AFC Champions League & AFC Cup – the KA Leagues & Club Rankings, set for December 31, 2018.

AFC Champions League & AFC Cup – the KA Leagues Ranking

4Q 2018

Season 2018 (AChL 2018; AC 2018)
Season 2016/17 (AChL 2017; AC 2016/17)
Season 2015/16 (AChL 2016; AC 2015/16)
Season 2015 (AChL 2015; AC 2015)

December 31, 2018

	League		Clubs	Pts	prev. pos.	prev. pts	diff.
1	China	CHN	🇨🇳	64,917	2	67,017	+1
2	South Korea	KOR	🇰🇷	64,333	1	67,533	-1
3	Iraq	IRQ	🇮🇶	62,841	3	64,435	#
4	Japan	JPN	🇯🇵	60,083	4	61,033	#
5	Iran	IRN	🇮🇷	57,083	6	57,983	+1
6	Saudi Arabia	KSA	🇸🇦	55,500	5	59,050	-1
7	Qatar	QAT	🇶🇦	52,333	7	54,283	#
8	Malaysia	MAS	🇲🇾	47,379	9	48,312	+1
9	UAE	UAE	🇦🇪	47,333	8	49,933	-1
10	Syria	SYR	🇸🇾	43,444	10	44,027	#
11	India	IND	🇮🇳	42,546	11	43,863	#
12	Jordan	JOR	🇯🇴	40,705	12	42,238	#
13	Philippines	PHI	🇵🇭	38,008	13	38,008	#
14	Singapore	SIN	🇸🇬 🇯🇵 🇧🇳	33,016	14	34,483	#
15	Hong Kong	HKG	🇭🇰 🇨🇳	31,500	15	34,058	#
16	Australia	AUS	🇦🇺 🇳🇿	30,334	16	33,550	#
17	Uzbekistan	UZB	🇺🇿	29,694	18	30,711	+1
18	Tajikistan	TJK	🇹🇯	29,462	20	29,887	+2
19	Turkmenistan	TKM	🇹🇲	29,340	21	28,204	+2
20	Bahrain	BHR	🇧🇭	29,007	17	31,338	-3
21	Lebanon	LIB	🇱🇧	28,007	19	30,224	-2
22	Korea DPR	PRK	🇰🇵	27,773	22	27,136	#
23	Myanmar	MYA	🇲🇲	23,523	23	24,923	#
24	Maldives	MDV	🇲🇻	22,265	25	22,615	+1
25	Vietnam	VIE	🇻🇳	21,113	24	24,363	-1
26	Indonesia	IDN	🇮🇩	19,644	26	22,061	#
27	Thailand	THA	🇹🇭	18,722	27	19,389	#
28	Oman	OMA	🇴🇲	16,212	29	17,295	+1
29	Kuwait	KUW	🇰🇼	15,000	28	18,800	-1
30	Palestine	PLE	🇵🇸	11,292	30	11,442	#
31	Macau	MAC	🇲🇴	11,182	31	11,182	#
32	Cambodia	CAM	🇰🇭	8,530	32	8,530	#
33	Bangladesh	BAN	🇧🇩	7,901	33	8,026	#
34	Laos	LAO	🇱🇦	6,583	35	6,583	+1
35	Kyrgyzstan	KGZ	🇰🇬	6,295	34	7,428	-1
36	Bhutan	BHU	🇧🇹	2,500	36	2,500	#
37	Yemen	YEM	🇾🇪	1,500	39	1,500	+2
38	Nepal	NEP	🇳🇵	1,500	40	1,500	+2
39	Mongolia	MNG	🇲🇳	1,500	38	1,750	-1
40	Pakistan	PAK	🇵🇰	1,500	41	1,500	+1
41	Chinese Taipei	TPE	🇹🇼	0,500	37	2,000	-4
42	Afghanistan	AFG	🇦🇫	0,500	42	0,500	#

Hong Hong / China

R&F based in Guangzhou, China, a reserve team of Guangzhou R&F F.C., a top-level professional club in China’s Super League, competes in the Hong Kong Premier League.

Australia / New Zealand

New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix competes in the Australian A-League.

Singapore / Japan / Brunei

Albirex Niigata Singapore FC is a football club which compete in Singapore Premier League. The club is a satellite team of Albirex Niigata of Japan. Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota FC is a club based in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei and competes in Singapore Premier League.

