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{{Infobox cricket tournament main
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| administrator = [[Asian Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[Limited overs cricket|50-over]]
| first = [[1996 ACC Trophy|1996]]
| last = [[2012 ACC Trophy Elite|2012]]
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| tournament name = ACC Trophy
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| most successful = {{cr|UAE}} (5 titles)
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The '''ACC Trophy''' was a [[limited-overs cricket]] tournament organised by the [[Asian Cricket Council]] (ACC). Open only to [[List of International Cricket Council members|associate and affiliate members]] of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC), it was contested biennially between 1996 and 2012, but was replaced by the three-division [[2014 ACC Premier League|ACC Premier League]] in 2014 as the primary limited-overs competition for non-[[Test cricket|Test]]-playing ACC members. The tournament was discontinued for 9 years, and reinvented as [[ACC Premier Cup]] in 2023. The finalists of the [[2000 ACC Trophy|2000]] and [[2006 ACC Trophy|2006 tournaments]] qualified for the [[Asia Cup]], where matches had [[One Day International]] (ODI) status.

The [[1996 ACC Trophy|inaugural edition]] of 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 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 national cricket team|Hong Kong]], [[Malaysia national cricket team|Malaysia]], the [[Maldives national cricket team|Maldives]], [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]], [[Singapore national cricket team|Singapore]], and the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|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 the introduction of two divisions. The UAE was by far the most successful ACC Trophy team, with five wins (and four consecutive victories from 2000 to 2006). [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] won the first two tournaments, but were rendered ineligible after gaining Test status.

