2020 AFC Champions League

39th edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC

2020 AFC Champions League

The Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah hosted the final

Tournament details
Dates| Qualifying:
14–28 January 2020
Competition proper:
10 February – 19 December 2020
Teams| Competition proper: 29 teams (from 23 associations)
Final positions
Champions|  Ulsan Hyundai (2nd title)
Runners-up|  Persepolis
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 93
Goals scored| 236 (2.54 per match)
Attendance| 182,388 (1,961 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Abderrazak Hamdallah
Júnior Negrão
(7 goals each)[1]
Best player(s)|  Yoon Bit-garam[2]
Fair play award|  Ulsan Hyundai

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2021 ->

(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs and matches voided by AFC)

International football competition

The 2020 AFC Champions League was the 39th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 18th under the current AFC Champions League title.[3]

Ulsan Hyundai won their second Champions League title by defeating Persepolis 2–1 in the final.[4] Ulsan automatically qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League (although they had already qualified through their domestic performance), the first time since 2008 that the AFC Champions League holders were guaranteed automatic qualification in the following year.[5][6] They also earned the right to play in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar.

The tournament was the last to involve 32 teams during the group stage, which increased to 40 teams in 2021.[7]

The competition was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia after group stage matches on 4 March 2020,[8] and restarted on 14 September 2020.[9] All matches after the restart were played in Qatar,[10][11][12] with the final played at the Al Janoub Stadium in the city of Al Wakrah.

Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia were the defending champions, but the club effectively withdrew from the competition when they could not name the required 13 players for their final group stage match, as all but 11 players had tested positive for COVID-19.[13][14] For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system was in use from the quarter-finals onwards.[15]

## Association team allocation

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The 46 AFC member associations (excluding the associate member Northern Mariana Islands) were ranked based on their national team's and clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions, with the allocation of slots for the 2019 and 2020 editions of the AFC club competitions determined by the 2017 AFC rankings (Entry Manual Article 2.3):[16]

* The associations were split into two regions:
* West Region consisted of the associations from the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA), and the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF).
* East Region consisted of the associations from the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) and the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF).
* In each region, there were four groups in the group stage, including a total of 12 direct slots, with the 4 remaining slots filled through play-offs.
* The top 12 associations in each region as per the AFC rankings were eligible to enter the AFC Champions League, as long as they fulfilled the AFC Champions League criteria.
* The top six associations in each region got at least one direct slot in the group stage, while the remaining associations got only play-off slots (as well as AFC Cup group stage slots):
* The associations ranked 1st and 2nd each got three direct slots and one play-off slot.
* The associations ranked 3rd and 4th each got two direct slots and two play-off slots.
* The associations ranked 5th each got one direct slot and two play-off slots.
* The associations ranked 6th each got one direct slot and one play-off slot.
* The associations ranked 7th to 12th each got one play-off slot.
* The maximum number of slots for each association was one-third of the total number of eligible teams in the top division.
* If any association gave up its direct slots, they were redistributed to the highest eligible association, with each association limited to a maximum of three direct slots.
* If any association gave up its play-off slots, they were annulled and not redistributed to any other association.

### Association ranking

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For the 2020 AFC Champions League, the associations were allocated slots according to their association ranking which was published on 15 December 2017,[17] which took into account their performance in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup, as well as their national team's FIFA World Rankings, during the period between 2014 and 2017.[16][18]

Participation for 2020 AFC Champions League

| Participating
| Not participating

West Region (4 groups)  | Rank | Member
Association  | Points[17] | Slots

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Group
stage  | Play-off
Region | AFC | Play-off
round | Prelim.
round 2 | Prelim.
round 1
1 | 1 |  United Arab Emirates | 95.940 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0
2 | 4 |  Saudi Arabia | 84.269 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0
3 | 6 |  Qatar | 82.407 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0
4 | 7 |  Iran | 71.851 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0
5 | 9 |  Uzbekistan | 43.305 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0
6 | 11 |  Iraq | 42.141 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
7 | 12 |  Tajikistan | 30.725 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
8 | 15 |  India | 29.291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
9 | 16 |  Syria[SYR] | 28.983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
10 | 18 |  Jordan | 25.649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
11 | 19 |  Kuwait | 24.798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
12 | 20 |  Bahrain | 24.337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
Total  | Participating associations: 11  | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4

East Region (4 groups)  | Rank | Member
Association  | Points[17] | Slots

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Group
stage  | Play-off
Region | AFC | Play-off
round | Prelim.
round 2 | Prelim.
round 1
1 | 2 |  South Korea | 87.480 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0
2 | 3 |  China | 86.671 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0
3 | 5 |  Japan | 83.464 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0
4 | 8 |  Australia[AUS] | 64.752 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0
5 | 10 |  Thailand | 42.568 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0
6 | 13 |  Malaysia | 29.566 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
7 | 14 |  Hong Kong | 29.300 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
8 | 17 |  Vietnam | 27.426 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
9 | 21 |  Philippines | 21.405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
10 | 23 |  Singapore | 17.084 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
11 | 24 |  Indonesia | 16.871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
12 | 25 |  Myanmar | 14.753 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
Total  | Participating associations: 12  | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4

Notes

1. ^

Australia (AUS): The top division run by the Football Federation Australia, the A-League, only had nine Australia-based teams in the 2018–19 season, so Australia could only get a maximum of three total slots (Entry Manual 5.4).[16]

2. ^

Syria (SYR): Syria did not have any teams which had an AFC Champions League license.[19]

## Teams

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The following 52 teams from 23 associations entered the competition.

In the following table, the number of appearances and last appearance count only those since the 2002–03 season (including qualifying rounds), when the competition was rebranded as the AFC Champions League.

West Region  Group stage direct entrants (Groups A–D)  | Team  | Qualifying method  | App (Last)

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Sharjah | 2018–19 UAE Pro League champions  | 2nd (2004)
Shabab Al-Ahli | 2018–19 UAE President's Cup winners
2018–19 UAE Pro League runners-up  | 1st
Al-Wahda | 2018–19 UAE Pro League 3rd place  | 11th (2019)
Al-Nassr | 2018–19 Saudi Professional League champions  | 5th (2019)
Al-Taawoun | 2019 King Cup winners
2018–19 Saudi Professional League 3rd place  | 2nd (2017)
Al-Hilal[Note TH] | 2018–19 Saudi Professional League runners-up  | 16th (2019)
Al-Sadd | 2018–19 Qatar Stars League champions  | 15th (2019)
Al-Duhail | 2019 Emir of Qatar Cup winners
2018–19 Qatar Stars League runners-up  | 9th (2019)
Persepolis | 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League champions and 2018–19 Hazfi Cup winners and 2019 Iranian Super Cup winners  | 9th (2019)
Sepahan | 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League runners-up  | 12th (2016)
Pakhtakor | 2019 Uzbekistan Super League champions and 2019 Uzbekistan Cup winners  | 16th (2019)
Al-Shorta | 2018–19 Iraqi Premier League champions  | 4th (2014)
Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in play-off round Team  | Qualifying method  | App (Last)

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Al-Ain | 2018–19 UAE Pro League 4th place  | 15th (2019)
Al-Ahli | 2018–19 Saudi Professional League 4th place  | 12th (2019)
Al-Sailiya | 2018–19 Qatar Stars League 3rd place  | 1st
Al-Rayyan | 2018–19 Qatar Stars League 4th place  | 10th (2019)
Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in preliminary round 2 Team  | Qualifying method  | App (Last)

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Esteghlal | 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League 3rd place  | 11th (2019)
Shahr Khodro | 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League 4th place  | 1st
Lokomotiv Tashkent | 2019 Uzbekistan Super League runners-up  | 8th (2019)
Bunyodkor | 2019 Uzbekistan Super League 3rd place  | 11th (2017)
Al-Zawraa | 2018–19 Iraq FA Cup winners  | 5th (2019)
Istiklol | 2019 Tajikistan Higher League champions  | 2nd (2019)
Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in preliminary round 1 Team  | Qualifying method  | App (Last)

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Chennai City | 2018–19 I-League champions  | 1st
Al-Faisaly | 2018–19 Jordanian Pro League champions  | 3rd (2018)
Al-Kuwait | 2018–19 Kuwaiti Premier League champions  | 7th (2019)
Al-Riffa | 2018–19 Bahraini Premier League champions  | 2nd (2015)
East Region  Group stage direct entrants (Groups E–H)  | Team  | Qualifying method  | App (Last)

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2019 K League 1 champions  | 13th (2019)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2019 Korean FA Cup winners  | 10th (2018)
Ulsan Hyundai | 2019 K League 1 runners-up  | 8th (2019)
Guangzhou Evergrande | 2019 Chinese Super League champions  | 9th (2019)
Shanghai Shenhua | 2019 Chinese FA Cup winners  | 9th (2018)
Beijing FC | 2019 Chinese Super League runners-up  | 9th (2019)
Yokohama F. Marinos | 2019 J1 League champions  | 4th (2014)
Vissel Kobe | 2019 Emperor's Cup winners  | 1st
Perth Glory | 2018–19 A-League premiers  | 1st
Sydney FC | 2019 A-League Grand Final winners
2018–19 A-League regular season runners-up  | 6th (2019)
Chiangrai United | 2019 Thai League 1 champions  | 3rd (2019)
Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2019 Malaysia Super League champions  | 6th (2019)
Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in play-off round Team  | Qualifying method  | App (Last)

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FC Seoul | 2019 K League 1 3rd place  | 8th (2017)
Shanghai SIPG | 2019 Chinese Super League 3rd place  | 5th (2019)
FC Tokyo | 2019 J1 League runners-up  | 3rd (2016)
Kashima Antlers | 2019 J1 League 3rd place  | 10th (2019)
Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in preliminary round 2 Team  | Qualifying method  | App (Last)

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Melbourne Victory | 2018–19 A-League regular season 3rd place  | 8th (2019)
Port | 2019 Thai FA Cup winners  | 1st
Buriram United | 2019 Thai League 1 runners-up  | 9th (2019)
Kedah | 2019 Malaysia FA Cup winners  | 1st
Tai Po | 2018–19 Hong Kong Premier League champions  | 1st
Ho Chi Minh City | 2019 V.League 1 runners-up[Note VIE] | 2nd (2002–03)
Qualifying play-off participants: Entering in preliminary round 1 Team  | Qualifying method  | App (Last)

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Ceres–Negros | 2019 Philippines Football League champions  | 3rd (2019)
Tampines Rovers | 2019 Singapore Premier League runners-up[Note SIN] | 5th (2018)
Bali United | 2019 Liga 1 champions  | 2nd (2018)
Shan United | 2019 Myanmar National League champions  | 2nd (2018)

Notes

1. ^

Title holders (TH): Al-Hilal were the title holders.

2. ^

Singapore (SIN): DPMM, the 2019 Singapore Premier League champions, were a team from Brunei and thus ineligible to represent Singapore in AFC club competitions. As a result, Tampines Rovers, the league runners-up, entered the qualifying play-offs.

3. ^

Vietnam (VIE): Hà Nội, the 2019 V.League 1 champions, failed to obtain an AFC license as their U15 team did not participate in Vietnam National U-15 Youth League.[20] As a result, Ho Chi Minh City, the league runners-up, entered the qualifying play-offs.

DSA Metropolitan

Al-Wahda

Al-Ain

Riyadh

Al-Taawoun

Al-Ahli

Qatar

Tehran

Sepahan

Shahr Khodro

Tashkent

Baghdad

Istiklol

Chennai City

Al-Faisaly

Al-Kuwait

Al-Riffa

Jeonbuk HM

Seoul Capital Area

Ulsan H

Guangzhou E

Shanghai

Beijing

West Kanto

V Kobe

Kashima A

Perth Glory

Sydney

Melbourne Victory

Chiangrai U

Port

Buriram U

JDT

Kedah

Tai Po

Ho Chi Minh City

Ceres–Negros

Tampines R

Bali U

Shan U

Baghdad teams
Al-Shorta
Al-ZawraaTehran teams
Persepolis
EsteghlalQatar teams
Al-Sadd
Al-Duhail
Al-Sailiya
Al-Rayyan

Riyadh teams
Al-Nassr
Al-HilalDSA Metropolitan teams
Sharjah
Shabab Al-AhliTashkent teams
Pakhtakor Tashkent
Lokomotiv Tashkent
Bunyodkor

Shanghai teams
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai SIPGWest Kanto teams
Yokohama F. Marinos
FC TokyoSeoul Capital Area teams
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
FC Seoul

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Location of teams of the 2020 AFC Champions League group stage.
Brown: Group A;  Red: Group B;  Orange: Group C;  Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E;  Blue: Group F;  Purple: Group G;  Pink: Group H;  Qualifying play-offs

## Schedule

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The schedule of the competition was as follows.[21] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only some of the group stage matches on matchdays 1–3 in February and March were played as scheduled, and all matches on matchdays 4–6 were postponed until further notice.[8] The round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals were also initially moved to 10–12 and 24–26 August, 14–16 and 28–30 September, and 20–21 and 27–28 October.[22][23]

The AFC announced the calendar of the remaining matches on 9 July 2020, with all matches before the final played at centralised venues, and all knockout ties played as a single match.[9] On 10 September 2020, the AFC announced the new dates for the East Region matches and the final.[24]

Notes:

