List of Licensed Clubs for the 2019 AFC Champions League

No. of
No. of No. of License(s)
MA License License(s) Granted Name of the Licensed Clubs
Applicant(s) Granted with
Sanction
• BRISBANE • NEWCASTLE
ROAR FC JETS
• MELBOURNE • SYDNEY FC
CITY FC
AUS 9 6 -
• MELBOURNE • WESTERN
VICTORY SYDNEY
WANDERERS
FC
BHR 3 0 - • Nil
• SHANGHAI • CHANGCHUN
SIPG FC YATAI FC
• GUANGZHOU • GUANGZHOU
EVERGRANDE R&F FC
TAOBAO FC
• SHANDONG • TIANJIN TEDA
LUNENG FC
TAISHAN FC
• BEIJING • TIANJIN
SINOBO QUANJIAN FC
GUOAN FC
• JIANGSU • CHONGQING
CHN 18 18 -
SUNNING FC DANGDAI
LIFAN FC
• SHANGHAI • HENAN JIANYE
GREENLANDSH FC
ENHUA FC
• HEBEI CHINA • GUIZHOU
FORTUNE FC HENGFENG FC
• BEIJING RENHE • WUHAN ZALL
FC FC
• DALIAN • ZHEJIANG
YIFANG FC GREENTOWN
FC
• KITCHEE • EASTERN
HKG 2 2 -
ATHLETIC
• MINERVA • FC GOA
PUNJAB FC
IND 18 7 -
• QUESS EAST • ATK
BENGAL
 • BENGALURU • NORTHEAST
FC UNITED FC
• CHENNAIYIN FC
• PERSIJA • BALI UNITED
JAKARTA FC*
• PERSIB • BORNEO FC*
BANDUNG
• AREMA FC • PS. BARITO
IDN 18 3 7
PUTERA*
• BHAYANGKARA • PSM
FC* MAKASSAR*
• MADURA • PERSIPURA*
UNITED FC*
• PERSEPOLIS • SAIPA
• ZOBAHAN • PEYKAN
IRN 18 7 - • ESTEGHLAL • FOOLAD
TEHRAN KHOUZESTAN
• FOOLAD MOBARAKEH SEPAHAN
• AL ZAWRAA • AL NAFT
IRQ 4 4 -
• AIR FORCE • AL SHORTA
• HOKKAIDO • ZWEIGEN
CONSADOLE KANAZAWA*
SAPPORO
• VEGALTA • SHIMIZU S-
SENDAI PULSE*
• BLAUBLITZ • JUBILO
AKITA* IWATA*
• MONTEDIO • NAGOYA
YAMAGATA* GRAMPUS*
• KASHIMA • FC GIFU
ANTLERS
JPN 48 25 23 • MITO • KYOTO SANGA
HOLLYHOCK* F.C.
• TOCHIGI SC* • GAMBA OSAKA
• THESPAKUSATS • CEREZO OSAKA
U GUNMA*
• URAWA REDS • VISSEL KOBE
• OMIYA • GAINARE
ARDIJA* TOTTORI*
• JEF UNITED • FAGIANO
CHIBA OKAYAMA*
• KASHIWA • SANFRECCE
REYSOL* HIROSHIMA*
 • F.C. TOKYO • RENOFA
YAMAGUCHI
FC
• TOKYO VERDY • KAMATAMARE
SANUKI*
• FC MACHIDA • TOKUSHIMA
ZELVIA* VORTIS
• KAWASIKI • EHIME FC*
FRONTALE
• YOKOHAMA • AVISPA
F•MARINOS FUKUOKA
• YOKOHAMA • GIRAVANZ
FC* KITAKYUSHU
• SHONAN • SAGAN TOSU
BELLMARE*
• VENTFORET • V•VAREN
KOFU* NAGASAKI
• MATSUMOTO • ROASSO
YAMAGA F.C.* KUMAMOTO
• AC NAGANO • OITA TRINITA
PARCEIRO
• ALBIREX • KAGOSHIMA
NIIGATA UNITED FC*
• KATALLER • FC RYUKYU
TOYAMA*
JOR 1 1 - • AL WEHDAT
• JEONBUK • GYEONGNAM
HYUNDAI FC
MOTORS FC
• ULSAN • SUWON
HYUNDAI FC SAMSUNG
BLUEWINGS FC
• FC POHANG • JEJU UNITED
STEELERS FC
• GANGWON FC • DAEGU FC
KOR 18 18 -
• FC SEOUL • JEONNAM
DRAGONS FC
• INCHEON • ASAN
UNITED FC MUGUNGHWA
FC
• SEONGNAM FC • BUSAN I'PARK
FC
• DAEJEON • GWANGJU FC
CITIZEN FC
 • ANSAN • BUCHEON FC
GREENERS FC 1995
KUW 1 1 - • KUWAIT CLUB
• TERENGGANU • KEDAH
• PERAK • PKNS
• JOHOR DARUL • MELAKA
MAS 11 8 -
TA’ZIM (JDT)
• NEGERI • SELANGOR
SEMBILAN
• YANGON • SHAN UNITED
UNITED FC FC
• ZWEKAPIN • HANTHARWAD
UNITED FC* Y UNITED FC
• YADANARBON • SOUTHERN
MYA 18 7 4 FC* MYANMAR FC
• MAGWE FC • AYEYAWADY
UNITED FC
• RAKHINE • DAGON FC*
UNITED FC
• UNIVERSITY FC*
• KAYA FC- • DAVAO
PHI 3 1 2 ILOILO* AGUILAS FC*
• CERES NEGROS FC
• AL DUHAIL • AL RAYYAN
QAT 6 4 -
• AL SADD • AL GHARAFA
• AL-HILAL • AL-FAISALY
• AL-AHLI • AL-FAYHA
KSA 14 10 - • AL-NASSR • AL-ITTIHAD
• AL-ETTIFAQ • AL-BATIN
• AL-FATEH • AL-QADISIYAH
• HOME UNITED • BALESTIER
FC KHALSA FC
SIN 6 5 - • TAMPINES • HOUGANG
ROVERS FC UNITED FC
• GEYLANG INTERNATIONAL FC
TJK 2 1 - • FC ISTIKLOL
• BURIRAM • CHONBURI FC
UNITED
• TRUE • SUKHOTHAI FC
BANGKOK
THA 9 9 -
UNITED
• SCG • SUPHANBURI
MUANGTHONG FC
UNITED
 • PORT FC • BANGKOK
GLASS FC
• SINGHA CHIANGRAI UNITED
• AL AIN • AJMAN
• AL WAHDA • DIBBA
• AL WASL • AL DHAFRA
UAE 12 11 -
• AL NASR • EMIRATES
• SHARJAH • HATTA
• SHABAB AL AHLI DUBAI
• PAKHTAKOR • NASAF*
• LOKOMOTIV • AGMK*
UZB 17 4 3
• BUNYODKOR • QIZILQUM
• NAVBAHOR LOCHINLARI*
• HA NOI • BECAMEX BINH
DUONG
VIE 14 3 2 • SHB DA NANG • THAN QUANG
NINH*
• SANNA KHANH HOA BVN*

Note: * Granted with Sanction