AFC Champions League Elite

World · 2016

Teams

Matches

139

Played

139

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Participating teams

#	Team
1	Al-Hilal Saudi FC	1768	75.7	€88.2m	€3.4m
2	Al-Ahli Jeddah	1726	73.8	€74.3m	€3.1m
3	Al-Nassr	1721	76.2	€101.3m	€3.9m
4	Shabab Al Ahli Dubai	1563	69.6	€34.8m	€1.1m
5	Al-Ittihad FC	1546	73.2	€67.9m	€2.3m
6	Al Ain	1535	69.6	€26.0m	€1.3m
7	Al Sadd	1515	71.7	€34.8m	€1.2m
8	Johor Darul Takzim FC	1513	67	€18.1m	€422k
9	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1493	70.9	€17.4m	€869k
10	Tractor Sazi	1465	68.7	€16.7m	€725k
11	Jeonbuk Motors	1447	67.7	€7.1m	€323k
12	Jiangsu Suning	1433	—	—	—
13	Sepahan FC	1427	66.2	€8.8m	€400k
14	FC Seoul	1425	69.2	€11.5m	€546k
15	Al-Duhail SC	1423	71.1	€33.0m	€1.1m
16	FC Tokyo	1419	68.6	€10.7m	€427k
17	Gamba Osaka	1401	68.7	€11.8m	€455k
18	Pakhtakor	1375	67.8	€16.6m	€828k
19	Urawa	1374	68.7	€11.2m	€534k
20	Al-Jazira	1354	68	€24.1m	€1.1m
21	Buriram United	1352	65.5	€6.9m	€223k
22	Pohang Steelers	1351	63.7	€5.2m	€218k
23	El Jaish SC	1340	—	—	—
24	Shandong Luneng	1338	66.2	€12.8m	€555k
25	SHANGHAI SIPG	1327	67.5	€15.1m	€559k
26	Nasaf	1319	63.3	€4.9m	€308k
27	Melbourne Victory	1292	63.4	€7.1m	€420k
28	Sydney	1274	62.3	€6.1m	€289k
29	Adelaide United	1257	61.7	€6.4m	€399k
30	ZOB Ahan	1234	56.3	€819k	€43k
31	Bunyodkor	1215	62	€3.4m	€227k
32	Suwon Bluewings	1211	59.9	€640k	€58k
33	Ha Noi T&T	1193	—	—	—
34	Al Wihdat	1177	—	—	—
35	Naft Tehran	1172	—	—	—
36	Kitchee	1164	—	—	—
37	Lokomotiv	1144	60.9	€2.1m	€140k
38	Mohun Bagan	1116	—	—	—
39	Guangzhou Evergrande FC	1100	—	—	—
40	Yangon United	1096	—	—	—
41	Chonburi FC	1073	60.1	€2.2m	€85k
42	Muangthong United	1016	57.1	€1.3m	€78k
43	Tampines Rovers	1005	—	—	—
44	Binh Duong	941	49.2	€548k	€32k

Squad strength across the field — Elo, OVR and market value, distinct from cup progress.

