Australian soccer clubs in continental competitions explained
Records of the Australian A-League Men clubs in continental club football competitions organised by the Asian Football Confederation. The Western Sydney Wanderers and Central Coast Mariners are the only Australian sides to have won an AFC competition, having won the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup respectively. While Adelaide United are the only other Australian side to have made a final. Melbourne Victory have the most tournament appearances in the AFC Champions League of any Australian club, with 9 appearances, and the most matches played of any Australian club, with 54 matches played.
Australia is the only nation in the AFC to have had clubs win both the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup.
Overview
AFC allocation
See also: AFC club competitions ranking.
Since 2007, Australian clubs have participated in the AFC Champions League. For their first five competitions, the A-League was given two spots in the league- one for the champions (grand final winners) and one for the premiers (regular season winners- or the losing grand finalist if the champions and premiers were the same team). For the 2012 competition, another half a spot was added, with the highest placed team on the A-League table which has not already qualified for the AFC Champions League entering a playoff to enter the competition.
For the 2013 competition the AFC reduced the number of A-League qualification spots to 1.5.[1] The Premiers (regular season winners) directly qualified for the Asian Champions League. The Champions (winners of grand final) entered a play off to qualify for the competition. The AFC ruled that the A-League did not meet the criteria for full participation in the tournament, including the lack of promotion and relegation within a tiered league system was a major reason, and that the A-league was not run as a separate entity to the FFA.[2] [3]
From the 2014 AFC Champions League until the 2016 edition, the allocation of two spots in the group stage and one qualifying play-off spot returned[4] [5] and in 2017, the qualifying play-off spot dropped back to a place in the preliminary round 2.[6] [7] [8]
For the 2023–24 AFC Champions League a single team will compete in the group stage, with two teams qualifying to the second-tier 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage.[9]
AFC Cup!Year!Group
stage!Playoff
round!Preliminary
round2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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2024–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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Results
- Legend
- Q : Qualified
- W : Withdrew
- PR2 : Preliminary round 2
- PO : Qualifying play-off round
- GS : Group stage
- ZSF: Zonal semi-finals (AFC Cup)
- ZF: Zonal finals (AFC Cup)
- IZSF: Inter-zone play-off semi-finals (AFC Cup)
- IZF: Inter-zone play-off finals (AFC Cup)
- R16 : Round of 16
- QF : Quarter-finals
- SF : Semi-finals
- RU : Runners-Up
- C : Champions
Statistics by club
width=5% | | width=20% | Team | width=5% | Pld | width=5% | W | width=5% | D | width=5% | L | width=5% | GF | width=5% | GA | width=5% | GD | width=5% | Pts | width=15% | Best Finish |
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1 | | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 64 | style="background:silver;" (ACL) |
2 | | 54 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 70 | 101 | −31 | 60 | (ACL) |
3 | | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 51 | style="background:gold;" (AC) / Round of 16 (ACL) |
4 | | 45 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 45 | (ACL) |
5 | | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 40 | style="background:gold;" (ACL) |
6 | | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 21 | (ACL) |
7 | | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 39 | −11 | 21 | (ACL) |
8 | | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 18 | (AC) |
9 | | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 13 | (ACL) |
10 | | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 1 | (ACL) | |
Statistics by season
width=10% | Season | width=5% | Pld | width=5% | W | width=5% | D | width=5% | L | width=5% | GF | width=5% | GA | width=5% | GD | width=5% | Pts |
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| 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 17 |