India

I-League shares the top spot in the Indian football system with the Indian Super League (ISL) – franchise-based league. The ISL has been granted official recognition by the AFC, meaning there are two collateral top divisions in India from 2017/18.

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AFC Champions League & AFC Cup – the KA Club Ranking

4Q 2018

Season 2018 (AChL 2018; AC 2018)
Season 2016/17 (AChL 2017; AC 2016/17)
Season 2015/16 (AChL 2016; AC 2015/16)
Season 2015 (AChL 2015; AC 2015)

December 31, 2018

Lp	Club	Country	League	Pts	IC3	prev. pos.	diff.
1	Lekhwiya/Al-Duhail	QAT 🇶🇦	QAT	77,625	1,072	1	#
2	Al-Ain	UAE 🇦🇪	UAE	73,565	1,016	2	#
3	Guangzhou Evergrande	CHN 🇨🇳	CHN	68,603	0,947	3	#
4	Al-Ahli Saudi FC	KSA 🇸🇦	KSA	66,395	0,917	5	+1
5	Al-Hilal Saudi FC	KSA 🇸🇦	KSA	65,395	0,903	4	-1
6	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	KOR 🇰🇷	KOR	60,785	0,839	6	#
7	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	KOR 🇰🇷	KOR	59,322	0,819	7	#
8	Persepolis	IRN 🇮🇷	IRN	58,982	0,815	8	#
9	Shanghai SIPG	CHN 🇨🇳	CHN	57,283	0,791	9	#
10	Johor Darul Ta'zim	MAS 🇲🇾	MAS	47,818	0,660	11	+1
11	Kashima Antlers	JPN 🇯🇵	JPN	47,600	0,657	13	+2
12	Urawa Red Diamonds	JPN 🇯🇵	JPN	45,633	0,630	12	#
13	FC Seoul	KOR 🇰🇷	KOR	45,613	0,630	10	-3
14	Zob Ahan	IRN 🇮🇷	IRN	45,047	0,622	14	#
15	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	IRQ 🇮🇶	IRQ	44,294	0,612	16	+1
16	Bengaluru FC	IND 🇮🇳	IND	42,320	0,584	17	+1
17	Al-Sadd	QAT 🇶🇦	QAT	41,625	0,575	15	-2
18	Lokomotiv Tashkent	UZB 🇺🇿	UZB	40,744	0,563	19	+1
19	Esteghlal	IRN 🇮🇷	IRN	39,732	0,549	18	-1
20	Istiklol	TJK 🇹🇯	TJK	38,405	0,530	20	#
21	Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai	UAE 🇦🇪	UAE	36,152	0,499	21	#
22	Al-Jaish Damascus	SYR 🇸🇾	SYR	34,710	0,479	22	#
23	Ceres	PHI 🇵🇭	PHI	32,895	0,454	24	+1
24	Gamba Osaka	JPN 🇯🇵	JPN	32,633	0,451	27	+3
25	Jiangsu Suning	CHN 🇨🇳	CHN	32,592	0,450	25	#
26	Tractor Sazi	IRN 🇮🇷	IRN	32,472	0,448	23	-3
27	Al-Wahda Damascus	SYR 🇸🇾	SYR	31,710	0,438	28	+1
28	Altyn Asyr	TKM 🇹🇲	TKM	31,499	0,435	33	+5
29	Buriram United	THA 🇹🇭	THA	30,898	0,427	26	-3
30	Nasaf Qarshi	UZB 🇺🇿	UZB	30,244	0,418	32	+2
31	Shandong Luneng Taishan	CHN 🇨🇳	CHN	29,087	0,415	31	#
32	Al-Jazira	UAE 🇦🇪	UAE	29,065	0,415	29	-3
33	Ulsan Hyundai	KOR 🇰🇷	KOR	28,407	0,415	34	+1
