AFC Champions League Elite Standings: Al Ain and Vissel Kobe Lead

All 16 fixtures were completed, producing 64 goals and three red cards. The round delivered seven home wins, four away wins and five draws.

AFC Champions League Elite results

On Monday, 2 November 2026, Pakhtakor lost 2-6 to Al-Nassr. Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Joao Felix (17, 32), Abdulelah Al-Amri, Abdulrahman Ghareeb and Angelo Borges scored for Al-Nassr, with Flamarion Jovino Filho and Dostonbek Khamdamov on target for Pakhtakor. Al Sadd drew 0-0 with Al-Ahli Jeddah.

Al-Wasl FC beat Al Quwa Al Jawiya 4-3 through Mehdi Taremi, Nicolás Giménez from the penalty spot and later again, and Pedro Jorge Gonçalves Malheiro. Hareth Hatem, Haythem Jouini and Murad Subeh scored for Al Quwa Al Jawiya. Tractor Sazi drew 2-2 with Neftchi: Tomislav Štrkalj and Masoud Kazemayni answered goals by Stipe Perica and Vladimir Jovović, while Farshad Faraji was sent off in the 61st minute.

On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, Al-Gharafa fell 0-5 to Al-Qadisiyah FC. Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat, Julián Quiñones twice, Yasir Al-Shahrani and Mohammed Hamad Al-Qahtani scored. Al-Ittihad FC lost 1-4 to Al Ain, for whom Alejandro Romero Gamarra, Rafa Rodrigues, Baba Bello Ilou and Matías Palacios from the penalty spot scored; Marwan Al-Sahafi replied.

Newcastle Jets lost 2-4 to SHANGHAI SIPG. Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza, Thomas Aquilina with an own goal, Prince Ampem and Li Xinxiang scored for the winners, while Patrick Wood and Xavier Bertoncello scored for Newcastle Jets. Jeonbuk Motors beat Johor Darul Takzim FC 2-0 through Bruno Mota and an Italo Vargas penalty, while Kashiwa Reysol defeated Daejeon Citizen 2-0 with goals from Keita Endo and Shota Fujio.

Vissel Kobe overcame Ratchaburi 3-2, as Kento Hamasaki, Erik Nascimento de Lima and Tetsushi Yamakawa scored against Phongsakon Sangkasopha and Ekanit Panya. Công An Nhân Dân drew 0-0 with Kyoto Sanga.

Port FC beat Beijing Guoan 7-4. Jude Soonsup-Bell scored twice, Bordin Phala scored three times and Teerasak Poeiphimai struck twice; Chadrac Akolo, Dawhan Fran Urano da Purificação Oliveira twice, and an own goal by Noboru Shimura were recorded for Beijing Guoan, who had Guilherme Ramos sent off in the 58th minute. Esteghlal FC beat Al Shamal 1-0 through Jasir Asani, before Youssouf Sabaly was sent off.

On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, Al-Hilal Saudi FC defeated Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 2-0 with two Ollie Watkins goals. Pohang Steelers drew 3-3 with Gamba Osaka: Wanderson Oliveira, Jorge Luiz Barbosa Teixeira and Kim Gwang-Won matched goals by Ryotaro Meshino, Eli Adams and Koshiro Sumi. Buriram United drew 0-0 with Kashima.

AFC Champions League Elite standings

The AFC Champions League Elite standings in the West Region are headed by Al Ain on 12 points from four matches. Al-Hilal Saudi FC and Esteghlal FC have nine points each, as do Shabab Al Ahli Dubai; Al-Qadisiyah FC and Al-Ahli Jeddah have eight. At the foot of the section, Pakhtakor and Al Sadd have two points, while Al-Gharafa are 16th on zero.

In the East Region, Vissel Kobe top the AFC Champions League Elite standings with 12 points. Kashima are second on 10, followed by Gamba Osaka on eight; Kashiwa Reysol, SHANGHAI SIPG and Kyoto Sanga have seven points each. Ratchaburi and Pohang Steelers have one point, while Newcastle Jets are 16th without a point.

Scoring leaders and round-up

P. Ampem of SHANGHAI SIPG leads the scoring chart with six goals. H. Rahimi of Al Ain has five, followed by J. Quiñones of Al-Qadisiyah FC with four.

The AFC Champions League Elite standings reflect a competitive league phase matchday 4 across both regions, including three scoreless draws and several emphatic wins. Further competition information is available on the official AFC Champions League Elite website.