2016 AFC Champions League
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 January – 26 November 2016 |
| Teams | 45 (from 17 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2nd title)
|
| Runners-up |
 Al-Ain
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 139 |
| Goals scored | 357 (2.57 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,817,007 (13,072 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Adriano (13 goals)
|
| Best player |
Omar Abdulrahman
|
| Fair play award |
Al-Ain
|
The 2016 AFC Champions League was the 35th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 14th under the current AFC Champions League title.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors defeated Al-Ain in the final to win their second AFC Champions League title, and qualified as the AFC representative at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, their second appearance in the FIFA Club World Cup.Guangzhou Evergrande were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage.
The AFC Competitions Committee proposed a revamp of the AFC club competitions on 25 January 2014, which was ratified by the AFC Executive Committee on 16 April 2014. The 46 AFC member associations (excluding the associate member Northern Mariana Islands) are ranked based on their national team's and clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions, with the allocation of slots for the 2015 and 2016 editions of the AFC club competitions determined by the 2014 rankings:
The AFC Competitions Committee finalised the slot allocation for the 2015 and 2016 editions of the AFC Champions League based on the criteria, including the AFC rankings and the implementation of club licensing regulations, on 28 November 2014.
The following table shows the slot allocation for the 2016 AFC Champions League, which are adjusted accordingly since some of the slots are unused.
The following 45 teams from 17 associations entered the competition.
In the following table, the number of appearances and last appearance count only those since the 2002–03 season (including qualifying rounds), when the competition was rebranded as the AFC Champions League.
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