AFC club competitions ranking

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The AFC Club Competitions Ranking is a ranking system launched by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 2014.[1] The ranking is based on the results of teams participating in the last four years of the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup, as well as the member associations' FIFA ranking. The ranking is used for example to decide who plays who in the Champions League preliminary rounds.

The AFC also publishes a club ranking, which currently only has informational value.

Rankings

Club Competitions ranking

Calculation principle

The Club Competitions Ranking (former Member Association Ranking, or MA ranking) is used to rank associations and also used for seeding teams in the competitions. It is also used to allocate the number of entries and entry points to the competitions.[2] There are however many shifts each year with associations not meeting off field requirements.

The ranking consists of two parts. First the average points the member association's clubs over the past four year (weighing 90%), and the member association's FIFA World Rankings (weighing 10%). The leading team in each category is given 90 and 10 points respectively. All other associations are adjusted proportionally to the leading team. So the theoretical maximum of the ranking is 100 points, when the association's team have won the most points in the four year ranking and also are the number one AFC team in the FIFA rankings. Before 2017, the weighting for the FIFA ranking part was 30%.[3]

Associations earn points in the ACL and ACC starting at the group stage by:[4]

Round Points awarded
AFC Champions League AFC Cup
Play-off participation 0.3 0.1
Win in qualifying round 0.3 0.1
Draw in qualifying round 0.15 0.05
Win in group stage 3 1
Draw in group stage 1 0.33
Knockout Stage participation 3 1
Win in knockout stage 3 1.6 (All)
0.89 (ASEAN)
Draw in knockout stage 1 0.53 (All)
0.3 (ASEAN)

Ranking

As of 21 March 2018[5]

