The ACC Premier Cup, officially known as the ACC Men's Premier Cup is a men's limited-overs international cricket tournament organized by the Asian Cricket Council and contested in a league system by the associate members of ACC . It crowns the best associate team in Asia and also serves as the final qualification pathway towards the Asia Cup . It evolved from the former ACC Trophy Elite cricket competition. The inaugural edition of the tournament took place in April and May, 2023 with Nepal as the host. Currently, It's the top tier tournament for associate teams in Asia.
6-669: This is a cricket tournament evolved from the former ACC Trophy , contested in 50 overs format and also the ACC Twenty20 Cup in T20 format, both were organized by the Asian Cricket Council. ACC Trophy was replaced by ACC Premier League in 2014. ACC Premier League was held in Malaysia between 1–7 May 2014. Afghanistan won the tournament. The top four teams, Afghanistan , UAE , Nepal and Oman qualified for
12-607: A single ultimate prize for associate teams in Asia . Additionally, the tournament resembles the format used in Asia Cup , as it serves as a qualification path for the same. An overview of the teams' performances in every ACC Premier Cup: ACC Trophy The ACC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). Open only to associate and affiliate members of
18-529: The 2014 ACC Championship , which was cancelled. After first edition of the tournament in 2014 and ACC Twenty20 Cup in 2015, the ACC reformed the tournament structure into a regional, rather than divisional basis. In 2023, ACC reinvented the tournament and divided the associate members in a two-tier league system. Premier Cup is the top tier tournament while Challenger Cup being the bottom tier. It's played in both 50-overs and T20I format alternatively, serving as
24-577: The International Cricket Council (ICC), it was contested biennially between 1996 and 2012, but was replaced by the three-division ACC Premier League in 2014 as the primary limited-overs competition for non- Test -playing ACC members. The tournament was discontinued for 9 years, and reinvented as ACC Premier Cup in 2023. The finalists of the 2000 and 2006 tournaments qualified for the Asia Cup , where matches had One Day International (ODI) status. The inaugural edition of
30-427: The tournament was played in Malaysia in 1996, and featured 12 teams in a single division. The single-division format continued until the 2006 tournament, which featured a record 17 teams. The ACC Trophy was then split into "Elite" (first-grade) and "Challenge" (second-grade) divisions, with the first editions held under this format being the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite and the 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge (the latter tournament
36-675: Was the only one to be held in an odd year). The two-division format continued until the final tournament in 2012, with promotion and relegation between divisions. Only six teams – Hong Kong , Malaysia , the Maldives , Nepal , Singapore , and the United Arab Emirates – competed in all nine editions of the ACC Trophy, although the Maldives and Singapore were relegated to the "Challenge" tournament at various stages after
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