The tournament was founded in 2004 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 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 where it was a random draw in who was going to play. 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 competed in the last two-legged final before it headed back into a one-leg system, a rule that was never changed till the termination of this tournament.
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.[1] Meanwhile, a new third-tier competition was also launched under the name AFC Challenge League.[2][3][4]
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.[5]
Formatedit
Map of AFC countries whose teams reached the group stage of the AFC Cup/AFC CL Two
AFC member country that has been represented in the group stage
AFC member country that has not been represented in the group stage
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.
Allocationedit
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.
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.
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Not to be confused with AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League Two 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 AFC Champions League TwoOrganising bodyAFCFounded2004 20 years ago 2004 rebranded in 2024 RegionAsiaNumber of teams32 group stage Qualifier forAFC Champions League EliteRelated competitionsAFC Champions League Elite 1st tier AFC Challenge League 3rd tier Current championsCentral Coast Mariners 1st title Most successful club s Al KuwaitAl Quwa Al Jawiya 3 titles each 2024 25 AFC Champions League Two The tournament was founded in 2004 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 Contents 1 History 2 Format 2 1 Allocation 3 Prize money 4 Marketing 4 1 Sponsorship 5 Results and statistics 5 1 Finals 5 2 Performance by clubs 5 3 Performance by nations 5 4 Top scorers 5 5 Most Valuable Player 5 6 Winning coaches 5 7 Top goalscorers 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThe 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 where it was a random draw in who was going to play 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 competed in the last two legged final before it headed back into a one leg system a rule that was never changed till the termination of this tournament 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 1 Meanwhile a new third tier competition was also launched under the name AFC Challenge League 2 3 4 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 5 Format edit nbsp Map of AFC countries whose teams reached the group stage of the AFC Cup AFC CL Two AFC member country that has been represented in the group stage AFC member country that has not been represented in the group stage 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 edit 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 24 East nbsp China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 nbsp Guam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Hong Kong 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 nbsp Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Macau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 nbsp Mongolia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 nbsp North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 nbsp South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 ASEAN nbsp Australia Part of OFC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 nbsp Brunei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Cambodia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 nbsp Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 nbsp Laos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 nbsp Malaysia 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 nbsp Myanmar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 nbsp Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 nbsp Singapore 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 nbsp Thailand 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Timor Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 nbsp Vietnam 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 Total 4 4 4 6 4 8 8 7 10 10 10 10 9 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 South nbsp Bangladesh 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 nbsp Bhutan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp India 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 nbsp Maldives 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 nbsp Nepal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 nbsp Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Sri Lanka 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 Central