This season's AFC Champions League group stage has ended, and teams that have entered the knockout rounds have also been formed. Let's compare the records of the three league teams of China, Japan and South Korea in the 2020 AFC Champions League East Asia group stage.
4 teams from the Super League and South Korea’s K-League have entered the main match this season, and 3 teams from the Japanese J-League have entered the main match. Compare the overall results of the Chinese, Japanese and Korean teams in the group stage, as shown in the figure below.
As can be seen from the above table, the three teams in the J League performed the best overall. The three teams achieved a record of 9 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, averaging 1.8 points per game. Moreover, all three teams broke through from the group stage, Seibu Kobe and Yokohama Mariners both entered the knockout round with first place results, and Tokyo FC was second in the group.
The four Chinese Super League teams participating in the AFC this season are mixed. A total of 22 games, 11 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses were achieved, averaging 1.7 points per game. Beijing Guoan qualified for the group two rounds ahead of schedule, and Shanghai SIPG also got the right to qualify for the group ahead of schedule. However, the former overlord Guangzhou Evergrande stopped in the group stage, and Shanghai Shenhua also missed the promotion again.
The performance of the K-League team in the AFC this season was not satisfactory. They achieved a record of 10 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses, averaging 1.5 points per game. Ulsan Hyundai is the best-performing team. It qualified with 5 wins and 1 tie. Suwon Samsung squeezed Evergrande into the knockout round with the same points, but Seoul FC and K-League champion Jeonbuk Hyundai did not perform. Good, both were eliminated in the group stage.
