AFC Cup

Annual second-tier Asian club football competition

Not to be confused with AFC Asian Cup.

Football tournament

AFC Cup

Organising body| AFC
Founded| 2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Abolished| 2024
Region| Asia
Number of teams| 36–48 (group stage)
59 (total)
Related competitions| AFC Champions League (1st tier)
Last champions|  Al-Seeb (1st title)
Most successful club(s)|  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Kuwait
(3 titles each)
Website| Official website
2023–24 AFC Cup

The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying slots to the top-tier AFC Champions League, based on the AFC Club Competitions Ranking.

Al-Kuwait SC and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya are the most successful clubs in the competition's history, having won three titles each. Clubs from Kuwait have won four titles, making them the most successful nation in the competition. The tournament has been dominated by clubs from West Asia, with the only winners from outside that region being Uzbek side FC Nasaf in 2011 and Malaysian side Johor Darul Ta'zim in 2015.

Al-Seeb are the current champions after defeating Kuala Lumpur City in the 2022 final. Since the 2021 season, the team winning the AFC Cup is granted qualification to the following season's AFC Champions League qualifying playoffs should they not qualify through their domestic performance.

The AFC Cup is set to be discontinued at the end of the 2023–24 season, with the AFC Champions League 2 and AFC Challenge League being introduced as Asia's new second and third-tier competitions.

## History[edit]

The AFC Cup began in 2004 as a second-tier competition to relate back to the AFC Champions League as 14 countries that had developing status competed in the first competition with 18 teams being nominated. Group A, B, C had West and Central Asian teams while the other two groups had east and South East Asia. The winners and three runners-up would then head to the knock-out stage where it was a random draw in who was going to play. Al-Jaish took the first AFC Cup after they defeated fellow Syrian opponents Al-Wahda on away goals.

In 2005, 18 teams competed from nine nations with the nations still being allowed to choose from one or two teams entering. After Syrian teams left the AFC Cup to try at the Champions League for four years, Al-Faisaly defeated Nejmeh in the final. With it, Jordanian teams would win the next two AFC Cup seasons with Bahrain joining the league while Bangladesh was relegated to the AFC President's Cup until the tournament's abolition in 2014.

Al-Muharraq would break the trend in 2008 as they competed in the last two-legged final before it headed back into a one-leg system which still runs to this day.

On 23 December 2022, it was announced that the AFC competition structure would change from the established formats from the 2024–25 season. Under the new plans, the AFC Cup will be discontinued, and a new second-tier tournament called the AFC Champions League 2 will be introduced.[1] Meanwhile, a new third-tier competition will also be launched under the name AFC Challenge League.[2][3]

## Format[edit]

Map of AFC countries whose teams reached the group stage of the AFC Cup

AFC member country that has been represented in the group stage

AFC member country that has not been represented in the group stage

Some changes were applied in terms of teams and format for the 2017 AFC Cup. A total of 36 teams participate in the group stage (12 each from West Asia and ASEAN, and 4 each from East Asia, Central Asia, and South Asia). The final will be played as a one-off match.

### Allocation[edit]

Further information: AFC Club Competitions Ranking

Teams from 34 AFC countries have reached the group stage of the AFC Cup. The allocation of those teams by member country is listed below; asterisks represent occasions where at least one team was eliminated in qualification for the group stage. 41 AFC countries have had teams participate in qualification (including Brunei and Timor-Leste who made their debuts in 2020), those who have not reached the group stage but have only played in qualification are not bolded.

