AFC Champions League
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2020
Location
Asia/Australia
Abbreviation
AFCCL
Summary
The 2020 AFC Champions League (AFCCL) is Asia's premier club football tournament where 52 top premier league/1st division club teams from 23 eligible AFC F/As (football associations) are represented. The 2020 winner will play in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup.
The 2020 AFCCL Team Allocation table details club team slots earned by each F/A for the 2020 AFCCL. Overall F/A rankings are based on the AFC F/A Rankings.
Al-Hilal FC (Riyadh) (KSA1) is the defending AFCCL champion.
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2020 AFCCL Team Allocation
| AFC | AFCCL Stage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F/A | Rank | Group | Playoff | Pre 2 | Pre 1 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Korea Republic | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| China PR | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Qatar | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Iran | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Australia | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Iraq | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tajikistan | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| India | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Syria | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kuwait | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bahrain | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Philippines | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lebanon | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkmenistan | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Singapore | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maldives | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Myanmar | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oman | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korea DPR | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Palestine | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cambodia | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Macau | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laos | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Taipei | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yemen | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Afghanistan | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nepal | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhutan | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mongolia | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guam | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Timor-Leste | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Competition Structure
| Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Round 1 | 6 | 1 team each from Bahrain, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Myanmar, the Philipines, and Singapore | Knockout match, most goals advance | |
| Preliminary Round 2 | 16 | 2 teams from Iran, Thailand and Uzbekistan, 1 team each from Australia, Hong Kong, Iraq, Malaysia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam, | 4 winners from Preliminary Round 1 | Knockout match, most goals advance |
| Playoff | 16 | 2 teams each from Japan and Qatar, 1 team each from China PR, Korea Republic, Saudia Arabia, and UAE | 8 winners from Preliminary Round 2 | Knockout match, most goals advance |
| Group | 32 | 3 teams each from China PR, Korea Republic, Saudi Arabia and UAE, 2 teams each from Australia, Iran, Japan and Qatar, 1 team each from Iraq, Malaysia, Thailand, and Uzbekistan | 8 winners from Playoff stage | 8 groups of 4 with Home/Away matches against each team in group, top 2 teams with most points (win = 3 pts, draw = 1 pt) in each group advance |
| Round of 16 | 16 | None | 8 group winners, 8 group runners-up | 8 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances |
| Quarterfinals | 8 | None | 8 winners from Round of 16 | 4 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances |
| Semifinals | 4 | None | 4 winners from Quarterfinals | 2 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances |
| Final | 2 | None | 2 winners from Semifinals | 1 match played at a neutral site |
Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Sat - 19 Dec 2020
 | 12 | Ulsan Hyundai FC (KOR1) | Al Janoub Stadium |
Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Sat - 3 Oct 2020
 | 11 | Persepolis FC (IRN1) | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | |||
| Persepolis FC advances on PKs (5-3) | ||||||
Sun - 13 Dec 2020
| 21 | Vissel Kobe (JPN1) | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Wed - 30 Sep 2020
| 20 | Al-Ahli Saudi SFC (KSA1) | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| 20 | Pakhtakor Tashkent FK (UZB1) | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
Thu - 10 Dec 2020
| 20 | Beijing Guoan FC (CHN1) | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 11 | Suwon Bluewings (KOR1) | Al Janoub Stadium | |||
| Vissel Kobe advances on PKs (7-6) | ||||||
Round of 16
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Sat - 26 Sep 2020
| 21 | Esteghlal FC (IRN1) | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 11 | Shabab Al Ahli Club (UAE1) | Al Janoub Stadium | |||
| Al-Ahli Saudi SFC advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
Sun - 27 Sep 2020
| 10 | Al-Sadd SC (QAT1) | Education City Stadium |
| 10 | Al Taawon FC (KSA1) | Education City Stadium |
Sun - 6 Dec 2020
| 10 | FC Tokyo (JPN1) | Education City Stadium |
| 30 | Melbourne Victory FC (AUS1) | Education City Stadium |
Mon - 7 Dec 2020
| 20 | Shanghai SIPG FC (CHN1) | Khalifa International Stadium |
 | 23 | Suwon Bluewings (KOR1) | Khalifa International Stadium |
Group Stage
| Group A | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Al-Ahli Saudi SFC (KSA1) | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | - | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| 2 | Esteghlal FC (IRN1) | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | - | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 3 | Al-Shorta SC (IRQ1) | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 4 | Al-Wahda FC (UAE1) | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 10.02.20 |  | 11 | Esteghlal FC | Karbala International Stadium |
