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