AFC Champions League 2023/24: Fixtures, results, schedule, teams, prize money and past winners

2024-03-12
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The 2023/24 AFC Champions League is proving to be biggest and most-watched events in the competition's history.

Star players flocked to Asian clubs this past summer, most notably in Saudi Arabia, and thus there's already been massive attention on many fixtures throughout the competition. Cristiano Ronaldo is trying to win his first Asian continental title with Al Nassr, while Neymar is competing with Al Hilal, among many others.

This competition is the first in two decades following a traditional club schedule from August to May, with all previous competitions since 2003 scheduled across a calendar year.

This year's competition will also be the final tournament in the current format, with next year moving to a three-tiered competition structure much like UEFA, while decreasing the top competition's field in the process.

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AFC Champions League fixtures, results

Kickoff time converter

With games taking place all across Asia, kickoff times can be difficult to translate to local regions across the world.

Using this table, you can translate some of the listed kickoff times below to your own regional time zone to appropriately understand when games will start.

Find your region in the first column, and then move across the row to find the column which reflects the local time zone of the match. The cell you land upon will tell you the time difference between your region and the local region of the match, allowing you to find your kickoff time using the listed kickoff time of the match.

For example, if you are searching for your local kickoff time in U.S. Eastern Time, and you wish to watch a match of Al Hilal, who play home games in the UTC +3 region, you would find the "USA/Canada (ET)" row and match it with the cell in the "UTC +3" column to display a -7 time difference. Therefore, to convert a listed local match time of 9 p.m. in Saudi Arabia, you would subtract seven to find that the match kicks off at 2 p.m. in your region.

  UTC +3 UTC +4 UTC +5 UTC +6 UTC +7 UTC +8 UTC +9 UTC +10
USA/Canada (PT) -10 -11 -12 -13 -14 -15 -16 -17
USA/Canada (ET) -7 -8 -9 -10 -11 -12 -13 -14
United Kingdom (BST) -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9
India (IST) +2.5 +1.5 +0.5 -0.5 -1.5 -2.5 -3.5 -4.5
Hong Kong/Malaysia/Singapore +5 +4 +3 +2 +1 0 -1 -2
Australia (AEST) +7 +6 +5 +4 +3 +2 +1 0
New Zealand (NZST) +9 +8 +7 +6 +5 +4 +3 +2

2023/24 AFC Champions League Round of 16

The draw for the 2023/24 AFC Champions League knockout round took place on December 21, 2023 and set the bracket for the entirety of the tournament from this point on.

First Leg

Date Time (local) Fixture
Feb 13, 2024 6 p.m. Shandong T. 2-3 Kawasaki Fr.
Feb 14, 2024 7 p.m. Bangkok 2-2 Yokohama F. M.
Feb 14, 2024 7 p.m. Nasaf 0-0 Al Ain
Feb 14, 2024 7 p.m. Jeonguk 2-0 Pohang Steelers
Feb 14, 2024 9 p.m. Al Feiha 0-1 Al Nassr
Feb 15, 2024 7.30 p.m. Sepahan 1-3 Al Hilal
Feb 15, 2024 7 p.m. Navbahor 0-0 Al Ittihad
Feb 15, 2024 7 p.m. Ulsan 3-0 Ventforet Kofu

Second Leg

Date Time (local) Fixture Aggregate score
Feb 20, 2024 5 p.m. Kawasaki Fr. 2-4 Shandong T. Kawasaki Fr. 5-6 Shandong T.
Feb 20, 2024 7 p.m. Pohang Steelers 1-1 Jeonbuk Pohang Steelers 1-3 Jeonbuk
Feb 21, 2024 6 p.m. Ventforet Kofu 1-2 Ulsan Ventforet Kofu 1-5 Ulsan
Feb 21, 2024 8 p.m. Yokohama F. M. 1-0 Bangkok Yokohama F. M. 3-2 Bangkok
Feb 21, 2024 8 p.m. Al Ain 2-1 Nasaf Al Ain 2-1 Nasaf
Feb 21, 2024 9 p.m. Al Nassr 2-0 Al Feiha Al Nassr 3-0 Al Feiha
Feb 22, 2024 7 p.m. Al Ittihad 2-1 Navbahor Al Ittihad 2-1 Navbahor
Feb 22, 2024 9 p.m. Al Hilal 3-1 Sepahan Al Hilal 6-2 Sepahan

