Indian football clubs in Asian competitions

Indian football clubs have entered Asian football competitions (AFC Champions League and AFC Cup) since the 1900s. The Asian Champion Club Tournament started in 1967, but there was no Indian representative during that inaugural season. Indian teams have participated every year in Asia, except for the early years between the 1990s and early 2000s.

Who qualifies for Asian club championships[]

Competition	Who Qualifies	Teams
Men's
AFC Champions League Group Stage	Indian Super League Premier	1
AFC Cup Group Stage	I-League Champion (until 2022-23) Super Cup champion (from 2022-23)	1
AFC Cup Qualifying-Playoff	Indian Super League Champion or league stage runners-up	1
Women's
AFC Women's Club Championship Group Stage	Indian Women's League Champion	1

Full Asian record[]

AFC Champions League/Asian Club Championship/Asian Champion Club Tournament[]

Year	Team	Progress	Score	Opponents	Venue(s)
Asian Champion Club Tournament ¹
1967	None Entered
1969	Mysore State	Fourth Place	0–2	Toyo Kogyo	at Bangkok, Thailand
1970	Bengal	3rd in Group Stage	N/A	Hapoel Tel Aviv, PSMS Medan, Royal Thai Police
1971	FC Punjab Police	4th in Group Stage	N/A	Maccabi Tel Aviv, Al-Shorta, Bangkok Bank
1972–85	The tournament was not held
Asian Club Championship ²
1985	East Bengal	3rd in Group Semi's	N/A	Al-Ahli, Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian
1986	None Entered
1987	Mohun Bagan	2nd in Group Stage	N/A	Al Rasheed, Mohammedan SC, Manang Marsyangdi, PAF FC
1988–89	Mohun Bagan	4th in Group Semi's	N/A	Al-Rasheed, Guangdong Wanbao, Kazma
1989–90	Salgaocar	2nd in Group Stage	N/A	Fanja, Punjab, Kathmandu
1990–91	Salgaocar	2nd in Group Stage	N/A	Mohammedan, Club Lagoons
1991	None Entered
1992–93	None Entered
1993–94	None Entered
1994–95	Mohun Bagan	2nd Round	0–7	Thai Farmers Bank	0–4 in Thailand 0–3 due to Mohun Bagan being disqualified
1995	Mohun Bagan	1st Round	2–2	Club Valencia	2–1 in First Match 0–1 in Second Match
1996–97	JCT	2nd Round	1–2	New Radiant	1–0 in First Match 0–2 in Second Match
1997–98	Churchill Brothers	1st Round	1–2	Cao su Đồng Tháp	0–1 in First Match 1–1 in Second Match
1998–99	East Bengal	1st Round	0–6	Dalian Wanda	0–6 in First Match 0–0 in Second Match
1999–2000	Mohun Bagan	2nd Round	0–8	Júbilo Iwata	at Yamaha Stadium
2000–01	None Entered
2001–02	None Entered
AFC Champions League
2002–03	Churchill Brothers	Qualifying Round 3	4–7	Osotsapa FC	1–1 Home 3–6 Away
2002–03	Mohun Bagan	Qualifying Round 3	1–8	Daejeon Citizen	6–0 Away 1–2 Home
2004	None Entered
2005	None Entered
2006	None Entered
2007	None Entered
2008	None Entered
2009	Dempo	Play-off round	0–3	Sharjah	at Sharjah Stadium
2010	Churchill Brothers	Qualifying play-off	2–5	Al-Wahda	at Al-Nahyan Stadium
2011	Dempo	Qualifying play-off	0–2	Al-Sadd	at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
2012	None Entered
2013	None Entered
2014	Pune	Qualifying play-off Round 1	0–3	Hà Nội T&T	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India
2015	Bengaluru FC	Preliminary Round 1	1–2	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
2016	Mohun Bagan	Preliminary Round 2	0–6	Shandong Luneng Taishan	Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan
2017	Bengaluru FC	Preliminary Round 2	1–2	Al-Wehdat	King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman
2018	Aizawl FC	Play-off round	1–3	Zob Ahan	Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
2019	Minerva Punjab	Preliminary Round 2	0–4	Saipa	Shahr-e Qods Stadium, Qods
2020	Chennai City	Preliminary Round 1	0–1	Al-Riffa	The Arena, Ahmedabad, India
2021	FC Goa	3rd in Group Stage	N/A	Persepolis Al-Rayyan Al-Wahda	Fatorda Stadium, Goa, India
2022	Mumbai City	Group Stage	N/A	TBD	TBD

