List of Asian Cup Winners' Cup finals

The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was a seasonal association football competition contested between member associations of Asian football's governing body, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was open to winners of domestic cup competitions. In the first four editions of the Cup, the final match was played in two legs.[1] After that, the final was always held as a single game and hosted by one of the two finalist teams or in a neutral country. The first competition was won by Persepolis, from Iran, who defeated Bahrain's Al-Muharraq 1–0 over two legs to win the 1991 final. The competition was abolished in 2002; Saudi Arabian team Al-Hilal were the last team to win the competition when they beat Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–1.

List of Asian Cup Winners' Cup finals
Founded1990
Abolished2002
RegionAsia (AFC)
Number of teams2 (finalists)
Last championsSaudi Arabia Al-Hilal (2nd title)
Most successful club(s)Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
(2 titles each)
Websitethe-afc.com

Al-Hilal and Yokohama F. Marinos are the most successful clubs in the competition's history, having won it on two occasions each. Teams from Saudi Arabia won the competition six times, more than any other country.[2]

List of finals

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Key
Match was won after extra time
  • The "Season" column refers to the season the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that season.
  • The two-legged finals are listed in the order they were played.
Asian Cup Winners' Cup finals
Season Nation Winners Score Runners-up Nation Venue
Two-legged format
1990–91   Iran Persepolis 0–0 Al-Muharraq   Bahrain Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain
1–0 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran
Persepolis won 1–0 on aggregate.
1991–92   Japan Nissan FC 1–1 Al-Nassr   Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
5–0 Hiratsuka Stadium, Hiratsuka, Japan
Nissan FC won 6–1 on aggregate.
1992–93   Japan Yokohama Marinos 1–1 Persepolis   Iran National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
1–0 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran
Yokohama Marinos won 2–1 on aggregate.
1993–94   Saudi Arabia Al-Qadsiah 4–2 South China   Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
2–0 Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Al-Qadsiah won 6–2 on aggregate.
Single match format
1994–95   Japan Yokohama Flügels 2–1 Al-Shaab   UAE Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
1995   Japan Bellmare Hiratsuka 2–1 Al-Talaba   Iraq Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama, Japan
1996–97   Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 3–1 Nagoya Grampus Eight   Japan King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1997–98   Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 1–0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings   South Korea King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1998–99   Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 3–2 Jeonnam Dragons   South Korea National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
1999–2000   Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Al-Zawraa   Iraq 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand
2000–01   Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 4–2 Dalian Shide   China Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2001–02   Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 2–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   South Korea Al-Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar

Performances

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By club

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Performances in the Asian Cup Winners' Cup by club
Club Title(s) Runners-up Seasons won Seasons runner-up
  Al-Hilal 2 0 1996–97, 2001–02
  Yokohama F. Marinos1 2 0 1991–92, 1992–93
  Persepolis 1 1 1990–91 1992–93
  Al-Nassr 1 1 1997–98 1991–92
  Al-Qadisiyah 1 0 1993–94
  Yokohama Flügels2 1 0 1994–95
  Shonan Bellmare 1 0 1995
  Al-Ittihad 1 0 1998–99
  Shimizu S-Pulse 1 0 1999–2000
  Al-Shabab 1 0 2000–01
  Al-Muharraq 0 1 1990–91
  South China 0 1 1993–94
  Al-Shaab 0 1 1994–95
  Al-Talaba 0 1 1995
  Nagoya Grampus 0 1 1996–97
  Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 1 1997–98
  Jeonnam Dragons 0 1 1998–99
  Al-Zawraa 0 1 1999–2000
  Dalian Shide 0 1 2000–01
  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.

By nation

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Performances in finals by nation
Nation Titles Runners-up Total
  Saudi Arabia 6 1 7
  Japan 5 1 6
  Iran 1 1 2
  South Korea 0 3 3
  Iraq 0 2 2
  Bahrain 0 1 1
  China 0 1 1
  Hong Kong 0 1 1
  United Arab Emirates 0 1 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Asian Cup Winners' Cup".
  2. ^ "Soccer: Asian Cup Winners' Cup, Summary and Data".
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