South Korean football clubs in the AFC Champions League

This article shows results of South Korean football clubs in the AFC Champions League. South Korea's K League became the most successful league in the AFC Champions League by winning the most titles with twelve despite absenting itself from the competition for eight years from 1986 to 1993–94 season.

Statistics

Titles by club

Club	Champions	Runners-up	Seasons won	Seasons runner-up
Pohang Steelers	3	1	1996–97, 1997–98, 2009	2021
Seongnam FC	2	2	1995, 2010	1996–97, 2004
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2	1	2006, 2016	2011
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2	0	2000–01, 2001–02	—
Ulsan HD	2	0	2012, 2020	—
Busan IPark	1	0	1985–86	—
FC Seoul	0	2	—	2001–02, 2013
Yangzee	0	1	—	1969

All-time table

As of 2023–24 season

The following statistics do not include qualifying rounds.

Team	Part	Pld	W	D	L	Win %	Pts	Matches
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	16	142	74	29	39	052.11	251	Matches
Ulsan HD	12	93	56	16	21	060.22	184	Matches
Pohang Steelers	12	98	50	29	19	051.02	179	Matches
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	13	100	49	28	23	049.00	175	Matches
Seongnam FC	9	77	51	12	14	066.23	165	Matches
FC Seoul	9	83	34	26	23	040.96	128	Matches
Busan IPark	3	21	16	2	3	076.19	50	Matches
Daegu FC	3	20	11	1	8	055.00	34	Matches
Jeonnam Dragons	3	18	6	6	6	033.33	24	Matches
Jeju United	3	20	7	2	11	035.00	23	Matches
Yangzee	1	6	5	0	1	083.33	15	Matches
Incheon United	1	6	4	0	2	066.67	12	Matches
ROK Army	1	6	3	0	3	050.00	9	Matches
Gyeongnam FC	1	6	2	2	2	033.33	8	Matches
Daejeon Citizen	1	3	2	0	1	066.67	6	Matches
Korea Tungsten	1	2	0	1	1	000.00	1	Matches

Comprehensive results

• 1st: Champions
• 2nd: Runners-up
• 3rd: Third place

• SF: Semi-finals
• 4th: Fourth place
• QF: Quarter-finals

• R16: Round of 16
• GS: Group stage or league stage
• PO: Qualifying play-offs

Asian Champion Club Tournament

Team	Part	1967	1969	1970	1971
Korea Tungsten	1	3rd
Yangzee	1		2nd
ROK Army	1				4th

Asian Club Championship

Team	Part	1985–86	1986–1994	1994–95	1995	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02
Seongnam FC	3		Withdrew	4th	1st	2nd
Pohang Steelers	3					1st	1st	GS
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	3								4th	1st	1st
Busan IPark	2	1st						GS
FC Seoul	1										2nd
Ulsan HD	1						PO

AFC Champions League

Team	Part
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	16
Ulsan HD	11
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	10
Pohang Steelers	9
FC Seoul	8
Seongnam FC	6
Jeju United	3
Daegu FC	3
Jeonnam Dragons	3
Busan IPark	1
Daejeon Hana Citizen	1
Gyeongnam FC	1
Incheon United	1

2002–03	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023–24
	SF		1st	QF			QF	2nd	GS	R16	R16	QF	1st		QF	R16	GS	QF	SF	QF
			SF			GS			1st		GS			GS	R16	R16	1st	SF	GS	SF
		GS				R16	QF	SF		GS		R16	GS	GS	SF		QF
					GS	1st	QF		GS	GS	QF		GS					RU		R16
						QF		QF		2nd	SF	R16	SF	GS			GS
GS	2nd			SF			1st		R16			R16
								GS						R16	GS
																GS		R16	R16
				GS	GS														GS
		SF
GS
																GS
																				GS

AFC Champions League Elite

Team	Part	2024–25
Ulsan HD	1	GS
Pohang Steelers	1	GS
Gwangju FC	1	TBD

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Season	Player	Club	Ref.
1996–97	An Ik-soo	Pohang Steelers	[1]
2000–01	Zoltan Sabo	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	[2]
2006	Choi Jin-cheul	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	[3]
2009	No Byung-jun	Pohang Steelers	[4]
2010	Sasa Ognenovski	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	[5]
2011	Lee Dong-gook	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	[6]
2012	Lee Keun-ho	Ulsan Hyundai	[7]
2020	Yoon Bit-garam	Ulsan Hyundai	[8]

Top goalscorer

Season	Player	Club	Goals	Ref.
2004	Kim Do-hoon	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	9	[9]
2007	Mota	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	7	[10]
2010	José Mota	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	9	[10]
2011	Lee Dong-gook	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	9	[6]
2016	Adriano Michael Jackson	FC Seoul	13	[10]

Fair Play Award

Season	Club	Ref.
2009	Pohang Steelers
2010	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2011	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2012	Ulsan Hyundai
2013	FC Seoul
2020	Ulsan Hyundai

