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{{Infobox football tournament
| name                 = AFC Champions Cup
| logo                 = AFC Champions Cup.png
| caption              = 
| organiser            = [[Adula Football Confederation]]
| founded              = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1997}}
| region               = [[Adula]]
| number of teams      = 34
| current champions    = 
| most successful team = 
| broadcasters         = 
| website              =
| current              = [[2024 AFC Nations Cup]]
}}

The '''AFC Champions Cup''' is an annual international football competition organized by the [[Adula Football Confederation]], and contested by top-division [[Adula]]n clubs, deciding the competition winners through a round robin group stage to qualify for a double-legged knockout format, and a single leg final. It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in Adulan football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of their national associations.

In its present format, the Champions Cup begins in late February, usually following the [[World Cup]], with a preliminary round, three qualifying rounds and a play-off round, all played over two legs. The six surviving teams enter the group stage, joining 26 teams qualified in advance. The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four teams and play each other in a double round-robin system. The eight group winners and eight runners-up proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match in mid-late May. The winner of the Champions Cup automatically qualifies for the following year's Champions Cup.

==Format==
===Qualification=== 
The AFC Champions Cup begins with a double round-robin group stage of 32 teams, which is preceded by two qualification 'streams' for teams that do not receive direct entry to the tournament proper. The two streams are divided between teams qualified by virtue of being league champions, and those qualified by virtue of finishing second or third in their national championship.

Four of the remaining six qualifying places are granted to the winners of a six-round qualifying tournament between the remaining national champions, within which those champions from associations with higher coefficients receive byes to later rounds. 

In addition to sporting criteria, any club must be licensed by its national association to participate in the Champions Cup. To obtain a license, the club must meet certain stadium, infrastructure and finance requirements.

===Group stage and knockout phase===
The tournament proper begins with a group stage of 32 teams, divided into eight groups of four. The draw to determine which teams go into each group is seeded based on teams' performance in AFC competitions, and no group may contain more than one club from each nation. Each team plays six group stage games, meeting the other three teams in its group home and away in a round-robin format. The winning team and the runners-up from each group then progress to the next round. 

For the next stage – the last 16 – the winning team from one group plays against the runners-up from another group. From the quarter-finals onwards, the draw is entirely random, without association protection.

The group stage is played from February to April, whilst the knock-out stage starts in late-April or early May. The knock-out ties are played in a two-legged format, with the exception of the final. The final is typically held in the middle two weeks of May.

