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Encyclopedia > Asian Champions Cup
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The AFC Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between club Champions and cup winners of the top 14 Asian leagues.

Contents
1 History
2 Qualification & format
3 Competing Asian Federations

3.1 Central & West Asia
3.2 East Asia

4 Asian Champions Cup & Champions League Finals
5 External Links

History

Originally known as the Asian Club Championship, the tournament began in 1967 with just eight clubs registered to take part. After the 1971 tournament the competition went into hiatus but was resurrected again in 1986 and reborn as the Asian Champions Cup. Entry was restricted to domestic champions only, with Cup winners playing in the Asian Cup Winners Cup tournament. The winners of the two major tournaments then played off for the Asian Super Cup.


From 2002/03 the Asian Champions Cup and Asian Cup Winners Cup were merged into one competition and was rebranded the AFC Champions League.



Six clubs have won the tournament two times; Suwon Samsung Bluewings, Pohang Steelers, Al-Hilal, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Thai Farmers Bank and Iran | Iraq | Kuwait | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | UAE | Uzbekistan


East Asia

China | Indonesia | Japan | Thailand | Vietnam




Asian Champions Cup & Champions League Finals


Season Winner Score Runner-up
2004 Al-Ittihad
 6 - 3
(aggregate)		 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2003 Al-Ain
 2 - 1
(aggregate)		 BEC Tero Sasana
2002 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
 0 - 0
(4-2 pens)		 Anyang LG Cheetahs
2001 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
 1 - 0 Jubilo Iwata
2000 Al-Hilal
 3 - 2 Jubilo Iwata
1999 Jubilo Iwata
 2 - 1 Esteghlal
1998 Pohang Steelers
 0 - 0
(6-5 pens)		 Dalian Wanda
1997 Pohang Steelers
 2 - 1 Ilhwa Chunma
1996 Ilhwa Chunma
 1 - 0 Al-Nasr
1995 Thai Farmers Bank
 1 - 0 Al-Arabi
1994 Thai Farmers Bank
 2 - 1 Omani Club
1993 Paas
 1 - 0 Al Shebab
1992 Al-Hilal
 1 - 1
(4-3 pens)		 Esteghlal
1991 Esteghlal
 2 - 1 Liaoning
1990 Liaoning
 3 - 2
(aggregate)		 Nissan FC
1989 Al Saad
 3 - 3
(aggregate, away goals win)		 Al Rasheed
1988 Yomiuri
 w/o - x
(Al-Hilal withdrew)		 Al-Hilal
1987 Furukawa Electric
 Group stage win Al-Hilal
1986 Daewoo Royals
 3 - 1 Al-Ahly
1971 Maccabi Tel-Aviv
 w/o - x
(Al Shourta withdrew)		 Al Shourta
1970 Taj Club
 2 - 1 Hapoel-Tel Aviv
1969 Maccabi Tel-Aviv
 1 - 0 Yangzee FC
1967 Hapoel Tel-Aviv
 2 - 1 Selangor FC



External Links

  • Asian Champions League Official Website (http://www.afcchampionsleague.com)

 

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