The AFC club competitions ranking is a ranking system launched by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 2014. [1] [2] [3]
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. [4] [5] 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.
Club ranking was introduced in 2014 by the AFC. [6] It was an informative ranking and not used to seed clubs in the club competitions. [7] The AFC announced changes in the format for ranking the three new competitions – AFC Champions League Elite, AFC Champions League Two, AFC Challenge League – effective from the 2024–25 season. [8] The structure has taken into account the results from the past 8 years, with a weighting formula. [9]
To be used for entry requirements into the 2026–27 AFC competitions.
Updated on 18 June 2024 [10]
Ranking | Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup) |
Club points | Total | Active teams | 2026–27 Competition | ||||||||||||
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2024–25 | 2023-24 | Mvmt | Region | 2016 (×0.3) |
2017 (×0.4) |
2018 (×0.5) |
2019 (×0.6) |
2020 (×0.7) |
2022 (×0.8) |
2023-24 (×0.9) |
2024–25 (×1.0) |
ACL Elite | ACL Two | Challenge | |||
1 | 1 | — | W 1 | Saudi Arabia ( L, C) | 9.500 | 18.600 | 10.000 | 26.350 | 20.950 | 19.075 | 27.100 | 0.000 | 85.415 | 4/4 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
2 | 2 | — | E 1 | Japan ( L, C, LC) | 10.500 | 21.850 | 13.850 | 21.800 | 17.875 | 20.088 | 21.350 | 0.000 | 79.693 | 4/4 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
3 | 3 | — | E 2 | South Korea ( L, C) | 20.750 | 9.950 | 18.350 | 13.600 | 22.750 | 15.800 | 22.350 | 0.000 | 76.220 | 4/4 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
4 | 4 | — | W 2 | United Arab Emirates ( L, C) | 18.000 | 11.350 | 8.100 | 7.633 | 14.400 | 8.083 | 24.000 | 0.000 | 58.066 | 4/4 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
5 | 6 | +1 | W 3 | Iran ( L, C) | 13.000 | 16.200 | 18.850 | 11.500 | 14.225 | 13.250 | 9.300 | 0.000 | 55.633 | 4/4 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
6 | 5 | -1 | W 4 | Qatar ( L, C) | 22.000 | 13.400 | 19.850 | 15.900 | 7.300 | 13.500 | 8.100 | 0.000 | 54.625 | 4/4 | 1+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
7 | 7 | — | E 3 | China ( L, C) | 14.750 | 24.567 | 16.200 | 17.350 | 0.800 | 0.500 | 11.900 | 0.000 | 44.432 | 4/4 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
8 | 8 | — | E 4 | Thailand ( L, C, LC) | 1.000 | 15.050 | 16.200 | 5.050 | 8.500 | 11.110 | 8.567 | 0.000 | 39.998 | 3/3 | 1+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
9 | 9 | — | W 5 | Uzbekistan ( L, C) | 9.750 | 5.050 | 9.400 | 9.000 | 8.960 | 10.057 | 11.250 | 0.000 | 39.488 | 2/2 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
10 | 10 | — | W 6 | Iraq ( L, C) | 9.833 | 8.933 | 8.633 | 8.300 | 3.250 | 7.450 | 6.867 | 0.000 | 30.780 | 2/2 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
11 | 11 | — | E 5 | Australia ( L, C) | 14.500 | 5.900 | 7.300 | 2.600 | 0.000 | 7.900 | 10.984 | 0.000 | 27.624 | 2/2 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
12 | 13 | +1 | W 7 | Jordan ( L, C) | 4.167 | 4.900 | 7.633 | 7.967 | 4.893 | 6.000 | 4.967 | 0.000 | 24.905 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
13 | 12 | -1 | E 6 | Malaysia ( L, C) | 7.167 | 4.395 | 3.633 | 4.450 | 4.000 | 9.677 | 6.000 | 0.000 | 24.528 | 2/2 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
14 | 14 | — | E 7 | Vietnam ( L, C) | 4.000 | 2.800 | 3.267 | 10.752 | 6.000 | 5.300 | 5.267 | 0.000 | 23.705 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
15 | 15 | — | E 8 | Hong Kong ( L, C) | 5.833 | 1.750 | 3.300 | 3.650 | 7.333 | 6.587 | 4.900 | 0.000 | 21.103 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
16 | 17 | +1 | W 8 | Bahrain ( L, C) | 5.333 | 3.467 | 1.633 | 2.500 | 5.510 | 5.215 | 5.967 | 0.000 | 19.650 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
17 | 18 | +1 | W 9 | India ( L, C) | 7.667 | 6.250 | 4.417 | 3.217 | 3.677 | 4.797 | 2.922 | 0.000 | 18.458 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
18 | 19 | +1 | W 10 | Oman ( L, C) | 1.000 | 2.200 | 1.583 | 1.433 | 0.000 | 6.795 | 9.677 | 0.000 | 17.069 | 1/1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
19 | 20 | +1 | W 11 | Turkmenistan ( L, C) | 2.000 | 4.483 | 7.583 | 5.267 | 3.125 | 2.640 | 3.078 | 0.000 | 16.761 | 2/2 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
20 | 16 | -4 | W 12 | Tajikistan ( L, C) | 0.333 | 12.900 | 4.433 | 3.000 | 4.970 | 2.493 | 2.100 | 0.000 | 16.757 | 2/2 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
21 | 21 | — | W 13 | Lebanon ( L, C) | 6.333 | 0.833 | 3.933 | 6.933 | 2.670 | 1.525 | 5.033 | 0.000 | 15.804 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 |
22 | 24 | +2 | W 14 | Bangladesh ( L, C) | 1.000 | 1.333 | 1.433 | 6.933 | 2.790 | 3.760 | 3.833 | 0.000 | 14.928 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
23 | 22 | -1 | E 9 | Singapore ( L, C) | 4.500 | 5.138 | 5.617 | 4.133 | 0.000 | 3.253 | 3.600 | 0.000 | 14.572 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
24 | 27 | +3 | W 15 | Kyrgyzstan ( L) | 0.000 | 1.400 | 0.150 | 2.433 | 0.835 | 0.565 | 11.167 | 0.000 | 13.778 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
25 | 23 | -2 | W 16 | Kuwait ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.070 | 4.160 | 2.500 | 0.000 | 13.185 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
26 | 25 | -1 | E 10 | Philippines ( L, C) | 4.667 | 8.120 | 5.843 | 4.782 | 2.600 | 0.300 | 0.556 | 0.000 | 13.039 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
27 | 29 | +2 | E 11 | North Korea ( L, C) | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.433 | 11.067 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 11.730 | — | 0 | 0+1 | 0+1 |
28 | 26 | -2 | W 17 | Syria ( L, C) | 5.333 | 5.933 | 2.000 | 3.133 | 1.785 | 2.890 | 1.283 | 0.000 | 11.674 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
