The Afro-Asian Club Championship, sometimes referred to as the Afro-Asian Cup,[2] was a football competition endorsed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC), contested between the winners of the African Champions' Cup and the Asian Club Championship, the two continents' top club competitions. The championship was modelled on the Intercontinental Cup (organised by Europe's UEFA and South America's CONMEBOL football federations and now replaced by the FIFA Club World Cup) and ran from 1987[3] to 1999.
| Organising body | CAF AFC |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| Abolished | 2000 |
| Region | Africa Asia |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Related competitions | CAF Champions League AFC Champions League |
| Last champions |  Raja Casablanca(1st title)[1] |
| Most successful club(s) |  Zamalek(2 titles)[2] |
History edit
The first two competitions held in 1986 and 1987 were contested over a single match; from 1988 until 1998 the competition was held in a two-legged tie format. The last winners were Moroccan side Raja Casablanca, who defeated South Korean side Pohang Steelers in 1998.
The competition was officially discontinued following a CAF decision on 30 July 2000, after AFC representatives had supported Germany in the vote for hosting the 2006 FIFA World Cup rather than South Africa (who eventually won the bid for the 2010 FIFA World Cup).
In February 2018, CAF President Ahmad Ahmad stated that CAF would consider re-introducing the competition.[4]
Records and statistics edit
Finals edit
| † | Match was won during extra time |
| # | Match was won on away goals |
| * | Match was won on a penalty shoot-out |
Results by club edit
| Country | Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won[A] | Years runner-up[A] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
Zamalek | 2 | 1 | 1987, 1997[2] | 1994 |
 Thailand |
Thai Farmers Bank | 1 | 1 | 1994 | 1995 |
 South Korea |
Busan IPark[B] | 1 | 0 | 1986 | |
| Egypt |
Al Ahly | 1 | 0 | 1988[7] | |
 Algeria |
ES Sétif | 1 | 0 | 1989 | |
 Tunisia |
Club Africain | 1 | 0 | 1992 | |
| Morocco |
Wydad Casablanca | 1 | 0 | 1993 | |
| Tunisia |
Espérance | 1 | 0 | 1995 | |
| South Korea |
Seongnam FC | 1 | 0 | 1996[8] | |
| Morocco |
Raja Casablanca | 1 | 0 | 1998 | |
| South Korea |
Pohang Steelers | 0 | 2 | 1997, 1998[6] | |
| Morocco |
FAR Rabat | 0 | 1 | 1986 | |
 Japan |
JEF United[C] | 0 | 1 | 1987 | |
| Japan |
Tokyo Verdy[D] | 0 | 1 | 1988 | |
 Qatar |
Al-Sadd | 0 | 1 | 1989 | |
 Saudi Arabia |
Al-Hilal | 0 | 1 | 1992 | |
 Iran |
PAS Tehran | 0 | 1 | 1993 | |
 South Africa |
Orlando Pirates | 0 | 1 | 1996 |
Results by country edit
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt
|
3 | 1 |
| South Korea
|
2 | 2 |
| Morocco
|
2 | 1 |
| Tunisia
|
2 | 0 |
| Thailand
|
1 | 1 |
| Algeria
|
1 | 0 |
| Japan
|
0 | 2 |
| Iran
|
0 | 1 |
| Qatar
|
0 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia
|
0 | 1 |
| South Africa
|
0 | 1 |
Results by continent edit
| Cup | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| African Champions' Cup / CAF Champions League | 8 | 3 |
| Asian Club Championship | 3 | 8 |
Winning coaches edit
The following table lists the winning coaches of the Afro-Asian Club Championship.
See also edit
Notes edit
- A. a b c d e For clarity, years given in the winners' list do not necessarily correspond to the years when matches were actually played. The finals were always held between the African Champions' Cup winners from the earlier calendar year (given year minus 1) and the Asian Champions' Cup winners who won the title in the previous season (given year minus 1/given year), e.g. the inaugural 1986 final was held between 1985 African Champions' Cup winners FAR Rabat and the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship winners Daewoo Royals. However, FIFA designates at least some of these titles according to the year when the final matches were held.[1][2]
- B. ^ Korean club Busan IPark were known as Daewoo Royals until 2000.
- C. ^ Japanese club JEF United Ichihara Chiba were founded as Furukawa Electric Soccer Club until 1991.
- D. ^ Japanese club Tokyo Verdy were called Yomiuri FC from their foundation in 1969 until 1993.
References edit
General
- "Afro-Asian Club Championship". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 23 May 2004. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
Specific
- ^ a b c "Classic Clubs: Raja Casablanca". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Classic Clubs: Zamalek". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ Weinberg, Ben (22 May 2015). Asia and the Future of Football: The Role of the Asian Football Confederation. Routledge. ISBN 9781317576310. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "CAF PRESIDENT AT THE POST-GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESS CONFERENCE". cafonline.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Zamalek in Afro-Asian Cups". EgyptianFootball.net. Archived from the original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ a b c "TP Mazembe-Pohang Steelers preview". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ "Classic Clubs: Al Ahly Sporting Club". FIFA. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ "Classic Clubs: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2010.