AFC Champions League Two

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The AFC Champions League Two (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 competition was founded in 2004 as the AFC Cup, it was played primarily among clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying slots to the top-tier AFC Champions League. The competition rebranded to its current name in 2024. In a bid to increase competitivenes, its format was also changed to include clubs from higher ranked AFC member associations. The prize money was also increased. 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 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 already qualified through domestic competition. The current champions of the competition is Sharjah, who defeated Lion City Sailors in the 2025 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.

Infobox

Organiser(s)

AFC

Founded

2004; 21 years ago (2004) (as AFC Cup)

Region

Asia

Teams

32 (group stage)

Qualifier for

AFC Champions League Elite

Related competitions

AFC Champions League Elite (1st tier)AFC Challenge League (3rd tier)

Current champions

Sharjah (1st title)

Most championships

Al-Kuwait Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya(3 titles each)

Website

www.the-afc.com

Tables

Winners[2] · History

AFC Cup

Season

AFC Cup

2004

Season

2004

Winners

Al-Jaish

2005

Season

2005

Winners

Al-Faisaly

2006

Season

2006

Winners

Al-Faisaly (2)

2007

Season

2007

Winners

Shabab Al-Ordon

2008

Season

2008

Winners

Al-Muharraq

2009

Season

2009

Winners

Kuwait SC

2010

Season

2010

Winners

Al-Ittihad Aleppo

2011

Season

2011

Winners

Nasaf Qarshi

2012

Season

2012

Winners

Kuwait SC (2)

2013

Season

2013

Winners

Kuwait SC (3)

2014

Season

2014

Winners

Qadsia

2015

Season

2015

Winners

Johor Darul Ta'zim

2016

Season

2016

Winners

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

2017

Season

2017

Winners

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (2)

2018

Season

2018

Winners

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (3)

2019

Season

2019

Winners

Al-Ahed

2020

Season

2020

Winners

Cancelled

2021

Season

2021

Winners

Al-Muharraq (2)

2022

Season

2022

Winners

Al-Seeb

2023–24

Season

2023–24

Winners

Central Coast Mariners

AFC Champions League Two

Season

AFC Champions League Two

2024–25

Season

2024–25

Winners

Sharjah

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	Sharjah

2004

Associations

2004

Spots

2005

Spots

2006

Spots

2007

Spots

2008

Spots

2009

Spots

2010

Spots

2011

Spots

2012

Spots

2013

Spots

2014

Spots

2015

Spots

2016

Spots

2017

Spots

2018

Spots

2019

Spots

2020

Spots

2021

Spots

2022

Spots

2023–24

Spots

2024–25

Spots

2025–26

EAFF

Associations

EAFF

China

Associations

China

Spots

Chinese Taipei

Associations

Chinese Taipei

Spots

Guam

Associations

Guam

Spots

Hong Kong

Associations

Hong Kong

Spots

Japan

Associations

Japan

Spots

Macau

Associations

Macau

Spots

Mongolia

Associations

Mongolia

Spots

North Korea

Associations

North Korea

Spots

South Korea

Associations

South Korea

Spots

Total

Associations

Total

Spots

AFF

Associations

AFF

Australia

Associations

Australia

Spots

Part of OFC

Spots

Brunei

Associations

Brunei

Spots

Cambodia

Associations

Cambodia

Spots

Indonesia

Associations

Indonesia

Spots

Laos

Associations

Laos

Spots

Malaysia

Associations

Malaysia

Spots

Myanmar

Associations

Myanmar

Spots

Philippines

Associations

Philippines

Spots

Singapore

Associations

Singapore

Spots

Thailand

Associations

Thailand

Spots

0±

Spots

Timor-Leste

Associations

Timor-Leste

Spots

Vietnam

Associations

Vietnam

Spots

Total

Associations

Total

Spots

SAFF

Associations

SAFF

Bangladesh

Associations

Bangladesh

Spots

Bhutan

Associations

Bhutan

Spots

India

Associations

India

Spots

Maldives

Associations

Maldives

Spots

Nepal

Associations

Nepal

Spots

Pakistan

Associations

Pakistan

Spots

Sri Lanka

Associations

Sri Lanka

Spots

Total

Associations

Total

Spots

CAFA

Associations

CAFA

Afghanistan

Associations

Afghanistan

Spots

Iran

Associations

Iran

Spots

Kyrgyzstan

Associations

Kyrgyzstan

Spots

Tajikistan

Associations

Tajikistan

Spots

Turkmenistan

Associations

Turkmenistan

Spots

Uzbekistan

Associations

Uzbekistan

Spots

Total

Associations

Total

Spots

WAFF

Associations

WAFF

Bahrain

Associations

Bahrain

Spots

Iraq

Associations

Iraq

Spots

Jordan

Associations

Jordan

Spots

Kuwait

Associations

Kuwait

Spots

Lebanon

Associations

Lebanon

Spots

Oman

Associations

Oman

Spots

Palestine

Associations

Palestine

Spots

Qatar

Associations

Qatar

Spots

Saudi Arabia

Associations

Saudi Arabia

Spots

Syria

Associations

Syria

Spots

United Arab Emirates

Associations

United Arab Emirates

Spots

Yemen

Associations

Yemen

Spots

Total

Associations

Total

Spots

Total

Associations

Total

Finals

Associations

Finals

Spots

Qualifying

Associations

Qualifying

Spots

Associations	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	2025–26
EAFF
China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0*	1	1	1*	1	1	2*	0	0
Guam	0	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	2
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Macau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0*	0	1	0	1	0	0	1*	0	0
Mongolia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0*	1	0*	0*	0*	1	0*	1	0	0
North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1*	0	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	1
Total	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	5
AFF
Australia	Part of OFC			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
Brunei	0	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	0
Indonesia	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2*	1	1*
Laos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0*	0*	1	1*	0*	1	0*	0	0
Malaysia	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	1	1
Myanmar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	1*	0	0
Philippines	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1*	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	2	2	1*
Singapore	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1*	2	2
Thailand	0	0	0±	1	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3*	3*
Timor-Leste	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0*	1	0	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	2
Total	4	4	4	6	4	8	8	7	10	10	10	10	9	11	12	12	12	11	11	12	11	11
SAFF
Bangladesh	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0*	1	1*	1*	1	1*	1*	1*	1*	0	0
Bhutan	0	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*	2*
Maldives	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1*	2	2	2	2	1*	1*	0	2	1*	1*	1*	0	0
Nepal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0*	0	0*	0	1	0	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	0
Sri Lanka	0	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	2
CAFA
Afghanistan	0	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*	2*
Kyrgyzstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0*	0*	2	1*	1*	2	2	2	1*	0	0
Tajikistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1*	1*	1*	1*	2	2	2	2	1*	2	1*
Turkmenistan	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1*	1*	1*	2	1*	2	2	2	2*	1*	2*
Uzbekistan	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1
Total	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	7	7	7	4	6	6
WAFF
Bahrain	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1*	1*	2
Iraq	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
Jordan	0	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	2	2
Kuwait	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	2	1*	0
Lebanon	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0

· Prize money

Per team

Round

Per team

Teams

Total

Final (Champions)

Round

Final (Champions)

Teams

Amount

$2.5 million

Final (Runners-up)

Round

Final (Runners-up)

Teams

Amount

$1 million

Semi-finals

Round

Semi-finals

Teams

Amount

$240,000

Amount

$960,000

Quarter-finals

Round

Quarter-finals

Teams

Amount

$160,000

Amount

$1,280,000

Round of 16

Round

Round of 16

Teams

Amount

$80,000

Amount

$1,280,000

Group stage

Round

Group stage

Teams

Amount

$300,000

Amount

$9,600,000

Total

Round

Total

Teams

Amount

$16,620,000

Round	Teams	Amount
Round	Teams	Per team	Total
Final (Champions)	1	million
Final (Runners-up)	1	$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

List of AFC Cup and AFC Champions League Two finals · Records and statistics › Results

AFC Cup era (2004–2024)

Season

AFC Cup era (2004–2024)

Two-legged format

Season

Two-legged format

2004

Season

2004

Winners

Al-Jaish

Score

3–2

Runners-up

Al-Wahda

Venue

Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria

0–1

Season

0–1

Winners

Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria

Aggregate 3–3, Al-Jaish won on away goals.

Season

Aggregate 3–3, Al-Jaish won on away goals.

2005

Season

2005

Winners

Al-Faisaly

Score

1–0

Runners-up

Nejmeh

Venue

Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan

3–2

Season

3–2

Winners

Rafic Hariri Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon

Al-Faisaly won 4–2 on aggregate.

Season

Al-Faisaly won 4–2 on aggregate.

2006

Season

2006

Winners

Al-Faisaly

Score

3–0

Runners-up

Al-Muharraq

Venue

Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan

Attendance

7,000

2–4

Season

2–4

Winners

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain

Score

3,000

Al-Faisaly won 5–4 on aggregate.