| 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 28 |
| 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 12 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 14 |
| 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 11 |
| 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 29 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 8 |
| 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 45 |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 15 |
| 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 22 |
| 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 21 |
| 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 14 |
| 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 33 | −20 | 7 |
| 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 19 |
| 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 17 |
2023–24 (ACL, AC) | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 73 | 24 | +49 | 57 |
Total | 266 | 88 | 72 | 105 | 362 | 386 | –24 | 336 | |
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Games by club
Match won | Match drawn | Match lost | |
Adelaide United
Adelaide United results |
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Season | Round | Result | Opponent | Venue |
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| Group Stage | 0–1 | | Adelaide, Australia |
2–0 | | Tân An, Vietnam |
2–2 | | Adelaide, Australia |
0–1 | | Seongnam, South Korea |
2–2 | | Jinan, China |
3–0 | | Adelaide, Australia |
| Group Stage | 2–0 | | Pohang, South Korea |
0–0 | | Adelaide, Australia |
2–1 | | Thu Dao Mot, Vietnam |
4–1 | | Adelaide, Australia |
1–0 | | Adelaide, Australia |
0–0 | | Changchun, China |
Quarter-final | 1–1 | | Kashima, Japan |
1–0 | Adelaide, Australia |
Semi-final | 3–0 | | Adelaide, Australia |
0–1 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Final | 0–3 | | Osaka, Japan |
0–2 | Adelaide, Australia |
| Group Stage | 1–0 | | Adelaide, Australia |
2–0 | | Jinan, China |
3–2 | | Adelaide, Australia |
0–1 | | Hiroshima, Japan |
0–0 | | Pohang, South Korea |
0–1 | | Adelaide, Australia |
Round of 16 | 2–3 | | Adelaide, Australia |
2012 AFC Champions League | Qualifying play-off | 3–0 | | Adelaide, Australia |
Group Stage | 2–1 | | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
2–0 | | Adelaide, Australia |
0–1 | | Pohang, South Korea |
1–0 | | Adelaide, Australia |
0–0 | FC Bunyodkor | Adelaide, Australia |
2–0 | | Osaka, Japan |
Round of 16 | 1–0 | | Adelaide, Australia |
Quarter-final | 2–2 | FC Bunyodkor | Adelaide, Australia |
2–3 aet | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
2016 AFC Champions League | Qualifying play-off | 1–2 | | Adelaide, Australia |
| Group Stage | 0–3 | | Adelaide, Australia |
1–2 | | Nanjing, China |
3–3 | | Adelaide, Australia |
3–1 | | Seogwipo, South Korea |
3–3 | | Suita, Japan |
0–1 | | Adelaide, Australia | |
Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar results |
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Season | Round | Result | Opponent | Venue |
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2012 AFC Champions League | Group Stage | 0–2 | FC Tokyo | Brisbane, Australia |
1–1 | Beijing Guoan | Beijing, China |
1–1 | Ulsan Hyundai | Ulsan, South Korea |
1–2 | Ulsan Hyundai | Brisbane, Australia |
2–4 | FC Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan |
1–1 | Beijing Guoan | Brisbane, Australia |
2013 AFC Champions League | Qualifying play-off | 0–0 (0–3 (p)) | Buriram United | Buriram, Thailand |
2015 AFC Champions League | Group stage | 0–1 | Beijing Guoan | Gold Coast, Australia |
1–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Saitama, Japan |
3–3 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Gold Coast, Australia |
1–3 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon, South Korea |
1–0 | Beijing Guoan | Beijing, China |
1–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Gold Coast, Australia |
2017 AFC Champions League | Preliminary round 2 | 6–0 | | Brisbane, Australia |
Qualifying play-off | 2–0 | | Shanghai, China |
Group Stage | 0–0 | | Brisbane, Australia |
0–6 | | Ulsan, South Korea |
0–3 | | Kashima, Japan |
2–1 | | Brisbane, Australia |
0–3 | | Pak Kret, Thailand |
2–3 | | Brisbane, Australia |
2018 AFC Champions League | Preliminary round 2 | 2–3 | Ceres–Negros | Brisbane, Australia | |
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners results |
