Indian football clubs in Asian competitions
Appearance
Indian football clubs have entered Asian association football competitions (AFC Champions League and AFC Cup) since the 1900s. The Asian Champion Club Tournament started in 1967, but there was no India representative during that inaugural season. Indian teams have participated every year in Asia, except for the early years between the 1990s and early 2000s.
Who qualifies for Asian club championships
Competition | Who Qualifies | Teams |
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AFC Champions League Group Stage | Indian Super League Premier | 1 |
AFC Cup Group Stage | I-League Champion | 1 |
AFC Cup Qualifying-Playoff | Indian Super League Champion | 1 |
Full Asian Record
Year | Team | Progress | Score | Opponents | Venue(s) |
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Asian Champion Club Tournament 1 | |||||
1967 | None Entered | ||||
1969 | Mysore State | Fourth Place | 0–2 | ![]() |
at Bangkok, Thailand |
1970 | Bengal | 3rd in Group Stage | N/A | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
1971 | FC Punjab Police | 4th in Group Stage | N/A | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
1972–85 | The tournament was not held | ||||
Asian Club Championship 2 | |||||
1985 | East Bengal | 3rd in Group Semi's | N/A | ![]() ![]() | |
1986 | None Entered | ||||
1987 | Mohun Bagan | 2nd in Group Stage | N/A | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
1988–89 | Mohun Bagan | 4th in Group Semi's | N/A | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
1989–90 | Salgaocar | 2nd in Group Stage | N/A | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
