AFC Champions League Two
Founded 2004; 22 years ago(2004) (as AFC Cup )
Region Asia
Teams 32 (group stage)
Website
2025–26 AFC Champions League Two
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 competitiveness, its format was also changed to include clubs from higher ranked AFC member associations, and the prize money was 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.
History 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. 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 won the last two-legged final before it headed back into a one-leg system, a rule that was never changed until now.
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. Meanwhile, a new third-tier competition was also launched under the name AFC Challenge League .
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.
Format Map of AFC countries whose teams reached the group stage of the AFC Cup/ACL 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 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.
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Prize money The prize money as of the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two are as follows, in United States dollar (USD):
Round Teams Amount Per team Total Final (Champions) 1 $2.5 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
Marketing Sponsorship 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.
Official Global Partners
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Records and statistics Results List of AFC Cup and AFC Champions League Two finals Season Winners Score Runners-up Venue Attendance AFC Cup era (2004–2024) Two-legged format 2004 Syrian Football Association Al-Jaish 3–2 Syrian Football Association Al-Wahda Abbasiyyin Stadium , Damascus, Syria0–1 Abbasiyyin Stadium , Damascus, SyriaAggregate 3–3, Al-Jaish won on away goals . 2005 Jordan Football Association Al-Faisaly 1–0 Lebanese Football Association Nejmeh Amman International Stadium , Amman, Jordan3–2 Rafic Hariri Stadium , Beirut, LebanonAl-Faisaly won 4–2 on aggregate. 2006 Jordan Football Association Al-Faisaly 3–0 Bahrain Football Association Al-Muharraq Amman International Stadium , Amman, Jordan7,000 2–4 Bahrain National Stadium , Riffa, Bahrain3,000 Al-Faisaly won 5–4 on aggregate. 2007 Jordan Football Association Shabab Al-Ordon 1–0 Jordan Football Association Al-Faisaly Amman International Stadium , Amman, Jordan5,500 1–1 Amman International Stadium , Amman, Jordan7,500 Shabab Al-Ordon won 2–1 on aggregate. 2008 Bahrain Football Association Al-Muharraq 5–1 Lebanese Football Association Safa Bahrain National Stadium , Riffa, Bahrain6,000 5–4 Sports City Stadium , Beirut, Lebanon2,000 Al-Muharraq won 10–5 on aggregate. Single match format 2009 Kuwait Football Association Al-Kuwait 2–1 Syrian Football Association Al-Karamah Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium , Kuwait City, Kuwait17,400 2010 Syrian Football Association Al-Ittihad 1–1 (a.e.t. ) (4–2 p ) Kuwait Football Association Al-Qadsia Jaber International Stadium , Kuwait City, Kuwait58,604 2011 Uzbekistan Football Association Nasaf 2–1 Kuwait Football Association Al-Kuwait Markaziy Stadium , Qarshi, Uzbekistan15,753 2012 Kuwait Football Association Al-Kuwait 4–0 Iraq Football Association Erbil Franso Hariri Stadium , Erbil, Iraq30,000 2013 Kuwait Football Association Al-Kuwait 2–0 Kuwait Football Association Al-Qadsia Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium , Kuwait City, Kuwait10,000 2014 Kuwait Football Association Al-Qadsia 0–0 (a.e.t. ) (4–2 p ) Iraq Football Association Erbil Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium , Dubai, UAE5,240 2015 Football Association of Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–0 Tajikistan Football Federation Istiklol Pamir Stadium , Dushanbe, Tajikistan18,000 2016 Iraq Football Association Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 All India Football Federation Bengaluru Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium , Doha, Qatar5,806 2017 Iraq Football Association Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 Tajikistan Football Federation Istiklol Hisor Central Stadium , Hisor, Tajikistan20,000 2018 Iraq Football Association Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–0 Football Federation of Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr Basra International Stadium , Basra, Iraq24,665 2019 Lebanese Football Association Al-Ahed 1–0 DPR Korea Football Association April 25 Kuala Lumpur Stadium , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia500 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia . 2021 Bahrain Football Association Al-Muharraq 3–0 Uzbekistan Football Association Nasaf Al-Muharraq Stadium , Arad, Bahrain9,060 2022 Oman Football Association Al-Seeb 3–0 Football Association of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City Bukit Jalil National Stadium , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia27,722 2023–24 Football Australia Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Lebanese Football Association Al-Ahed Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex , Muscat, Oman1,930 AFC Champions League Two era (2024–present) 2024–25 United Arab Emirates Football Association Sharjah 2–1 Football Association of Singapore Lion City Sailors Bishan Stadium , Singapore9,737
Performance by club Performance by nation Season Player Club Most Valuable Player Season Player Club 2011 Turkmenistan Artur Gevorkyan Uzbekistan Football Association Nasaf Qarshi 2012 Brazil Rogerinho Kuwait Football Association Al-Kuwait 2013 Kuwait Bader Al-Mutawa Kuwait Football Association Al-Qadsia 2014 Kuwait Saif Al Hashan Kuwait Football Association Al-Qadsia 2015 Malaysia Safiq Rahim Football Association of Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 2016 Iraq Hammadi Ahmed Iraq Football Association Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2017 Tajikistan Manuchekhr Dzhalilov Tajikistan Football Federation Istiklol 2018 Iraq Hammadi Ahmed Iraq Football Association Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2019 Lebanon Mehdi Khalil Lebanese Football Association Al-Ahed 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia 2021 Bahrain Abdulwahab Al-Malood Bahrain Football Association Al-Muharraq 2022 Oman Eid Al-Farsi Oman Football Association Al-Seeb 2023–24 Brazil Mikael Doka Football Australia Central Coast Mariners 2024–25 United Arab Emirates Caio Lucas United Arab Emirates Football Association Sharjah Top scorers Year Player Club Goals 2004 Singapore Indra Sahdan Daud Football Association of Singapore Home United 7 Singapore Egmar Goncalves Football Association of Singapore Home United 2005 Jordan Mo'ayyad Salim Jordan Football Association Al-Faisaly 9 2006 Jordan Mahmoud Shelbaieh Jordan Football Association Al-Wehdat 8 2007 Jordan Odai Al Saify Jordan Football Association Shabab Al-Ordun 5 Lebanon Mohammed Ghaddar Lebanese Football Association Nejmeh 2008 Brazil Rico Bahrain Football Association Al-Muharraq 19 2009 Nigeria Robert Akaruye Bahrain Football Association Busaiteen 8 Syria Mohamad Hamwi Syrian Football Association Al-Karamah Syria Jehad Al Hussain Kuwait Football Association Al-Kuwait Vietnam Huỳnh Kesley Alves Vietnam Football Federation Bình Dương 2010 Brazil Afonso Alves Qatar Football Association Al-Rayyan 9 2011 Montenegro Ivan Bošković Uzbekistan Football Association Nasaf Qarshi 10 2012 Iraq Amjad Radhi Iraq Football Association Erbil 9 Syria Raja Rafe Syrian Football Association Al-Shorta 2013 Tunisia Issam Jemâa Kuwait Football Association Al-Kuwait 16 2014 Spain Juan Belencoso Football Association of Hong Kong, China Kitchee 11 2015 Australia Daniel McBreen Football Association of Hong Kong, China South China 8 North Macedonia Riste Naumov Myanmar Football Federation Ayeyawady United 2016 Iraq Hammadi Ahmed Iraq Football Association Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 16 2017 North Korea Kim Yu-song DPR Korea Football Association April 25 9 2018 North Korea An Il-bom DPR Korea Football Association April 25 12 2019 Philippines Bienvenido Marañón Philippine Football Federation Ceres–Negros 10 2020 Philippines Bienvenido Marañón Philippine Football Federation Ceres–Negros 5 2021 Uzbekistan Khusayin Norchaev Uzbekistan Football Association Nasaf Qarshi 7 2022 Uzbekistan Jasur Hasanov