Asian Super Cup

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Asian Super Cup
Asian Super Cup Logo.svg
Organising body AFC
Founded1995;30 years ago (1995)
Abolished2002;23 years ago (2002)
Region Asia
Number of teams2
Most successful club(s) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings
(2 titles each)

The Asian Super Cup was an annual football competition between the winners of the Asian Club Championship and the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.

Contents

The competition started in 1995, but came to an end in 2002 after both major AFC tournaments were merged into the AFC Champions League. The most successful clubs are Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia and Suwon Samsung Bluewings of South Korea.

History

Key:
     Qualified as ACC winner
     Qualified as ACWC winner
Abbreviations:
ACC  = Asian Club Championship
ACWC = Asian Cup Winners' Cup
SeasonWinner
1995 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yokohama Flügels
1996 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
1997 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
1998 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
1999 Flag of Japan.svg Júbilo Iwata
2000 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
2001 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2002 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings

The Asian Super Cup was started in 1995 by the AFC, it was played in two legs. The Asian Super cup pitted the winner of the Asian Club Championship against the winner of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup. In 2002, the Asian Club Championship and the Asian Cup Winners' Cup merged to form the AFC Champions League, as a result, the Asian Super Cup was discontinued. On only three occasions, the winner of the Club Championship lost in this competition: in 1995, 1997 and 1998.

Matches

Key
Won after extra time or penalty shoot-out
Winner of Asian Club Championship
Winner of Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Asian Super Cup matches
YearNationWinnersScoreRunners-upNationVenue
Two-legged format
1995 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Yokohama Flügels 1–1 Thai Farmers Bank Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium
3–2 Mitsuzawa Stadium
Yokohama Flügels won 4–3 on aggregate
1996 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma 5–3 Bellmare Hiratsuka Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Changwon Stadium
1–0 Hiratsuka Stadium
Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma won 6–3 on aggregate
1997 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1–0 Pohang Steelers Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea King Fahd International Stadium
1–1 Pohang Steel Yard
Al-Hilal won 2–1 on aggregate
1998 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 1–1 Pohang Steelers Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea Pohang Steel Yard
0–0 King Fahd International Stadium
1–1 on aggregate; Al-Nassr won on the away goals rule
1999 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Júbilo Iwata 1–0 Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Júbilo Iwata Stadium
1–2 Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
2–2 on aggregate; Júbilo Iwata won on the away goals rule
2000 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Nihondaira Sports Stadium
1–1 King Fahd International Stadium
Al-Hilal won 3–2 on aggregate
2001 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–2 Al-Shabab Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Suwon Sports Complex
2–1 Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 4–3 on aggregate
2002 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–0 Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Suwon World Cup Stadium
0–1 ( a.e.t. ) King Fahd International Stadium
1–1 on aggregate; Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 4–2 on penalty shoot-out

Records and statistics

Winners

Performance in the Asian Super Cup by club
ClubWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 21 1997, 2000 2002
Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings 20 2001, 2002 —
Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama Flügels 10 1995 —
Flag of South Korea.svg Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma 10 1996 —
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr 10 1998 —
Flag of Japan.svg Júbilo Iwata 10 1999 —
Flag of South Korea.svg Pohang Steelers 02— 1997, 1998
Flag of Thailand.svg Thai Farmers Bank 01— 1995
Flag of Japan.svg Shonan Bellmare 01— 1996
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 01— 1999
Flag of Japan.svg Shimizu S-Pulse 01— 2000
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Shabab 01— 2001

By nation

Performance by nation
NationWinnersRunners-upTotal
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 336
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 325
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 224
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 011

By method of qualification

Asian Super Cup winners by method of qualification
CupWinnersRunners-up
Asian Club Championship
5
3
Asian Cup Winners' Cup
3
5

By winning coaches

The following table lists the winning coaches of the Asian Super Cup.

YearClubCoach
1995 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yokohama Flügels Flag of Brazil.svg Antonio Carlos da Silva
1996 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Lee Jang-soo
1997 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal Flag of Brazil.svg José Oscar Bernardi
1998 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr Flag of Brazil.svg José Dutra dos Santos
1999 Flag of Japan.svg Júbilo Iwata Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kuwahara
2000 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal Flag of Romania.svg Ilie Balaci
2001 Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Bluewings Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ho
2002 Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Bluewings Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ho
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