# AFC Champions League Two

The AFC Champions League Two (previously known as the AFC Cup, abbreviated as the ACL Two or ACL2) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation. It is the second-tier competition of Asian club football, ranked below the AFC Champions League Elite and above the AFC Challenge League.
The tournament was founded in 1990 with name Asian Cup Winners' Cup, and in 2004 change as the AFC Cup, which was played primarily among clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying slots to the top-tier AFC Champions League. In 2024, the AFC introduced a revamped second-tier club competition under the name AFC Champions League Two, with the records and statistics of the AFC Cup transferring to the new competition.
Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions. Participation in the competition is open to clubs from the top 12 nations in the East and the West region based on the AFC club competitions ranking. The participant from each nation ranked 1–6 in each region is the highest-placed club in that nation that did not qualify for the AFC Champions League Elite. The nations ranked 7–12 in each region enter their top club(s) directly to the AFC Champions League Two.
The current champions are Central Coast Mariners, who defeated Al-Ahed in the 2024 final. Al-Kuwait and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya are the most successful clubs in the competition's history, having won three titles each. Clubs from Kuwait have won four titles, making them the most successful nation in the competition.
The winner of the AFC Champions League Two will be allocated an indirect preliminary stage slot for the next AFC Champions League Elite season, if they have not qualified through domestic competition.

## History

Winners :
| Season | Winners |
| AFC Cup ||
| 2004 | Al-Jaish |
| 2005 | Al-Faisaly |
| 2006 | Al-Faisaly (2) |
| 2007 | Shabab Al-Ordon |
| 2008 | Al-Muharraq |
| 2009 | Kuwait SC |
| 2010 | Al-Ittihad Aleppo |
| 2011 | Nasaf Qarshi |
| 2012 | Kuwait SC (2) |
| 2013 | Kuwait SC (3) |
| 2014 | Qadsia |
| 2015 | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| 2016 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 2017 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (2) |
| 2018 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (3) |
| 2019 | Al-Ahed |
| 2020 | Cancelled |
| 2021 | Al-Muharraq (2) |
| 2022 | Al-Seeb |
| 2023–24 | Central Coast Mariners |
| AFC Champions League Two ||
| 2024–25 | |
The AFC Cup began in 2004 as a second-tier competition to relate back to the AFC Champions League, as 14 countries that had developing status competed in the first competition, with 18 teams being nominated. The winners and three runners-up would then head to the knock-out stage. Al-Jaish took the first AFC Cup after they defeated fellow Syrian opponents Al-Wahda on away goals.
In 2005, 18 teams competed from nine nations with the nations still being allowed to choose from one or two teams entering. After Syrian teams left the AFC Cup to try at the AFC Champions League for four years, Al-Faisaly defeated Nejmeh in the final. With it, Jordanian teams would win the next two AFC Cup seasons with Bahrain joining the league while Bangladesh was relegated to the AFC President's Cup until the tournament's abolition in 2014.
Al-Muharraq would break the trend in 2008 as they won the last two-legged final before it headed back into a one-leg system, a rule that was never changed until now.
On 23 December 2022, it was announced that the AFC competition structure would change from the established formats from the 2024–25 season. A new second-tier tournament called the AFC Champions League Two would be introduced. Meanwhile, a new third-tier competition was also launched under the name AFC Challenge League.
On 24 May 2024, AFC announced that the records and statistics of the preceding AFC club competitions will be recognised and integrated within the revamped club competitions, with the data from the AFC Cup transferring to the AFC Champions League Two.

## Format

Some changes were applied in terms of teams and format for the 2017 AFC Cup. A total of 36 teams participated in the group stage (12 each from West Asia and ASEAN, and 4 each from East Asia, Central Asia, and South Asia). The final is played as a one-off match.

