FACTBOX-Soccer-Asian Champions League

Facts on the Asian Champions League, the continent's premier club championship, which kicks off on Monday. Current champions: Kashima Antlers (Japan)

Prize money: Winners $4 million; Runners-up $2 million Most title wins (2): Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia), Guangzhou Evergrande (China), Jeonbuk Motors (South Korea), Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan)

Country with most titles: South Korea (5) Format:

Thirty-two teams are divided into eight groups of four, with groups played on a regional basis (four in the west and four in the east). The top two in each group advance to the Round of 16, with matches still played on a regional basis.

Winners of the western half face off against the winners of the eastern side in a two-legged final in November. (Compiled by Michael Church)