34	April 25	PRK 🇰🇵	PRK	28,377	0,415	36	+2
35	Kawasaki Frontale	JPN 🇯🇵	JPN	28,305	0,415	30	-5
36	Al-Wehdat	JOR 🇯🇴	JOR	28,249	0,415	37	+1
37	Kashiwa Reysol	JPN 🇯🇵	JPN	27,612	0,415	39	+2
38	Kitchee	HKG 🇭🇰	HKG	26,575	0,415	35	-3
39	Melbourne Victory	AUS 🇦🇺	AUS	26,306	0,415	38	-1
40	Jeju United	KOR 🇰🇷	KOR	25,407	0,415	40	#
41	Sydney FC	AUS 🇦🇺	AUS	25,306	0,415	41	#
42	Global	PHI 🇵🇭	PHI	25,115	0,415	43	+1
43	Al-Zawra'a	IRQ 🇮🇶	IRQ	24,224	0,415	44	+1
44	Home United	SIN 🇸🇬	SIN	23,717	0,415	42	-2
45	Al-Jazeera Amman	JOR 🇯🇴	JOR	23,012	0,415	45	#
46	Tianjin Quanjian	CHN 🇨🇳	CHN	22,993	0,415	46	#
47	Al-Ahed	LIB 🇱🇧	LIB	22,961	0,415	47	#
48	Al-Faisaly Amman	JOR 🇯🇴	JOR	22,071	0,415	49	+1
49	Pakhtakor	UZB 🇺🇿	UZB	21,994	0,415	50	+1
50	South China	HKG 🇭🇰	HKG	21,650	0,415	48	-2
51	Muangthong United	THA 🇹🇭	THA	21,134	0,415	53	+2
52	Al-Rayyan	QAT 🇶🇦	QAT	20,934	0,415	52	#
53	Al-Muharraq	BHR 🇧🇭	BHR	20,888	0,415	55	+2
54	Naft Tehran	IRN 🇮🇷	IRN	20,213	0,415	56	+2
55	Beijing Guoan	CHN 🇨🇳	CHN	19,622	0,415	54	-1
56	Al-Nassr Saudi FC	KSA 🇸🇦	KSA	19,333	0,415	60	+4
57	Esteghlal Khuzestan	IRN 🇮🇷	IRN	18,973	0,415	62	+5
58	Maziya	MDV 🇲🇻	MDV	18,703	0,415	61	+3
59	Al-Nasr	UAE 🇦🇪	UAE	18,661	0,415	63	+4
60	Seongnam	KOR 🇰🇷	KOR	18,521	0,415	64	+4
61	Yangon United	MYA 🇲🇲	MYA	18,364	0,415	59	-2
62	FC Tokyo	JPN 🇯🇵	JPN	18,351	0,415	66	+4
63	Al-Hidd	BHR 🇧🇭	BHR	18,026	0,415	58	-5
64	Western Sydney Wanderers	AUS 🇦🇺	AUS	17,924	0,415	51	-13
65	Brisbane Roar	AUS 🇦🇺	AUS	17,490	0,415	67	+2
66	Tampines Rovers	SIN 🇸🇬	SIN	17,469	0,415	65	-1
67	Bunyodkor	UZB 🇺🇿	UZB	17,099	0,415	57	-10
68	New Radiant	MDV 🇲🇻	MDV	17,008	0,415	68	#
69	Al Wahda Abu Dhabi	UAE 🇦🇪	UAE	16,686	0,415	69	#
70	Mohun Bagan	IND 🇮🇳	IND	16,181	0,415	71	+1
71	Shanghai Shenhua	CHN 🇨🇳	CHN	15,318	0,415	73	+2
72	Naft Al-Wasat	IRQ 🇮🇶	IRQ	14,037	0,415	79	+7
73	Ayeyawady United	MYA 🇲🇲	MYA	13,608	0,415	80	+7
74	Al-Gharafa	QATX 🇶🇦	QAT	13,571	0,415	82	+8
75	Becamex Bình Dương	VIE 🇻🇳	VIE	13,428	0,415	83	+8
76	Cerezo Osaka	JPN 🇯🇵	JPN	13,317	0,415	72	-4
77	Al-Ittihad	KSA 🇸🇦	KSA	13,028	0,415	70	-7
78	Ahal	TKM 🇹🇲	TKM	12,863	0,415	84	+6
79	Hà Nội T&T	VIE 🇻🇳	VIE	12,761	0,415	75	-4
80	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	JPN 🇯🇵	JPN	12,351	0,415	74	-6
81	Persipura Jayapura	IDN 🇮🇩	IDN	12,310	0,415	77	-4
82	Persija Jakarta	IDN 🇮🇩	IDN	11,963	0,415	86	+4
83	Kigwancha	PRK 🇰🇵	PRK	11,777	0,415	88	+5
84	Al-Fateh Al-Hasa	KSA 🇸🇦	KSA	11,560	0,415	85	+1
85	Foolad	IRN 🇮🇷	IRN	11,398	0,415	76	-9
86	Pohang Steelers	KOR 🇰🇷	KOR	10,716	0,415	78	-8
87	Adelaide United	AUS 🇦🇺	AUS	10,640	0,415	92	+5
88	Benfica de Macau	MAC 🇲🇴	MAC	10,636	0,415	93	+5
89	Al-Shorta	IRQ 🇮🇶	IRQ	10,607	0,415	89	#
90	Al-Taawoun	KSA 🇸🇦	KSA	10,560	0,415	94	+4
91	Persib Bandung	IDN 🇮🇩	IDN	10,310	0,415	95	+4
92	Al-Shabab Riyadh	KSA 🇸🇦	KSA	10,003	0,415	81	-11
93	Guangzhou R&F	CHN 🇨🇳	CHN	9,622	0,415	97	+4
94	Al-Kuwait	KUW 🇰🇼	KUW	9,600	0,415	90	-4
95	Al-Qadsia	KUW 🇰🇼	KUW	9,600	0,415	87	-8
96	Kaya	PHI 🇵🇭	PHI	9,477	0,415	99	+3
97	Balestier Khalsa	SIN 🇸🇬	SIN	9,280	0,415	100	+3
98	Pahang	MAS 🇲🇾	MAS	9,266	0,415	101	+3
99	Sông Lam Nghệ An	VIE 🇻🇳	VIE	8,999	0,415	102	+3
100	Erbil	IRQ 🇮🇶	IRQ	8,607	0,415	91	-9
101	Boeung Ket Angkor	CAM 🇰🇭	CAM	8,512	0,415	104	+3
102	Sepahan	IRN 🇮🇷	IRN	8,463	0,415	96	-6
103	Selangor	MAS 🇲🇾	MAS	8,321	0,415	98	-5
104	Yadanarbon	MYA 🇲🇲	MYA	8,124	0,415	106	+2
105	Al-Ahli SC Amman	JOR 🇯🇴	JOR	7,847	0,415	107	+2
106	Hwaebul	PRK 🇰🇵	PRK	7,789	0,415	108	+2
107	Al-Ansar	LIB 🇱🇧	LIB	7,574	0,415	110	+3
108	Dhofar	OMA 🇴🇲	OMA	7,363	0,415	111	+3
109	Al-Riffa	BHR 🇧🇭	BHR	7,308	0,415	103	-6
110	Al-Suwaiq	OMA 🇴🇲	OMA	7,174	0,415	105	-5
111	FLC Thanh Hóa	VIE 🇻🇳	VIE	6,999	0,415	112	+1
112	Tripoli Athletic Club	LIB 🇱🇧	LIB	6,957	0,415	113	+1
113	Lao Toyota FC	LAO 🇱🇦	LAO	6,905	0,415	114	+1
114	Dhaka Abahani	BAN 🇧🇩	BAN	6,713	0,415	115	+1
115	Malkiya	BHR 🇧🇭	BHR	6,483	0,415	116	+1
116	Eastern	HKG 🇭🇰	HKG	6,463	0,415	117	+1
117	Felda United	MAS 🇲🇾	MAS	6,349	0,415	119	+2
118	Shabab Al-Dhahiriya	PLE 🇵🇸	PLE	6,326	0,415	118	#
119	Al-Wasl F.C.	UAE 🇦🇪	UAE	6,316	0,415	120	+1
120	East Bengal	IND 🇮🇳	IND	6,286	0,415	121	+1
121	Nejmeh	LIB 🇱🇧	LIB	6,247	0,415	109	-12
122	Saham	OMA 🇴🇲	OMA	6,217	0,415	122	#
123	Aizawl	IND 🇮🇳	IND	6,171	0,415	123	#
124	Than Quảng Ninh	VIE 🇻🇳	VIE	6,086	0,415	124	#
125	Bali United	IDN 🇮🇩	IDN	5,963	0,415	125	#
126	Al-Nahda	OMA 🇴🇲	OMA	5,956	0,415	126	#
127	Taraji Wadi Al-Nes	PLE 🇵🇸	PLE	5,434	0,415	127	#
128	Alay Osh	KGZ 🇰🇬	KGZ	4,615	0,415	129	+1
129	Ahli Al-Khaleel	PLE 🇵🇸	PLE	4,526	0,415	132	+3
130	Chonburi	THA 🇹🇭	THA	4,243	0,415	130	#
131	Shan United	MYA 🇲🇲	MYA	4,204	0,415	136	+5
132	Al-Oruba	OMA 🇴🇲	OMA	3,993	0,415	137	+5
133	Salam Zgharta	LIB 🇱🇧	LIB	3,620	0,415	140	+7
