2010 AFC Champions League
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 January – 13 November 2010 |
| Teams | 37 (from 15 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2nd title)
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| Runners-up |
 Zob Ahan
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 122 |
| Goals scored | 353 (2.89 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,442,242 (11,822 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 José Mota(9 goals) |
| Best player |
 Saša Ognenovski
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The 2010 AFC Champions League was the 29th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 8th under the current AFC Champions League title. The Final was held at the Olympic Stadium, Tokyo on 13 November 2010. The winner, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma qualified for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup in UAE. As in previous years, Nike provided the official ball for all matches with a new Nike Total 90 Ascente model used throughout the season.
The preliminary qualification scheme for the AFC 2010 was released in 2008. A total of 38 clubs were due to participate in the 2010 AFC Champions League (eventually reduced to 37).
† One of the A-League clubs, Wellington Phoenix, is based in New Zealand, an OFC member country, therefore not being eligible to compete in the ACL.
The following is the list of participants confirmed by the AFC.
* Number of appearances (including qualifying rounds) since the 2002/03 season, when the competition was rebranded as the AFC Champions League
The ACL 2010 schedule was released on 17 July 2009. It will have the same format as the 2009 AFC Champions League.
The teams have been divided into two zones. East has four teams while West has three after AFC Cup champions Kuwait SC's failure to fulfil the criteria set by AFC to compete in the play-offs. The draw for the qualifying play-off was held on 7 December 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. All losers from the qualifying play-off will enter the 2010 AFC Cup.
The draw for the group stage was held on 7 December 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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