1990–91 | Salgaocar | 2nd in Group Stage | N/A | ![]() ![]() | |
1991 | None Entered | ||||
1992–93 | None Entered | ||||
1993–94 | None Entered | ||||
1994–95 | Mohun Bagan | 2nd Round | 0–7 | ![]() |
0–4 in Thailand 0–3 due to Mohun Bagan being disqualified |
1995 | Mohun Bagan | 1st Round | 2–2 | ![]() |
2–1 in First Match 0–1 in Second Match |
1996–97 | JCT | 2nd Round | 1–2 | ![]() |
1–0 in First Match 0–2 in Second Match |
1997–98 | Churchill Brothers | 1st Round | 1–2 | ![]() |
0–1 in First Match 1–1 in Second Match |
1998–99 | East Bengal | 1st Round | 0–6 | ![]() |
0–6 in First Match 0–0 in Second Match |
1999–2000 | Mohun Bagan | 2nd Round | 0–8 | ![]() |
at Yamaha Stadium |
2000–01 | None Entered | ||||
2001–02 | None Entered | ||||
AFC Champions League | |||||
2002–03 | Churchill Brothers | Qualifying Round 3 | 4–7 | ![]() |
1–1 Home 3–6 Away |
Mohun Bagan | Qualifying Round 3 | 1–8 | ![]() |
6–0 Away 1–2 Home | |
2004 | None Entered | ||||
2005 | None Entered | ||||
2006 | None Entered | ||||
2007 | None Entered | ||||
2008 | None Entered | ||||
2009 | Dempo | Play-off round | 0–3 | ![]() |
at Sharjah Stadium |
2010 | Churchill Brothers | Qualifying play-off | 2–5 | ![]() |
at Al-Nahyan Stadium |
2011 | Dempo | Qualifying play-off | 0–2 | ![]() |
at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
2012 | None Entered | ||||
2013 | None Entered | ||||
2014 | Pune | Qualifying play-off Round 1 | 0–3 | ![]() |
Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India |
2015 | Bengaluru FC | Preliminary Round 1 | 1–2 | ![]() |
Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia |
2016 | Mohun Bagan | Preliminary Round 2 | 0–6 | ![]() |
Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan |
2017 | Bengaluru FC | Preliminary Round 2 | 1–2 | ![]() |
King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman |
2018 | Aizawl FC | Play-off round | 1–3 | ![]() |
Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan |
2019 | Minerva Punjab | Preliminary Round 2 | 0–4 | ![]() |
Shahr-e Qods Stadium, Qods |
2020 | Chennai City | Preliminary Round 1 | 0–1 | ![]() |
The Arena, Ahmedabad, India |
2021 | FC Goa | Group Stage | TBD | ![]() ![]() |
TBD |
1 Santhosh Trophy winners entered tournament .
2 Federation Cup winners entered tournament.
Year | Team | Progress | Score | Opponents | Venue(s) |
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1990–91 | Mohun Bagan | First Round | 0–5 (agg.) | ![]() | |
1991–92 | East Bengal | Quarterfinals | 1–7 (agg.) | ![]() | |
1992–93 | Mohammedan | First Round | walkover1 | ![]() | |
1993–94 | East Bengal | Second Round | 1–5 (agg.) | ![]() | |
1994–95 | East Bengal | First Round | walkover2 | ![]() | |
1995 | East Bengal | Second Round | 2–3 (agg.) | ![]() | |
1996–97 | None Entered | ||||
1997–98 | East Bengal | Second Round | 3–5 (agg.) | ![]() | |
1998–99 | Salgaocar | First Round | 1–4 (agg.) | ![]() | |
1999–2000 | None Entered | ||||
2000–01 | |||||
2001–02 |
1 Mohammedan SC withdrew.
2 East Bengal withdrew after first leg.
Opponents
Head-to-head records against clubs form 35 nations whom they have played to date only in AFC Competitions.
Against | Region | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | %Win |
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AFC | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 43.48 |
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AFC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 14.29 |
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AFC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 75.00 |
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AFC | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 12.50 |
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AFC | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 25.00 |
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AFC | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 8.33 |
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AFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0.00 |
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AFC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 11.11 |
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AFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0.00 |
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AFC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 16.67 |
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AFC | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 23.08 |
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AFC | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 49 | −37 | 0.00 |
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AFC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
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AFC | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 12.50 |
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AFC | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 38.46 |
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AFC | 37 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 85 | 38 | +47 | 70.27 |
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AFC | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 57.14 |
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AFC | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 10 | +31 | 66.67 |
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AFC | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 40.00 |
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AFC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 50.00 |
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AFC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 75.00 |
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AFC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
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AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
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AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
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AFC | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 50.00 |
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AFC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 10.00 |
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AFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0.00 |
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AFC | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 77.78 |
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AFC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
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AFC | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 20.00 |
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AFC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 33.33 |
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AFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0.00 |
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AFC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0.00 |
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AFC | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 33.33 |
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AFC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 50.00 |
Total | 35 nations | 307 | 108 | 57 | 142 | 442 | 557 | −115 | 35.18 |
- Last Updated on 11 March 2020.
Top scorers
- As of 30 June 2019
Pos | Player | Team | AC | ACL/ACC | ACWC | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
Dempo East Bengal |
22 | — | — | 22 |
2 | ![]() |
Churchill Brothers Bengaluru FC |
18 | 1 | — | 19 |
3 | ![]() |
East Bengal JCT Mohun Bagan |
4 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
4 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | — | 11 | 2 | 13 |
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Mohun Bagan | 12 | 1 | — | 13 | |
6 | ![]() |
Dempo | 12 | — | — | 12 |
7 | ![]() |
Dempo East Bengal |
9 | — | — | 9 |
8 | ![]() |
East Bengal | — | 8 | — | 8 |
9 | ![]() |
East Bengal JCT |
— | 1 | 5 | 6 |
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East Bengal | 6 | — | — | 6 | |
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Mohun Bagan | 6 [10] | — | — | 6 | |
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Mahindra United East Bengal |
6 [1][7] | — | — | 6 |
See also
- AFC Champions League
- AFC Cup
- Indian Super League
- I-League
- Australian clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Chinese clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Indonesian football clubs in Asian competitions
- Iranian clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Iraqi clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Japanese clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Myanmar clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Qatari clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Saudi Arabian clubs in the AFC Champions League
- South Korean clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Thai clubs in the AFC Champions League
- Vietnamese clubs in the AFC Champions League
References
- ^ a b c "Afc Cup 2006". rsssf.com.
- ^ a b c "Afc Cup 2008". rsssf.com.
- ^ "Ranti Martins Profile". Soccerway.com.
- ^ "Sunil Chhetri Profile". Soccerway.com.
- ^ a b "Afc Cup 2004". rsssf.com.
- ^ "Afc Cup 2005". rsssf.com.
- ^ a b "Afc Cup 2007". rsssf.com.
- ^ a b "Jeje Lalpekhlua Profile". Soccerway.com.
- ^ "Chidi Edeh Profile". Soccerway.com.
- ^ "Sony Norde Profile". Soccerway.com.