Asian Cup Winners' Cup

The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC. 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 are Al Hilal from Saudi Arabia and Nissan FC from Japan. In 2002, it merged with the Asian Club Championship to form the AFC Champions League.

Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Founded1990–91
Abolished2002
RegionAsia (AFC)
Last champions Al-Hilal (2 titles)
Most successful club(s) Al-Hilal
Yokohama Marinos (Nissan FC)
(2 titles each)
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Finals

Season Winner Score Runner-up
1990–91 Persepolis 1 – 0
(aggregate)
Muharraq
1991–92 Nissan FC 6 – 1
(aggregate)
Al-Nassr
1992–93 Yokohama Marinos 2 – 1
(aggregate)
Persepolis
1993–94 Al-Qadisiya 6 – 2
(aggregate)
South China
1994–95 Yokohama Flügels
2 – 1
(aet)
Al-Shaab
1995 Bellmare Hiratsuka 2 – 1 Al-Talaba
1996–97 Al Hilal 3 – 1 Nagoya Grampus Eight
1997–98 Al-Nassr 1 – 0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
1998–99 Al-Ittihad 3 – 2
(aet)
Chunnam Dragons
1999–2000 Shimizu S-Pulse 1 – 0 Al-Zawraa
2000–01 Al-Shabab 4 – 2 Dalian Shide
2001–02 Al Hilal 2 – 1
(aet)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Records and statistics

The following table lists countries by number of winners and runner-up in Asian Cup Winners' Cup.

By nation

# Nation Winners Runners-up
1 Saudi Arabia61
2 Japan51
3 Iran11
4 South Korea03
5 Iraq02
6 Bahrain01
7 China01
8 Hong Kong01
9 United Arab Emirates01

By club

The following table lists clubs by number of times winners and runners-up in Asian Cup Winners' Cup.

Team Winners Runners-Up Years Won Years Lost
Al-Hilal20(1996–97, 2001–02)
Yokohama F. Marinos120(1991–92, 1992–93)
Persepolis11(1990–91) (1992–93)
Al Nassr11(1997–98)(1991–92)
Al-Qadisiyah10(1993–94)
Yokohama Flügels210(1994–95)
Shonan Bellmare10(1995)
Al-Ittihad10(1998–99)
Shimizu S-Pulse10(1999-2000)
Al Shabab10(2000–01)
Muharraq01(1990–91)
South China01(1993–94)
Al-Shaab01(1994–95)
Al-Talaba01(1995–96)
Nagoya Grampus Eight01(1996–97)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings01(1997–98)
Chunnam Dragons01(1998–99)
Al-Zawraa01(1999-2000)
Dalian Shide01(2000–01)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors01(2001–02)

1 including Nissan FC.
2 Yokohama Flügels was merged with Yokohama Marinos to Yokohama F. Marinos in 1999.

Winning coaches

The following table lists the winning coaches of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.

YearClubCoach
1990–91 Persepolis Ali Parvin
1991–92 Nissan FC Hidehiko Shimizu
1992–93 Yokohama Marinos Hidehiko Shimizu
1993–94 Al-Qadisiyah Ján Pivarník
1994–95 Yokohama Flugels Antonio Carlos da Silva
1995–96 Bellmare Hiratsuka Shigeharu Ueki
1996–97 Al Hilal Mirko Jozić
1997–98 Al-Nassr Jean Fernandez
1998–99 Al-Ittihad Dimitri Davidovic
1999–2000 Shimizu S-Pulse Steve Perryman
2000–01 Al-Shabab Carlinhos
2001–02 Al Hilal Artur Jorge
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