¹ Santhosh Trophy winners entered tournament .
² Federation Cup winners entered tournament.

AFC Women's Club Championship[]

Year	Team	Progress	Score	Opponents	Venue(s)
2019	None Entered
2021	Gokulam Kerala	Third place	N/A	Amman, , Bunyodkor	Aqaba Development Corporate Stadium, Amman

¹ In case, if the 2020–21 Indian Women's League season is cancelled then, Gokulam Kerala, the 2019–20 Indian Women's League season champions will qualify for the event.

Asian Cup Winners' Cup[]

Year	Team	Progress	Score	Opponents
1990–91	Mohun Bagan	First Round	0–5 (agg.)	Dalian
1991–92	East Bengal	Quarterfinals	1–7 (agg.)	Nissan
1992–93	Mohammedan	First Round	walkover¹	Fanja
1993–94	East Bengal	Second Round	1–5 (agg.)	South China
1994–95	East Bengal	First Round	walkover²	Telephone Org. Thailand
1995	East Bengal	Second Round	2–3 (agg.)	New Radiant
1996–97	None Entered
1997–98	East Bengal	Second Round	3–5 (agg.)	Verdy Kawasaki
1998–99	Salgaocar	First Round	1–4 (agg.)	Beijing Guoan
1999–2000	None Entered
2000–01
2001–02

¹ Mohammedan SC withdrew.
² East Bengal withdrew after first leg.

AFC Cup[]

