Japanese football clubs in the AFC Champions League explained

The Japan J.League clubs in the AFC Champions League. This details the participation and performances in the competition since its rebranding and reformatting in 2002 and excludes the details of the old AFC Club Championship.(This does not apply to the finalists) ، The first Japanese club to participate in the competition was Toyo Kogyo who won third place in the 1969 edition.

Overview

Results

• PO: Play-off round, GS: Group Stage, R16: Round of 16, QF: Quarterfinals, SF: Semifinals, RU: Runners-Up, W: Winners

Team	Qualified	02–03	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	23–24
Kashima Antlers	10 Times	GS					QF	R16	R16	R16				GS		R16	W	QF	PO
Gamba Osaka	10 Times				GS		W	R16	R16	R16	GS			SF	GS	GS				GS
Kawasaki Frontale	10 Times					QF		QF	GS				R16			QF	GS	GS		R16	GS	GS
Urawa Red Diamonds	9 Times					W	SF					GS		GS	R16	W		RU			bgcolor=gold	W	GS
Yokohama F. Marinos	6 Times		GS	GS									GS						R16		R16	GS
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	5 Times								GS			GS	R16		GS			R16
	4 Times										R16	bgcolor=#c96	SF		QF			GS
Nagoya Grampus	4 Times							SF		R16	R16									QF
Cerezo Osaka	4 Times									QF			R16				GS			R16
	3 Times										R16				R16				R16
	2 Times		GS	GS
	2 Times																		bgcolor=#c96	SF		QF
	1 Time	GS
	1 Time				GS
	1 Time											GS
	1 Time																					GS

Finals

+Performance by clubs in AFC Champions League finals	Club	Winners	Runners-up	Years won	Years runners-up
	3	1		2019
	1	0
	1	0

+Performance by clubs in Asian Club Championship finals	Club	Winners	Runners-up	Years won	Years runners-up
	1	2	1998–99	1999–2000, 2000–01
	1	0
	1	0
	0	1		1989–90

Statistics by club

Overall Statistics

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Best Finish
1		72	37	15	20	142	78	+64	126	style="text-align:left;background:gold" (2018)
2		75	33	17	25	147	97	+50	116	style="text-align:left;background:gold" (2008)
3		60	30	14	16	110	61	+49	104	style="text-align:left;" (3) (2007, 2009, 2017)
4		64	27	18	19	100	72	+28	99	style="text-align:left;background:gold" (2007, 2017)
5		33	16	9	8	56	36	+20	57	style="text-align:left;background:#c96;" (2009)
6		35	15	7	13	46	43	+3	52	style="text-align:left;" (2) (2014, 2019)
7		30	15	6	9	48	38	+10	51	style="text-align:left;" (2011)
8		35	14	9	12	62	54	+8	51	style="text-align:left;background:#c96;" (2013)
9		25	15	2	8	51	25	+26	47	style="text-align:left;" (2020)
10		24	12	4	8	39	23	+16	40	style="text-align:left;" (3) (2012, 2016, 2020)
11		12	7	0	5	25	15	+10	21	style="text-align:left;" (2) (2004, 2005)
12		7	3	1	3	8	8	0	10	style="text-align:left;background:#c96;" (2020)
13		6	1	3	2	5	6	−1	6	style="text-align:left;" (2013)
14		3	1	1	1	8	2	+6	4	style="text-align:left;" (2003)
15		2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	0	style="text-align:left;" (2006)
Total		483	226	106	151	847	561	+286	784

Updated to 2021 season after Final

Statistics by season

Statistics By Seasons
Season	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	6	1	2	3	13	9	+4	5
	12	9	0	3	33	14	+19	27
	12	7	0	5	21	8	+13	21
	8	3	1	4	26	10	+16	10
	20	10	10	0	35	15	+20	40
	24	15	5	4	62	23	+39	50
	34	19	6	9	72	44	+28	63
	26	14	3	9	44	31	+13	45
	30	15	5	10	48	35	+13	50
	27	9	7	11	40	35	+5	34
	30	10	11	9	41	40	+1	41
	30	13	6	11	42	44	−2	45
	34	13	7	14	55	53	+2	46
	29	11	6	12	41	34	+7	39
	38	19	7	12	71	45	+26	64
	32	10	11	11	43	41	+2	41
	40	19	9	12	56	37	+19	66
	23	11	3	9	31	23	+8	36
	28	18	7	3	73	20	+53	61
Total	483	226	106	151	847	561	+286	784

Updated to 2021 season after Final

Games by club

Match won

Match drawn

Match lost

Updated to 2021 season after Final

Cerezo Osaka

Cerezo Osaka Statistics
width=20%	Round	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Group Stage	24	12	6	6	40	23	+17	42
Knockout Stage	6	3	0	3	8	15	-7	9
Total	30	15	6	9	48	38	+10	51

Cerezo Osaka Results
width=5%	Season	width=10%	Round	width=8%	Results	width=40%	Opposing Team	width=20%	Venue
2011	Group Round
		2–1	Arema FC	Osaka, Japan
		0–2		Jinan, China
		1–0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Osaka, Japan
		0–1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Jeonju, Korea
		4–0	Arema FC	Malang, Indonesia
		4–0	Shandong Luneng	Osaka, Japan
	Round of 16
		1–0	Gamba Osaka	Suita, Japan
	Quarterfinal
		4–3	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Osaka, Japan
		1–6	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Jeonju, Korea
2014	Group Round
		1–1	Pohang Steelers	Pohang, Korea
		1–3	Shandong Luneng	Osaka, Japan
		4–0	Buriram United	Osaka, Japan
		2–2	Buriram United	Buriram, Thailand
		0–2	Pohang Steelers	Osaka, Japan
		2–1	Shandong Luneng	Jinan, China
	Round of 16
		1–5	Guangzhou Evergrande	Osaka, Japan
		1–0	Guangzhou Evergrande	Guangzhou, China
2018	Group Round
		1–0	Jeju United	Jeju, Korea
		0–0	Guangzhou Evergrande	Osaka, Japan
		0–2	Buriram United	Buriram, Thailand
		2–2	Buriram United	Osaka, Japan
		2–1	Jeju United	Osaka, Japan
		1–3	Guangzhou Evergrande	Guangzhou, China
2021	Group Round
		2–0	Guangzhou	Buriram, Thailand
		2–1	Kitchee
		1–1	Port
		3–0	Port
		5–0	Guangzhou
		0–0	Kitchee
	Round of 16
		0–1	Pohang Steelers	Osaka, Japan

FC Tokyo

FC Tokyo Statistics
width=20%	Round	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Play-off Round	2	2	0	0	11	0	+11	6
Group Stage	18	9	4	5	26	19	+7	31
Knockout Stage	4	1	0	3	2	4	-2	3
Total	24	12	4	8	39	23	+16	40

FC Tokyo Results
width=5%	Season	width=10%	Round	width=8%	Results	width=40%	Opposing Team	width=20%	Venue
	Group Round
		2–0	Brisbane Roar	Brisbane, Australia
		2–2	Ulsan Hyundai	Tokyo, Japan
		1–1	Beijing Guoan	Beijing, China
		3–0	Beijing Guoan	Tokyo, Japan
		4–2	Brisbane Roar	Tokyo, Japan
		0–1	Ulsan Hyundai	Ulsan, Korea
	Round of 16
		0–1	Guangzhou Evergrande	Guangzhou, China
	Play-off round
		9–0	Chonburi	Tokyo, Japan
	Group Round
		1–2	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Jeonju, Korea
		3–1	Becamex Binh Duong	Tokyo, Japan
		0–0	Jiangsu Suning	Tokyo, Japan
		2–1	Jiangsu Suning	Nanjing, China
		0–3	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Tokyo, Japan
		2–1	Becamex Binh Duong	Thủ Dầu Một, Vietnam
	Round of 16
		2–1	Shanghai SIPG	Tokyo, Japan
		0–1	Shanghai SIPG	Shanghai, China
	Play-off round
		2–0	Ceres–Negros	Tokyo, Japan
	Group Round
		1–1	Ulsan Hyundai	Ulsan, Korea
		1–0	Perth Glory	Tokyo, Japan
		0–1	Shanghai Shenhua	Doha, Qatar
		2–1	Shanghai Shenhua
		1–2	Ulsan Hyundai
		1–0	Perth Glory
	Round of 16
		0–1	Beijing FC	Doha, Qatar

Gamba Osaka

Gamba Osaka Statistics
width=20%	Round	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Group Stage	60	25	14	21	122	80	+42	89
Knockout Stage	15	8	3	4	25	17	+8	27
Total	75	33	17	25	147	97	+50	116