2023/24 AFC Champions League quarterfinals

First Leg

Date Fixture Stadium
Mar 4, 2024 Al Ain 1-0 Al Nassr Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Mar 5, 2024 Jeonbuk 1-1 Ulsan Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Mar 5, 2024 Al Hilal 2-0 Al Ittihad Kingdom Arena
Mar 6, 2024 Shandong T. 1-2 Yokohama Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium

Second Leg

Date Fixture Stadium
Mar 11, 2024 Al Nassr 3-2 Al Ain (p) King Saud University Stadium
Mar 12, 2024 Al Ittihad vs. Al Hilal King Abdullah Sports City
Mar 12, 2024 Ulsan vs. Jeonbuk Munsu Football Stadium
Mar 13, 2024 Yokohama vs. Shandong T. Nissan Stadium

2023/24 AFC Champions League semifinals

First Leg

Date Time (local) Fixture Stadium
Apr. 16, 2024 TBD Al Ain vs. QF2 Winner TBD
Apr. 17, 2024 TBD QF3 Winner vs. QF4 Winner TBD

Second Leg

Date Time (local) Fixture Stadium
Apr. 23, 2024 TBD QF1 Winner vs. QF2 Winner TBD
Apr. 24, 2024 TBD QF3 Winner vs. QF4 Winner TBD

2023/24 AFC Champions League final

First Leg

Date Time (local) Fixture Stadium
May 11, 2024 TBD SF1 Winner vs. SF2 Winner TBD

Second Leg

Date Time (local) Fixture Stadium
May 18, 2024 TBD SF1 Winner vs. SF2 Winner TBD

Group Stage — 2023/24 AFC Champions League

The group stage of the 2023/24 AFC Champions League featured 40 clubs drawn into 10 groups of four teams each. The groups were divided up by region, with all West Region teams drawn in groups together, and all East Region teams also kept together, done to cut down on travel somewhat across the large continent.

The group-stage draw was conducted on August 24, 2023 from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Following the group stage, all 10 group winners advanced to the knockout round. Additionally, six group runners-up were sent through via the runner-up table sorted by points gained. The bottom four runners-up were eliminated.

Group A standings (West Region)

Pos Club GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Al Ain (UAE) 6 15 5-0-1 +8
2. Al Feiha (KSA) 6 9 3-0-3 +2
3. Pakhtakor (UZB) 6 7 2-1-3 -3
4. Ahal (TRK) 6 4 1-1-4 -7

Group A fixtures

Date Fixture/result Location
Tue, Sep. 19 Pakhtakor 0-3 Al Ain Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tue, Sep. 19 Ahal 1-0 Al Feiha Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Tue, Oct. 3 Al Ain 4-2 Ahal Al Ain, UAE
Tue, Oct. 3 Al Feiha 2-0 Pakhtakor Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Tue, Oct. 24 Al Ain 4-1 Al Feiha Al Ain, UAE
Tue, Oct. 24 Pakhtakor 3-0 Ahal Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tue, Nov. 7 Al Feiha 2-3 Al Ain Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Tue. Nov. 7 Ahal 0-1 Pakhtakor Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Tue, Nov. 28 Al Ain 1-3 Pakhtakor Al Ain, UAE
Tue. Nov. 28 Al Feiha 3-1 Ahal Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Tue, Dec. 5 Pakhtakor 1-4 Al Feiha Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tue, Dec. 5 Ahal 1-2 Al Ain Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Group B standings (West Region)

Pos Club GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Nasaf (UZE) 6 11 3-2-1 +4
2. Al Sadd (QAT) 6 8 2-2-2 +4
3. Sharjah (UAE) 6 8 2-2-2 -1
4. Al Faisaly (JOR) 6 6 2-0-4 -7

Group B fixtures

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Date Fixture/result Location
Mon, Sep. 18 Al Faisaly 0-1 Nasaf Al Hussein City, Jordan
Mon, Sep. 18 Al Sadd 0-0 Sharjah Al Rayyan, Qatar
Mon, Oct. 2 Sharjah 1-0 Al Faisaly Sharjah, UAE
Mon, Oct. 2 Nasaf 3-1 Al Sadd Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Mon, Oct. 23 Sharjah 1-0 Nasaf Sharjah, UAE
Mon, Oct. 23 Al Sadd 6-0 Al Faisaly Al Rayyan, Qatar
Mon, Nov. 6 Nasaf 1-1 Sharjah Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Mon, Nov. 6 Al Faisaly 2-0 Al Sadd Al Hussein City, Jordan
Mon, Nov. 27 Sharjah 0-2 Al Sadd Sharjah, UAE
Mon, Nov. 27 Nasaf 3-1 Al Faisaly Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Mon, Dec. 7 Al Faisaly 2-1 Sharjah Al Hussein City, Jordan
Mon, Dec. 7 Al Sadd 2-2 Nasaf Al Rayyan, Qatar

