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.
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 round
2023–24
2
0
0
2024–25
1
0
0
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 season [ edit ]
Season
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
2007
12
4
5
3
17
11
+6
17
2008
18
8
4
6
24
20
+4
28
2009
13
3
3
7
11
24
−13
12
2010
13
4
2
7
11
17
−6
14
2011
12
2
5
5
13
22
−9
11
2012
22
7
8
7
28
29
−1
29
2013
9
2
2
5
6
14
−8
8
2014
27
13
6
8
34
27
+7
45
2015
13
4
3
6
17
19
−2
15
2016
17
5
7
5
17
19
−2
22
2017
20
6
3
11
32
51
−19
21
2018
13
3
5
5
20
27
−7
14
2019
14
1
4
9
13
33
−20
7
2020
21
5
4
12
25
33
−8
19
2022
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
Match won
Match drawn
Match lost
Adelaide United results
Season
Round
Result
Opponent
Venue
2007 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
0–1
Shandong Luneng Taishan
Adelaide , Australia
2–0
Gach Dong Tam Long An
Tân An , Vietnam
2–2
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Adelaide, Australia
0–1
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Seongnam , South Korea
2–2
Shandong Luneng Taishan
Jinan , China
3–0
Gach Dong Tam Long An
Adelaide, Australia
2008 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
2–0
Pohang Steelers
Pohang , South Korea
0–0
Changchun Yatai
Adelaide, Australia
2–1
Bình Dương F.C.
Thu Dao Mot , Vietnam
4–1
Bình Dương F.C.
Adelaide, Australia
1–0
Pohang Steelers
Adelaide, Australia
0–0
Changchun Yatai
Changchun , China
Quarter-final
1–1
Kashima Antlers
Kashima , Japan
1–0
Adelaide, Australia
Semi-final
3–0
FC Bunyodkor
Adelaide, Australia
0–1
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
Final
0–3
Gamba Osaka
Osaka , Japan
0–2
Adelaide, Australia
2010 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
1–0
Pohang Steelers
Adelaide, Australia
2–0
Shandong Luneng Taishan
Jinan, China
3–2
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Adelaide, Australia
0–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Hiroshima , Japan
0–0
Pohang Steelers
Pohang, South Korea
0–1
Shandong Luneng Taishan
Adelaide, Australia
Round of 16
2–3
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Adelaide, Australia
2012 AFC Champions League
Qualifying play-off
3–0
Persipura Jayapura
Adelaide, Australia
Group Stage
2–1
FC Bunyodkor
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2–0
Gamba Osaka
Adelaide, Australia
0–1
Pohang Steelers
Pohang, South Korea
1–0
Pohang Steelers
Adelaide, Australia
0–0
FC Bunyodkor
Adelaide, Australia
2–0
Gamba Osaka
Osaka, Japan
Round of 16
1–0
Nagoya Grampus
Adelaide, Australia
Quarter-final
2–2
FC Bunyodkor
Adelaide, Australia
2–3 aet
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2016 AFC Champions League
Qualifying play-off
1–2
Shandong Luneng Taishan
Adelaide, Australia
2017 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
0–3
Gamba Osaka
Adelaide, Australia
1–2
Jiangsu Suning
Nanjing , China
3–3
Jeju United
Adelaide, Australia
3–1
Jeju United
Seogwipo , South Korea
3–3
Gamba Osaka
Suita , Japan
0–1
Jiangsu Suning
Adelaide, Australia
Brisbane Roar results
Season
Round
Result
Opponent
Venue
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
Global
Brisbane, Australia
Qualifying play-off
2–0
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai , China
Group Stage
0–0
Muangthong United
Brisbane, Australia
0–6
Ulsan Hyundai
Ulsan, South Korea
0–3
Kashima Antlers
Kashima , Japan
2–1
Kashima Antlers
Brisbane, Australia
0–3
Muangthong United
Pak Kret , Thailand
2–3
Ulsan Hyundai
Brisbane, Australia
2018 AFC Champions League
Preliminary round 2
2–3
Ceres–Negros
Brisbane, Australia
Central Coast Mariners [ edit ]
Central Coast Mariners results
Season
Round
Result
Opponent
Venue
2009 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
0–0
Pohang Steelers
Gosford , Australia
2–2
Tianjin Teda FC
Tianjin , China
0–5
Kawasaki Frontale
Gosford, Australia
1–2
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki , Japan
2–3
Pohang Steelers
Pohang , South Korea
0–1
Tianjin Teda FC
Gosford, Australia
2012 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
0–0
Tianjin Teda FC
Tianjin, China
1–1
Nagoya Grampus
Gosford, Australia
