TheAFC club competitions ranking is a ranking system launched by theAsian Football Confederation (AFC) in 2014.[1][2]
The club competitions ranking (former member association ranking, or MA ranking) is used to rank associations and seed teams in the competitions, allocate the number of entries and entry points to the competitions.[3] There are, however, many shifts each year with associations not meeting off field requirements.
The ranking until 2021 consisted of the total points of member associations' clubs over the previous four years. Since the 2022 edition, the ranking has used the points over the previous eight years, with earlier editions having a decreasingly smaller contribution through an applied multiplier.
Club ranking was introduced in 2014 by the AFC.[1] It was an informative ranking and not used to seed clubs in the club competitions.[2]
In 2024, the AFC announced changes in the format for ranking the three revamped Club competitions –AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE),AFC Champions League Two (ACL2),AFC Challenge League (ACGL) – effective from the 2024–25 season.[4] The structure has taken into account the results from the past 8 years, with a weighting formula.[5]
| Round | Score[a] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ACLE | ACL2 | ACGL | |
| Participation Points for teams advanced/direct entry to League/Group Stage | 3 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Participation Points for teams eliminated in Preliminary Stage | [b] | [b] | 0.5 |
| Win in Qualifying Round | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.15 |
| Draw in Qualifying Round | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.075 |
| Win in Group stage / Knock-out phase | 3 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Draw in Group stage / Knock-out phase | 1 | 0.666 | 0.5 |
| Advance to Knock-out phase | 3 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Advance to Quarter-finals | 1.5 | 1 | [c] |
| Advance to Semi-finals and Final | 1.5 | 1 | 0.75 |
To be used for entry requirements into the 2027–28 AFC competitions.
| Ranking | Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup) | Club points | Total | Active teams | 2027–28 Competition | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 2024–25 | Mvmt | Region | 2017 (×0.3) | 2018 (×0.4) | 2019 (×0.5) | 2021 (×0.6) | 2022 (×0.7) | 2023–24 (×0.8) | 2024–25 (×0.9) | 2025–26 (×1.0) | ACLE | ACL2 | ACGL | |||
| 1 | 1 |  — | W1 |  Saudi Arabia(L,C) | 18.600 | 10.000 | 26.350 | 20.950 | 19.075 | 27.100 | 34.542 | 11.750 | 113.195 | 4/4 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | — | E1 |  Japan(L,C,LC) | 21.850 | 13.850 | 21.800 | 17.875 | 20.088 | 21.350 | 27.970 | 10.000 | 100.035 | 4/4 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | — | E2 |  South Korea(L,C) | 9.950 | 18.350 | 13.600 | 22.750 | 15.800 | 22.350 | 14.762 | 8.417 | 81.418 | 4/4 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | — | W2 |  United Arab Emirates(L,C) | 11.350 | 8.100 | 7.633 | 14.400 | 8.083 | 25.500 | 16.400 | 9.667 | 69.587 | 4/4 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 |  +1 | W3 |  Iran(L,C) | 16.200 | 18.850 | 11.500 | 14.225 | 13.250 | 9.300 | 13.274 | 6.992 | 62.339 | 3/3 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 |  –1 | W4 |  Qatar(L,C) | 13.400 | 19.850 | 15.900 | 7.300 | 13.500 | 8.100 | 14.701 | 6.467 | 59.918 | 4/4 | 1+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | — | E3 |  Thailand(L,C,LC) | 15.050 | 16.200 | 5.050 | 8.500 | 11.110 | 8.567 | 14.875 | 7.250 | 53.888 | 4/4 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | — | E4 |  China(L,C) | 24.567 | 16.200 | 17.350 | 0.800 | 0.500 | 11.900 | 10.250 | 6.133 | 48.233 | 4/4 | 1+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | — | W5 |  Uzbekistan(L,C) | 5.050 | 9.400 | 9.000 | 8.960 | 10.057 | 11.250 | 10.333 | 3.833 | 44.324 | 2/2 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | — | E5 |  Australia(L,C) | 5.900 | 7.300 | 2.600 | 0.000 | 7.900 | 10.593 | 12.796 | 7.833 | 39.344 | 2/2 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | — | E6 |  Malaysia(L,C) | 4.395 | 3.633 | 4.450 | 4.000 | 9.677 | 6.213 | 15.511 | 6.000 | 39.101 | 2/2 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | +1 | W6 |  Jordan(L,C) | 4.900 | 7.633 | 7.967 | 4.893 | 6.000 | 5.415 | 12.000 | 5.747 | 36.522 | 2/2 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | –1 | W7 |  Iraq(L,C) | 8.933 | 8.633 | 8.300 | 3.250 | 7.450 | 7.473 | 8.500 | 5.000 | 36.077 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | — | E7 |  Vietnam(L,C) | 2.800 | 3.267 | 10.752 | 6.000 | 5.300 | 5.400 | 11.333 | 5.667 | 35.020 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | — | E8 |  Singapore(L,C) | 5.138 | 5.617 | 4.133 | 0.000 | 3.253 | 3.640 | 14.833 | 6.667 | 31.061 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | — | W8 |  Bahrain(L,C) | 3.467 | 1.633 | 2.500 | 5.510 | 5.215 | 7.020 | 7.583 | 6.333 | 28.674 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | — | W9 |  Oman(L,C) | 2.200 | 1.583 | 1.433 | 0.000 | 6.795 | 9.780 | 9.000 | 5.500 | 28.190 | 1/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | 21 | +3 | E9 |  Cambodia(L,C) | 1.683 | 2.250 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 2.070 | 5.620 | 11.000 | 6.600 | 24.350 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | +1 | W10 |  Turkmenistan(L,C) | 4.483 | 7.583 | 5.267 | 3.125 | 2.640 | 3.463 | 7.450 | 4.045 | 24.255 | 2/3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | +5 | E10 |  Indonesia(L,C) | 0.000 | 4.100 | 5.045 | 0.000 | 3.960 | 3.560 | 7.204 | 7.783 | 24.049 | 2/2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | — | W11 |  Kuwait(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.070 | 4.160 | 3.165 | 8.075 | 5.350 | 24.020 | 1/2 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
| 22 | 19 | –3 | E11 |  Hong Kong(L,C,LC) | 1.750 | 3.300 | 3.650 | 7.333 | 6.587 | 4.900 | 3.333 | 3.333 | 22.933 | 2/2 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
| 23 | 22 | –1 | W12 |  Lebanon(L,C) | 0.833 | 3.933 | 6.933 | 2.670 | 1.525 | 4.840 | 4.500 | 4.750 | 20.631 | 1/2 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
| 24 | 18 | –6 | W13 |  India(L,C) | 6.250 | 4.417 | 3.217 | 3.677 | 4.797 | 3.453 | 6.500 | 1.200 | 20.627 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 |
| 25 | 24 | –1 | W14 |  Tajikistan(L,C) | 12.900 | 4.433 | 3.000 | 4.970 | 2.493 | 2.230 | 3.276 | 4.000 | 20.603 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 |
| 26 | 26 | — | W15 |  Kyrgyzstan(L) | 1.400 | 0.150 | 2.433 | 0.835 | 0.565 | 11.830 | 4.600 | 3.950 | 20.147 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 27 | 27 | — | E12 |  Philippines(L,C) | 8.120 | 5.843 | 4.782 | 2.600 | 0.300 | 0.600 | 3.667 | 4.250 | 16.965 | 2/2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0+1 |
| 28 | 28 | — | W16 |  Bangladesh(L,C) | 1.333 | 1.433 | 6.933 | 2.790 | 3.760 | 4.730 | 1.500 | 2.100 | 15.980 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 29 | 31 | +2 | E13 |  Chinese Taipei(L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 2.000 | 0.000 | 5.145 | 6.050 | 3.600 | 14.528 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 30 | 30 | — | E14 |  Myanmar(L,C) | 1.300 | 4.062 | 1.600 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.640 | 7.150 | 2.050 | 12.612 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 31 | 29 | –2 | W17 |  Syria(L,C) | 5.933 | 2.000 | 3.133 | 1.785 | 2.890 | 1.400 | 2.500 | 1.000 | 11.610 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 32 | 34 | +1 | E15 |  Mongolia(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 5.080 | 2.200 | 3.600 | 9.804 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 33 | 32 | –1 | E16 |  North Korea(L,C) | 3.433 | 7.433 | 11.067 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 9.537 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 34 | 33 | –1 | W18 |  Maldives(L,C) | 4.300 | 4.300 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 2.030 | 2.640 | 1.500 | 0.500 | 8.513 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 35 | 36 | +1 | W19 |  Bhutan(L,C) | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 3.600 | 2.100 | 5.705 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 36 | 35 | –1 | W20 |  Palestine(L,C) | 0.200 | 0.150 | 2.967 | 0.835 | 0.610 | 0.100 | 2.500 | 0.000 | 4.862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 37 | 38 | +1 | E17 |  Laos(L,C) | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 1.650 | 1.550 | 3.387 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 38 | 37 | –1 | E18 |  Macau(L,C) | 0.000 | 4.