29 | 28 | -1 | E 12 | Indonesia ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.100 | 5.045 | 0.000 | 3.960 | 3.333 | 0.000 | 11.449 | 2/2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0+1 |
30 | 30 | — | E 13 | Cambodia ( L, C) | 0.000 | 1.683 | 2.250 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 2.070 | 5.300 | 0.000 | 9.112 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
31 | 31 | — | W 18 | Maldives ( L, C) | 1.333 | 4.300 | 4.300 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 2.030 | 2.100 | 0.000 | 8.410 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
32 | 33 | +1 | E 14 | Chinese Taipei ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 2.000 | 0.000 | 4.200 | 0.000 | 6.230 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
33 | 32 | -1 | E 15 | Myanmar ( L, C) | 2.333 | 1.300 | 4.062 | 1.600 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.533 | 0.000 | 5.687 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
34 | 35 | +1 | E 16 | Mongolia ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 4.000 | 0.000 | 4.762 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
35 | 34 | -1 | W 19 | Palestine ( L, C) | 2.000 | 0.200 | 0.150 | 2.967 | 0.835 | 0.610 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 3.698 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
36 | 36 | — | E 17 | Macau ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.100 | 0.000 | 3.230 | — | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
37 | 38 | +1 | W 20 | Nepal ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 0.200 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 0.000 | 0.800 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
38 | 37 | -1 | E 18 | Laos ( L, C) | 1.000 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.725 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
39 | 39 | — | W 21 | 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 |
40 | 40 | — | W 22 | Bhutan ( L, C, LC) | 0.000 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.435 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
41 | 41 | — | E 19 | Brunei ( C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.090 | — | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
42 | 42 | — | W 23 | Afghanistan ( L) | 0.000 | 0.150 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.060 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
43 | 43 | — | E 20 | 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 | — | E 20 | Northern Mariana Islands ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
43 | 43 | — | W 24 | 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 | — | E 20 | Timor-Leste ( 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 | — | W 24 | 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 |
To be used for entry requirements into the 2025–26 AFC competitions.
Updated on 26 May 2024 [11]
Ranking | Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup) |
Club points | Total | 2025–26 competition | ||||||||||||
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2023–24 | 2022 [9] |
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) |
ACL Elite | ACL Two | Challenge | ||
1 | 1 | — | W 1 | 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 | — | E 1 | 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 | — | E 2 | South Korea ( L, C) | 16.750 | 20.750 | 9.950 | 18.350 | 13.600 | 22.750 | 15.800 | 22.350 | 93.600 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
4 | 6 | +2 | W 2 | United Arab Emirates ( L, C) | 25.000 | 18.000 | 11.350 | 8.100 | 7.633 | 14.400 | 8.083 | 24.000 | 73.373 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
5 | 4 | -1 | W 3 | 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 | W 4 | 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 | — | E 3 | 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 | — | E 4 | Thailand ( L, C, LC) | 10.000 | 1.000 | 15.050 | 16.200 | 5.050 | 8.500 | 11.110 | 8.567 | 49.546 | 1+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
9 | 9 | — | W 5 | 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 | — | W 6 | Iraq ( L, C) | 3.167 | 9.833 | 8.933 | 8.633 | 8.300 | 3.250 | 7.450 | 6.867 | 36.512 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
11 | 11 | — | E 5 | Australia ( L, C) | 7.500 | 14.500 | 5.900 | 7.300 | 2.600 | 0.000 | 7.900 | 10.984 | 35.094 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
12 | 13 | +1 | E 6 | Malaysia ( L, C) | 9.500 | 7.167 | 4.395 | 3.633 | 4.450 | 4.000 | 9.677 | 6.000 | 31.118 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
13 | 12 | -1 | W 7 | Jordan ( L, C) | 4.667 | 4.167 | 4.900 | 7.633 | 7.967 | 4.893 | 6.000 | 4.967 | 29.955 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
14 | 14 | — | E 7 | Vietnam ( L, C) | 4.000 | 4.000 | 2.800 | 3.267 | 10.752 | 6.000 | 5.300 | 5.267 | 28.524 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
15 | 15 | — | E 8 | Hong Kong ( L, C) | 8.167 | 5.833 | 1.750 | 3.300 | 3.650 | 7.333 | 6.587 | 4.900 | 26.888 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
16 | 16 | — | W 8 | Tajikistan ( L, C) | 9.000 | 0.333 | 12.900 | 4.433 | 3.000 | 4.970 | 2.493 | 2.100 | 22.363 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
17 | 18 | +1 | W 9 | Bahrain ( L, C) | 2.167 | 5.333 | 3.467 | 1.633 | 2.500 | 5.510 | 5.215 | 5.967 | 22.315 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
18 | 17 | -1 | W 10 | India ( L, C) | 3.333 | 7.667 | 6.250 | 4.417 | 3.217 | 3.677 | 4.797 | 2.922 | 22.275 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
19 | 28 | +9 | W 11 | Oman ( L, C) | 2.333 | 1.000 | 2.200 | 1.583 | 1.433 | 0.000 | 6.795 | 9.677 | 19.935 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
20 | 20 | — | W 12 | Turkmenistan ( L, C) | 2.000 | 2.000 | 4.483 | 7.583 | 5.267 | 3.125 | 2.640 | 3.078 | 19.832 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
21 | 22 | +1 | W 13 | Lebanon ( L, C) | 0.667 | 6.333 | 0.833 | 3.933 | 6.933 | 2.670 | 1.525 | 5.033 | 18.904 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 |
22 | 24 | +2 | E 9 | Singapore ( L, C) | 0.500 | 4.500 | 5.138 | 5.617 | 4.133 | 0.000 | 3.253 | 3.600 | 17.310 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
23 | 19 | -4 | W 14 | Kuwait ( L, C) | 9.500 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.070 | 4.160 | 2.500 | 17.153 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
24 | 27 | +3 | W 15 | Bangladesh ( L, C) | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.333 | 1.433 | 6.933 | 2.790 | 3.760 | 3.833 | 16.228 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
25 | 21 | -4 | E 10 | Philippines ( L, C) | 1.667 | 4.667 | 8.120 | 5.843 | 4.782 | 2.600 | 0.300 | 0.556 | 16.186 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
26 | 23 | -3 | W 16 | Syria ( L, C) | 6.833 | 5.333 | 5.933 | 2.000 | 3.133 | 1.785 | 2.890 | 1.283 | 15.855 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
27 | 33 | +6 | W 17 | Kyrgyzstan ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.400 | 0.150 | 2.433 | 0.835 | 0.565 | 11.167 | 14.837 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
28 | 26 | -2 | E 11 | Indonesia ( L, C) | 5.667 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.100 | 5.045 | 0.000 | 3.960 | 3.333 | 14.589 | 0 | 0+1 | 0+1 |
29 | 25 | -4 | E 12 | North Korea ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.433 | 11.067 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 13.923 | 0 | 0+1 | 0+1 |
30 | 32 | +2 | E 13 | Cambodia ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.683 | 2.250 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 2.070 | 5.300 | 10.055 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
31 | 29 | -2 | W 18 | Maldives ( L, C) | 2.000 | 1.333 | 4.300 | 4.300 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 2.030 | 2.100 | 9.950 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
32 | 30 | -2 | E 14 | Myanmar ( L, C) | 2.667 | 2.333 | 1.300 | 4.062 | 1.600 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.533 | 7.474 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
33 | 35 | +2 | E 15 | Chinese Taipei ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 2.000 | 0.000 | 4.200 | 6.033 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
34 | 31 | -3 | W 19 | Palestine ( L, C) | 2.000 | 2.000 | 0.200 | 0.150 | 2.967 | 0.835 | 0.610 | 0.100 | 4.984 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
35 | 40 | +5 | E 16 | Mongolia ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 4.000 | 4.220 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
36 | 34 | -2 | E 17 | Macau ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.100 | 3.500 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
37 | 36 | -1 | E 18 | 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 | W 20 | Nepal ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 0.200 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 0.917 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
39 | 38 | -1 | W 21 | 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+1 |
40 | 39 | -1 | W 22 | 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 | E 19 | 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 | W 23 | 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 | E 20 | 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 | 42 | -1 | E 20 | Northern Mariana Islands ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
43 | 42 | -1 | W 24 | 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 | 42 | -1 | E 20 | Timor-Leste ( 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 | 42 | -1 | W 24 | 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 |
Being used for entry requirements into the current 2024–25 AFC competitions.
Ranking | Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup) |
Club points | Total | 2024–25 competition | ||||||||||||
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2022 [9] | 2021 | Mvmt | Region | 2014 (×0.3) |
2015 (×0.4) |
2016 (×0.5) |
2017 (×0.6) |
2018 (×0.7) |
2019 (×0.8) |
2021 (×0.9) |
2022 (×1.0) |
ACL Elite | ACL Two | Challenge | ||
1 | 1 | — | W 1 | Saudi Arabia ( L, C) | 19.250 | 15.250 | 9.500 | 18.600 | 10.000 | 26.350 | 20.950 | 19.075 | 93.795 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
2 | 3 | +1 | E 1 | Japan ( L, C, LC) | 13.500 | 15.250 | 10.500 | 21.850 | 13.850 | 21.800 | 17.875 | 20.088 | 91.821 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
3 | 2 | -1 | E 2 | South Korea ( L, C) | 17.500 | 16.750 | 20.750 | 9.950 | 18.350 | 13.600 | 22.750 | 15.800 | 88.295 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
4 | 5 | +1 | W 2 | Qatar ( L, C) | 8.750 | 19.000 | 22.000 | 13.400 | 19.850 | 15.900 | 7.300 | 13.500 | 75.950 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
5 | 4 | -1 | W 3 | Iran ( L, C) | 9.500 | 11.250 | 13.000 | 16.200 | 18.850 | 11.500 | 14.225 | 13.250 | 72.018 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
6 | 8 | +2 | W 4 | United Arab Emirates ( L, C) | 18.333 | 25.000 | 18.000 | 11.350 | 8.100 | 7.633 | 14.400 | 8.083 | 64.129 | 1+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
7 | 7 | — | E 3 | China ( L, C) | 9.250 | 15.750 | 14.750 | 24.567 | 16.200 | 17.350 | 0.800 | 0.500 | 57.630 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
8 | 9 | +1 | E 4 | Thailand ( L, C, LC) | 6.000 | 10.000 | 1.000 | 15.050 | 16.200 | 5.050 | 8.500 | 11.110 | 49.470 | 1+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
9 | 6 | -3 | W 5 | Uzbekistan ( L, C) | 11.000 | 4.750 | 9.750 | 5.050 | 9.400 | 9.000 | 8.960 | 10.057 | 45.006 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
10 | 13 | +3 | W 6 | Iraq ( L, C) | 7.667 | 3.167 | 9.833 | 8.933 | 8.633 | 8.300 | 3.250 | 7.450 | 36.901 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
11 | 23 | +12 | E 5 | Australia ( L, C) | 17.333 | 7.500 | 14.500 | 5.900 | 7.300 | 2.600 | 0.000 | 7.900 | 33.830 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
12 | 10 | -2 | W 7 | Jordan ( L, C) | 3.833 | 4.667 | 4.167 | 4.900 | 7.633 | 7.967 | 4.893 | 6.000 | 30.161 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
13 | 20 | +7 | E 6 | Malaysia ( L, C) | 1.833 | 9.500 | 7.167 | 4.395 | 3.633 | 4.450 | 4.000 | 9.677 | 29.951 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
14 | 14 | — | E 7 | Vietnam ( L, C) | 8.667 | 4.000 | 4.000 | 2.800 | 3.267 | 10.752 | 6.000 | 5.300 | 29.469 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
15 | 11 | -4 | E 8 | Hong Kong ( L, C, S, LC) | 6.000 | 8.167 | 5.833 | 1.750 | 3.300 | 3.650 | 7.333 | 6.587 | 27.450 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
16 | 12 | -4 | W 8 | Tajikistan ( L, C) | 0.000 | 9.000 | 0.333 | 12.900 | 4.433 | 3.000 | 4.970 | 2.493 | 23.976 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
17 | 17 | — | W 9 | India ( L, C) | 3.167 | 3.333 | 7.667 | 6.250 | 4.417 | 3.217 | 3.677 | 4.797 | 23.639 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
18 | 25 | +7 | W 10 | Bahrain ( L, C) | 5.833 | 2.167 | 5.333 | 3.467 | 1.633 | 2.500 | 5.510 | 5.215 | 20.681 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
19 | 22 | +3 | W 11 | Kuwait ( L, C) | 10.000 | 9.500 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.070 | 4.160 | 20.069 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
20 | 16 | -4 | W 12 | Turkmenistan ( L, C) | 0.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 | 4.483 | 7.583 | 5.267 | 3.125 | 2.640 | 19.464 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
21 | 19 | -2 | E 9 | Philippines ( L, C) | 0.000 | 1.667 | 4.667 | 8.120 | 5.843 | 4.782 | 2.600 | 0.300 | 18.428 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
22 | 18 | -4 | W 13 | Lebanon ( L, C) | 5.333 | 0.667 | 6.333 | 0.833 | 3.933 | 6.933 | 2.670 | 1.525 | 17.761 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 |
23 | 27 | +4 | W 14 | Syria ( L, C) | 0.833 | 6.833 | 5.333 | 5.933 | 2.000 | 3.133 | 1.785 | 2.890 | 17.612 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
24 | 24 | — | E 10 | Singapore ( L, C) | 2.667 | 0.500 | 4.500 | 5.138 | 5.617 | 4.133 | 0.000 | 3.253 | 16.824 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
25 | 15 | -10 | E 11 | North Korea ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.433 | 11.067 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 16.117 | 0 | 0+1 | 0+1 |
26 | 26 | — | E 12 | Indonesia ( L, C) | 6.500 | 5.667 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.100 | 5.045 | 0.000 | 3.960 | 15.083 | 0 | 0+1 | 0+1 |
27 | 21 | -6 | W 15 | Bangladesh ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.333 | 1.433 | 6.933 | 2.790 | 3.760 | 14.120 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
28 | 34 | +6 | W 16 | Oman ( L, C) | 2.167 | 2.333 | 1.000 | 2.200 | 1.583 | 1.433 | 0.000 | 6.795 | 12.453 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
29 | 29 | — | W 17 | Maldives ( L, C) | 0.667 | 2.000 | 1.333 | 4.300 | 4.300 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 2.030 | 9.467 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
30 | 28 | -2 | E 13 | Myanmar ( L, C) | 3.833 | 2.667 | 2.333 | 1.300 | 4.062 | 1.600 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 8.287 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
31 | 31 | — | W 18 | Palestine ( L, C) | 0.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 | 0.200 | 0.150 | 2.967 | 0.835 | 0.610 | 5.760 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
32 | 33 | +1 | E 14 | Cambodia ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.683 | 2.250 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 2.070 | 5.455 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
33 | 32 | -1 | W 19 | Kyrgyzstan ( L) | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.400 | 0.150 | 2.433 | 0.835 | 0.565 | 4.308 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
34 | 30 | -4 | E 15 | Macau ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.800 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
35 | 35 | +4 | E 16 | Chinese Taipei ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 2.000 | 0.000 | 2.066 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
36 | 37 | +1 | E 17 | Laos ( L, C) | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.361 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
37 | 36 | -1 | W 20 | Nepal ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 0.200 | 0.100 | 0.814 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
38 | 38 | — | W 21 | Sri Lanka ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.350 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 0.630 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
39 | 39 | — | W 22 | Bhutan ( L, C, LC) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.465 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
40 | 40 | — | E 18 | Mongolia ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
41 | 41 | — | W 23 | Afghanistan ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.150 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.090 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
42 | 41 | -1 | E 19 | Brunei ( C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
42 | 41 | -1 | E 19 | 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 |
42 | 41 | -1 | E 19 | Northern Mariana Islands ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
42 | 41 | -1 | W 24 | 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 |
42 | 41 | -1 | E 19 | Timor-Leste ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
42 | 41 | -1 | W 24 | 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 |
The AFC club competitions ranking is a ranking system launched by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 2014. [1] [2] [3]
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. [4] [5] 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.
Club ranking was introduced in 2014 by the AFC. [6] It was an informative ranking and not used to seed clubs in the club competitions. [7] The AFC announced changes in the format for ranking the three new competitions – AFC Champions League Elite, AFC Champions League Two, AFC Challenge League – effective from the 2024–25 season. [8] The structure has taken into account the results from the past 8 years, with a weighting formula. [9]
To be used for entry requirements into the 2026–27 AFC competitions.
Updated on 18 June 2024 [10]
Ranking | Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup) |
Club points | Total | Active teams | 2026–27 Competition | ||||||||||||
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2024–25 | 2023-24 | Mvmt | Region | 2016 (×0.3) |
2017 (×0.4) |
2018 (×0.5) |
2019 (×0.6) |
2020 (×0.7) |
2022 (×0.8) |
2023-24 (×0.9) |
2024–25 (×1.0) |
ACL Elite | ACL Two | Challenge | |||
1 | 1 | — | W 1 | Saudi Arabia ( L, C) | 9.500 | 18.600 | 10.000 | 26.350 | 20.950 | 19.075 | 27.100 | 0.000 | 85.415 | 4/4 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
2 | 2 | — | E 1 | Japan ( L, C, LC) | 10.500 | 21.850 | 13.850 | 21.800 | 17.875 | 20.088 | 21.350 | 0.000 | 79.693 | 4/4 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
3 | 3 | — | E 2 | South Korea ( L, C) | 20.750 | 9.950 | 18.350 | 13.600 | 22.750 | 15.800 | 22.350 | 0.000 | 76.220 | 4/4 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
4 | 4 | — | W 2 | United Arab Emirates ( L, C) | 18.000 | 11.350 | 8.100 | 7.633 | 14.400 | 8.083 | 24.000 | 0.000 | 58.066 | 4/4 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
5 | 6 | +1 | W 3 | Iran ( L, C) | 13.000 | 16.200 | 18.850 | 11.500 | 14.225 | 13.250 | 9.300 | 0.000 | 55.633 | 4/4 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
6 | 5 | -1 | W 4 | Qatar ( L, C) | 22.000 | 13.400 | 19.850 | 15.900 | 7.300 | 13.500 | 8.100 | 0.000 | 54.625 | 4/4 | 1+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
7 | 7 | — | E 3 | China ( L, C) | 14.750 | 24.567 | 16.200 | 17.350 | 0.800 | 0.500 | 11.900 | 0.000 | 44.432 | 4/4 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
8 | 8 | — | E 4 | Thailand ( L, C, LC) | 1.000 | 15.050 | 16.200 | 5.050 | 8.500 | 11.110 | 8.567 | 0.000 | 39.998 | 3/3 | 1+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
9 | 9 | — | W 5 | Uzbekistan ( L, C) | 9.750 | 5.050 | 9.400 | 9.000 | 8.960 | 10.057 | 11.250 | 0.000 | 39.488 | 2/2 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
10 | 10 | — | W 6 | Iraq ( L, C) | 9.833 | 8.933 | 8.633 | 8.300 | 3.250 | 7.450 | 6.867 | 0.000 | 30.780 | 2/2 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
11 | 11 | — | E 5 | Australia ( L, C) | 14.500 | 5.900 | 7.300 | 2.600 | 0.000 | 7.900 | 10.984 | 0.000 | 27.624 | 2/2 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
12 | 13 | +1 | W 7 | Jordan ( L, C) | 4.167 | 4.900 | 7.633 | 7.967 | 4.893 | 6.000 | 4.967 | 0.000 | 24.905 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
13 | 12 | -1 | E 6 | Malaysia ( L, C) | 7.167 | 4.395 | 3.633 | 4.450 | 4.000 | 9.677 | 6.000 | 0.000 | 24.528 | 2/2 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
14 | 14 | — | E 7 | Vietnam ( L, C) | 4.000 | 2.800 | 3.267 | 10.752 | 6.000 | 5.300 | 5.267 | 0.000 | 23.705 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
15 | 15 | — | E 8 | Hong Kong ( L, C) | 5.833 | 1.750 | 3.300 | 3.650 | 7.333 | 6.587 | 4.900 | 0.000 | 21.103 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
16 | 17 | +1 | W 8 | Bahrain ( L, C) | 5.333 | 3.467 | 1.633 | 2.500 | 5.510 | 5.215 | 5.967 | 0.000 | 19.650 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
17 | 18 | +1 | W 9 | India ( L, C) | 7.667 | 6.250 | 4.417 | 3.217 | 3.677 | 4.797 | 2.922 | 0.000 | 18.458 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
18 | 19 | +1 | W 10 | Oman ( L, C) | 1.000 | 2.200 | 1.583 | 1.433 | 0.000 | 6.795 | 9.677 | 0.000 | 17.069 | 1/1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
19 | 20 | +1 | W 11 | Turkmenistan ( L, C) | 2.000 | 4.483 | 7.583 | 5.267 | 3.125 | 2.640 | 3.078 | 0.000 | 16.761 | 2/2 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
20 | 16 | -4 | W 12 | Tajikistan ( L, C) | 0.333 | 12.900 | 4.433 | 3.000 | 4.970 | 2.493 | 2.100 | 0.000 | 16.757 | 2/2 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
21 | 21 | — | W 13 | Lebanon ( L, C) | 6.333 | 0.833 | 3.933 | 6.933 | 2.670 | 1.525 | 5.033 | 0.000 | 15.804 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 |
22 | 24 | +2 | W 14 | Bangladesh ( L, C) | 1.000 | 1.333 | 1.433 | 6.933 | 2.790 | 3.760 | 3.833 | 0.000 | 14.928 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
23 | 22 | -1 | E 9 | Singapore ( L, C) | 4.500 | 5.138 | 5.617 | 4.133 | 0.000 | 3.253 | 3.600 | 0.000 | 14.572 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
24 | 27 | +3 | W 15 | Kyrgyzstan ( L) | 0.000 | 1.400 | 0.150 | 2.433 | 0.835 | 0.565 | 11.167 | 0.000 | 13.778 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
25 | 23 | -2 | W 16 | Kuwait ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.070 | 4.160 | 2.500 | 0.000 | 13.185 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
26 | 25 | -1 | E 10 | Philippines ( L, C) | 4.667 | 8.120 | 5.843 | 4.782 | 2.600 | 0.300 | 0.556 | 0.000 | 13.039 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
27 | 29 | +2 | E 11 | North Korea ( L, C) | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.433 | 11.067 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 11.730 | — | 0 | 0+1 | 0+1 |
28 | 26 | -2 | W 17 | Syria ( L, C) | 5.333 | 5.933 | 2.000 | 3.133 | 1.785 | 2.890 | 1.283 | 0.000 | 11.674 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
29 | 28 | -1 | E 12 | Indonesia ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.100 | 5.045 | 0.000 | 3.960 | 3.333 | 0.000 | 11.449 | 2/2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0+1 |
