Asian Cup Winners' Cup
The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC. 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 are Al Hilal from Saudi Arabia and Nissan FC from Japan. In 2002, it merged with the Asian Club Championship to form the AFC Champions League.
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| Founded | 1990–91 |
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| Abolished | 2002 |
| Region | Asia (AFC) |
| Most successful club(s) |   (2 titles each) |
| Website | the-afc.com |
Finals
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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| 1990–91 |  |
1 – 0 (aggregate) |
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| 1991–92 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
6 – 1 (aggregate) |
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| 1992–93 | |
2 – 1 (aggregate) |
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| 1993–94 | |
6 – 2 (aggregate) |
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| 1994–95 | |
2 – 1 (aet) |
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| 1995 | |
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| 1996–97 | |
3 – 1 | |
| 1997–98 | |
1 – 0 |  |
| 1998–99 | |
3 – 2 (aet) |
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| 1999–2000 | |
1 – 0 | |
| 2000–01 | |
4 – 2 |  |
| 2001–02 | |
2 – 1 (aet) |
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Records and statistics
The following table lists countries by number of winners and runner-up in Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
By nation
| # | Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
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| 1 | | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | | 0 | 1 |
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 |
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| 2 | 0 | (1996–97, 2001–02) | |
| 2 | 0 | (1991–92, 1992–93) | |
| 1 | 1 | (1990–91) | (1992–93) |
| 1 | 1 | (1997–98) | (1991–92) |
| 1 | 0 | (1993–94) | |
| 1 | 0 | (1994–95) | |
| 1 | 0 | (1995) | |
| 1 | 0 | (1998–99) | |
| 1 | 0 | (1999-2000) | |
| 1 | 0 | (2000–01) | |
| 0 | 1 | (1990–91) | |
| 0 | 1 | (1993–94) | |
| 0 | 1 | (1994–95) | |
| 0 | 1 | (1995–96) | |
| 0 | 1 | (1996–97) | |
| 0 | 1 | (1997–98) | |
| 0 | 1 | (1998–99) | |
| 0 | 1 | (1999-2000) | |
| 0 | 1 | (2000–01) | |
| 0 | 1 | (2001–02) |
1 including Nissan FC.
2 Yokohama Flügels was merged with Yokohama Marinos to Yokohama F. Marinos in 1999.
Winning coaches
The following table lists the winning coaches of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
| Year | Club | Coach |
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| 1990–91 | |
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| 1991–92 | |
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| 1992–93 | |
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| 1993–94 | |
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| 1994–95 | |
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| 1995–96 | |
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| 1996–97 | |
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| 1997–98 | |
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| 1998–99 | |
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| 1999–2000 | |
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| 2000–01 | |
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| 2001–02 | |
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External links
Asian Cup Winners' Cup winners | |
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