The list below is from detik sport, shows all Asian Championship’s winners through times..

Asian Champion Club Tournament
1967 Hapoel Tel-Aviv (Israel)
1969 Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel)
1970 Taj Club (Iran)
1971 Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel)

Asian Club Championship
1986 Daewoo Royals (Korea Selatan)
1987 Furukawa (Jepang)
1988 Yomiuri (Jepang)
1989 Al-Saad (Qatar)
1990 Liaoning (China)
1991 Esteghlal (nama baru Taj Club)
1992 Al-Hilal (Arab Saudi)
1993 Paas (Iran)
1994 Thai Farmers Bank (Thailand)
1995 Thai Farmers Bank (Thailand)
1996 Ilhwa Chunma (Korsel)
1997 Pohang Steelers (Korsel)
1998 Pohang Steelers (Korsel)
1999 Jubilo Iwata (Jepang)
2000 Al-Hilal (Arab Saudi)
2001 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Korsel)
2002 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Korsel)

AFC Champions League
2003 Al-Ain (Uni Emirat Arab)
2004 Al-Ittihad (Arab Saudi)
2005 Al-Ittihad (Arab Saudi)
2006 Chonbuk Hyundai Motors (Korsel)
2007 Urawa Red Diamonds (Jepang)
2008 Gamba Osaka (Jepang)

OK, have u checked the list? Now, notice that the most successful team is the one who ever wins the Championship twice. It is not the one actually, because there are several teams who ever managed to win the Championship twice, i.e. Taj Club/Esteghlal, Thai Farmers Bank, Pohang Steelers, Suwon Samsung Bluewings, and Al-Ittihad. Wow, i just realized that there is one Southeast Asia team between them, from Thailand. Its cool man..

OK, back to the topic. Now, please check which nation is the best according to the list. Well, it is South Korea (7), Japan (5), and Saudi Arabia (4), respectively. Finally, from both statistics i mentioned above, we may conclude that the most successful team from the best nation is Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Pohang Steelers from South Korea, rite?

And my point is, do you know that i watched a game between them once for free? Though actually by that time, i knew nothing about both teams and even said that that was a boring game, lol. Well, i was just totally surprised when i read the list and found out that they are so great regarding their achievement in Asian Championship. Somehow i felt proud that i ever watched them, live, in Suwon World Cup Stadium.

So, do i look like i’m just bragging myself? well, feel free to judge ^^