Persian Gulf Pro League

Esteghlal Khuzestan

Country

Iran

Confederation

AFC

Founded

1970 officially
2001
with current
format Football Club
Full name Esteghlal
Meli-Sanati
Khuzestan
Divisions
1
Founded 3 December
2008; 7 years ago(as Esteghlal Jonub)
Number
Groundof teams
Ghadir 16
Stadium
Current
Capacity 38,960 Esteghlal Khuzestan (1st title)
champions
Owner
Fazel Bakhtiari
Most
Persepolis (9 titles ~ overall)
Chairman Ali Poorkiani
championships
Sepahan (5 titles ~ current format)
Manager Sirous Pourmousavi
Sepahan F.C.

Full name Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Esfahan Football Club

Founded

5 October 1953; 62 years ago

Ground

Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium

Capacity

50,000

Owner

Mobarakeh Steel Company

President

Asghar Bagherian

Manager

Abdollah Veisi

Foolad

Full name

Foolad Khuzestan Football Club

Founded

2 March 1971; 45 years ago

Ground

Ghadir Stadium

Capacity

38,960

Owner

Foolad Khuzestan Company

Chairman

Alireza Ajdarizadeh

Head Coach Naeim Saadavi

Esteghlal Tehran Football Club

Full name Esteghlal Tehran Football Club

Founded

26 September 1945; 70 years agoas Docharkheh Savaran

Ground

Azadi Stadium

Capacity

95,225

Owner

MSYA

Chairman Bahram Afsharzadeh

Manager

Alireza Mansourian

Persepolis Tehran Football Club

Full name Persepolis Tehran Football Club

Founded

December 1963

Ground

Azadi Stadium

Capacity

95,225

Chairman Ali Akbar Taheri

Manager

Branko Ivankovi

Saipa

Full name

Saipa Football Club

Founded

1 February 1989; 26 year ago

Ground

Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran

Capacity

8,250

Owner

SAIPA

Chairman

Reza Darvish

Manager

Hossein Faraki

Zob Ahan

Full name

Zob Ahan CSC

Founded

6 July 1969; 45 years ago

Ground

Foolad Shahr Stadium

Capacity

15,000

Owner

Isfahan Steel Company

Chairman

Saeed Azari

Head Coach Yahya Golmohammadi

Naft Tehran

Full name Naft Tehran Football Club,

Founded

23 August 1950; 64 years ago

Ground

Takhti Stadium, Tehran

Capacity

30,122

Owner

Behnam Pishro Company

Chairman Hossein Shahriari

Manager

Ali Daei

Sabaye Qom

Full name

Sabaye Qom Football Club

Founded

1974 (as Mohemmat Sazi Artesh); 42 years ago

Ground

Yadegar Emam Stadium, Qom

Capacity

10,610

Chairman

Reza Mousavi

Head Coach Samad Marfavi

Saudi Professional League

Country

Saudi Arabia

Confederation

AFC

Founded

1976; 40 years ago

Number of teams

14 (from 201011)

Current champions

Al-Ahli (3rd title) (201516)

Most championships Al-Hilal (13 titles)

Al-Hilal

Full name Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club

Founded

15 October 1957; 58 years ago

Ground

King Fahd Stadium

Capacity

62,685

President

Nawaf Bin Sa'ad

Manager

Gustavo Matosas

Al-Nassr

Full name Al Nassr Football Club

Founded

24 October 1955; 60 years ago

Ground

King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh

Capacity

62,685

Chairman Faisal bin Turki bin Nasser

Manager

Zoran Mami

Al-Shabab FC

Full name Al Shabab Football Club

Founded

1947

Ground

King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Capacity

62,685

Chairman Abdullah Al Qurini

Manager

Sami Al-Jaber

Al-Ahli S.F.C

Full name Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club

Founded

1937

Ground

King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Capacity

62,000

Chairman Mousaad Al Zuwaihri

Manager

Jos Manuel Gomes

Ittihad FC

Full name

Ittihad Club

Founded

4 January 1927

Ground

King Abdullah Sports City Stadium

Capacity

62,000

President

Ahmed Masoud

Head coach Victor Piurc

Ettifaq FC

Full name Ettifaq Football Club

Founded

1945

Ground

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Capacity

26,000

Chairman Khalid Aldabal

Manager

Djamel Belkacem

K League

Country

South Korea

Confederation

AFC

Founded

1983

Number of teams

23

Current champions

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Classic)