Ranking Member Association Total Points FIFA Points Club Points 2018 2017 2016 2015
2018 2017 Mvmt Points (10%) Points (90%)
1 3 2 +2 China China 96.414 508 6.414 63.267 90.000 8.200 24.567 14.750 15.750
2 6 4 +4 Qatar Qatar 93.812 332 4.192 63.000 89.620 8.600 13.400 22.000 19.000
3 1 -2 -2 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 87.865 430 5.429 57.950 82.436 3.600 11.350 18.000 25.000
4 2 -2 -2 South Korea South Korea 83.883 554 6.995 54.050 76.888 6.600 9.950 20.750 16.750
5 5 0 — Japan Japan 82.455 593 7.487 52.700 74.968 5.100 21.850 10.500 15.250
6 7 1 +1 Iran Iran 76.575 792 10.000 46.800 66.575 6.350 16.200 13.000 11.250
7 4 -3 -3 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 75.017 494 6.237 48.350 68.780 5.000 18.600 9.500 15.250
8 8 0 — Australia Australia 53.726 740 9.343 31.200 44.383 3.800 5.900 14.000 7.500
9 10 1 +1 Thailand Thailand 48.882 238 3.005 32.250 45.877 6.200 15.050 1.000 10.000
10 9 -1 -1 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 41.186 451 5.694 24.950 35.492 5.400 5.050 9.750 4.750
11 11 0 — Iraq Iraq 39.160 405 5.114 23.933 34.046 2.000 8.933 9.833 3.167
12 12 0 — Tajikistan Tajikistan 36.887 255 3.220 23.667 33.667 1.433 12.900 0.333 9.000
13 13 0 — Malaysia Malaysia 32.949 104 1.431 24.695 31.598 3.633 4.395 7.167 9.500
14 15 +1 +1 India India 31.884 354 4.869 21.167 27.015 3.917 6.250 7.667 3.333
15 16 1 +1 Syria Syria 31.470 423 5.818 20.099 25.652 2.000 5.933 5.333 6.833
16 18 +2 +2 Jordan Jordan 30.373 272 3.741 20.867 26.632 7.133 4.900 4.167 4.667
17 21 4 +4 Philippines Philippines 29.053 289 3.975 19.649 25.078 5.195 8.120 4.667 1.667
18 14 -4 -4 Hong Kong Hong Kong 26.982 194 2.669 19.050 24.313 3.300 1.750 5.833 8.167
19 17 -2 -2 Vietnam Vietnam 22.548 334 4.594 14.067 17.954 3.267 2.800 4.000 4.000
20 20 0 — Bahrain Bahrain 20.169 253 3.194 11.933 16.975 0.967 3.467 5.333 2.167
21 22 1 +1 Lebanon Lebanon 19.387 390 4.924 10.167 14.463 2.333 0.833 6.333 0.667
22 26 4 +4 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 18.055 292 3.687 10.100 14.368 1.617 4.483 2.000 2.000
23 23 0 — Singapore Singapore 18.047 103 1.301 11.772 16.746 1.633 5.138 4.500 0.500
24 28 4 +4 Maldives Maldives 16.163 161 2.033 9.933 14.130 2.300 4.300 1.333 2.000
25 25 0 — Myanmar Myanmar 15.010 203 2.563 8.750 12.447 2.450 1.300 2.333 2.667
26 19 -7 -7 Kuwait Kuwait 14.789 101 1.275 9.500 13.514 0.000 0.000 0.000 9.500
27 27 0 — Oman Oman 13.354 331 4.179 6.450 9.175 0.917 2.200 1.000 2.333
28 24 -4 -4 Indonesia Indonesia 13.313 123 1.553 8.267 11.760 2.600 0.000 0.000 5.667
29 29 0 — State of Palestine Palestine 11.857 449 5.669 4.350 6.188 0.150 0.200 2.000 2.000
30 30 0 — North Korea North Korea 10.142 270 3.409 4.733 6.733 1.300 3.433 0.000 0.000
31 31 0 — Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 5.766 282 3.561 1.550 2.205 0.150 1.400 0.000 0.000
32 35 3 +3 Cambodia Cambodia 5.473 103 1.301 2.933 4.172 1.250 1.683 0.000 0.000
33 32 -1 -1 Laos Laos 4.307 82 1.035 2.300 3.272 0.150 0.150 1.000 1.000
34 33 -1 -1 Bangladesh Bangladesh 3.852 31 0.391 2.433 3.461 0.100 1.333 1.000 0.000
35 40 5 +5 Macau Macau 3.666 65 0.821 2.000 2.845 2.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
36 36 0 — Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 2.841 225 2.841 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
37 34 -3 -3 Yemen Yemen 2.664 211 2.664 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
38 37 -1 -1 Afghanistan Afghanistan 2.435 176 2.222 0.150 0.213 0.000 0.150 0.000 0.000
39 38 -1 -1 Nepal Nepal 1.465 116 1.465 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
40 39 -1 -1 Bhutan Bhutan 1.222 63 0.795 0.300 0.427 0.150 0.150 0.000 0.000
41 45 4 +4 Mongolia Mongolia 0.761 49 0.619 0.100 0.142 0.100 0.000 0.000 0.000
42 43 1 +1 East Timor East Timor 0.556 44 0.556 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
43 42 -1 -1 Guam Guam 0.543 43 0.543 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
44 41 -3 -3 Brunei Brunei 0.492 39 0.492 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
45 44 -1 -1 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 0.344 16 0.202 0.100 0.142 0.000 0.100 0.000 0.000
46 46 0 — Pakistan Pakistan 0.152 12 0.152 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
– – —[NMI] Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands –
Not a FIFA member
 – – No entry No entry No entry No entry
  • ^
    Northern Mariana Islands (NMI):not a member of FIFA

    • Top MA by period

    United Arab Emirates Football AssociationKorea Football Association

    The following data indicate the top-ranked member association in each 4 year period to the year.[6]

    Years Member Association Points
    2011–2014 South Korea South Korea 94.865
    2012–2015 South Korea South Korea 89.837
    2013–2016 South Korea South Korea 96.311
    2014–2017 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 95.940

    Club ranking

    The club ranking is mostly an informative ranking and not used to seed clubs in the competitions for example.

    Calculation principle

    The club ranking is calculated as points earned in the past four years plus 20% of the Club Competitions ranking points (proportionally adjusted so that the top nation here gets 20% of 90 = 18 points). Before 2017, the top nation gets 20% of 70 = 14 points.

