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After the 1972 edition had to be cancelled by the AFC when two Arab teams refused to commit to playing against Israeli side Maccabi Netanya, the AFC discontinued the competition, and Israel were expelled from the confederation.ġ985–2002: Return as the Asian Club Championship Īsia's premier club tournament made its return in 1985 as the Asian Club Championship, and in 1990, the Asian Football Confederation introduced the Asian Cup Winners' Cup, a tournament for the cup winners of each AFC nation. The Iraqi media considered Al-Shorta as the tournament's winners, and the team held an open top bus parade in Baghdad. In 1970, Lebanese side Homenetmen refused to play against Hapoel Tel Aviv in the semi-final, giving Hapoel a forfeit into the final, while in 1971, Al-Shorta of Iraq refused to play against Maccabi Tel Aviv on three occasions: in the preliminary round, the group stage, and the final itself. While Israeli clubs dominated the first four editions of the competition, this was partly due to the refusal of Arab teams to face them. The competition started as the Asian Champion Club Tournament, a tournament for the champions of AFC nations, and had a variety of different formats, with the inaugural tournament staged as a straightforward knockout format and the following three editions consisting of a group stage. History 1967–1972: Asian Champion Club Tournament

1.2 1985–2002: Return as the Asian Club Championship.

1.1 1967–1972: Asian Champion Club Tournament.

The reigning champions of the competition are Ulsan Hyundai, who won the competition for the second time in 2020. The most successful clubs in the competition are Al-Hilal and Pohang Steelers with a total of three titles each. The winner of the AFC Champions League qualifies for the FIFA Club World Cup. Clubs from Asia's strongest national leagues receive automatic berths, with clubs from lower-ranked nations eligible to qualify via the qualifying playoffs, and they are also eligible to participate in the AFC Cup. Ī total of 40 clubs compete in the round robin group stage of the competition. Introduced in 1967 as the Asian Club Championship, the competition rebranded and took on its current name in 2002 as a result of the merger between the Asian Club Championship, the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the Asian Super Cup.

The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation.