South Korean football clubs in the AFC Champions League

This article shows results of South Korean football clubs in the AFC Champions League. South Korea's K League became the most successful league in the AFC Champions League by winning the most titles with twelve despite absenting itself from the competition for eight years from 1986 to 1993–94 season.

Statistics

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Titles by club

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ClubChampionsRunners-upSeasons wonSeasons runner-up
Pohang Steelers311996–97, 1997–98, 20092021
Seongnam FC221995, 20101996–97, 2004
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors212006, 20162011
Suwon Samsung Bluewings202000–01, 2001–02
Ulsan HD202012, 2020
Busan IPark101985–86
FC Seoul022001–02, 2013
Yangzee011969

All-time table

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As of 2023–24 season

The following statistics do not include qualifying rounds.

TeamPartPldWDLWin %PtsMatches
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors16142742939052.11251Matches
Ulsan HD1293561621060.22184Matches
Pohang Steelers1298502919051.02179Matches
Suwon Samsung Bluewings13100492823049.00175Matches
Seongnam FC977511214066.23165Matches
FC Seoul983342623040.96128Matches
Busan IPark3211623076.1950Matches
Daegu FC3201118055.0034Matches
Jeonnam Dragons318666033.3324Matches
Jeju United3207211035.0023Matches
Yangzee16501083.3315Matches
Incheon United16402066.6712Matches
ROK Army16303050.009Matches
Gyeongnam FC16222033.338Matches
Daejeon Citizen13201066.676Matches
Korea Tungsten12011000.001Matches

Comprehensive results

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    • 1st: Champions
    • 2nd: Runners-up
    • 3rd: Third place
    • SF: Semi-finals
    • 4th: Fourth place
    • QF: Quarter-finals
    • R16: Round of 16
    • GS: Group stage
    • PO: Qualifying play-offs
  • Asian Champion Club Tournament

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    TeamPart1967196919701971
    Korea Tungsten13rd
    Yangzee12nd
    ROK Army14th

    Asian Club Championship

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    TeamPart1985–86198619941994–9519951996–971997–981998–991999–20002000–012001–02
    Seongnam FC3Withdrew4th1st2nd
    Pohang Steelers31st1stGS
    Suwon Samsung Bluewings34th1st1st
    Busan IPark21stGS
    FC Seoul12nd
    Ulsan HD1PO

    AFC Champions League

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    TeamPart
    Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors16
    Ulsan HD11
    Suwon Samsung Bluewings10
    Pohang Steelers9
    FC Seoul8
    Seongnam FC6
    Jeju United3
    Daegu FC3
    Jeonnam Dragons3
    Busan IPark1
    Daejeon Hana Citizen1
    Gyeongnam FC1
    Incheon United1
    2002–0320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023–24
    SF1stQFQF2ndGSR16R16QF1stQFR16GSQFSFQF
    SFGS1stGSGSR16R161stSFGSSF
    GSR16QFSFGSR16GSGSSFQF
    GS1stQFGSGSQFGSRUR16
    QFQF2ndSFR16SFGSGS
    GS2ndSF1stR16R16
    GSR16GS
    GSR16R16
    GSGSGS
    SF
    GS
    GS
    GS

    AFC Champions League Elite

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    TeamPart2024–25
    Ulsan HD1TBD
    Pohang Steelers1TBD
    Gwangju FC1TBD

    Awards

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    Most Valuable Player

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    SeasonPlayerClubRef.
    1996–97 An Ik-sooPohang Steelers[1]
    2000–01 Zoltan SaboSuwon Samsung Bluewings[2]
    2006 Choi Jin-cheulJeonbuk Hyundai Motors[3]
    2009 No Byung-junPohang Steelers[4]
    2010 Sasa OgnenovskiSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma[5]
    2011 Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors[6]
    2012 Lee Keun-hoUlsan Hyundai[7]
    2020 Yoon Bit-garamUlsan Hyundai[8]

    Top goalscorer

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    SeasonPlayerClubGoalsRef.
    2004 Kim Do-hoonSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma9[9]
    2007 MotaSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma7[10]
    2010 José MotaSuwon Samsung Bluewings9[10]
    2011 Lee Dong-gookJeonbuk Hyundai Motors9[6]
    2016 AdrianoFC Seoul13[10]

    Fair Play Award

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    2009Pohang Steelers
    2010Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
    2011Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
    2012Ulsan Hyundai
    2013FC Seoul
    2020Ulsan Hyundai

    Details by club

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    Busan IPark

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    Daegu FC

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    Daejeon Citizen

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    FC Seoul

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    Gyeongnam FC

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    Incheon United

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    Jeju United

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    Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

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    Jeonnam Dragons

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    Korea Tungsten

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    SeasonResultRoundAggregateScoreVenueOpponent
    1967Third placeSemi-finals0–10–0Home Selangor
    0–1Away

    Pohang Steelers

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    Seongnam FC

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    ROK Army

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    Suwon Samsung Bluewings

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    Ulsan HD

    edit

    Yangzee

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    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ "1996 ASIAN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP". Asian Football Confederation. 7 July 1997. Archived from the original on 7 July 1997.
    2. ^ 수원 삼성, 아시아클럽축구 평정 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 27 May 2001. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
    3. ^ 전북 현대 AFC 챔피언스리그 우승. Naver (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 9 November 2006. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
    4. ^ "Triple treat for Steelers". AFC. Asian Football Confederation. 7 November 2009. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
    5. ^ "Ognenovski crowned AFC player of the year". FIFA. 24 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 December 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
    6. ^ a b "Double delight for Lee". Asian Football Confederation. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
    7. ^ "Livewire Lee name MVP". Asian Football Confederation. 10 November 2012. Archived from the original on 17 November 2012.
    8. ^ "Ulsan Hyundai's Yoon Bit-garam named 2020 AFC Champions League MVP". Asian Football Confederation. 19 December 2020. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
    9. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (10 March 2016). "Asian Club Competitions 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
    10. ^ a b c "AFC Champions League » Top Scorer". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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