Uzbekistan Football Association Sogdiana Jizzakh 5 Malaysia Paulo Josué Football Association of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City Brazil Pedro Paulo Vietnam Football Federation Viettel 2023–24 Brazil Marco Túlio Football Australia Central Coast Mariners 8 2024–25 Iran Sardar Azmoun United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli 9 Winning coaches Year Club Coach 2004 Syrian Football Association Al-Jaish Romania Costică Ștefănescu 2005 Jordan Football Association Al-Faisaly Serbia Branko Smiljanić 2006 Jordan Football Association Al-Faisaly Iraq Adnan Hamad 2007 Jordan Football Association Shabab Al-Ordon Syria Nizar Mahrous 2008 Bahrain Football Association Al-Muharraq Bahrain Salman Sharida 2009 Kuwait Football Association Al-Kuwait Kuwait Mohamad Abdulla 2010 Syrian Football Association Al-Ittihad Romania Valeriu Tița 2011 Uzbekistan Football Association Nasaf Qarshi Ukraine Anatoliy Demyanenko 2012 Kuwait Football Association Al-Kuwait Romania Marin Ion 2013 Kuwait Football Association Al-Kuwait Romania Marin Ion 2014 Kuwait Football Association Al-Qadsia Spain Antonio Puche 2015 Football Association of Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Argentina Mario Gómez 2016 Iraq Football Association Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq Basim Qasim 2017 Iraq Football Association Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Syria Hussam Al Sayed 2018 Iraq Football Association Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq Basim Qasim 2019 Lebanese Football Association Al-Ahed Lebanon Bassem Marmar 2021 Bahrain Football Association Al-Muharraq Bahrain Isa Sadoon Al-Hamdani 2022 Oman Football Association Al-Seeb Oman Rashid Jaber 2023–24 Football Australia Central Coast Mariners England Mark Jackson 2024–25 United Arab Emirates Football Association Sharjah Romania Cosmin Olăroiu Top goalscorers As of 11 March 2021 Rank Player Goals Years Club(s) 1 Spain Philippines Bienvenido Marañón 35 2016–2020 Philippines Ceres–Negros 2 Jordan Mahmoud Shelbaieh 34 2006–2016 Jordan Al-Wehdat 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Singapore Aleksandar Đurić 32 2004–2014 Singapore Geylang United , Singapore Armed Forces , Tampines Rovers Iraq Amjad Radhi 32 2011–2018 Iraq Erbil , Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 5 Kuwait Bader Al-Mutawa 30 2010–2019 Kuwait Al-Qadsia Brazil Rico 30 2006–2015 Bahrain Al-Muharraq , Al-Riffa , Al-Hidd 7 Maldives Ali Ashfaq 29 2004–2020 Maldives Club Valencia , New Radiant , VB Sports Club , TC Sports Club 8 Brazil Rogerinho 28 2009–2015 Kuwait Al-Kuwait 9 Spain Hong Kong Jordi Tarrés 25 2012–2019 Hong Kong Kitchee 10 North Korea Kim Yu-song 24 2017–2019 North Korea April 25 2011 Turkmenistan Artur Gevorkyan Uzbekistan Football Association Nasaf Qarshi 2012 Brazil Rogerinho Kuwait Football Association Al-Kuwait 2013 Kuwait Bader Al-Mutawa Kuwait Football Association Al-Qadsia 2014 Kuwait Saif Al Hashan Kuwait Football Association Al-Qadsia 2015 Malaysia Safiq Rahim Football Association of Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 2016 Iraq Hammadi Ahmed Iraq Football Association Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2017 Tajikistan Manuchekhr Dzhalilov Tajikistan Football Federation Istiklol 2018 Iraq Hammadi Ahmed Iraq Football Association Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2019 Lebanon Mehdi Khalil Lebanese Football Association Al-Ahed 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia 2021 Bahrain Abdulwahab Al-Malood Bahrain Football Association Al-Muharraq 2022 Oman Eid Al-Farsi Oman Football Association Al-Seeb 2023–24 Brazil Mikael Doka Football Australia Central Coast Mariners 2024–25 United Arab Emirates Caio Lucas United Arab Emirates Football Association Sharjah Year Player Club Goals 2004 Singapore Indra Sahdan Daud Football Association of Singapore Home United 7 Singapore Egmar Goncalves Football Association of Singapore Home United 2005 Jordan Mo'ayyad Salim Jordan Football Association Al-Faisaly 9 2006 Jordan Mahmoud Shelbaieh Jordan Football Association Al-Wehdat 8 2007 Jordan Odai Al Saify Jordan Football Association Shabab Al-Ordun 5 