AFC Champions League Elite

World · 2018

Teams

Matches

140

Played

140

Current round

Final

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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	Kashima	1553	71.2	€16.6m	€723k
4	Al Ain	1535	69.6	€26.0m	€1.3m
5	Al Sadd	1515	71.7	€34.8m	€1.2m
6	Johor Darul Takzim FC	1513	67	€18.1m	€422k
7	Tractor Sazi	1465	68.7	€16.7m	€725k
8	Jeonbuk Motors	1447	67.7	€7.1m	€323k
9	Al-Wasl FC	1432	68.6	€22.3m	€826k
10	Al-Duhail SC	1423	71.1	€33.0m	€1.1m
11	Cerezo Osaka	1417	68.2	€10.0m	€500k
12	Kashiwa Reysol	1411	69.6	€15.7m	€581k
13	Al-Rayyan SC	1390	70	€22.5m	€833k
14	Kawasaki Frontale	1389	69.4	€13.7m	€596k
15	Esteghlal FC	1382	67.7	€14.4m	€756k
16	Persepolis FC	1380	64.9	€6.7m	€350k
17	Pakhtakor	1375	67.8	€16.6m	€828k
18	Shanghai Shenhua	1358	68.2	€17.7m	€737k
19	Al-Jazira	1354	68	€24.1m	€1.1m
20	Buriram United	1352	65.5	€6.9m	€223k
21	Al Wehda Club	1330	62	€156k	€156k
22	SHANGHAI SIPG	1327	67.5	€15.1m	€559k
23	Nasaf	1319	63.3	€4.9m	€308k
24	Al-Gharafa	1311	67.6	€12.3m	€559k
25	Ulsan Hyundai FC	1306	67.9	€8.7m	€321k
26	Melbourne Victory	1292	63.4	€7.1m	€420k
27	Jeju United FC	1286	64.9	€3.9m	€177k
28	Sydney	1274	62.3	€6.1m	€289k
29	ZOB Ahan	1234	56.3	€819k	€43k
30	Tianjin Songjiang	1219	—	—	—
31	Suwon Bluewings	1211	59.9	€640k	€58k
32	FLC Thanh Hoa	1170	—	—	—
33	Kitchee	1164	—	—	—
34	Lokomotiv	1144	60.9	€2.1m	€140k
35	Brisbane Roar	1106	56.4	€1.3m	€97k
36	Guangzhou Evergrande FC	1100	—	—	—
37	Al Faisaly	1087	—	—	—
38	Chiangrai United	1082	56.7	€1.2m	€69k
39	Malkiya	1072	—	—	—
40	Aizawl	1070	—	—	—
41	Bali United	1068	60.2	€3.0m	€133k
42	Shan United	1063	—	—	—
43	Ceres	1051	—	—	—
44	Eastern	1041	—	—	—
45	Muangthong United	1016	57.1	€1.3m	€78k
46	Tampines Rovers	1005	—	—	—