### Allocation

The allocation of group stage teams by member country was listed below; asterisks represent occasions where at least one team was eliminated in qualification for the group stage. Those who had not reached the group stage but had only played in qualification are not bolded.
| Associations | Spots | Spots | Spots | Spots | Spots | Spots | Spots | Spots | Spots | Spots | Spots | Spots | Spots | Spots | Spots | Spots | Spots | Spots | Spots | Spots | Spots |
| Associations | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| EAFF | EAFF | EAFF | EAFF | EAFF | EAFF | EAFF | EAFF | EAFF | EAFF | EAFF | EAFF | EAFF | EAFF | EAFF | EAFF | EAFF | EAFF | EAFF | EAFF | EAFF | |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 2* | 0 |
| Guam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Macau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1* | 0 |
| Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 1 | 0* | 0* | 0* | 1 | 0* | 1 | 0 |
| North Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| AFF ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | Part of OFC | Part of OFC | Part of OFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brunei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 0* | 0 | 0* | 0 |
| Cambodia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 0 |
| Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2* | 1 |
| Laos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0* | 0* | 1 | 1* | 0* | 1 | 0* | 0 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1* | 0 |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Singapore | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 2 |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0± | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3* |
| Timor-Leste | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| SAFF ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 1 | 1* | 1* | 1 | 1* | 1* | 1* | 1* | 0 |
| Bhutan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0 |
| India | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 2* | 1* |
| Maldives | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 1* | 0 | 2 | 1* | 1* | 1* | 0 |
| Nepal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0 |
| Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| CAFA ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2* |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0* | 0* | 2 | 1* | 1* | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 0 |
| Tajikistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1* | 1* | 1* | 1* | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 2 |
| Turkmenistan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1* | 1* | 1* | 2 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2* | 1* |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| WAFF | WAFF | WAFF | WAFF | WAFF | WAFF | WAFF | WAFF | WAFF | WAFF | WAFF | WAFF | WAFF | WAFF | WAFF | WAFF | WAFF | WAFF | WAFF | WAFF | WAFF | |
| Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 1* |
| Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jordan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1* |
| Lebanon | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 1* | 0 | 2 | 1* | 0 |
| Palestine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 1* | 2 | 0* | 0* | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 0 |
| Qatar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Syria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2* | 0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2* |
| Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0* | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | |
| Finals | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 32 |
| Qualifying | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 41 | 40 | 50 | 44 | 43 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 49 | 36 |

## Prize money

The prize money for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two is as follows:
| Round | Teams | Amount | Amount |
| Round | Teams | Per team | Total |
| Final (Champions) | 1 | $2.5 million | $2.5 million |
| Final (Runners-up) | 1 | $1 million | $1 million |
| Semi-finals | 4 | $240,000 | $960,000 |
| Quarter-finals | 8 | $160,000 | $1,280,000 |
| Round of 16 | 16 | $80,000 | $1,280,000 |
| Group stage | 32 | $300,000 | $9,600,000 |
| Total | 32 | $16,620,000 | $16,620,000 |

## Marketing
### Sponsorship

The tournament has been sponsored by a group of multinational corporations, in contrast to the single main sponsor typically found in national top-flight leagues.
Official Global Partners
* Neom
* Qatar Airways
* Visit Saudi
Official Global Supporters
* Konami
* Molten
* Tecno Mobile
* Visa Inc.