1–1
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Gosford, Australia
0–5
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Seongnam , South Korea
5–1
Tianjin Teda FC
Gosford, Australia
0–3
Nagoya Grampus
Nagoya , Japan
2013 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
0–0
Suwon Bluewings
Gosford, Australia
1–3
Kashiwa Reysol
Kashiwa , Japan
2–1
Guizhou Renhe
Gosford, Australia
1–2
Guizhou Renhe
Guiyang , China
1–0
Suwon Bluewings
Suwon , South Korea
0–3
Kashiwa Reysol
Gosford, Australia
Round of 16
1–2
Guangzhou Evergrande
Gosford, Australia
0–3
Guangzhou , China
2014 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
0–2
FC Seoul
Seoul , South Korea
2–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Gosford, Australia
1–2
Beijing Guoan
Beijing , China
1–0
Beijing Guoan
Gosford, Australia
0–1
FC Seoul
Gosford, Australia
0–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Hiroshima , Japan
2015 AFC Champions League
Qualifying play-off
1–3
Guangzhou R&F
Gosford, Australia
2023–24 AFC Cup
Group Stage
0–1
Terengganu
Kuala Terengganu , Malaysia
9–1
Stallion Laguna
Gosford, Australia
6–3
Bali United
Gosford, Australia
2–1
Bali United
Gianyar , Indonesia
1–1
Terengganu
Gosford, Australia
3–0
Stallion Laguna
Biñan , Philippines
Zonal semi-finals
4–0
Phnom Penh Crown
Gosford, Australia
Zonal final
3–2
Macarthur FC
Sydney , Australia
Inter-zone play-off semi-finals
4–0
Odisha
Gosford, Australia
0–0
Bhubaneswar , India
Inter-zone play-off final
1–1
Abdysh-Ata Kant
Bishkek , Kyrgyzstan
3–0
Gosford, Australia
Final
1–0
Al Ahed
Muscat , Oman
2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite
League Stage
Melbourne Victory results
Season
Round
Result
Opponent
Venue
2008 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
2–0
Chunnam Dragons
Melbourne , Australia
1–3
Chonburi FC
Bangkok , Thailand
3–4
Gamba Osaka
Melbourne, Australia
0–2
Gamba Osaka
Suita , Japan
1–1
Chunnam Dragons
Gwangyang , South Korea
3–1
Chonburi FC
Melbourne, Australia
2010 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
0–1
Beijing Guoan
Beijing , China
0–2
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Melbourne, Australia
0–4
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki , Japan
1–0
Kawasaki Frontale
Melbourne, Australia
0–0
Beijing Guoan
Melbourne, Australia
2–3
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Seongnam , South Korea
2011 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
1–5
Gamba Osaka
Suita, Japan
1–2
Jeju United
Melbourne, Australia
1–1
Tianjin Teda
Tianjin , China
2–1
Tianjin Teda
Melbourne, Australia
1–1
Gamba Osaka
Melbourne, Australia
1–1
Jeju United
Jeju , South Korea
2014 AFC Champions League
Qualifying play-off
2–1
Muangthong United
Geelong , Australia
Group Stage
2–4
Guangzhou Evergrande
Guangzhou , China
2–2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Melbourne, Australia
1–0
Yokohama F. Marinos
Melbourne, Australia
2–3
Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama , Japan
2–0
Guangzhou Evergrande
Melbourne, Australia
0–0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonju , South Korea
2016 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
2–1
Shanghai SIPG
Melbourne, Australia
1–1
Gamba Osaka
Suita, Japan
0–0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Melbourne, Australia
1–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Suwon , South Korea
1–3
Shanghai SIPG
Shanghai , China
2–1
Gamba Osaka
Melbourne, Australia
Round of 16
1–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Melbourne, Australia
1–2
Jeonju, South Korea
2018 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
3–3
Ulsan Hyundai
Melbourne, Australia
1–4
Shanghai SIPG
Shanghai, China
2–2
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki, Japan
1–0
Kawasaki Frontale
Melbourne, Australia
2–6
Ulsan Hyundai
Ulsan , South Korea
2–1
Shanghai SIPG
Melbourne, Australia
2019 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
1–3
Daegu FC
Melbourne, Australia
1–2
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Hiroshima , Japan
0–4
Guangzhou Evergrande
Guangzhou, China
1–1
Guangzhou Evergrande
Melbourne, Australia
0–4
Daegu FC