134	Fanja	OMA 🇴🇲	OMA	3,543	0,415	131	-3
135	Warriors	SIN 🇸🇬	SIN	3,527	0,415	143	+8
136	Balkan	TKMX 🇦🇪	TKM	3,510	0,415	145	+9
137	Magwe	MYA 🇲🇲	MYA	3,506	0,415	144	+7
138	Khujand	TJK 🇹🇯	TJK	3,293	0,415	146	+8
139	Chiangrai United	THA 🇹🇭	THA	3,263	0,415	147	+8
140	Safa	LIB 🇱🇧	LIB	3,197	0,415	128	-12
141	Dordoi	KGZ 🇰🇬	KGZ	3,085	0,415	148	+7
142	Central Coast Mariners	AUS 🇦🇺	AUS	3,024	0,415	134	-8
143	Manama	BHR 🇧🇭	BHR	2,983	0,415	150	+7
144	Sukhothai	THA 🇹🇭	THA	2,924	0,415	151	+7
145	Khosilot	TJK 🇹🇯	TJK	2,869	0,415	152	+7
146	Bangkok Glass	THA 🇹🇭	THA	2,688	0,415	153	+7
147	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi	BAN 🇧🇩	BAN	2,529	0,415	154	+7
148	TC Sports	MDV 🇲🇻	MDV	2,515	0,415	156	+8
149	Bangkok United	THA 🇹🇭	THA	2,424	0,415	159	+10
150	Erchim	MNG 🇲🇳	MNG	2,365	0,415	160	+10
151	Club Valencia Malé	MDV 🇲🇻	MDV	2,211	0,415	162	+11
152	Khayr Vahdat	TJK 🇹🇯	TJK	2,150	0,415	163	+11
153	Hilal Al-Quds	PLE 🇵🇸	PLE	1,734	0,415	166	+13
154	Lanexang United	LAO 🇱🇦	LAO	1,715	0,415	167	+13
155	Phnom Penh Crown	CAM 🇰🇭	CAM	1,603	0,415	169	+14
156	Taiwan Power Company	TPE 🇹🇼	TPE	1,550	0,415	168	+12
157	Hang Yuen	TPE 🇹🇼	TPE	1,525	0,415	164	+7
158	Rovers	GUM 🇬🇺	GUM	1,500	0,415	170	+12
159	Nagaworld	CAM 🇰🇭	CAM	1,103	0,415	171	+12
160	Sheikh Russel	BAN 🇧🇩	BAN	1,022	0,415	172	+12
161	Saif Sporting Club	BAN 🇧🇩	BAN	0,855	0,415	173	+12
162	Thimphu City	BHU 🇧🇹	BHU	0,680	0,415	175	+13
163	K-Electric	PAK 🇵🇰	PAK	0,590	0,415	177	+14
164	Alga	KGZ 🇰🇬	KGZ	0,587	0,415	176	+12
165	Al-Saqr	YEM 🇾🇪	YEM	0,560	0,415	178	+13
166	Tatung	TPE 🇹🇼	TPE	0,550	0,415	174	+8
167	Shaheen Asmayee	AFG 🇦🇫	AFG	0,550	0,415	179	+12
168	Colombo	SRI 🇱🇰	SRI	0,500	0,415	180	+12
169	Transport United	BHU 🇧🇹	BHU	0,430	0,415	181	+12
170	Tertons	BHU 🇧🇹	BHU	0,430	0,415	182	+12
171	Druk United	BHU 🇧🇹	BHU	0,410	0,415	183	+12
172	Three Star Club	NEP 🇳🇵	NEP	0,400	0,415	184	+12
173	Khoromkhon	MNG 🇲🇳	MNG	0,330	0,415	185	+12
174	Manang Marshyangdi Club	NEP 🇳🇵	NEP	0,325	0,415	186	+12

IC3

IC3 (Inter-Continental Club Coefficient) – indicator based on continental ranking points, taking into account the index of the continent (Power Index Federation), which is 50 % of weight of the club coefficient within the KA Football Club Global Rating.

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