, but Al-Ahli brought the lethal edge. Trincão's magic and Al-Buraikan's late strike secure all away points. #AFCCLElite #AlAhli #AsianFootball
A wild night in Tashkent! Al-Qadisiyah thought they had it in the bag, but VAR intervention and Khamdamov's clutch penalty salvaged a point for Pakhtakor. #ACL #Pakhtakor #VAR
The scoreboard says 1-2, but the real story is Vissel Kobe's second-half masterclass. A brilliant double substitution changed everything at Thammasat Stadium, saving them from a frustrating draw. #VisselKobe #ACL #PortFC
A staggering second-half turnaround at Jeonju World Cup Stadium! Jeonbuk Motors defy the odds to sink Kashiwa Reysol after major VAR drama and a crucial bench cameo. #ACLElite #Jeonbuk #Comeback
Absolute madness at Kingdom Arena! Two red cards in two minutes, a Neves masterclass, and a tense finale. Al-Hilal secure a wild 2-1 win over Al-Gharafa. #AFCCLElite #AlHilal #Football
A massive upset at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium! Al Ain dismantle Al-Nassr 4-0 in a chaotic AFC Champions League Elite clash, fueled by VAR drama and a stunning H. Rahimi brace. #AFC #AlAin #AlNassr
JDT controlled the pitch but couldn't break a resilient Buriram side. Red cards, VAR drama, and a massive penalty miss meant it ended all square. A tactical draw with late fireworks. #ACLElite #JDT #BRU
Three goals in twelve minutes set Beijing Workers' Stadium alight! Zhang Xizhe masterminds the 3-1 win, leaving Pohang chasing shadows after the break. #AFC #BeijingGuoan #Pohang
Ten goals. Two hat-tricks. Total attacking anarchy. Shanghai SIPG survives a relentless Ratchaburi barrage in a match that defied all tactical logic. #ACL #Ratchaburi #ShanghaiSIPG
An absolute masterclass at Kashima Soccer Stadium! Eight goals, a stunning Čavrić hat-trick, and relentless attacking football that will be remembered all season. #ACL #Kashima #Football
A 4-1 masterclass from Gamba Osaka at Panasonic Stadium Suita! Usami's brace and Yamashita's hat-trick of assists dismantled Công An Nhân Dân in a pure continental thriller. #ACLElite #Gamba #Usami
A relentless siege at Daejeon World Cup Stadium finally breaks Kyoto Sanga! Daejeon poured on the pressure with 17 shots before Victor Bobsin's late strike sealed the points. 💥🛡️ #AFCLElite #DaejeonCitizen #KyotoSanga
Al-Qadisiyah erupts with two goals in four minutes to stun Al-Wasl. A 96th-minute consolation wasn't enough to spoil the party at Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium. Three points! #AlQadisiyah #ACL #AFC
The scoreboard says 1-1, but the real story is a breathless final ten minutes at King Abdullah Sports City. Flamarion thought he won it, but Al Buraikan had other ideas. #ACLElite #AlAhli #Pakhtakor
74% possession means nothing without a killer instinct. Esteghlal delivered a counter-attacking masterclass to stun Al Sadd at the Azadi Stadium. What a statement! #ACLElite #Esteghlal #Football
Heartbreak at Al Bayt! Bounedjah thought he had won it, but G. Wijnaldum's 94th-minute strike snatched a dramatic point for Al-Ittihad. Pure cinematic drama. #AFC #AlShamal #AlIttihad
The scoreboard showed a narrow 1-0 win, but Shabab Al Ahli Dubai's midfield control told the real story. Tractor Sazi's blunt attack never truly threatened at Al Rashid Stadium. #ACL #ShababAlAhli #TractorSazi
83 minutes of frustration finally erased! Neftchi grinds out a massive 1-0 win at Istiqlol Stadium over Al Quwa Al Jawiya. Top spot secured in a true test of patience. #Neftchi #AFCCLElite #Marusic