Associations  | Spots

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2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023-24
East
China | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Chinese Taipei | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0*  | 1  | 1  | 1*  | 1  | 1  | 2*
Guam | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0*  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Hong Kong | 1  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 0
Japan | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Macau | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0*  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1*
Mongolia | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0*  | 1  | 0*  | 0*  | 0*  | 1  | 0*  | 1
North Korea | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 1*  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
South Korea | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Total | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4
ASEAN
Australia | Part of OFC | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2
Brunei | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0*  | 0*  | 0  | 0*
Cambodia | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1*  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 1*
Indonesia | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2*
Laos | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0*  | 0*  | 1  | 1*  | 0*  | 1  | 0*
Malaysia | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 2
Myanmar | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1*
Philippines | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1*  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 2
Singapore | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1*
Thailand | 0  | 0  | 0±  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Timor-Leste | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0*  | 1  | 0  | 0
Vietnam | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 1
Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12
South
Bangladesh | 1  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0*  | 1  | 1*  | 1*  | 1  | 1*  | 1*  | 1*  | 1*
Bhutan | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0*  | 0*  | 0*  | 0*  | 0*  | 0*  | 0*  | 0*
India | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1*  | 2  | 2  | 2*
Maldives | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1*  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1*  | 1*  | 0  | 2  | 1*  | 1*  | 1*
Nepal | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0*  | 0  | 0*  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0*  | 0*  | 0*
Pakistan | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0*  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Sri Lanka | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0*  | 0  | 0*  | 0*  | 0*  | 0*  | 0
Total | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4
Central
Afghanistan | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0*  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Iran | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Kyrgyzstan | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0*  | 0*  | 2  | 1*  | 1*  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1*
Tajikistan | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 1*  | 1*  | 1*  | 1*  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1*
Turkmenistan | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1*  | 1*  | 1*  | 2  | 1*  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2*
Uzbekistan | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 0
Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4
West
Bahrain | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1*
Iraq | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2
Jordan | 0  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 1
Kuwait | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 2
Lebanon | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2
Oman | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1*  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1*  | 1*  | 0  | 2  | 1*
Palestine | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0*  | 1*  | 2  | 0*  | 0*  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 1*
Qatar | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Saudi Arabia | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Syria | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 1*  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2*
United Arab Emirates | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Yemen | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 0*  | 0*  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Total | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12
Total
Finals  | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 36
Qualifying  | 18  | 18  | 20  | 24  | 20  | 32  | 31  | 32  | 33  | 33  | 34  | 41  | 40  | 50  | 44  | 43  | 48  | 43  | 43  | 49

## Prize money[edit]

The prize money for the 2023–24 AFC Cup:[4]

Phase  | Purse (USD)  | Travel subsidy
(per match)

|
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Preliminary stage  | N/A  | $40,000
Play-offs  | N/A  | $40,000
Group stage  | N/A  | $40,000
Knockout stage  | Zonal champions: $100,000  | $40,000
Final  | Champions: $1.5 million
Runners-up: $750,000  | $40,000

## Marketing[edit]

### Sponsorship[edit]

Like the AFC Champions League, the AFC Cup is sponsored by a group of multinational corporations, in contrast to the single main sponsor typically found in national top-flight leagues.

The tournament's current main sponsors are:[5]

* Allianz
* beIN Sports
* China Resources Beverage
* Emirates
* Kärcher
* Nike, Inc.
* Nikon
* QNB Group
* Toyota
* Tsingtao Brewery
* Seiko

## Media[edit]

* Media Prima Berhad

## Results and statistics[edit]

### Finals[edit]

List of AFC Cup finals  Year  | Nation  | Home team  | Score  | Away team  | Nation  | Venue  | Attendance