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Season | Round | Result | Opponent | Venue |
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| Group Stage | 0–0 | | |
2–2 | | Tianjin, China |
0–5 | | Gosford, Australia |
1–2 | | Kawasaki, Japan |
2–3 | | Pohang, South Korea |
0–1 | | Gosford, Australia |
| Group Stage | 0–0 | | Tianjin, China |
1–1 | | Gosford, Australia |
1–1 | | Gosford, Australia |
0–5 | | Seongnam, South Korea |
5–1 | | Gosford, Australia |
0–3 | | Nagoya, Japan |
| Group Stage | 0–0 | | Gosford, Australia |
1–3 | | Kashiwa, Japan |
2–1 | | Gosford, Australia |
1–2 | | Guiyang, China |
1–0 | | Suwon, South Korea |
0–3 | | Gosford, Australia |
Round of 16 | 1–2 | | Gosford, Australia |
0–3 | Guangzhou, China |
| Group Stage | 0–2 | | Seoul, South Korea |
2–1 | | Gosford, Australia |
1–2 | | Beijing, China |
1–0 | | Gosford, Australia |
0–1 | | Gosford, Australia |
0–1 | | Hiroshima, Japan |
2015 AFC Champions League | Qualifying play-off | 1–3 | Guangzhou R&F | Gosford, Australia |
| Group Stage | 0–1 | | Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia |
9–1 | | Gosford, Australia |
6–3 | | Gosford, Australia |
2–1 | | Gianyar, Indonesia |
1–1 | | Gosford, Australia |
3–0 | | Biñan, Philippines |
Zonal semi-finals | 4–0 | | Gosford, Australia |
Zonal final | 3–2 | | Sydney, Australia |
Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | 4–0 | | Gosford, Australia |
0–0 | Bhubaneswar, India |
Inter-zone play-off final | 1–1 | | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
3–0 | Gosford, Australia |
Final | 1–0 | | Muscat, Oman |
| League Stage | | | | Jinan, China |
| | | Gosford, Australia |
| | | Shanghai, China |
| | | Gosford, Australia |
| | | Kobe, Japan |
| | | Gosford, Australia |
| | | Gosford, Australia |
| | | Kawasaki, Japan | |
Macarthur FC
Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory results |
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Season | Round | Result | Opponent | Venue |
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| Group Stage | 2–0 | | Melbourne, Australia |
1–3 | | Bangkok, Thailand |
3–4 | | Melbourne, Australia |
0–2 | | Suita, Japan |
1–1 | | Gwangyang, South Korea |
3–1 | | Melbourne, Australia |
| Group Stage | 0–1 | | Beijing, China |
0–2 | | Melbourne, Australia |
0–4 | | Kawasaki, Japan |
1–0 | | Melbourne, Australia |
0–0 | | Melbourne, Australia |
2–3 | | Seongnam, South Korea |
| Group Stage | 1–5 | | Suita, Japan |
1–2 | | Melbourne, Australia |
1–1 | | Tianjin, China |
2–1 | | Melbourne, Australia |
1–1 | | Melbourne, Australia |
1–1 | | Jeju, South Korea |
2014 AFC Champions League | Qualifying play-off | 2–1 | | Geelong, Australia |
Group Stage | 2–4 | | Guangzhou, China |
2–2 | | Melbourne, Australia |
1–0 | | Melbourne, Australia |
2–3 | | Yokohama, Japan |
2–0 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Melbourne, Australia |
0–0 | | Jeonju, South Korea |
| Group Stage | 2–1 | | Melbourne, Australia |
1–1 | | Suita, Japan |
0–0 | | Melbourne, Australia |
1–1 | | Suwon, South Korea |
1–3 | | Shanghai, China |
2–1 | | Melbourne, Australia |
Round of 16 | 1–1 | | Melbourne, Australia |
1–2 | Jeonju, South Korea |
| Group Stage | 3–3 | | Melbourne, Australia |
1–4 | | Shanghai, China |
2–2 | | Kawasaki, Japan |
1–0 | | Melbourne, Australia |
2–6 | | Ulsan, South Korea |
2–1 | | Melbourne, Australia |
| Group Stage | 1–3 | | Melbourne, Australia |
1–2 | | Hiroshima, Japan |
0–4 | | Guangzhou, China |
1–1 | | Melbourne, Australia |
0–4 | | Daegu, South Korea |
1–3 | | Melbourne, Australia |
2020 AFC Champions League | Preliminary round 2 | 5–0 | | Melbourne, Australia |
Play-off round | 1–0 | | Kashima, Japan |
Group Stage | 1–0 | Chiangrai United | Melbourne, Australia |
0–1 | FC Seoul | Seoul, South Korea |
1–3 | Beijing FC | Doha, Qatar |
0–2 | Beijing FC |
2–2 | Chiangrai United |
2–1 | FC Seoul |
Round of 16 | 0–3 | |
2022 AFC Champions League | Play-off round | 3–4 | Vissel Kobe | Kobe, Japan | |
Newcastle Jets
Perth Glory
Sydney FC
Sydney FC results |
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Season | Round | Result | Opponent | Venue |
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2007 AFC Champions League | Group Stage | 2–1 | | Shanghai, China |
2–2 | | Sydney, Australia |
1–2 | | Surakarta, Indonesia |
3–0 | | Sydney, Australia |
0–0 | | Sydney, Australia |
0–0 | | Saitama, Japan |
| Group Stage | 0–0 | | Sydney, Australia |
