Teams with the Most Finals Lost in the AFC Champions League
Full list of soccer teams that played finals in the AFC Champions League, ordered from those who lost the most to those who didn't lost any finals.
* Note: in 1987 the champion was not defined with a final match. That year is not included in the statistics shown on this page.
Which team has lost the most finals?
Al-Hilal is the team with the most finals lost in the history of the AFC Champions League, having been the loser 4 times in definitions with final game format. That means that it has been the team that lost in the 9.5% of a total of 42 finals.
On the bright side, other than its 4 finals lost, Al-Hilal has 4 finals won.
Most Finals Lost
4 finals
Al-Hilal
A total of 44 teams at least once played the final of of the AFC Champions League in one of the 42 editions that were decided with this format. Most of them (32), lost at least once and 7 of them lost 2 finals or more in this type of definition. Here you can see the full list of these teams ordered by finals lost.
Teams with the Most Finals Lost - Full List
| Team | Finals Lost | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Played | Finals Won | % of Finals Won | ||
| 1. | | Al-Hilal | 4 | 1988, 2014, 2017, 2022 | 9.5% | 8 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 2. |  | Al-Ahli | 3 | 1986, 2012, 2015 | 7.1% | 4 | 1 | 25.0% |
| 3. |  | Persepolis | 2 | 2018, 2020 | 4.8% | 2 | - | 0.0% |
 | Jubilo Iwata | 2 | 2000, 2001 | 4.8% | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | |
 | Al-Ain | 2 | 2005, 2016 | 4.8% | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | |
 | Esteghlal | 2 | 1992, 1999 | 4.8% | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | |
 | Seongnam FC | 2 | 1997, 2004 | 4.8% | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | |
| 8. |  | Adelaide United | 1 | 2008 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% |
 | Al-Arabi | 1 | 1995 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Al-Karamah | 1 | 2006 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Al-Nassr | 1 | 1996 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Al-Rasheed | 1 | 1989 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Al-Shabab | 1 | 1993 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Al-Shorta | 1 | 1971 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Anyang Cheetahs | 1 | 2002 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | BEC Tero Sasana | 1 | 2003 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Dalian Wanda | 1 | 1998 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | FC Seoul | 1 | 2013 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1 | 2025 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Nissan | 1 | 1990 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Omani Club | 1 | 1994 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Selangor | 1 | 1967 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Sepahan F.C. | 1 | 2007 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Yangzee | 1 | 1969 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1 | 2024 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Zob Ahan | 1 | 2010 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Hapoel Tel-Aviv | 1 | 1970 | 2.4% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Liaoning | 1 | 1991 | 2.4% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Al-Ittihad | 1 | 2009 | 2.4% | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | |
 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 | 2011 | 2.4% | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | |
 | Pohang Steelers | 1 | 2021 | 2.4% | 4 | 3 | 75.0% | |
 | Urawa Reds | 1 | 2019 | 2.4% | 4 | 3 | 75.0% | |
| Team | Finals Lost | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Played | Finals Won | % of Finals Won | ||
| 33. | | Yomiuri FC | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
 | Daewoo Royals | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | Gamba Osaka | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | Kashima Antlers | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Paas | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | Al-Sadd | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |
 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |
 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |
 | Suwon Bluewings | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |
 | Thai Farmers Bank | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |
 | Ulsan Hyundai FC | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |