AFC club competitions ranking
The AFC club competitions ranking is a ranking system launched by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 2014.[1][2]
Calculation principle
[edit]The club competitions ranking (former member association ranking, or MA ranking) is used to rank associations and seed teams in the competitions, allocate the number of entries and entry points to the competitions.[3] There are, however, many shifts each year with associations not meeting off field requirements.
The ranking until 2021 consisted of the total points of member associations' clubs over the previous four years. Since the 2022 edition, the ranking has used the points over the previous eight years, with earlier editions having a decreasingly smaller contribution through an applied multiplier.
Ranking structure
[edit]Club ranking was introduced in 2014 by the AFC.[1] It was an informative ranking and not used to seed clubs in the club competitions.[2]
In 2024, the AFC announced changes in the format for ranking the three revamped Club competitions – AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE), AFC Champions League Two (ACL2), AFC Challenge League (ACGL) – effective from the 2024–25 season.[4] The structure has taken into account the results from the past 8 years, with a weighting formula.[5]
Scoring from 2024–25 onwards
[edit]| Round | Score[a] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ACLE | ACL2 | ACGL | |
| Participation Points for teams advanced/direct entry to League/Group Stage | 3 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Participation Points for teams eliminated in Preliminary Stage | [b] | [b] | 0.5 |
| Win in Qualifying Round | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.15 |
| Draw in Qualifying Round | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.075 |
| Win in Group stage / Knock-out phase | 3 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Draw in Group stage / Knock-out phase | 1 | 0.666 | 0.5 |
| Advance to Knock-out phase | 3 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Advance to Quarter-finals | 1.5 | 1 | [c] |
| Advance to Semi-finals and Final | 1.5 | 1 | 0.75 |
2025–26 ranking
[edit]To be used for entry requirements into the 2027–28 AFC competitions.
- As of 6 November 2025[7]
| Ranking | Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup) |
Club points | Total | Active teams | 2027–28 Competition | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 2024–25 | Mvmt | Region | 2017 (×0.3) |
2018 (×0.4) |
2019 (×0.5) |
2021 (×0.6) |
2022 (×0.7) |
2023–24 (×0.8) |
2024–25 (×0.9) |
2025–26 (×1.0) |
ACLE | ACL2 | ACGL | |||
| 1 | 1 |  — |
W1 |  Saudi Arabia (L, C)
|
18.600 | 10.000 | 26.350 | 20.950 | 19.075 | 27.100 | 34.542 | 11.750 | 113.195 | 4/4 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | — |
E1 |  Japan (L, C, LC)
|
21.850 | 13.850 | 21.800 | 17.875 | 20.088 | 21.350 | 27.970 | 10.000 | 100.035 | 4/4 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | — |
E2 |  South Korea (L, C)
|
9.950 | 18.350 | 13.600 | 22.750 | 15.800 | 22.350 | 14.762 | 8.417 | 81.418 | 4/4 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | — |
W2 |  United Arab Emirates (L, C)
|
11.350 | 8.100 | 7.633 | 14.400 | 8.083 | 25.500 | 16.400 | 9.667 | 69.587 | 4/4 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 |  +1 |
W3 |  Iran (L, C)
|
16.200 | 18.850 | 11.500 | 14.225 | 13.250 | 9.300 | 13.274 | 6.992 | 62.339 | 3/3 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 |  –1 |
W4 |  Qatar (L, C)
|
13.400 | 19.850 | 15.900 | 7.300 | 13.500 | 8.100 | 14.701 | 6.467 | 59.918 | 4/4 | 1+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | — |
E3 |  Thailand (L, C, LC)
|
15.050 | 16.200 | 5.050 | 8.500 | 11.110 | 8.567 | 14.875 | 7.250 | 53.888 | 4/4 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | — |
E4 |  China (L, C)
|
24.567 | 16.200 | 17.350 | 0.800 | 0.500 | 11.900 | 10.250 | 6.133 | 48.233 | 4/4 | 1+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | — |
W5 |  Uzbekistan (L, C)
|
5.050 | 9.400 | 9.000 | 8.960 | 10.057 | 11.250 | 10.333 | 3.833 | 44.324 | 2/2 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | — |
E5 |  Australia (L, C)
|
5.900 | 7.300 | 2.600 | 0.000 | 7.900 | 10.593 | 12.796 | 7.833 | 39.344 | 2/2 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | — |
E6 |  Malaysia (L, C)
|
4.395 | 3.633 | 4.450 | 4.000 | 9.677 | 6.213 | 15.511 | 6.000 | 39.101 | 2/2 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | +1 |
W6 |  Jordan (L, C)
|
4.900 | 7.633 | 7.967 | 4.893 | 6.000 | 5.415 | 12.000 | 5.747 | 36.522 | 2/2 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | –1 |
W7 |  Iraq (L, C)
|
8.933 | 8.633 | 8.300 | 3.250 | 7.450 | 7.473 | 8.500 | 5.000 | 36.077 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | — |
E7 |  Vietnam (L, C)
|
2.800 | 3.267 | 10.752 | 6.000 | 5.300 | 5.400 | 11.333 | 5.667 | 35.020 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | — |
E8 |  Singapore (L, C)
|
5.138 | 5.617 | 4.133 | 0.000 | 3.253 | 3.640 | 14.833 | 6.667 | 31.061 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | — |
W8 |  Bahrain (L, C)
|
3.467 | 1.633 | 2.500 | 5.510 | 5.215 | 7.020 | 7.583 | 6.333 | 28.674 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | — |
W9 |  Oman (L, C)
|
2.200 | 1.583 | 1.433 | 0.000 | 6.795 | 9.780 | 9.000 | 5.500 | 28.190 | 1/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | 21 | +3 |
E9 |  Cambodia (L, C)
|
1.683 | 2.250 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 2.070 | 5.620 | 11.000 | 6.600 | 24.350 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | +1 |
W10 |  Turkmenistan (L, C)
|
4.483 | 7.583 | 5.267 | 3.125 | 2.640 | 3.463 | 7.450 | 4.045 | 24.255 | 2/3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | +5 |
E10 |  Indonesia (L, C)
|
0.000 | 4.100 | 5.045 | 0.000 | 3.960 | 3.560 | 7.204 | 7.783 | 24.049 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | — |
W11 |  Kuwait (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.070 | 4.160 | 3.165 | 8.075 | 5.350 | 24.020 | 1/2 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
| 22 | 19 | –3 |
E11 |  Hong Kong (L, C, LC)
|
1.750 | 3.300 | 3.650 | 7.333 | 6.587 | 4.900 | 3.333 | 3.333 | 22.933 | 2/2 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
| 23 | 22 | –1 |
W12 |  Lebanon (L, C)
|
0.833 | 3.933 | 6.933 | 2.670 | 1.525 | 4.840 | 4.500 | 4.750 | 20.631 | 1/2 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
| 24 | 18 | –6 |
W13 |  India (L, C)
|
6.250 | 4.417 | 3.217 | 3.677 | 4.797 | 3.453 | 6.500 | 1.200 | 20.627 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 |
| 25 | 24 | –1 |
W14 |  Tajikistan (L, C)
|
12.900 | 4.433 | 3.000 | 4.970 | 2.493 | 2.230 | 3.276 | 4.000 | 20.603 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 |
| 26 | 26 | — |
W15 |  Kyrgyzstan (L)
|
1.400 | 0.150 | 2.433 | 0.835 | 0.565 | 11.830 | 4.600 | 3.950 | 20.147 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 27 | 27 | — |
E12 |  Philippines (L, C)
|
8.120 | 5.843 | 4.782 | 2.600 | 0.300 | 0.600 | 3.667 | 4.250 | 16.965 | 2/2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0+1 |
| 28 | 28 | — |
W16 |  Bangladesh (L, C)
|
1.333 | 1.433 | 6.933 | 2.790 | 3.760 | 4.730 | 1.500 | 2.100 | 15.980 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 29 | 31 | +2 |
E13 |  Chinese Taipei (L)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 2.000 | 0.000 | 5.145 | 6.050 | 3.600 | 14.528 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 30 | 30 | — |
E14 |  Myanmar (L, C)
|
1.300 | 4.062 | 1.600 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.640 | 7.150 | 2.050 | 12.612 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 31 | 29 | –2 |
W17 |  Syria (L, C)
|
5.933 | 2.000 | 3.133 | 1.785 | 2.890 | 1.400 | 2.500 | 1.000 | 11.610 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 32 | 34 | +1 |
E15 |  Mongolia (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 5.080 | 2.200 | 3.600 | 9.804 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 33 | 32 | –1 |
E16 |  North Korea (L, C)
|
