2022 AFC Champions League#Group stage

The 47 AFC member associations are ranked based on their clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions (their national team's FIFA World Rankings no longer considered).{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PDFFiles/afc-club-competitions-ranking-mechanics|title=AFC Club Competitions Ranking Mechanics|website=the-afc.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|access-date=2020-09-15|archive-date=2019-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421024129/http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-club-competitions-ranking-mechanics|url-status=live}} The slots are allocated by the following criteria according to the Entry Manual:{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/documents/entry-manual-for-afc-club-competitions-2021-edition|title=Entry Manual for AFC Club Competitions (2021 Edition)|website=the-afc.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|access-date=2020-09-15|archive-date=2020-11-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101034325/https://www.the-afc.com/documents/entry-manual-for-afc-club-competitions-2021-edition|url-status=live}}

• The associations are split into two regions (Article 3.1):
• West Region consists of the 25 associations from the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF), and the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA).
• East Region consists of the 22 associations from the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) and the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF).
• The AFC may reallocate one or more associations to another region if necessary for sporting reasons.
• The top 12 associations in each region are eligible to enter the AFC Champions League.
• In each region, there are five groups in the group stage, including 16 direct slots, with the 4 remaining slots filled through qualifying play-offs (Article 3.2). The slots in each region are distributed as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/latest/news/more-member-associations-to-benefit-from-inclusive-afc-champions-league|title=More Member Associations to benefit from inclusive AFC Champions League|website=the-afc.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=23 November 2019|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=27 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127192216/https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/latest/news/more-member-associations-to-benefit-from-inclusive-afc-champions-league|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/afc-champions-league/1206286/four-thailand-clubs-in-afc-champions-league-2021-philippines-vietnam-singapore-also-get-group-stage-entry-malaysia-indonesia-myanmar-reports/|title=Four Thailand clubs in AFC Champions League 2021; Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore also get group stage entry – Reports|publisher=Fox Sports Asia|date=4 December 2019|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=6 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206210137/https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/afc-champions-league/1206286/four-thailand-clubs-in-afc-champions-league-2021-philippines-vietnam-singapore-also-get-group-stage-entry-malaysia-indonesia-myanmar-reports/|url-status=dead}}
• The associations ranked 1st and 2nd are each allocated three direct slots and one play-off slot.
• The associations ranked 3rd and 4th are each allocated two direct slots and two play-off slots.
• The associations ranked 5th are each allocated one direct slot and two play-off slots.
• The associations ranked 6th are each allocated one direct slot and one play-off slot.
• The associations ranked 7th to 10th are each allocated one direct slot.
• The associations ranked 11th and 12th are each allocated one play-off slot.
• The AFC Champions League title holders and AFC Cup title holders are each allocated one play-off slot should they not qualify for the tournament through domestic performance (Article 3.6). The following rules are applied:
• If the AFC Champions League title holders or AFC Cup title holders are from associations ranked 1st to 6th, their association is allocated the same number of play-off slots, and they replace the lowest-seeded team from their association. Otherwise, their association is allocated one additional play-off slot, and they do not replace any team from their association (Articles 3.8, 3.9 and 3.10).
• If both the AFC Champions League title holders and AFC Cup title holders are from the same association which is allocated only one play-off slot, their association is allocated one additional play-off slot, and only the lowest-seeded team from their association is replaced as a result (Article 3.11).
• The AFC Champions League title holders and AFC Cup title holders are the lowest-seeded teams in the qualifying play-offs if they do not replace any team from their association (Article 3.12).
• If any association ranked 1st to 6th do not fulfill any one of the AFC Champions League criteria, they have all their direct slots converted into play-off slots. The direct slots given up are redistributed to the highest eligible association by the following criteria (Articles 3.13 and 3.14):
• For each association, the maximum number of total slots is four and the maximum number of direct slots is three (Articles 3.4 and 3.5).
• If any association ranked 3rd to 6th is allocated one additional direct slot, one play-off slot is annulled and not redistributed.
• If any association ranked 5th to 6th is allocated two additional direct slots, one play-off slot is annulled and not redistributed.
• If any association ranked 7th to 10th do not fulfill any one of the AFC Champions League criteria, they have their direct slot converted into play-off slot. The direct slot given up is redistributed to the next association ranked 11th or 12th, whose play-off slot is annulled and not redistributed, or if neither are eligible, the highest eligible association by the same criteria as mentioned above (Articles 3.16 and 3.17).
• If any association with only play-off slot(s), including any association ranked 11th to 12th or those mentioned above, do not fulfill the minimum AFC Champions League criteria, the play-off slot(s) are annulled and not redistributed (Articles 3.19 and 3.20).
• For each association, the maximum number of total slots is one-third of the total number of eligible teams (excluding foreign teams) in the top division (Article 3.4). If this rule is applied, any direct slots given up are redistributed by the same criteria as mentioned above, and play-off slots are annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.10).
• All participating teams must be granted an AFC Champions League license, and apart from cup winners, finish in the top half of their top division (Articles 7.1 and 9.5). If any association do not have enough teams which satisfy these criteria, any direct slots given up are redistributed by the same criteria as mentioned above, and play-off slots are annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.9).
• If any team granted a license refuses to participate, their slot, either direct or play-off, is annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.11).