Details by club

Busan IPark

Season	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
1985–86	Champions	Qualifying round	14–1	9–0	—	Wa Seng
				5–1	—
		Group B	Winners	3–1	—	Bangkok Bank
				1–0	—	Al-Ittihad
		Semi-finals	3–0	3–0	—	Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian
		Final	3–1	3–1 (a.e.t.)	—	Al-Ahli
1998–99	Group stage	First round	6–0	2–0	Away	Club Valencia
				4–0	Home
		Second round	9–1	4–1	Away	Saunders SC
				5–0	Home
		Group East	Fourth place	2–2	—	Dalian Wanda
				1–1	—	Pohang Steelers
				0–2	—	Persebaya Surabaya
2005	Semi-finals	Group G	Winners	8–0	Home	Bình Định
				4–0	Away
				2–0	Away	Krung Thai Bank
				4–0	Home
				4–0	Home	Persebaya Surabaya
				3–0	Away
		Quarter-finals	5–1	3–0	Home	Al-Sadd
				2–1	Away
		Semi-finals	0–7	0–5	Home	Al-Ittihad
				0–2	Away

Daegu FC

Season	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
2019	Group stage	Group F	Third place	3–1	Away	Melbourne Victory
				4–0	Home
				3–1	Home	Guangzhou Evergrande
				0–1	Away
				0–2	Away	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
				0–1	Home
2021	Round of 16	Group I	Runners-up	1–3	—	Kawasaki Frontale
				2–3	—
				7–0	—	United City
				4–0	—
				5–0	—	Beijing Guoan
				3–0	—
		Round of 16	2–4	2–4	—	Nagoya Grampus
2022	Round of 16	Qualifying play-offs	1–1 (3–2 p)	1–1 (a.e.t.)	—	Buriram United
		Group F	Winners	7–0	—	Shandong Taishan
				4–0	—
				0–3	—	Lion City Sailors
				2–1	—
				1–0	—	Urawa Red Diamonds
				0–0	—
		Round of 16	1–2	1–2 (a.e.t.)	—	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Daejeon Citizen

Season	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
2002–03	Group stage	Third qualifying round	8–1	5–1	Away	Monte Carlo
				3–0	Home
		Fourth qualifying round	8–1	6–0	Home	Mohun Bagan
				2–1	Away
		Group A	Runners-up	2–1	—	Shanghai Shenhua
				0–2	—	BEC Tero Sasana
				1–0	—	Kashima Antlers

FC Seoul

Season	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
2001–02	Runners-up	Second round	11–0	8–0	Home	Muktijoddha Sangsad
				3–0	Away
		Group East	Runners-up	0–0	—	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
				1–1	—	Dalian Shide
				1–1	—	Kashima Antlers
		Semi-finals	2–1	2–1	—	Esteghlal
		Final	0–0 (2–4 p)	0–0 (a.e.t.)	—	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2009	Quarter-finals	Group F	Runners-up	4–2	Away	Sriwijaya
				5–1	Home
				2–4	Home	Gamba Osaka
				2–1	Away
				0–2	Away	Shandong Luneng
				1–1	Home
		Round of 16	2–2 (5–4 p)	2–2 (a.e.t.)	—	Kashima Antlers
		Quarter-finals	3–4	2–3	Away	Umm-Salal
				1–1	Home
2011	Quarter-finals	Group F	Winners	1–0	Away	Al-Ain
				3–0	Home
				3–0	Home	Hangzhou Greentown
				1–1	Away
				1–1	Away	Nagoya Grampus
				0–2	Home
		Round of 16	3–0	3–0	—	Kashima Antlers
		Quarter-finals	2–3	1–3	Away	Al-Ittihad
				1–0	Home
2013	Runners-up	Group E	Winners	5–1	Home	Jiangsu Sainty
				2–0	Away
				0–0	Away	Buriram United
				2–2	Home
				2–1	Home	Vegalta Sendai
				0–1	Away
		Round of 16	3–1	0–0	Away	Beijing Guoan
				3–1	Home
		Quarter-finals	2–1	1–1	Away	Al-Ahli
				1–0	Home
		Semi-finals	4–2	2–0	Home	Esteghlal
				2–2	Away
		Final	3–3 (a)	2–2	Home	Guangzhou Evergrande
				1–1	Away
2014	Semi-finals	Group F	Winners	2–0	Home	Central Coast Mariners
				1–0	Away
				1–1	Away	Beijing Guoan
				2–1	Home
				1–2	Away	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
				2–2	Home
		Round of 16	4–4 (a)	3–2	Away	Kawasaki Frontale
				1–2	Home
		Quarter-finals	0–0 (3–0 p)	0–0	Away	Pohang Steelers
				0–0 (a.e.t.)	Home
		Semi-finals	0–2	0–0	Home	Western Sydney Wanderers
				0–2	Away
2015	Round of 16	Qualifying play-offs	7–0	7–0	—	Hanoi
		Group H	Runners-up	0–1	Away	Guangzhou Evergrande
				0–0	Home
				1–0	Home	Kashima Antlers
				3–2	Away
				0–0	Home	Western Sydney Wanderers
				1–1	Away
		Round of 16	3–6	1–3	Home	Gamba Osaka
				2–3	Away
2016	Semi-finals	Group F	Winners	6–0	Away	Buriram United
				2–1	Home
				4–1	Home	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
				1–2	Away
				4–1	Away	Shandong Luneng
				0–0	Home
		Round of 16	3–3 (7–6 p)	0–1	Away	Urawa Red Diamonds
				3–2 (a.e.t.)	Home
		Quarter-finals	4–2	3–1	Home	Shandong Luneng
				1–1	Away
		Semi-finals	3–5	1–4	Away	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
				2–1	Home
2017	Group stage	Group F	Third place	0–1	Home	Shanghai SIPG
				2–4	Away
				2–5	Away	Urawa Red Diamonds
				1–0	Home
				2–3	Home	Western Sydney Wanderers
				3–2	Away
2020	Group stage	Qualifying play-offs	4–1	4–1	—	Kedah
		Group E	Third place	1–0	—	Melbourne Victory
				1–2	—
				1–2	—	Beijing Guoan
				1–3	—
				5–0	—	Chiangrai United
				1–2	—