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

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Final · 5-3-2

Player stats · 2018

#	Player	Club	Pos
1	B. Bounedjah	Al Sadd	ST	10	841	12	3	53	22	171	15	—	2	1	1	66	14	20	15	0	—	—	—	2	0	8.01
2	D. Damjanović	Suwon Bluewings	ST	13	1,171	10	1	40	19	293	14	—	1	3	0	45	6	9	19	2	—	—	—	2	5	7.35
3	M. Thiam	Esteghlal FC	ST	6	450	7	—	15	10	84	5	—	3	0	0	21	6	8	14	1	—	—	—	2	2	7.28
4	Romarinho	Al-Jazira	WG	8	720	6	2	20	13	221	9	—	1	4	0	51	14	26	12	1	—	—	—	0	1	7.61
5	M. Berg	Al Ain	ST	7	620	6	—	28	16	89	5	—	1	0	0	18	2	4	10	0	—	—	—	3	1	7.24
6	Ricardo Goulart	Guangzhou Evergrande FC	WG	6	493	6	—	24	7	191	15	—	2	2	0	28	2	10	8	1	—	—	—	1	3	7.77
7	Ali Mabkhout	Al-Jazira	ST	7	630	5	1	27	13	172	15	—	1	4	0	26	9	8	7	2	—	—	—	0	1	7.33
8	Serginho	Kashima	CM	6	535	5	3	19	8	126	12	—	2	0	0	23	2	7	8	0	—	—	—	0	4	7.93
9	Y. El-Arabi	Al-Duhail SC	ST	7	533	5	2	21	11	90	10	—	2	0	0	32	10	10	12	0	—	—	—	1	2	7.46
10	Mohanad Aseri Abu Radiah	Al-Ahli Jeddah	WG	7	495	5	—	16	7	69	2	—	—	0	0	29	1	4	5	1	—	—	—	1	2	6.99
11	M. Taremi	Al-Gharafa	ST	6	487	5	—	21	12	96	9	—	1	4	0	44	4	10	3	0	—	—	—	0	1	7.60
12	Kim Shin-Wook	Jeonbuk Motors	ST	6	457	5	1	18	10	102	6	—	1	0	0	44	0	2	12	0	—	—	—	0	1	7.77
13	Alexandre Pato	Tianjin Songjiang	WG	8	683	4	—	29	13	127	12	—	1	3	1	51	21	23	10	0	—	—	—	1	1	7.16
14	Oscar	SHANGHAI SIPG	AM	7	630	4	—	21	11	295	28	—	3	14	0	51	15	19	3	1	—	—	—	0	2	8.04
15	Ai Kesen	SHANGHAI SIPG	WG	7	620	4	1	27	15	134	12	—	—	2	0	50	1	15	14	0	—	—	—	0	2	7.49
16	M. Oršić	Ulsan Hyundai FC	WG	7	573	4	4	26	11	176	9	—	6	5	0	29	7	9	8	0	—	—	—	0	1	7.27
17	Karim Boudiaf	Al-Duhail SC	CM	7	563	4	1	10	7	351	11	—	1	3	1	31	3	2	8	0	—	—	—	0	2	7.51
18	Alan	Guangzhou Evergrande FC	ST	6	501	4	1	31	11	92	8	—	—	2	1	34	7	11	2	0	—	—	—	0	3	7.60
19	A. Alipour	Persepolis FC	ST	12	1,037	3	1	36	16	165	14	—	1	5	0	56	8	16	14	1	—	—	—	2	5	6.98
20	M. Tabrizi	Esteghlal FC	AM	8	652	3	—	13	5	95	5	—	2	4	1	26	5	9	3	0	—	—	—	0	2	6.74
21	Boualem Khoukhi	Al Sadd	CB	9	648	3	—	11	4	266	4	—	11	9	2	52	0	8	5	1	—	—	—	0	0	7.20
22	Waguininho	Suwon Bluewings	ST	9	642	3	4	32	11	132	13	—	5	3	0	54	8	18	23	0	—	—	—	0	3	7.27
23	S. Doi	Kashima	WG	13	603	3	—	9	5	209	10	—	5	2	0	26	5	11	5	0	—	—	—	0	3	6.79
24	Hulk	SHANGHAI SIPG	ST	7	585	3	2	27	9	164	18	—	2	3	0	79	45	17	15	1	—	—	—	2	2	7.64
25	Zhao Xuri	Tianjin Songjiang	CM	7	461	3	1	6	5	113	4	—	1	8	1	22	4	4	4	0	—	—	—	0	0	7.00