Year	Team	Progress	Score	Opponents	Venue(s)
2004	Mahindra United	3rd in Group Stage	N/A	Al-Wahda, Dhofar
2004	East Bengal	Quarter finals	0–3	Al-Jaish	0–0 at Salt Lake Stadium 0–3 at King Abdullah Stadium
2005	Dempo	3rd in Group Stage	N/A	Al-Hussein, Al Ahed
2005	East Bengal	3rd in Group Stage	N/A	Al-Faisaly, Nebitçi Balkanabat, Muktijoddha Sangsad KS
2006	Dempo	2nd in Group Stage	N/A	Al-Nasr, Merv Mary
2006	Mahindra United	3rd in Group Stage	N/A	Al-Muharraq, Al Ahed, Brothers Union
2007	Mohun Bagan	2nd in Group Stage	N/A	Tampines Rovers, Osotspa, Pahang FA
2007	Mahindra United	Quarter-Final	4–5	Al-Nejmeh	1–2 at Fatorda Stadium 3–3 at Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium
2008	East Bengal	3rd in Group Stage	N/A	Safa, Al-Wehdat, Al-Ahli Club Sana'a
2008	Dempo	Semi-Final	1–5	Safa	0–1 at Sports City Stadium 1–4 at Gachibowli Athletic Stadium
2009	Mohun Bagan	4th in Group Stage	N/A	Al-Kuwait, Al-Karamah, Al-Wehdat
2009	Dempo	Round of 16	1–3	Al-Kuwait	at Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
2010	East Bengal	4th in Group Stage	N/A	Al-Qadsia, Al-Ittihad, Al-Nejmeh
2010	Churchill Brothers	Round of 16	1–2	Al-Qadsia	at Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium
2011	East Bengal	4th in Group Stage	N/A	Chonburi, Persipura Jayapura, South China AA
2011	Dempo	Round of 16	0–1	Duhok	at Duhok Stadium
2012	East Bengal	4th in Group Stage	N/A	Arbil, Kazma, Al-Oruba
2012	Salgaocar	4th in Group Stage	N/A	Al-Wehdat, Neftchi Farg'ona, Al-Oruba
2013	East Bengal	Semi-Final	2–7	Al-Kuwait	2–4 in first match 0–3 in second match
2013	Churchill Brothers	3rd in Group Stage	N/A	Kitchee, Semen Padang, Warriors
2014	Churchill Brothers	Round of 16	2–4	Vissai Ninh Bình
2014	Pune	4th in Group Stage	N/A	Kitchee, Nay Pyi Taw, Tampines Rovers
2015	Bengaluru	Round of 16	0–2	South China	Mong Kok Stadium
2015	East Bengal	3rd in Group Stage	N/A	Johor Darul Ta'zim, Kitchee, Balestier Khalsa
2016	Mohun Bagan	Round of 16	1–2	Tampines Rovers	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
2016	Bengaluru	Runners-Up	0–1	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium
2017	Bengaluru	Inter-zone play-off final	2–3	Istiklol	0–1 at Central Stadium 2–2 at Sree Kanteerava Stadium
2017	Mohun Bagan	Group stage	N/A	Bengaluru FC, Dhaka Abahani, Maziya S&RC
2018	Aizawl	Group stage	N/A	Bengaluru FC, Dhaka Abahani, New Radiant
2018	Bengaluru	Inter-zone play-off semi-final	2–5	Altyn Asyr	2–3 at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore 0–2 at Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat
2019	Minerva Punjab	Group stage	N/A	Chennaiyin, Dhaka Abahani, Manang Marshyangdi Club
2019	Chennaiyin	Group stage	N/A	Minerva Punjab, Dhaka Abahani, Manang Marshyangdi Club
2020	Chennai City	Group Stage	TBD	Bashundhara Kings, Maziya, T.C. Sports Club	TBD
2020	Bengaluru	Play-off	4–4 (3–4 p)	Mazia	2–1 at National Football Stadium, Malé 3–2 at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru Penalties 3–4
2021	ATK Mohun Bagan	Inter-zone play-off semi-final	0–6	Nasaf	Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi
2021	Bengaluru	Group Stage	N/A	ATK Mohun Bagan Bashundhara Kings Maziya	National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives
2022	Gokulam Kerala	Group Stage	TBD	Bashundhara Kings Maziya	TBD
2022	ATK Mohun Bagan	Preliminary Stage	TBD	TBD	TBD

Opponents[]

Head-to-head records against clubs form 35 nations whom they have played to date only in AFC Competitions.

Against	Region	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	%Win
Bangladesh	SAFF	25	10	10	5	29	22	+7	040.00
Bahrain	WAFF	7	1	2	4	4	10	−6	014.29
Bhutan	SAFF	4	3	1	0	13	1	+12	075.00
China PR	EAFF	8	1	1	6	1	27	−26	012.50
Hong Kong	EAFF	16	4	4	8	22	31	−9	025.00
Indonesia	AFF	12	1	4	7	10	23	−13	008.33
Iran	CAFA	4	0	0	4	2	13	−11	000.00
Iraq	WAFF	9	1	0	8	7	22	−15	011.11
Israel	WAFF	3	0	0	3	3	13	−10	000.00
Japan	EAFF	6	1	0	5	4	22	−18	016.67
Jordan	WAFF	13	3	0	10	14	35	−21	023.08
Kuwait	WAFF	14	0	1	13	12	49	−37	000.00
Laos	AFF	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00
Lebanon	WAFF	16	2	4	10	15	33	−18	012.50
Malaysia	AFF	13	5	2	6	18	20	−2	038.46
Maldives	SAFF	40	29	4	7	95	41	+54	072.50
Myanmar	AFF	7	4	3	0	20	12	+8	057.14
Nepal	SAFF	13	9	4	0	46	10	+36	069.23
Oman	WAFF	10	4	0	6	17	19	−2	040.00
North Korea	EAFF	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	050.00
Pakistan	SAFF	4	3	1	0	14	1	+13	075.00
Philippines	AFF	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Qatar	WAFF	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Saudi Arabia	WAFF	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Singapore	AFF	24	12	4	8	38	30	+8	050.00
Syria	WAFF	10	1	2	7	5	21	−16	010.00
South Korea	EAFF	3	0	0	3	1	13	−12	000.00
Sri Lanka	SAFF	9	7	1	1	19	6	+13	077.78
Tajikistan	CAFA	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Thailand	AFF	10	2	4	4	12	23	−11	020.00
Turkmenistan	CAFA	6	2	1	3	15	13	+2	033.33
United Arab Emirates	WAFF	4	0	1	3	2	10	−8	000.00
Uzbekistan	CAFA	5	0	1	4	2	24	−22	000.00
Vietnam	AFF	9	3	2	4	11	12	−1	033.33
Yemen	WAFF	8	4	1	3	9	10	−1	050.00
Total	35 nations	324	115	62	147	472	578	−106	035.49

