Total number of games (From group stage onwards)
07 - 92 (92)
08 - 98 (98)
09 - 114 (111)
10 - 122 (117)
11 - 121 (117)
12 - 122 (117)
13 - 129 (126)
14 - 141 (126)
15 - 143 (126)
16 - 139 (126)


Average attendance from group stage onwards
07 - Data incomplete and unreliable.
08 - 10,387
09 - 12,579
10 - 11,884
11 - 10,901
12 - 12,652
13 - 15,842
14 - 15,057
15 - 16,854
16 - __,___


Number of teams participating (in group stage)
07 - 28 (28)
08 - 29 (29)
09 - 35 (31)
10 - 37 (32)
11 - 36 (32)
12 - 38 (32)
13 - 35 (32)
14 - 47 (32)
15 - 49 (32)
16 - 45 (32)


Number of different countries participating (in group stage)
07 - 16 (16)
08 - 14 (14)
09 - 13 (11)
10 - 13 (11)
11 - 12 (10)
12 - 11 (10)
13 - 10 (10)
14 - 19 (10)
15 - 19 (11)
16 - 17 (11+)

Mostly did this cause I'm sick and bored, but I'm also interested in what the ACL might look like in 5-10 years and what that might mean for Aussie teams. Crowds have skyrocketed and that correlates to Guangzhou qualifying for the first time in 2012 and with more clubs in China spending big money I bet this will continue. Hopefully this will mean more prize money so our clubs don't lose money playing in Asia.

Diversity is still an issue but I do think this will get a bit better if countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, Kuwait and Jordan can get their act together.

Pie in the sky stuff, but as the AFC becomes a more legitimate confederation and our ACL becomes stronger maybe some Asian UEFA nations like Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, Armenia and Georgia (probably still too soon for Israel) will switch over.



Edited by tbitm: 3/2/2016 01:31:13 AM