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{{Infobox football tournament
| logo                 = Asian Super Cup Logo.svg
| imagesize            = 200px
| organiser            = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| founded              = {{start date and age|1995}}
| abolished            = {{end date and age|2002}}
| region               = [[Asia]]
| number of teams      = 2
| most successful club = {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]]<br />{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings FC|Suwon Samsung Bluewings]]<br />(2 titles each)
| website              = 
}}

The '''Asian Super Cup''' was an annual [[association football|football]] competition between the winners of the [[AFC Champions League|Asian Club Championship]] and the [[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]].

The competition started in 1995, but came to an end in 2002 after both major [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] tournaments were merged into the AFC Champions League. The most successful clubs are [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] of [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]] of [[South Korea]].

==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright" style="text-align:left; margin-top:15px; font-size:85%"
|-
|colspan=3 align="left"|
<div style="font-size:85%">'''Key''':<br/><span style="background-color:#cedff2; border: 1px solid black">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> Qualified as ACC winner<br/><span style="background-color:#FFFF99; border: 1px solid black">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> Qualified as ACWC winner<br/></div>
<div style="font-size:70%">'''Abbreviations''':<br/>ACC&nbsp;&nbsp;=&nbsp;Asian Club Championship <br/> ACWC&nbsp;= Asian Cup Winners' Cup</div>  
|-
! Season !! colspan=2 style="width:200px"| Winner
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[1995 Asian Super Cup|1995]]
| style="border-right-style:hidden" | {{fbaicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yokohama Flügels]] || style="background-color:#FFFF99; width=2px" |
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[1996 Asian Super Cup|1996]]
| style="border-right-style:hidden" | {{fbaicon|KOR|1984}} [[Seongnam FC|Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma]] || style="background-color:#cedff2; width=2px" |
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[1997 Asian Super Cup|1997]]
| style="border-right-style:hidden" | {{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]] || style="background-color:#FFFF99; width=2px" |
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[1998 Asian Super Cup|1998]]
| style="border-right-style:hidden" | {{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]] || style="background-color:#FFFF99; width=2px" |
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[1999 Asian Super Cup|1999]]
| style="border-right-style:hidden" | {{fbaicon|JPN}} [[Júbilo Iwata]] || style="background-color:#cedff2; width=2px" |
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2000 Asian Super Cup|2000]]
| style="border-right-style:hidden" | {{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]] || style="background-color:#cedff2; width=2px" |
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2001 Asian Super Cup|2001]]
| style="border-right-style:hidden" | {{fbaicon|KOR|1997}} [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]] || style="background-color:#cedff2; width=2px" |
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2002 Asian Super Cup|2002]]
| style="border-right-style:hidden" | {{fbaicon|KOR|1997}} [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]] || style="background-color:#cedff2; width=2px" |
|-
|}

The Asian Super Cup was started in 1995 by the [[Asian Football Confederation|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, the winner of the Club Championship lost in this competition: in 1995, 1997 and 1998.

==Matches==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
|-
|width="40px" style="background-color:#FBCEB1" align=center|
|Won after [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]] or [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]]
|-
|width="40px" style="background-color:#cedff2" align=center|
|Winner of [[AFC Champions League|Asian Club Championship]]
|-
|width="40px" style="background-color:#FFFF99" align=center|
|Winner 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 tie|two-legged finals]] are listed in the order they were played.