* W: West Region
* E: East Region
* Italics: new dates after restart

Stage  | Round  | Draw date  | Match dates

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Preliminary stage  | Preliminary round 1  | No draw  | 14 January 2020
Preliminary round 2  | 21 January 2020
Play-off stage  | Play-off round  | 28 January 2020
Group stage  | Matchday 1  | 10 December 2019  | 10–12 February 2020, 18–19 November 2020 (E)
Matchday 2  | 17–19 February 2020, 21–22 November 2020 (E)
Matchday 3  | 3–4 March 2020 (E), 14–15 September 2020 (W), 24–25 November 2020 (E)
Matchday 4  | 17–18 September 2020 (W), 27–28 November 2020 (E)
Matchday 5  | 20–21 September 2020 (W), 30 November – 1 December 2020 (E)
Matchday 6  | 23–24 September 2020 (W), 3–4 December 2020 (E)
Knockout stage  | Round of 16  | 26–27 September 2020 (W), 6–7 December 2020 (E)
Quarter-finals  | 28 September 2020 (W)
8 December 2020 (E)  | 30 September 2020 (W), 10 December 2020 (E)
Semi-finals  | 3 October 2020 (W), 13 December 2020 (E)
Final  | 19 December 2020
at Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah

The original schedule of the competition, as planned before the pandemic, was as follows.

Original schedule for 2020 AFC Champions League Stage  | Round  | Draw date  | First leg  | Second leg

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Preliminary stage  | Preliminary round 1  | No draw  | 14 January 2020
Preliminary round 2  | 21 January 2020
Play-off stage  | Play-off round  | 28 January 2020
Group stage  | Matchday 1  | 10 December 2019  | 10–12 February 2020
Matchday 2  | 17–19 February 2020
Matchday 3  | 2–4 March 2020
Matchday 4  | 6–8 April 2020
Matchday 5  | 20–22 April 2020
Matchday 6  | 4–6 May 2020
Knockout stage  | Round of 16  | 18–19 May 2020 (W),
26–27 May 2019 (E)  | 25–26 May 2020 (W),
16–17 June 2020 (E)
Quarter-finals  | TBD | 24–26 August 2020  | 14–16 September 2020
Semi-finals  | 29–30 September 2020  | 20–21 October 2020
Final  | 22 November 2020  | 28 November 2020

## Qualifying play-offs

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Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs

In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 9.2).[3] The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region was determined based on the association ranking of each team, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match.[25] Teams from the same association could not be placed into the same tie. The eight winners of the play-off round (four each from both West Region and East Region) advanced to the group stage to join the 24 direct entrants. All losers in each round from associations with only play-off slots entered the AFC Cup group stage.

### Preliminary round 1

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Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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West Region  Chennai City | 0–1 |  Al-Riffa
Al-Faisaly | 1–2 (a.e.t.)  |  Al-Kuwait
Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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East Region  Ceres–Negros | 3–2 |  Shan United
Tampines Rovers | 3–5 (a.e.t.)  |  Bali United

### Preliminary round 2

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Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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West Region  Bunyodkor | 4–1 |  Al-Zawraa
Lokomotiv Tashkent | 0–1 |  Istiklol
Shahr Khodro | 2–1 |  Al-Riffa
Esteghlal | 3–0 |  Al-Kuwait
Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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East Region  Kedah | 5–1 |  Tai Po
Buriram United | 2–1 |  Ho Chi Minh City
Port | 0–1 |  Ceres–Negros
Melbourne Victory | 5–0 |  Bali United

### Play-off round

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Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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West Region  Al-Ain | 1–0 |  Bunyodkor
Al-Ahli | 1–0 |  Istiklol
Al-Sailiya | 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)  |  Shahr Khodro
Al-Rayyan | 0–5 |  Esteghlal
Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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East Region  FC Seoul | 4–1 |  Kedah
Shanghai SIPG | 3–0 |  Buriram United
FC Tokyo | 2–0 |  Ceres–Negros
Kashima Antlers | 0–1 |  Melbourne Victory

## Group stage

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Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2019, 16:30 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[26] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four: four groups each in the West Region (Groups A–D) and the East Region (Groups E–H). Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

In the group stage, each group was played on a double round-robin basis, with matches played home-and-away before the suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but moved to centralised venues after restart. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 10.5):[3]

1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
4. ~~Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;~~ (this tiebreaker was removed since the matches were played in centralised venues after restart)
5. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
6. Goal difference in all group matches;
7. Goals scored in all group matches;
8. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams playing each other in the last round of the group were tied;
9. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
10. Association ranking.

### Group A

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Pos | Team

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1  |  Al-Ahli | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 6  | −2  | 6  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 2–1 | 1–0 | ~~20 Sep~~
2  |  Esteghlal | 4  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 6  | 4  | +2  | 5  |  | 3–0 | -- | 1–1 | ~~17 Sep~~
3  |  Al-Shorta | 4  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 5  |  |  | 2–1 | 1–1 | -- | ~~0–1~~
4  |  Al-Wahda | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Withdrew[a] |  | ~~1–1~~ | ~~14 Sep~~ | ~~23 Sep~~ | --

Source: AFC
Notes:

1. ^ Al-Wahda were unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to several team members testing positive for COVID-19.[27] They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.[28]

### Group B

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  PAK |  SAH |  SHK |  HIL

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1  |  Pakhtakor | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 6  | 1  | +5  | 10  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 2–1 | 3–0 | ~~0–0~~
2  |  Shabab Al-Ahli | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 7  |  | 0–0 | -- | 1–0 | ~~1–2~~
3  |  Shahr Khodro | 4  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 6  | −6  | 0  |  |  | 0–1 | 0–1 | -- | ~~0–0~~
4  |  Al-Hilal | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Withdrew[a] |  | ~~2–1~~ | ~~23 Sep~~ | ~~2–0~~ | --

Source: AFC
Notes:

1. ^ Al-Hilal failed to name the required 13 players and were unable to play their final match of the group stage against Shabab Al-Ahli due to them having only 11 players left with the remaining team members testing positive for COVID-19. They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.[13]

### Group C

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1  |  Persepolis | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 8  | 5  | +3  | 10  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0
2  |  Al-Taawoun | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 4  | 8  | −4  | 9[a] |  | 0–1 | -- | 2–0 | 0–6
3  |  Al-Duhail | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 8  | −1  | 9[a] |  |  | 2–0 | 0–1 | -- | 2–1
4  |  Sharjah | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 13  | 11  | +2  | 7  |  | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | --

Source: AFC
Notes:

1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Al-Taawoun 6, Al-Duhail 0.

### Group D

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1  |  Al-Nassr | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 9  | 5  | +4  | 11  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1
2  |  Al-Sadd | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 14  | 8  | +6  | 9  |  | 1–1 | -- | 3–0 | 4–0
3  |  Sepahan | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 8  | −2  | 7  |  |  | 0–2 | 2–1 | -- | 0–0
4  |  Al-Ain | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 13  | −8  | 5  |  | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–4 | --

Source: AFC

### Group E

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1  |  Beijing Guoan | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 12  | 4  | +8  | 16  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1
2  |  Melbourne Victory | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 9  | −3  | 7  |  | 0–2 | -- | 2–1 | 1–0
3  |  FC Seoul | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 10  | 9  | +1  | 6  |  |  | 1–2 | 1–0 | -- | 5–0
4  |  Chiangrai United | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 11  | −6  | 5  |  | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | --

Source: AFC

### Group F

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  ULS |  TOK |  SSH |  PRG

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1  |  Ulsan Hyundai | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 14  | 5  | +9  | 16  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0
2  |  FC Tokyo | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 6  | 5  | +1  | 10  |  | 1–2 | -- | 0–1 | 1–0
3  |  Shanghai Shenhua | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 9  | 13  | −4  | 7  |  |  | 1–4 | 1–2 | -- | 3–3
4  |  Perth Glory | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 5  | 11  | −6  | 1  |  | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | --

Source: AFC

### Group G

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1  |  Vissel Kobe | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 5  | −1  | 6  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 0–2 | 0–2 | ~~5–1~~
2  |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 5  |  | 0–1 | -- | 0–0 | ~~25 Nov~~
3  |  Guangzhou Evergrande | 4  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 5  |  |  | 1–3 | 1–1 | -- | ~~4 Dec~~
4  |  Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Withdrew[a] |  | ~~1 Dec~~ | ~~2–1~~ | ~~19 Nov~~ | --

Source: AFC
Notes:

1. ^ Johor Darul Ta'zim were unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions after they were denied permission to travel by the Malaysian government.[29] They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.[30]

### Group H

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1  |  Yokohama F. Marinos | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 13  | 5  | +8  | 13  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–0
2  |  Shanghai SIPG | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 6  | 10  | −4  | 9  |  | 0–1 | -- | 0–2 | 0–4
3  |  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 8  | 10  | −2  | 7  |  |  | 1–2 | 1–2 | -- | 1–0
4  |  Sydney FC | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 8  | 10  | −2  | 5  |  | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | --

Source: AFC

## Knockout stage

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Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split into the two regions until the final. Each tie was played as a single-leg match at centralised venues, instead of the usual home-and-away two-legged basis as planned before the COVID-19 pandemic. Extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary.