 | CANC | Al-Ahli Saudi SFC | Al-Nahyan Stadium |
| 17.02.20 | | CANC | Al-Wahda FC | Al-Shaab Stadium |
| 21 | Esteghlal FC | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium |
| 14.09.20 | | 10 | Al-Shorta SC | Khalifa International Stadium |
| CANC | Esteghlal FC | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 17.09.20 | | 21 | Al-Ahli Saudi SFC | Khalifa International Stadium |
| CANC | Al-Wahda FC | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 20.09.20 | | CANC | Al-Wahda FC | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 11 | Al-Shorta SC | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 23.09.20 | | 30 | Al-Ahli Saudi SFC | Al Janoub Stadium |
| CANC | Al-Shorta SC | Khalifa International Stadium |
| Group B | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Pakhtakor Tashkent FK (UZB1) | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | - | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Al-Ahli FC Dubai (UAE2) | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Padideh Khorasan FC (IRN2) | 4 | 0 -0-4 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | -6 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
| 4 | Al-Hilal FC (Riyadh) (KSA1) | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 10.02.20 | | 21 | Al-Ahli FC Dubai | Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium |
 | CANC | Padideh Khorasan FC | King Saud University Stadium |
| 17.02.20 | | 30 | Padideh Khorasan FC | Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium |
| CANC | Al-Hilal FC (Riyadh) | Al-Rashid Stadium |
| 14.09.20 | | 10 | Padideh Khorasan FC | Al Janoub Stadium |
| CANC | Pakhtakor Tashkent FK | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 17.09.20 | | 01 | Al-Ahli FC Dubai | Al Janoub Stadium |
| CANC | Al-Hilal FC (Riyadh) | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 20.09.20 | | CANC | Al-Hilal FC (Riyadh) | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 00 | Pakhtakor Tashkent FK | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 23.09.20 | | 01 | Pakhtakor Tashkent FK | Al Janoub Stadium |
| CANC | Al-Ahli FC Dubai | Khalifa International Stadium |
| Group C | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Persepolis FC (IRN1) | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | - | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 2 | Al Taawon FC (KSA1) | 6 | 3 -0-3 | 9 | - | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Al-Duhail SC (QAT1) | 6 | 3 -0-3 | 9 | - | 7 | 8 | -1 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
| 4 | Sharjah FC (UAE1) | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 7 | - | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 11.02.20 |  | 01 | Al Taawon FC | Sharjah Stadium |
 | 20 | Persepolis FC | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium |
| 18.02.20 | | 20 | Al-Duhail SC | King Abdullah Sports City (Buraidah) |
| 22 | Persepolis FC | Sharjah Stadium |
| 15.09.20 | | 21 | Sharjah FC | Education City Stadium |
| 10 | Al Taawon FC | Education City Stadium |
| 18.09.20 | | 42 | Al-Duhail SC | Education City Stadium |
| 01 | Persepolis FC | Education City Stadium |
| 21.09.20 | | 01 | Al-Duhail SC | Education City Stadium |
| 06 | Sharjah FC | Education City Stadium |
| 24.09.20 | | 40 | Sharjah FC | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| 01 | Al Taawon FC | Education City Stadium |
| Group D | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Al-Nassr FC (KSA1) | 6 | 3 -2-1 | 11 | - | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Al-Sadd SC (QAT1) | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 9 | - | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| 3 | Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan (IRN1) | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 7 | - | 6 | 8 | -2 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 4 | Al-Ain FC (UAE1) | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | - | 5 | 13 | -8 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 11.02.20 |  | 04 | Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium |
| 22 | Al-Sadd SC | King Fahd International Stadium |
| 18.02.20 | | 12 | Al-Nassr FC | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium |
| 30 | Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| 15.09.20 | | 33 | Al-Sadd SC | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| 02 | Al-Nassr FC | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| 18.09.20 | | 40 | Al-Ain FC | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| 20 | Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| 21.09.20 | | 11 | Al-Nassr FC | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| 00 | Al-Ain FC | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| 24.09.20 | | 01 | Al-Ain FC | Education City Stadium |
| 21 | Al-Sadd SC | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| Group E | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Beijing Guoan FC (CHN1) | 6 | 5 -1-0 | 16 | - | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory FC (AUS1) | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 7 | - | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
| 3 | FC Seoul (KOR1) | 6 | 2 -0-4 | 6 | - | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| 4 | Chiangrai United FC (THA1) | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | - | 5 | 11 | -6 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -6 |
Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 11.02.20 | | 10 | Chiangrai United FC | AAMI Park |
| 18.02.20 |  | 10 | Melbourne Victory FC | Sangam Stadium |
| 01 | Beijing Guoan FC | Chiang Rai Stadium |
| 21.11.20 | | 12 | Beijing Guoan FC | Education City Stadium |
