ers ▁Category : 1 9 0 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁death ▁missing <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁A FC ▁F uts al ▁Club ▁Championship ▁ ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁annual ▁Asian ▁fut sal ▁club ▁competition ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁Asian ▁Football ▁Confeder ation . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁edition , ▁the ▁A FC ▁F uts al ▁Club ▁Committee ▁decided ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁an ▁inv itation ▁event , ▁and ▁each ▁Member ▁Association ▁has ▁been ▁asked ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁their ▁F uts al ▁national ▁league ▁champions ▁for ▁the ▁tournament . ▁ ▁The ▁competition ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁A FC ▁Champions ▁League . ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁format ▁A ▁trial ▁edition , ▁named ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Asia ▁F uts al ▁Cup , ▁was ▁run ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁with ▁six ▁teams ▁particip ating . ▁Iran ian ▁team ▁Sh ensa ▁Save h ▁beat ▁U z bek ▁Ar d us ▁FC ▁ 5 - 1 ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁The ▁first ▁recogn ised ▁edition ▁by ▁the ▁A FC ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ran ▁with ▁ten ▁teams , ▁forming ▁two ▁groups ▁of ▁five ▁teams . ▁The ▁top ▁two ▁finish ers ▁then ▁proceeded ▁to ▁the ▁semi - final s . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁final ▁tournament ▁is ▁played ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁teams . ▁If ▁more ▁national ▁league ▁champions ▁wish ▁to ▁enter ▁a ▁team , ▁all ▁but ▁the ▁top ▁three ▁finish ers ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁tournament ▁and ▁the ▁host ▁nation , ▁have ▁to ▁enter ▁a ▁qual ification ▁stage . ▁