AFC Cup
| Founded | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Region | Asia (AFC) |
| Number of teams | 32 |
| Current champions |  Al-Kuwait |
| Most successful club |  Al-Faisaly(2 time champions) |
 2010 AFC Cup | |
The AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their 'Vision Asia' document [1]. Countries which are 'mature' nations are entered into the AFC Champions League, and countries which are 'emerging' nations are entered into the AFC President's Cup. The 'developing nations' are the fourteen 'next-best' countries which lie outside the top-14 countries in the AFC region which send their club sides to the more prestigious AFC Champions League. Thus the two competitions are interlinked to a certain extent as the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup in Europe, as the Cup finalists are eligible to play in the Champions League playoffs.
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Participating nations and regions
A total of 32 clubs will participate in the 2010 AFC Cup.
Play-off: (2 teams)
Qatar, 
Uzbekistan which have one team qualify.
Group stage: (32 teams)
- 1 play-off entries
- 2 teams to qualify:
Hong Kong, 
Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, 
Lebanon, 
Maldives, 
Oman, 
Syria, 
Yemen, - 1 team to qualify:
Bahrain, 
Malaysia, 
Indonesia, 
Singapore, 
India, 
Thailand, 
Vietnam - 6 losers from AFC Champions League 2010 playoffs. These losers may automatically have been placed in these slots if they failed to meet the AFC ACL criteria.
Competition format
AFC’s second-tier club competition will also see changes in terms of teams and format for the 2009 edition.
- For the first time in its history, teams from Iraq and Kuwait will join the AFC Cup fray. Syrian clubs reappear in the competition after winning the inaugural edition (Al Jaish) in 2004.
- The other countries are Jordan, Bahrain, Oman, Lebanon, Yemen, India, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Maldives. Each country has two seats, while Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam will have one team in addition to the club which is playing in the ACL playoff/preliminary stage.
- A total of 32 teams will participate in the tournament (20 from West Asia and India, and 12 from East Asia).
- The teams will be divided into eight groups. Five of these groups will comprise West Asian teams, and three groups will make up the East Asian block.
- Two teams from each group will qualify for the Round of 16, where they will play one single knockout match.
- The quarter-finals, semi-finals will be played over two legs.
- The final will be played as an one-off match.
Results
Two-leg finals
| Year | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Al-Wahda | 2–3 | Al-Jaish | Abbasiyyin Stadium | Damascus, Syria |
| Al-Jaish | 0–1 | Al-Wahda | Abbasiyyin Stadium | Damascus, Syria | |
| Aggregate 3–3, Al-Jaish won on away goals | |||||
| 2005 | Al-Faisaly | 1–0 | Al-Nejmeh | Amman International Stadium | Amman, Jordan |
| Al-Nejmeh | 2–3 | Al-Faisaly | Al Manara Stadium | Beirut, Lebanon | |
| Al-Faisaly won 4–2 on aggregate | |||||
| 2006 | Al-Faisaly | 3–0 | Al-Muharraq | Amman International Stadium | Amman, Jordan |
| Al-Muharraq | 4–2 | Al-Faisaly | Bahrain National Stadium | Riffa, Bahrain | |
| Al-Faisaly won 5–4 on aggregate | |||||
| 2007 | Al-Faisaly | 0–1 | Shabab Al-Ordon | Amman International Stadium | Amman, Jordan |
| Shabab Al-Ordon | 1–1 | Al-Faisaly | Amman International Stadium | Amman, Jordan | |
| Shabab Al-Ordon won 2–1 on aggregate | |||||
| 2008 | Al-Muharraq | 5–1 | Safa | Bahrain National Stadium | Riffa, Bahrain |
| Safa | 4–5 | Al-Muharraq | Sports City Stadium | Beirut, Lebanon | |
| Al-Muharraq won 10–5 on aggregate | |||||
One leg finals
| Year | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Al-Kuwait | 2-1 | Al-Karamah | Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| 2010 |
Performance by clubs
| # | Clubs | Winners | Runners-up | Semifinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Faisaly | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Al-Muharraq | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Shabab Al-Ordon | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al-Jaish | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Kuwait Kaifan | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Al-Nejmeh | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Safa | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al-Wahda | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Al-Karamah | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | Al-Wihdat | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Geylang United | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Home United | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| New Radiant | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sun Hei | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Al-Nahda | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dempo | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Binh Duong | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| South China | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Performance by nations
| # | Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Semifinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Syria | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lebanon | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Singapore | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | Maldives | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oman | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| India | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 1 |
By Clubs' Statistics
Top Scorers
| Year | Footballer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Mohammed Ghaddar | Al-Nejmeh | 5 |
| Odai Saify | Shabab Al-Ordun | 5 | |
| 2008 |  Rico | Al-Muharraq | 19 |
| 2009 | Jehad Al Hussain | Al-Kuwait | 8 |
| Mohamad Al Hamawi | Al-Karamah | 8 | |
 Robert Akaruye | Busaiteen | 8 | |
| Huỳnh Kesley Alves | Binh Duong | 8 |
See also
References
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