| 24.11.20 | | 31 | Melbourne Victory FC | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| 50 | Chiangrai United FC | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| 27.11.20 | | 02 | Beijing Guoan FC | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| 21 | FC Seoul | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| 30.11.20 | | 31 | FC Seoul | Workers Stadium |
| 22 | Melbourne Victory FC | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| 03.12.20 | | 21 | FC Seoul | Education City Stadium |
| 11 | Chiangrai United FC | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| Group F | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Ulsan Hyundai FC (KOR1) | 6 | 5 -1-0 | 16 | - | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | FC Tokyo (JPN1) | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | - | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua FC (CHN1) | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 7 | - | 9 | 13 | -4 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Perth Glory FC (AUS1) | 6 | 0 -1-5 | 1 | - | 5 | 11 | -6 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 11.02.20 | | 11 | FC Tokyo | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium |
| 18.02.20 | | 10 | Perth Glory FC | Ajinomoto Stadium |
| 18.11.20 | | 12 | Shanghai Shenhua FC | Education City Stadium |
| 21.11.20 | | 31 | Shanghai Shenhua FC | Education City Stadium |
| 24.11.20 | | 01 | Shanghai Shenhua FC | Education City Stadium |
| 12 | Ulsan Hyundai FC | Education City Stadium |
| 27.11.20 | | 20 | Perth Glory FC | Education City Stadium |
| 12 | FC Tokyo | Education City Stadium |
| 30.11.20 | | 12 | Ulsan Hyundai FC | Education City Stadium |
| 33 | Perth Glory FC | Education City Stadium |
| 03.12.20 | | 01 | FC Tokyo | Education City Stadium |
| 14 | Ulsan Hyundai FC | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| Group G | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe (JPN1) | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | - | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Suwon Bluewings (KOR2) | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Guangzhou Evergrande (CHN2) | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Johor Darul Takzim (MAS1) | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 12.02.20 | | CANC | Johor Darul Takzim | Noevir Stadium Kobe |
| 19.02.20 | | 01 | Vissel Kobe | Suwon World Cup Stadium |
| 03.03.20 | | CANC | Suwon Bluewings | Sultan Ibrahim Stadium (Muar) |
| 19.11.20 | | CANC | Guangzhou Evergrande | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 22.11.20 | | 00 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 25.11.20 | | 13 | Vissel Kobe | Khalifa International Stadium |
| CANC | Johor Darul Takzim | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 28.11.20 | | 02 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 01.12.20 | | 11 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Suwon World Cup Stadium |
| CANC | Vissel Kobe | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 04.12.20 | | 02 | Suwon Bluewings | Khalifa International Stadium |
| CANC | Johor Darul Takzim | Al Janoub Stadium |
| Group H | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Yokohama F Marinos (JPN1) | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 13 | - | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG FC (CHN1) | 6 | 3 -0-3 | 9 | - | 6 | 10 | -4 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Jeonbuk Motors (KOR1) | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 7 | - | 8 | 10 | -2 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 4 | Sydney FC (AUS1) | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | - | 8 | 10 | -2 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 12.02.20 |  | 12 | Yokohama F Marinos | Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| 19.02.20 | | 40 | Sydney FC | Nissan Stadium |
| 04.03.20 | | 22 | Jeonbuk Motors | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium |
| 19.11.20 | | 12 | Shanghai SIPG FC | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 22.11.20 | | 12 | Shanghai SIPG FC | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 25.11.20 | | 10 | Sydney FC | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 01 | Yokohama F Marinos | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 28.11.20 | | 12 | Shanghai SIPG FC | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 01.12.20 | | 41 | Jeonbuk Motors | Nissan Stadium |
| 04 | Sydney FC | Shanghai Stadium |
| 04.12.20 | | 11 | Yokohama F Marinos | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 02 | Jeonbuk Motors | Khalifa International Stadium |
Playoffs
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 28 Jan 2020
| 30 | Buriram United FC (THA1) | Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium |
| 20 | United City FC (PHI1) | Ajinomoto Stadium |
 | 01 | Melbourne Victory FC (AUS1) | Kashima Soccer Stadium |
| 10 | Bunyodkor PFK (UZB1) | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium |
 | 00 | Padideh Khorasan FC (IRN1) | Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium | |||
| Padideh Khorasan FC advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
 | 05 | Esteghlal FC (IRN1) | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| 10 | FK Istiqlol (TJK1) | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium (Jeddah) |
Preliminary Round 2
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 21 Jan 2020
| 50 | Bali United FC (IDN1) | AAMI Park |
 | 01 | FK Istiqlol (TJK1) | Stadion Lokomotiv (Toshkent) |
| 21 | Ho Chi Minh City FC (VIE1) | Chang Arena |
 | 01 | United City FC (PHI1) | PAT Stadium |
 | 51 | Wofoo Tai Po FC (HKG1) | Darul Aman Stadium |
Wed - 22 Jan 2020
| 41 | Al Zawra'a SC (IRQ1) | Milliy Stadion |
Sat - 25 Jan 2020
| 21 | Al-Riffa SC (BHR1) | Imam Reza Stadium |
| 30 | Kuwait SC (KUW1) | Shabab Al Ahli Stadium |
Preliminary Round 1
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 14 Jan 2020
 | 53 | Bali United FC (IDN1) | Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 32 | Shan United FC (MYA1) | Rizal Memorial Track & Football Stadium |
 | 01 | Al-Riffa SC (BHR1) | Nehru Stadium Coimbatore |
 | 12 | Kuwait SC (KUW1) | Amman International Stadium |