Asian Cup Winners' Cup

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 the 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 to form the AFC Champions League. 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.

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Organiser(s)	AFC
Founded	1990
Abolished	2002
Region	Asia
Last champions	Al-Hilal (2nd title)
Most championships	Al-Hilal Yokohama F. Marinos (2 titles each)
Website	the-afc.com

History

Winners

Season	Winners
1990–91	Persepolis
1991–92	Nissan FC
1992–93	Yokohama Marinos
1993–94	Al-Qadsiah
1994–95	Yokohama Flügels
1995-96	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, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. For the first edition, seventeen clubs took part and Iranian club of Persepolis were the first winners, after defeating Bahraini Al-Muharraq in the final. Al-Hilal won the last championship in 2001–02, defeating Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

Records and statistics

Performances by club

Main article: List of Asian Cup Winners' Cup finals

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	1995–96	—
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	—	1995–96
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

Performances in finals

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 coach

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 Davidović
1999–2000	Shimizu S-Pulse	Steve Perryman
2000–01	Al-Shabab	Carlinhos
2001–02	Al Hilal	Artur Jorge

See also

• List of Asian Cup Winners' Cup finals

External links

• Asian Cup Winners Cup – RSSSF