Gwangju FC

Season	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
2024–25	TBD	League East	Fourth place	7–3	Home	Yokohama F. Marinos
				1–0	Away	Kawasaki Frontale
				3–1	Home	Johor Darul Ta'zim
				0–2	Away	Vissel Kobe
				1–0	Home	Shanghai Shenhua
				1–1	Away	Shanghai Port
				1–3 (cancelled)	Away	Shandong Taishan
				2–2	Home	Buriram United
		Round of 16			Away	Vissel Kobe
					Home

Gyeongnam FC

Season	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
2019	Group stage	Group E	Third place	2–2	Home	Shandong Luneng
				1–2	Away
				1–1	Away	Johor Darul Ta'zim
				2–0	Home
				2–3	Home	Kashima Antlers
				1–0	Away

Incheon United

Season	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
2023–24	Group stage	Qualifying play-offs	3–1	3–1 (a.e.t.)	—	Haiphong
		Group G	Third place	4–2	Away	Yokohama F. Marinos
				2–1	Home
				4–0	Home	Kaya–Iloilo
				3–1	Away
				0–2	Home	Shandong Taishan
				1–3	Away

Jeju United

Season	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
2011	Group stage	Group E	Third place	0–1	Home	Tianjin TEDA
				0–3	Away
				2–1	Away	Melbourne Victory
				1–1	Home
				2–1	Home	Gamba Osaka
				1–3	Away
2017	Round of 16	Group H	Runners-up	0–1	Home	Jiangsu Suning
				2–1	Away
				4–1	Away	Gamba Osaka
				2–0	Home
				3–3	Away	Adelaide United
				1–3	Home
		Round of 16	2–3	2–0	Home	Urawa Red Diamonds
				0–3 (a.e.t.)	Away
2018	Group stage	Group G	Fourth place	0–1	Home	Cerezo Osaka
				1–2	Away
				2–0	Away	Buriram United
				0–1	Home
				3–5	Away	Guangzhou Evergrande
				0–2	Home