Gamba Osaka Results
width=5%	Season	width=10%	Round	width=8%	Results	width=40%	Opposing Team	width=20%	Venue
	Group Round
		2–3		Jeonju, Korea
		15–0		Suita, Japan
		3–0		Suita, Japan
		0–2		Dalian, China
		1–1		Suita, Japan
		5–1		Da Nang, Vietnam
	Group Round
		1–1		Suita, Japan
		4–3		Gwangyang, Korea
		4–3		Melbourne, Australia
		2–0		Suita, Japan
		2–0		Bangkok, Thailand
		1–1		Suita, Japan
	Quarterfinal
		2–1		Homs, Syria
		2–0		Suita, Japan
	Semifinal
		1–1		Suita, Japan
		3–1		Saitama, Japan
	Final
		3–0		Suita, Japan
		2–0		Adelaide, Australia
	Group Round
		3–0		Suita, Japan
		4–2		Seoul, Korea
		5–0		Suita, Japan
		3–0		Palembang, Indonesia
		1–0		Jinan, China
		1–2		Suita, Japan
	Round of 16
		2–3		Suita, Japan
	Group Round
		0–0		Suwon, Korea
		1–1		Suita, Japan
		4–2		Singapore
		3–0	Singapore Armed Forces	Suita, Japan
		2–1		Suita, Japan
		1–1		Zhengzhou, China
	Round of 16
		0–3		Seongnam, Korea
	Group Round
		5–1		Suita, Japan
		1–2		Tianjin, China
		1–2	Jeju United	Jeju, Korea
		3–1	Jeju United	Suita, Japan
		1–1	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne, Australia
		2–0		Suita, Japan
	Round of 16
		0–1	Cerezo Osaka	Suita, Japan
	Group Round
		0–3	Pohang Steelers	Suita, Japan
		0–2		Adelaide, Australia
		3–1	Bunyodkor	Suita, Japan
		2–3	Bunyodkor	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		0–2	Pohang Steelers	Pohang, Korea
		0–2	Adelaide United	Suita, Japan
	Group Round
		0–2	Guangzhou R&F	Suita, Japan
		0–2	Seongnam FC	Seongnam, Korea
		1–1	Buriram United	Suita, Japan
		2–1	Buriram United	Buriram, Thailand
		5–0	Guangzhou R&F	Guangzhou, China
		2–1	Seongnam FC	Suita, Japan
	Round of 16
		3–1	FC Seoul	Seoul, Korea
		3–2	FC Seoul	Suita, Japan
	Quarterfinal
		0–0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Jeonju, Korea
		3–2	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Suita, Japan
	Semifinal
		1–2	Guangzhou Evergrande	Guangzhou, China
		0–0	Guangzhou Evergrande	Suita, Japan
2016	Group Round
		0–0	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Suwon, Korea
		1–1		Suita, Japan
		1–2	Shanghai SIPG	Shanghai, China
		0–2	Shanghai SIPG	Suita, Japan
		1–2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Suita, Japan
		1–2	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne, Australia
2017	Group Round
		3–0	Adelaide United	Adelaide, Australia
		1–4	Jeju United	Suita, Japan
		0–1	Jiangsu Suning	Suita, Japan
		0–3	Jiangsu Suning	Nanjing, China
		3–3	Adelaide United	Suita, Japan
		0–2	Jeju United	Jeju, Korea
2021	Group Round
		2–0	Tampines Rovers	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		2–2	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
		1–1	Chiangrai United
		1–1	Chiangrai United
		8–1	Tampines Rovers
		1–2	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Júbilo Iwata

Júbilo Iwata Statistics
width=20%	Round	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Group Stage	12	7	0	5	25	15	+10	21
Knockout Stage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	12	7	0	5	25	15	+10	21

Júbilo Iwata Results
width=5%	Season	width=10%	Round	width=8%	Results	width=40%	Opposing Team	width=20%	Venue
	Group Stage
		2–1		Jeonju, Korea
		3–0		Iwata, Japan
		2–1		Iwata, Japan
		2–3		Shanghai, China
		2–4		Iwata, Japan
		3–2		Bangkok, Thailand
	Group Stage
		0–1		Shenzhen, China
		6–0		Iwata, Japan
		0–1		Iwata, Japan
		1–2		Suwon, Korea
		3–0		Iwata, Japan
		1–0		Pleiku, Vietnam

Kashima Antlers

Kashima Antlers Statistics
width=20%	Round	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Play-off Round	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	3
Group Stage	51	29	9	13	112	54	+58	96
Knockout Stage	19	7	6	6	26	22	+4	27
Total	72	37	15	20	142	78	+64	126

Kashima Antlers Results
width=5%	Season	width=10%	Round	width=8%	Results	width=40%	Opposing Team	width=20%	Venue
	Group Stage
		2–2		Bangkok, Thailand
		3–4		Bangkok, Thailand
		0–1		Bangkok, Thailand
	Group Stage
		9–1		Bangkok, Thailand
		6–0		Kashima, Japan
		1–0		Kashima, Japan
		0–1		Beijing, China
		8–1		Kashima, Japan
		4–0		Hanoi, Vietnam
	Quarterfinal
		1–1		Kashima, Japan
		0–1		Adelaide, Australia
	Group Stage
		1–4		Suwon, Korea
		2–0		Kashima, Japan
		4–1		Singapore
		5–0		Kashima, Japan
		3–0		Kashima, Japan
		1–1		Shanghai, China
	Round of 16
		2–2		Kashima, Japan
	Group Stage
		1–0		Kashima, Japan
		2–1		Jeonju, Korea
		5–0		Kashima, Japan
		3–1		Jakarta, Indonesia
		1–0		Changchun, China
		2–1		Kashima, Japan
	Round of 16
		0–1		Kashima, Japan
	Group Stage
		0–0	Shanghai Shenhua	Shanghai, China
		1–1		Suwon, Korea
		3–0		Sydney, Australia
		1–1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Tokyo, Japan
		2–0		Tokyo, Japan
		2–1		Tokyo, Japan
	Round of 16
		0–3		Seoul, Korea
2015	Group Stage
		1–3	Western Sydney Wanderers	Kashima, Japan
		0–1	FC Seoul	Seoul, Korea
		3–4	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Guangzhou, China
		2–1	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Kashima, Japan
		2–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney, Australia
		2–3	FC Seoul	Kashima, Japan
2017	Group Stage
		2–0	Ulsan Hyundai	Kashima, Japan
		1–2	Muangthong United	Bangkok, Thailand
		3–0	Brisbane Roar	Kashima, Japan
		1–2	Brisbane Roar	Brisbane, Australia
		4–0	Ulsan Hyundai	Ulsan, South Korea
		2–1	Muangthong United	Kashima, Japan
	Round of 16
		0–1	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Guangzhou, China
		2–1 (a)	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Kashima, Japan
2018	Group Stage
		1–1	Shanghai Shenhua	Kashima, Japan
		2–1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Suwon, Korea
		2–0	Sydney FC	Sydney, Australia
		1–1	Sydney FC	Kashima, Japan
		2–2	Shanghai Shenhua	Shanghai, China
		0–1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Kashima, Japan
	Round of 16
		3–1	Shanghai SIPG	Kashima, Japan
		1–2	Shanghai SIPG	Shanghai, China
	Quarterfinal
		2–0	Tianjin Quanjian	Kashima, Japan
		3–0	Tianjin Quanjian	Macau, China
	Semifinal
		3–2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Kashima, Japan
		3–3	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Suwon, Korea
	Final
		2–0	Persepolis	Kashima, Japan
		0–0	Persepolis	Tehran, Iran
2019	Play-off Round
		4–1	Newcastle Jets	Kashima, Japan
	Group Stage
		2–1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Kashima, Japan
		2–2	Shandong Luneng	Jinan, China
		3–2	Gyeongnam FC	Changwon, Korea
		0–1	Gyeongnam FC	Kashima, Japan
		0–1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Johor Bahru, Malaysia
		2–1	Shandong Luneng	Kashima, Japan
	Round of 16
		1–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kashima, Japan
		2–3 (a)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hiroshima, Japan
	Quarterfinal
		0–0	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Guangzhou, China
		1–1 (a)	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Kashima, Japan
2020	Play-off Round
		0–1	Melbourne Victory	Kashima, Japan

