The Asian Super Cup was an annual football competition between the winners of the Asian Club Championship and the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
The competition started in 1995, but came to an end in 2002 after both major AFC tournaments were merged into the AFC Champions League. The most successful clubs are Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia and Suwon Samsung Bluewings of South Korea, both with two titles apiece.
History Key: Qualified as ACC winner Qualified as ACWC winner Abbreviations:ACC = Asian Club Championship ACWC = Asian Cup Winners' Cup Season Winner 1995 Yokohama Flügels 1996 Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma 1997 Al-Hilal 1998 Al-Nassr 1999 Júbilo Iwata 2000 Al-Hilal 2001 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2002 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
The Asian Super Cup was started in 1995 by the AFC, it was played in two legs. The Asian Super Cup pitted the winner of the Asian Club Championship against the winner of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup. In 2002, the Asian Club Championship and the Asian Cup Winners' Cup merged to form the AFC Champions League, as a result, the Asian Super Cup was discontinued. On only three occasions (in 1995, 1997 and 1998) did the winner of the Club Championship lost this competition.
Matches +KeyWon after extra time or penalty shoot-outWinner of Asian Club ChampionshipWinner of Asian Cup Winners' Cup The "year" column refers to the year the Super Cup was held, and links to the article about that match. The two-legged finals are listed in the order they were played.
+ Asian Super Cup matchesYearNationWinnersScoreRunners-upNationVenueTwo-legged format1995Yokohama Flügels1–1Thai Farmers BankSuphan Buri Provincial Stadium3–2Mitsuzawa StadiumYokohama Flügels won 4–3 on aggregate1996Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma5–3Bellmare HiratsukaChangwon Stadium1–0Hiratsuka StadiumCheonan Ilhwa Chunma won 6–3 on aggregate1997Al-Hilal1–0Pohang SteelersKing Fahd International Stadium1–1Pohang Steel YardAl-Hilal won 2–1 on aggregate1998Al-Nassr1–1Pohang SteelersPohang Steel Yard0–0King Fahd International Stadium1–1 on aggregate; Al-Nassr won on the away goals rule1999Júbilo Iwata1–0Al-IttihadJúbilo Iwata Stadium1–2Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium2–2 on aggregate; Júbilo Iwata won on the away goals rule2000Al-Hilal2–1Shimizu S-PulseNihondaira Sports Stadium1–1King Fahd International StadiumAl-Hilal won 3–2 on aggregate2001Suwon Samsung Bluewings2–2Al-ShababSuwon Sports Complex2–1Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal StadiumSuwon Samsung Bluewings won 4–3 on aggregate2002Suwon Samsung Bluewings1–0Al-HilalSuwon World Cup Stadium0–1 King Fahd International Stadium 1–1 on aggregate; Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 4–2 on penalty shoot-out
Records and statistics
Winners
+Performance in the Asian Super Cup by clubClubWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up Al-Hilal211997, 20002002 Suwon Samsung Bluewings202001, 2002— Yokohama Flügels101995— Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma101996— Al-Nassr101998— Júbilo Iwata101999— Pohang Steelers02—1997, 1998 Thai Farmers Bank01—1995 Shonan Bellmare01—1996 Al-Ittihad01—1999 Shimizu S-Pulse01—2000 Al-Shabab01—2001
By nation +Performance by nationNationWinnersRunners-upTotal336325224 011
By method of qualification +Asian Super Cup winners by method of qualification Cup Winners Runners-up Asian Club Championship Asian Cup Winners' Cup
By winning coaches The following table lists the winning coaches of the Asian Super Cup.
YearClubCoach 1995 Yokohama Flügels Antonio Carlos da Silva 1996 Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma Lee Jang-soo1997 Al-Hilal José Oscar Bernardi 1998 Al-Nassr José Dutra dos Santos 1999 Júbilo Iwata Takashi Kuwahara 2000 Al-Hilal Ilie Balaci 2001 Suwon Bluewings Kim Ho2002 Suwon Bluewings Kim Ho
External links RSSSF – Asian Super Cup