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.370 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.696 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 39 | 39 | — | W21 |  Nepal(L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 0.200 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 0.500 | 0.000 | 1.134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 40 | 41 | +1 | W22 |  Afghanistan(L) | 0.150 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.995 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 41 | 42 | +1 | E19 |  Brunei(C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.580 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 42 | 40 | –2 | W23 |  Sri Lanka(L,C) | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.350 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 43 | — | W24 |  Yemen(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 43 | — | E20 |  East Timor(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 43 | — | W24 |  Pakistan(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 43 | — | E20 |  Guam(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 43 | — | E20 |  Northern Mariana Islands(L) | Not anAFC member | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | ||
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Active associations which have some teams still competing in the current season'sACL Elite. | |
| Active associations which have some teams still competing in the current season'sACL Two. | |
| Active associations which have some teams still competing in the current season'sChallenge League. | |
| Associations which have no remaining teams in the current season's competitions. | |
To be used for entry requirements into the 2026–27 AFC competitions.
| Ranking | Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup) | Club points | Total | 2026–27 Competition | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | 2023–24 | Mvmt | Region | 2016 (×0.3) | 2017 (×0.4) | 2018 (×0.5) | 2019 (×0.6) | 2021 (×0.7) | 2022 (×0.8) | 2023–24 (×0.9) | 2024–25 (×1.0) | ACLE | ACL2 | ACGL | ||
| 1 | 1 | — | W1 | Saudi Arabia(L,C) | 9.500 | 18.600 | 10.000 | 26.350 | 20.950 | 19.075 | 27.100 | 34.542 | 119.957 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | — | E1 | Japan(L,C,LC) | 10.500 | 21.850 | 13.850 | 21.800 | 17.875 | 20.088 | 21.350 | 27.970 | 107.663 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | — | E2 | South Korea(L,C) | 20.750 | 9.950 | 18.350 | 13.600 | 22.750 | 15.800 | 22.350 | 14.762 | 90.982 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | — | W2 | United Arab Emirates(L,C) | 18.000 | 11.350 | 8.100 | 7.633 | 14.400 | 8.083 | 25.500 | 16.400 | 74.466 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | — | W3 | Qatar(L,C) | 22.000 | 13.400 | 19.850 | 15.900 | 7.300 | 13.500 | 8.100 | 14.701 | 69.326 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | — | W4 | Iran(L,C) | 13.000 | 16.200 | 18.850 | 11.500 | 14.225 | 13.250 | 9.300 | 13.274 | 68.907 | 1+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | +1 | E3 | Thailand(L,C,LC) | 1.000 | 15.050 | 16.200 | 5.050 | 8.500 | 11.110 | 8.567 | 14.875 | 54.873 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | –1 | E4 | China(L,C) | 14.750 | 24.567 | 16.200 | 17.350 | 0.800 | 0.500 | 11.900 | 10.250 | 54.682 | 1+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | — | W5 | Uzbekistan(L,C) | 9.750 | 5.050 | 9.400 | 9.000 | 8.960 | 10.057 | 11.250 | 10.333 | 49.821 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | +1 | E5 | Australia(L,C) | 14.000 | 5.900 | 7.300 | 2.600 | 0.000 | 7.900 | 10.593 | 12.796 | 40.420 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | +1 | E6 | Malaysia(L,C) | 7.167 | 4.395 | 3.633 | 4.450 | 4.000 | 9.677 | 6.213 | 15.511 | 40.039 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | –2 | W6 | Iraq(L,C) | 9.833 | 8.933 | 8.633 | 8.300 | 3.250 | 7.450 | 7.473 | 8.500 | 39.280 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | — | W7 | Jordan(L,C) | 4.167 | 4.900 | 7.633 | 7.967 | 4.893 | 6.000 | 5.415 | 12.000 | 36.905 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | — | E7 | Vietnam(L,C) | 4.000 | 2.800 | 3.267 | 10.752 | 6.000 | 5.300 | 5.400 | 11.333 | 35.038 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | +7 | E8 | Singapore(L,C) | 4.500 | 5.138 | 5.617 | 4.133 | 0.000 | 3.253 | 3.640 | 14.833 | 29.405 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | +1 | W8 | Bahrain(L,C) | 5.333 | 3.467 | 1.633 | 2.500 | 5.510 | 5.215 | 7.020 | 7.583 | 27.233 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | +2 | W9 | Oman(L,C) | 1.000 | 2.200 | 1.583 | 1.433 | 0.000 | 6.795 | 9.780 | 9.000 | 26.069 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | 18 | — | W10 | India(L,C) | 7.667 | 6.250 | 4.417 | 3.217 | 3.677 | 4.797 | 3.453 | 6.500 | 24.958 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | –4 | E9 | Hong Kong(L,C) | 5.833 | 1.750 | 3.300 | 3.650 | 7.333 | 6.587 | 4.900 | 3.333 | 24.436 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | — | W11 | Turkmenistan(L,C) | 2.000 | 4.483 | 7.583 | 5.267 | 3.125 | 2.640 | 3.463 | 7.450 | 24.211 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
| 21 | 23 | +2 | W12 | Kuwait(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.070 | 4.160 | 3.165 | 8.075 | 21.260 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
| 22 | 21 | –1 | W13 | Lebanon(L,C) | 6.333 | 0.833 | 3.933 | 6.933 | 2.670 | 1.525 | 4.840 | 4.500 | 20.304 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 |
| 23 | 30 | +7 | E10 | Cambodia(L,C) | 0.000 | 1.683 | 2.250 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 2.070 | 5.620 | 11.000 | 20.112 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | 16 | –8 | W14 | Tajikistan(L,C) | 0.333 | 12.900 | 4.433 | 3.000 | 4.970 | 2.493 | 2.230 | 3.276 | 20.033 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 25 | 28 | +3 | E11 | Indonesia(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.100 | 5.045 | 0.000 | 3.960 | 3.560 | 7.204 | 18.653 | 0 | 0+1 | 0+1 |
| 26 | 27 | +1 | W15 | Kyrgyzstan(L) | 0.000 | 1.400 | 0.150 | 2.433 | 0.835 | 0.565 | 11.830 | 4.600 | 18.378 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 27 | 25 | –2 | E12 | Philippines(L,C) | 4.667 | 8.120 | 5.843 | 4.782 | 2.600 | 0.300 | 0.600 | 3.667 | 16.706 | 0 | 0+1 | 0+1 |
| 28 | 24 | –4 | W16 | Bangladesh(L,C) | 1.000 | 1.333 | 1.433 | 6.933 | 2.790 | 3.760 | 4.730 | 1.500 | 16.428 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 29 | 26 | –3 | W17 | Syria(L,C) | 5.333 | 5.933 | 2.000 | 3.133 | 1.785 | 2.890 | 1.400 | 2.500 | 14.174 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 30 | 32 | +1 | E13 | Myanmar(L,C) | 2.333 | 1.300 | 4.062 | 1.600 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.640 | 7.150 | 12.837 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 31 | 33 | +2 | E14 | Chinese Taipei(L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 2.000 | 0.000 | 5.145 | 6.050 | 12.280 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 32 | 29 | –3 | E15 | North Korea(L,C) | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.433 | 11.067 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 11.730 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 33 | 31 | –2 | W18 | Maldives(L,C) | 1.333 | 4.300 | 4.300 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 2.030 | 2.640 | 1.500 | 9.910 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 34 | 35 | +1 | E16 | Mongolia(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 5.080 | 2.200 | 6.962 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 35 | 34 | –1 | W19 | Palestine(L,C) | 2.000 | 0.200 | 0.150 | 2.967 | 0.835 | 0.610 | 0.100 | 2.500 | 6.198 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 36 | 40 | +4 | W20 | Bhutan(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 3.600 | 4.035 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 37 | 36 | –1 | E17 | Macau(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.370 | 0.000 | 3.233 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 38 | 37 | –1 | E18 | Laos(L,C) | 1.000 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 1.650 | 2.375 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 39 | 38 | –1 | W21 | Nepal(L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 0.200 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 0.167 | 0.967 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 40 | 39 | –1 | W22 | Sri Lanka(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.350 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.480 