Melbourne Victory denied Kashima Antlers a place in the Asian Champions League group stage on Tuesday, upsetting the J. League club 1-0 in a playoff.
With the loss, the 2018 ACL champions earned the unwanted distinction of being the first J. League side to fail to advance from the playoffs to the main stage of the tournament.
FC Tokyo, meanwhile, clinched a spot in Group F with a 2-0 playoff victory over visiting Filipino side Ceres-Negros.