Kashiwa Reysol

Kashiwa Reysol Statistics
width=15%	Round	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Group Stage	24	11	6	7	45	30	+15	39
Knockout Stage	11	3	3	5	17	24	-7	12
Total	35	14	9	12	62	54	+8	51

Kashiwa Reysol Results
width=5%	Season	width=10%	Round	width=8%	Results	width=40%	Opposing Team	width=20%	Venue
2012	Group Round
		2–3	Buriram United	Buriram, Thailand
		5–1		Kashiwa, Japan
		0–0	Guangzhou Evergrande	Kashiwa, Japan
		1–3	Guangzhou Evergrande	Guangzhou, China
		1–0	Buriram United	Kashiwa, Japan
		2–0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Jeonju, Korea
	Round of 16
		2–3	Ulsan Hyundai	Ulsan, Korea
2013	Group Round
		1–0	Guizhou Renhe	Guiyang, China
		3–1		Kashiwa, Japan
		6–2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Suwon, Korea
		0–0	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Kashiwa, Japan
		1–1	Guizhou Renhe	Kashiwa, Japan
		3–0	Central Coast Mariners	Gosford, Australia
	Round of 16
		2–0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Jeonju, Korea
		3–2	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Kashiwa, Japan
	Quarterfinal
		1–1	Al Shabab	Kashiwa, Japan
		2–2		Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
	Semifinal
		1–4	Guangzhou Evergrande	Kashiwa, Japan
		0–4		Guangzhou, China
2015	Group Round
		0–0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Jeonju, Korea
		5–1	Becamex Binh Duong	Kashiwa, Japan
		2–1	Shandong Luneng	Kashiwa, Japan
		4–4	Shandong Luneng	Jinan, China
		3–2	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Kashiwa, Japan
		0–1	Becamex Binh Duong	Thủ Dầu Một, Vietnam
	Round of 16
		3–2		Suwon, Korea
		1–2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Kashiwa, Japan
	Quarterfinal
		1–3	Guangzhou Evergrande	Kashiwa, Japan
		1–1		Guangzhou, China
2018	Group Round
		2–3	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Jeonju, Korea
		1–1	Tianjin Quanjian	Kashiwa, Japan
		1–0	Kitchee	Kashiwa, Japan
		0–1	Kitchee	Hong Kong,
		0–2	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Kashiwa, Japan
		2–3	Tianjin Quanjian	Tianjin, China

Kawasaki Frontale

Kawasaki Frontale Statistics
width=20%	Round	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Play-off Round	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Group Stage	48	24	11	13	89	44	+45	83
Knockout Stage	12	6	3	3	21	17	+4	21
Total	60	30	14	16	110	61	+49	104