    Clubs earn points in the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup by:[1]

    • Qualifying play-off stage :
      • 1.5 points for participation in the Champions League
      • 1.5 points for a win, 0.5 for a draw in the Champions League
      • 0.5 points for participation in the AFC Cup
      • 0.5 points for a win, 0.5/3 for a draw in the AFC Cup
    • Group and knockout stage :
      • 3 points for participation in group stage and round of 16 of the Champions League
      • 1 point for participation in quarter-final, semi-final, and final of the Champions League
      • 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw in the Champions League
      • 1 point for participation in group stage and round of 16 of the AFC Cup
      • 1/3 point for participation in quarter-final, semi-final, and final of the AFC Cup
      • 1 point for a win, 1/3 for a draw in the Champions League

    AFC hasn't announced ranking formula for 2017-2020 season of AFC Cup, since the competition format is different.

    Ranking

    The top 20 clubs as of 18 May, 2018 are as follows.[7]

    Ranking Club Association Coefficient
    2018 2017 Mvmt MA Point 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total
    1 6 +5 +5 Al-Duhail Qatar Qatar 18 25 18 21 31 113
    2 2 0 — Al-Ain United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 15.72 20 32 23 19 109.72
    3 3 0 — Guangzhou Evergrande China China 17.94 34 11 21 20 105.94
    4 1 -3 -3 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 13.43 29 18 36 5 101.43
    5 7 +2 +2 Shanghai SIPG China China 17.94 0 26 36 23 99.94
    6 5 -1 -1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea South Korea 15.94 23 34 0 25 97.94
    7 9 +2 +2 Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 13.43 24 12 23 21 93.43
    8 15 +7 +7 Persepolis Iran Iran 13.98 21 0 26 23 83.98
    9 11 +2 +2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea South Korea 15.94 20 12 12 23 82.94
    10 8 -2 -2 Urawa Red Diamonds Japan Japan 14.21 7 19 35 0 74.21
    11 4 -7 -7 FC Seoul South Korea South Korea 15.94 18 31 9 0 73.94
    12 20 +8 +8 Al Sadd Qatar Qatar 18 19.5 2 2 23 64.50
    13 31 +18 +18 Zob Ahan Iran Iran 13.98 0 21 10 19 63.98
    14 10 -4 -4 Shabab Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 15.72 30 0 18 0 63.72
    15 26 +11 +11 Kashima Antlers Japan Japan 14.21 9 0 21 19 63.21
    16 16 0 — Gamba Osaka Japan Japan 14.21 29 5 10 0 58.21
    17 28 +11 +11 Esteghlal Iran Iran 13.98 0 0 22 22 57.98
    18 24 +6 +6 Lokomotiv Tashkent Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 7.29 7 22 8 10 54.29
    19 14 -5 -5 El Jaish Qatar Qatar 18 3 31 2 0 54
    20 17 -3 -3 Shandong Luneng Taishan China China 17.94 10 25.5 0 0 53.44

    Source: Global Football Ranks

    Top club by period

    The following data indicate the top-ranked clubs in each 4-year period.

    Years Club Coeff.
    2012–2015 China Guangzhou Evergrande 112.232
    2013–2016 South Korea FC Seoul 126
    2014–2017 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 128.48

    Future plans

    The AFC have stated that the ranking eventually should be made up of 100% club performances and no FIFA world ranking points. From 2017 to 2020 the FIFA ranking will contribute 10% and from 2021 onwards 0%.[8]

    See also

    References

    1. ^ a b "Al Hilal lead the way as AFC announces Club Ranking system". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
    2. ^ "Entry Manual: AFC Club Competitions 2017-2020" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
    3. ^ "AFC MA Ranking Mechanics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2017-12-08. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
    4. ^ "AFC Club Competitions Ranking Mechanics". Asian Football Confederation. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
    5. ^ "AFC Club Competitions Ranking". Asian Football Confederation.
    6. ^ "AFC Club Competitions Ranking Database". Footy Rankings. 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
    7. ^ https://footyrankings.com/clubrank2018/
    8. ^ "AFC COMPETITIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS NEW AFC CUP FORMAT". Retrieved 29 January 2018.

    External links

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