Football · Asia
AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27
Teams
32
Games played
32
Goals
97
Goals per game
3.03
Leader
Kashima
AFC Champions League: how it stands
Next up is Neftchi Fergana v Al Ittihad (tomorrow, 13:45, UK time). Houssine Rahimi and Prince Obeng Ampem share top spot in the scoring charts with 4 goals.
Matches of the day · Fri 16 Oct
UK timeNo matches from these competitions on this day.
No matches from these competitions on this day.
Upcoming fixtures
UK timeMon 26 Oct
Tue 27 Oct
Latest results
All results →Wed 14 Oct
Tue 13 Oct
Table 2026-27
East Region
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kashima | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 6 | WW |
| 2 |  Gamba Osaka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 6 | WW |
| 3 |  Vissel Kobe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 | WW |
| 4 |  Beijing | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 | WW |
West Region
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Al Ain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 6 | WW |
| 2 | Esteghlal FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 3 |  Al Hilal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 | WW |
| 4 | Shabab Al Ahli | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 6 | WW |
Top scorers
View all →- 1
Houssine RahimiAl Ain4 - 2
Prince Obeng AmpemShanghai Port FC4 - 3
Njiva RakotoharimalalaRatchaburi FC3 - 4
Aleksandar CavricKashima Antlers3 - 5
Rúben NevesAl Hilal2 - 6Sardar AzmounShabab Al Ahli2
- 7Jasir AsaniEsteghlal FC2
- 8
Marcos GuilhermeJohor Darul Ta'zim2
Wed 14 Oct
Tue 13 Oct
Mon 12 Oct
Wed 16 Sept
FT
Port FC1Vissel Kobe2
Port FC1Vissel Kobe2FTJeonbuk2
Kashiwa1
Kashiwa1Tue 15 Sept
FTAl Hilal2Al-Gharafa1
Al Hilal2Al-Gharafa1FTAl Ain4
Al Nassr0
Al Ain4Al Nassr0FT
Darul Ta'zim1
Buriram1
Darul Ta'zim1Buriram1FTBeijing3
Pohang Steelers1
Beijing3Pohang Steelers1FT
Ratchaburi FC4
Shanghai Port6
Ratchaburi FC4Shanghai Port6FTKashima7
Newcastle Jets1
Kashima7Newcastle Jets1FTGamba Osaka4Cong An Ha Noi1
Gamba Osaka4Cong An Ha Noi1FTDaejeon1
Kyoto Sanga0
Kyoto Sanga0Mon 14 Sept
FTEsteghlal FC3
Al Sadd0
Al Sadd0FT
Al Qadsiah2
Al Wasl1
Al Qadsiah2Al Wasl1FT
Al Ahli1Pakhtakor1
Al Ahli1Pakhtakor1FTShabab Al Ahli1Tractor0
FTAl-Shamal1
Al Ittihad1
Al Ittihad1FTNeftchi Fergana1Al-Quwa0
Mon 26 Oct
Tue 27 Oct
Wed 28 Oct
Mon 2 Nov
13:45PakhtakorAl Nassr
Al Nassr16:00Al SaddAl Ahli
Al SaddAl Ahli16:00Al WaslAl-Quwa
Al WaslAl-Quwa16:00TractorNeftchi Fergana
18:15Al IttihadAl Ain
Al IttihadAl Ain18:15Al-GharafaAl Qadsiah
Al QadsiahTue 3 Nov
07:45Newcastle JetsShanghai Port
Newcastle JetsShanghai Port10:00JeonbukDarul Ta'zim
Darul Ta'zim10:00KashiwaDaejeon
KashiwaDaejeon10:00Vissel KobeRatchaburi FC
Vissel KobeRatchaburi FC12:15Cong An Ha NoiKyoto Sanga
Kyoto Sanga12:15Port FCBeijing
Port FCBeijing16:00Esteghlal FCAl-Shamal
18:15Al HilalShabab Al Ahli
Al HilalShabab Al AhliWed 4 Nov
10:00Pohang SteelersGamba Osaka
Pohang SteelersGamba Osaka12:15BuriramKashima
BuriramKashimaMon 23 Nov
13:45Neftchi FerganaAl Hilal
Al Hilal16:00Al AinEsteghlal FC
Al AinEsteghlal FC16:00Al-ShamalAl Ahli
Al Ahli16:00TractorAl Wasl
Al Wasl18:15Al IttihadPakhtakor
Al IttihadPakhtakor18:15Al-QuwaAl-Gharafa
Tue 24 Nov
07:45Newcastle JetsKashiwa
Newcastle JetsKashiwa10:00DaejeonBeijing
Beijing10:00Kyoto SangaPohang Steelers
Kyoto SangaPohang Steelers12:15Cong An Ha NoiVissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe12:15Ratchaburi FCDarul Ta'zim
Ratchaburi FCDarul Ta'zim12:15Shanghai PortBuriram
Shanghai PortBuriram16:00Shabab Al AhliAl Qadsiah
Al Qadsiah18:15Al NassrAl Sadd
Al NassrAl SaddWed 25 Nov
10:00Gamba OsakaPort FC
Gamba OsakaPort FC10:00KashimaJeonbuk
KashimaJeonbukEast Region
