AFC President's Cup
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AFC President's Cup
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| Founded | 2005 |
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| Region | Asia (AFC) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Current champions |  Taiwan Power Company |
| Most successful club |  Regar TadAZ(3 times) |
 2012 AFC President's Cup |
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The AFC President's Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
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Competition format
Since the tournament began in 2005, the number of teams has increased from 8 to 11. And then from 11 to 12 teams.
From editions 2005 to 2007, 8 clubs were placed into two groups of 4 teams. Both groups would be played in one host country.
Out of these two groups, the winners and runners up would advance to the semi-final stage, again played in that host country.
In 2008, the tournament was increased to 11 clubs. Therefore a qualification round was created and 11 clubs split into 3 groups. Two groups containing 4 clubs with the 3rd group having 3 clubs.
Each group would then be played in a different country, each having their own host.
The group winners and the best runner up would then qualify for the finals stage, again to be hosted in another country and played at a later date.
In 2011, the tournament was increased to 12 clubs. Therefore the 3 qualification groups are with 4 clubs. Then, the group winners and group runners up qualify for the final stage. Then, the 6 clubs are contested into 2 groups of 3. Next, the top 2 teams qualify for the final which means there is no knockout stage contested
Since the competition began, the 8 founding nations to take part have been, Tajikistan, Nepal, Chinese Taipei, Bhutan, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Cambodia.
Since 2008, clubs from Bangladesh, Myanmar and Turkmenistan have been invited.
Since 2011, clubs from the Palestinian National Authority have been invited.
Since 2012, clubs from Mongolia have been invited.
Generally, clubs which represent each nation are the current champions of their domestic football leagues.
Other nations that could enter a team, but have yet to do so are: Brunei, Timor-Leste, Laos, Philippines, Guam, Macau, North Korea and Afghanistan.
The AFC President’s Cup in 2011 and 2012 will feature 12 teams in three groups for the Group Stage. The top two teams in each group qualify for the six team finals.[1]
Palestinian Authority clubs are to play in AFC President’s Cup from 2011 onwards.[2]
In March 2012 the AFC announced that the Northern Mariana Islands were approved to participate in the AFC Challenge Cup and AFC President’s Cup if they fulfilled the criteria.[3]
Qualification
Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'emerging nations' category as laid out in their 'Vision Asia' document. Countries which are 'mature' and 'developing' nations are entered into the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup, respectively. For an 'emerging nation' to have a team representing it in the competition, however, the country must have an acceptable football league. The team that represents a country in one season of the competition is the defending champion of the top-level leagues of participating countries.
Results
| Year | Host | Final | Losing Semifinalists (No third place match) |
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 2005 Details |
 Nepal |
Regar TadAZ |
3–0 |  Dordoi-Dynamo |
 Blue Star SC Three Star Club |
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| 2006 Details |
 Malaysia |
Dordoi-Dynamo |
2-1 (aet) |
Vakhsh |
 Khemara Tatung |
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| 2007 Details |
 Pakistan |
Dordoi-Dynamo |
2–1 | Mahendra Police Club |
Ratnam Sports Club Regar TadAZ |
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| 2008 Details |
Kyrgyzstan |
Regar TadAZ |
1-1 (aet, 4-3 pens) |
Dordoi-Dynamo |
 FC Aşgabat Mahendra Police Club |
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| 2009 Details |
Tajikistan |
Regar TadAZ |
2–0 | Dordoi-Dynamo |
FC Aşgabat WAPDA |
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| 2010 Details |
 Myanmar |
Yadanarbon |
1–0 (aet) |
Dordoi Bishkek |
HTTU Aşgabat Vakhsh Qurghonteppa |
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| 2011 Details |
Chinese Taipei |
Taiwan Power Company |
3–2 | Phnom Penh Crown |
Balkan Neftchi Kochkor-Ata (Final stage group runners-up) |
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| 2012 Details |
TBD | ||||||
Performance by nation
| # | Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
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| 1 | Tajikistan |
3 | 1 |
| 2 | Kyrgyzstan |
2 | 4 |
| 3= |  Myanmar |
1 | 0 |
| 3= | Chinese Taipei |
1 | 0 |
| 5= | Cambodia |
0 | 1 |
| 5= |  Nepal |
0 | 1 |
Performance by club
| Team | Winners | Runners-Up | Years Won | Years Lost |
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| Regar TadAZ |
3 | 0 | (2005, 2008, 2009) | |
| Dordoi-Dynamo |
2 | 4 | (2006, 2007) | (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010) |
| Yadanarbon FC |
1 | 0 | (2010) | |
| Taiwan Power Company |
1 | 0 | (2011) | |
| Vakhsh |
0 | 1 | (2006) | |
| Mahendra Police Club |
0 | 1 | (2007) | |
| Phnom Penh Crown |
0 | 1 | (2011) |
See also
References
- ^ http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/26104-afc-competitions-committee-meeting AFC Competitions Committee meeting
- ^ http://www.the-afc.com/en/presidents-cup-2010/30524-palestine-clubs-to-play-in-afc-presidents-cup
- ^ http://www.the-afc.com/en/news/38458-afc-competitions-committee-takes-key-decisions Competitions Committee takes key decisions
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