1–1 | | Sydney, Australia |
0–3 | | Sydney, Australia |
3–2 | | Shanghai, China |
1–3 | | Suwon, South Korea |
1–2 | | Tokyo, Japan |
| Group Stage | 0–2 | | Saitama, Japan |
2–1 | | Sydney, Australia |
1–0 | | Pohang, South Korea |
1–0 | | Sydney, Australia |
0–0 | | Sydney, Australia |
0–1 | | Guangzhou, China |
Round of 16 | 1–1 | | Jinan, China |
2–2 | Sydney, Australia |
| Group Stage | 0–2 | | Sydney, Australia |
2–2 | | Shanghai, China |
0–2 | | Sydney, Australia |
1–1 | | Kashima, Japan |
4–1 | | Suwon, South Korea |
0–0 | | Sydney, Australia |
| Group Stage | 0–0 | | Sydney, Australia |
0–1 | | Kawasaki, Japan |
3–3 | | Sydney, Australia |
2–2 | | Shanghai, China |
0–1 | | Ulsan, South Korea |
0–4 | | Sydney, Australia |
2020 AFC Champions League | Group Stage | 0–4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Yokohama, Japan |
2–2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Sydney, Australia |
1–2 | Shanghai SIPG | Doha, Qatar |
0–1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
4–0 | Shanghai SIPG |
1–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
2022 AFC Champions League | Preliminary round | 5–0 | Kaya–Iloilo | Sydney, Australia |
Group Stage | 0–0 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
1–1 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai |
0–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
0–3 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
2–3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
0–1 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai |
2024–25 AFC Champions League Two | Group Stage | | | Kaya–Iloilo | Philippines |
| | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Sydney, Australia |
| | Eastern | Hong Kong |
| | Eastern | Sydney, Australia |
| | Kaya–Iloilo | Sydney, Australia |
| | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiroshima, Japan | |
Western Sydney Wanderers
Western Sydney Wanderers results |
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Season | Round | Result | Opponent | Venue |
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2014 AFC Champions League | Group Stage | 1–3 | | Sydney, Australia |
1–0 | | Guiyang, China |
1–0 | | Sydney, Australia |
1–2 | | Kawasaki, Japan |
2–0 | | Ulsan, South Korea |
5–0 | | Sydney, Australia |
Round of 16 | 1–3 | | Hiroshima, Japan |
2–0 | Sydney, Australia |
Quarter-final | 1–0 | | Sydney, Australia |
1–2 | Guangzhou, China |
Semi-final | 0–0 | | Seoul, South Korea |
2–0 | Sydney, Australia |
Final | 1–0 | | Sydney, Australia |
0–0 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
2015 AFC Champions League | Group stage | 3–1 | Kashima Antlers | Kashima, Japan |
2–3 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Sydney, Australia |
0–0 | FC Seoul | Seoul, South Korea |
1–1 | FC Seoul | Sydney, Australia |
1–2 | Kashima Antlers | Sydney, Australia |
2–0 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Guangzhou, China |
| Group Stage | 0–4 | | Sydney, Australia |
1–5 | | Shanghai, China |
3–2 | | Seoul, South Korea |
2–3 | | Sydney, Australia |
1–6 | | Saitama, Japan |
3–2 | | Sydney, Australia | |
Statistics by opponents league
Australia
Cambodia
China
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kyrgyzstan
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Thailand
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Against V.League 1 clubs |
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width=10% | Team | width=5% | Pld | width=5% | W | width=5% | D | width=5% | L | width=5% | GF | width=5% | GA | width=5% | GD | width=5% | Pts |
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Adelaide United | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 12 |
Sydney FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Total | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | |
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Records
- Best Finish: Western Sydney Wanderers 2014, Champions
- Biggest Crowd: 26,857 (in 2008) Melbourne Victory vs Gamba Osaka
- Best Result: Brisbane Roar in 2017, 6–0 vs Global
- Worst Result: Newcastle Jets in 2009, 0–6 vs Pohang Steelers, Brisbane Roar in 2017, 0–6 vs Ulsan Hyundai
- Most Appearances: 9 – Melbourne Victory (2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022)
Top scorers
Asian Champions League
(not including qualifying rounds).Club lists clubs for which continental goals were scored.
