Awal Mula Liga Champions Asia

Sejarah Liga Champions Asia

The AFC Champions Association (contracted leg tendon, English: AFC Champions Association) or the Asian Heroes Association (LCA) is an Asian club football competition coordinated by the AFC.[1] This opposition is the most elevated level club rivalry in Asia over the AFC Cup. LCA is expected for top level nations in light of the AFC Club Rivalry Positioning.

Starting around 2009, the reigning champ of this opposition isn't straightforwardly qualified for take part in this competition the next year and should guarantee a spot in this competition through a public contest. 2008 bosses, Gamba Osaka,[2] and 2009 heroes, Pohang Steelers,[3] both figured out how to enter the competition the next year through public contests. In 2010, reigning champs Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma[4] turned into the primary club to win yet couldn't enter the competition the accompanying year.[5] Beginning from the 2021 season, the reigning champs can participate in the following season in the event that they are not chosen by means of the association course and enter the play-off round.

Al-Hilal is at present the best club in the Asian Bosses Association with 4 titles[6] . South Korean football association, K-Association is the best association in this competition with 12 titles.

1967-1972 : Asian Bosses Club Competition

At first named the Asian Top dog Club Competition, it began in 1967 with eight groups taking part however delegates from India and Iran pulled out making this opposition followed by 6 groups to be specific Bangkok Bank (Thailand), Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel) , Korea Tungsten Organization (South Korea), Selangor (Malaysia), South China (Hong kong) and Vietnam Customs (South Vietnam), won by Hapoel Tel Aviv subsequent to beating Selagor 2-1 in the Last. The accompanying season was overwhelmed by Israeli groups and in 1972 the opposition was dropped as just 4 groups partook.

1985-2002 : Asian Club Title

The opposition was reestablished in 1985 after the last dropped 1972 season, under the name Asian Club Title. Followed by homegrown association champion groups from every country. In 1990 the AFC made an Asian Cup Victors' Cup contest for homegrown cup victors in every country as an ally to the Asian Club Title. The champs of the two competitions then met in the Asian Super Cup which started in 1995.

2002-present : AFC Champions Association

Beginning around 2002 the Asian Club Title and Asian Cup Victors' Cup have been converged into the AFC Champions Association which unites the homegrown association and cup victors of every country with the 16 groups in the gathering stage which likewise disposes of the Asian Super Cup rivalry. In 2004 the AFC made the AFC Cup contest as a second level Asian rivalry for groups unfit to partake in the LCA. In 2005 the AFC made the AFC President's Cup contest as a third-level Asian rivalry yet was stopped in 2015 after the expansion of AFC Cup members. The 2003/04 LCA season was dropped because of the SARS infection and the Iraq War. In 2009 the quantity of taking part LCA groups expanded to 32 groups, in 2021 to 40 groups.