{|class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|+ Asian Super Cup matches
!scope=col|Year
!scope=col|Nation
!scope=col|Winners
!scope=col|Score
!scope=col|Runners-up
!scope=col|Nation
!scope=col|Venue
|-
!colspan="8"|Two-legged format
|-
!scope=row rowspan=3 style="text-align:center"|[[1995 Asian Super Cup|1995]]
|rowspan=2|{{fba|JPN|1870}}
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFFF99|[[Yokohama Flügels]]
|align=center|1–1
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:#CEDFF2|[[Thai Farmers Bank F.C.|Thai Farmers Bank]]
|rowspan=2|{{fba|THA}}
|[[Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium]]
|-
|align=center|3–2
|[[NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium|Mitsuzawa Stadium]]
|-
|colspan=7 align="center"|Yokohama Flügels won 4–3 on aggregate
|-
!scope=row rowspan=3 style="text-align:center"|[[1996 Asian Super Cup|1996]]
|rowspan=2|{{fba|KOR|1984}}
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:#cedff2|[[Seongnam FC|Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma]]
|align=center|5–3
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFFF99|[[Shonan Bellmare|Bellmare Hiratsuka]]
|rowspan=2|{{fba|JPN|1870}}
|[[Changwon Stadium]]
|-
|align=center|1–0
|[[lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka|Hiratsuka Stadium]]
|-
|colspan=7 align="center"|Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma won 6–3 on aggregate
|-
!scope=row rowspan=3 style="text-align:center"|[[1997 Asian Super Cup|1997]]
|rowspan=2|{{fba|KSA}}
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFFF99|[[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]]
|align=center|1–0
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:#CEDFF2|[[Pohang Steelers]]
|rowspan=2|{{fba|KOR|1997}}
|[[King Fahd Sports City|King Fahd International Stadium]]
|-
|align=center|1–1
|[[Pohang Steel Yard]]
|-
|colspan=7 align="center"|Al-Hilal won 2–1 on aggregate
|-
!scope=row rowspan=3 style="text-align:center"|[[1998 Asian Super Cup|1998]]
|rowspan=2|{{fba|KSA}}
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFFF99|[[Al Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]
|align=center|1–1
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:#CEDFF2|[[Pohang Steelers]]
|rowspan=2|{{fba|KOR|1997}}
|[[Pohang Steel Yard]]
|-
|align=center|0–0
|[[King Fahd Sports City|King Fahd International Stadium]]
|-
|colspan=7 align="center"|1–1 on aggregate; Al-Nassr won on the [[away goals rule]]
|-
!scope=row rowspan=3 style="text-align:center"|[[1999 Asian Super Cup|1999]]
|rowspan=2|{{fba|JPN}}
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:#cedff2|[[Júbilo Iwata]]
|align=center|1–0
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFFF99|[[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]
|rowspan=2|{{fba|KSA}}
|[[Yamaha Stadium|Júbilo Iwata Stadium]]
|-
|align=center|1–2
|[[Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City|Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium]]
|-
|colspan=7 align="center"|2–2 on aggregate; Júbilo Iwata won on the [[away goals rule]]
|-
!scope=row rowspan=3 style="text-align:center"|[[2000 Asian Super Cup|2000]]
|rowspan=2|{{fba|KSA}}
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:#cedff2|[[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]]
|align=center|2–1
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFFF99|[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|rowspan=2|{{fba|JPN}}
|[[IAI Stadium Nihondaira|Nihondaira Sports Stadium]]
|-
|align=center|1–1
|[[King Fahd Sports City|King Fahd International Stadium]]
|-
|colspan=7 align="center"|Al-Hilal won 3–2 on aggregate
|-
!scope=row rowspan=3 style="text-align:center"|[[2001 Asian Super Cup|2001]]
|rowspan=2|{{fba|KOR|1997}}
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:#cedff2|[[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]]
|align=center|2–2
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFFF99|[[Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al-Shabab]]
|rowspan=2|{{fba|KSA}}
|[[Suwon Sports Complex]]
|-
|align=center|2–1
|[[Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City|Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium]]
|-
|colspan=7 align="center"|Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 4–3 on aggregate
|-
!scope=row rowspan=3 style="text-align:center"|[[2002 Asian Super Cup|2002]]
|rowspan=2|{{fba|KOR|1997}}
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:#cedff2|[[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]]
|align=center|1–0
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFFF99|[[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]]
|rowspan=2|{{fba|KSA}}
|[[Suwon World Cup Stadium]]
|-
|bgcolor=FBCEB1 align=center|0–1 {{aet}}
|[[King Fahd Sports City|King Fahd International Stadium]]
|-
|colspan=7 align="center"| 1–1 on aggregate; Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 4–2 on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]]
|}