Group C standings (West Region)

Pos Club GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Al Ittihad (KSA) 6 15 5-0-1 +7
2. Sepahan (IRN) 6 10 3-1-2 +8
3. Al Quwa Al Jawiya (IRQ) 6 10 3-1-2 +2
4. AGMK (UZE) 6 0 0-0-6 -17

Group C fixtures

Date Fixture/result Location
Mon, Sep. 18 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 2-2 Sepahan Erbil, Iraq
Mon, Sep. 18 Al Ittihad 3-0 AGMK Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Mon, Oct. 2 AGMK 1-2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya Olmaliq, Uzbekistan
Mon, Oct. 3 Sepahan 0-3 Al Ittihad Isfahan, Iran
Mon, Oct. 23 AGMK 1-3 Sepahan Olmaliq, Uzbekistan
Mon, Oct. 23 Al Ittihad 1-0 Al Quwa Al Jawiya Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Mon, Nov. 6 Sepahan 9-0 AGMK Isfahan, Iran
Mon, Nov. 6 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 2-0 Al Ittihad Erbil, Iraq
Mon, Nov. 27 AGMK 1-2 Al Ittihad Olmaliq, Uzbekistan
Mon, Nov. 27 Sepahan 1-0 Al Quwa Al Jawiya Isfahan, Iran
Mon, Dec. 4 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 3-2 AGMK Erbil, Iraq
Mon, Dec. 4 Al Ittihad 2-1 Sepahan Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Group D standings (West Region)

Pos Club GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Al Hilal (KSA) 6 16 5-1-0 +14
2. Navbahor (UZB) 6 13 4-1-1 +5
3. Nassaji Mazandaran (IRN) 6 6 2-0-4 -3
4. Mumbai City (IND) 6 0 0-0-6 -16

Group D fixtures

Date Fixture/result Location
Mon, Sep. 18 Mumbai City 0-2 Nassaji Pune, India
Mon, Sep. 18 Al Hilal 1-1 Navbahor Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Tue, Oct. 3 Nassaji 0-3 Al Hilal Tehran, Iran
Tue, Oct. 3 Navbahor 3-0 Mumbai City Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Mon, Oct. 23 Navbahor 2-1 Nassaji Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Mon, Oct. 23 Al Hilal 6-0 Mumbai City Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mon, Nov. 6 Nassaji 1-3 Navbahor Tehran, Iran
Mon, Nov. 6 Mumbai City 0-2 Al Hilal Pune, India
Tue, Nov. 28 Navbahor 0-2 Al Hilal Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tue, Nov. 28 Nassaji 2-0 Mumbai City Tehran, Iran
Mon, Dec. 4 Mumbai City 1-2 Navbahor Pune, India
Mon, Dec. 4 Al Hilal 2-1 Nassaji Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Group E standings (West Region)

Pos Club GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Al Nassr (KSA) 6 14 4-2-0 +6
2. Persepolis (IRN) 6 8 2-2-2 0
3. Al Duhail (QAT) 6 7 2-1-3 0
4. Istiklol (TJK) 6 3 0-3-3 -6

Group E fixtures

Date Fixture/result Location
Tue, Sep. 19 Persepolis 0-2 Al Nassr Tehran, Iran
Tue, Sep. 19 Istiklol 0-0 Al Duhail Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Tue, Oct. 3 Al Duhail 0-1 Persepolis Doha, Qatar
Tue, Oct. 3 Al Nassr 3-1 Istiklol Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Tue, Oct. 24 Persepolis 2-0 Istiklol Tehran, Iran
Tue, Oct. 24 Al Nassr 4-3 Al Duhail Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Tue, Nov. 7 Istiklol 1-1 Persepolis Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Tue, Nov. 7 Al Duhail 2-3 Al Nassr Doha, Qatar
Mon, Nov. 27 Al Duhail 2-0 Istiklol Doha, Qatar
Mon, Nov. 27 Al Nassr 0-0 Persepolis Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Tue, Dec. 5 Istiklol 1-1 Al Nassr Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Tue, Dec. 5 Persepolis 1-2 Al Duhail Tehran, Iran

Group F standings (East Region)

Pos Club GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Bangkok United (THA) 6 13 4-1-1 +3
2. Jeonbuk (SKO) 6 12 4-0-2 +3
3. Lion City Sailors (SNG) 6 6 2-0-4 -4
4. Kitchee (HNK) 6 4 1-1-4 -2