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 41 | 42 | +1 | W23 | Afghanistan(L) | 0.000 | 0.150 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.167 | 0.227 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 42 | 41 | –1 | E19 | Brunei(C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.090 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 43 | — | W24 | Yemen(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 43 | — | E20 | East Timor(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 43 | — | W24 | Pakistan(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 43 | — | E20 | Guam(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 43 | — | E20 | Northern Mariana Islands(L) | Not anAFC member | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | |||
To be used for entry requirements into the 2025–26 AFC competitions.[9]
| Ranking | Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup) | Club points | Total | 2025–26 competition | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | 2022 [5] | Mvmt | Region | 2015 (×0.3) | 2016 (×0.4) | 2017 (×0.5) | 2018 (×0.6) | 2019 (×0.7) | 2021 (×0.8) | 2022 (×0.9) | 2023–24 (×1.0) | ACLE | ACL2 | ACGL | ||
| 1 | 1 | — | W1 | Saudi Arabia(L,C) | 15.250 | 9.500 | 18.600 | 10.000 | 26.350 | 20.950 | 19.075 | 27.100 | 103.148 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | — | E1 | Japan(L,C,LC) | 15.250 | 10.500 | 21.850 | 13.850 | 21.800 | 17.875 | 20.088 | 21.350 | 96.999 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | — | E2 | South Korea(L,C) | 16.750 | 20.750 | 9.950 | 18.350 | 13.600 | 22.750 | 15.800 | 22.350 | 93.600 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | +2 | W2 | United Arab Emirates(L,C) | 25.000 | 18.000 | 11.350 | 8.100 | 7.633 | 14.400 | 8.083 | 25.500 | 74.873 | 3+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | –1 | W3 | Qatar(L,C) | 19.000 | 22.000 | 13.400 | 19.850 | 15.900 | 7.300 | 13.500 | 8.100 | 70.330 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | –1 | W4 | Iran(L,C) | 11.250 | 13.000 | 16.200 | 18.850 | 11.500 | 14.225 | 13.250 | 9.300 | 68.640 | 1+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | — | E3 | China(L,C) | 15.750 | 14.750 | 24.567 | 16.200 | 17.350 | 0.800 | 0.500 | 11.900 | 57.764 | 2+1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | — | E4 | Thailand(L,C,LC) | 10.000 | 1.000 | 15.050 | 16.200 | 5.050 | 8.500 | 11.110 | 8.567 | 49.546 | 1+1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | — | W5 | Uzbekistan(L,C) | 4.750 | 9.750 | 5.050 | 9.400 | 9.000 | 8.960 | 10.057 | 11.250 | 47.259 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | — | W6 | Iraq(L,C) | 3.167 | 9.833 | 8.933 | 8.633 | 8.300 | 3.250 | 7.450 | 7.473 | 37.118 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | — | E5 | Australia(L,C) | 7.500 | 14.000 | 5.900 | 7.300 | 2.600 | 0.000 | 7.900 | 10.593 | 34.703 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | +1 | E6 | Malaysia(L,C) | 9.500 | 7.167 | 4.395 | 3.633 | 4.450 | 4.000 | 9.677 | 6.213 | 31.331 | 1+0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | –1 | W7 | Jordan(L,C) | 4.667 | 4.167 | 4.900 | 7.633 | 7.967 | 4.893 | 6.000 | 5.415 | 30.403 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | — | E7 | Vietnam(L,C) | 4.000 | 4.000 | 2.800 | 3.267 | 10.752 | 6.000 | 5.300 | 5.400 | 28.657 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | — | E8 | Hong Kong(L,C) | 8.167 | 5.833 | 1.750 | 3.300 | 3.650 | 7.333 | 6.587 | 4.900 | 26.888 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | +2 | W8 | Bahrain(L,C) | 2.167 | 5.333 | 3.467 | 1.633 | 2.500 | 5.510 | 5.215 | 7.040 | 23.368 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | — | W9 | India(L,C) | 3.333 | 7.667 | 6.250 | 4.417 | 3.217 | 3.677 | 4.797 | 3.453 | 22.806 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | -2 | W10 | Tajikistan(L,C) | 9.000 | 0.333 | 12.900 | 4.433 | 3.000 | 4.970 | 2.493 | 2.230 | 22.493 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | +1 | W11 | Turkmenistan(L,C) | 2.000 | 2.000 | 4.483 | 7.583 | 5.267 | 3.125 | 2.640 | 3.463 | 20.217 | 0 | 1+1 | 1+0 |
| 20 | 28 | +8 | W12 | Oman(L,C) | 2.333 | 1.000 | 2.200 | 1.583 | 1.433 | 0.000 | 6.795 | 9.780 | 20.048 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