3.433 | 7.433 | 11.067 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 9.537 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 34 | 33 | –1 |
W18 |  Maldives (L, C)
|
4.300 | 4.300 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 2.030 | 2.640 | 1.500 | 0.500 | 8.513 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 35 | 36 | +1 |
W19 |  Bhutan (L, C)
|
0.150 | 0.150 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 3.600 | 2.100 | 5.705 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 36 | 35 | –1 |
W20 |  Palestine (L, C)
|
0.200 | 0.150 | 2.967 | 0.835 | 0.610 | 0.100 | 2.500 | 0.000 | 4.862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 37 | 38 | +1 |
E17 |  Laos (L, C)
|
0.150 | 0.150 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 1.650 | 1.550 | 3.387 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 38 | 37 | –1 |
E18 |  Macau (L, C)
|
0.000 | 4.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.370 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.696 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 39 | 39 | — |
W21 |  Nepal (L)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 0.200 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 0.500 | 0.000 | 1.134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 40 | 41 | +1 |
W22 |  Afghanistan (L)
|
0.150 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.995 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 41 | 42 | +1 |
E19 |  Brunei (C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.580 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 42 | 40 | –2 |
W23 |  Sri Lanka (L, C)
|
0.100 | 0.000 | 0.350 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 43 | — |
W24 |  Yemen (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 43 | — |
E20 |  East Timor (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 43 | — |
W24 |  Pakistan (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 43 | — |
E20 |  Guam (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 43 | — |
E20 |  Northern Mariana Islands (L)
|
Not an AFC member | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Active associations which have some teams still competing in the current season's ACL Elite. | |
| Active associations which have some teams still competing in the current season's ACL Two. | |
| Active associations which have some teams still competing in the current season's Challenge League. | |
| Associations which have no remaining teams in the current season's competitions. |
2024–25 ranking
[edit]To be used for entry requirements into the 2026–27 AFC competitions.
- As of 18 May 2025[8]
| Ranking | Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup) |
Club points | Total | 2026–27 Competition | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | 2023–24 | Mvmt | Region | 2016 (×0.3) |
2017 (×0.4) |
2018 (×0.5) |
2019 (×0.6) |
2021 (×0.7) |
2022 (×0.8) |
2023–24 (×0.9) |
2024–25 (×1.0) |
ACLE | ACL2 | ACGL | ||
| 1 | 1 | — |
W1 | Saudi Arabia (L, C)
|
9.500 | 18.600 | 10.000 | 26.350 | 20.950 | 19.075 | 27.100 | 34.542 | 119.957 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | — |
E1 | Japan (L, C, LC)
|
10.500 | 21.850 | 13.850 | 21.800 | 17.875 | 20.088 | 21.350 | 27.970 | 107.663 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | — |
E2 | South Korea (L, C)
|
20.750 | 9.950 | 18.350 | 13.600 | 22.750 | 15.800 | 22.350 | 14.762 | 90.982 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | — |
W2 | United Arab Emirates (L, C)
|
18.000 | 11.350 | 8.100 | 7.633 | 14.400 | 8.083 | 25.500 | 16.400 | 74.466 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | — |
W3 | Qatar (L, C)
|
22.000 | 13.400 | 19.850 | 15.900 | 7.300 | 13.500 | 8.100 | 14.701 | 69.326 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | — |
W4 | Iran (L, C)
|
13.000 | 16.200 | 18.850 | 11.500 | 14.225 | 13.250 | 9.300 | 13.274 | 68.907 | 1+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | +1 |
E3 | Thailand (L, C, LC)
|
1.000 | 15.050 | 16.200 | 5.050 | 8.500 | 11.110 | 8.567 | 14.875 | 54.873 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | –1 |
