Indian football clubs have entered Asian football competitions (AFC Champions League and AFC Cup) since the 1900s.[1] The Asian Champion Club Tournament started in 1967, but there was no Indian representative during that inaugural season. Indian teams have participated every year in Asia, except for the early years between the 1990s and early 2000s.[2]
Competition | Slots | Teams |
---|---|---|
Men's | ||
AFC Champions League 2 Group Stage | Indian Super League Premier | 1 |
AFC Champions League 2 Qualifier | Super Cup champion | 1 |
Women's | ||
AFC Women's Club Championship Group Stage | Indian Women's League Champion | 1 |
1 Santhosh Trophy winners entered tournament .
2 Federation Cup winners entered tournament.
Year | Team | Progress | Score | Opponents | Venue(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | None Entered | ||||
2021 | Gokulam Kerala | Third place | N/A | Amman, Shahrdari Sirjan, Bunyodkor | Aqaba Development Corporate Stadium, Amman |
2022 | None Entered | ||||
2023–24 | Gokulam Kerala | 2nd in Group Stage | N/A | Urawa Red Diamonds, Hualien, Bangkok | Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi |
1 As the 2020–21 Indian Women's League season is cancelled, so Gokulam Kerala, the 2019–20 Indian Women's League season champions qualified for the event.
Year | Team | Progress | Score | Opponents | Venue(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1990–91 | Mohun Bagan | First Round | 0–5 (agg.) | Dalian | |
1991–92 | East Bengal | Quarterfinals | 1–7 (agg.) | Nissan | |
1992–93 | Mohammedan | First Round | walkover1 | Fanja | |
1993–94 | East Bengal | Second Round | 1–5 (agg.) | South China | |
1994–95 | East Bengal | First Round | walkover2 | Telephone Org. Thailand | |
1995 | East Bengal | Second Round | 2–3 (agg.) | New Radiant | |
1996–97 | None Entered | ||||
1997–98 | East Bengal | Second Round | 3–5 (agg.) | Verdy Kawasaki | |
1998–99 | Salgaocar | First Round | 1–4 (agg.) | Beijing Guoan | |
1999–2000 | None Entered | ||||
2000–01 | |||||
2001–02 |
1 Mohammedan SC withdrew.
2 East Bengal withdrew after first leg.
Clubs/teams | Tournaments | Confederation | Countries | Years | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian Army FC | Tribhuvan Challenge Shield | AFC | Nepal | 1955, 1956 | [3] |
Mohammedan SC | Aga Khan Gold Cup | AFC | Bangladesh | 1960 | [4] |
Birpur XI | Tribhuvan Challenge Shield | AFC | Nepal | 1967 | [3] |
Brothers Club Kerala | Tribhuvan Challenge Shield | AFC | Nepal | 1969 | [3] |
Bangalore XI | Tribhuvan Challenge Shield | AFC | Nepal | 1982 | [3] |
Punjab Electricity Board | Tribhuvan Challenge Shield | AFC | Nepal | 1984 | [3] |
Darjeeling United | Birthday Cup | AFC | Nepal | 1985 | [3] |
East Bengal | Coca-Cola Cup (Central Asia) | AFC | Sri Lanka | 1985 | [5] |
East Bengal | Wai Wai Cup | AFC | Nepal | 1993 | [6] |
Kerala SC | POMIS Cup | AFC | Maldives | 1993 | [7] |
Belgeria SC | Budha Subba Gold Cup | AFC | Nepal | 1999 | [3] |
East Bengal | ASEAN Club Championship | AFC | Indonesia | 2003 | [8] |
Mahindra United | POMIS Cup | AFC | Maldives | 2003 | [9] |
East Bengal | San Miguel International Cup | AFC | Nepal | 2004 | [10] |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | AFF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
Bangladesh | SAFF | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 42.42 |
Bahrain | WAFF | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 14.29 |
Bhutan | SAFF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 75.00 |
China | EAFF | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 12.50 |
Hong Kong | EAFF | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 25.00 |
Indonesia | AFF | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 8.33 |
Iran | CAFA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0.00 |
Iraq | WAFF | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 33.33 |
Israel | WAFF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0.00 |
Japan | EAFF | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 16.67 |
Jordan | WAFF | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 23.08 |
Kuwait | WAFF | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 49 | −37 | 0.00 |
Laos | AFF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
Lebanon | WAFF | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 12.50 |
Malaysia | AFF | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 35.71 |
Maldives | SAFF | 46 | 33 | 4 | 9 | 111 | 49 | +62 | 71.74 |
Myanmar | AFF | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 57.14 |
Nepal | SAFF | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 11 | +38 | 71.43 |
Oman | WAFF | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 40.00 |
North Korea | EAFF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 50.00 |
Pakistan | SAFF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 75.00 |
Philippines | AFF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
Qatar | WAFF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
Saudi Arabia | WAFF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0.00 |
Singapore | AFF | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 50.00 |
Syria | WAFF | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 10.00 |
South Korea | EAFF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0.00 |
Sri Lanka | SAFF | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 80.00 |
Tajikistan | CAFA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
Thailand | AFF | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 20.00 |
Turkmenistan | CAFA | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 33.33 |
United Arab Emirates | WAFF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0.00 |
Uzbekistan | CAFA | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 29 | −26 | 0.00 |
Vietnam | AFF | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 33.33 |
Yemen | WAFF | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 50.00 |
Total | 35 nations | 351 | 126 | 64 | 161 | 519 | 628 | −109 | 35.90 |
Pos | Player | Team | AC | ACL/ACC | ACWC | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ranti Martins | Dempo East Bengal |
22 | — | — | 22 |
2 | Sunil Chhetri | Churchill Brothers Bengaluru FC |
18 | 1 | — | 19 |
3 | Bhaichung Bhutia | East Bengal JCT Mohun Bagan |
4 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
4 | Sisir Ghosh | Mohun Bagan | — | 11 | 2 | 13 |
Jeje Lalpekhlua | Mohun Bagan | 12 | 1 | — | 13 | |
6 | Beto | Dempo | 12 | — | — | 12 |
7 | Chidi Edeh | Dempo East Bengal |
9 | — | — | 9 |
8 | Debasish Roy | East Bengal | — | 8 | — | 8 |
9 | Carlton Chapman | East Bengal JCT |
— | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Cristiano Junior | East Bengal | 6 | — | — | 6 | |
Sony Norde | Mohun Bagan | 6[21] | — | — | 6 | |
Yusif Yakubu | Mahindra United East Bengal |
6[11][18] | — | — | 6 |
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