| 21 | 22 | +1 | W13 | Lebanon(L,C) | 0.667 | 6.333 | 0.833 | 3.933 | 6.933 | 2.670 | 1.525 | 4.840 | 18.711 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 |
| 22 | 19 | –3 | W14 | Kuwait(L,C) | 9.500 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.070 | 4.160 | 3.165 | 17.818 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 |
| 23 | 24 | +1 | E9 | Singapore(L,C) | 0.500 | 4.500 | 5.138 | 5.617 | 4.133 | 0.000 | 3.253 | 3.640 | 17.350 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | +3 | W15 | Bangladesh(L,C) | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.333 | 1.433 | 6.933 | 2.790 | 3.760 | 4.730 | 17.125 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 |
| 25 | 21 | –4 | E10 | Philippines(L,C) | 1.667 | 4.667 | 8.120 | 5.843 | 4.782 | 2.600 | 0.300 | 0.600 | 16.230 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | 23 | –3 | W16 |  Syria(L,C) | 6.833 | 5.333 | 5.933 | 2.000 | 3.133 | 1.785 | 2.890 | 1.400 | 15.972 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 |
| 27 | 33 | +6 | W17 | Kyrgyzstan(L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.400 | 0.150 | 2.433 | 0.835 | 0.565 | 11.830 | 15.500 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 |
| 28 | 26 | –2 | E11 | Indonesia(L,C) | 5.667 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.100 | 5.045 | 0.000 | 3.960 | 3.560 | 14.816 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+0 |
| 29 | 25 | –4 | E12 | North Korea(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.433 | 7.433 | 11.067 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 13.923 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | –1 | W18 | Maldives(L,C) | 2.000 | 1.333 | 4.300 | 4.300 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 2.030 | 2.640 | 10.490 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 31 | 32 | +1 | E13 | Cambodia(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.683 | 2.250 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 2.070 | 5.620 | 10.375 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 |
| 32 | 30 | –2 | E14 | Myanmar(L,C) | 2.667 | 2.333 | 1.300 | 4.062 | 1.600 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.640 | 7.581 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 |
| 33 | 35 | +2 | E15 | Chinese Taipei(L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 2.000 | 0.000 | 5.145 | 6.978 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 |
| 34 | 40 | +6 | E16 | Mongolia(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 5.080 | 5.300 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 |
| 35 | 31 | –4 | W19 | Palestine(L,C) | 2.000 | 2.000 | 0.200 | 0.150 | 2.967 | 0.835 | 0.610 | 0.100 | 4.984 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 34 | –2 | E17 | Macau(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.370 | 3.770 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 36 | –1 | E18 | Laos(L,C) | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 1.198 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 38 | 37 | –1 | W20 | Nepal(L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 0.200 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 0.917 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | 38 | –1 | W21 | Sri Lanka(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 0.350 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 0.000 | 0.555 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 39 | –1 | W22 | Bhutan(L,C,LC) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.505 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 41 | 42 | +1 | E19 | Brunei(C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 42 | 41 | –1 | W23 | Afghanistan(L) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.150 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.075 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 |
| 43 | 42 | –1 | E20 | Guam(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | 42 | –1 | E20 | Northern Mariana Islands(L) | Not anAFC member | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 43 | 42 | –1 | W24 | Pakistan(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | 42 | –1 | E20 | East Timor(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | 42 | –1 | W24 | Yemen(L,C) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Associations which did not compete in the 2025–26 season competitions. | |