For the 2022-23 AFC Champions League, the associations are allocated slots according to their AFC Club Competitions Ranking which was published on 29 November 2019,{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-ranking/|title=AFC Club Competitions Ranking|website=the-afc.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|access-date=2020-09-15|archive-date=2020-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220131128/https://www.the-afc.com/afc-ranking/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://footyrankings.com/afc-ranking/crank2019/|title=AFC Country Ranking 2019|publisher=FootyRankings|date=24 November 2019|access-date=24 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609161839/https://footyrankings.com/afc-ranking/crank2019/|archive-date=9 June 2019|url-status=dead}} which takes into account their performance in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup during the period between 2016 and 2019.

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{{Cnote2|IRN|Iran (IRN): On 7 January 2022, the AFC announced that Esteghlal and Persepolis had not satisfied the mandatory criteria of the AFC Club Licensing Regulations, and their licences were withdrawn by the AFC's independent Entry Control Body, and thus were declared ineligible to participate in the 2022 AFC Champions League.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/about_afc/legal/news/latest_decision_by_afc_entry_control_body.html|title=Latest Decisions by AFC Entry Control Body|website=the-afc.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=7 January 2022|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107085608/https://www.the-afc.com/en/about_afc/legal/news/latest_decision_by_afc_entry_control_body.html|url-status=live}}}}

{{Cnote2|IRQ|Iraq (IRQ): Al-Najaf, the 2020–21 Iraqi Premier League third place, failed to obtain an AFC license,{{cite web |title=إتحاد القدم: ثلاث أندية تحصلوا على الرخصة للمشاركة في دوري أبطال آسيا |url=https://www.baghdad-times.net/2021/10/23/%D8%A5%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%AB%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB-%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B5%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AE/ |access-date=2021-11-22 |archive-date=2021-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122205601/https://www.baghdad-times.net/2021/10/23/%D8%A5%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%AB%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB-%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B5%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AE/ |url-status=dead }} and Al-Shorta, the league's fourth placed team, declined to participate in Al-Najaf's place.{{cite web |title=انسحاب الشرطة العراقي من ملحق دوري أبطال آسيا |url=https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2021-11-23/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%82-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9 |access-date=2022-01-08 |archive-date=2021-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123182942/https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2021-11-23/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%82-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9 |url-status=live }} Therefore, Iraq's second play-off round slot was annulled.}}

{{Cnote2|LBN|Lebanon (LBN): Lebanon did not implement the club licensing system.{{cite web|url=https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/club-licensing/List-of-Licensed-Clubs-for-AFC-Champions-League-2022-as-at-1-December-2021.pdf|title=List of Licensed Clubs for the 2022 AFC Champions League|website=the-AFC.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|access-date=2021-12-01|archive-date=2021-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205193729/https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/club-licensing/List-of-Licensed-Clubs-for-AFC-Champions-League-2022-as-at-1-December-2021.pdf|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Cnote2|CHN|China (CHN): Changchun Yatai, withdrew from the competition after the draw,{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/news/latest_update_on_the_afc_champions_league_2022%E2%84%A2.html|title=Latest update on the AFC Champions League 2022|website=the-afc.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=1 March 2022|access-date=1 March 2022|archive-date=1 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301065134/https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/news/latest_update_on_the_afc_champions_league_2022%E2%84%A2.html|url-status=live}} with Shanghai Port withdrawing on 11 April, as a result of lockdown measures enforced in Shanghai as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |title=Latest update on the AFC Champions League 2022 |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/news/latest_update_on_the_afc_champions_league_2022%E2%84%A2_1.html |website=the-AFC.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |date=11 April 2022 |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=22 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422065739/https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/news/latest_update_on_the_afc_champions_league_2022%E2%84%A2_1.html |url-status=live }}}}

{{Cnote2|PRK|North Korea (PRK): North Korea did not implement the club licensing system.}}

{{Cnote2|MYA|Myanmar (MYA): The team from Myanmar which originally entered the AFC Champions League, Shan United, withdrew from the competition after the draw.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/news/afc_confirms_the_withdrawal_of_myanmar_clubs.html|title=AFC confirms the withdrawal of Myanmar clubs|website=the-afc.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=19 January 2022|access-date=19 January 2022|archive-date=20 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120062724/https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/news/afc_confirms_the_withdrawal_of_myanmar_clubs.html|url-status=live}}}}

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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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{{Cnote2|Note TH|Title holders (TH): Al-Hilal are the title holders.}}

{{Cnote2|Note JOR|Jordan (JOR): The 2021 Jordanian Pro League champions Al-Ramtha were not granted an AFC Champions League license.}}

{{Cnote2|Note KSA|Saudi Arabia (KSA): Al-Ittihad, the 2020–21 Saudi Professional League third place, failed to obtain an AFC license.{{cite web |title=رسمياً.. عدم منح الاتحاد والنصر الرخصة الآسيوية |url=https://www.alarabiya.net/sport/saudi-sport/2021/10/31/%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AE%D8%B5%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9 |access-date=2021-11-01 |archive-date=2021-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102054127/https://www.alarabiya.net/sport/saudi-sport/2021/10/31/%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AE%D8%B5%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9 |url-status=live }} As a result, Al-Taawoun, the league's fourth-placed team, entered the qualifying play-offs.{{cite web |title=الهلال والشباب والفيصلي والتعاون لأبطال آسيا |date=November 2021 |url=https://makkahnewspaper.com/article/1550178/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B5%D9%84%D9%8A-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7 |access-date=2021-11-01 |archive-date=2021-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101103848/https://makkahnewspaper.com/article/1550178/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B5%D9%84%D9%8A-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7 |url-status=live }}}}

{{Cnote2|Note MYA|Myanmar (MYA): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar plus the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état and protests, the 2021 Myanmar National League was not held by the Myanmar Football Federation.}}

{{Cnote2|Note PHI|Philippines (PHI): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, the 2021 Philippines Football League was cancelled. The Philippine Football Federation has nominated United City, the 2020 Philippines Football League champions, to participate.{{cite news |last1=Terrado |first1=Jonas |title=United City to skip Copa Paulino Alcantara |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/10/31/united-city-to-skip-copa-paulino-alcantara |access-date=1 November 2021 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=31 October 2021 |archive-date=4 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104162107/https://mb.com.ph/2021/10/31/united-city-to-skip-copa-paulino-alcantara/ |url-status=live }}}}

{{Cnote2|Note SYR|Syria (SYR): The 2020–21 Syrian Premier League champions Tishreen were not granted an AFC Champions League license, and will play in the 2022 AFC Cup instead.{{cite web|url=https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/club-licensing/List-of-Licensed-Clubs-for-AFC-Cup-2022-as-at-1-December-2021.pdf|title=List of Licensed Clubs for the 2022 AFC Cup|website=the-AFC.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|access-date=2021-12-01|archive-date=2022-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327004849/https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/club-licensing/List-of-Licensed-Clubs-for-AFC-Cup-2022-as-at-1-December-2021.pdf|url-status=live}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note TKM|Turkmenistan (TKM): Only Ahal were granted an AFC Champions League license, so the Ýokary Liga champions Altyn Asyr were only eligible for the 2022 AFC Cup.}}