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Season	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
2004	Semi-finals	Group E	Winners	1–2	Home	Júbilo Iwata
				4–2	Away
				1–0	Away	Shanghai Shenhua
				0–1	Home
				4–0	Home	BEC Tero Sasana
				4–0	Away
		Quarter-finals	5–1	1–0	Away	Al-Ain
				4–1	Home
		Semi-finals	3–4	1–2	Away	Al-Ittihad
				2–2	Home
2006	Champions	Group E	Winners	3–2	Home	Gamba Osaka
				1–1	Away
				0–1	Away	Dalian Shide
				3–1	Home
				3–0	Home	Da Nang
				1–0	Away
		Quarter-finals	4–3	0–1	Away	Shanghai Shenhua
				4–2	Home
		Semi-finals	6–5	2–3	Home	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
				4–1	Away
		Final	3–2	2–0	Home	Al-Karamah
				1–2	Away
2007	Quarter-finals	Quarter-finals	1–4	1–2	Away	Urawa Red Diamonds
				0–2	Home
2010	Quarter-finals	Group F	Runners-up	4–1	Away	Persipura Jayapura
				8–0	Home
				1–2	Home	Kashima Antlers
				1–2	Away
				2–1	Away	Changchun Yatai
				1–0	Home
		Round of 16	3–2	3–2 (a.e.t.)	—	Adelaide United
		Quarter-finals	1–2	0–2	Home	Al-Shabab
				1–0	Away
2011	Runners-up	Group G	Winners	1–0	Home	Shandong Luneng
				2–1	Away
				4–0	Away	Arema
				6–0	Home
				0–1	Away	Cerezo Osaka
				1–0	Home
		Round of 16	3–0	3–0	—	Tianjin TEDA
		Quarter-finals	9–5	3–4	Away	Cerezo Osaka
				6–1	Home
		Semi-finals	5–3	3–2	Away	Al-Ittihad
				2–1	Home
		Final	2–2 (2–4 p)	2–2 (a.e.t.)	—	Al-Sadd
2012	Group stage	Group H	Third place	1–5	Home	Guangzhou Evergrande
				3–1	Away
				1–5	Away	Kashiwa Reysol
				0–2	Home
				2–0	Away	Buriram United
				3–2	Home
2013	Round of 16	Group F	Runners-up	2–2	Away	Muangthong United
				2–0	Home
				1–1	Home	Guangzhou Evergrande
				0–0	Away
				3–1	Away	Urawa Red Diamonds
				2–2	Home
		Round of 16	2–5	0–2	Home	Kashiwa Reysol
				2–3	Away
2014	Round of 16	Group G	Runners-up	3–0	Home	Yokohama F. Marinos
				1–2	Away
				2–2	Away	Melbourne Victory
				0–0	Home
				1–3	Away	Guangzhou Evergrande
				1–0	Home
		Round of 16	1–3	1–2	Home	Pohang Steelers
				0–1	Away
2015	Quarter-finals	Group E	Runners-up	0–0	Home	Kashiwa Reysol
				2–3	Away
				4–1	Away	Shandong Luneng
				4–1	Home
				3–0	Home	Becamex Binh Duong
				1–1	Away
		Round of 16	2–1	1–1	Home	Beijing Guoan
				1–0	Away
		Quarter-finals	2–3	0–0	Home	Gamba Osaka
				2–3	Away
2016	Champions	Group E	Winners	2–1	Home	FC Tokyo
				3–0	Away
				2–3	Away	Jiangsu Suning
				2–2	Home
				2–0	Home	Becamex Binh Duong
				2–3	Away
		Round of 16	3–2	1–1	Away	Melbourne Victory
				2–1	Home
		Quarter-finals	5–0	0–0	Away	Shanghai SIPG
				5–0	Home
		Semi-finals	5–3	4–1	Home	FC Seoul
				1–2	Away
		Final	3–2	2–1	Home	Al-Ain
				1–1	Away
2018	Quarter-finals	Group E	Winners	3–2	Home	Kashiwa Reysol
				2–0	Away
				6–0	Away	Kitchee
				3–0	Home
				6–3	Home	Tianjin Quanjian
				2–4	Away
		Round of 16	4–3	2–3	Away	Buriram United
				2–0	Home
		Quarter-finals	3–3 (2–4 p)	0–3	Home	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
				3–0 (a.e.t.)	Away
2019	Round of 16	Group G	Winners	3–1	Home	Beijing Guoan
				1–0	Away
				0–1	Away	Buriram United
				0–0	Home
				1–0	Away	Urawa Red Diamonds
				2–1	Home
		Round of 16	2–2 (3–5 p)	1–1	Away	Shanghai SIPG
				1–1 (a.e.t.)	Home
2020	Group stage	Group H	Third place	1–2	—	Yokohama F. Marinos
				1–4	—
				1–2	—	Shanghai SIPG
				2–0	—
				1–0	—	Sydney FC
				2–2	—
2021	Quarter-finals	Group H	Winners	2–1	—	Chiangrai United
				3–1	—
				2–2	—	Gamba Osaka
				2–1	—
				9–0	—	Tampines Rovers
				4–0	—
		Round of 16	1–1 (4–2 p)	1–1 (a.e.t.)	—	BG Pathum United
		Quarter-finals	2–3	2–3 (a.e.t.)	—	Ulsan Hyundai
2022	Semi-finals	Group H	Runners-up	0–0	—	Sydney FC
				3–2	—
				1–0	—	Yokohama F. Marinos
				1–1	—
				1–0	—	Hoang Anh Gia Lai
				1–1	—
		Round of 16	2–1	2–1 (a.e.t.)	—	Daegu FC
		Quarter-finals	3–1	3–1 (a.e.t.)	—	Vissel Kobe
		Semi-finals	2–2 (1–3 p)	2–2 (a.e.t.)	—	Urawa Red Diamonds
2023–24	Quarter-finals	Group F	Runners-up	2–1	Home	Kitchee
				2–1	Away
				2–3	Away	Bangkok United
				3–2	Home
				3–0	Home	Lion City Sailors
				0–2	Away
		Round of 16	3–1	2–0	Home	Pohang Steelers
				1–1	Away
		Quarter-finals	1–2	1–1	Home	Ulsan HD
				0–1	Away

