AFC Champions League Two
All matches were high stakes affairs as the scramble for knockout stage spots gathered pace.
Seoul blow
With their 3-0 loss to Melbourne Victory, FC Seoul have become the first side from Korea Republic to lose each of their first two AFC Champions League Two games. In fact, by failing to score in both, it is the joint most often by a Korea Republic side in the competition (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors – twice over 10 games).
Al Hussein's scoring run
The 3-0 win over Al Seeb Club means Al Hussein have now tied their longest scoring streak (six games) in the AFC Champions League Two. The victory is also their joint biggest margin of an away game win in the competition.
Persib high
Persib Bandung's 1-0 victory against The Cong – Viettel FC means they equalled their longest winning run of three and their longest run of clean sheets in the AFC Champions League Two (also three). It is the first time they have won their first two games of a campaign in the competition.
Al Haj stars
Aref Al Haj scored the season’s first hat-trick in Al Hussein’s 3-0 win over Al Seeb Club. It is, since the start of 2017, the third hat-trick scored by a player for a club from Jordan after Al Wehdat’s Baha Faisal (4 goals vs Hilal Al-Quds in March 2019) and Al Salt’s Ronald Ngah (vs Markaz Balata in May 2021).
Sailors shine
Lion City Sailors’ 1-0 win over Tai Po FC is the first time they have logged back-to-back away clean sheets in the AFC Champions League Two, following a 1-0 victory over Selangor in their previous away game (December 2025). They also equalled their longest winning streak in away games in the competition (W2).
Lalhlansanga joins elite club
David Lalhlansanga’s brace against Al Shorta made him the fifth player from an Indian side to score a brace in the AFC Champions League Two since 2017 and the first since Liston Colaço did for Mohun Bagan (vs Bashundhara Kings) in May 2022.
Safe hands
Joshua Smits (Adelaide United) made six saves in their 2-1 win over BG Pathum United, the most by any goalkeeper from an Australian side in the AFC Champions League Two. It was the third most by any keeper on Matchday Two behind FC Arkadag’s Kakageldi Berdiyew (7) and Al Shorta’s Jalal Hassan (7).
Tough nut
Mohammad Ghorbani (Al Wahda) made 14 clearances against PFC Nasaf, the most by any player in a single game in the ongoing season. Only one player has made more for a side from UAE in the competition – Sharjah’s Shaheen Abdalla (16 vs Al Hussein in February 2025).
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