Sangju Sangmu (Challenge)

Most championships Seongnam FC (7)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Full name Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club,

Founded

1994; 22 years ago, as Chonbuk Dinos

Ground

Jeonju World Cup Stadium

Capacity

42,477

Owner

Hyundai Motor Company

Chairman Chung Eui-sun

Manager

Choi Kang-hee

Seongnam FC
FC

Full name Seongnam Football Club

Founded

1989; 27 years ago, as Ilhwa Chunma[1]

Ground

Tancheon Sports Complex

Capacity

16,250

Chairman Lee Jae-myung

Manager

Kim Hak-bum

Ulsan Hyundai

Full name Ulsan Hyundai Football Club

Founded

1983; 33 years ago, as Hyundai Horang-i

Ground

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium

Capacity

44,102

Owner

Hyundai Heavy Industries

Chairman Chung Mong-joon

Manager

Yoon Jung-hwan

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Full name Suwon Samsung Bluewings Football Club

Founded

1995; 21 years ago

Ground

Suwon World Cup Stadium

Capacity

43,959

Owner

Cheil Worldwide , (Samsung's subsidiary)

Chairman Kim Jae-yeol

Manager

Kim Joon-sik

Pohang Steelers

Full name Football Club Pohang Steelers

Founded

1973; 43 years ago, as Pohang Steelworks FC

Ground

Pohang Steel Yard

Capacity

17,443

Owner

POSCO

Chairman Kim Tae-man

Manager

Choi Jin-cheul

FC Seoul
FC

Full name Football Club Seoul

Founded

22 December 1983; 32 years ago, as Lucky-Goldstar FC

Ground

Seoul World Cup Stadium

Capacity

66,704

Owner

GS Group

Chairman Huh Chang-soo

Manager

Hwang Sun-hong

UAE Arabian Gulf League

Country

United Arab Emirates

Confederation

AFC

Founded

1973

Number of teams

14

Current champions

Al-Ahli (7 titles) (201516)

Most championships Al-Ain (12 titles)

Al Ahli Club

Full name Al Ahli Football Club

Founded

1970

Ground

Rashed Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Capacity

9,415

Owner

Hamdan Al Maktoum

Chairman Abdullah Saeed

Manager
Al-Ain

Cosmin Olroiu

Full name Al-Ain Football Club

Founded

August 1971

Ground

Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium

Capacity

25,965

President

Mohammed Bin Zayed

Manager

Zlatko Dali

Al-Jazira

Full name Al-Jazira Sports & Culture Club

Founded

March 19, 1974

Ground

Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium

Capacity

42,000

Chairman HH Sheikh Mansour Al-Nahyan

Manager

Henk ten Cate

Al-Wahda FC

Full name Al-Wahda Football Club

Founded

1974

Ground

Al-Nahyan Stadium

Capacity

12,000

Owner

Dhiab Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan

Chairman Dhiab Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan

Manager

Javier Aguirre

Al-Shabab

Full name Al Shabab Al Arabi Club

Founded

1958

Ground

Maktoum bin Rashid Stadium,, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Capacity

18,000

Chairman HH Sheikh Saeed Al-Maktoum

Manager

Fred Rutten

Al-Wasl

Full name Al-Wasl Football Club

Founded

1 May 1974

Ground

Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Capacity

8,411

Owner

Ahmed Bin Rashed

Chairman Rashid Bin Ghaid

Manager

Rodolfo Arruabarrena

J1 League

Country

Japan

Confederation

AFC

Founded

1993; 23 years ago

Number of teams

18

Current champions

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2015)

Most championships Kashima Antlers (7 titles)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Full name Sanfrecce Hiroshima F.C.

Founded

1992; 24 years ago

Ground

Hiroshima Big Arch , Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima

Capacity

50,000

Owner

Mazda

Chairman Kaoru Koyano

Manager

Hajime Moriyasu

Gamba Osaka

Full name Gamba Osaka

Founded

1980; 36 years ago

Ground

Suita City Football Stadium

Capacity

39,694

Owner

Panasonic

Chairman Takashi Yamauchi

Manager

Kenta Hasegawa

Kashiwa Reysol

Full name

Hitachi Kashiwa Reysol

Nickname(s) Reysol
Founded

1940; 76 years ago

Ground

Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium, Kashiwa, Chiba

Capacity

15,900

Owner

Hitachi

Chairman

Shigeyuki Onodera

Manager

Takahiro Shimotaira

Nagoya Grampus

Full name Nagoya Grampus Eight

Founded

1939; 77 years ago (originally), 1991 (Nagoya Grampus)

Ground

Toyota Stadium

Capacity

45,000

Owner

Toyota

Chairman Toyo Kato

Manager

Takafumi Ogura

Kashima Antlers

Full name Kashima Antlers F.C.

Founded

1947; 69 years ago (Sumitomo Metals FC)

Ground

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Capacity

40,728

Chairman Shigeru Ibata

Manager

Masatada Ishii

Urawa Red Diamonds

Full name Urawa Red Diamonds

Founded

1950; 66 years ago

Ground

Saitama Stadium 2002

Capacity

63,700

Owner

Mitsubishi Motors

Chairman Keizo Fuchita

Manager

Mihailo Petrovi

Yokohama F. Marinos
F

Full name Yokohama FMarinos

Founded

1972; 44 years ago, as Nissan Motors F.C.

Ground

Nissan Stadium (International Stadium Yokohama), Kohoku-ku, Yokohama

Capacity

72,327

Owner

Nissan Motor Company (80%), City Football Group (20%)

Chairman Toru Hasegawa

Manager

Erick Mombaerts

Jbilo Iwata

Full name Jbilo Iwata

Founded

1972; 44 years ago

Ground

Yamaha Stadium,, Iwata, Shizuoka

Capacity

15,165

Owner

Yamaha

Chairman Yoshirou Takahira

Manager

Hiroshi Nanami

Qatar Stars League

Country

Qatar

Confederation

AFC

Founded

1963; 53 years ago

Number of teams

14

Current champions

Al-Rayan SC (8th title) (201516)

Most championships Al-Sadd SC (13 titles)

Lekhwiya SC

Full name Lekhwiya Sports Club

Founded

2009; 7 years ago

Ground

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar

Capacity

12,000

Chairman Sheikh Abdullah al Thani

Manager
Al-Sadd SC

Djamel Belmadi

Full name Al Sadd Sports Club

( Arabic : )
Founded

21 October 1969 (46 years ago)

Ground

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar

Capacity

12,946

Chairman Muhammed bin Khalifa Al Thani

Manager

Jesualdo Ferreira

Al-Rayyan SC

Full name Al-Rayyan Sports Club

( Arabic : )
Founded

1967; 49 years ago

Ground

Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al-Rayyan, Qatar

Capacity

27,000

Chairman Sheik Saoud Bin Khalid Al Thani

Manager
Al-Gharafa

Jorge Fossati

Full name Al-Gharafa Sports Club

Founded

6 June 1979 (37 years ago) as Al-Ittihad, 2004 as Al-Gharafa

Ground

Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar

Capacity

25,000

Chairman Hamad bin Thamer

Manager

Pedro Caixinha

Chinese Super League (CSL)

Country

People's Republic of China

Confederation

AFC (Asia)

Founded

2004; 12 years ago

Number of teams

16

Current champions

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao, 5th title (2015)

