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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.
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.
[[Quetana]]n clubs have won a total of 5 Champions Cups, with [[Vongane FC]] having won 3, the most of any individual club in the AFC. [[Albarine]]an clubs are ranked second with four wins total, [[FC Saint Marina]] having won two. [[Cadair]]i, [[Elborra]]n, [[Emmiria]]n, [[Qolaysia]]n, and [[Timeria]]n clubs have two wins each. 


==Format==
==Format==

Latest revision as of 22:02, 17 January 2024

AFC Champions Cup
AFC Champions Cup.png
Organising bodyAdula Football Confederation
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
RegionAdula
Number of teams34
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 Adulan 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.

Quetanan clubs have won a total of 5 Champions Cups, with Vongane FC having won 3, the most of any individual club in the AFC. Albarinean clubs are ranked second with four wins total, FC Saint Marina having won two. Cadairi, Elborran, Emmirian, Qolaysian, and Timerian clubs have two wins each.

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

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