Where to Watch the AFC Champions League Elite in United States

In many countries, yes. Where no broadcaster holds the rights, the AFC directs fans to its YouTube channel, and that covers the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Poland and New Zealand, along with parts of Africa. In countries with a paid broadcaster, such as Japan or Australia, use the service listed for your country instead.

Two broadcasters split the region: beIN Sports and Qatar's Al Kass both show matches in the Gulf states, Egypt and Morocco. TOD streams the beIN Sports coverage for fans who prefer an app, which is handy when Al Hilal or Al Ahli play away in the West zone.

DAZN streams the AFC Champions League Elite in Japan, and Coupang Play has it in South Korea. East zone games usually kick off in the local evening, so supporters of Japanese and Korean clubs can watch most matches live after work.

Paramount+ streams the competition in Australia for 2026/27, so East zone nights are available through the same app that many Australians already use for domestic football. Across the Pacific islands, PacificAus TV shows matches in 15 countries.

Yes. ESPN airs the competition throughout Latin America, Brazil and Mexico included, with Disney+ as the streaming home for the same games. West zone games played in the Gulf evening fall in the late morning in Mexico City and the early afternoon in São Paulo.

Under the format used since 2024/25, clubs start in a league stage split into West and East zones, playing opponents from their own half of the continent. The best teams from each zone go through to a two-legged round of 16, still within their zone, before the remaining clubs meet across zones in the later rounds, which recent editions have played as a finals week at one venue.

Azam TV and its AzamTV MAX app carry the competition in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, and SportyTV streams it in Nigeria and Ghana as well as Kenya and South Africa. In many French-speaking countries, including Senegal and Cameroon, the AFC's free YouTube channel is the way to watch.

FanCode has the competition in India and Tapmad in Pakistan. Vision+ streams it in Indonesia, Malaysians watch on Astro SuperSport or the sooka app, Thai fans get free streams on BG Sports and Vietnam has TV360. In China, iQIYI Sports and Migu share the streaming rights.

West zone matches are usually played in the Gulf evening, so Londoners and Parisians see them from late afternoon onward. East zone games start in the evening in Japan and Korea, so they reach Europe around late morning or lunchtime and arrive before dawn in the Americas.