### Bracket

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The bracket was decided after the draw for the quarter-finals. The draw for the West Region quarter-finals was held on 28 September 2020, 11:00 AST (UTC+3), and the draw for the East Region quarter-finals was held on 8 December 2020, 11:30 AST (UTC+3), both in Doha, Qatar.[31][32][33][34]

| Round of 16| | Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| 27 September – Al Rayyan (ECS)| | | | | | | |

|  Al-Nassr| 1

| 30 September – Al Rayyan (JBHS)

|  Al-Taawoun| 0 |

|  Al-Nassr| 2

| 26 September – Al Wakrah

| |  Al-Ahli| 0 |

|  Al-Ahli (p)| 1 (4)

| | 3 October – Al Rayyan (JBHS)

|  Shabab Al-Ahli| 1 (3) |

|  Al-Nassr| 1 (3)

| 27 September – Al Rayyan (ECS)

| |  Persepolis (p)| 1 (5) |

|  Persepolis| 1

| 30 September – Al Rayyan (JBHS)|

|  Al-Sadd| 0 |

|  Persepolis| 2

| 26 September – Al Wakrah

| |  Pakhtakor| 0 |

|  Pakhtakor| 2

| | 19 December – Al Wakrah

|  Esteghlal| 1 |

|  Persepolis| 1

| 6 December – Al Rayyan (ECS)

| |  Ulsan Hyundai| 2

|  Ulsan Hyundai| 3

| 10 December – Al Wakrah|

|  Melbourne Victory| 0 |

|  Ulsan Hyundai| 2

| 6 December – Al Rayyan (ECS)

| |  Beijing FC| 0 |

|  Beijing FC| 1

| | 13 December – Al Rayyan (JBHS)

|  FC Tokyo| 0 |

|  Ulsan Hyundai (a.e.t.)| 2

| 7 December – Al Rayyan (KIS)

| |  Vissel Kobe| 1 |

|  Vissel Kobe| 2

| 10 December – Al Wakrah|

|  Shanghai SIPG| 0 |

|  Vissel Kobe (p)| 1 (7)

| 7 December – Al Rayyan (KIS)

| |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings| 1 (6) |

|  Yokohama F. Marinos| 2

|  Suwon Samsung Bluewings| 3 |

### Round of 16

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In the round of 16, the winners of one group played against the runners-up of another group from the same region and the matchups were determined by the group stage draw.

Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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(4–3 p) |  Shabab Al-Ahli
Pakhtakor | 2–1 |  Esteghlal
Persepolis | 1–0 |  Al-Sadd
Al-Nassr | 1–0 |  Al-Taawoun
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East Region  Beijing FC | 1–0 |  FC Tokyo
Ulsan Hyundai | 3–0 |  Melbourne Victory
Vissel Kobe | 2–0 |  Shanghai SIPG
Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–3 |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings

### Quarter-finals

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In the quarter-finals, the four teams from the West Region played in two ties, and the four teams from the East Region played in two ties, with the matchups decided by draw, without any seeding or country protection. The draw for the West Region quarter-finals was held on 28 September 2020,[31][32] and the draw for the East Region quarter-finals was held on 8 December 2020.[33][34]

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West Region  Al-Nassr | 2–0 |  Al-Ahli
Persepolis | 2–0 |  Pakhtakor
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Vissel Kobe | 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p) |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings

### Semi-finals

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In the semi-finals, the two quarter-final winners from the West Region played against each other, and the two quarter-final winners from the East Region played against each other.

Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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(3–5 p) |  Persepolis
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East Region  Ulsan Hyundai | 2–1 (a.e.t.)  |  Vissel Kobe

### Final

[edit]

Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League Final

In the final, the two semi-final winners played against each other, at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar.[12]

19 December 2020 (2020-12-19)

15:00 UTC+3

Persepolis | 1–2|  Ulsan Hyundai

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* Abdi 45'

| Live Report
Stats Report |

* Júnior 45+4', 55' (pen.)

Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah

Attendance: 8,517

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

## Awards

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### Main awards

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Award  | Player  | Team

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Most Valuable Player[2] |  Yoon Bit-garam |  Ulsan Hyundai
Top Scorer[1] |  Abderrazak Hamdallah |  Al-Nassr
Fair Play Award  |  Ulsan Hyundai

Note: Abderrazak Hamdallah finished ahead of Júnior Negrão to win the Top Scorer award despite scoring the same number of goals, and also having the same number of assists (first tiebreaker), since he played fewer minutes throughout the competition (second tiebreaker).[1]

### All Star Squad

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Source:[35]

Position  | Player  | Team

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Goalkeeper  |  Jo Su-huk |  Ulsan Hyundai
Hamed Lak |  Persepolis
Defenders  |  Dave Bulthuis |  Ulsan Hyundai
Saeid Aghaei |  Persepolis
Hossein Kanaanizadegan |  Persepolis
Sultan Al-Ghanam |  Al-Nassr
Anzur Ismailov |  Pakhtakor Tashkent
Midfielders  |  Ahmad Nourollahi |  Persepolis
Siamak Nemati |  Persepolis
Bashar Resan |  Persepolis
Renato Augusto |  Beijing Guoan
Yoon Bit-garam |  Ulsan Hyundai
Kim In-sung |  Ulsan Hyundai
Sin Jin-ho |  Ulsan Hyundai
Ko Seung-beom |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Hotaru Yamaguchi |  Vissel Kobe
Forwards  |  Mehdi Abdi |  Persepolis
Omar Al Somah |  Al-Ahli
Douglas |  Vissel Kobe
Gotoku Sakai |  Vissel Kobe
Abderazak Hamdallah |  Al-Nassr
Bjørn Maars Johnsen |  Ulsan Hyundai
Júnior Negrão |  Ulsan Hyundai

### Opta Best XI

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Source:[36]

Position  | Player  | Team

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Goalkeeper  |  Brad Jones |  Al-Nassr
Defenders  |  Wang Gang |  Beijing Guoan
Yu Yang |  Beijing Guoan
Min Sang-gi |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Theerathon Bunmathan |  Yokohama F. Marinos
Midfielders  |  Yoon Bit-garam |  Ulsan Hyundai
Teruhito Nakagawa |  Yokohama F. Marinos
Jonathan Viera |  Beijing Guoan
Forwards  |  Ado Onaiwu |  Yokohama F. Marinos
Abderrazak Hamdallah |  Al-Nassr
Alan |  Beijing Guoan

### Fans' awards

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The AFC took polls of fans in its website after the tournament.

Single awards  Award  | Player  | Team

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Fans' Best Player  |  Hamed Lak |  Persepolis
Best Goal  |  Mehdi Abdi |  Persepolis
Fans' Best XI[37] Position  | Player  | Team

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Goalkeeper  |  Hamed Lak |  Persepolis
Defenders  |  Sultan Al-Ghanam |  Al-Nassr
Shojae Khalilzadeh |  Persepolis
Hossein Kanaanizadegan |  Persepolis
Saeid Aghaei |  Persepolis
Midfielders  |  Teruhito Nakagawa |  Yokohama F. Marinos
Bashar Resan |  Persepolis
Takuya Kida |  Yokohama F. Marinos
Forwards  |  Abderrazak Hamdallah |  Al-Nassr
Júnior Negrão |  Ulsan Hyundai
Mehdi Abdi |  Persepolis

## Statistics

[edit]

### Statistical leaders

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Category[38] | Player  | Team  | Figure

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Goals  |  Abderrazak Hamdallah |  Al-Nassr | 7
Júnior Negrão |  Ulsan Hyundai | 7
Chances created  |  Yoon Bit-garam |  Ulsan Hyundai | 22
Clearances  |  Maicon Pereira Roque |  Al-Nassr | 34
Duels won  |  Dragan Ćeran |  Pakhtakor Tashkent | 54
Shooting accuracy  |  Baghdad Bounedjah |  Al-Sadd | 61.1%
Passing accuracy  |  Kamal Kamyabinia |  Persepolis | 91.6%
Saves  |  Jo Su-huk |  Ulsan Hyundai | 26

### Top scorers

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Team eliminated / inactive for this round.

Player is not in the team but team still active for this round.

Rank  | Player  | Team  | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | R16 | QF | SF | F | Total