==Results==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:93%; text-align:center; width:;"
|-
! rowspan=2 style= "width:;" | Season
! colspan=3 | Final
! colspan=3 | Third place play-off
|-
! width= 150px| Winner
! width= 80px|Score 
! width= 150px| Runner-up
! width= 150px | Third
! width= 80px | Score
! width= 150px | Fourth 
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[1997 AFC Champions Cup|1997]]
|'''{{flagicon|Qolaysia}} [[Culasi-Budi]]'''
|'''4-3''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Quetana}} [[Astudad Wildlings Football Club|Astudad Wildlings]]
|{{flagicon|Durnstaal}} [[Novadan Železiarov]]
|'''6-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Elborra}} [[Hillcrest FC]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[1998 AFC Champions Cup|1998]]
|'''{{flagicon|Elborra}} [[Hout Bay Royals]]'''
|'''2(3)-(1)2''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Unified Sera}} [[Kado United]]
|{{flagicon|Cadair}} [[FC Chepstow]]
|'''1-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Saint Croix and Bens}} [[Saint Elmenau United]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[1999 AFC Champions Cup|1999]]
|'''{{flagicon|Alcarres}} [[Ieraskevi FC]]'''
|'''4(2)-(0)4''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Elborra}} [[Hapsoneau FC]]
|{{flagicon|Artegana}} [[Buena Vera FC]]
|'''1-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Emmiria}} [[Shakhayya FC]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2000 AFC Champions Cup|2000]]
|'''{{flagicon|Pongi}} [[Rygenrof FC]]'''
|'''2-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Emmiria}} [[Rhaga FC]]
|{{flagicon|Alonnisosa}} [[Athenos-Selassa FC]]
|'''1-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Vitosium}} [[Castelbao FC]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2001 AFC Champions Cup|2001]]
|'''{{flagicon|Qolaysia}} [[FC Bennom]]'''
|'''3-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Vitosium}} [[Maydover Island FC]]
|{{flagicon|Verdusa}} [[Shanadu United]]
|'''2-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|San Martina}} [[Samari FC]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2002 AFC Champions Cup|2002]]
|'''{{flagicon|Sulifa}} [[Club Cubai]]'''
|'''1-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|New Elkland}} [[Courbagne FC]]
|{{flagicon|Cadair}} [[Carmarthen United]]
|'''2(4)-(2)2''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Kuresa}} [[Charnesse FC]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2003 AFC Champions Cup|2003]]
|'''{{flagicon|Albarine}} [[FC Saint Marina]]'''
|'''3-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Durnstaal}} [[FK Kalisz Pormorski]]
|{{flagicon|Wallenland}} [[Vao'okoà West FC]]
|'''5-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Emmiria}} [[Tarijibar Songbirds]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2004 AFC Champions Cup|2004]]
|'''{{flagicon|Elborra}} [[Hapsoneau FC]]'''
|'''2-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Cyruda}} [[Pyras Flames]]
|{{flagicon|Quetana}} [[Football Association of Baleicos|FA Baleicos]]
|'''3(2)-(0)3''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Albarine}} [[FC Saint Marina]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2005 AFC Champions Cup|2005]]
|'''{{flagicon|Durnstaal}} [[Piva-Varislava]]'''
|'''3-1''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Vitosium}} [[Castelbao FC]]
|{{flagicon|Cadair}} [[Port Talbot Egrets]]
|'''1-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Alonnisosa}} [[Athenos-Selassa FC]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2006 AFC Champions Cup|2006]]
|'''{{flagicon|Timeria}} [[Osea United]]'''
|'''2-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Aybrea}} [[Ntunbe First Club]]
|{{flagicon|Emmiria}} [[Lekhbair Jackrabbits]]
|'''4-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Qolaysia}} [[Leonrau FC]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2007 AFC Champions Cup|2007]]
|'''{{flagicon|Cadair}} [[Carmarthen United]]'''
|'''3-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Emmiria}} [[Tarijibar United]]
|{{flagicon|Albarine}} [[FC Saint Marina]]
|'''2-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Timeria}} [[FC Arianna]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2008 AFC Champions Cup|2008]]
|'''{{flagicon|Quetana}} [[Vongane Football Club|Vongane]]'''
|'''3-2''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Austrolis}} [[FC Feldkirch]]
|{{flagicon|Verdusa}} [[Haifan Kings]]
|'''4-3''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Cadair}} [[Port Talbot Egrets]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2009 AFC Champions Cup|2009]]
|'''{{flagicon|Albarine}} [[Tammany FC]]'''
|'''4-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Sulifa}} [[Club Cubai]]
|{{flagicon|Cyruda}} [[Byanmar Suns]]
|'''2-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Austrolis}} [[FC Feldkirch]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2010 AFC Champions Cup|2010]]
|'''{{flagicon|Quetana}} [[Ledua Gulls Football Club|Ledua Gulls]]'''
|'''2(5)-(4)2''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Albarine}} [[FC Saint Marina]]