## Records and statistics
### Results

List of AFC Cup and AFC Champions League Two finals :
| Season | Nation | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Nation | Venue | Attendance |
| AFC Cup era (2004–2024) ||||||||
| Two-legged format ||||||||
| 2004 | Syria | Al-Jaish | 3–2 | Al-Wahda | Syria | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria | |
| 2004 | Syria | Al-Jaish | 0–1 | Al-Wahda | Syria | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria | |
| Aggregate 3–3, Al-Jaish won on away goals. |||||||
| 2005 | Jordan | Al-Faisaly | 1–0 | Nejmeh | Lebanon | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | |
| 2005 | Jordan | Al-Faisaly | 3–2 | Nejmeh | Lebanon | Rafic Hariri Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon | |
| Al-Faisaly won 4–2 on aggregate. |||||||
| 2006 | Jordan | Al-Faisaly | 3–0 | Al-Muharraq | Bahrain | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | 7,000 |
| 2006 | Jordan | Al-Faisaly | 2–4 | Al-Muharraq | Bahrain | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | 3,000 |
| Al-Faisaly won 5–4 on aggregate. |||||||
| 2007 | Jordan | Shabab Al-Ordon | 1–0 | Al-Faisaly | Jordan | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | 5,500 |
| 2007 | Jordan | Shabab Al-Ordon | 1–1 | Al-Faisaly | Jordan | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | 7,500 |
| Shabab Al-Ordon won 2–1 on aggregate. |||||||
| 2008 | Bahrain | Al-Muharraq | 5–1 | Safa | Lebanon | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | 6,000 |
| 2008 | Bahrain | Al-Muharraq | 5–4 | Safa | Lebanon | Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon | 2,000 |
| Al-Muharraq won 10–5 on aggregate. |||||||
| Single match format ||||||||
| 2009 | Kuwait | Al-Kuwait | 2–1 | Al-Karamah | Syria | Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait | 17,400 |
| 2010 | Syria | Al-Ittihad | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Al-Qadsia | Kuwait | Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait | 58,604 |
| 2011 | Uzbekistan | Nasaf | 2–1 | Al-Kuwait | Kuwait | Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi, Uzbekistan | 15,753 |
| 2012 | Kuwait | Al-Kuwait | 4–0 | Erbil | Iraq | Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil, Iraq | 30,000 |
| 2013 | Kuwait | Al-Kuwait | 2–0 | Al-Qadsia | Kuwait | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait | 10,000 |
| 2014 | Kuwait | Al-Qadsia | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Erbil | Iraq | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, UAE | 5,240 |
| 2015 | Malaysia | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1–0 | Istiklol | Tajikistan | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan | 18,000 |
| 2016 | Iraq | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–0 | Bengaluru | India | Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 5,806 |
| 2017 | Iraq | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–0 | Istiklol | Tajikistan | Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan | 20,000 |
| 2018 | Iraq | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 2–0 | Altyn Asyr | Turkmenistan | Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq | 24,665 |
| 2019 | Lebanon | Al-Ahed | 1–0 | April 25 | North Korea | Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 500 |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. |
| 2021 | Bahrain | Al-Muharraq | 3–0 | Nasaf | Uzbekistan | Al-Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain | 9,060 |
| 2022 | Oman | Al-Seeb | 3–0 | Kuala Lumpur City | Malaysia | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 27,722 |
| 2023–24 | Australia | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | Al-Ahed | Lebanon | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman | 1,930 |
| AFC Champions League Two era (2024–present) ||||||||
| 2024–25 | | | v | | | | |

### Performance by clubs

Performances in the AFC Cup and AFC Champions League Two by club :
| vte Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
| Al-Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 2009, 2012, 2013 | 2011 |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 3 | 0 | 2016, 2017, 2018 | |
| Al-Faisaly | 2 | 1 | 2005, 2006 | 2007 |
| Al-Muharraq | 2 | 1 | 2008, 2021 | 2006 |
| Al-Qadsia | 1 | 2 | 2014 | 2010, 2013 |
| Nasaf Qarshi | 1 | 1 | 2011 | 2021 |
| Al-Ahed | 1 | 1 | 2019 | 2023–24 |
| Al-Jaish | 1 | 0 | 2004 | |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | 1 | 0 | 2007 | |
| Al-Ittihad | 1 | 0 | 2010 | |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1 | 0 | 2015 | |
| Al-Seeb | 1 | 0 | 2022 | |
| Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 0 | 2023–24 | |
| Erbil | 0 | 2 | | 2012, 2014 |
| Istiklol | 0 | 2 | | 2015, 2017 |
| Al-Wahda | 0 | 1 | | 2004 |
| Nejmeh | 0 | 1 | | 2005 |
| Safa | 0 | 1 | | 2008 |
| Al-Karamah | 0 | 1 | | 2009 |
| Bengaluru | 0 | 1 | | 2016 |
| Altyn Asyr | 0 | 1 | | 2018 |
| April 25 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 |
| Kuala Lumpur City | 0 | 1 | | 2022 |