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2004 |  Syria | Al-Wahda | 2–3  | Al-Jaish |  Syria |  Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus |
Syria | Al-Jaish | 0–1  | Al-Wahda |  Syria |  Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus |
Aggregate 3–3, Al-Jaish won on away goals
2005 |  Jordan | Al-Faisaly | 1–0  | Nejmeh |  Lebanon |  Amman International Stadium, Amman |
Lebanon | Nejmeh | 2–3  | Al-Faisaly |  Jordan |  Rafic El-Hariri Stadium, Beirut |
Al-Faisaly won 4–2 on aggregate
2006 |  Jordan | Al-Faisaly | 3–0  | Al-Muharraq |  Bahrain |  Amman International Stadium, Amman | 7,000
Bahrain | Al-Muharraq | 4–2  | Al-Faisaly |  Jordan |  Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa | 3,000
Al-Faisaly won 5–4 on aggregate
2007 |  Jordan | Al-Faisaly | 0–1  | Shabab Al-Ordon |  Jordan |  Amman International Stadium, Amman | 5,500
Jordan | Shabab Al-Ordon | 1–1  | Al-Faisaly |  Jordan |  Amman International Stadium, Amman | 7,500
Shabab Al-Ordon won 2–1 on aggregate
2008 |  Bahrain | Al-Muharraq | 5–1  | Safa |  Lebanon |  Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa | 6,000
Lebanon | Safa | 4–5  | Al-Muharraq |  Bahrain |  Sports City Stadium, Beirut | 2,000
Al-Muharraq won 10–5 on aggregate
Year  | Nation  | Winners  | Score  | Runners-up  | Nation  | Venue  | Attendance
2009 |  Kuwait | Al-Kuwait | 2–1  | Al-Karamah |  Syria |  Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City | 17,400
2010 |  Syria | Al-Ittihad | 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)  | Al-Qadsia |  Kuwait |  Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City | 58,604
2011 |  Uzbekistan | FC Nasaf | 2–1  | Al-Kuwait |  Kuwait |  Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi | 15,753
2012 |  Kuwait | Al-Kuwait | 4–0  | Erbil |  Iraq |  Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil | 30,000
2013 |  Kuwait | Al-Kuwait | 2–0  | Al-Qadsia |  Kuwait |  Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City | 10,000
2014 |  Kuwait | Al-Qadsia | 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)  | Erbil |  Iraq |  Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai | 5,240
2015 |  Malaysia | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1–0  | Istiklol |  Tajikistan |  Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe | 18,000
2016 |  Iraq | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–0  | Bengaluru |  India |  Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha | 5,806
2017 |  Iraq | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–0  | Istiklol |  Tajikistan |  Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor | 20,000
2018 |  Iraq | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 2–0  | Altyn Asyr |  Turkmenistan |  Basra International Stadium, Basra | 24,665
2019 |  Lebanon | Al-Ahed | 1–0  | April 25 |  North Korea |  Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | 500
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.[6]
2021 |  Bahrain | Al-Muharraq | 3–0  | FC Nasaf |  Uzbekistan |  Al-Muharraq Stadium, Arad | 9,060
2022 |  Oman | Al-Seeb | 3–0  | Kuala Lumpur City |  Malaysia |  Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | 27,722

### Performance by clubs[edit]

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* t
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Club  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Years won  | Years runners-up

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Al-Kuwait | 3  | 1  | 2009, 2012, 2013 | 2011
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 3  | 0  | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Al-Faisaly | 2  | 1  | 2005, 2006 | 2007
Al-Muharraq | 2  | 1  | 2008, 2021 | 2006
Al-Qadsia | 1  | 2  | 2014 | 2010, 2013
Nasaf Qarshi | 1  | 1  | 2011 | 2021
Al-Jaish | 1  | 0  | 2004 |
Shabab Al-Ordon | 1  | 0  | 2007 |
Al-Ittihad | 1  | 0  | 2010 |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1  | 0  | 2015 |
Al-Ahed | 1  | 0  | 2019 |
Al-Seeb | 1  | 0  | 2022 |
Erbil | 0  | 2  |  | 2012, 2014
Istiklol | 0  | 2  |  | 2015, 2017
Al-Wahda | 0  | 1  |  | 2004
Nejmeh | 0  | 1  |  | 2005
Safa | 0  | 1  |  | 2008
Al-Karamah | 0  | 1  |  | 2009
Bengaluru | 0  | 1  |  | 2016
Altyn Asyr | 0  | 1  |  | 2018
April 25 | 0  | 1  |  | 2019
Kuala Lumpur City | 0  | 1  |  | 2022

### Performance by nations[edit]

Nation  | Titles  | Runners-up  | Total

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Kuwait | 4  | 3  | 7
Iraq | 3  | 2  | 5
Jordan | 3  | 1  | 4
Syria | 2  | 2  | 4
Bahrain | 2  | 1  | 3
Lebanon | 1  | 2  | 3
Uzbekistan | 1  | 1  | 2
Malaysia | 1  | 1  | 2
Oman | 1  | 0  | 1
Tajikistan | 0  | 2  | 2
India | 0  | 1  | 1
Turkmenistan | 0  | 1  | 1
North Korea | 0  | 1  | 1