Jeonnam Dragons

Season	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
2007	Group stage	Group F	Runners-up	0–0	Away	Bangkok University
				3–2	Home
				2–0	Home	Arema
				1–0	Away
				1–3	Home	Kawasaki Frontale
				0–3	Away
2008	Group stage	Group G	Third place	0–2	Away	Melbourne Victory
				1–1	Home
				3–4	Home	Gamba Osaka
				1–1	Away
				1–0	Home	Chonburi
				2–2	Away
2022	Group stage	Group G	Third place	1–0	—	United City
				2–0	—
				0–2	—	BG Pathum United
				0–0	—
				1–2	—	Melbourne City
				1–1	—

Korea Tungsten

Season	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
1967	Third place	Semi-finals	0–1	0–0	Home	Selangor
				0–1	Away

Pohang Steelers

Season	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
1996–97	Champions	First round	4–1	0–1	Away	PSM Makassar
				4–0	Home
		Second round	5–1	3–1	Away	Thai Farmers Bank
				2–0	Home
		Group East	Runners-up	2–2	—	Yokohama Marinos
				6–0	—	New Radiant
				0–0	—	Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
		Semi-finals	3–1	3–1	—	Persepolis
		Final	2–1	2–1 (a.e.t.)	—	Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
1997–98	Champions	First round	13–0	11–0	Home	Mohammedan SC
				2–0	Away
		Second round	15–0	12–0	Home	Victory SC
				3–0	Away
		Group East	Winners	2–1	—	Kashima Antlers
				1–2	—	Dalian Wanda
				5–1	—	Finance and Revenue
		Semi-finals	1–0	1–0	—	Al-Hilal
		Final	0–0 (6–5 p)	0–0 (a.e.t.)	—	Dalian Wanda
1998–99	Group stage	First round	6–0	2–0	Home	Cảng Sài Gòn
				4–0	Away
		Second round	10–1	6–0	Home	Selangor
				4–1	Away
		Group East	Third place	1–1	—	Júbilo Iwata
				1–1	—	Busan Daewoo Royals
				1–1	—	Dalian Wanda
2008	Group stage	Group E	Third place	0–2	Home	Adelaide United
				0–1	Away
				4–1	Away	Becamex Binh Duong
				0–0	Home
				0–1	Away	Changchun Yatai
				2–2	Home
2009	Champions	Group H	Winners	0–0	Away	Central Coast Mariners
				3–2	Home
				1–1	Home	Kawasaki Frontale
				2–0	Away
				1–0	Home	Tianjin TEDA
				0–0	Away
		Round of 16	6–0	6–0	—	Newcastle Jets
		Quarter-finals	5–4	1–3	Away	Bunyodkor
				4–1 (a.e.t.)	Home
		Semi-finals	4–1	2–0	Home	Umm-Salal
				2–1	Away
		Final	2–1	2–1	—	Al-Ittihad
2010	Quarter-finals	Group H	Runners-up	0–1	Away	Adelaide United
				0–0	Home
				2–1	Home	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
				3–4	Away
				1–0	Home	Shandong Luneng
				2–1	Away
		Round of 16	1–0	1–0	—	Kashima Antlers
		Quarter-finals	2–3	1–2	Away	Zob Ahan
				1–1	Home
2012	Group stage	Qualifying play-offs	2–0	2–0	—	Chonburi
		Group E	Third place	3–0	Away	Gamba Osaka
				2–0	Home
				0–2	Home	Bunyodkor
				0–1	Away
				1–0	Home	Adelaide United
				0–1	Away
2013	Group stage	Group G	Third place	0–0	Home	Beijing Guoan
				0–2	Away
				2–2	Away	Bunyodkor
				1–1	Home
				1–0	Away	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
				1–1	Home
2014	Quarter-finals	Group E	Winners	1–1	Home	Cerezo Osaka
				2–0	Away
				2–1	Away	Buriram United
				0–0	Home
				2–2	Home	Shandong Luneng
				4–2	Away
		Round of 16	3–1	2–1	Away	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
				1–0	Home
		Quarter-finals	0–0 (0–3 p)	0–0	Home	FC Seoul
				0–0 (a.e.t.)	Away
2016	Group stage	Qualifying play-offs	3–0	3–0	—	Hanoi
		Group H	Fourth place	0–0	Away	Guangzhou Evergrande
				0–2	Home
				1–0	Home	Urawa Red Diamonds
				1–1	Away
				0–1	Home	Sydney FC
				0–1	Away
2021	Runners-up	Group G	Runners-up	2–0	—	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
				0–0	—
				0–3	—	Nagoya Grampus
				1–1	—
				4–1	—	Johor Darul Ta'zim
				2–0	—
		Round of 16	1–0	1–0	—	Cerezo Osaka
		Quarter-finals	3–0	3–0	—	Nagoya Grampus
		Semi-finals	1–1 (5–4 p)	1–1 (a.e.t.)	—	Ulsan Hyundai
		Final	0–2	0–2	—	Al-Hilal
2023–24	Round of 16	Group J	Winners	4–2	Away	Hanoi FC
				2–0	Home
				3–1	Home	Wuhan Three Towns
				1–1	Away
				2–0	Away	Urawa Red Diamonds
				2–1	Home
		Round of 16	1–3	0–2	Away	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
				1–1	Home
2024–25	League stage	League East	Ninth place	1–4	Away	Shanghai Shenhua
				3–0	Home	Shanghai Port
				0–1	Away	Buriram United
				4–2 (cancelled)	Home	Shandong Taishan
				0–2	Away	Yokohama F. Marinos
				3–1	Home	Vissel Kobe
				0–4	Home	Kawasaki Frontale
				2–5	Away	Johor Darul Ta'zim