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1  |  Abderrazak Hamdallah |  Al-Nassr | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  | 7
Júnior Negrão |  Ulsan Hyundai |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  | 2 | 1 | 2
3  |  Trent Buhagiar |  Sydney FC |  | 1 | 1 |  | 2 | 1 |  | 5
Bjørn Maars Johnsen |  Ulsan Hyundai |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  | 1 |
5  |  Alan |  Beijing FC |  | 1 | 1 |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  | 4
Issa Alekasir |  Persepolis |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
Baghdad Bounedjah |  Al-Sadd |  |  | 1 | 2 | 1 |  |  |
Ado Onaiwu |  Yokohama F. Marinos |  | 2 |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Yoon Bit-garam |  Ulsan Hyundai |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
10  |  Mehdi Abdi |  Persepolis |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 | 1  | 3
Akram Afif |  Al-Sadd |  | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |
Almoez Ali |  Al-Duhail |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |
Hassan Al-Haydos |  Al-Sadd | 1 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cho Gue-sung |  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Kyogo Furuhashi |  Vissel Kobe |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Giovanni Moreno |  Shanghai Shenhua |  |  |  | 1 | 2 |  |
Teruhito Nakagawa |  Yokohama F. Marinos |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Park Chu-young |  FC Seoul | 1 | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |
Welliton |  Sharjah |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |
Yu Hanchao |  Shanghai Shenhua | 1 |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |
Yun Ju-tae |  FC Seoul |  |  | 2 |  | 1 |  |

Note: Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs and matches voided by AFC are not counted when determining top scorer (Regulations Article 64.4).[3]

## Toyota Player of the Week awards

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Stage  | Matchday  | Player of the Week  | Team  | Ref.

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Group stage  | Matchday 1  |  Keijiro Ogawa |  Vissel Kobe | [39]
Matchday 2  |  Teruhito Nakagawa |  Yokohama F. Marinos | [40]
Li Shenglong |  Shanghai SIPG | [41]
Matchday 3 – East  |  Terry Antonis |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings | [42]
Song Bum-keun |  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | [43]
Matchday 3 – West  |  Abderrazak Hamdallah |  Al-Nassr | [44]
Matchday 4 – East  |  Bill |  Chiangrai United | [45]
Matchday 4 – West  |  Khaled Ba Wazir |  Sharjah | [46]
Matchday 5 – East  |  Theerathon Bunmathan |  Yokohama F. Marinos | [47]
Matchday 5 – West  |  Caio |  Sharjah | [48]
Matchday 6 – East  |  Daiki Niwa |  FC Tokyo | [49]
Matchday 6 – West  |  Mehdi Ghayedi |  Esteghlal | [50]
Knockout stage  | Round of 16 – East  |  Kim Tae-hwan |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings | [51]
Round of 16 – West  |  Issa Alekasir |  Persepolis | [52]
Quarter-finals – East  |  Park Sang-hyeok |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings | [53]
Quarter-finals – West  |  Sultan Al-Ghanam |  Al-Nassr | [54]
Semi-finals – East  |  Daiya Maekawa |  Vissel Kobe | [55]
Semi-finals – West  |  Shoja' Khalilzadeh |  Persepolis | [56]

## See also

[edit]

* 2020 AFC Cup

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* West Bank
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Gaza Strip
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Philippines
* Qatar
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Saudi Arabia
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* '20–'21
* Turkmenistan
* UAE
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Domestic cups|

* ~~Australia~~
* Bahrain
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Bangladesh
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* East Timor
* Guam
* Hong Kong
* '19–'20
* '21
* India
* ~~Indonesia~~
* Iran
* Iraq
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Japan
* Jordan
* Korea DPR
* Korea Republic
* Kuwait
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Macau
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* ~~Philippines~~
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Syria
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* '20–'21
* Turkmenistan
* UAE
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

League cups|

* Bahrain
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Bangladesh
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Hong Kong
* Shield
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* India
* Shield
* Durand Cup
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Crown Prince Cup
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Fed Cup
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Malaysia
* Malaysia Cup
* Challenge Cup
* Maldives
* Oman
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Philippines
* Qatar
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Singapore
* Syria
* ~~Thailand~~
* UAE
* '19–'20
* '20–'21
* Uzbekistan

Super Cups|

* Bahrain
* ~~China~~
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Oman
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* UAE
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam

Regional club competitions|

* 2020 GCC Champions League
* 2020 Gulf Cup Winners' Cup
* 2020 Mekong Club Championship
* 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup
* Qualifying play-offs
* Knockout stage
* Final
* 2020–21 Arab Club Champions Cup
* Qualifying play-offs
* Knockout stage
* Final
* 2020 Uzbekistan League Cup (with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan invited)

AFC club competitions|

* AFC Champions League
* Qualifying play-offs
* Group stage
* Knockout stage
* Final
* AFC Cup
* Qualifying play-offs
* Group stage
* ~~Knockout stage~~
* ~~Final~~

National team competitions|

* 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
* 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
* ~~2020 AFC Futsal Championship~~
* 2020 AFC U-23 Championship
* 2020 AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy
* ~~2020 AFC Solidarity Cup~~

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