Asian Cup Winners' Cup
| File:Asian Cup Winners' Cup Logo.svg | |
| Organising body | AFC |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| Abolished | 2002 |
| Region | Asia |
| Last champions | Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal (2nd title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Japan Yokohama F. Marinos (2 titles each) |
| Website | the-afc.com |
The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an Asian football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-Asian club competition organised by Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The tournament was started in 1990–91 and ran for 12 seasons, with the final edition held in 2001–02, after which it was discontinued and merged into the Asian Club Championship to form the AFC Champions League. The winners of the Cup Winners' Cup used to contest the Asian Super Cup against the winners of the Asian Club Championship. The most successful clubs in the competition were Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia and Yokohama F. Marinos from Japan with two titles each.
History
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The competition was founded at the beginning of 1990 by the Asian Football Confederation, following the example of UEFA in Europe, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. For the first edition, seventeen teams took part registered and it was the Iranian club of Persepolis who were the first winners, after defeating the Bahraini Al-Muharraq in the final. Al-Hilal won the last championship in 2001–02, defeating Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. In 2002, Asian Club Championship, Asian Cup Winners' Cup and Asian Super Cup tournaments combined to form the AFC Champions League and after that, the domestic cup winners entered the AFC Champions League.
Records and statistics
Performances by club
| Club | Title(s) | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal | 2 | 0 | 1996–97, 2001–02 | — |
| Japan Yokohama F. Marinos1 | 2 | 0 | 1991–92, 1992–93 | — |
| Iran Persepolis | 1 | 1 | 1990–91 | 1992–93 |
| Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr | 1 | 1 | 1997–98 | 1991–92 |
| Saudi Arabia Al-Qadsiah FC | 1 | 0 | 1993–94 | — |
| Japan Yokohama Flügels2 | 1 | 0 | 1994–95 | — |
| Japan Shonan Bellmare | 1 | 0 | 1995 | — |
| Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad | 1 | 0 | 1998–99 | — |
| Japan Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 | 0 | 1999–2000 | — |
| Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab | 1 | 0 | 2000–01 | — |
| Bahrain Al-Muharraq | 0 | 1 | — | 1990–91 |
| Hong Kong South China | 0 | 1 | — | 1993–94 |
| United Arab Emirates Al-Shaab | 0 | 1 | — | 1994–95 |
| Iraq Al-Talaba | 0 | 1 | — | 1995 |
| Japan Nagoya Grampus | 0 | 1 | — | 1996–97 |
| South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 | 1 | — | 1997–98 |
| South Korea Jeonnam Dragons | 0 | 1 | — | 1998–99 |
| Iraq Al-Zawraa | 0 | 1 | — | 1999–2000 |
| China Dalian Shide | 0 | 1 | — | 2000–01 |
| South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0 | 1 | — | 2001–02 |
1 including Nissan FC.
2 Yokohama Flügels was merged with Yokohama Marinos to Yokohama F. Marinos in 1999.
Performances by nation
| Nation | Titles | Runners-up | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Performances by manager
The following table lists the winning managers of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.[citation needed]