Team of the tournament · 3-5-2

7.7Aílton José Almeida

Player stats · 2016

#	Player	Club	Pos
1	Romarinho	El Jaish SC	WG	11	924	8	2	32	19	196	14	—	—	13	—	31	5	14	3	1	—	—	—	0	3	7.36
2	Douglas	Al Ain	ST	8	617	5	—	22	14	76	5	—	—	2	—	27	0	7	6	0	—	—	—	1	2	7.03
3	A. Hamed Allah	El Jaish SC	ST	6	516	5	3	13	7	91	8	—	—	2	—	37	6	17	11	0	—	—	—	0	2	7.30
4	Lei Wu	SHANGHAI SIPG	ST	6	539	4	2	32	12	127	11	—	—	5	—	21	6	8	3	1	—	—	—	0	2	7.35
5	Diego Tardelli Martins	Shandong Luneng	WG	5	446	4	1	18	7	117	3	—	—	3	—	12	5	5	3	1	—	—	—	0	1	7.08
6	Omar Abdulrahman	Al Ain	CM	8	717	3	3	21	8	392	36	—	—	6	—	57	10	36	10	0	—	—	—	0	2	8.08
7	Ai Kesen	SHANGHAI SIPG	WG	6	530	3	1	24	8	158	9	—	—	3	—	46	5	17	10	1	—	—	—	0	2	7.38
8	Alain Kaluyituka Dioko	Al-Duhail SC	CM	6	505	3	—	22	9	63	2	—	—	0	—	4	1	0	8	0	—	—	—	0	2	6.93
9	Farzad Jalal Hatami	Tractor Sazi	CM	6	495	3	1	18	6	98	5	—	—	5	—	35	1	8	21	2	—	—	—	0	3	7.13
10	E. Pahlevan	ZOB Ahan	WG	6	450	3	—	7	3	169	7	—	—	13	—	26	8	7	8	0	—	—	—	0	4	7.33
11	B. Rahmani	Tractor Sazi	CM	5	441	3	1	12	5	144	9	—	—	3	—	30	5	5	11	0	—	—	—	0	3	7.36
12	Ryoichi Maeda	FC Tokyo	ST	6	427	3	—	11	5	92	2	—	—	1	—	32	1	15	16	0	—	—	—	0	1	7.05
13	Salem Saleh	Al-Nassr	ST	8	314	3	1	9	5	58	5	—	—	0	—	21	1	11	4	0	—	—	—	0	0	6.95
14	Y. Muto	Urawa	ST	4	306	3	—	11	6	69	4	—	—	1	—	12	3	6	2	0	—	—	—	0	3	7.40
15	Nilmar Honorato da Silva	Al-Nassr	WG	4	274	3	—	7	4	27	1	—	—	4	—	17	4	4	8	1	—	—	—	0	2	7.15
16	Aílton José Almeida	Al-Hilal Saudi FC	ST	3	199	3	—	13	7	51	6	—	—	2	—	16	4	9	3	0	—	—	—	0	1	7.67
17	J. Pitroipa	Al-Nassr	CM	8	659	2	3	12	4	137	12	—	—	5	—	50	16	25	11	0	—	—	—	1	3	6.94
18	S. Rashidov	El Jaish SC	WG	9	629	2	2	22	7	111	10	—	—	8	—	34	13	9	8	0	—	—	—	1	0	6.79
19	M. Morishige	FC Tokyo	CB	6	540	2	—	6	2	182	1	—	—	9	—	22	0	2	3	1	—	—	—	0	1	7.27
20	Ismaeel Mohammad	Al-Duhail SC	WG	6	528	2	2	8	4	93	9	—	—	7	—	18	1	3	6	1	—	—	—	0	2	7.05
21	Nam Tae-Hee	Al-Duhail SC	ST	6	527	2	—	13	5	261	12	—	—	6	—	26	13	5	2	0	—	—	—	1	2	7.25
22	K. Mizunuma	FC Tokyo	WG	6	459	2	—	8	6	110	6	—	—	2	—	18	5	6	11	0	—	—	—	0	1	6.93
23	Jô	Jiangsu Suning	ST	4	359	2	2	12	5	114	7	—	—	1	—	28	1	6	2	0	—	—	—	1	2	7.40
24	Besart Berisha	Melbourne Victory	AM	4	346	2	—	11	4	110	4	—	—	1	—	13	4	7	9	0	—	—	—	2	0	6.90
25	Ricardo Goulart	Guangzhou Evergrande FC	WG	4	336	2	—	17	6	125	9	—	—	4	—	22	3	12	2	0	—	—	—	1	1	7.33