E4 | China (L, C)
|
14.750 | 24.567 | 16.200 | 17.350 | 0.800 | 0.500 | 11.900 | 10.250 | 54.682 | 1+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | — |
W5 | Uzbekistan (L, C)
|
9.750 | 5.050 | 9.400 | 9.000 | 8.960 | 10.057 | 11.250 | 10.333 | 49.821 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | +1 |
E5 | Australia (L, C)
|
14.000 | 5.900 | 7.300 | 2.600 | 0.000 | 7.900 | 10.593 | 12.796 | 40.420 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | +1 |
E6 | Malaysia (L, C)
|
7.167 | 4.395 | 3.633 | 4.450 | 4.000 | 9.677 | 6.213 | 15.511 | 40.039 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | –2 |
W6 | Iraq (L, C)
|
9.833 | 8.933 | 8.633 | 8.300 | 3.250 | 7.450 | 7.473 | 8.500 | 39.280 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | — |
W7 | Jordan (L, C)
|
4.167 | 4.900 | 7.633 | 7.967 | 4.893 | 6.000 | 5.415 | 12.000 | 36.905 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | — |
E7 | Vietnam (L, C)
|
4.000 | 2.800 | 3.267 | 10.752 | 6.000 | 5.300 | 5.400 | 11.333 | 35.038 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | +7 |
E8 | Singapore (L, C)
|
4.500 | 5.138 | 5.617 | 4.133 | 0.000 | 3.253 | 3.640 | 14.833 | 29.405 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | +1 |
W8 | Bahrain (L, C)
|
5.333 | 3.467 | 1.633 | 2.500 | 5.510 | 5.215 | 7.020 | 7.583 | 27.233 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | +2 |
W9 | Oman (L, C)
|
1.000 | 2.200 | 1.583 | 1.433 | 0.000 | 6.795 | 9.780 | 9.000 | 26.069 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | 18 | — |
W10 | India (L, C)
|
7.667 | 6.250 | 4.417 | 3.217 | 3.677 | 4.797 | 3.453 | 6.500 | 24.958 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | –4 |
E9 | Hong Kong (L, C)
|
5.833 | 1.750 | 3.300 | 3.650 | 7.333 | 6.587 | 4.900 | 3.333 | 24.436 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | — |
W11 | Turkmenistan (L, C)
|
2.000 | 4.483 | 7.583 | 5.267 | 3.125 | 2.640 | 3.463 | 7.450 | 24.211 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
| 21 | 23 | +2 |
W12 | Kuwait (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.070 | 4.160 | 3.165 | 8.075 | 21.260 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
| 22 | 21 | –1 |
W13 | Lebanon (L, C)
|
6.333 | 0.833 | 3.933 | 6.933 | 2.670 | 1.525 | 4.840 | 4.500 | 20.304 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 |
| 23 | 30 | +7 |
E10 | Cambodia (L, C)
|
0.000 | 1.683 | 2.250 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 2.070 | 5.620 | 11.000 | 20.112 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | 16 | –8 |
W14 | Tajikistan (L, C)
|
0.333 | 12.900 | 4.433 | 3.000 | 4.970 | 2.493 | 2.230 | 3.276 | 20.033 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 25 | 28 | +3 |
E11 | Indonesia (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 4.100 | 5.045 | 0.000 | 3.960 | 3.560 | 7.204 | 18.653 | 0 | 0+1 | 0+1 |
| 26 | 27 | +1 |
W15 | Kyrgyzstan (L)
|
0.000 | 1.400 | 0.150 | 2.433 | 0.835 | 0.565 | 11.830 | 4.600 | 18.378 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 27 | 25 | –2 |
E12 | Philippines (L, C)
|
4.667 | 8.120 | 5.843 | 4.782 | 2.600 | 0.300 | 0.600 | 3.667 | 16.706 | 0 | 0+1 | 0+1 |
| 28 | 24 | –4 |
W16 | Bangladesh (L, C)
|
1.000 | 1.333 | 1.433 | 6.933 | 2.790 | 3.760 | 4.730 | 1.500 | 16.428 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 29 | 26 | –3 |
W17 | Syria (L, C)
|
5.333 | 5.933 | 2.000 | 3.133 | 1.785 | 2.890 | 1.400 | 2.500 | 14.174 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 30 | 32 | +1 |
E13 | Myanmar (L, C)
|
2.333 | 1.300 | 4.062 | 1.600 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.640 | 7.150 | 12.837 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 31 | 33 | +2 |
E14 | Chinese Taipei (L)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 2.000 | 0.000 | 5.145 | 6.050 | 12.280 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 32 | 29 | –3 |
E15 | North Korea (L, C)
|
0.000 | 3.433 | 7.433 | 11.067 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 11.730 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 33 | 31 | –2 |
