Asian Cup Winners' Cup

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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.

Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Organising bodyAFC
Founded1990
Abolished2002
RegionAsia
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

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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Winners
Season Winners
1990–91   Persepolis
1991–92   Nissan FC
1992–93   Yokohama Marinos
1993–94   Al-Qadsiah
1994–95   Yokohama Flügels
1995   Bellmare Hiratsuka
1996–97   Al-Hilal
1997–98   Al-Nassr
1998–99   Al-Ittihad
1999–2000   Shimizu S-Pulse
2000–01   Al-Shabab
2001–02   Al-Hilal

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

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Performances 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-Qadsiah FC 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.

Performances 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

Performances by manager

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The following table lists the winning managers of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.[citation needed]

Year Club Coach
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   Dusan Uhrin
1998–99   Al-Ittihad   Dimitri Davidovic
1999–2000   Shimizu S-Pulse   Steve Perryman
2000–01   Al-Shabab   Carlinhos
2001–02   Al Hilal   Artur Jorge

See also

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