2011 AFC Champions League
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 February – 5 November 2011 |
| Teams | 36 (from 13 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Al-Sadd (2nd title)
|
| Runners-up |
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 120 |
| Goals scored | 336 (2.8 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,294,388 (10,787 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Lee Dong-Gook (9 goals) |
| Best player |
Lee Dong-Gook
|
The 2011 AFC Champions League was the 30th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 9th under the current AFC Champions League title. The winner, Al-Sadd qualified for the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. As in previous years, Nike provided the official ball for all matches with a new Nike Total 90 Tracer model used throughout the season.
The AFC has approved criteria for participation in the 2011 and 2012 seasons. The final decision date was set after the Executive Committee meeting in November 2010.
On 30 November 2009, the AFC announced 12 more MA's that were keen to join the ACL, in addition to ten participating national associations. Singapore later withdrew. The full list of candidate associations were as follows:
Note: Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and India have clubs taking part in play-offs to qualify for the group stages of ACL in 2010.
The allocation for entry to the 2011 ACL stayed the same as the previous two seasons with the exception of Vietnam who were disqualifed and their previous playoff slot was awarded to Qatar.
* One of the K-League clubs, Sangju Sangmu Phoenix, is unable to qualify for the ACL because the team is not a commercial entity and their players are not professionally contracted.
** One of the A-League clubs, Wellington Phoenix, is based in New Zealand, an OFC member country. They are unable to qualify for the ACL.
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