30 | 30 | — | E 13 | Cambodia ( L, C) | 0.000 | 1.683 | 2.250 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 2.070 | 5.300 | 0.000 | 9.112 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
31 | 31 | — | W 18 | Maldives ( L, C) | 1.333 | 4.300 | 4.300 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 2.030 | 2.100 | 0.000 | 8.410 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
32 | 33 | +1 | E 14 | Chinese Taipei ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 2.000 | 0.000 | 4.200 | 0.000 | 6.230 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
33 | 32 | -1 | E 15 | Myanmar ( L, C) | 2.333 | 1.300 | 4.062 | 1.600 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.533 | 0.000 | 5.687 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
34 | 35 | +1 | E 16 | Mongolia ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 4.000 | 0.000 | 4.762 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
35 | 34 | -1 | W 19 | Palestine ( L, C) | 2.000 | 0.200 | 0.150 | 2.967 | 0.835 | 0.610 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 3.698 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
36 | 36 | — | E 17 | Macau ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.100 | 0.000 | 3.230 | — | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
37 | 38 | +1 | W 20 | Nepal ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 0.200 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 0.000 | 0.800 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
38 | 37 | -1 | E 18 | Laos ( L, C) | 1.000 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.725 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
39 | 39 | — | W 21 | 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 |
40 | 40 | — | W 22 | Bhutan ( L, C, LC) | 0.000 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.435 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
41 | 41 | — | E 19 | Brunei ( C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.090 | — | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
42 | 42 | — | W 23 | Afghanistan ( L) | 0.000 | 0.150 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.060 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
43 | 43 | — | E 20 | 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 | — | E 20 | Northern Mariana Islands ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
43 | 43 | — | W 24 | 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 | — | E 20 | Timor-Leste ( 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 | — | W 24 | 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 |
To be used for entry requirements into the 2025–26 AFC competitions.
Updated on 26 May 2024 [11]
Ranking | Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup) |
Club points | Total | 2025–26 competition | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023–24 | 2022 [9] |
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) |
ACL Elite | ACL Two | Challenge | ||
1 | 1 | — | W 1 | 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 | — | E 1 | 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 | — | E 2 | South Korea ( L, C) | 16.750 | 20.750 | 9.950 | 18.350 | 13.600 | 22.750 | 15.800 | 22.350 | 93.600 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
4 | 6 | +2 | W 2 | United Arab Emirates ( L, C) | 25.000 | 18.000 | 11.350 | 8.100 | 7.633 | 14.400 | 8.083 | 24.000 | 73.373 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
5 | 4 | -1 | W 3 | 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 | W 4 | 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 | — | E 3 | 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 | — | E 4 | Thailand ( L, C, LC) | 10.000 | 1.000 | 15.050 | 16.200 | 5.050 | 8.500 | 11.110 | 8.567 | 49.546 | 1+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
9 | 9 | — | W 5 | 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 | — | W 6 | Iraq ( L, C) | 3.167 | 9.833 | 8.933 | 8.633 | 8.300 | 3.250 | 7.450 | 6.867 | 36.512 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
11 | 11 | — | E 5 | Australia ( L, C) | 7.500 | 14.500 | 5.900 | 7.300 | 2.600 | 0.000 | 7.900 | 10.984 | 35.094 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
12 | 13 | +1 | E 6 | Malaysia ( L, C) | 9.500 | 7.167 | 4.395 | 3.633 | 4.450 | 4.000 | 9.677 | 6.000 | 31.118 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
13 | 12 | -1 | W 7 | Jordan ( L, C) | 4.667 | 4.167 | 4.900 | 7.633 | 7.967 | 4.893 | 6.000 | 4.967 | 29.955 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
14 | 14 | — | E 7 | Vietnam ( L, C) | 4.000 | 4.000 | 2.800 | 3.267 | 10.752 | 6.000 | 5.300 | 5.267 | 28.524 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
15 | 15 | — | E 8 | Hong Kong ( L, C) | 8.167 | 5.833 | 1.750 | 3.300 | 3.650 | 7.333 | 6.587 | 4.900 | 26.888 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
16 | 16 | — | W 8 | Tajikistan ( L, C) | 9.000 | 0.333 | 12.900 | 4.433 | 3.000 | 4.970 | 2.493 | 2.100 | 22.363 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
17 | 18 | +1 | W 9 | Bahrain ( L, C) | 2.167 | 5.333 | 3.467 | 1.633 | 2.500 | 5.510 | 5.215 | 5.967 | 22.315 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
18 | 17 | -1 | W 10 | India ( L, C) | 3.333 | 7.667 | 6.250 | 4.417 | 3.217 | 3.677 | 4.797 | 2.922 | 22.275 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
19 | 28 | +9 | W 11 | Oman ( L, C) | 2.333 | 1.000 | 2.200 | 1.583 | 1.433 | 0.000 | 6.795 | 9.677 | 19.935 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
20 | 20 | — | W 12 | Turkmenistan ( L, C) | 2.000 | 2.000 | 4.483 | 7.583 | 5.267 | 3.125 | 2.640 | 3.078 | 19.832 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