Group F fixtures

Date Fixture/result Location
Wed, Sep. 20

Jeonbuk 2-1 Kitchee

Jeonju, South Korea
Wed, Sep. 20 Lion City 1-2 Bangkok United Kallang, Singapore
Wed, Oct. 4 Bangkok United 3-2 Jeonbuk Rangsit, Thailand
Wed, Oct. 4 Kitchee 1-2 Lion City Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Wed, Oct. 25 Jeonbuk 3-0 Lion City Jeonju, South Korea
Wed, Oct. 25 Kitchee 1-2 Bangkok United Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Wed, Nov. 8 Lion City 2-0 Jeonbuk Kallang, Singapore
Wed, Nov. 8 Bangkok United 1-1 Kitchee Rangsit, Thailand
Wed, Nov. 29 Kitchee 1-2 Jeonbuk Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Wed, Nov. 29 Bangkok United 1-0 Lion City Rangsit, Thailand
Wed, Dec. 13 Jeonbuk 3-2 Bangkok United Jeonju, South Korea
Wed, Dec. 13 Lion City 0-2 Kitchee Kallang, Singapore

Group G standings (East Region)

Pos Club GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Yokohama F. Marinos (JPN) 6 12 4-0-2 +5
2. Shandong Taishan (CHI) 6 12 4-0-2 +7
3. Icheon United (SKO) 6 12 4-0-2 +5
4. Kaya-Iloilo (PHL) 6 0 0-0-6 -17

Group G fixtures

Date Fixture/result Location
Tue, Sep. 19 Yokohama FM 2-4 Icheon United Yokohama, Japan
Tue, Sep. 19 Kaya-Iloilo 1-3 Shandong Taishan Manila, Philippines
Tue, Oct. 3 Icheon United 4-0 Kaya-Iloilo Incheon, South Korea
Tue, Oct. 3 Shandong Taishan 0-1 Yokohama FM Jinan, China
Wed, Oct. 25 Yokohama FM 3-0 Kaya-Iloilo Yokohama, Japan
Wed, Oct. 25 Icheon United 0-2 Shandong Taishan Incheon, South Korea
Tue, Nov. 7 Shandong Taishan 3-1 Icheon United Jinan, China
Tue, Nov. 7 Kaya-Iloilo 1-2 Yokohama FM Manila, Philippines
Tue, Nov. 28 Icheon United 2-1 Yokohama FM Incheon, South Korea
Tue, Nov. 28 Shandong Taishan 6-1 Kaya-Iloilo Jinan, China
Wed, Dec. 13 Yokohama FM 3-0 Shandong Taishan Yokohama, Japan
Wed, Dec. 13 Kaya-Iloilo 1-3 Icheon United Manila, Philippines

Group H standings (East Region)

Pos Club GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Ventforet Kofu (JPN) 6 11 3-2-1 +3
2. Melbourne City (AUS) 6 9 2-3-1 +2
3. Zhejiang (CHI) 6 7 2-1-3 -4
4. Buriram United (THA) 6 6 2-0-4 -1

Group H fixtures

Date Fixture/result Location
Wed, Sep. 20 Melbourne City 0-0 Ventforet Kofu Melbourne, Australia
Wed, Sep. 20 Buriram United 4-1 Zhejiang Buriram, Thailand
Wed, Oct. 4 Ventforet Kofu 1-0 Buriram United Tokyo, Japan
Wed, Oct. 4 Zhejiang 1-2 Melbourne City Huzhou, China
Wed, Oct. 25 Buriram United 0-2 Melbourne City Buriram, Thailand
Wed, Oct. 25 Zhejiang 2-0 Ventforet Kofu Huzhou, China
Wed, Nov. 8 Melbourne City 0-1 Buriram United Melbourne, Australia
Wed, Nov. 8 Ventforet Kofu 4-1 Zhejiang Tokyo, Japan
Wed, Nov. 29 Ventforet Kofu 3-3 Melbourne City Tokyo, Japan
Wed, Nov. 29 Zhejiang 3-2 Buriram United Huzhou, China
Tue, Dec. 12 Melbourne City 1-1 Zhejiang Melbourne, Australia
Tue, Dec. 12 Buriram United 2-3 Ventforet Kofu Buriram, Thailand

Group I standings (East Region)

Pos Club GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Kawasaki Frontale (JPN) 6 16 5-1-0 +11
2. Ulsan Hyundai (SKO) 6 10 3-1-2 +4
3.

Johor Darul Ta'zim (MLY)

6 9 3-0-3 -2
4. BG Pathum (THA) 6 0 0-0-6 -13

Group I fixtures

Date Fixture/result Location
Tue, Sep. 19 Ulsan Hyundai 3-1 BG Pathum Ulsan, South Korea
Tue, Sep. 19 Johor 0-1 Kawasaki Frontale Johor, Malaysia
Tue, Oct. 3 BG Pathum 2-4 Johor Thanyaburi, Thailand
Tue, Oct. 3 Kawasaki Frontale 1-0 Ulsan Hyundai Kawasaki, Japan
Tue, Oct. 24 Ulsan Hyundai 3-1 Johor Ulsan, South Korea
Tue, Oct. 24 BG Pathum 2-4 Kawasaki Frontale Thanyaburi, Thailand
Tue, Nov. 7 Kawasaki Frontale 4-2 BG Pathum Kawasaki, Japan
Tue, Nov. 7 Johor 2-1 Ulsan Hyundai Johor, Malaysia
Wed, Nov. 29 Kawasaki Frontale 5-0 Johor Kawasaki, Japan
Wed, Nov. 29 BG Pathum 1-3 Ulsan Hyundai Thanyaburi, Thailand
Tue, Dec. 12 Ulsan Hyundai 2-2 Kawasaki Frontale Ulsan, South Korea
Tue, Dec. 12 Johor 4-1 BG Pathum Johor, Malaysia

Group J standings (East Region)

Pos Club GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Pohang Steelers (SKO) 6 16 5-1-0 +9
2. Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) 6 7 2-1-3 +3
3. Hanoi FC (VIE) 6 6 2-0-4 -9
4. Wuhan Three Towns (CHI) 6 5 1-2-3 -3

Group J fixtures

Date Fixture/result Location
Wed, Sep. 20 Hanoi FC 2-4 Pohang Steelers Hanoi, Vietnam
Wed, Sep. 20 Wuhan 2-2 Urawa Wuhan, China
Wed, Oct. 4 Pohang Steelers 3-1 Wuhan Pohang, South Korea
Wed, Oct. 4 Urawa 6-0 Hanoi FC Saitama, Japan
Tue, Oct. 24 Urawa 0-2 Pohang Steelers Saitama, Japan
Tue, Oct. 24 Wuhan 2-1 Hanoi FC Wuhan, China
Wed, Nov. 8 Pohang Steelers 2-1 Urawa Pohang, South Korea
Wed, Nov. 8 Hanoi FC 2-1 Wuhan Hanoi, Vietnam
Wed, Nov. 29 Urawa 2-1 Wuhan Saitama, Japan
Wed, Nov. 29 Pohang Steelers 2-0 Hanoi FC Pohang, South Korea
Wed, Dec. 6 Hanoi FC 2-1 Urawa Hanoi, Vietnam
Wed, Dec. 6 Wuhan 1-1 Pohang Steelers Wuhan, China

2023/24 AFC Champions League prize money

Aside from the actual title, progressing in and winning the ACL brings with it a significant amount of prize money for clubs.

These totals remain consistent with prize money payouts in each of the last two years, but they are soon set to see a massive increase.

This is how the prize money will be distributed in the 2023/24 tournament, the last of its kind:

Result Prize money (USD)
Group stage win $50,000
Group stage draw $10,000
Round of 16 $100,000
Quarterfinals $150,000
Semifinals $250,000
Runners-up $2,000,000
Champions $4,000,000

This past offseason, the Asian confederation announced that next year will see the return of the AFC Champions League Elite, with the continent's top club competition getting a new look. The rebranded competition will feature fewer clubs, with just 24 participants, but the prize money will get a 200 percent bump.

Additionally, with the top-tier competition shrinking, they will add two lower level competitions, with the AFC Champions League 2 and the AFC Challenge League being introduced much like UEFA's Europa League and the Europa Conference League.

AFC Champions League past winners

Al-Hilal became the competition's most successful club when they collected their fourth title in 2021. Prior to that latest title, they were level with Korean side Pohang Steelers, who have lifted the trophy three times.

South Korea remain the most successful country in the ACL with their clubs lifting the title 12 times.

AFC Champions League winners since 2012

Club Year
Al-Hilal 2021
Ulsan Hyundai 2020
Al-Hilal 2019
Kashima Antlers 2018
Urawa Red Diamonds 2017
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2016
Guangzhou Evergrande 2015
Western Sydney Wanderers 2014
Guangzhou Evergrande 2013
Ulsan Hyundai 2012