Kawasaki Frontale Results
width=5%	Season	width=10%	Round	width=8%	Results	width=40%	Opposing Team	width=20%	Venue
	Group Stage
		3–1		Malang, Indonesia
		1–1		Kawasaki, Japan
		3–1		Gwangyang, Korea
		3–0		Kawasaki, Japan
		3–0		Kawasaki, Japan
		2–1		Bangkok, Thailand
	Quarterfinal
		0–0		Isfahan, Iran
		0–0		Kawasaki, Japan
	Group Stage
		1–0		Kawasaki, Japan
		1–1		Pohang, Korea
		5–0		Gosford, Australia
		2–1		Kawasaki, Japan
		1–3		Tianjin, China
		0–2	Pohang Steelers	Kawasaki, Japan
	Round of 16
		3–2		Suita, Japan
	Quarterfinal
		2–1		Tokyo, Japan
		1–3		Nagoya, Japan
	Group Stage
		0–2		Seongnam, Korea
		1–3		Kawasaki, Japan
		4–0		Kawasaki, Japan
		0–1		Melbourne, Australia
		3–0		Kawasaki, Japan
		0–2	Beijing Guoan	Beijing, China
	Group Stage
		1–0		Kawasaki, Japan
		0–2		Ulsan, Korea
		0–1		Sydney, Australia
		2–1		Kawasaki, Japan
		1–0		Guiyang, China
		3–1	Ulsan Hyundai	Kawasaki, Japan
	Round of 16
		2–3	FC Seoul	Kawasaki, Japan
		2–1 (a)	FC Seoul	Seoul, Korea
	Group Stage
		1–1		Kawasaki, Japan
		1–1		Hong Kong, China
		1–1		Guangzhou, China
		0–0		Kawasaki, Japan
		1–0		Suwon, Korea
		4–0		Kawasaki, Japan
	Round of 16
		3–1		Nonthaburi, Thailand
		4–1		Kawasaki, Japan
	Quarterfinal
		3–1		Kawasaki, Japan
		1–4		Saitama, Japan
	Group Stage
		0–1		Kawasaki, Japan
		1–2		Ulsan, Korea
		2–2		Kawasaki, Japan
		0–1		Sydney, Australia
		1–1		Shanghai, China
		2–2		Kawasaki, Japan
	Group Stage
		0–1		Shanghai, China
		1–0		Kawasaki, Japan
		0–1		Ulsan, Korea
		2–2		Kawasaki, Japan
		1–1		Shanghai, China
		4–0		Sydney, Australia
	Group Stage
		3–2		Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		7–0	Beijing Guoan
		8–0	United City
		2–0	United City
		3–1	Daegu FC
		4–0	Beijing Guoan
	Round of 16
		0–0		Ulsan, Korea

Nagoya Grampus

Nagoya Grampus Statistics
width=20%	Round	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Group Stage	24	13	9	2	43	16	+27	48
Knockout Stage	9	3	0	6	13	20	-7	9
Total	33	16	9	8	56	36	+20	57

Nagoya Grampus Results
width=5%	Season	width=10%	Round	width=8%	Results	width=40%	Opposing Team	width=20%	Venue
2009	Group Round
		3–1		Ulsan, Korea
		0–0		Nagoya, Japan
		1–1		Nagoya, Japan
		1–0	Newcastle United Jets	Newcastle, Australia
		4–1		Nagoya, Japan
		1–1		Beijing, China
	Round of 16
		2–1		Nagoya, Japan
	Quarterfinal
		1–2		Tokyo, Japan
		3–1	Kawasaki Frontale	Nagoya, Japan
	Semifinal
		2–6		Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
		1–2	Al-Ittihad	Nagoya, Japan
2011	Group Round
		0–2		Hangzhou, China
		1–1		Nagoya, Japan
		4–0		Nagoya, Japan
		2–0	FC Seoul	Seoul, Korea
		1–0		Nagoya, Japan
		1–3		Al Ain, UAE
	Round of 16
		0–2		Suwon, Korea
	Group Round
		2–2		Nagoya, Japan
		1–1		Gosford, Australia
		3–0		Tianjin, China
		0–0	Tianjin Teda	Nagoya, Japan
		1–1		Seongnam, Korea
		3–0		Nagoya, Japan
	Round of 16
		0–1		Adelaide, Australia
	Group Round
		1–0	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Bangkok, Thailand
		3–0	Pohang Steelers
		4–0	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
		3–0	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
		2–1	Johor Darul Ta'zim
		1–1	Pohang Steelers
	Round of 16
		4–2	Daegu FC	Toyota, Japan
	Quarterfinal
		0–3	Pohang Steelers	Jeonju, Korea

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Statistics
width=25%	Round	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Play-off Round	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Group Stage	30	13	6	11	40	37	+3	45
Knockout Stage	4	2	0	2	6	6	0	6
Total	35	15	7	13	46	43	+3	52

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Results
width=5%	Season	width=10%	Round	width=8%	Results	width=40%	Opposing Team	width=20%	Venue
2010	Group Stage
		0–1	Shandong Luneng	Hiroshima, Japan
		1–2		Pohang, Korea
		2–3		Adelaide, Australia
		1–0		Hiroshima, Japan
		3–2		Jinan, China
		4–3		Hiroshima, Japan
2013	Group Stage
		0–2	Bunyodkor	Hiroshima, Japan
		1–2		Beijing, China
		0–1		Hiroshima, Japan
		1–1		Pohang, Korea
		0–0		Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		0–0		Hiroshima, Japan
2014	Group Stage
		1–1		Hiroshima, Japan
		1–2		Gosford, Australia
		2–1		Hiroshima, Japan
		2–2		Seoul, Korea
		2–2		Beijing, China
		1–0		Hiroshima, Japan
	Round of 16
		3–1		Hiroshima, Japan
		0–2		Sydney, Australia
2016	Group Stage
		1–2		Hiroshima, Japan
		1–4		Seoul, Korea
		3–0		Hiroshima, Japan
		2–0		Buriram, Thailand
		0–1		Jinan, China
		2–1		Hiroshima, Japan
2019	Play-off Round
		0–0		Hiroshima, Japan
	Group Stage
		0–2		Guangzhou, China
		2–1		Hiroshima, Japan
		2–0		Hiroshima, Japan
		1–0		Daegu, Korea
		1–0		Hiroshima, Japan
		3–1		Melbourne, Australia
	Round of 16
		0–1		Kashima, Japan
		3–2		Hiroshima, Japan