==Records and statistics==

===Winners===

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+Performance in the Asian Super Cup by club
!Club
!Winners
!Runners-up
! class="unsortable"|Years won
! class="unsortable"|Years runners-up
|-
| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]]||align=center|2||align=center|1||[[1997 Asian Super Cup|1997]], [[2000 Asian Super Cup|2000]]||[[2002 Asian Super Cup|2002]]
|-
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings FC|Suwon Samsung Bluewings]]||align=center|2||align=center|0||[[2001 Asian Super Cup|2001]], [[2002 Asian Super Cup|2002]]||—
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yokohama Flügels]]||align=center|1||align=center|0||[[1995 Asian Super Cup|1995]]||—
|-
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seongnam FC|Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma]]||align=center|1||align=center|0||[[1996 Asian Super Cup|1996]]||—
|-
| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]||align=center|1||align=center|0||[[1998 Asian Super Cup|1998]]||—
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Júbilo Iwata]]||align=center|1||align=center|0||[[1999 Asian Super Cup|1999]]||—
|-
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Pohang Steelers]]||align=center|0||align=center|2||—||[[1997 Asian Super Cup|1997]], [[1998 Asian Super Cup|1998]]
|-
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[Thai Farmers Bank F.C.|Thai Farmers Bank]]||align=center|0||align=center|1||—||[[1995 Asian Super Cup|1995]]
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shonan Bellmare]]||align=center|0||align=center|1||—||[[1996 Asian Super Cup|1996]]
|-
| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Ittihad FC|Al-Ittihad]]||align=center|0||align=center|1||—||[[1999 Asian Super Cup|1999]]
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shimizu S-Pulse]]||align=center|0||align=center|1||—||[[2000 Asian Super Cup|2000]]
|-
| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al-Shabab]]||align=center|0||align=center|1||—||[[2001 Asian Super Cup|2001]]
|}

===By nation===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+Performance by nation
|-
!scope="col"|Nation
!scope="col"|Winners
!scope="col"|Runners-up
!scope="col"|Total
|-
!scope="row"|{{KSA}}
|align=center|3
|align=center|3
|align=center|6
|-
!scope="row"|{{KOR}}
|align=center|3
|align=center|2
|align=center|5
|-
!scope="row"|{{JPN}}
|align=center|2
|align=center|2
|align=center|4
|-
!scope="row"| {{THA}}
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|}

===By method of qualification===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+Asian Super Cup winners by method of qualification
|-
!scope=col| Cup
!scope=col| Winners
!scope=col| Runners-up
|-
| [[Asian Club Championship]]
| {{center|5}}
| {{center|3}}
|-
| [[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]
| {{center|3}}
| {{center|5}}
|}

===By winning coaches===
The following table lists the winning coaches of the Asian Super Cup.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year!!Club!!Coach
|-
| rowspan=1| [[1995 Asian Super Cup|1995]]
| {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Yokohama Flügels]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Antonio Carlos da Silva
|-
| rowspan=1| [[1996 Asian Super Cup|1996]]
| {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} [[Seongnam FC|Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma]]
| {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} [[Lee Jang-soo]]
|-
|align=center|[[1997 Asian Super Cup|1997]]
| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Oscar (footballer, born 1954)|José Oscar Bernardi]]
|-
| rowspan=1| [[1998 Asian Super Cup|1998]]
| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[José Dutra dos Santos]]
|-
| rowspan=1| [[1999 Asian Super Cup|1999]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Júbilo Iwata]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takashi Kuwahara]]
|-
| rowspan=1| [[2000 Asian Super Cup|2000]]
| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]]
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Ilie Balaci]]
|-
| rowspan=1| [[2001 Asian Super Cup|2001]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings|Suwon Bluewings]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Ho]]
|-
|align=center|[[2002 Asian Super Cup|2002]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings|Suwon Bluewings]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Ho]]
|}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151031102257/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/assup.html RSSSF – Asian Super Cup]

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