Lebanon Mohammed Ghaddar Lebanese Football Association Nejmeh 2008 Brazil Rico Bahrain Football Association Al-Muharraq 19 2009 Nigeria Robert Akaruye Bahrain Football Association Busaiteen 8 Syria Mohamad Hamwi Syrian Football Association Al-Karamah Syria Jehad Al Hussain Kuwait Football Association Al-Kuwait Vietnam Huỳnh Kesley Alves Vietnam Football Federation Bình Dương 2010 Brazil Afonso Alves Qatar Football Association Al-Rayyan 9 2011 Montenegro Ivan Bošković Uzbekistan Football Association Nasaf Qarshi 10 2012 Iraq Amjad Radhi Iraq Football Association Erbil 9 Syria Raja Rafe Syrian Football Association Al-Shorta 2013 Tunisia Issam Jemâa Kuwait Football Association Al-Kuwait 16 2014 Spain Juan Belencoso Football Association of Hong Kong, China Kitchee 11 2015 Australia Daniel McBreen Football Association of Hong Kong, China South China 8 North Macedonia Riste Naumov Myanmar Football Federation Ayeyawady United 2016 Iraq Hammadi Ahmed Iraq Football Association Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 16 2017 North Korea Kim Yu-song DPR Korea Football Association April 25 9 2018 North Korea An Il-bom DPR Korea Football Association April 25 12 2019 Philippines Bienvenido Marañón Philippine Football Federation Ceres–Negros 10 2020 Philippines Bienvenido Marañón Philippine Football Federation Ceres–Negros 5 2021 Uzbekistan Khusayin Norchaev Uzbekistan Football Association Nasaf Qarshi 7 2022 Uzbekistan Jasur Hasanov Uzbekistan Football Association Sogdiana Jizzakh 5 Malaysia Paulo Josué Football Association of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City Brazil Pedro Paulo Vietnam Football Federation Viettel 2023–24 Brazil Marco Túlio Football Australia Central Coast Mariners 8 2024–25 Iran Sardar Azmoun United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli 9 Year Club Coach 2004 Syrian Football Association Al-Jaish Romania Costică Ștefănescu 2005 Jordan Football Association Al-Faisaly Serbia Branko Smiljanić 2006 Jordan Football Association Al-Faisaly Iraq Adnan Hamad 2007 Jordan Football Association Shabab Al-Ordon Syria Nizar Mahrous 2008 Bahrain Football Association Al-Muharraq Bahrain Salman Sharida 2009 Kuwait Football Association Al-Kuwait Kuwait Mohamad Abdulla2010 Syrian Football Association Al-Ittihad Romania Valeriu Tița 2011 Uzbekistan Football Association Nasaf Qarshi Ukraine Anatoliy Demyanenko 2012 Kuwait Football Association Al-Kuwait Romania Marin Ion 2013 Kuwait Football Association Al-Kuwait Romania Marin Ion 2014 Kuwait Football Association Al-Qadsia Spain Antonio Puche 2015 Football Association of Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Argentina Mario Gómez 2016 Iraq Football Association Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq Basim Qasim 2017 Iraq Football Association Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Syria Hussam Al Sayed 2018 Iraq Football Association Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq Basim Qasim 2019 Lebanese Football Association Al-Ahed Lebanon Bassem Marmar 2021 Bahrain Football Association Al-Muharraq Bahrain Isa Sadoon Al-Hamdani2022 Oman Football Association Al-Seeb Oman Rashid Jaber 2023–24 Football Australia Central Coast Mariners England Mark Jackson 2024–25 United Arab Emirates Football Association Sharjah Romania Cosmin Olăroiu Rank Player Goals Years Club(s) 1 Spain Philippines Bienvenido Marañón 35 2016–2020 Philippines Ceres–Negros 2 Jordan Mahmoud Shelbaieh 34 2006–2016 Jordan Al-Wehdat 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Singapore Aleksandar Đurić 32 2004–2014 Singapore Geylang United , Singapore Armed Forces , Tampines Rovers Iraq Amjad Radhi 32 2011–2018 Iraq Erbil , Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 5 Kuwait Bader Al-Mutawa 30 2010–2019 Kuwait Al-Qadsia Brazil Rico 30 2006–2015 Bahrain Al-Muharraq , Al-Riffa , Al-Hidd 7 Maldives Ali Ashfaq 29 2004–2020 Maldives Club Valencia , New Radiant , VB Sports Club , TC Sports Club 8 Brazil Rogerinho 28 2009–2015 Kuwait Al-Kuwait 9 Spain Hong Kong Jordi Tarrés 25 2012–2019 Hong Kong Kitchee 10 North Korea Kim Yu-song 24 2017–2019 North Korea April 25
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