### Top scorers[edit]

| Year | Player | Club | Goals

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2004 |  Indra Sahdan Daud |  Home United | 7
Egmar Goncalves |  Home United
2005 |  Mo'ayyad Salim |  Al-Faisaly | 9
2006 |  Mahmoud Shelbaieh |  Al-Wehdat | 8
2007 |  Odai Al Saify |  Shabab Al-Ordun | 5
Mohammed Ghaddar |  Nejmeh
2008 |  Rico |  Al-Muharraq | 19
2009 |  Robert Akaruye |  Busaiteen | 8
Mohamad Hamwi |  Al-Karamah
Jehad Al Hussain |  Al-Kuwait
Huỳnh Kesley Alves |  Bình Dương
2010 |  Afonso Alves |  Al-Rayyan | 9
2011 |  Ivan Bošković |  Nasaf Qarshi | 10
2012 |  Amjad Radhi |  Erbil | 9
Raja Rafe |  Al-Shorta
2013 |  Issam Jemâa |  Al-Kuwait | 16
2014 |  Juan Belencoso |  Kitchee | 11
2015 |  Daniel McBreen |  South China | 8
Riste Naumov |  Ayeyawady United
2016 |  Hammadi Ahmed |  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 16
2017 |  Kim Yu-song |  April 25 | 9
2018 |  An Il-bom |  April 25 | 12
2019 |  Bienvenido Marañón |  Ceres–Negros | 10
2020 |  Bienvenido Marañón |  Ceres–Negros | 5
2021 |  Khusayin Norchaev |  Nasaf Qarshi | 7
2022 |  Jasur Hasanov |  Sogdiana Jizzakh | 5
Paulo Josué |  Kuala Lumpur City
Pedro Paulo |  Viettel

### Most Valuable Player[edit]

Year | Player | Club

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2011 |  Artur Gevorkyan |  Nasaf Qarshi
2012 |  Rogerinho |  Al-Kuwait
2013 |  Bader Al-Mutawa |  Al-Qadsia
2014 |  Saif Al Hashan |  Al-Qadsia
2015 |  Safiq Rahim |  Johor Darul Ta'zim
2016 |  Hammadi Ahmed |  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2017 |  Manuchekhr Dzhalilov |  Istiklol
2018 |  Hammadi Ahmed |  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2019 |  Mehdi Khalil |  Al-Ahed
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
2021 |  Abdulwahab Al-Malood |  Al-Muharraq
2022 |  Eid Al-Farsi |  Al-Seeb

### Winning coaches[edit]

Year | Club | Coach

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2004 |  Al-Jaish |  Costică Ștefănescu
2005 |  Al-Faisaly |  Branko Smiljanić
2006 |  Al-Faisaly |  Adnan Hamad
2007 |  Shabab Al-Ordon |  Nizar Mahrous
2008 |  Al-Muharraq |  Salman Sharida
2009 |  Al-Kuwait |  Mohamad Abdulla
2010 |  Al-Ittihad |  Valeriu Tița
2011 |  Nasaf Qarshi |  Anatoliy Demyanenko
2012 |  Al-Kuwait |  Marin Ion
2013 |  Al-Kuwait |  Marin Ion
2014 |  Al-Qadsia |  Antonio Puche
2015 |  Johor Darul Ta'zim |  Mario Gomez
2016 |  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |  Basim Qasim
2017 |  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |  Hussam Al Sayed
2018 |  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |  Basim Qasim
2019 |  Al-Ahed |  Bassem Marmar
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
2021 |  Al-Muharraq |  Isa Sadoon Al-Hamdani
2022 |  Al-Seeb |  Rashid Jaber

### All-time top goalscorers[edit]

As of 11 March 2020[7]
Rank  | Player  | Club(s)  | Goals

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1  |  Bienvenido Marañón |  Ceres–Negros |

2  |  Mahmoud Shelbaieh |  Al-Wehdat |

3  |  Aleksandar Đurić |  Geylang United, Singapore Armed Forces, Tampines Rovers |

Amjad Radhi |  Erbil SC, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |

5  |  Bader Al-Mutawa |  Qadsia SC |

Rico |  Al-Muharraq, Al-Riffa, Al-Hidd |

7  |  Ali Ashfaq |  Club Valencia, New Radiant, VB Sports Club |

## See also[edit]

* List of association football competitions
* Bangladeshi clubs in the AFC Cup
* Indian clubs in the AFC Cup
* Indonesian clubs in the AFC Cup
* Syrian clubs in the AFC Cup
* Thai clubs in the AFC Cup
* Hong Kong clubs in the AFC Cup
* Vietnamese clubs in the AFC Cup

## References[edit]

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## Notes[edit]