Season

Al-Faisaly won 5–4 on aggregate.

2007

Season

2007

Winners

Shabab Al-Ordon

Score

1–0

Runners-up

Al-Faisaly

Venue

Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan

Attendance

5,500

1–1

Season

1–1

Winners

Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan

Score

7,500

Shabab Al-Ordon won 2–1 on aggregate.

Season

Shabab Al-Ordon won 2–1 on aggregate.

2008

Season

2008

Winners

Al-Muharraq

Score

5–1

Runners-up

Safa

Venue

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain

Attendance

6,000

5–4

Season

5–4

Winners

Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon

Score

2,000

Al-Muharraq won 10–5 on aggregate.

Season

Al-Muharraq won 10–5 on aggregate.

Single match format

Season

Single match format

2009

Season

2009

Winners

Al-Kuwait

Score

2–1

Runners-up

Al-Karamah

Venue

Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Attendance

17,400

2010

Season

2010

Winners

Al-Ittihad

Score

1–1 (a.e.t.)(4–2 p)

Runners-up

Al-Qadsia

Venue

Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Attendance

58,604

2011

Season

2011

Winners

Nasaf

Score

2–1

Runners-up

Al-Kuwait

Venue

Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi, Uzbekistan

Attendance

15,753

2012

Season

2012

Winners

Al-Kuwait

Score

4–0

Runners-up

Erbil

Venue

Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil, Iraq

Attendance

30,000

2013

Season

2013

Winners

Al-Kuwait

Score

2–0

Runners-up

Al-Qadsia

Venue

Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Attendance

10,000

2014

Season

2014

Winners

Al-Qadsia

Score

0–0 (a.e.t.)(4–2 p)

Runners-up

Erbil

Venue

Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, UAE

Attendance

5,240

2015

Season

2015

Winners

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Score

1–0

Runners-up

Istiklol

Venue

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Attendance

18,000

2016

Season

2016

Winners

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Score

1–0

Runners-up

Bengaluru

Venue

Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar

Attendance

5,806

2017

Season

2017

Winners

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Score

1–0

Runners-up

Istiklol

Venue

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan

Attendance

20,000

2018

Season

2018

Winners

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Score

2–0

Runners-up

Altyn Asyr

Venue

Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq

Attendance

24,665

2019

Season

2019

Winners

Al-Ahed

Score

1–0

Runners-up

April 25

Venue

Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Attendance

500

2020

Season

2020

Winners

Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.

2021

Season

2021

Winners

Al-Muharraq

Score

3–0

Runners-up

Nasaf

Venue

Al-Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain

Attendance

9,060

2022

Season

2022

Winners

Al-Seeb

Score

3–0

Runners-up

Kuala Lumpur City

Venue

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Attendance

27,722

2023–24

Season

2023–24

Winners

Central Coast Mariners

Score

1–0

Runners-up

Al-Ahed

Venue

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman

Attendance

1,930

AFC Champions League Two era (2024–present)

Season

AFC Champions League Two era (2024–present)

2024–25

Season

2024–25

Winners

Sharjah

Score

2–1

Runners-up

Lion City Sailors

Venue

Bishan Stadium, Singapore

Attendance

9,737

Season	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Attendance
AFC Cup era (2004–2024)
Two-legged format
2004	Al-Jaish	3–2	Al-Wahda	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	Nejmeh	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan
	Al-Faisaly	3–2	Nejmeh	Rafic Hariri Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
	Al-Faisaly won 4–2 on aggregate.
2006	Al-Faisaly	3–0	Al-Muharraq	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan	7,000
	Al-Faisaly	2–4	Al-Muharraq	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	3,000
	Al-Faisaly won 5–4 on aggregate.
2007	Shabab Al-Ordon	1–0	Al-Faisaly	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan	5,500
	Shabab Al-Ordon	1–1	Al-Faisaly	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan	7,500
	Shabab Al-Ordon won 2–1 on aggregate.
2008	Al-Muharraq	5–1	Safa	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	6,000
	Al-Muharraq	5–4	Safa	Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon	2,000
	Al-Muharraq won 10–5 on aggregate.
Single match format
2009	Al-Kuwait	2–1	Al-Karamah	Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	17,400
2010	Al-Ittihad	1–1 (a.e.t.)(4–2 p)	Al-Qadsia	Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	58,604
2011	Nasaf	2–1	Al-Kuwait	Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi, Uzbekistan	15,753
2012	Al-Kuwait	4–0	Erbil	Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil, Iraq	30,000
2013	Al-Kuwait	2–0	Al-Qadsia	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	10,000
2014	Al-Qadsia	0–0 (a.e.t.)(4–2 p)	Erbil	Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, UAE	5,240
2015	Johor Darul Ta'zim	1–0	Istiklol	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan	18,000
2016	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1–0	Bengaluru	Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	5,806
2017	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1–0	Istiklol	Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan	20,000
2018	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2–0	Altyn Asyr	Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq	24,665
2019	Al-Ahed	1–0	April 25	Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	500
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.
2021	Al-Muharraq	3–0	Nasaf	Al-Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain	9,060
2022	Al-Seeb	3–0	Kuala Lumpur City	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	27,722
2023–24	Central Coast Mariners	1–0	Al-Ahed	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman	1,930
AFC Champions League Two era (2024–present)
2024–25	Sharjah	2–1	Lion City Sailors	Bishan Stadium, Singapore	9,737