|{{flagicon|Wallenland}} [[Vao'okoà West FC]]
|'''3-1''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Unified Sera}} [[Aeminium Lions]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2011 AFC Champions Cup|2011]]
|'''{{flagicon|Vitosium}} [[Maydover Island FC]]'''
|'''2-1''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Villorvi}} [[Cuenresa FC]]
|{{flagicon|Quetana}} [[Anterno Villa Football Club|Anterno Villa]]
|'''4(4)-(0)4''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Khaytan}} [[Kantarih FC]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2012 AFC Champions Cup|2012]]
|'''{{flagicon|Quetana}} [[Vongane Football Club|Vongane]]'''
|'''2(3)-(1)2''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Mulfulira}} [[Chingola-Artarat FC]]
|{{flagicon|Durnstaal}} [[Piva-Varislava]]
|'''3-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Albarine}} [[Tammany FC]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2013 AFC Champions Cup|2013]]
|'''{{flagicon|Albarine}} [[FC Saint Marina]]'''
|'''6-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Jyau}} [[Gutaai FC]]
|{{flagicon|Qolaysia}} [[Leonrau FC]]
|'''2-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Alcarres}} [[Ieraskevi FC]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2014 AFC Champions Cup|2014]]
|'''{{flagicon|Emmiria}} [[Rhaga FC]]'''
|'''1-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Wallenland}} [[Vao'okoà West FC]]
|{{flagicon|New Elkland}} [[Maissy-Anshofen FC]]
|'''5-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|United Cavollon}} [[Club Lismeath]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2015 AFC Champions Cup|2015]]
|'''{{flagicon|Unified Sera}} [[Aeminium Lions]]'''
|'''3-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Saint Croix and Bens}} [[Saint Elmenau United]]
|{{flagicon|Cadair}} [[Port Talbot Egrets]]
|'''1-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Alonnisosa}} [[Athenos-Selassa FC]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2016 AFC Champions Cup|2016]]
|'''{{flagicon|Cadair}} [[Port Talbot Egrets]]'''
|'''2-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Pongi}} [[Rygenrof FC]]
|{{flagicon|Mist Carthara Islands}} [[Ninea Point FC]]
|'''1-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Durnstaal}} [[FK Kalisz Pormorski]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2017 AFC Champions Cup|2017]]
|'''{{flagicon|Jyau}} [[Gutaai FC]]'''
|'''3(2)-(0)3''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Albarine}} [[Tammany FC]]
|{{flagicon|Austrolis}} [[FC Feldkirch]]
|'''5-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Aybrea}} [[Litebbe Ballers]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2018 AFC Champions Cup|2018]]
|'''{{flagicon|New Elkland}} [[Wolfslach-Bauer FC]]'''
|'''4-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Andaluni}} [[Idhira United]]
|{{flagicon|Emmiria}} [[Adhair FC]]
|'''3-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Villorvi}} [[United Alverem]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2019 AFC Champions Cup|2019]]
|'''{{flagicon|Quetana}} [[Malcanes United]]'''
|'''3-1''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Cyruda}} [[Byanmar Suns]]
|{{flagicon|Pongi}} [[Baluka'i Mariners]]
|'''1(4)-(1)1''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|United Cavollon}} [[Club Lismeath]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2020 AFC Champions Cup|2020]]
|'''{{flagicon|Albarine}} [[FC New Altai]]'''
|'''2-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Unified Sera}} [[Nakane Falcons]]
|{{flagicon|Papona}} [[Calaholla Roar]]
|'''2-1''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Iobaray}} [[Onyelle Escapades]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2021 AFC Champions Cup|2021]]
|'''{{flagicon|Quetana}} [[Vongane Football Club|Vongane]]'''
|'''4-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Alcarres}} [[Ieraskevi FC]]
|{{flagicon|Vitosium}} [[Maydover Island FC]]
|'''3-1''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Mulfulira}} [[Chingola-Artarat FC]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2022 AFC Champions Cup|2022]]
|'''{{flagicon|Timeria}} [[FC Arianna]]'''
|'''3-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Qolaysia}} [[Leonrau FC]]
|{{flagicon|Alcarres}} [[FC Valengny]]
|'''2-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Kossmil}} [[FC Dynamo Svobotov]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2023 AFC Champions Cup|2023]]
|'''{{flagicon|Emmiria}} [[Ahvahz United]]'''
|'''2-1''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|New Elkland}} [[Wolfslach-Bauer FC]]
|{{flagicon|Kossmil}} [[FC Dabatta City]]
|'''3-0''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|{{flagicon|Albarine}} [[FC New Altai]]
|- style=height:6.25em
| [[2024 AFC Champions Cup|2024]]
|'''winner'''
|'''score''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|Runner-up
|Third
|'''score''' <br /><small>{{longitem|stadium, city, country}}</small>
|Fourth
|- style=height:6.25em
|}

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