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The AFC President's Cup was an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). ==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.〔(AFC Competitions Committee meeting )〕 In November 2013 the AFC announced that the 2014 AFC President's Cup would be the last edition of this tournament. Starting from 2015, league champions of "emerging countries" are eligible to participate in the AFC Cup qualifying play-off.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AFC President’s Cup: The end of a glorious journey )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「AFC President's Cup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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