Most championships Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (5 titles)

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao
Gungzhu Hngd Tobo

Full name Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club

Founded

June 1954; 62 years ago (Semi-professional) 8 January 1993; 23 years ago(Professional)

Ground

Tianhe Stadium

Capacity

58,500

Owner

Evergrande Real Estate (60%), Alibaba (40%)

Chairman Li Yimeng
Manager

Luiz Felipe Scolari

Shandong Luneng Taishan

Shndng Lnng Tishn

Full name
Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.
Founded

April 10, 1956 (60 years ago)(Semi-professional) December 2, 1993 (22 years ago) (Professional)

Ground

Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan, Shandong, China

Capacity

56,808

Owner

Shandong Luneng Group

Chairman Sun Hua

Manager

Felix Magath

Changchun Yatai
Chngchn Yti

Full name Changchun Yatai FC

Founded

1996; 20 years ago

Ground

Development Area Stadium, Changchun, China

Capacity

25,000

Owner

Yatai Group

Chairman Liu Yuming

Manager

Lee Jang-soo

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

Shnghi Ld Shnhu

Full name

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Football Club

Founded

November 1951; 64 years ago(Semi-professional) December 1993 (Professional)

Ground

Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai, China

Capacity

33,060

Owner

Greenland Group

Chairman

Wu Xiaohui

Head coach Gregorio Manzano

Tianjin TEDA
Tinjn Tid

Full name Tianjin Teda FC

Founded

1951; 65 years ago as North China

1957; 59 years ago as Tianjin City FC
1993; 23 years ago as Tianjin FC (Professional) February 16, 1998; 18 years agoas Tianjin Teda (Current Name)

Ground

Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium,TianjinChina

Capacity

54,696

Chairman Gao Yingqin

Manager

Dragan Okuka

Jings Snng

Full name

Jiangsu Suning Football Club Suningyi Purchase Team

Founded

1958; 58 years ago (Semi-professional) March 1994 (Professional)

Ground

Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre,Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Capacity

61,443

Owner

Suning Appliance Group (100%)

Head coach Choi Yong-soo

SIPG
Shnghi Shnggng

Full name

Shanghai International Port Group Football Club

Founded

25 December 2005; 10 years ago

Ground

Shanghai Stadium

Capacity

56,842

Chairman

Chen Xuyuan

Head Coach Sven-Gran Eriksson

Guangzhou R&F
Gungzhu Fl

Full name Guangzhou R&F Football Club

Founded

June 25th, 2011 (1986; 30 years ago, as Shenyang Football Team)

Ground

Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Capacity

18,000

Chairman Zhang Li ()
Manager

Dragan Stojkovi

Liaoning F.C.

Full name Liaoning Football Club Whowin Team

[1]
Founded

1953; 63 years ago 1994 (professional)

Ground

Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Shenyang, China

Capacity

60,000

Chairman Wang Yi ()
Manager

Ma Lin ()

A-League

Country

Australia (9 teams)

Other club(s) from

New Zealand (1 team)

Confederation

AFC

Founded

April 2004; 12 years ago

First season

200506

Number of teams

10

Current champions

Adelaide United (2016)

Current premiers

Adelaide United (201516)

Most championships Brisbane Roar, Melbourne Victory (3 titles each)

Most premierships
Sydney FC

Melbourne Victory (3 titles)

Full name

Sydney Football Club

Founded

1 November 2004; 11 years ago

Ground

Allianz Stadium

Capacity

45,500

Owner

David Traktovenko

Chairman

Scott Barlow

Head Coach Graham Arnold

Melbourne Victory

Full name

Melbourne Victory Football Club

Founded

1 November 2004; 11 years ago

Ground

AAMI Park (most games), Etihad Stadium

Capacity

30,050 and 53,359

Chairman

Anthony Di Pietro

Head Coach Kevin Muscat

Newcastle United Jets

Full name Newcastle United Jets Football Club

Founded

2000

Ground

Hunter Stadium

Capacity

33,000

Owner

Ledman Group

Chairman Martin Lee

Manager

Scott Miller

Brisbane Roar

Full name Brisbane Roar Football Club

Founded

1957; 59 years ago as Hollandia-Inala 1 November 2004; 11 years ago as Queensland Roar