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Player stats · 2016

#	Player	Club	Pos
1	Romarinho	El Jaish SC	WG	11	924	8	2	32	19	196	14	—	—	13	—	31	5	14	3	1	—	—	—	0	3	7.36
2	Douglas	Al Ain	ST	8	617	5	—	22	14	76	5	—	—	2	—	27	0	7	6	0	—	—	—	1	2	7.03
3	A. Hamed Allah	El Jaish SC	ST	6	516	5	3	13	7	91	8	—	—	2	—	37	6	17	11	0	—	—	—	0	2	7.30
4	Lei Wu	SHANGHAI SIPG	ST	6	539	4	2	32	12	127	11	—	—	5	—	21	6	8	3	1	—	—	—	0	2	7.35
5	Diego Tardelli Martins	Shandong Luneng	WG	5	446	4	1	18	7	117	3	—	—	3	—	12	5	5	3	1	—	—	—	0	1	7.08
6	Omar Abdulrahman	Al Ain	CM	8	717	3	3	21	8	392	36	—	—	6	—	57	10	36	10	0	—	—	—	0	2	8.08
7	Ai Kesen	SHANGHAI SIPG	WG	6	530	3	1	24	8	158	9	—	—	3	—	46	5	17	10	1	—	—	—	0	2	7.38
8	Alain Kaluyituka Dioko	Al-Duhail SC	CM	6	505	3	—	22	9	63	2	—	—	0	—	4	1	0	8	0	—	—	—	0	2	6.93
9	Farzad Jalal Hatami	Tractor Sazi	CM	6	495	3	1	18	6	98	5	—	—	5	—	35	1	8	21	2	—	—	—	0	3	7.13
10	E. Pahlevan	ZOB Ahan	WG	6	450	3	—	7	3	169	7	—	—	13	—	26	8	7	8	0	—	—	—	0	4	7.33
11	B. Rahmani	Tractor Sazi	CM	5	441	3	1	12	5	144	9	—	—	3	—	30	5	5	11	0	—	—	—	0	3	7.36
12	Ryoichi Maeda	FC Tokyo	ST	6	427	3	—	11	5	92	2	—	—	1	—	32	1	15	16	0	—	—	—	0	1	7.05
13	Salem Saleh	Al-Nassr	ST	8	314	3	1	9	5	58	5	—	—	0	—	21	1	11	4	0	—	—	—	0	0	6.95
14	Y. Muto	Urawa	ST	4	306	3	—	11	6	69	4	—	—	1	—	12	3	6	2	0	—	—	—	0	3	7.40
15	Nilmar Honorato da Silva	Al-Nassr	WG	4	274	3	—	7	4	27	1	—	—	4	—	17	4	4	8	1	—	—	—	0	2	7.15
16	Aílton José Almeida	Al-Hilal Saudi FC	ST	3	199	3	—	13	7	51	6	—	—	2	—	16	4	9	3	0	—	—	—	0	1	7.67
17	J. Pitroipa	Al-Nassr	CM	8	659	2	3	12	4	137	12	—	—	5	—	50	16	25	11	0	—	—	—	1	3	6.94
18	S. Rashidov	El Jaish SC	WG	9	629	2	2	22	7	111	10	—	—	8	—	34	13	9	8	0	—	—	—	1	0	6.79
19	M. Morishige	FC Tokyo	CB	6	540	2	—	6	2	182	1	—	—	9	—	22	0	2	3	1	—	—	—	0	1	7.27
20	Ismaeel Mohammad	Al-Duhail SC	WG	6	528	2	2	8	4	93	9	—	—	7	—	18	1	3	6	1	—	—	—	0	2	7.05
21	Nam Tae-Hee	Al-Duhail SC	ST	6	527	2	—	13	5	261	12	—	—	6	—	26	13	5	2	0	—	—	—	1	2	7.25
22	K. Mizunuma	FC Tokyo	WG	6	459	2	—	8	6	110	6	—	—	2	—	18	5	6	11	0	—	—	—	0	1	6.93
23	Jô	Jiangsu Suning	ST	4	359	2	2	12	5	114	7	—	—	1	—	28	1	6	2	0	—	—	—	1	2	7.40
24	Besart Berisha	Melbourne Victory	AM	4	346	2	—	11	4	110	4	—	—	1	—	13	4	7	9	0	—	—	—	2	0	6.90
25	Ricardo Goulart	Guangzhou Evergrande FC	WG	4	336	2	—	17	6	125	9	—	—	4	—	22	3	12	2	0	—	—	—	1	1	7.33

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