Indian football clubs

Football in India

Association football is one of India's most popular sports, next to cricket. It is a very popular sport in states like West Bengal, Goa, Kerala and the entire North-East India, especially Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Sikkim....

 have entered Asian association football competitions (AFC Champions League

AFC Champions League

The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...

 and AFC Cup

AFC Cup

The AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation . Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their...

) since the 1900's. The Asian Champion Club Tournament started in 1967, but there was no India representative during that inaugural season. Indian teams have participated every year in Asia, except for the early years between the 1990's and early 2000's.

Who qualifies for Asia

Competition	Who Qualifies	Notes
AFC Cup AFC Cup The AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation . Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their...	Champions of the I-League I-League The I-League is an Indian football league for association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation of two teams each year with the I-League 2nd Division...  and Federation Cup Federation Cup (India) The Federation Cup is an annual knockout style club football tournament in India. It has started in 1977. From its inception till I-League has been started in 1997 , it was the most prestigious national level club football tournament in India...	I-League Champions make the group stage while Federation Cup winners go through a qualifier

AFC Champions League

Year	Team	Progress	Score	Opponents	Venue(s)
2009	Dempo	Qualifying Phase	0-3	Al Sharjah	0-3 at Sharjah Stadium Sharjah Stadium (football) Sharjah Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Sharjah FC. The stadium holds 12,000 people....
2010	Churchill Brothers	Qualifying Phase	2-5	Al Wahda	2-5 at Al Nahyan Stadium
2011	Dempo	Qualifying Phase	0-2	Al-Sadd	0-2 at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has facilities for athletics. The football team Al-Sadd plays there. The stadium, originally built in 1974, was rebuilt in 2004 for the Gulf Cup and currently has a...

AFC Cup

Year	Team	Progress	Score	Opponents	Venue(s)
2008	Dempo	Semi-finals	1-5	Safa Safa Sporting Club Safa Beirut SC is a Lebanese sports club based in Wata El-Museitbeh, Beirut. In English the name Safa الصفاء means clarity...	0-1 at Sports City Stadium Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium is a 47,799 capacity multi-purpose stadium in the Bir Hassan area of Beirut, Lebanon. It is Lebanon's largest stadium. The Sports City Stadium is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities. It was built in 1957 by the...   1-4 at Gachibowli Athletic Stadium Gachibowli Athletic Stadium Gachibowli Athletic Stadium is a multipurpose stadium in Hyderabad, India. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 30,000 people and built in 2005.It is located in the Gachibowli suburb....
	East Bengal	Group Stage (3rd)	N/A	Safa Safa Sporting Club Safa Beirut SC is a Lebanese sports club based in Wata El-Museitbeh, Beirut. In English the name Safa الصفاء means clarity... , Al-Weehdat
2009	Dempo	Round of 16	1-3	Kuwait SC Kuwait SC Kuwait Sporting Club is a Kuwaiti professional football club. They have won the Kuwaiti Premier League 10 times, with the most recent one coming in 2008. Kuwait SC also has 23 trophies to their name in Kuwaiti Club Football history. Kuwait SC plays in Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium in Al Asimah,...	1-3 at Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium Al Kuwait Kaifan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Al Kuwait Kaifan. The stadium holds 18,500...
	Mohun Bagan	Group Stage (4th)	N/A	Kuwait SC Kuwait SC Kuwait Sporting Club is a Kuwaiti professional football club. They have won the Kuwaiti Premier League 10 times, with the most recent one coming in 2008. Kuwait SC also has 23 trophies to their name in Kuwaiti Club Football history. Kuwait SC plays in Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium in Al Asimah,... , Al-Karamah SC, Al-Weehdat
2010	Churchill Brothers	Round of 16	1-2	Qudsia	1-2 at Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Hawally, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 22,000.This Stadium is the home ground for Al Qadsia Kuwait....
	East Bengal	Group Stage (4th)	N/A	Qadsia, Al-Ittihad, Nejmeh Nejmeh SC This article is about the Lebanese football club.For the Saudi Arabian team, see Al-Nejma .For the Bahraini team, see Al-Najma.For the Libyan team, see Annajma S.C.....
2011	Dempo	Round of 16	0-1	Duhok	0-1 at Duhok Stadium
	East Bengal	Group Stage (4th)	N/A	Chonburi, Persipura Jayapura Persipura Jayapura Persipura, an acronym for Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Jayapura is a professional football club based in Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia. The tautology Persipura Jayapura is often used in local media.... , South China AA