Seongnam FC

Season	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
1994–95	Fourth place	First round	10–4	5–3	Home	Kedah
				5–1	Away
		Second round	5–1	1–0	Away	Pelita Jaya
				4–1	Home
		Group East	Winners	3–1	—	Verdy Kawasaki
				3–1	—	Liaoning FC
				1–0	—	Thai Farmers Bank
		Semi-finals	0–2	0–2	—	Al-Arabi
		Third place match	0–1	0–1	—	FK Neftchi Farg'ona
1995	Champions	First round	8–0	5–0	Home	Lam Pak
				3–0 (awarded)	Away
		Second round	5–2	3–2	Away	Pahang
				2–0	Home
		Group East	Winners	1–1	—	Thai Farmers Bank
				5–2	—	Persib Bandung
				1–0	—	Verdy Kawasaki
		Semi-finals	1–0	1–0 (a.e.t.)	—	Saipa
		Final	1–0	1–0 (a.e.t.)	—	Al-Nassr
1996–97	Runners-up	Second round	1–0	0–0	Home	Shanghai Shenhua
				1–0	Away
		Group East	Winners	9–0	—	New Radiant
				3–2	—	Yokohama Marinos
				0–0	—	Pohang Steelers
		Semi-finals	1–0	1–0	—	Al-Zawraa
		Final	1–2	1–2 (a.e.t.)	—	Pohang Steelers
2002–03	Group stage	Group B	Runners-up	6–0	—	Osotsapa
				2–1	—	Shimizu S-Pulse
				1–3	—	Dalian Shide
2004	Runners-up	Group G	Winners	2–1	Away	Persik Kediri
				15–0	Home
				2–0	Home	Bình Định
				3–1	Away
				2–1	Away	Yokohama F. Marinos
				0–1	Home
		Quarter-finals	11–2	6–0	Home	Sharjah
				5–2	Away
		Semi-finals	2–0	0–0	Home	Pakhtakor
				2–0	Away
		Final	3–6	3–1	Away	Al-Ittihad
				0–5	Home
2007	Semi-finals	Group G	Winners	4–1	Home	Dong Tam Long An
				2–1	Away
				1–2	Away	Shandong Luneng Taishan
				3–0	Home
				2–2	Away	Adelaide United
				1–0	Home
		Quarter-finals	4–1	2–1	Home	Al-Karamah
				2–0	Away
		Semi-finals	4–4 (3–5 p)	2–2	Home	Urawa Red Diamonds
				2–2 (a.e.t.)	Away
2010	Champions	Group E	Winners	2–0	Home	Kawasaki Frontale
				0–3	Away
				2–0	Away	Melbourne Victory
				3–2	Home
				3–1	Home	Beijing Guoan
				1–0	Away
		Round of 16	3–0	3–0	—	Gamba Osaka
		Quarter-finals	4–3	4–1	Home	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
				0–2	Away
		Semi-finals	4–4 (a)	3–4	Away	Al-Shabab
				1–0	Home
		Final	3–1	3–1	—	Zob Ahan
2012	Round of 16	Group G	Winners	2–2	Away	Nagoya Grampus
				1–1	Home
				1–1	Home	Tianjin TEDA
				3–0	Away
				1–1	Away	Central Coast Mariners
				5–0	Home
		Round of 16	0–1	0–1	—	Bunyodkor
2015	Round of 16	Group F	Runners-up	1–2	Away	Buriram United
				2–1	Home
				2–0	Home	Gamba Osaka
				1–2	Away
				1–0	Away	Guangzhou R&F
				0–0	Home
		Round of 16	2–3	2–1	Home	Guangzhou Evergrande
				0–2	Away

ROK Army

Season	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
1971	Fourth place	Group allocation match	2–1	2–1	—	Bangkok Bank
		Group A	Runners-up	1–2	—	Taj
				3–0	—	Perak
				1–0	—	Al-Arabi
		Semi-finals	0–2	0–2	—	Maccabi Tel Aviv
		Third place match	2–3	2–3	—	Taj

