List of AFC Cup and AFC Champions League Two finals

List of AFC Cup and AFC Champions League Two finals
Founded	2004;20 years ago
Region	Asia (AFC)
Number of teams	36–48 (group stage); 2 (finalists)
Current champions	Central Coast Mariners (1st title)
Most successful club(s)	Al-Kuwait ; Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ; (3 titles each)

Last updated October 15, 2024

The AFC Champions League Two, formerly the AFC Cup, is an association football competition established in 2004 by Asian Football Confederation. It is considered the second most important international competition for Asian clubs, after the AFC Champions League Elite. Clubs qualify for the AFC Champions League Two based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions. For the first 5 years of the competition, the final was contested over two legs, one at each participating club's stadium, but since 2009, the final is held as a single match. Syrian side Al-Jaish won the inaugural competition in 2004, defeating Syrian side Al-Wahda on away goals.

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 won four titles, making them the most successful nation in the competition. The tournament is dominated by clubs from West Asia, with the only winners from outside that region being Uzbek side FC Nasaf in 2011, Malaysian side Johor Darul Ta'zim in 2015 and Australian side Central Coast Mariners in 2024. The current champions are Central Coast Mariners, who beat Al-Ahed 1–0 in the 2024 edition.

List of 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	Syria	Al-Jaish	3–2	Al-Wahda	Syria	Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria
	Syria	Al-Jaish	0–1	Al-Wahda	Syria	Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria
	Aggregate 3–3, Al-Jaish won on away goals.
2005	Jordan	Al-Faisaly	1–0	Nejmeh	Lebanon	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan
	Jordan	Al-Faisaly	3–2	Nejmeh	Lebanon	Rafic Hariri Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
	Al-Faisaly won 4–2 on aggregate.
2006	Jordan	Al-Faisaly	3–0	Al-Muharraq	Bahrain	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan	7,000
	Jordan	Al-Faisaly	2–4	Al-Muharraq	Bahrain	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	3,000
	Al-Faisaly won 5–4 on aggregate.
2007	Jordan	Shabab Al-Ordon	1–0	Al-Faisaly	Jordan	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan	5,500
	Jordan	Shabab Al-Ordon	1–1	Al-Faisaly	Jordan	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan	7,500
	Shabab Al-Ordon won 2–1 on aggregate.
2008	Bahrain	Al-Muharraq	5–1	Safa	Lebanon	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	6,000
	Bahrain	Al-Muharraq	5–4	Safa	Lebanon	Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon	2,000
	Al-Muharraq won 10–5 on aggregate.
Single match format
2009	Kuwait	Al-Kuwait	2–1	Al-Karamah	Syria	Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	17,400
2010	Syria	Al-Ittihad	1–1 ( a.e.t. ) (4–2 p)	Al-Qadsia	Kuwait	Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	58,604
2011	Uzbekistan	Nasaf	2–1	Al-Kuwait	Kuwait	Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi, Uzbekistan	15,753
2012	Kuwait	Al-Kuwait	4–0	Erbil	Iraq	Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil, Iraq	30,000
2013	Kuwait	Al-Kuwait	2–0	Al-Qadsia	Kuwait	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	10,000
2014	Kuwait	Al-Qadsia	0–0 ( a.e.t. ) (4–2 p)	Erbil	Iraq	Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, UAE	5,240
2015	Malaysia	Johor Darul Ta'zim	1–0	Istiklol	Tajikistan	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan	18,000
2016	Iraq	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1–0	Bengaluru	India	Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	5,806
2017	Iraq	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1–0	Istiklol	Tajikistan	Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan	20,000
2018	Iraq	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2–0	Altyn Asyr	Turkmenistan	Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq	24,665
2019	Lebanon	Al-Ahed	1–0	April 25	North Korea	Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	500
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.^[1]
2021	Bahrain	Al-Muharraq	3–0	Nasaf	Uzbekistan	Al-Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain	9,060
2022	Oman	Al-Seeb	3–0	Kuala Lumpur City	Malaysia	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	27,722
2023–24	Australia	Central Coast Mariners	1–0	Al-Ahed	Lebanon	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman	1,930
AFC Champions League Two era (2024–present)
2024–25			v

Performances

By club

Performances in the AFC Cup and AFC Champions League Two by club
v t e Club	Winners	Runners-up	Years won	Years runners-up
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
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

By nation

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	2	3
Uzbekistan	1	1	2
Malaysia	1	1	2
Oman	1	0	1
Australia	1	0	1
Tajikistan	0	2	2
India	0	1	1
Turkmenistan	0	1	1
North Korea	0	1	1

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[1] "AFC Executive Committee announces updates to 2020 competitions calendar". AFC. 10 September 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

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