Shimizu S-Pulse

Shimizu S-Pulse Statistics
width=20%	Round	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Group Stage	3	1	1	1	8	2	+6	4
Knockout Stage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	3	1	1	1	8	2	+6	4

Shimizu S-Pulse Results
width=5%	Season	width=10%	Round	width=8%	Results	width=40%	Opposing Team	width=20%	Venue
2003	Group Round
		0–0		Dalian, China
		1–2		Dalian, China
		7–0		Dalian, China

Tokyo Verdy

Tokyo Verdy Statistics
width=20%	Round	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Group Stage	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	0
Knockout Stage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	0

Tokyo Verdy Results
width=5%	Season	width=10%	Round	width=8%	Results	width=40%	Opposing Team	width=20%	Venue
	Group Round
		0–2		Tokyo, Japan
		0–1		Ulsan, Korea

Urawa Red Diamonds

Urawa Red Diamonds Statistics
width=20%	Round	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Play-off Round	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Group Stage	36	15	10	11	58	40	+18	55
Knockout Stage	28	12	8	8	42	32	+10	44
Total	64	27	18	19	100	72	+28	99

Urawa Red Diamonds Results
width=5%	Season	width=10%	Round	width=8%	Results	width=40%	Opposing Team	width=20%	Venue
	Group Stage
		3–0		Saitama, Japan
		2–2		Sydney, Australia
		1–0		Saitama, Japan
		0–0		Shanghai, China
		3–3		Surakarta, Indonesia
		0–0		Saitama, Japan
	Quarterfinal
		2–1		Saitama, Japan
		2–0		Jeonju, Korea
	Semifinal
		2–2		Seongnam, Korea
		2–2		Saitama, Japan
	Final
		1–1		Isfahan, Iran
		2–0		Saitama, Japan
2008	Quarterfinal
		2–3		Kuwait City, Kuwait
		2–0		Saitama, Japan
	Semifinal
		1–1		Suita, Japan
		1–3		Saitama, Japan
2013	Group Stage
		0–3		Guangzhou, China
		4–1		Saitama, Japan
		1–3		Saitama, Japan
		2–2		Jeonju, Korea
		3–2		Saitama, Japan
		1–0		Nonthaburi, Thailand
2015	Group Stage
		1–2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Suwon, Korea
		0–1	Brisbane Roar	Saitama, Japan
		0–2	Beijing Guoan	Beijing, China
		1–1	Beijing Guoan	Saitama, Japan
		1–2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Saitama, Japan
		2–1	Brisbane Roar	Gold Coast, Australia
2016	Group Stage
		2–0		Saitama, Japan
		0–1		Pohang, Korea
		2–2		Guangzhou, China
		1–0		Saitama, Japan
		0–0		Sydney, Australia
		1–1		Saitama, Japan
	Round of 16
		1–0		Saitama, Japan
		2–3		Seoul, Korea
2017	Group Stage
		4–0		Sydney, Australia
		5–2		Saitama, Japan
		2–3		Shanghai, China
		1–0		Saitama, Japan
		6–1		Saitama, Japan
		0–1		Seoul, Korea
	Round of 16
		0–2		Jeju City, Korea
		3–0		Saitama, Japan
	Quarterfinal
		1–3		Kawasaki, Japan
		4–1		Saitama, Japan
	Semifinal
		1–1		Shanghai, China
		1–0		Saitama, Japan
	Final
		1–1		Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
		1–0		Saitama, Japan
2019	Group Stage
		3–0		Saitama, Japan
		0–0		Beijing, China
		0–1		Saitama, Japan
		1–2		Jeonju, Korea
		2–1		Buriram, Thailand
		3–0		Saitama, Japan
	Round of 16
		1–2		Saitama, Japan
		3–0		Ulsan, Korea
	Quarterfinal
		2–2		Shanghai, China
		1–1 (a)		Saitama, Japan
	Semifinal
		2–0		Saitama, Japan
		1–0		Guangzhou, China
	Final
		0–1		Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
		0–2		Saitama, Japan
2022	Group Stage
		4–1		Buriram, Thailand
		5–0		Buriram, Thailand
		0–1		Buriram, Thailand
		0–0		Buriram, Thailand
		6–0		Buriram, Thailand
		5–0		Buriram, Thailand
	Round of 16
		5–0		Saitama, Japan
	Quarterfinal
		4–0		Saitama, Japan
	Semifinal
		1-1		Saitama, Japan

Vegalta Sendai

Round! width=5%

GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Group Stage	6	1	3	2	5	6	-1	6
Knockout Stage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	6	1	3	2	5	6	-1	6