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Season	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
1999–2000	Fourth place	First round	9–4	3–2	Away	PSIS Semarang
				6–2	Home
		Second round	7–1	1–1	Away	Thể Công
				6–0	Home
		Group East	Runners-up	1–1	—	Kashima Antlers
				4–0	—	Sinthana FC
				0–1	—	Júbilo Iwata
		Semi-finals	0–1	0–1	—	Al-Hilal
		Third place match	0–1	0–1	—	Persepolis
2000–01	Champions	Second round	2–1	2–1	Home	Hurriyya
				0–0	Away
		Group East	Runners-up	0–3	—	Júbilo Iwata
				8–1	—	PSM Makassar
				6–0	—	Shandong Luneng
		Semi-finals	2–1	2–1	—	Persepolis
		Final	1–0	1–0	—	Júbilo Iwata
2001–02	Champions	Second round	21–0	18–0	Home	Saunders SC
				3–0 (awarded)	Away
		Group East	Winners	0–0	—	Anyang LG Cheetahs
				2–0	—	Kashima Antlers
				2–0	—	Dalian Shide
		Semi-finals	3–0	3–0	—	Nasaf Qarshi
		Final	0–0 (4–2 p)	0–0 (a.e.t.)	—	Anyang LG Cheetahs
2005	Group stage	Group E	Runners-up	5–1	Away	Hoang Anh Gia Lai
				6–0	Home
				0–0	Home	Shenzhen Jianlibao
				0–1	Away
				2–1	Home	Júbilo Iwata
				1–0	Away
2009	Round of 16	Group G	Runners-up	4–1	Home	Kashima Antlers
				0–3	Away
				2–0	Away	Singapore Armed Forces
				3–1	Home
				1–2	Away	Shanghai Shenhua
				2–1	Home
		Round of 16	1–2	1–2	—	Nagoya Grampus
2010	Quarter-finals	Group G	Winners	0–0	Home	Gamba Osaka
				1–2	Away
				2–0	Away	Singapore Armed Forces
				6–2	Home
				2–0	Away	Henan Jianye
				2–0	Home
		Round of 16	2–0	2–0	—	Beijing Guoan
		Quarter-finals	3–4	1–4	Away	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
				2–0	Home
2011	Semi-finals	Group H	Winners	0–0	Away	Sydney FC
				3–1	Home
				4–0	Home	Shanghai Shenhua
				3–0	Away
				1–1	Home	Kashima Antlers
				1–1	Away
		Round of 16	2–0	2–0	—	Nagoya Grampus
		Quarter-finals	3–2	1–1	Home	Zob Ahan
				2–1 (a.e.t.)	Away
		Semi-finals	1–2	0–2	Home	Al-Sadd
				1–0	Away
2013	Group stage	Group H	Fourth place	0–0	Away	Central Coast Mariners
				0–1	Home
				0–0	Home	Guizhou Renhe
				2–2	Away
				2–6	Home	Kashiwa Reysol
				0–0	Away
2015	Round of 16	Group G	Runners-up	2–1	Home	Urawa Red Diamonds
				2–1	Away
				1–1	Home	Beijing Guoan
				0–1	Away
				3–1	Home	Brisbane Roar
				3–3	Away
		Round of 16	4–4 (a)	2–3	Home	Kashiwa Reysol
				2–1	Away
2016	Group stage	Group G	Third place	0–0	Home	Gamba Osaka
				2–1	Away
				1–2	Away	Shanghai SIPG
				3–0	Home
				0–0	Away	Melbourne Victory
				1–1	Home
2017	Group stage	Group G	Third place	1–1	Away	Kawasaki Frontale
				0–1	Home
				2–2	Home	Guangzhou Evergrande
				2–2	Away
				1–0	Away	Eastern
				5–0	Home
2018	Semi-finals	Qualifying play-offs	5–1	5–1	—	Thanh Hóa
		Group H	Winners	2–0	Away	Sydney FC
				1–4	Home
				1–2	Home	Kashima Antlers
				1–0	Away
				1–1	Home	Shanghai Shenhua
				2–0	Away
		Round of 16	3–1	0–1	Away	Ulsan Hyundai
				3–0	Home
		Quarter-finals	3–3 (4–2 p)	3–0	Away	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
				0–3 (a.e.t.)	Home
		Semi-finals	5–6	2–3	Away	Kashima Antlers
				3–3	Home
2020	Quarter-finals	Group G	Runners-up	0–1	—	Vissel Kobe
				2–0	—
				0–0	—	Guangzhou Evergrande
				1–1	—
		Round of 16	3–2	3–2	—	Yokohama F. Marinos
		Quarter-finals	1–1 (6–7 p)	1–1 (a.e.t.)	—	Vissel Kobe