Daegu , South Korea
1–3
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Melbourne, Australia
2020 AFC Champions League
Preliminary round 2
5–0
Bali United
Melbourne, Australia
Play-off round
1–0
Kashima Antlers
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
Ulsan Hyundai
2022 AFC Champions League
Play-off round
3–4
Vissel Kobe
Kobe , Japan
Sydney FC results
Season
Round
Result
Opponent
Venue
2007 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
2–1
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai , China
2–2
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sydney , Australia
1–2
Persik Kediri
Surakarta , Indonesia
3–0
Persik Kediri
Sydney, Australia
0–0
Shanghai Shenhua
Sydney, Australia
0–0
Urawa Red Diamonds
Saitama , Japan
2011 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
0–0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Sydney, Australia
1–1
Shanghai Shenhua
Sydney, Australia
0–3
Kashima Antlers
Sydney, Australia
3–2
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai, China
1–3
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Suwon , South Korea
1–2
Kashima Antlers
Tokyo , Japan
2016 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
0–2
Urawa Red Diamonds
Saitama, Japan
2–1
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao
Sydney, Australia
1–0
Pohang Steelers
Pohang , South Korea
1–0
Pohang Steelers
Sydney, Australia
0–0
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sydney, Australia
0–1
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao
Guangzhou , China
Round of 16
1–1
Shandong Luneng Taishan
Jinan , China
2–2
Sydney, Australia
2018 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
0–2
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Sydney, Australia
2–2
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai, China
0–2
Kashima Antlers
Sydney, Australia
1–1
Kashima Antlers
Kashima , Japan
4–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Suwon, South Korea
0–0
Shanghai Shenhua
Sydney, Australia
2019 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
0–0
Ulsan Hyundai
Sydney, Australia
0–1
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki , Japan
3–3
Shanghai SIPG
Sydney, Australia
2–2
Shanghai SIPG
Shanghai, China
0–1
Ulsan Hyundai
Ulsan , South Korea
0–4
Kawasaki Frontale
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
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sydney, Australia
Eastern
Hong Kong
Eastern
Sydney, Australia
Kaya–Iloilo
Sydney, Australia
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Hiroshima , Japan
Western Sydney Wanderers [ edit ]
Western Sydney Wanderers results
Season
Round
Result
Opponent
Venue
2014 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
1–3
Ulsan Hyundai
Sydney , Australia
1–0
Guizhou Renhe
Guiyang , China
1–0
Kawasaki Frontale
Sydney, Australia
1–2
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki , Japan
2–0
Ulsan Hyundai
Ulsan , South Korea
5–0
Guizhou Renhe
Sydney, Australia
Round of 16
1–3
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Hiroshima , Japan
2–0
Sydney, Australia
Quarter-final
1–0
Guangzhou Evergrande
Sydney, Australia
1–2
Guangzhou , China
Semi-final
0–0
FC Seoul
Seoul , South Korea
2–0
Sydney, Australia
Final
1–0
Al-Hilal
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
2017 AFC Champions League
Group Stage
0–4
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sydney, Australia
1–5
Shanghai SIPG
Shanghai , China
3–2
FC Seoul
Seoul, South Korea
2–3
FC Seoul
Sydney, Australia
1–6
Urawa Red Diamonds
Saitama , Japan
3–2
Shanghai SIPG
Sydney, Australia
Statistics by opponents league [ edit ]
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)
Asian Champions League [ edit ]
As of 12 December 2023 (not including qualifying rounds).
Club lists clubs for which continental goals were scored.
As of 14 December 2023 (not including qualifying rounds).
Club lists clubs for which continental goals were scored.
Asian Champion Club Tournament era, 1967–1972
Seasons
Asian Club Championship era, 1985–2002
Seasons
AFC Champions League era, 2002–2024
Seasons Finals
AFC Champions League Elite era, since 2024
Seasons Finals