nbsp Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 nbsp Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 nbsp Turkmenistan 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 nbsp Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Total 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 West nbsp Bahrain 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 nbsp Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 nbsp Jordan 0 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 nbsp Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 nbsp Lebanon 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 nbsp Oman 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 nbsp Palestine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 nbsp Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Syria 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 nbsp United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Yemen 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 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 Total Finals 18 18 20 24 20 32 31 32 32 32 32 32 32 34 36 36 39 37 37 36 Qualifying 18 18 20 24 20 32 31 32 33 33 34 41 40 50 44 43 48 43 43 49Prize money editThe prize money for the 2023 24 AFC Cup 6 Phase Purse USD Travel subsidy per match Preliminary stage N A 40 000 Play offs N A 40 000 Group stage N A 40 000 Knockout stage Zonal champions 100 000 40 000 Final Champions 1 5 million Runners up 750 000 40 000Marketing editSponsorship edit 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 The tournament s main sponsors were 7 Allianz beIN Sports China Resources Beverage Emirates Karcher Nike Inc Nikon QNB Group Toyota Tsingtao Brewery SeikoResults and statistics editFinals edit Main article List of AFC Cup and AFC Champions League Two finals 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 nbsp Syria Al Jaish 3 2 Al Wahda nbsp Syria Abbasiyyin Stadium Damascus Syria 0 1 Abbasiyyin Stadium Damascus Syria Aggregate 3 3 Al Jaish won on away goals 2005 nbsp Jordan Al Faisaly 1 0 Nejmeh nbsp Lebanon Amman International Stadium Amman Jordan 3 2 Rafic Hariri Stadium Beirut Lebanon Al Faisaly won 4 2 on aggregate 2006 nbsp Jordan Al Faisaly 3 0 Al Muharraq nbsp Bahrain Amman International Stadium Amman Jordan 7 000 2 4 Bahrain National Stadium Riffa Bahrain 3 000 Al Faisaly won 5 4 on aggregate 2007 nbsp Jordan Shabab Al Ordon 1 0 Al Faisaly nbsp Jordan Amman International Stadium Amman Jordan 5 500 1 1 Amman International Stadium Amman Jordan 7 500 Shabab Al Ordon won 2 1 on aggregate 2008 nbsp Bahrain Al Muharraq 5 1 Safa nbsp Lebanon Bahrain National Stadium Riffa Bahrain 6 000 5 4 Sports City Stadium Beirut Lebanon 2 000 Al Muharraq won 10 5 on aggregate Single match format 2009 nbsp Kuwait Al Kuwait 2 1 Al Karamah nbsp Syria Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium Kuwait City Kuwait 17 400 2010 nbsp Syria Al Ittihad 1 1 a e t 4 2 p Al Qadsia nbsp Kuwait Jaber International Stadium Kuwait City Kuwait 58 604 2011 nbsp Uzbekistan Nasaf 2 1 Al Kuwait nbsp Kuwait Markaziy Stadium Qarshi Uzbekistan 15 753 2012 nbsp Kuwait Al Kuwait 4 0 Erbil nbsp Iraq Franso Hariri Stadium Erbil Iraq 30 000 2013 nbsp Kuwait Al Kuwait 2 0 Al Qadsia nbsp Kuwait Al Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium Kuwait City Kuwait 10 000 2014 nbsp Kuwait Al Qadsia 0 0 a e t 4 2 p Erbil nbsp Iraq Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium Dubai UAE 5 240 2015 nbsp Malaysia Johor Darul Ta zim 1 0 Istiklol nbsp Tajikistan Pamir Stadium Dushanbe Tajikistan 18 000 2016 nbsp Iraq Al Quwa Al Jawiya 1 0 Bengaluru nbsp India Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium Doha Qatar 5 806 2017 nbsp Iraq Al Quwa Al Jawiya 1 0 Istiklol nbsp Tajikistan Hisor Central Stadium Hisor Tajikistan 20 000 2018 nbsp Iraq Al Quwa Al Jawiya 2 0 Altyn Asyr nbsp Turkmenistan Basra International Stadium Basra Iraq 24 665 2019 nbsp Lebanon Al Ahed 1 0 April 25 nbsp North Korea Kuala Lumpur Stadium Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 500 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Asia 8 2021 nbsp Bahrain Al Muharraq 3 0 Nasaf nbsp Uzbekistan Al Muharraq Stadium Arad Bahrain 9 060 2022 nbsp Oman Al Seeb 3 0 Kuala Lumpur City nbsp Malaysia Bukit Jalil National Stadium Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 27 722 2023 24 nbsp Australia Central Coast Mariners 1 0 Al Ahed nbsp Lebanon Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Muscat Oman 1 930 AFC Champions League Two era 2024 present 2024 25 v Performance by clubs edit Performances in the AFC Cup and AFC Champions League Two by club vte Club Winners Runners up Years won Years runners up nbsp Al Kuwait 3 1 2009 2012 2013 2011 nbsp Al Quwa Al Jawiya 3 0 2016 2017 2018 