Ulsan HD

Season	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
1997–98	Second round	First round	6–2	2–1	Away	Persebaya Surabaya
				4–1	Home
		Second round	2–6	1–5	Home	Kashima Antlers
				1–1	Away
2006	Semi-finals	Group F	Winners	2–0	Away	Tokyo Verdy
				1–0	Home
		Quarter-finals	7–0	6–0	Home	Al-Shabab
				1–0	Away
		Semi-finals	4–6	3–2	Away	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
				1–4	Home
2009	Group stage	Group E	Third place	1–3	Home	Nagoya Grampus
				1–4	Away
				0–2	Away	Newcastle Jets
				0–1	Home
				1–0	Home	Beijing Guoan
				1–0	Away
2012	Champions	Group F	Winners	2–1	Home	Beijing Guoan
				3–2	Away
				2–2	Away	FC Tokyo
				1–0	Home
				1–1	Home	Brisbane Roar
				2–1	Away
		Round of 16	3–2	3–2	—	Kashiwa Reysol
		Quarter-finals	5–0	1–0	Home	Al-Hilal
				4–0	Away
		Semi-finals	5–1	3–1	Away	Bunyodkor
				2–0	Home
		Final	3–0	3–0	—	Al-Ahli
2014	Group stage	Group H	Third place	3–1	Away	Western Sydney Wanderers
				0–2	Home
				2–0	Home	Kawasaki Frontale
				1–3	Away
				1–1	Home	Guizhou Renhe
				1–3	Away
2017	Group stage	Qualifying play-offs	1–1 (4–3 p)	1–1 (a.e.t.)	—	Kitchee
		Group E	Third place	0–2	Away	Kashima Antlers
				0–4	Home
				6–0	Home	Brisbane Roar
				3–2	Away
				0–0	Home	Muangthong United
				0–1	Away
2018	Round of 16	Group F	Runners-up	3–3	Away	Melbourne Victory
				6–2	Home
				2–1	Home	Kawasaki Frontale
				2–2	Away
				2–2	Away	Shanghai SIPG
				0–1	Home
		Round of 16	1–3	1–0	Home	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
				0–3	Away
2019	Round of 16	Qualifying play-offs	5–1	5–1	—	Perak
		Group H	Winners	0–0	Away	Sydney FC
				1–0	Home
				1–0	Home	Shanghai SIPG
				0–5	Away
				1–0	Home	Kawasaki Frontale
				2–2	Away
		Round of 16	2–4	2–1	Away	Urawa Red Diamonds
				0–3	Home
2020	Champions	Group F	Winners	1–1	—	FC Tokyo
				2–1	—
				3–1	—	Shanghai Shenhua
				4–1	—
				2–1	—	Perth Glory
				2–0	—
		Round of 16	3–0	3–0	—	Melbourne Victory
		Quarter-finals	2–0	2–0	—	Beijing Guoan
		Semi-finals	2–1	2–1 (a.e.t.)	—	Vissel Kobe
		Final	2–1	2–1	—	Persepolis
2021	Semi-finals	Group F	Winners	1–0	—	Viettel
				3–0	—
				2–0	—	BG Pathum United
				2–0	—
				3–0	—	Kaya–Iloilo
				2–1	—
		Round of 16	0–0 (3–2 p)	0–0 (a.e.t.)	—	Kawasaki Frontale
		Quarter-finals	3–2	3–2 (a.e.t.)	—	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
		Semi-finals	1–1 (4–5 p)	1–1 (a.e.t.)	—	Pohang Steelers
2022	Group stage	Qualifying play-offs	3–0	3–0	—	Port
		Group I	Third place	1–1	—	Kawasaki Frontale
				3–2	—
				1–2	—	Johor Darul Ta'zim
				1–2	—
				3–0	—	Guangzhou
				5–0	—
2023–24	Semi-finals	Group I	Runners-up	3–1	Home	BG Pathum United
				3–1	Away
				0–1	Away	Kawasaki Frontale
				2–2	Home
				3–1	Home	Johor Darul Ta'zim
				1–2	Away
		Round of 16	5–1	3–0	Home	Ventforet Kofu
				2–1	Away
		Quarter-finals	2–1	1–1	Away	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
				1–0	Home
		Semi-finals	3–3 (4–5 p)	1–0	Home	Yokohama F. Marinos
				2–3 (a.e.t.)	Away
2024–25	League stage	League East	Tenth place	0–1	Home	Kawasaki Frontale
				0–4	Away	Yokohama F. Marinos
				0–2	Home	Vissel Kobe
				0–3	Away	Johor Darul Ta'zim
				1–3	Home	Shanghai Port
				2–1	Away	Shanghai Shenhua
				1–2	Away	Buriram United
				Cancelled	Home	Shandong Taishan

Yangzee

Season	Result	Round	Aggregate	Score	Venue	Opponent
1969	Runners-up	Group A	Winners	5–0	—	Mysore State
				7–0	—	Manila Lions
				1–0	—	Bangkok Bank
				4–1	—	Vietnam Police
		Semi-finals	2–0	2–0	—	Toyo Kogyo
		Final	0–1	0–1 (a.e.t.)	—	Maccabi Tel Aviv

See also

• Football in South Korea
• K League

References

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External links

• AFC Champions League
• RSSSF