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{{Infobox football tournament
| logo                 = Asian Cup Winners' Cup Logo.svg
| imagesize            = 150
| organiser            = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| founded              = 1990
| abolished            = 2002
| region               = Asia
| current champions = {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] (2nd title)
| most successful club =  {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yokohama F. Marinos]]<br />(2 titles each)
| website              = {{URL|http://www.the-afc.com|the-afc.com}}
}}

The '''Asian Cup Winners' Cup''' was an Asian [[association football|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 [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC). The tournament was started in [[1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1990–91]] and ran for 12 seasons, with the final edition held in [[2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2001–02]], after which it was discontinued and merged into the [[AFC Champions League|Asian Club Championship]] 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 FC|Al Hilal]] from [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Yokohama F. Marinos]] from [[Japan]] with two titles each.

==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
|+ Winners
|-
! Season !! Winners
|-
| [[1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1990–91]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
|-
| [[1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1991–92]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yokohama F. Marinos|Nissan FC]]
|-
| [[1992–93 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1992–93]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yokohama F. Marinos|Yokohama Marinos]]
|-
| [[1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1993–94]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al Qadsiah FC|Al-Qadsiah]]
|-
| [[1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1994–95]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yokohama Flügels]]
|-
| [[1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1995]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shonan Bellmare|Bellmare Hiratsuka]]
|-
| [[1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1996–97]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]]
|-
| [[1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1997–98]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]
|-
| [[1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1998–99]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]
|-
| [[1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1999–2000]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|JPN}} [[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|-
| [[2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2000–01]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al-Shabab]]
|-
| [[2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2001–02]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]]
|}

The competition was founded at the beginning of 1990 by the Asian Football Confederation, following the example of [[UEFA]] in Europe, the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]. For the first edition, seventeen teams took part registered and it was the Iranian club of [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] who were the first winners, after defeating the Bahraini [[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]] in the final. [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] won the last championship in [[2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2001–02]], defeating [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]]. In 2002, Asian Club Championship, Asian Cup Winners' Cup and Asian Super Cup tournaments combined to form the AFC Champions League and after that, the domestic cup winners entered the AFC Champions League.

==Records and statistics==

===Performances by club ===
{{Main|List of Asian Cup Winners' Cup finals}}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ Performances in the Asian Cup Winners' Cup by club
|-
! scope="col" | Club
! scope="col" | Title(s)
! scope="col" | Runners-up
! scope="col" | Seasons won
! scope="col" | Seasons runner-up
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |0
|[[1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1996–97]], [[2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2001–02]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yokohama F. Marinos]]<sup>1</sup>
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |0
|[[1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1991–92]], [[1992–93 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1992–93]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
!align="left" scope="row"|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|[[1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1990–91]]
|[[1992–93 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1992–93]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|[[1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1997–98]]
|[[1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1991–92]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Qadsiah FC]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |0
|[[1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1993–94]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yokohama Flügels]]<sup>2</sup>
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |0
|[[1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1994–95]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shonan Bellmare]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |0
|[[1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1995]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Ittihad FC|Al-Ittihad]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |0
|[[1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1998–99]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |0
|[[1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1999–2000]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al-Shabab]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |0
|[[2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2000–01]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]]
| style="text-align:center;" |0
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1990–91]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|HKG}} [[South China AA|South China]]
| style="text-align:center;" |0
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1993–94]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al-Shaab CSC|Al-Shaab]]
| style="text-align:center;" |0
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1994–95]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Talaba SC|Al-Talaba]]
| style="text-align:center;" |0
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1995]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nagoya Grampus]]
| style="text-align:center;" |0
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1996–97]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]]
| style="text-align:center;" |0
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1997–98]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeonnam Dragons]]
| style="text-align:center;" |0
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1998–99]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Al-Zawra'a SC|Al-Zawraa]]
| style="text-align:center;" |0
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1999–2000]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Shide]]
| style="text-align:center;" |0
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2000–01]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]]
| style="text-align:center;" |0
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2001–02]]
|}
''<sup>1</sup> including [[Nissan FC]].''  <br>
''<sup>2</sup> [[Yokohama Flügels]] was merged with [[Yokohama Marinos]] to [[Yokohama F. Marinos]] in 1999.''

===Performances by nation===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+Performances in finals by nation
|-
!scope="col"|Nation
!scope="col"|Titles
!scope="col"|Runners-up
!scope="col"|Total
|-
!scope=row|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|align=center|6
|align=center|1
|align=center|7
|-
!scope=row|{{flag|Japan}}
|align=center|5
|align=center|1
|align=center|6
|-
!scope=row|{{flag|Iran}}
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|align=center|2
|-
!scope=row|{{flag|South Korea}}
|align=center|0
|align=center|3
|align=center|3
|-
!scope=row|{{flag|Iraq}}
|align=center|0
|align=center|2
|align=center|2
|-
!scope=row|{{flag|Bahrain}}
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|-
!scope=row|{{flag|China}}
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|-
!scope=row|{{flag|Hong Kong}}
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|-
!scope=row|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|-
|}<noinclude>

===Performances by manager===
The following table lists the winning managers of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year!!Club!!Coach
|-
| rowspan=1| [[1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1990–91]]
| {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis FC|Persepolis]]
| {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Ali Parvin]]
|-
| rowspan=1| [[1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1991–92]]
| {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Yokohama F. Marinos|Nissan FC]]
| {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Hidehiko Shimizu]] 
|-
| rowspan=1| [[1992–93 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1992–93]]
| {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Yokohama Marinos]]
| {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Hidehiko Shimizu]] 
|-
| rowspan=1| [[1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1993–94]]
| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Qadisiyah FC|Al-Qadisiyah]]
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ján Pivarník]]
|-
| rowspan=1| [[1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1994–95]]
| {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Yokohama Flugels]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Antonio Carlos da Silva]]
|-
| rowspan=1| [[1995–96 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1995–96]]
| {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Shonan Bellmare|Bellmare Hiratsuka]]
| {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Shigeharu Ueki]]
|-
| rowspan=1| [[1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1996–97]]
| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al Hilal]]
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Mirko Jozić]]
|-
| rowspan=1| [[1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1997–98]]
| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Dusan Uhrin]]
|-
| rowspan=1| [[1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1998–99]]
| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ittihad Jeddah|Al-Ittihad]]
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Dimitri Davidovic]]
|-
| rowspan=1| [[1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1999–2000]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Perryman]]
|-
| rowspan=1| [[2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2000–01]]
| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Shabab (Saudi Arabia)|Al-Shabab]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Carlinhos (footballer, born 1937)|Carlinhos]]
|-
| rowspan=1| [[2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2001–02]]
| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al Hilal]]
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Artur Jorge (footballer, born 1946)|Artur Jorge]]
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Asian Cup Winners' Cup finals]]

==External links==
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/as2.html Asian Cup Winners Cup] – [[RSSSF]]

{{Asian Cup Winners' Cup seasons}}
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