W18 | Maldives (L, C)
|
1.333 | 4.300 | 4.300 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 2.030 | 2.640 | 1.500 | 9.910 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 34 | 35 | +1 |
E16 | Mongolia (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 5.080 | 2.200 | 6.962 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 35 | 34 | –1 |
W19 | Palestine (L, C)
|
2.000 | 0.200 | 0.150 | 2.967 | 0.835 | 0.610 | 0.100 | 2.500 | 6.198 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 36 | 40 | +4 |
W20 | Bhutan (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 3.600 | 4.035 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 37 | 36 | –1 |
E17 | Macau (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 4.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.370 | 0.000 | 3.233 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 38 | 37 | –1 |
E18 | Laos (L, C)
|
1.000 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 1.650 | 2.375 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 39 | 38 | –1 |
W21 | Nepal (L)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 0.200 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 0.167 | 0.967 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 40 | 39 | –1 |
W22 | Sri Lanka (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.350 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.480 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 41 | 42 | +1 |
W23 | Afghanistan (L)
|
0.000 | 0.150 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.167 | 0.227 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 42 | 41 | –1 |
E19 | Brunei (C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.090 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 43 | — |
W24 | Yemen (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 43 | — |
E20 | East Timor (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 43 | — |
W24 | Pakistan (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 43 | — |
E20 | Guam (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 43 | — |
E20 | Northern Mariana Islands (L)
|
Not an AFC member | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
2023–24 ranking
[edit]To be used for entry requirements into the 2025–26 AFC competitions.[9]
| Ranking | Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup) |
Club points | Total | 2025–26 competition | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | 2022 [5] |
Mvmt | Region | 2015 (×0.3) |
2016 (×0.4) |
2017 (×0.5) |
2018 (×0.6) |
2019 (×0.7) |
2021 (×0.8) |
2022 (×0.9) |
2023–24 (×1.0) |
ACLE | ACL2 | ACGL | ||
| 1 | 1 | — |
W1 | Saudi Arabia (L, C)
|
15.250 | 9.500 | 18.600 | 10.000 | 26.350 | 20.950 | 19.075 | 27.100 | 103.148 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | — |
E1 | Japan (L, C, LC)
|
15.250 | 10.500 | 21.850 | 13.850 | 21.800 | 17.875 | 20.088 | 21.350 | 96.999 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | — |
E2 | South Korea (L, C)
|
16.750 | 20.750 | 9.950 | 18.350 | 13.600 | 22.750 | 15.800 | 22.350 | 93.600 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | +2 |
W2 | United Arab Emirates (L, C)
|
25.000 | 18.000 | 11.350 | 8.100 | 7.633 | 14.400 | 8.083 | 25.500 | 74.873 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | –1 |
W3 | Qatar (L, C)
|
19.000 | 22.000 | 13.400 | 19.850 | 15.900 | 7.300 | 13.500 | 8.100 | 70.330 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | –1 |
W4 | Iran (L, C)
|
11.250 | 13.000 | 16.200 | 18.850 | 11.500 | 14.225 | 13.250 | 9.300 | 68.640 | 1+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | — |
E3 | China (L, C)
|
15.750 | 14.750 | 24.567 | 16.200 | 17.350 | 0.800 | 0.500 | 11.900 | 57.764 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | — |
E4 | Thailand (L, C, LC)
|
10.000 | 1.000 | 15.050 | 16.200 | 5.050 | 8.500 | 11.110 | 8.567 | 49.546 | 1+1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | — |
W5 | Uzbekistan (L, C)
|