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 6 | WW |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 6 | WW |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 | WW |
| 4 | Beijing | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 | WW |
| 5 | Shanghai Port | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 | WD |
| 6 | Darul Ta'zim | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 | DW |
| 7 | Daejeon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | WD |
| 8 | Kashiwa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 3 | LW |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | LW |
| 10 | Jeonbuk | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | WL |
| 11 | Buriram | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | DL |
| 12 | Ratchaburi FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | LL |
| 13 | Cong An Ha Noi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| 14 | Pohang Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| 15 | Port FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | LL |
| 16 | Newcastle Jets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 0 | LL |
West Region
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 6 | WW |
| 2 | Esteghlal FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 3 | Al Hilal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 | WW |
| 4 | Shabab Al Ahli | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 6 | WW |
| 5 | Al Ahli | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 | DW |
| 6 | Al Qadsiah | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | WD |
| 7 | Neftchi Fergana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | WL |
| 8 | Al Nassr | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | LW |
| 9 | Pakhtakor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| 10 | Al-Shamal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| 11 | Al Ittihad | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | DL |
| 12 | Tractor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 13 | Al-Gharafa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | LL |
| 14 | Al Wasl | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | LL |
| 15 | Al-Quwa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| 16 | Al Sadd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | LL |
Source: ESPN
Top scorers
- 1Houssine Rahimi Al Ain3 Apps4
- 2Prince Obeng Ampem Shanghai Port FC2 Apps4
- 3Njiva Rakotoharimalala Ratchaburi FC2 Apps3
- 4Aleksandar Cavric Kashima Antlers2 Apps3
- 5Rúben Neves Al Hilal3 Apps2
- 6Sardar Azmoun Shabab Al Ahli3 Apps2
- 7Jasir Asani Esteghlal FC3 Apps2
- 8Marcos Guilherme Johor Darul Ta'zim2 Apps2
- 9Yusei Toshida Gamba Osaka2 Apps2
- 10Homare Tokuda Kashima Antlers2 Apps2
- 11Takashi Usami Gamba Osaka2 Apps2
- 12Feras Al-Brikan Al Ahli2 Apps2
- 13Hossein Goudarzi Esteghlal FC3 Apps1
- 14Pedro Malheiro Al Wasl3 Apps1
- 15Richard Ríos Al Ittihad3 Apps1
- 16Soufiane Rahimi Al Ain3 Apps1
- 17Tijjani Reijnders Al Qadsiah3 Apps1
- 18Sergej Milinkovic-Savic Al Hilal3 Apps1
- 19Julián Quiñones Al Qadsiah3 Apps1
- 20Saeid Saharkhizan Esteghlal FC3 Apps1
Assists
View all →- 1Ryoya Yamashita Gamba Osaka1 Apps3
- 2Soufiane Rahimi Al Ain3 Apps2
- 3Alejandro Romero Gamarra Al Ain3 Apps2
- 4Christopher Bonsu Baah Al Qadsiah2 Apps2
- 5Eli Adams Gamba Osaka2 Apps2
- 6Pedro Malheiro Al Wasl3 Apps1
- 7Saleh Hardani Esteghlal FC3 Apps1
- 8Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane Al-Shamal3 Apps1
- 9Rúben Neves Al Hilal3 Apps1
- 10Steven Bergwijn Al Ittihad3 Apps1
Source: ESPN · AFC Champions League Elite 2026-27
AFC Champions League: frequently asked questions
When is the next AFC Champions League game?
It starts tomorrow with Neftchi Fergana v Al Ittihad at 13:45 (UK time).
Who is the AFC Champions League top scorer?
Houssine Rahimi (Al Ain), with 4 goals.