21 | 22 | +1 | W 13 | Lebanon ( L, C) | 0.667 | 6.333 | 0.833 | 3.933 | 6.933 | 2.670 | 1.525 | 5.033 | 18.904 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 |
22 | 24 | +2 | E 9 | Singapore ( L, C) | 0.500 | 4.500 | 5.138 | 5.617 | 4.133 | 0.000 | 3.253 | 3.600 | 17.310 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
23 | 19 | -4 | W 14 | Kuwait ( L, C) | 9.500 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.070 | 4.160 | 2.500 | 17.153 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
24 | 27 | +3 | W 15 | Bangladesh ( L, C) | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.333 | 1.433 | 6.933 | 2.790 | 3.760 | 3.833 | 16.228 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
25 | 21 | -4 | E 10 | Philippines ( L, C) | 1.667 | 4.667 | 8.120 | 5.843 | 4.782 | 2.600 | 0.300 | 0.556 | 16.186 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
26 | 23 | -3 | W 16 | Syria ( L, C) | 6.833 | 5.333 | 5.933 | 2.000 | 3.133 | 1.785 | 2.890 | 1.283 | 15.855 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
27 | 33 | +6 | W 17 | Kyrgyzstan ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.400 | 0.150 | 2.433 | 0.835 | 0.565 | 11.167 | 14.837 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
28 | 26 | -2 | E 11 | Indonesia ( L, C) | 5.667 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.100 | 5.045 | 0.000 | 3.960 | 3.333 | 14.589 | 0 | 0+1 | 0+1 |
29 | 25 | -4 | E 12 | North Korea ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.433 | 11.067 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 13.923 | 0 | 0+1 | 0+1 |
30 | 32 | +2 | E 13 | Cambodia ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.683 | 2.250 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 2.070 | 5.300 | 10.055 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
31 | 29 | -2 | W 18 | Maldives ( L, C) | 2.000 | 1.333 | 4.300 | 4.300 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 2.030 | 2.100 | 9.950 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
32 | 30 | -2 | E 14 | Myanmar ( L, C) | 2.667 | 2.333 | 1.300 | 4.062 | 1.600 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.533 | 7.474 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
33 | 35 | +2 | E 15 | Chinese Taipei ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 2.000 | 0.000 | 4.200 | 6.033 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
34 | 31 | -3 | W 19 | Palestine ( L, C) | 2.000 | 2.000 | 0.200 | 0.150 | 2.967 | 0.835 | 0.610 | 0.100 | 4.984 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
35 | 40 | +5 | E 16 | Mongolia ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 4.000 | 4.220 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
36 | 34 | -2 | E 17 | Macau ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.100 | 3.500 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
37 | 36 | -1 | E 18 | 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 | W 20 | Nepal ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 0.200 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 0.917 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
39 | 38 | -1 | W 21 | 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+1 |
40 | 39 | -1 | W 22 | 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 | E 19 | 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 | W 23 | 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 | E 20 | 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 | 42 | -1 | E 20 | Northern Mariana Islands ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
43 | 42 | -1 | W 24 | 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 | 42 | -1 | E 20 | Timor-Leste ( 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 | 42 | -1 | W 24 | 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 |
Being used for entry requirements into the current 2024–25 AFC competitions.
Ranking | Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup) |
Club points | Total | 2024–25 competition | ||||||||||||
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2022 [9] | 2021 | Mvmt | Region | 2014 (×0.3) |
2015 (×0.4) |
2016 (×0.5) |
2017 (×0.6) |
2018 (×0.7) |
2019 (×0.8) |
2021 (×0.9) |
2022 (×1.0) |
ACL Elite | ACL Two | Challenge | ||
1 | 1 | — | W 1 | Saudi Arabia ( L, C) | 19.250 | 15.250 | 9.500 | 18.600 | 10.000 | 26.350 | 20.950 | 19.075 | 93.795 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
2 | 3 | +1 | E 1 | Japan ( L, C, LC) | 13.500 | 15.250 | 10.500 | 21.850 | 13.850 | 21.800 | 17.875 | 20.088 | 91.821 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
3 | 2 | -1 | E 2 | South Korea ( L, C) | 17.500 | 16.750 | 20.750 | 9.950 | 18.350 | 13.600 | 22.750 | 15.800 | 88.295 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
4 | 5 | +1 | W 2 | Qatar ( L, C) | 8.750 | 19.000 | 22.000 | 13.400 | 19.850 | 15.900 | 7.300 | 13.500 | 75.950 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
5 | 4 | -1 | W 3 | Iran ( L, C) | 9.500 | 11.250 | 13.000 | 16.200 | 18.850 | 11.500 | 14.225 | 13.250 | 72.018 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
6 | 8 | +2 | W 4 | United Arab Emirates ( L, C) | 18.333 | 25.000 | 18.000 | 11.350 | 8.100 | 7.633 | 14.400 | 8.083 | 64.129 | 1+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
7 | 7 | — | E 3 | China ( L, C) | 9.250 | 15.750 | 14.750 | 24.567 | 16.200 | 17.350 | 0.800 | 0.500 | 57.630 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
8 | 9 | +1 | E 4 | Thailand ( L, C, LC) | 6.000 | 10.000 | 1.000 | 15.050 | 16.200 | 5.050 | 8.500 | 11.110 | 49.470 | 1+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
9 | 6 | -3 | W 5 | Uzbekistan ( L, C) | 11.000 | 4.750 | 9.750 | 5.050 | 9.400 | 9.000 | 8.960 | 10.057 | 45.006 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
10 | 13 | +3 | W 6 | Iraq ( L, C) | 7.667 | 3.167 | 9.833 | 8.933 | 8.633 | 8.300 | 3.250 | 7.450 | 36.901 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