### Performance by nations

| Nation | Titles | Runners-up | Total |
| Kuwait | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Iraq | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Syria | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Oman | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tajikistan | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| India | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkmenistan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| North Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top scorers
YearPlayerClubGoals
2004
Indra Sahdan Daud
Home United
7
Egmar Goncalves
Home United
2005 Mo'ayyad Salim Al-Faisaly9
2006 Mahmoud Shelbaieh Al-Wehdat8
2007
Odai Al Saify
Shabab Al-Ordun
5
Mohammed Ghaddar
Nejmeh
2008
Rico
Al-Muharraq
19
2009
Robert Akaruye
Busaiteen
8
Mohamad Hamwi
Al-Karamah
Jehad Al Hussain
Al-Kuwait
Huỳnh Kesley Alves
Bình Dương
2010 Afonso Alves Al-Rayyan9
2011
Ivan Bošković
Nasaf Qarshi
10
2012
Amjad Radhi
Erbil
9
Raja Rafe
Al-Shorta
2013
Issam Jemâa
Al-Kuwait
16
2014
Juan Belencoso
Kitchee
11
2015
Daniel McBreen
South China
8
Riste Naumov
Ayeyawady United
2016
Hammadi Ahmed
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
16
2017
Kim Yu-song
April 25
9
2018
An Il-bom
April 25
12
2019
Bienvenido Marañón
Ceres–Negros
10
2020
Bienvenido Marañón
Ceres–Negros
5
2021
Khusayin Norchaev
Nasaf Qarshi
7
2022
Jasur Hasanov
Sogdiana Jizzakh
5
Paulo Josué
Kuala Lumpur City
Pedro Paulo
Viettel
2023–24
Marco Túlio
Central Coast Mariners
8
Most Valuable Player
YearPlayerClub
2011
Artur Gevorkyan
Nasaf Qarshi
2012
Rogerinho
Al-Kuwait
2013
Bader Al-Mutawa
Al-Qadsia
2014
Saif Al Hashan
Al-Qadsia
2015
Safiq Rahim
Johor Darul Ta'zim
2016
Hammadi Ahmed
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2017
Manuchekhr Dzhalilov
Istiklol
2018
Hammadi Ahmed
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2019
Mehdi Khalil
Al-Ahed
2020
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
2021
Abdulwahab Al-Malood
Al-Muharraq
2022
Eid Al-Farsi
Al-Seeb
2023–24
Mikael Doka
Central Coast Mariners
Winning coaches
YearClubCoach
2004
Al-Jaish
Costică Ștefănescu
2005
Al-Faisaly
Branko Smiljanić
2006
Al-Faisaly
Adnan Hamad
2007
Shabab Al-Ordon
Nizar Mahrous
2008
Al-Muharraq
Salman Sharida
2009
Al-Kuwait
Mohamad Abdulla
2010
Al-Ittihad
Valeriu Tița
2011
Nasaf Qarshi
Anatoliy Demyanenko
2012
Al-Kuwait
Marin Ion
2013
Al-Kuwait
Marin Ion
2014
Al-Qadsia
Antonio Puche
2015
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Mario Gomez
2016
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Basim Qasim
2017
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Hussam Al Sayed
2018
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Basim Qasim
2019
Al-Ahed
Bassem Marmar
2020
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
2021
Al-Muharraq
Isa Sadoon Al-Hamdani
2022
Al-Seeb
Rashid Jaber
2023–24
Central Coast Mariners
Mark Jackson
Top goalscorers
As of 11 March 2020
RankPlayerClubGoals
1
Bienvenido Marañón
Ceres–Negros
35
2
Mahmoud Shelbaieh
Al-Wehdat
34
3
Aleksandar Đurić
Geylang United, Singapore Armed Forces, Tampines Rovers
32
Amjad Radhi
Erbil SC, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
32
5
Bader Al-Mutawa
Qadsia SC
30
Rico
Al-Muharraq, Al-Riffa, Al-Hidd
30
7
Ali Ashfaq
Club Valencia, New Radiant, VB Sports Club
29 :