Teams with the Most Finals Played in the AFC Champions League
Full list of soccer teams that played finals in the AFC Champions League, ordered from those who played the most to those who played at least one final.
* 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 played in the most finals?
Al-Hilal is the team with the most finals played in the history of the AFC Champions League with 8 appearances in definitions with final game format. That means that it has been present in the 19.0% of a total of 42 finals.
Of its 8 finals played, Al-Hilal won 4 and lost 4.
Most Finals Played
8 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. Of them, 19 teams did it 2 or more times and only one did it in 5 opportunities or more. Here you can see the full list of these teams ordered by finals played.
Teams with the Most Finals Played - Full List
| Team | Finals Played | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Won | Finals Lost | % of Finals Won | ||
| 1. | | Al-Hilal | 8 | 1988, 1992, 2000, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 | 19.0% | 4 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 2. |  | Pohang Steelers | 4 | 1997, 1998, 2009, 2021 | 9.5% | 3 | 1 | 75.0% |
 | Urawa Reds | 4 | 2007, 2017, 2019, 2022 | 9.5% | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | |
 | Al-Ain | 4 | 2003, 2005, 2016, 2024 | 9.5% | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | |
 | Esteghlal | 4 | 1970, 1991, 1992, 1999 | 9.5% | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | |
 | Seongnam FC | 4 | 1996, 1997, 2004, 2010 | 9.5% | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | |
 | Al-Ahli | 4 | 1986, 2012, 2015, 2025 | 9.5% | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 8. |  | Al-Ittihad | 3 | 2004, 2005, 2009 | 7.1% | 2 | 1 | 66.7% |
 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3 | 2006, 2011, 2016 | 7.1% | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | |
 | Jubilo Iwata | 3 | 1999, 2000, 2001 | 7.1% | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | |
| Team | Finals Played | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Won | Finals Lost | % of Finals Won | ||
| 11. |  | Al-Sadd | 2 | 1989, 2011 | 4.8% | 2 | - | 100.0% |
 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 2 | 2013, 2015 | 4.8% | 2 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2 | 1969, 1971 | 4.8% | 2 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Suwon Bluewings | 2 | 2001, 2002 | 4.8% | 2 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Thai Farmers Bank | 2 | 1994, 1995 | 4.8% | 2 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Ulsan Hyundai FC | 2 | 2012, 2020 | 4.8% | 2 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Hapoel Tel-Aviv | 2 | 1967, 1970 | 4.8% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Liaoning | 2 | 1990, 1991 | 4.8% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Persepolis | 2 | 2018, 2020 | 4.8% | - | 2 | 0.0% | |
| Team | Finals Played | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Won | Finals Lost | % of Finals Won | ||
| 20. |  | Yomiuri FC | 1 | 1988 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 100.0% |
 | Daewoo Royals | 1 | 1986 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Gamba Osaka | 1 | 2008 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Kashima Antlers | 1 | 2018 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
| Paas | 1 | 1993 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | 2014 | 2.4% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | 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% | |