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.
History + WinnersSeasonWinners1990–91 Persepolis1991–92 Nissan FC1992–93 Yokohama Marinos1993–94 Al-Qadsiah1994–95 Yokohama Flügels1995–96 Bellmare Hiratsuka1996–97 Al-Hilal1997–98 Al-Nassr1998–99 Al-Ittihad1999–2000 Shimizu S-Pulse2000–01 Al-Shabab2001–02 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
+ Performances in the Asian Cup Winners' Cup by clubClubTitle(s)Runners-upSeasons wonSeasons runner-up Al-Hilal201996–97, 2001–02 Yokohama F. Marinos1201991–92, 1992–93 Persepolis111990–911992–93 Al-Nassr111997–981991–92 Al-Qadsiah FC101993–94 Yokohama Flügels2101994–95 Shonan Bellmare101995–96 Al-Ittihad101998–99 Shimizu S-Pulse101999–2000 Al-Shabab102000–01 Al-Muharraq011990–91 South China011993–94 Al-Shaab011994–95 Al-Talaba011995–96 Nagoya Grampus011996–97 Suwon Samsung Bluewings011997–98 Jeonnam Dragons011998–99 Al-Zawraa011999–2000 Dalian Shide012000–01 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors012001–02 1 including Nissan FC. 2 Yokohama Flügels was merged with Yokohama Marinos to Yokohama F. Marinos in 1999.
Performances by nation +Performances in finalsNationTitlesRunners-upTotal617516112033022011011011011 <noinclude>
Performances by coach The following table lists the winning managers of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
YearClubCoach1990–91 Persepolis Ali Parvin1991–92 Nissan FC Hidehiko Shimizu 1992–93 Yokohama Marinos Hidehiko Shimizu 1993–94 Al-Qadisiyah Ján Pivarník1994–95 Yokohama Flugels Antonio Carlos da Silva1995–96 Bellmare Hiratsuka Shigeharu Ueki1996–97 Al Hilal Mirko Jozić1997–98 Al-Nassr Dusan Uhrin1998–99 Al-Ittihad Dimitri Davidović1999–2000 Shimizu S-Pulse Steve Perryman2000–01 Al-Shabab Carlinhos2001–02 Al Hilal Artur Jorge
See also List of Asian Cup Winners' Cup finals
External links Asian Cup Winners Cup – RSSSF