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Player stats · 2018

#	Player	Club	Pos
1	B. Bounedjah	Al Sadd	ST	10	841	12	3	53	22	171	15	—	2	1	1	66	14	20	15	0	—	—	—	2	0	8.01
2	D. Damjanović	Suwon Bluewings	ST	13	1,171	10	1	40	19	293	14	—	1	3	0	45	6	9	19	2	—	—	—	2	5	7.35
3	M. Thiam	Esteghlal FC	ST	6	450	7	—	15	10	84	5	—	3	0	0	21	6	8	14	1	—	—	—	2	2	7.28
4	Romarinho	Al-Jazira	WG	8	720	6	2	20	13	221	9	—	1	4	0	51	14	26	12	1	—	—	—	0	1	7.61
5	M. Berg	Al Ain	ST	7	620	6	—	28	16	89	5	—	1	0	0	18	2	4	10	0	—	—	—	3	1	7.24
6	Ricardo Goulart	Guangzhou Evergrande FC	WG	6	493	6	—	24	7	191	15	—	2	2	0	28	2	10	8	1	—	—	—	1	3	7.77
7	Ali Mabkhout	Al-Jazira	ST	7	630	5	1	27	13	172	15	—	1	4	0	26	9	8	7	2	—	—	—	0	1	7.33
8	Serginho	Kashima	CM	6	535	5	3	19	8	126	12	—	2	0	0	23	2	7	8	0	—	—	—	0	4	7.93
9	Y. El-Arabi	Al-Duhail SC	ST	7	533	5	2	21	11	90	10	—	2	0	0	32	10	10	12	0	—	—	—	1	2	7.46
10	Mohanad Aseri Abu Radiah	Al-Ahli Jeddah	WG	7	495	5	—	16	7	69	2	—	—	0	0	29	1	4	5	1	—	—	—	1	2	6.99
11	M. Taremi	Al-Gharafa	ST	6	487	5	—	21	12	96	9	—	1	4	0	44	4	10	3	0	—	—	—	0	1	7.60
12	Kim Shin-Wook	Jeonbuk Motors	ST	6	457	5	1	18	10	102	6	—	1	0	0	44	0	2	12	0	—	—	—	0	1	7.77
13	Alexandre Pato	Tianjin Songjiang	WG	8	683	4	—	29	13	127	12	—	1	3	1	51	21	23	10	0	—	—	—	1	1	7.16
14	Oscar	SHANGHAI SIPG	AM	7	630	4	—	21	11	295	28	—	3	14	0	51	15	19	3	1	—	—	—	0	2	8.04
15	Ai Kesen	SHANGHAI SIPG	WG	7	620	4	1	27	15	134	12	—	—	2	0	50	1	15	14	0	—	—	—	0	2	7.49
16	M. Oršić	Ulsan Hyundai FC	WG	7	573	4	4	26	11	176	9	—	6	5	0	29	7	9	8	0	—	—	—	0	1	7.27
17	Karim Boudiaf	Al-Duhail SC	CM	7	563	4	1	10	7	351	11	—	1	3	1	31	3	2	8	0	—	—	—	0	2	7.51
18	Alan	Guangzhou Evergrande FC	ST	6	501	4	1	31	11	92	8	—	—	2	1	34	7	11	2	0	—	—	—	0	3	7.60
19	A. Alipour	Persepolis FC	ST	12	1,037	3	1	36	16	165	14	—	1	5	0	56	8	16	14	1	—	—	—	2	5	6.98
20	M. Tabrizi	Esteghlal FC	AM	8	652	3	—	13	5	95	5	—	2	4	1	26	5	9	3	0	—	—	—	0	2	6.74
21	Boualem Khoukhi	Al Sadd	CB	9	648	3	—	11	4	266	4	—	11	9	2	52	0	8	5	1	—	—	—	0	0	7.20
22	Waguininho	Suwon Bluewings	ST	9	642	3	4	32	11	132	13	—	5	3	0	54	8	18	23	0	—	—	—	0	3	7.27
23	S. Doi	Kashima	WG	13	603	3	—	9	5	209	10	—	5	2	0	26	5	11	5	0	—	—	—	0	3	6.79
24	Hulk	SHANGHAI SIPG	ST	7	585	3	2	27	9	164	18	—	2	3	0	79	45	17	15	1	—	—	—	2	2	7.64
25	Zhao Xuri	Tianjin Songjiang	CM	7	461	3	1	6	5	113	4	—	1	8	1	22	4	4	4	0	—	—	—	0	0	7.00

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