| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 February – 9 November 2013 |
| Teams | 35 (from 10 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Guangzhou Evergrande (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  FC Seoul |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 126 |
| Goals scored | 342 (2.71 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,996,166 (15,843 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Muriqui(13 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Muriqui |
The 2013 AFC Champions League was the 32nd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 11th under the current AFC Champions League title. The defending champions, Ulsan Hyundai, failed to qualify for the tournament.
In the final, Chinese team Guangzhou Evergrande defeated South Korean team FC Seoul on away goals to win their first title,[1] becoming the first Chinese team to win the AFC Champions League (and the second Chinese team to be crowned Asian club champions after Liaoning FC and Third Final of Chinese team after Liaoning F.C. lost against Esteghlal F.C. of Iran at 1990–91 AFC Club Championship, and qualified for the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.[2]
- ^ "Guangzhou win 2013 AFC Champions League". AFC. 9 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "AFC Champions League 2013 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2013.