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* AFC Cup on RSSSF
* AFC Cup on Twitter

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AFC Cup

Seasons|

* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023–24

Finals|

* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022

* History

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AFC Cup winners

| 2000s|

* 2004:  Al-Jaish
* 2005:  Al-Faisaly
* 2006:  Al-Faisaly
* 2007:  Shabab Al-Ordon
* 2008:  Al-Muharraq
* 2009:  Al-Kuwait

|

2010s|

* 2010:  Al-Ittihad
* 2011:  Nasaf Qarshi
* 2012:  Al-Kuwait
* 2013:  Al-Kuwait
* 2014:  Al-Qadsia
* 2015:  Johor Darul Ta'zim
* 2016:  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
* 2017:  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
* 2018:  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
* 2019:  Al-Ahed

2020s|

* 2020: Not awarded
* 2021:  Al-Muharraq
* 2022:  Al-Seeb

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AFC competitions

Men's national team|

| Senior team|

* Asian Cup
* Regional
* AFF
* CAFA
* EAFF
* SAFF
* WAFF

|

Age-restricted|

* U-23
* U-23 Asian Cup
* Asian Games
* U-20 Asian Cup
* U-17 Asian Cup
* U-14 Championship

Futsal|

* Asian Cup
* Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
* U-20 Asian Cup

Beach soccer|

* Asian Cup
* Asian Beach Games

Defunct competitions|

* Intercontinental
* Afro-Asian Cup
* AFC–OFC Challenge Cup
* Olympic Qualifying Tournament
* Challenge Cup
* Solidarity Cup

Men's club|

| Football|

* Champions League
* AFC Cup

|

Futsal|

* Futsal Club Championship

Defunct competitions|

* Intercontinental
* Afro-Asian Championship
* Cup Winners' Cup
* Super Cup
* President's Cup

Women's national team|

| Senior team|

* Asian Cup
* Asian Games
* Olympic Qualifying Tournament
* Regional
* AFF
* CAFA
* EAFF
* SAFF
* WAFF

|

Age-restricted|

* U-20 Asian Cup
* U-17 Asian Cup
* U-14 Girls' Regional Championship

Futsal|

* Asian Cup
* Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Women's club|

| Football|

* Club Championship

|

Other tournaments|

| Esports|

* AFC eAsian Cup

|

AFC Club Competitions Ranking

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Asian sports club competitions

Football|

* Men
* AFC Champions League
* AFC Cup
* Women
* AFC Women's Club Championship

Futsal|

* Men
* AFC Futsal Club Championship

Basketball|

* Men
* FIBA Asia Champions Cup

Volleyball|

* Men
* Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
* Women
* Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship

Handball|

* Men
* Asian Club League Handball Championship
* Women
* Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship

Water polo|

* Men
* Asian Water Polo Clubs Championships

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International men's club football competitions

* Intercontinental Cup (defunct)
* Afro-Asian Club Championship (defunct)
* Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
* World Leagues Forum
* Lists of association football clubs

Global|

* FIFA – Club World Cup
* Intercontinental Cup

Africa|

* CAF – Champions League
* Confederation Cup
* Super Cup

Asia|

* AFC – Champions League
* AFC Cup

Europe|

* UEFA – Champions League
* Europa League
* Europa Conference League
* Super Cup

North,
Central America
and the Caribbean|

* CONCACAF – Champions Cup
* Leagues Cup
* Central American Cup
* Caribbean Cup

Oceania|

* OFC – Champions League

South America|

* CONMEBOL – Copa Libertadores
* Copa Sudamericana
* Recopa Sudamericana

See also: International women's club football

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AFC Cup top scorers

* 2004: Indra Sahdan & Gonçalves
* 2005: Salim
* 2006: Shelbaieh
* 2007: Al Saify & Ghaddar
* 2008: Rico
* 2009: Akaruye & Al Hamwi & Al Hussain & Kesley
* 2010: Alves
* 2011: Bošković
* 2012: Radhi & Rafe
* 2013: Jemâa
* 2014: Belencoso
* 2015: McBreen & Naumov
* 2016: Ahmed
* 2017: Kim Y.S.
* 2018: An I.B.
* 2019: Marañón
* 2020: Marañón
* 2021: Norchaev
* 2022: Hasanov & Josué & Pedro Paulo

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