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The AFC was formed in

However, since the Summer Olympic Games and the European Football Championship were also scheduled in the same year as the Asian Cup, the AFC decided to move their championship to a less crowded cycle. After , the tournament was next held in , when it was co-hosted by four countries in Southeast Asia : Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Thereafter, it has again been held every four years. The Asian Cup has generally been dominated by a small number of top teams. The other teams which have achieved success are Australia , Iraq and Kuwait Israel won in but was later expelled and has since joined UEFA.

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Today's print edition. The Asian Football Confederation will revamp its continental club competitions next year with an increased prize fund and will also launch an Asian Women's Champions League, the regional body announced on Monday. That sum is a threefold increase in the maximum amount available to previous winners of the competition. The three new competitions will feature a total of 76 teams from across Asia, with 32 teams also taking part in the AFC Champions League 2 while a third strand, to be called the AFC Challenge League, will be comprised of 20 clubs. Details about the AFC Women's Champions League, including a start date, prize amounts and the number of clubs involved, have yet to revealed.

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It is the most prestigious club competition in Asian football, played by the national league champions and, for some nations, one or more runners-up of their national associations. A total of 40 clubs compete in the round-robin group stage of the competition. Clubs from Asia's strongest national leagues receive automatic berths, with clubs from lower-ranked nations eligible to qualify via the qualifying playoffs, and they are also eligible to participate in the AFC Cup. The most successful club in the competition is Al-Hilal with a total of four titles. Urawa Red Diamonds are the current champions, having beaten Al-Hilal in the final. While Israeli clubs dominated the first four editions of the competition, this was partly due to the refusal of Arab clubs to play them :. After the edition had to be cancelled by the AFC for various reasons, including two Arab clubs being excluded for refusing to commit to playing against Israeli club Maccabi Netanya , the AFC suspended the competition for 14 years, while Israel would be expelled from the AFC in Asia's premier club tournament made its return in as the Asian Club Championship. League champions and cup winners would qualify for the qualifying playoffs with the best eight clubs from East Asia and the eight best clubs from West Asia progressing to the group stage. In , 29 clubs from fourteen countries participated and the tournament schedule was changed to March—November.

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The Asian Cup has generally been dominated by a small number of top teams. Saudi Arabia. South Yemen. Qatar 2nd title. DPR Korea. Asian Championships. Archived from the original on 29 July Urawa Red Diamonds. The first trophy came in the form of a bowl with circular base. Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa.

However, since the Summer Olympic Games and the European Football Championship were also scheduled in the same year as the Asian Cup, the AFC decided to move their championship to a less crowded cycle. After , the tournament was next held in , when it was co-hosted by four countries in Southeast Asia : Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Thereafter, it has again been held every four years.

Qatar 2nd title. Expelled from AFC competitions in , as a result of a proposal by Kuwait as other Muslim and Arab countries refused to play against Israel , that was adopted by a vote of 17 to 13 with 6 abstentions. Archived from the original on 4 May Northern Mariana Islands. Saudi Arabia. February This trophy has a handle on each side, unlike its predecessor. During the draw for the group stage on 4 May at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, an all-new trophy made by Thomas Lyte was unveiled. Thereafter, it has again been held every four years. Archived from the original on 31 May