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🏆 AFC Champions League Winning Managers List

2024-25
Matthias Jaissle
Germany Matthias Jaissle
Germany
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Trophy (KSA) Al-Ahli

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2024-25
Matthias Jaissle
Germany Matthias Jaissle
Germany
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Trophy (KSA) Al-Ahli
2023-24
Hernán Crespo
Argentina Hernán Crespo
Argentina
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Trophy (UAE) Al Ain

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2023-24
Hernán Crespo
Argentina Hernán Crespo
Argentina
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Trophy (UAE) Al Ain
2022
Maciej Skorża
Poland Maciej Skorża
Poland
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Trophy (JPN) Urawa Red Diamonds

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2022
Maciej Skorża
Poland Maciej Skorża
Poland
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Trophy (JPN) Urawa Red Diamonds
2021
Leonardo Jardim
Portugal Leonardo Jardim
Portugal
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Trophy (KSA) Al-Hilal

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2021
Leonardo Jardim
Portugal Leonardo Jardim
Portugal
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Trophy (KSA) Al-Hilal
2020
Kim Do-hoon
South Korea Kim Do-hoon
South Korea
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Trophy (KOR) Ulsan Hyundai

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2020
Kim Do-hoon
South Korea Kim Do-hoon
South Korea
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Trophy (KOR) Ulsan Hyundai
2019
Răzvan Lucescu
Romania Răzvan Lucescu
Romania
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Trophy (KSA) Al-Hilal

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2019
Răzvan Lucescu
Romania Răzvan Lucescu
Romania
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Trophy (KSA) Al-Hilal
2018
Gō Ōiwa
Japan Gō Ōiwa
Japan
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Trophy (JPN) Kashima Antlers

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2018
Gō Ōiwa
Japan Gō Ōiwa
Japan
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Trophy (JPN) Kashima Antlers
2017
Takafumi Hori
Japan Takafumi Hori
Japan
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Trophy (JPN) Urawa Red Diamonds

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2017
Takafumi Hori
Japan Takafumi Hori
Japan
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Trophy (JPN) Urawa Red Diamonds
2016
Choi Kang-hee
South Korea Choi Kang-hee
South Korea
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Trophy (KOR) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

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2016
Choi Kang-hee
South Korea Choi Kang-hee
South Korea
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Trophy (KOR) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2015
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari
Brazil
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Trophy (CHN) Guangzhou Evergrande

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2015
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari
Brazil
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Trophy (CHN) Guangzhou Evergrande
2014
Tony Popovic
Australia Tony Popovic
Australia
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Trophy (AUS) Western Sydney Wanderers

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2014
Tony Popovic
Australia Tony Popovic
Australia
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Trophy (AUS) Western Sydney Wanderers
2013
Marcello Lippi
Italy Marcello Lippi
Italy
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Trophy (CHN) Guangzhou Evergrande

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2013
Marcello Lippi
Italy Marcello Lippi
Italy
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Trophy (CHN) Guangzhou Evergrande
2012
Kim Ho-kon
South Korea Kim Ho-kon
South Korea
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Trophy (KOR) Ulsan Hyundai

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2012
Kim Ho-kon
South Korea Kim Ho-kon
South Korea
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Trophy (KOR) Ulsan Hyundai
2011
Jorge Fossati
Uruguay Jorge Fossati
Uruguay
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Trophy (QAT) Al-Sadd

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2011
Jorge Fossati
Uruguay Jorge Fossati
Uruguay
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Trophy (QAT) Al-Sadd
2010
Shin Tae-yong
South Korea Shin Tae-yong
South Korea
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Trophy (KOR) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

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2010
Shin Tae-yong
South Korea Shin Tae-yong
South Korea
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Trophy (KOR) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2009
Sérgio Farias
Brazil Sérgio Farias
Brazil
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Trophy (KOR) Pohang Steelers

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2009
Sérgio Farias
Brazil Sérgio Farias
Brazil
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Trophy (KOR) Pohang Steelers
2008
Akira Nishino
Japan Akira Nishino
Japan
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Trophy (JPN) Gamba Osaka

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2008
Akira Nishino
Japan Akira Nishino
Japan
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Trophy (JPN) Gamba Osaka
2007
Holger Osieck
Germany Holger Osieck
Germany
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Trophy (JPN) Urawa Red Diamonds

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2007
Holger Osieck
Germany Holger Osieck
Germany
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Trophy (JPN) Urawa Red Diamonds
2006
Choi Kang-hee
South Korea Choi Kang-hee
South Korea
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Trophy (KOR) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

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2006
Choi Kang-hee
South Korea Choi Kang-hee
South Korea
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Trophy (KOR) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2005
Anghel Iordănescu
Romania Anghel Iordănescu
Romania
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Trophy (KSA) Al-Ittihad

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2005
Anghel Iordănescu
Romania Anghel Iordănescu
Romania
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Trophy (KSA) Al-Ittihad
2004
Dragan Talajić
Croatia Dragan Talajić
Croatia
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Trophy (KSA) Al-Ittihad

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2004
Dragan Talajić
Croatia Dragan Talajić
Croatia
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Trophy (KSA) Al-Ittihad
2002–03
Bruno Metsu
France Bruno Metsu
France
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Trophy (UAE) Al Ain

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2002–03
Bruno Metsu
France Bruno Metsu
France
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Trophy (UAE) Al Ain
2001–02
Kim Ho
South Korea Kim Ho
South Korea
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Trophy (KOR) Suwon Samsung Bluewings

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2001–02
Kim Ho
South Korea Kim Ho
South Korea
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Trophy (KOR) Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2000–01
Kim Ho
South Korea Kim Ho
South Korea
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Trophy (KOR) Suwon Samsung Bluewings

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2000–01
Kim Ho
South Korea Kim Ho
South Korea
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Trophy (KOR) Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Summary

The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL; to be rebranded as the AFC Champions League Elite in the 2024–25 season) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition in Asian football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of their national associations.

Introduced in 1967 as the Asian Champion Club Tournament, the competition rebranded and took on its current name in 2002 following the merger of the Asian Club Championship, the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the Asian Super Cup.

A total of 40 clubs compete in the round-robin group stage of the competition. Clubs from Asia's strongest national leagues receive automatic berths, with clubs from lower-ranked nations eligible to qualify via the qualifying playoffs, in addition to being eligible to participate in the AFC Cup. The winner of the AFC Champions League qualifies for the FIFA Club World Cup.

The most successful club in the competition is Al-Hilal with a total of four titles. Urawa Red Diamonds are the current champions, having beaten Al-Hilal in the 2022 final.

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