Vegalta Sendai Results
width=5%	Season	width=10%	Round	width=8%	Results	width=40%	Opposing Team	width=20%	Venue
	Group Round
		1–1	Buriram United	Sendai, Japan
		0–0		Nanjing, China
		1–2	FC Seoul	Seoul, Korea
		1–0	FC Seoul	Sendai, Japan
		1–1	Buriram United	Buriram, Thailand
		1–2	Jiangsu Sainty	Sendai, Japan

Vissel Kobe

Round! width=5%

GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Group Stage	4	2	0	2	4	5	-1	6
Knockout Stage	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
Total	7	3	1	3	8	8	0	10

Season! width=15%

Round	width=15%	Results	width=35%	Opposing Team	width=25%	Venue
	Group Round
		1–0	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Suwon, Korea
		3–1	Guangzhou Evergrande	Doha, Qatar
		0–2	Guangzhou Evergrande	Al Wakrah, Qatar
		0–2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Doha, Qatar
	Round of 16
		2–0	Shanghai SIPG	Doha, Qatar
	Quarterfinal
		1–1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Al Wakrah, Qatar
	Semifinal
		1–2	Ulsan Hyundai	Doha, Qatar

Yokohama F. Marinos

Yokohama F. Marinos Statistics
width=20%	Round	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Play-off Round	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Group Stage	24	15	2	7	49	22	+27	47
Knockout Stage	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0
Total	25	15	2	8	51	25	+26	47

Yokohama F. Marinos Results
width=5%	Season	width=10%	Round	width=8%	Results	width=40%	Opposing Team	width=20%	Venue
2004	Group Stage
		3–0		Qui Nhon, Vietnam
		4–0		Yokohama, Japan
		1–2		Yokohama, Japan
		1–0		Seongnam, Korea
		6–0		Yokohama, Japan
		4–1		Kediri, Indonesia
2005	Group Stage
		0–1		Yokohama, Japan
		2–0		Makassar, Indonesia
		2–1		Bangkok, Thailand
		2–0		Yokohama, Japan
		1–2		Jinan, China
		3–0		Yokohama, Japan
2014	Group Stage
		0–3		Jeonju, Korea
		1–1		Yokohama, Japan
		0–1		Melbourne, Australia
		3–2		Yokohama, Japan
		2–1		Yokohama, Japan
		1–2		Guangzhou, China
2020	Group Stage
		2–1		Jeonju, Korea
		4–0		Yokohama, Japan
		1–0		Al Wakrah, Qatar
		1–2		Al Wakrah, Qatar
		4–1		Al Wakrah, Qatar
		1–1		Al Wakrah, Qatar
	Round of 16
		2–3		Doha, Qatar

Statistics by opponents league

Updated to 2021 season after Final

A-League

See main article: A-League.

Japan vs. Australian Clubs Statistics

width=20%	Team	width=5%	GP	width=4%	W	width=4%	D	width=4%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Gamba Osaka	12	6	3	3	25	15	+10	21
Kashima Antlers	12	6	2	4	20	12	+8	20
Kawasaki Frontale	10	6	1	3	20	7	+13	19
Urawa Red Diamonds	8	4	3	1	16	5	+11	15
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	8	5	0	3	13	10	+3	15
FC Tokyo	4	4	0	0	8	2	+6	12
Nagoya Grampus	5	2	2	1	6	3	+3	8
Yokohama F. Marinos	4	2	1	1	8	4	+4	7
Kashiwa Reysol	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6
Total	65	37	12	16	122	59	+63	123

Chinese Super League

See main article: Chinese Super League.

Japan vs. Chinese Clubs Statistics

width=20%	Team	width=5%	GP	width=4%	W	width=4%	D	width=4%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Kashima Antlers	23	11	7	5	35	23	+12	40
Urawa Red Diamonds	18	8	7	3	22	17	+5	31
Kawasaki Frontale	14	5	4	5	19	13	+6	19
Gamba Osaka	16	5	3	8	19	18	+1	18
Cerezo Osaka	10	5	1	4	17	14	+3	16
FC Tokyo	10	4	2	4	10	8	+2	14
Kashiwa Reysol	12	2	5	5	15	25	-10	11
Nagoya Grampus	6	2	3	1	5	3	+2	9
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10	2	3	5	9	13	-4	9
Júbilo Iwata	4	2	0	2	7	5	+2	6
Vissel Kobe	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
Yokohama F. Marinos	6	1	1	4	5	8	-3	4
Shimizu S-Pulse	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Vegalta Sendai	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
Total	135	49	38	48	169	152	+17	185

Hong Kong Premier League

See main article: Hong Kong Premier League.

Japan vs. Hong Kong Clubs Statistics

width=20%	Team	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Kawasaki Frontale	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4	4
Cerezo Osaka	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
Kashiwa Reysol	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
Total	6	3	2	1	8	3	+5	11

Liga Indonesia

See main article: Liga Indonesia.