Performances in the AFC Cup and AFC Champions League Two by club · Records and statistics › Performance by club

Al-Kuwait

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Al-Kuwait

Winners

Runners-up

Years won

2009, 2012, 2013

Years runners-up

2011

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Winners

Runners-up

Years won

2016, 2017, 2018

Al-Faisaly

Winners

Runners-up

Years won

2005, 2006

Years runners-up

2007

Al-Muharraq

Winners

Runners-up

Years won

2008, 2021

Years runners-up

2006

Al-Qadsia

Winners

Runners-up

Years won

2014

Years runners-up

2010, 2013

Nasaf Qarshi

Winners

Runners-up

Years won

2011

Years runners-up

2021

Al-Ahed

Winners

Runners-up

Years won

2019

Years runners-up

2023–24

Al-Jaish

Winners

Runners-up

Years won

2004

Shabab Al-Ordon

Winners

Runners-up

Years won

2007

Al-Ittihad

Winners

Runners-up

Years won

2010

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Winners

Runners-up

Years won

2015

Al-Seeb

Winners

Runners-up

Years won

2022

Central Coast Mariners

Winners

Runners-up

Years won

2023–24

Sharjah

Winners

Runners-up

Years won

2024–25

Erbil

Winners

Runners-up

Years runners-up

2012, 2014

Istiklol

Winners

Runners-up

Years runners-up

2015, 2017

Al-Wahda

Winners

Runners-up

Years runners-up

2004

Nejmeh

Winners

Runners-up

Years runners-up

2005

Safa

Winners

Runners-up

Years runners-up

2008

Al-Karamah

Winners

Runners-up

Years runners-up

2009

Bengaluru

Winners

Runners-up

Years runners-up

2016

Altyn Asyr

Winners

Runners-up

Years runners-up

2018

April 25

Winners

Runners-up

Years runners-up

2019

Kuala Lumpur City

Winners

Runners-up

Years runners-up

2022

Lion City Sailors

Winners

Runners-up

Years runners-up

2024–25

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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
Sharjah	1	0	2024–25
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
Lion City Sailors	0	1		2024–25

· Records and statistics › Performance by nation

Kuwait

Nation

Kuwait

Titles

Runners-up

Total

Iraq

Nation

Iraq

Titles

Runners-up

Total

Jordan

Nation

Jordan

Titles

Runners-up

Total

Syria

Nation

Syria

Titles

Runners-up

Total

Bahrain

Nation

Bahrain

Titles

Runners-up

Total

Lebanon

Nation

Lebanon

Titles

Runners-up

Total

Uzbekistan

Nation

Uzbekistan

Titles

Runners-up

Total

Malaysia

Nation

Malaysia

Titles

Runners-up

Total

Oman

Nation

Oman

Titles

Runners-up

Total

Australia

Nation

Australia

Titles

Runners-up

Total

United Arab Emirates

Nation

United Arab Emirates

Titles

Runners-up

Total

Tajikistan

Nation

Tajikistan

Titles

Runners-up

Total

India

Nation

India

Titles

Runners-up

Total

Turkmenistan

Nation

Turkmenistan

Titles

Runners-up

Total

North Korea

Nation

North Korea

Titles

Runners-up

Total

Singapore

Nation

Singapore

Titles

Runners-up

Total

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
United Arab Emirates	1	0	1
Tajikistan	0	2	2
India	0	1	1
Turkmenistan	0	1	1
North Korea	0	1	1
Singapore	0	1	1

