AFC Champions League Elite
AFC Champions League Elite Table - 2025/2026
East
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | PTS | Form | |
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| 1 |  Machida Zelvia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
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| 2 |  Vissel Kobe | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
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| 3 |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
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| 4 |  Buriram United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
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| 5 |  Melbourne City FC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
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| 6 |  Johor Darul Ta'zim | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
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| 7 |  FC Seoul | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
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| 8 |  Gangwon FC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 |
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| 9 |  Ulsan HD FC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
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| 10 |  Chengdu Rongcheng FC | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 6 |
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| 11 |  Shanghai Shenhua | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 4 |
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| 12 |  Shanghai Port | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 4 |
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West
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | PTS | Form | |
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| 1 |  Al Hilal | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 22 |
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| 2 |  Al Ahli | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 17 |
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| 3 |  Tractor | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
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| 4 |  Al Ittihad | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 15 |
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| 5 |  Al-Wahda | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
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| 6 |  Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai FC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 11 |
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| 7 |  Al-Duhail SC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
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| 8 |  Al-Sadd | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 8 |
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| 9 |  Sharjah Cultural Club | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 8 |
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| 10 |  Al-Gharafa | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 6 |
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| 11 |  Al Shorta | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 5 |
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| 12 |  Nasaf Qarshi | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
Manchester United and Liverpool both have 20 top-flight league titles to their name, and are the most successful sides in English history for league wins. With Liverpool securing their second Premier League in the 2024-25 season, they've won two in the Premier League era and 18 prior to its creation. By contrast, Manchester United have won 13 Premier League titles and seven before the league's inception, last winning a Premier League title at the end of the 2012-13 campaign.
The Premier League in its current format has 20 teams. The first-ever season of the Premier League era in 1992-93 featured 22 teams, which was then reduced to 20 teams ahead of the 1995-96 season.
Garath Barry leads the way with 653 appearances for four different clubs: Aston Villa, Manchester City, Everton and West Bromwich Albion. James Milner is second with 637, winning PL titles with both Manchester City and Liverpool. He is still playing with Brighton, so could surpass Barry if he carries on. Third is Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs, with 632 appearances.
Jimmy Greaves, widely regarded as the most prolific English goalscorer ever, but Alan Shearer is the Premier League's top scorer of all time, with 260 goals across a famed career for both Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.
Manchester United icon Ryan Giggs holds the record for the most assists in Premier League history. Giggs spent his entire career at Old Trafford, making 672 appearances and registering 162 assists between 1991 and 2014.
- Arsenal wonderkid Ethan Nwaneri is the youngest player to ever play in the Premier League. Nwaneri was just 15 days and 181 days old when he made his debut for the Gunners against Brentford in the 2022-23 season.
Stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry, David Beckham, Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney, Eric Cantona, Steven Gerrard, Dennis Bergkamp, Didier Drogba and Mohamed Salah (still playing) have all featured in the Premier League era.
Jose Mourinho, Sir Alex Ferguson, Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola, Thomas Tuchel, Jurgen Klopp, and Arsene Wenger are among the most famous managers to have taken charge of a Premier League club.
Manchester United's Old Trafford is the biggest stadium in the league with a capacity of 74,310.