4.750 | 9.750 | 5.050 | 9.400 | 9.000 | 8.960 | 10.057 | 11.250 | 47.259 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | — |
W6 | Iraq (L, C)
|
3.167 | 9.833 | 8.933 | 8.633 | 8.300 | 3.250 | 7.450 | 7.473 | 37.118 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | — |
E5 | Australia (L, C)
|
7.500 | 14.000 | 5.900 | 7.300 | 2.600 | 0.000 | 7.900 | 10.593 | 34.703 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | +1 |
E6 | Malaysia (L, C)
|
9.500 | 7.167 | 4.395 | 3.633 | 4.450 | 4.000 | 9.677 | 6.213 | 31.331 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | –1 |
W7 | Jordan (L, C)
|
4.667 | 4.167 | 4.900 | 7.633 | 7.967 | 4.893 | 6.000 | 5.415 | 30.403 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | — |
E7 | Vietnam (L, C)
|
4.000 | 4.000 | 2.800 | 3.267 | 10.752 | 6.000 | 5.300 | 5.400 | 28.657 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | — |
E8 | Hong Kong (L, C)
|
8.167 | 5.833 | 1.750 | 3.300 | 3.650 | 7.333 | 6.587 | 4.900 | 26.888 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | +2 |
W8 | Bahrain (L, C)
|
2.167 | 5.333 | 3.467 | 1.633 | 2.500 | 5.510 | 5.215 | 7.040 | 23.368 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | — |
W9 | India (L, C)
|
3.333 | 7.667 | 6.250 | 4.417 | 3.217 | 3.677 | 4.797 | 3.453 | 22.806 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | -2 |
W10 | Tajikistan (L, C)
|
9.000 | 0.333 | 12.900 | 4.433 | 3.000 | 4.970 | 2.493 | 2.230 | 22.493 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | +1 |
W11 | Turkmenistan (L, C)
|
2.000 | 2.000 | 4.483 | 7.583 | 5.267 | 3.125 | 2.640 | 3.463 | 20.217 | 0 | 1+1 | 1+0 |
| 20 | 28 | +8 |
W12 | Oman (L, C)
|
2.333 | 1.000 | 2.200 | 1.583 | 1.433 | 0.000 | 6.795 | 9.780 | 20.048 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
| 21 | 22 | +1 |
W13 | Lebanon (L, C)
|
0.667 | 6.333 | 0.833 | 3.933 | 6.933 | 2.670 | 1.525 | 4.840 | 18.711 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 |
| 22 | 19 | –3 |
W14 | Kuwait (L, C)
|
9.500 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.070 | 4.160 | 3.165 | 17.818 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 |
| 23 | 24 | +1 |
E9 | Singapore (L, C)
|
0.500 | 4.500 | 5.138 | 5.617 | 4.133 | 0.000 | 3.253 | 3.640 | 17.350 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | +3 |
W15 | Bangladesh (L, C)
|
0.000 | 1.000 | 1.333 | 1.433 | 6.933 | 2.790 | 3.760 | 4.730 | 17.125 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 |
| 25 | 21 | –4 |
E10 | Philippines (L, C)
|
1.667 | 4.667 | 8.120 | 5.843 | 4.782 | 2.600 | 0.300 | 0.600 | 16.230 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | 23 | –3 |
W16 |  Syria (L, C)
|
6.833 | 5.333 | 5.933 | 2.000 | 3.133 | 1.785 | 2.890 | 1.400 | 15.972 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 |
| 27 | 33 | +6 |
W17 | Kyrgyzstan (L)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 1.400 | 0.150 | 2.433 | 0.835 | 0.565 | 11.830 | 15.500 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 |
| 28 | 26 | –2 |
E11 | Indonesia (L, C)
|
5.667 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.100 | 5.045 | 0.000 | 3.960 | 3.560 | 14.816 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
| 29 | 25 | –4 |
E12 | North Korea (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.433 | 11.067 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 13.923 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | –1 |
W18 | Maldives (L, C)
|
2.000 | 1.333 | 4.300 | 4.300 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 2.030 | 2.640 | 10.490 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 31 | 32 | +1 |
E13 | Cambodia (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 1.683 | 2.250 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 2.070 | 5.620 | 10.375 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 |
| 32 | 30 | –2 |
E14 | Myanmar (L, C)
|
2.667 | 2.333 | 1.300 | 4.062 | 1.600 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.640 | 7.581 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 |
| 33 | 35 | +2 |