nbsp Al Faisaly 2 1 2005 2006 2007 nbsp Al Muharraq 2 1 2008 2021 2006 nbsp Al Qadsia 1 2 2014 2010 2013 nbsp Nasaf Qarshi 1 1 2011 2021 nbsp Al Ahed 1 1 2019 2023 24 nbsp Al Jaish 1 0 2004 nbsp Shabab Al Ordon 1 0 2007 nbsp Al Ittihad 1 0 2010 nbsp Johor Darul Ta zim 1 0 2015 nbsp Al Seeb 1 0 2022 nbsp Central Coast Mariners 1 0 2023 24 nbsp Erbil 0 2 2012 2014 nbsp Istiklol 0 2 2015 2017 nbsp Al Wahda 0 1 2004 nbsp Nejmeh 0 1 2005 nbsp Safa 0 1 2008 nbsp Al Karamah 0 1 2009 nbsp Bengaluru 0 1 2016 nbsp Altyn Asyr 0 1 2018 nbsp April 25 0 1 2019 nbsp Kuala Lumpur City 0 1 2022 Performance by nations edit Nation Titles Runners up Total nbsp Kuwait 4 3 7 nbsp Iraq 3 2 5 nbsp Jordan 3 1 4 nbsp Syria 2 2 4 nbsp Bahrain 2 1 3 nbsp Lebanon 1 3 4 nbsp Uzbekistan 1 1 2 nbsp Malaysia 1 1 2 nbsp Oman 1 0 1 nbsp Australia 1 0 1 nbsp Tajikistan 0 2 2 nbsp India 0 1 1 nbsp Turkmenistan 0 1 1 nbsp North Korea 0 1 1 Top scorers edit Year Player Club Goals 2004 nbsp Indra Sahdan Daud nbsp Home United 7 nbsp Egmar Goncalves nbsp Home United 2005 nbsp Mo ayyad Salim nbsp Al Faisaly 9 2006 nbsp Mahmoud Shelbaieh nbsp Al Wehdat 8 2007 nbsp Odai Al Saify nbsp Shabab Al Ordun 5 nbsp Mohammed Ghaddar nbsp Nejmeh 2008 nbsp Rico nbsp Al Muharraq 19 2009 nbsp Robert Akaruye nbsp Busaiteen 8 nbsp Mohamad Hamwi nbsp Al Karamah nbsp Jehad Al Hussain nbsp Al Kuwait nbsp Huỳnh Kesley Alves nbsp Binh Dương 2010 nbsp Afonso Alves nbsp Al Rayyan 9 2011 nbsp Ivan Boskovic nbsp Nasaf Qarshi 10 2012 nbsp Amjad Radhi nbsp Erbil 9 nbsp Raja Rafe nbsp Al Shorta 2013 nbsp Issam Jemaa nbsp Al Kuwait 16 2014 nbsp Juan Belencoso nbsp Kitchee 11 2015 nbsp Daniel McBreen nbsp South China 8 nbsp Riste Naumov nbsp Ayeyawady United 2016 nbsp Hammadi Ahmed nbsp Al Quwa Al Jawiya 16 2017 nbsp Kim Yu song nbsp April 25 9 2018 nbsp An Il bom nbsp April 25 12 2019 nbsp Bienvenido Maranon nbsp Ceres Negros 10 2020 nbsp Bienvenido Maranon nbsp Ceres Negros 5 2021 nbsp Khusayin Norchaev nbsp Nasaf Qarshi 7 2022 nbsp Jasur Hasanov nbsp Sogdiana Jizzakh 5 nbsp Paulo Josue nbsp Kuala Lumpur City nbsp Pedro Paulo nbsp Viettel 2023 24 nbsp Marco Tulio nbsp Central Coast Mariners 8 Most Valuable Player edit Year Player Club 2011 nbsp Artur Gevorkyan nbsp Nasaf Qarshi 2012 nbsp Rogerinho nbsp Al Kuwait 2013 nbsp Bader Al Mutawa nbsp Al Qadsia 2014 nbsp Saif Al Hashan nbsp Al Qadsia 2015 nbsp Safiq Rahim nbsp Johor Darul Ta zim 2016 nbsp Hammadi Ahmed nbsp Al Quwa Al Jawiya 2017 nbsp Manuchekhr Dzhalilov nbsp Istiklol 2018 nbsp Hammadi Ahmed nbsp Al Quwa Al Jawiya 2019 nbsp Mehdi Khalil nbsp Al Ahed 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Asia 2021 nbsp Abdulwahab Al Malood nbsp Al Muharraq 2022 nbsp Eid Al Farsi nbsp Al Seeb 2023 24 nbsp Mikael Doka nbsp Central Coast Mariners Winning coaches edit Year Club Coach 2004 nbsp Al Jaish nbsp Costică Ștefănescu 2005 nbsp Al Faisaly nbsp Branko Smiljanic 2006 nbsp Al Faisaly nbsp Adnan Hamad 2007 nbsp Shabab Al Ordon nbsp Nizar Mahrous 2008 nbsp Al Muharraq nbsp Salman Sharida 2009 nbsp Al Kuwait nbsp Mohamad Abdulla 2010 nbsp Al Ittihad nbsp Valeriu Tița 2011 nbsp Nasaf Qarshi nbsp Anatoliy Demyanenko 2012 nbsp Al Kuwait nbsp Marin Ion 2013 nbsp Al Kuwait nbsp Marin Ion 2014 nbsp Al Qadsia nbsp Antonio Puche 2015 nbsp Johor Darul Ta zim nbsp Mario Gomez 2016 nbsp Al Quwa Al Jawiya nbsp Basim Qasim 2017 nbsp Al Quwa Al Jawiya nbsp Hussam Al Sayed 2018 nbsp Al Quwa Al Jawiya nbsp Basim Qasim 2019 nbsp Al Ahed nbsp Bassem Marmar 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Asia 2021 nbsp Al Muharraq nbsp Isa Sadoon Al Hamdani 2022 nbsp Al Seeb nbsp Rashid Jaber 2023 24 nbsp Central Coast Mariners nbsp Mark Jackson Top goalscorers edit As of 11 March 2020 9 Rank Player Club Goals 1 nbsp nbsp Bienvenido Maranon nbsp Ceres Negros 35 2 nbsp Mahmoud Shelbaieh nbsp Al Wehdat 34 3 nbsp Aleksandar Đuric nbsp Geylang United Singapore Armed Forces Tampines Rovers 32 nbsp Amjad Radhi nbsp Erbil SC Al Quwa Al Jawiya 32 5 nbsp Bader Al Mutawa nbsp Qadsia SC 30 nbsp Rico nbsp Al Muharraq Al Riffa Al Hidd 30 7 nbsp Ali Ashfaq nbsp Club Valencia New Radiant VB Sports Club 29See also editList of association football competitions Bangladeshi clubs in the AFC Cup Indian clubs in the AFC Cup Indonesian clubs in the AFC Cup Syrian clubs in the AFC Cup Thai clubs in the AFC Cup Hong Kong clubs in the AFC Cup Vietnamese clubs in the AFC CupReferences edit History beckons for AFC Cup 2023 24 contenders as final edition of popular competition kicks off the AFC com Asian Football Confederation 15 September 2023 Retrieved 21 September 2023 AFC Competitions Committee recommends strategic reforms to elevate Asian club football theAFC com Archived from the 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