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The AFC club competitions ranking is a ranking system launched by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 2014.[1][2][3]

Calculation principle

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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.

Current ranking structure

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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]

2024–25 ranking

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To be used for entry requirements into the 2026–27 AFC competitions.

Updated on 3 October 2024[10]

Ranking Member association
(L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup)
Club points Total Active teams 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)
ACL Elite ACL Two Challenge
1 1 Same position W 1 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (L, C) 9.500 18.600 10.000 26.350 20.950 19.075 27.100 7.250 92.665 4/4 3+0 1+0 0
2 2 Same position E 1 Japan Japan (L, C, LC) 10.500 21.850 13.850 21.800 17.875 20.088 21.350 6.250 85.943 4/4 3+0 1+0 0
3 3 Same position E 2 South Korea South Korea (L, C) 20.750 9.950 18.350 13.600 22.750 15.800 22.350 6.000 82.220 4/4 2+1 1+0 0
4 4 Same position W 2 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates (L, C) 18.000 11.350 8.100 7.633 14.400 8.083 24.000 4.817 62.883 4/4 2+1 1+0 0
5 6 Rise +1 W 3 Iran Iran (L, C) 13.000 16.200 18.850 11.500 14.225 13.250 9.300 4.650 60.283 4/4 2+1 1+0 0
6 5 Fall –1 W 4 Qatar Qatar (L, C) 22.000 13.400 19.850 15.900 7.300 13.500 8.100 5.300 59.925 4/4 1+1 1+0 0
7 7 Same position E 3 China China (L, C) 14.750 24.567 16.200 17.350 0.800 0.500 11.900 5.150 49.582 4/4 2+1 1+0 0
8 8 Same position E 4 Thailand Thailand (L, C, LC) 1.000 15.050 16.200 5.050 8.500 11.110 8.567 4.733 44.731 4/4 1+1 1+0 0
9 9 Same position W 5 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (L, C) 9.750 5.050 9.400 9.000 8.960 10.057 11.250 4.333 43.821 2/2 1+0 1+0 0
10 10 Same position W 6 Iraq Iraq (L, C) 9.833 8.933 8.633 8.300 3.250 7.450 6.867 5.000 35.780 2/2 1+0 1+0 0
11 11 Same position E 5 Australia Australia (L, C) 14.500 5.900 7.300 2.600 0.000 7.900 10.984 4.500 32.124 2/2 1+0 1+0 0
12 12 Same position E 6 Malaysia Malaysia (L, C) 7.167 4.395 3.633 4.450 4.000 9.677 6.000 5.833 30.361 2/2 1+0 1+0 0
13 13 Same position W 7 Jordan Jordan (L, C) 4.167 4.900 7.633 7.967 4.893 6.000 4.967 4.333 29.238 2/2 0 1+1 0
14 14 Same position E 7 Vietnam Vietnam (L, C) 4.000 2.800 3.267 10.752 6.000 5.300 5.267 4.667 28.372 1/1 0 1+1 0
15 15 Same position E 8 Hong Kong Hong Kong (L, C) 5.833 1.750 3.300 3.650 7.333 6.587 4.900 2.000 23.103 2/2 0 1+1 0
16 17 Rise +1 W 8 Bahrain Bahrain (L, C) 5.333 3.467 1.633 2.500 5.510 5.215 5.967 2.750 22.400 2/2 0 1+1 0
17 18 Rise +1 W 9 India India (L, C) 7.667 6.250 4.417 3.217 3.677 4.797 2.922 2.083 20.541 2/2 0 1+1 0
18 16 Fall –2 W 10 Tajikistan Tajikistan (L, C) 0.333 12.900 4.433 3.000 4.970 2.493 2.100 2.333 19.090 2/2 0 1+1 0
19 20 Rise +1 W 11 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan (L, C) 2.000 4.483 7.583 5.267 3.125 2.640 3.078 1.950 18.711 2/2 0 0+1 1+0
20 22 Rise +2 E 9 Singapore Singapore (L, C) 4.500 5.138 5.617 4.133 0.000 3.253 3.600 4.000 18.572 2/2 0 1+1 0
21 19 Fall –2 W 12 Oman Oman (L, C) 1.000 2.200 1.583 1.433 0.000 6.795 9.677 1.500 18.569 1/1 0 0+1 1+0
22 21 Fall –1 W 13 Lebanon Lebanon (L, C) 6.333 0.833 3.933 6.933 2.670 1.525 5.033 1.500 17.304 1/1 0 0 1+0
23 24 Rise +1 W 14 Bangladesh Bangladesh (L, C) 1.000 1.333 1.433 6.933 2.790 3.760 3.833 1.500 16.428 1/1 0 0 0+1
24 23 Fall –1 W 15 Kuwait Kuwait (L, C) 0.000 0.000 0.000 3.433 7.070 4.160 2.500 2.283 15.468 2/2 0 0 0+1
25 27 Rise +2 W 16 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan (L) 0.000 1.400 0.150 2.433 0.835 0.565 11.167 1.600 15.378 1/1 0 0 0+1
26 25 Fall –1 E 10 Philippines Philippines (L, C) 4.667 8.120 5.843 4.782 2.600 0.300 0.556 2.000 15.039 2/2 0 1+1 0
27 28 Rise +1 E 11 Indonesia Indonesia (L, C) 0.000 0.000 4.100 5.045 0.000 3.960 3.333 1.825 13.274 2/2 0 0+1 0+1
28 26 Fall –2 W 17 Syria Syria (L, C) 5.333 5.933 2.000 3.133 1.785 2.890 1.283 1.500 13.174 1/1 0 0 0+1
29 29 Same position E 12 North Korea 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
30 30 Same position E 13 Cambodia Cambodia (L, C) 0.000 1.683 2.250 1.000 0.000 2.070 5.300 1.650 10.762 1/1 0 0 0+1
31 31 Same position W 18 Maldives Maldives (L, C) 1.333 4.300 4.300 0.000 0.200 2.030 2.100 1.500 9.910 1/1 0 0 0+1
32 33 Rise +1 E 14 Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei (L) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.333 2.000 0.000 4.200 1.650 7.880 1/1 0 0 0+1
33 32 Fall –1 E 15 Myanmar Myanmar (L, C) 2.333 1.300 4.062 1.600 0.000 0.000 1.533 1.650 7.337 1/1 0 0 0+1
34 35 Rise +1 E 16 Mongolia Mongolia (L, C) 0.000 0.000 0.100 0.100 0.000 0.100 4.000 1.650 6.412 1/1 0 0 0+1
35 34 Fall –1 W 19 State of Palestine Palestine (L, C) 2.000 0.200 0.150 2.967 0.835 0.610 0.100 1.500 5.198 1/1 0 0 0+1
36 36 Same position E 17 Macau 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
37 37 Same position E 18 Laos Laos (L, C) 1.000 0.150 0.150 0.333 0.000 0.000 0.100 1.650 2.375 1/1 0 0 0+1
38 40 Rise +2 W 20 Bhutan Bhutan (L, C) 0.000 0.150 0.150 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 1.600 2.035 1/1 0 0 0+1
39 38 Fall –1 W 21 Nepal Nepal (L) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.667 0.200 0.100 0.200 0.500 1.300 0/1 0 0 0+1
40 42 Rise +2 W 22 Afghanistan Afghanistan (L) 0.000 0.150 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.500 0.560 0/1 0 0 0+1
41 39 Fall –2 W 23 Sri Lanka 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
42 41 Fall –1 E 19 Brunei 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 Same position W 24 Yemen 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 Same position E 20 East Timor 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 Same position W 24 Pakistan 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 Same position E 20 Guam 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 Same position E 20 Northern Mariana Islands 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
Key
  Indicates active associations which have some teams still competing in this season's AFC Champions League Elite.
  Indicates active associations which have some teams still competing in this season's AFC Champions League Two.
  Indicates active associations which have some teams still competing in this season's AFC Challenge League.
  Indicates associations which have no teams remaining in this season's competitions.