11 | 23 | +12 | E 5 | Australia ( L, C) | 17.333 | 7.500 | 14.500 | 5.900 | 7.300 | 2.600 | 0.000 | 7.900 | 33.830 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
12 | 10 | -2 | W 7 | Jordan ( L, C) | 3.833 | 4.667 | 4.167 | 4.900 | 7.633 | 7.967 | 4.893 | 6.000 | 30.161 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
13 | 20 | +7 | E 6 | Malaysia ( L, C) | 1.833 | 9.500 | 7.167 | 4.395 | 3.633 | 4.450 | 4.000 | 9.677 | 29.951 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
14 | 14 | — | E 7 | Vietnam ( L, C) | 8.667 | 4.000 | 4.000 | 2.800 | 3.267 | 10.752 | 6.000 | 5.300 | 29.469 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
15 | 11 | -4 | E 8 | Hong Kong ( L, C, S, LC) | 6.000 | 8.167 | 5.833 | 1.750 | 3.300 | 3.650 | 7.333 | 6.587 | 27.450 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
16 | 12 | -4 | W 8 | Tajikistan ( L, C) | 0.000 | 9.000 | 0.333 | 12.900 | 4.433 | 3.000 | 4.970 | 2.493 | 23.976 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
17 | 17 | — | W 9 | India ( L, C) | 3.167 | 3.333 | 7.667 | 6.250 | 4.417 | 3.217 | 3.677 | 4.797 | 23.639 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
18 | 25 | +7 | W 10 | Bahrain ( L, C) | 5.833 | 2.167 | 5.333 | 3.467 | 1.633 | 2.500 | 5.510 | 5.215 | 20.681 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
19 | 22 | +3 | W 11 | Kuwait ( L, C) | 10.000 | 9.500 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.070 | 4.160 | 20.069 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
20 | 16 | -4 | W 12 | Turkmenistan ( L, C) | 0.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 | 4.483 | 7.583 | 5.267 | 3.125 | 2.640 | 19.464 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
21 | 19 | -2 | E 9 | Philippines ( L, C) | 0.000 | 1.667 | 4.667 | 8.120 | 5.843 | 4.782 | 2.600 | 0.300 | 18.428 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
22 | 18 | -4 | W 13 | Lebanon ( L, C) | 5.333 | 0.667 | 6.333 | 0.833 | 3.933 | 6.933 | 2.670 | 1.525 | 17.761 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 |
23 | 27 | +4 | W 14 | Syria ( L, C) | 0.833 | 6.833 | 5.333 | 5.933 | 2.000 | 3.133 | 1.785 | 2.890 | 17.612 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
24 | 24 | — | E 10 | Singapore ( L, C) | 2.667 | 0.500 | 4.500 | 5.138 | 5.617 | 4.133 | 0.000 | 3.253 | 16.824 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
25 | 15 | -10 | E 11 | North Korea ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.433 | 11.067 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 16.117 | 0 | 0+1 | 0+1 |
26 | 26 | — | E 12 | Indonesia ( L, C) | 6.500 | 5.667 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.100 | 5.045 | 0.000 | 3.960 | 15.083 | 0 | 0+1 | 0+1 |
27 | 21 | -6 | W 15 | Bangladesh ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.333 | 1.433 | 6.933 | 2.790 | 3.760 | 14.120 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
28 | 34 | +6 | W 16 | Oman ( L, C) | 2.167 | 2.333 | 1.000 | 2.200 | 1.583 | 1.433 | 0.000 | 6.795 | 12.453 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
29 | 29 | — | W 17 | Maldives ( L, C) | 0.667 | 2.000 | 1.333 | 4.300 | 4.300 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 2.030 | 9.467 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
30 | 28 | -2 | E 13 | Myanmar ( L, C) | 3.833 | 2.667 | 2.333 | 1.300 | 4.062 | 1.600 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 8.287 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
31 | 31 | — | W 18 | Palestine ( L, C) | 0.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 | 0.200 | 0.150 | 2.967 | 0.835 | 0.610 | 5.760 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
32 | 33 | +1 | E 14 | Cambodia ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.683 | 2.250 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 2.070 | 5.455 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
33 | 32 | -1 | W 19 | Kyrgyzstan ( L) | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.400 | 0.150 | 2.433 | 0.835 | 0.565 | 4.308 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
34 | 30 | -4 | E 15 | Macau ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.800 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
35 | 35 | +4 | E 16 | Chinese Taipei ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 2.000 | 0.000 | 2.066 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
36 | 37 | +1 | E 17 | Laos ( L, C) | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.361 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
37 | 36 | -1 | W 20 | Nepal ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 0.200 | 0.100 | 0.814 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
38 | 38 | — | W 21 | Sri Lanka ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.350 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 0.630 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
39 | 39 | — | W 22 | Bhutan ( L, C, LC) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.465 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
40 | 40 | — | E 18 | Mongolia ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
41 | 41 | — | W 23 | Afghanistan ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.150 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.090 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
42 | 41 | -1 | E 19 | Brunei ( C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
42 | 41 | -1 | E 19 | 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 |
42 | 41 | -1 | E 19 | Northern Mariana Islands ( L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
42 | 41 | -1 | W 24 | 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 |
42 | 41 | -1 | E 19 | Timor-Leste ( L, C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
42 | 41 | -1 | W 24 | 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 |