AFC Cup
(not including qualifying rounds).Club lists clubs for which continental goals were scored.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: AFC cuts Champions League slots . Football Federation Australia . 14 February 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141101072710/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/AFC-cuts-Champions-League-slots/54279 . 1 November 2014 .
- Web site: Micallef. Philip. AFC ruling clouds A-League finals. The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. 14 February 2016.
- Web site: A-League misses out on automatic ACL spot. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 February 2016.
- Web site: Adelaide United can consider itself unlucky to miss out on international club competition. Fox Sports. Val. Migliaccio. Marco. Monteverde. 9 January 2014.
- Web site: AFC Champions League slots allocated for 2015–2016. Asian Football Confederation. 4 December 2014.
- Web site: Champions Jeonbuk to learn ACL 2017 opponents on Tuesday. Asian Football Confederation. 12 December 2016.
- News: Adelaide United get tough Asian Champions League draw, Wanderers to meet familiar foe . Michael. Huguenin. The Sporting News. 14 December 2016.
- Web site: ACL 2017 set for enthralling campaign . China Internet Information Center. 14 January 2017.
- Web site: Guide to this season’s AFC Champions League & AFC Cup: Will Aussies take on Saudi stars?. Sacha. Pisani. Keep Up. 23 August 2023.
- Web site: AFC Champions League 2008 >> Top Scorer. worldfootball.net. 6 December 2020.
- Web site: AFC Champions League 2009 >> Top Scorer. worldfootball.net. 6 December 2020.
- Web site: AFC Champions League 2010 >> Top Scorer. worldfootball.net. 6 December 2020.
- Web site: AFC Champions League 2011 >> Top Scorer. worldfootball.net. 6 December 2020.
- Web site: AFC Champions League 2012 >> Top Scorer. worldfootball.net. 6 December 2020.
- Web site: AFC Champions League 2013 >> Top Scorer. worldfootball.net. 6 December 2020.
- Web site: AFC Champions League 2014 >> Top Scorer. worldfootball.net. 6 December 2020.
- Web site: AFC Champions League 2015 >> Top Scorer. worldfootball.net. 6 December 2020.
- Web site: AFC Champions League 2016 >> Top Scorer. worldfootball.net. 6 December 2020.
- Web site: AFC Champions League 2017 >> Top Scorer. worldfootball.net. 6 December 2020.
- Web site: AFC Champions League 2018 >> Top Scorer. worldfootball.net. 6 December 2020.
- Web site: AFC Champions League 2019 >> Top Scorer. worldfootball.net. 6 December 2020.
- Web site: AFC Champions League 2020 >> Top Scorer. worldfootball.net. 6 December 2020.
- Web site: AFC Champions League 2022 >> Top Scorer. worldfootball.net. 13 October 2022.
- Web site: AFC Champions League 2023–2024 >> Top Scorer. worldfootball.net. 17 December 2023.