{{Cnote2|Note VIE|Vietnam (VIE): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam, the 2021 V.League 1 and 2021 Vietnamese Cup were both abandoned by the Vietnam Football Federation. It was decided that the league's first-place team Hoang Anh Gia Lai at the time of abandonment would take the AFC Champions League slot,{{cite web|title=Hoang Anh Gia Lai to represent Vietnam in AFC Champions League 2022|url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/sports/football/hoang-anh-gia-lai-to-represent-vietnam-in-afc-champions-league-2022-4395368.html|website=VN Express International|author=Duc Dong|date=27 November 2021|access-date=1 January 2022|archive-date=1 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101001923/https://e.vnexpress.net/news/sports/football/hoang-anh-gia-lai-to-represent-vietnam-in-afc-champions-league-2022-4395368.html|url-status=live}} with the AFC Cup slots to go to the second-and third-placed teams.{{cite tweet|title=Following the cancellation of the 2021 #vleague, it's now confirmed: no championship title awarded, no relegation/promotion, the ranking of teams after 12 rounds determines ACL & AFC allocations |user=soccervietnam|author=Vietnam football|number=1440959330145091593 |access-date=24 September 2021|date=24 September 2021}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note WDN1|Withdrawn Teams 1 (WDN1): Shan United withdrew from the competition on 19 January 2022.{{cite web |title=AFC confirms the withdrawal of Myanmar clubs |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/news/afc_confirms_the_withdrawal_of_myanmar_clubs.html |website=the-AFC.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |date=19 January 2022 |access-date=19 January 2022 |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120062724/https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/news/afc_confirms_the_withdrawal_of_myanmar_clubs.html |url-status=live }}}}

{{Cnote2|Note WDN2|Withdrawn Teams 2 (WDN2): Changchun Yatai withdrew from the competition on 1 March 2022.{{cite web |title=Latest update on the AFC Champions League 2022 |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/news/latest_update_on_the_afc_champions_league_2022%E2%84%A2.html |website=the-AFC.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |date=1 March 2022 |access-date=1 March 2022 |archive-date=1 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301065134/https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/news/latest_update_on_the_afc_champions_league_2022%E2%84%A2.html |url-status=live }}}}

{{Cnote2|Note WDN3|Withdrawn Teams 3 (WDN3): Shanghai Port withdrew from the competition on 11 April 2022, as a result of the lockdown measures enforced in Shanghai.}}

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The schedule of the competition was as follows. The final version was originally announced on 13 January 2022,{{Cite web|title=Latest update on the AFC Champions League 2022|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/news/latest_update_on_the_afc_champions_league_2022.html|access-date=13 January 2022|website=the-AFC|archive-date=13 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113082046/https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/news/latest_update_on_the_afc_champions_league_2022.html|url-status=live}} with the following modifications made on 9 December 2022: the West Region knockout stage matches were pushed back by two weeks in February, while the final was moved from 19 and 26 February to 29 April and 6 May 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc_news/news/latest_update_on_the_afc_champions_league_2022%E2%84%A2.html |title=Latest update on the AFC Champions League 2022 |website=the-AFC |date=9 December 2022 |access-date=24 December 2022 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221041629/https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc_news/news/latest_update_on_the_afc_champions_league_2022%E2%84%A2.html |url-status=live }}

The original schedule of the competition, as planned in 2019 before the pandemic, included a two-legged knockout stage.{{cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/documents/afc-competitions-calendar-2022 |title=AFC competitions calendar 2022 |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |date=29 November 2019 |access-date=24 December 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717100139/https://www.the-afc.com/documents/afc-competitions-calendar-2022 |archive-date=17 July 2020}}

In June 2021, a minor revision was made to the schedule of the preliminary and play-off stages: matches were moved one week earlier in January.{{cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/documents/afc-competitions-calendar-2022 |title=AFC competitions calendar 2022 |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |date=29 November 2019 |access-date=24 December 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621040502/https://www.the-afc.com/documents/afc-competitions-calendar-2022 |archive-date=21 June 2021}}

On 5 July 2021, the AFC announced the first revised schedule of the competition, featuring a centralized group stage and single-leg knockout stage matches.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/news/latest_update_on_the_afc_club_competitions_in_2021_and_2022.html|title=Latest update on the AFC Club Competitions in 2021 and 2022|website=the-afc.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=5 July 2021|access-date=24 December 2022|archive-date=24 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224062048/https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/news/latest_update_on_the_afc_club_competitions_in_2021_and_2022.html|url-status=live}}

On 13 January 2022, the AFC announced the second revised schedule of the competition, with the knockout stage of the West Region pushed back to February 2023, and a two-legged format restored for the final.

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{{small|Note: Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs and matches voided by AFC are not counted when determining top scorer (Regulations Article 64.4).}}

• Best Player: {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Red Diamonds)

• 2022 AFC Cup

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