E15 | Chinese Taipei (L)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 2.000 | 0.000 | 5.145 | 6.978 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 |
| 34 | 40 | +6 |
E16 | Mongolia (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 5.080 | 5.300 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 |
| 35 | 31 | –4 |
W19 | Palestine (L, C)
|
2.000 | 2.000 | 0.200 | 0.150 | 2.967 | 0.835 | 0.610 | 0.100 | 4.984 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 34 | –2 |
E17 | Macau (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.370 | 3.770 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 36 | –1 |
E18 | Laos (L, C)
|
1.000 | 1.000 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 1.198 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 38 | 37 | –1 |
W20 | Nepal (L)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 0.200 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 0.917 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | 38 | –1 |
W21 | Sri Lanka (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.350 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 0.000 | 0.555 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 39 | –1 |
W22 | Bhutan (L, C, LC)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.505 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 41 | 42 | +1 |
E19 | Brunei (C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 42 | 41 | –1 |
W23 | Afghanistan (L)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.150 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.075 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 42 | –1 |
E20 | Guam (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | 42 | –1 |
E20 | Northern Mariana Islands (L)
|
Not an AFC member | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 43 | 42 | –1 |
W24 | Pakistan (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | 42 | –1 |
E20 | East Timor (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | 42 | –1 |
W24 | Yemen (L, C)
|
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Associations which did not compete in the 2025–26 season competitions. |
See also
[edit]- UEFA coefficient, a similar system used by UEFA
- CAF 5-year ranking, a similar system used by the Confederation of African Football
- CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores, a similar system used by CONMEBOL
Notes
[edit]- ^ There is a points multiplier which takes into consideration the maximum number of points that can be earned in each competition, where in 2025[6] it is calculated as:
- ACLE: 1
- ACL2: 0.666 (by formula 2/3 * 49.5/49.5)
- ACGL: 0.5 (By formula 1/3 * 49.5/33.0)
- ^ a b Losing teams in ACLE or ACL2 Preliminary Stage advance to ACL2 or ACGL Group Stage respectively, and earn respective participation points.
- ^ ACGL Knock-out phase starts at Quarter-finals and advanced teams earn Knock-out phase points
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Al Hilal lead the way as AFC announces Club Ranking system". www.the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- ^ a b "AFC Competitions Committee recommends new AFC Cup format". Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Entry Manual: AFC Club Competitions 2017–2020" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2017.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Committee recommends strategic reforms to elevate Asian club football". www.the-afc.com. 23 December 2022. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ a b "AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2022". www.the-afc.com. 15 May 2023. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Ranking Formula". FootyRankings. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2026". FootyRankings. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2025". FootyRankings. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2024". FootyRankings. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- AFC Club Competitions -- Entry Regulations
- Ranking at the-afc.com
- Rankings at FootyRankings