Japan vs. Indonesian Clubs Statistics

width=20%	Team	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Yokohama F. Marinos	4	4	0	0	13	1	+12	12
Gamba Osaka	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8	6
Kashima Antlers	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	6
Kawasaki Frontale	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6
Cerezo Osaka	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6
Urawa Red Diamonds	2	1	1	0	6	3	+3	4
Total	14	13	1	0	47	7	+40	40

Iran Pro League

See main article: Iran Pro League.

Japan vs. Iranian Clubs Statistics

width=20%	Team	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Urawa Red Diamonds	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
Kashima Antlers	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	4
Kawasaki Frontale	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Total	6	2	4	0	5	1	+4	10

K League

See main article: K League.

Japan vs. South Korean Clubs Statistics

width=20%	Team	width=5%	GP	width=4%	W	width=4%	D	width=4%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Gamba Osaka	25	8	6	11	35	44	-9	30
Kawasaki Frontale	19	8	5	6	30	24	+6	29
Kashima Antlers	20	8	4	8	31	29	+2	28
Kashiwa Reysol	13	7	2	4	29	19	+10	23
Nagoya Grampus	12	6	4	2	23	15	+8	22
Urawa Red Diamonds	20	6	4	10	30	29	+1	22
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10	5	2	3	16	15	+1	17
Cerezo Osaka	9	4	1	4	10	15	-5	13
Yokohama F. Marinos	7	4	0	3	12	11	+1	12
Vissel Kobe	4	1	1	2	3	5	-2	4
Vegalta Sendai	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
Júbilo Iwata	4	1	0	3	5	8	−3	3
FC Tokyo	6	0	2	4	5	11	-6	2
Shimizu S-Pulse	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
Tokyo Verdy	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	0
Total	154	59	31	64	232	232	0	208

Kuwaiti Premier League

See main article: Kuwaiti Premier League.

Japan vs. Kuwaiti Clubs Statistics

width=20%	Team	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Urawa Red Diamonds	2	1	0	1	4	3	1	3
Total	2	1	0	1	4	3	1	3

Malaysia Super League

See main article: Malaysia Super League.

Japan vs. Malaysian Clubs Statistics

width=20%	Team	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Nagoya Grampus	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	6
Kashima Antlers	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
Total	4	3	0	1	5	3	+2	9

Philippines Football League

See main article: Philippines Football League.

Japan vs. Filipino Clubs Statistics

width=20%	Team	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Kawasaki Frontale	2	2	0	0	10	0	+10	6
FC Tokyo	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
Total	3	3	0	0	12	0	+12	9

Saudi Professional League

See main article: Saudi Professional League.

Japan vs. Saudi Arabian Clubs Statistics

width=20%	Team	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Urawa Red Diamonds	4	1	1	2	2	4	-2	4
Kashiwa Reysol	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
Nagoya Grampus	2	0	0	2	3	8	−5	0
Total	8	1	3	4	8	15	-7	6

S.League

See main article: S.League.

Japan vs. Singaporean Clubs Statistics

width=20%	Team	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Gamba Osaka	4	4	0	0	17	3	+14	12
Kashima Antlers	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	6
Total	6	6	0	0	26	4	+22	18

Syrian Premier League

See main article: Syrian Premier League.

Japan vs. Syrian Clubs Statistics

width=20%	Team	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Gamba Osaka	2	2	0	0	4	1	3	6
Total	2	2	0	0	4	1	3	6

Thailand Premier League

See main article: Thailand Premier League.

Japan vs. Thai Clubs Statistics

width=20%	Team	width=5%	GP	width=4%	W	width=4%	D	width=4%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Urawa Red Diamonds	4	4	0	0	10	2	+8	12
Kashima Antlers	5	3	1	1	22	7	+15	10
Kawasaki Frontale	4	3	1	0	10	4	+6	10
Gamba Osaka	6	2	4	0	8	5	+3	10
Cerezo Osaka	6	2	3	1	12	7	+5	9
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3	2	1	0	5	0	+5	7
Nagoya Grampus	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	6
Júbilo Iwata	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	6
Yokohama F. Marinos	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	6
FC Tokyo	1	1	0	0	9	0	+9	3
Shimizu S-Pulse	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	3
Kashiwa Reysol	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
Vegalta Sendai	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
Total	40	25	12	3	105	33	+72	87

UAE Pro-League

See main article: UAE Pro-League.

Japan vs. UAE Clubs Statistics

width=20%	Team	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Nagoya Grampus	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	3
Total	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	3

Uzbek League

See main article: Uzbek League.

Japan vs. Uzbek Clubs Statistics

width=20%	Team	width=5%	GP	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Gamba Osaka	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	3
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1
Total	4	1	1	2	5	6	-1	4

V-League

See main article: Vietnamese Super League.

Japan vs. Vietnamese Clubs Statistics

width=20%	Team	width=5%	GP	width=4%	W	width=4%	D	width=4%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GD	width=5%	Pts
Gamba Osaka	2	2	0	0	20	1	+19	6
Kashima Antlers	2	2	0	0	10	0	+10	6
Yokohama F. Marinos	2	2	0	0	9	0	+9	6
Júbilo Iwata	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	6
FC Tokyo	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6
Kashiwa Reysol	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	3
Total	12	11	0	1	56	5	+51	33

References

• AFC Champions League Official website
• AFC Champions League on RSSSF