Afro-Asian Club Championship
The Afro-Asian Club Championship, sometimes referred to as the Afro-Asian Cup, was a football competition endorsed by the Confederation of African Football and Asian Football Confederation, 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 and ran from 1987 to 1999.
History
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.
In February 2018, CAF President Ahmad Ahmad stated that CAF would consider re-introducing the competition.
Records and statistics
Finals
Results by club
Results by country
Results by continent
Winning coaches
The following table lists the winning coaches of the Afro-Asian Club Championship.Year | Winning Club | Coach |
1986 | Busan Daewoo Royals | Lee Cha-Man |
1987 | Zamalek SC | Essam Baheeg |
1988 | Al Ahly | Dietrich Weise |
1989 | ES Sétif | Bouzid Cheniti |
1992 | Club Africain | Youssef Zouaoui |
1993 | Wydad Casablanca | Yuri Sebastianko |
1994 | Thai Farmers Bank | Charnwit Polcheewin |
1995 | Esperance Tunis | Roberto di Baldos Amilton |
1996 | Ilhwa Chunma | Lee Jang-soo |
1997 | Zamalek SC | Ruud Krol |
1999 | Raja Casablanca | Oscar Fullone |