· Records and statistics › Most Valuable Player

2011

Season

2011

Player

Artur Gevorkyan

Club

Nasaf Qarshi

2012

Season

2012

Player

Rogerinho

Club

Al-Kuwait

2013

Season

2013

Player

Bader Al-Mutawa

Club

Al-Qadsia

2014

Season

2014

Player

Saif Al Hashan

Club

Al-Qadsia

2015

Season

2015

Player

Safiq Rahim

Club

Johor Darul Ta'zim

2016

Season

2016

Player

Hammadi Ahmed

Club

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

2017

Season

2017

Player

Manuchekhr Dzhalilov

Club

Istiklol

2018

Season

2018

Player

Hammadi Ahmed

Club

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

2019

Season

2019

Player

Mehdi Khalil

Club

Al-Ahed

2020

Season

2020

Player

Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia

2021

Season

2021

Player

Abdulwahab Al-Malood

Club

Al-Muharraq

2022

Season

2022

Player

Eid Al-Farsi

Club

Al-Seeb

2023–24

Season

2023–24

Player

Mikael Doka

Club

Central Coast Mariners

2024–25

Season

2024–25

Player

Caio Lucas

Club

Sharjah

Season	Player	Club
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
2024–25	Caio Lucas	Sharjah

· Records and statistics › Top scorers

2004

Year

2004

Player

Indra Sahdan Daud

Club

Home United

Goals

Egmar Goncalves

Year

Egmar Goncalves

Player

Home United

2005

Year

2005

Player

Mo'ayyad Salim

Club

Al-Faisaly

Goals

2006

Year

2006

Player

Mahmoud Shelbaieh

Club

Al-Wehdat

Goals

2007

Year

2007

Player

Odai Al Saify

Club

Shabab Al-Ordun

Goals

Mohammed Ghaddar

Year

Mohammed Ghaddar

Player

Nejmeh

2008

Year

2008

Player

Rico

Club

Al-Muharraq

Goals

2009

Year

2009

Player

Robert Akaruye

Club

Busaiteen

Goals

Mohamad Hamwi

Year

Mohamad Hamwi

Player

Al-Karamah

Jehad Al Hussain

Year

Jehad Al Hussain

Player

Al-Kuwait

Huỳnh Kesley Alves

Year

Huỳnh Kesley Alves

Player

Bình Dương

2010

Year

2010

Player

Afonso Alves

Club

Al-Rayyan

Goals

2011

Year

2011

Player

Ivan Bošković

Club

Nasaf Qarshi

Goals

2012

Year

2012

Player

Amjad Radhi

Club

Erbil

Goals

Raja Rafe

Year

Raja Rafe

Player

Al-Shorta

2013

Year

2013

Player

Issam Jemâa

Club

Al-Kuwait

Goals

2014

Year

2014

Player

Juan Belencoso

Club

Kitchee

Goals

2015

Year

2015

Player

Daniel McBreen

Club

South China

Goals

Riste Naumov

Year

Riste Naumov

Player

Ayeyawady United

2016

Year

2016

Player

Hammadi Ahmed

Club

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Goals

2017

Year

2017

Player

Kim Yu-song

Club

April 25

Goals

2018

Year

2018

Player

An Il-bom

Club

April 25

Goals

2019

Year

2019

Player

Bienvenido Marañón

Club

Ceres–Negros

Goals

2020

Year

2020

Player

Bienvenido Marañón

Club

Ceres–Negros

Goals

2021

Year

2021

Player

Khusayin Norchaev

Club

Nasaf Qarshi

Goals

2022

Year

2022

Player

Jasur Hasanov

Club

Sogdiana Jizzakh

Goals

Paulo Josué

Year

Paulo Josué

Player

Kuala Lumpur City

Pedro Paulo

Year

Pedro Paulo

Player

Viettel

2023–24

Year

2023–24

Player

Marco Túlio

Club

Central Coast Mariners

Goals

2024–25

Year

2024–25

Player

Sardar Azmoun

Club

Shabab Al Ahli

Goals

Year	Player	Club	Goals
2004	Indra Sahdan Daud	Home United	7
2004	Egmar Goncalves	Home United	7
2005	Mo'ayyad Salim	Al-Faisaly	9
2006	Mahmoud Shelbaieh	Al-Wehdat	8
2007	Odai Al Saify	Shabab Al-Ordun	5
2007	Mohammed Ghaddar	Nejmeh	5
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-Rayyan	9
2011	Ivan Bošković	Nasaf Qarshi	10
2012	Amjad Radhi	Erbil	9
2012	Raja Rafe	Al-Shorta	9
2013	Issam Jemâa	Al-Kuwait	16
2014	Juan Belencoso	Kitchee	11
2015	Daniel McBreen	South China	8
2015	Riste Naumov	Ayeyawady United	8
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
2024–25	Sardar Azmoun	Shabab Al Ahli	9