== Previous finals ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-----
! colspan="4" | <big>'''ACC Trophy'''</big>
|-----
!  | Tournament
!  | Final venue
!  | Scores
!  | Result
|----- align="center"
| {{flagicon|MAS}}<br>[[1996 ACC Trophy|1996]]
| [[Kuala Lumpur]]
| <small>{{cr|BAN}} 212 in 49.3 overs ([[Shahriar Hossain]] 58; [[Saleem Raza (cricketer)|Saleem Raza]] 3-31)<br />{{cr|UAE}} 104 in 36.5 overs ([[Arshad Laeeq]] 31*; [[Sheikh Salahuddin (cricketer)|Sheikh Salahuddin]] 3-13)</small>
| Bangladesh won by 108 runs
|----- align="center"
| {{flagicon|NEP}}<br>[[1998 ACC Trophy|1998]]
| [[Kathmandu]]
| <small>{{cr|MAS}} 83 in 37.2 overs ([[Rohan Selvaratnam]] 25; [[Aminul Islam (cricketer, born 1968)|Aminul Islam]] 3-22)<br />{{cr|BAN}} 85/2 in 21.1 overs ([[Shahriar Hossain]] 51; [[Matthew William]] 1-5)</small>
| Bangladesh won by 8 wickets
|----- align="center"
| {{flagicon|UAE}}<br>[[2000 ACC Trophy|2000]]
| [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]]
| <small>{{cr|HKG}} 186 49.4 overs ([[Rahul Sharma (Hong Kong cricketer)|Rahul Sharma]] 78; [[Asim Saeed]] 4-32)<br />{{cr|UAE}} 191/7 in 44 overs (Mehmood Pir Baksh 56; Mohammad Zubair 4-30)</small>
| UAE won by 3 wickets
|----- align="center"
| {{flagicon|SIN}}<br>[[2002 ACC Trophy|2002]]
| [[Singapore]]
| <small>{{cr|NEP}} 184 in 50 overs ([[Paresh Lohani]] 52; [[Arshad Ali (cricketer)|Arshad Ali]] 4-24)<br />{{cr|UAE}} 185/4 in 38.3 overs ([[Khuram Khan]] 60*; [[Binod Das]] 2-27)</small>
| UAE won by 6 wickets<br />
|----- align="center"
| {{flagicon|MAS}}<br>[[2004 ACC Trophy|2004]]
| [[Kuala Lumpur]]
| <small>{{cr|UAE}} 253/7 in 50 overs ([[Syed Maqsood]] 67; [[Hemal Mehta]] 3-38)<br />{{cr|OMA}} 159 in 44 overs ([[Hemal Mehta]] 39; [[Ali Asad (Emirati cricketer)|Ali Asad]] 4-38)</small>
| UAE won by 94 runs
|----- align="center"
| {{flagicon|MAS}}<br>[[2006 ACC Trophy|2006]]
| [[Kuala Lumpur]]
| <small>{{cr|HKG}} 174/8 in 50 overs ([[Tim Smart]] 56; [[Arshad Ali (cricketer)|Arshad Ali]] 3-35)<br />{{cr|UAE}} 175/5 in 35.3 overs ([[Khurram Khan]] 59*; [[Nadeem Ahmed]] 3-48)</small>
| UAE won by 5 wickets
|-----
! colspan="4" align="center" | <big>'''ACC Trophy Elite'''</big>
|-----
!  | Tournament
!  | Final venue
!  | Scores
!  | Result
|----- align="center"
| {{flagicon|MAS}}<br>[[2008 ACC Trophy Elite|2008]]
| [[Kuala Lumpur]]
| <small>{{cr|UAE}} 243/7 in 50 overs ([[Saqib Ali (cricketer)|Saqib Ali]] 102; [[Najeeb Amar]] 4-61)<br />{{cr|HKG}} 205/7 in 34.1 overs ([[Najeeb Amar]] 100; [[Shadeep Silva]] 3-39)</small>
| Hong Kong won by 3 wickets ([[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|D/L]])
|----- align="center"
| {{flagicon|KUW}}<br>[[2010 ACC Trophy Elite|2010]]
| [[Kuwait City]]
| <small>{{cr|AFG|2013}} 224 in 50 overs ([[Karim Sadiq]] 58; [[Binod Das]] 3-35)<br />{{cr|NEP}} 129 in 40 overs ([[Sharad Vesawkar]] 35; [[Nowroz Mangal]] 2-9)</small>
| Afghanistan won by 95 runs
|----- align="center"
| {{flagicon|UAE}}<br>[[2012 ACC Trophy Elite|2012]]
| [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]]
|<small>{{cr|UAE}} 241/6 in 50 overs ([[Saqib Ali (cricketer)|Saqib Ali]] 101*; [[Shakti Gauchan]] 3-36)<br />{{cr|NEP}} 241/9 in 50 overs ([[Subash Khakurel]] 55; [[Ahmed Raza (Emirati cricketer)|Ahmed Raza]] 2-44)</small>
| Match tied. Nepal and UAE shared trophy.
|-----
! colspan="4" align="center" | <big>'''ACC Trophy Challenge'''</big>
|-----
!  | Tournament
!  | Final venue
!  | Scores
!  | Result
|----- align="center"
| {{flagicon|THA}}<br>[[2009 ACC Trophy Challenge#Final|2009]]
| [[Chiang Mai]]
| <small>{{cr|OMA}} 322/9 in 50 overs ([[Adnan Ilyas]] 138; Lobzang Yonten 2-56)<br />{{cr|BHU}} 104 in 40 overs (Kumar Subba 40; [[Hemal Mehta]] 3-22)</small>
| Oman won by 213 runs
|----- align="center"
| {{flagicon|THA}}<br>[[2010 ACC Trophy Challenge#Final|2010]]
| [[Bangkok]]<ref>[http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-trophy-challenge-2010 Asian Cricket Council – ACC Trophy Challenge 2010]</ref>
| <small>{{cr|KSA}} 139 in 43.3 overs (Shoaib Ali 39; Ahmed Faiz 3-19)<br />{{cr|MDV}} 140/9 in 41.4 overs (Abdulla Shahid 30; Shoaib Ali 5-25)</small>
| Maldives won by 1 wicket
|----- align="center"
| {{flagicon|THA}}<br>[[2012 ACC Trophy Challenge#Final|2012]]
| [[Chiang Mai]]<ref>[http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-trophy-challenge-2012/ Asian Cricket Council – ACC Trophy Challenge 2012]</ref>
| <small>{{cr|SIN}} 214/8 in 50 overs ([[Chetan Suryawanshi]] 40; Qamar Saeed 3-27)<br />{{cr|BHN}} 190 in 45.4 overs (Sameer Yousuf 31; [[Amjad Mahboob]] 5-22)</small>
| Singapore won by 24 runs
|}

== ACC Trophy records ==

=== Team records ===
*Highest total: {{cr|United Arab Emirates}} 510/6 (50 overs) v {{cr|Bhutan}}, 2010
*Lowest total: {{cr|Myanmar|1974}} 10 all out (12.1 overs) v {{cr|Nepal}}, 2006
*Most wins: UAE 5, Nepal 2, Bangladesh 2, Hong Kong 1, Afghanistan 1

=== Individual records ===
*Most runs in an innings: [[Arshad Ali (cricketer)|Arshad Ali]] {{cr|United Arab Emirates}} 213[[not out|*]] (146)
*Most runs in a career: Arshad Ali {{cr|United Arab Emirates}} 461
*Best batting average: Arshad Ali {{cr|United Arab Emirates}} 153.66
*Best bowling in an innings:  [[Mehboob Alam]] {{cr|Nepal}} 7/3 v {{cr|Myanmar|1974}}, 2006
*Most wickets in a career: [[Mehboob Alam]] {{cr|Nepal}} 52
*Best bowling ave: Kashif Butt {{cr|United Arab Emirates}} 3.00
*Most catches by an outfielder (career): Khuram Khan {{cr|United Arab Emirates}} 5
*Most wicket-keeping dismissals (career): Mohammad Nadeem {{cr|United Arab Emirates}} 8
*Most ACC Trophy appearances:

== Best Partnerships ==

Note: Records are incomplete.

