List of Asian Cup Winner's Cup finals

The Asian Cup winner's Cup (abbreviated as ACWC) was a seasonal football competition held by the Asian Football Confederation (Afc) from 1990 to 2002 between the Asian Cup winners and in parallel with the AFC Cup. In the first four rounds of the Cup, the final match was played.[1][2] There was a round trip between the finalist teams, but after that and until the end of this final tournament, it was always held as a single game and hosted by one of the two finalist teams or in a neutral country. Persepolis won the first round of the tournament by beating Muharraq. Al-Hilal won the last championship in 2001–02, defeating Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. The champion of this cup competed with the champions of the Asian Club Championship to achieve the Asian Super Cup .[3]

List of Asian Cup Winner's Cup finals
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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Until 2002, football matches in Asia were held under the two titles of Asian Club Cup champions and Asian Cup winners, but the club organizing committee in this continent; After the end of the tournament in 2001–02, like the European Cup Winners' Cup in the 1998–99 season, by merging these two trophies, to hold the games in the form of the AFC Champions League; From now on, the champions of the Asian League and Cup will participate in the Champions League.Al Hilal and Nissan FC (Nissan) are the proudest teams in this competition with 2 championships each. The teams of Persepolis and Al-Nassr are also in the next ranks with 1 championship and 1 runner-up each. Saudi Arabia clubs are the record holders of championships in these competitions by winning six titles.[4]

Finals

Official Award
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

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.

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