2019 AFC Champions League

2019 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
5–19 February 2019
Competition proper:
4 March – 24 November 2019
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 51 (from 22 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSaudi Arabia Al-Hilal (3rd title)
Runners-upJapan Urawa Red Diamonds
Tournament statistics
Matches played126
Goals scored354 (2.81 per match)
Attendance1,796,810 (14,260 per match)
Top scorer(s)France Bafétimbi Gomis
(11 goals)
Best player(s)France Bafétimbi Gomis
Fair play awardJapan Urawa Red Diamonds
2018
2020
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs)

The 2019 AFC Champions League was the 38th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 17th under the current AFC Champions League title.[1]

Al-Hilal defeated Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 on aggregate in the final to earn a record third Champions League title. As winners, they qualified for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar.

Kashima Antlers were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Guangzhou Evergrande in the quarter-finals on away goals.

  1. ^ "2019 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.