Last Updated on 23 September 2021.

Top scorers[]

As of 30 June 2019

Pos	Player	Team	AC	ACL/ACC	ACWC	Total
1	Ranti Martins	Dempo East Bengal	22 ^[1] ^[2] ^[3]	—	—	22
2	Sunil Chhetri	Churchill Brothers Bengaluru FC	18 ^[4]^[5]	1	—	19
3	Bhaichung Bhutia	East Bengal JCT Mohun Bagan	4 ^[6] ^[7] ^[8]	2	8	14
4	Sisir Ghosh	Mohun Bagan	—	11	2	13
4	Jeje Lalpekhlua	Mohun Bagan	12 ^[9]	1 ^[9]	—	13
6	Beto	Dempo	12 ^[1]^[2]	—	—	12
7	Chidi Edeh	Dempo East Bengal	9 ^[2] ^[10]	—	—	9
8	Debasish Roy	East Bengal	—	8	—	8
9	Carlton Chapman	East Bengal JCT	—	1	5	6
	Cristiano Junior	East Bengal	6 ^[6]	—	—	6
	Sony Norde	Mohun Bagan	6 ^[11]	—	—	6
	Yusif Yakubu	Mahindra United East Bengal	6 ^[1]^[8]	—	—	6

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Afc Cup 2006". rsssf.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Afc Cup 2008". rsssf.com.
^ "Ranti Martins Profile". Soccerway.com.
^ "Sunil Chhetri Profile". Soccerway.com.
^ "Sunil Chhetri named among 13 strikers to choose all-time best three in AFC Cup". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Afc Cup 2004". rsssf.com.
^ "Afc Cup 2005". rsssf.com.
^ ^a ^b "Afc Cup 2007". rsssf.com.
^ ^a ^b "Jeje Lalpekhlua Profile". Soccerway.com.
^ "Chidi Edeh Profile". Soccerway.com.
^ "Sony Norde Profile". Soccerway.com.

[AC06-1] "Afc Cup 2006". rsssf.com.

[AC08-2] "Afc Cup 2008". rsssf.com.

[RMS-3] "Ranti Martins Profile". Soccerway.com.

[SC-4] "Sunil Chhetri Profile". Soccerway.com.

[5] "Sunil Chhetri named among 13 strikers to choose all-time best three in AFC Cup". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

[AC04-6] "Afc Cup 2004". rsssf.com.

[AC05-7] "Afc Cup 2005". rsssf.com.

[AC07-8] "Afc Cup 2007". rsssf.com.

[JJ16-9] "Jeje Lalpekhlua Profile". Soccerway.com.

[CE-10] "Chidi Edeh Profile". Soccerway.com.

[SN-11] "Sony Norde Profile". Soccerway.com.

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