2023–24 ranking

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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
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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 Same position W 1 Saudi Arabia 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 Same position E 1 Japan 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 Same position E 2 South Korea 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 Rise +2 W 2 United Arab Emirates 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 Fall –1 W 3 Qatar 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 Fall –1 W 4 Iran 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 Same position E 3 China 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 Same position E 4 Thailand 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 Same position W 5 Uzbekistan 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 Same position W 6 Iraq 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 Same position E 5 Australia 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 Rise +1 E 6 Malaysia 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 Fall –1 W 7 Jordan 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 Same position E 7 Vietnam 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 Same position E 8 Hong Kong 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 Same position W 8 Tajikistan 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 Rise +1 W 9 Bahrain 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 Fall –1 W 10 India 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 Rise +9 W 11 Oman 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 Same position W 12 Turkmenistan 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 Rise +1 W 13 Lebanon 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 Rise +2 E 9 Singapore 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 Fall –4 W 14 Kuwait 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 Rise +3 W 15 Bangladesh 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 Fall –4 E 10 Philippines 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 Fall –3 W 16 Syria 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 Rise +6 W 17 Kyrgyzstan 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 Fall –2 E 11 Indonesia 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 Fall –4 E 12 North Korea 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 Rise +2 E 13 Cambodia 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 Fall –2 W 18 Maldives 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 Fall –2 E 14 Myanmar 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 Rise +2 E 15 Chinese Taipei 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 Fall –3 W 19 State of Palestine 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 Rise +5 E 16 Mongolia 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 Fall –2 E 17 Macau 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 Fall –1 E 18 Laos 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 Fall –1 W 20 Nepal 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 Fall –1 W 21 Sri Lanka 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 Fall –1 W 22 Bhutan 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 Rise +1 E 19 Brunei 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 Fall –1 W 23 Afghanistan 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 Fall –1 E 20 Guam 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 Fall –1 E 20 Northern Mariana Islands 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 Fall –1 W 24 Pakistan 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 Fall –1 E 20 East Timor 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 42 Fall –1 W 24 Yemen 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

See also

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References

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