| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying round: 11–15 August 2015 Competition proper: 9 February – 5 November 2016 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 32 Total: 40 (from 23 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Bengaluru FC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 127 |
| Goals scored | 361 (2.84 per match) |
| Attendance | 394,183 (3,104 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Hammadi Ahmed (16 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Hammadi Ahmed |
| Fair play award | Bengaluru FC |
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The 2016 AFC Cup was the 13th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[1]
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya from Iraq defeated India's Bengaluru FC in the final to win their first AFC Cup title, becoming the first Iraqi team to win the competition.[2] Johor Darul Ta'zim, the defending champions, were eliminated in the semi-finals by Bengaluru FC.
- ^ "2016 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 28 November 2015.
- ^ "AFC President congratulates Air Force Club for historic". AFC. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.