Goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa was the hero as Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds beat stubborn Jeonbuk Motors of South Korea 3-1 on penalties to reach the final of the Asian Champions League on Thursday.... more »
Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds booked their place in the Asian Champions League quarter-finals with a 5-0 rout of Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim on home turf Friday.... more »
Asian Champions League legend Dejan Damjanovic said Friday he had "probably" played his last game in the competition at the age of 41 after scoring an all-time record 42 goals.... more »
Andres Iniesta's Vissel Kobe shrugged off their domestic woes to reach the Asian Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-2 win over fellow Japanese side Yokohama F Marinos on Thursday.... more »
Kim Jin-gyu scored a last-gasp extra-time winner to send Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors into the Asian Champions League quarter-finals after a 2-1 win over fellow South Koreans Daegu FC on Thursday.... more »
Japan's Yoshimi Yamashita became the first woman to referee an Asian Champions League match when Australia's Melbourne City played South Korean side Jeonnam Dragons in the group stages.... more »
Nasser Al-Dawsari scored the fastest ever goal in an Asian Champions League final as Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal swept past South Korea's Pohang Steelers 2-0 to win the continental title for a record fourth time on Tuesday.... more »
Holders Ulsan Hyundai booked their place in the Asian Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-2 penalty shoot-out win over Kawasaki Frontale on Tuesday, following a tense 0-0 draw.... more »
Substitute Moudu Barrow scored a late winner as Jeonbuk Hyundai ended Gamba Osaka's hopes of qualifying for the last-16 phase of the Asian Champions League with a 2-1 win in their last group match on Saturday.... more »
Cerezo Osaka became the third Japanese side to make the last 16 of the Asian Champions League after they clinched top spot in Group J on Friday with a goalless draw with Kitchee FC of Hong Kong.... more »
Taishi Matsumoto and Mutsuki Kato scored a brace each as Cerezo Osaka thrashed Guangzhou FC 5-0 to put themselves in a great position to qualify for the Asian Champions League last 16 as Group J winners on Tuesday.... more »
Asian Champions League knockout matches will this year be played over single legs from the quarter-finals onwards because of the coronavirus pandemic, rather than the usual home and away format, officials said Monday.... more »
Veteran forward Dejan Damjanovic continued to steal the spotlight in the Asian Champions League after his third goal in as many matches in this year's competition helped Kitchee FC post a crucial 1-0 win over Guangzhou FC on Wednesday.... more »
Ulsan Hyundai Motors beat BG Pathum United 2-0 to stay unbeaten in the Asian Champions League while all the other three matches in the competition on Tuesday produced lop-sided results that left losing sides grappling with a few home truths.... more »
Two-time former champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors survived some anxious moments before beating Thailand's Chiangrai United 2-1 in their Asian Champions League Group H opener on Friday.... more »
Dejan Damjanovic is one goal shy of becoming the all-time top scorer in the Asian Champions League after his late strike helped Hong Kong's Kitchee ease to a 2-0 win over Thailand's Port FC on Thursday.... more »
Former winners Pohang Steelers of South Korea eased past Thailand's Ratchaburi 2-0 as the Covid-hit Asian Champions League resumed in sedate fashion in Bangkok on Tuesday.... more »
Australian sides Sydney FC, Melbourne City and Brisbane Roar have pulled out of the Asian Champions League, organisers said Friday, after an A-League overhaul caused scheduling clashes.... more »
Shahriar Moghanlou was on target twice as Iran's Persepolis maintained their perfect start to the Asian Champions League with a come-from-behind 3-1 win over Qatar's Al Rayyan on Saturday.... more »
China's Jiangsu FC have withdrawn from the Asian Champions League following their financial collapse, officials said Thursday, in another sign they are on the brink of being disbanded.... more »
Half of the group stage matches in the Asian Football Confederation's Champions League were Thursday postponed until June and July because of the coronavirus pandemic.... more »
