| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying: 5 – 19 April Competition proper: 18 May – 22 October |
| Teams | Competition proper: 38 (originally) Total: 44 (from 27 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Al-Seeb (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Kuala Lumpur City |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 62 |
| Goals scored | 204 (3.29 per match) |
| Attendance | 268,576 (4,332 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Paulo Josué Pedro Paulo Jasur Hasanov (5 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Eid Al-Farsi[1] |
← 2021 2023–24 →
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs) | |
The 2022 AFC Cup was the 19th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
This season was the last in an all-year-round (spring-to-autumn) schedule; from 2023 the competition was switched to an autumn-to-spring schedule.[2]
Bahraini club Al-Muharraq were the title holders, having won their second AFC Cup title in 2021. As they failed to obtain the AFC license, they did not defend their title. Al-Seeb of Oman won its first continental title. They automatically qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League and entered the qualifying play-offs, since Omani teams were unable to qualify through domestic performance.[3]
- ^ "Al Seeb's Eid Al Farsi scoops Most Valuable Player Award". AFC. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "AFC Executive Committee unveils dynamic enhancements to the AFC Club Competitions". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "More Member Associations to benefit from inclusive AFC Champions League". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.