2021 AFC Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying: 7 April – 15 August Competition proper: 14 May – 5 November |
| Teams | Group stage: 38 (originally) Total: 43 (from 27 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Muharraq (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Nasaf |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 43 |
| Goals scored | 138 (3.21 per match) |
| Attendance | 65,676 (1,527 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Khusayin Norchaev (7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Abdulwahab Al-Malood |
← 2020 2022 →
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs) | |
The 2021 AFC Cup was the 18th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
The winners of the tournament automatically qualified for the 2022 AFC Champions League, entering the qualifying play-offs, if they had not qualified through their domestic performance.
Lebanese club Al-Ahed, having won their first AFC Cup title in 2019, were the title holders, since the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia after several group stage matches and the title was not awarded. However, Al-Ahed were eliminated by the eventual winners Al-Muharraq in the West Asia Zonal semi-finals.