List of AFC Cup and AFC Champions League Two finals

The AFC Champions League Two, formerly the AFC Cup, is an association football competition established in 2004 by Asian Football Confederation. It is considered the second most important international competition for Asian clubs, after the AFC Champions League Elite. Clubs qualify for the AFC Champions League Two based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions. For the first 5 years of the competition, the final was contested over two legs, one at each participating club's stadium, but since 2009, the final is held as a single match. Syrian side Al-Jaish won the inaugural competition in 2004, defeating Syrian side Al-Wahda on away goals.

List of AFC Cup and AFC Champions League Two finals
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
RegionAsia (AFC)
Number of teams36–48 (group stage)
2 (finalists)
Current championsAustralia Central Coast Mariners (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
(3 titles each)

Al-Kuwait and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya are the most successful clubs in the competition's history, having won three titles each. Clubs from Kuwait won four titles, making them the most successful nation in the competition. The tournament is dominated by clubs from West Asia, with the only winners from outside that region being Uzbek side FC Nasaf in 2011, Malaysian side Johor Darul Ta'zim in 2015 and Australian side Central Coast Mariners in 2024. The current champions are Central Coast Mariners, who beat Al-Ahed 1–0 in the 2024 edition.

List of finals

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List of AFC Cup and AFC Champions League Two finals
Season Nation Winners Score Runners-up Nation Venue Attendance
AFC Cup era (2004–2024)
Two-legged format
2004   Syria Al-Jaish 3–2 Al-Wahda   Syria Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria
0–1 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria
Aggregate 3–3, Al-Jaish won on away goals.
2005   Jordan Al-Faisaly 1–0 Nejmeh   Lebanon Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan
3–2 Rafic Hariri Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
Al-Faisaly won 4–2 on aggregate.
2006   Jordan Al-Faisaly 3–0 Al-Muharraq   Bahrain Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan 7,000
2–4 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain 3,000
Al-Faisaly won 5–4 on aggregate.
2007   Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon 1–0 Al-Faisaly   Jordan Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan 5,500
1–1 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan 7,500
Shabab Al-Ordon won 2–1 on aggregate.
2008   Bahrain Al-Muharraq 5–1 Safa   Lebanon Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain 6,000
5–4 Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon 2,000
Al-Muharraq won 10–5 on aggregate.
Single match format
2009   Kuwait Al-Kuwait 2–1 Al-Karamah   Syria Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait 17,400
2010   Syria Al-Ittihad 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Al-Qadsia   Kuwait Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait 58,604
2011   Uzbekistan Nasaf 2–1 Al-Kuwait   Kuwait Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi, Uzbekistan 15,753
2012   Kuwait Al-Kuwait 4–0 Erbil   Iraq Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil, Iraq 30,000
2013   Kuwait Al-Kuwait 2–0 Al-Qadsia   Kuwait Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait 10,000
2014   Kuwait Al-Qadsia 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Erbil   Iraq Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, UAE 5,240
2015   Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–0 Istiklol   Tajikistan Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan 18,000
2016   Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 Bengaluru   India Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 5,806
2017   Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 Istiklol   Tajikistan Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan 20,000
2018   Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–0 Altyn Asyr   Turkmenistan Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq 24,665
2019   Lebanon Al-Ahed 1–0 April 25   North Korea Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 500
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.[1]
2021   Bahrain Al-Muharraq 3–0 Nasaf   Uzbekistan Al-Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain 9,060
2022   Oman Al-Seeb 3–0 Kuala Lumpur City   Malaysia Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 27,722
2023–24   Australia Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Al-Ahed   Lebanon Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman 1,930
AFC Champions League Two era (2024–present)
2024–25 v

Performances

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By club

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Performances in the AFC Cup and AFC Champions League Two by club
Club
Winners Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
  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-Ahed 1 1 2019 2023–24
  Al-Jaish 1 0 2004
  Shabab Al-Ordon 1 0 2007
  Al-Ittihad 1 0 2010
  Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 0 2015
  Al-Seeb 1 0 2022
  Central Coast Mariners 1 0 2023–24
  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

By nation

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Nation Titles Runners-up Total
  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
  Australia 1 0 1
  Tajikistan 0 2 2
  India 0 1 1
  Turkmenistan 0 1 1
  North Korea 0 1 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AFC Executive Committee announces updates to 2020 competitions calendar". AFC. 10 September 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.