Ground

Suncorp Stadium

Capacity

52,500

Owner

Bakrie Group

Chairman Rahim Soekasah

Manager

John Aloisi

Central Coast Mariners

Full name

Central Coast Mariners Football Club[1][2]

Founded

1 November 2004; 11 years ago

Ground

Central Coast Stadium

Capacity

20,059

Majority Owner Michael Charlesworth

Chairman

Michael Charlesworth

Head coach

Tony Walmsley

Adelaide United

Full name Adelaide United Football Club

Founded

12 September 2003; 12 years ago

Ground

Coopers Stadium

Capacity

16,500

Chairman Greg Griffin

Manager

Guillermo Amor

Uzbek League
Country

Uzbekistan

Confederation

AFC (Asia)

Founded

1992

Number of teams

16

Current champions

Pakhtakor Tashkent
(2015)

Most championships Pakhtakor Tashkent (11)

Bunyodkor

Full name

Football Club Bunyodkor

Founded

6 July 2006; 10 years ago

Ground

Bunyodkor Stadium

Capacity

34,000

Chairman

Bedil Alimov

Head coach Bakhtiyor Boboev

Pakhtakor Tashkent

Founded 1956
Ground

Pakhtakor Stadium

Capacity 35,000
Owner

Abduqahhor Tuhtaev

Manager

Grigory Kolosovskiy

Kuwaiti Premier League

Country

Kuwait

Confederation

AFC

Founded

1961

Number of teams

13

Current champions

Qadsia SC (17th title) (201516)

Most championships Al Qadsia SC (17 titles)

Kuwait SC

Full name Kuwait Sporting Club

Founded

20 October 1960; 55 years ago

Ground

Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium,

Capacity

18,500

Kaifan, Kuwait City

Chairman Abdulaziz Al Marzouq

Manager

Aziz Hamada

Qadsia SC

Full name Qadsia Sporting Club

Founded

October 20, 1960; 55 years ago

Ground

Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium,,,

Capacity

26,000

Chairman Khaled Fahad Ahmad

Manager

Rashed Al Bediah

Thai League

Country
Confederation

Thailand
AFC

Hawalli, Kuwait

Founded

1996; 20 years ago

Number of teams

18

Current champions

Buriram United (5th title) (2015)

Most championships Buriram United (5 titles)

Buriram United

Full name

Buriram United Football Club

Founded

1970; 46 years ago, as Provincial Electricity Authority

2010; 6 years ago, as Buriram PEA
2013; 3 years ago, as Buriram United

Ground

New I-Mobile Stadium , Buriram, Thailand

Capacity

32,600

Chairman

Newin Chidchob

Head Coach Afshin Ghotbi

SCG Muangthong United

Full name Muangthong United Football Club

Founded

1989; 27 years ago

Ground

SCG Stadium,,,

Capacity

15,000

Owner

Siam Sport Syndicate

Siam Cement Group

Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Chairman Pongsak Phol-Anan

Manager

Totchtawan Sripan

Chonburi

Full name Chonburi Football Club

Founded

1997; 19 years ago, asChonburi-Sannibat-Samutprakan

Ground

Chonburi Stadium, Mueang Chonburi, Chonburi, Thailand

Capacity

8,680

Chairman Wittaya Khunpluem

Manager

Therdsak Chaiman

BEC Tero Sasana

Full name

BEC Tero Sasana Football Club

Founded

1992; 24 years ago

Ground

72-years Anniversary Stadium,, Bangkok, Thailand

Capacity

8,500

Owner

Inspire Entertainment

President

Brian L. Marcar

Head Coach Surapong Kongthep (Interim)