2017 AFC Champions League
The 2017 AFC Champions League was the 36th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 15th under the current AFC Champions League title.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying: 24 January – 8 February 2017 Competition proper: 20 February – 25 November 2017 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 32 Total: 47 (from 19 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Urawa Red Diamonds (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Al-Hilal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 126 |
| Goals scored | 394 (3.13 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,779,826 (14,126 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Omar Kharbin (10 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Yōsuke Kashiwagi |
| Fair play award | Urawa Red Diamonds |
Urawa Red Diamonds defeated Al-Hilal in the final to win their second AFC Champions League title, and qualified as the AFC representative at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors were the defending champions, but they were excluded from the 2017 season due to a bribery scandal in the domestic K League Classic. Jeonbuk appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but their request for provisional measures was rejected on 3 February.
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