AFC Champions League

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AFC Champions League
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979)
(rebranded in 2002)
RegionAveran (AFC)
Number of teams32 (group stage)
47 (total)
Qualifier forAFC Super Cup
Related competitionsAFC Cup (2nd tier)
Current championsAligasia Linburn Celtic (5th title)
Most successful club(s)Tridentia Atlético Parejo (9 titles)
2020–21 AFC Champions League

The AFC Champions League is an annual club football competition organised by the Averanian Football Confederation (AFC) and contested by top-division Averanian clubs, deciding the competition winner through a group and knockout format. It was introduced in 1979 as the Averanian Club Championship, before being rebranded in 2002.

Bobanian clubs have the highest number of victories (14 wins), followed by Tridentia (11 wins) and Aligasia (8 wins). Bobania and Tridentia have the largest number of winning teams, both with three having won the title. The competition has been won by 12 clubs, seven of which have won it more than once and five successfully defended their title. Atlético Parejo is the most successful club in the tournament's history, having won it 9 times. Linburn Celtic are the reigning champions, having beaten Eintracht Kaltburg 1–0 in the 2020 final.