JDT were listed among the highest ranked Southeast Asian team by FootyRankings, based on points accumulated by clubs in all Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competitions from 2016 until March 2019 and a percentage of Malaysia's member association (MA) points. [1/5]

According to FootyRankings, which was updated on 13 March 2019, JDT are second in the regional list behind Australian club Sydney FC with 35.71 points.

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JDT were previously ranked third among Southeast Asian clubs in November 2018 but have managed to overtake Melbourne Victory because of points accumulated after two 2019 AFC Champions League matches.

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JDT are ranked 28th in Asia while Sydney FC are 25th and Melbourne Victory are at No.30.

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Thailand's Buriram United and Muangthong United are ranked 31st and 40th respectively while Philippines' Ceres Negros are ranked at No.32. Singapore's Home United (No.48) are the only other Southeast Asian club in the top 50 of Asia.

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https://footyrankings.com/afc-ranking/clubrank2019/