· Records and statistics › Winning coaches

2004

Year

2004

Club

Al-Jaish

Coach

Costică Ștefănescu

2005

Year

2005

Club

Al-Faisaly

Coach

Branko Smiljanić

2006

Year

2006

Club

Al-Faisaly

Coach

Adnan Hamad

2007

Year

2007

Club

Shabab Al-Ordon

Coach

Nizar Mahrous

2008

Year

2008

Club

Al-Muharraq

Coach

Salman Sharida

2009

Year

2009

Club

Al-Kuwait

Coach

Mohamad Abdulla

2010

Year

2010

Club

Al-Ittihad

Coach

Valeriu Tița

2011

Year

2011

Club

Nasaf Qarshi

Coach

Anatoliy Demyanenko

2012

Year

2012

Club

Al-Kuwait

Coach

Marin Ion

2013

Year

2013

Club

Al-Kuwait

Coach

Marin Ion

2014

Year

2014

Club

Al-Qadsia

Coach

Antonio Puche

2015

Year

2015

Club

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Coach

Mario Gómez

2016

Year

2016

Club

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Coach

Basim Qasim

2017

Year

2017

Club

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Coach

Hussam Al Sayed

2018

Year

2018

Club

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Coach

Basim Qasim

2019

Year

2019

Club

Al-Ahed

Coach

Bassem Marmar

2021

Year

2021

Club

Al-Muharraq

Coach

Isa Sadoon Al-Hamdani

2022

Year

2022

Club

Al-Seeb

Coach

Rashid Jaber

2023–24

Year

2023–24

Club

Central Coast Mariners

Coach

Mark Jackson

2024–25

Year

2024–25

Club

Sharjah

Coach

Cosmin Olăroiu

Year	Club	Coach
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 Gómez
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
2021	Al-Muharraq	Isa Sadoon Al-Hamdani
2022	Al-Seeb	Rashid Jaber
2023–24	Central Coast Mariners	Mark Jackson
2024–25	Sharjah	Cosmin Olăroiu

· Records and statistics › Top goalscorers

Rank

Player

Bienvenido Marañón

Goals

Years

2016–2020

Club(s)

Ceres–Negros

Rank

Player

Mahmoud Shelbaieh

Goals

Years

2006–2016

Club(s)

Al-Wehdat

Rank

Player

Aleksandar Đurić

Goals

Years

2004–2014

Club(s)

Geylang United, Singapore Armed Forces, Tampines Rovers

Amjad Radhi

Rank

Amjad Radhi

Player

Goals

2011–2018

Years

Erbil, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Rank

Player

Bader Al-Mutawa

Goals

Years

2010–2019

Club(s)

Al-Qadsia

Rico

Rank

Rico

Player

Goals

2006–2015

Years

Al-Muharraq, Al-Riffa, Al-Hidd

Rank

Player

Ali Ashfaq

Goals

Years

2004–2020

Club(s)

Club Valencia, New Radiant, VB Sports Club, TC Sports Club

Rank

Player

Rogerinho

Goals

Years

2009–2015

Club(s)

Al-Kuwait

Rank

Player

Jordi Tarrés

Goals

Years

2012–2019

Club(s)

Kitchee

Rank

Player

Kim Yu-song

Goals

Years

2017–2019

Club(s)

April 25

Rank	Player	Goals	Years	Club(s)
1	Bienvenido Marañón	35	2016–2020	Ceres–Negros
2	Mahmoud Shelbaieh	34	2006–2016	Al-Wehdat
3	Aleksandar Đurić	32	2004–2014	Geylang United, Singapore Armed Forces, Tampines Rovers
3	Amjad Radhi	32	2011–2018	Erbil, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
5	Bader Al-Mutawa	30	2010–2019	Al-Qadsia
5	Rico	30	2006–2015	Al-Muharraq, Al-Riffa, Al-Hidd
7	Ali Ashfaq	29	2004–2020	Club Valencia, New Radiant, VB Sports Club, TC Sports Club
8	Rogerinho	28	2009–2015	Al-Kuwait
9	Jordi Tarrés	25	2012–2019	Kitchee
10	Kim Yu-song	24	2017–2019	April 25

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