# Sarfraz Ahmed & Fahad Suleiman for {{cr|Saudi Arabia}} v {{cr|Brunei}} 201*
# Rahul Sharma & Khalid Butt for {{cr|Hong Kong}} v {{cr|Singapore}} 181
# Muhammad Jahangir & Irfan Ahmed for {{cr|Qatar}} v {{cr|Thailand}} 174
# Nowroz Khan & Karim Sadiq for {{cr|Afghanistan|2013}} v {{cr|Malaysia}} 171
# Chaminda Ruwan & Munish Arora for {{cr|Singapore}} v {{cr|Bahrain}} 170
# Omer Taj & Muhammad Jahangir for {{cr|Qatar}} v {{cr|Iran}} 174
# Muhammed Iqbal & Arshad Ali for {{cr|United Arab Emirates}} v {{cr|Brunei}} 166
# Rahul Sharma & Khalid Butt for {{cr|Hong Kong}} v {{cr|Myanmar|1974}} 161
# Nadeem Babar & Hammad Saeed for *{{cr|Saudi Arabia}} v {{cr|Brunei}} 158
# Arshad Ali & Saqib Ali for {{cr|United Arab Emirates}} v {{cr|Brunei}} 152

== Participating teams ==
;Legend
*{{bg|gold|1st}} – Champions
*{{bg|silver|2nd}} – Runners-up
*{{bg|#cc9966|3rd}} – Third place
*SF – Semi-finalist
*GS – Group stage
*Q – Qualified
*{{border|width=3px|color=red|&nbsp; &nbsp;}}&nbsp;— Hosts

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! width=150|Team
! {{flagicon|MAS}}<br />[[1996 ACC Trophy|1996]]
! {{flagicon|NEP}}<br />[[1998 ACC Trophy|1998]]
! {{flagicon|UAE}}<br />[[2000 ACC Trophy|2000]]
! {{flagicon|SIN}}<br />[[2002 ACC Trophy|2002]]
! {{flagicon|MAS}}<br />[[2004 ACC Trophy|2004]]
! {{flagicon|MAS}}<br />[[2006 ACC Trophy|2006]]
! {{flagicon|MAS}}<br />[[2008 ACC Trophy Elite|2008]]
! {{flagicon|KUW}}<br />[[2010 ACC Trophy Elite|2010]]
! {{flagicon|UAE}}<br />[[2012 ACC Trophy Elite|2012]]
! Total
|-
| align=left|''{{cr|AFG|2013}}''
| — || — || — || — || 6th || bgcolor=#cc9966| '''3rd''' || bgcolor=#cc9966| '''3rd''' || bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || bgcolor=#cc9966| '''3rd''' || '''5'''
|-
| align=left|{{cr|BHR}}
| — || — || — || — || GS || 6th || 7th || 10th || — || '''4'''
|-
| align=left|''{{cr|BAN}}''
| bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || '''2'''
|-
| align=left|{{cr|BHU}}
| — || — || — || — || QF || 13th || — || 8th || 10th || '''4'''
|-
| align=left|{{cr|BRU}}
| GS || — || — || — || — || 15th || — || — || — || '''2'''
|-
| align=left|''{{cr|FIJ}}''
| bgcolor=#cc9966| '''SF''' || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || '''1'''
|-
| align=left|{{cr|HK}}
| GS || bgcolor=#cc9966| '''SF''' || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || bgcolor=#cc9966| '''SF''' || GS || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || bgcolor=#cc9966| '''3rd''' || 5th || '''9'''
|-
| align=left|{{cr|IRN}}
| — || — || — || — || GS || 16th || — || — || — || '''2'''
|-
| align=left|''{{cr|JPN}}''
| GS || GS || GS || — || — || — || — || — || — || '''3'''
|-
| align=left|{{cr|KUW}}
| — || — || GS || GS || bgcolor=#cc9966| '''3rd''' || 9th || 8th || style="border: 3px solid red"| 7th || 7th || '''7'''
|-
| align=left|{{cr|MAS}}
| style="border: 3px solid red"| GS || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || bgcolor=#cc9966| '''SF''' || bgcolor=#cc9966| '''SF''' || style="border: 3px solid red"| QF || style="border: 3px solid red"| 7th || style="border: 3px solid red"| 6th || 4th || 4th || '''9'''
|-
| align=left|{{cr|MDV}}
| GS || GS || GS || GS || GS || 14th || — || — || 8th || '''7'''
|-
| align=left|{{cr|MYA|1974}}
| — || — || — || — || — || 17th || — || — || — || '''1'''
|-
| align=left|{{cr|NEP}}
| GS || style="border: 3px solid red"| GS || bgcolor=#cc9966| '''SF''' || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || 5th || 4th || 4th || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || '''9'''
|-
| align=left|{{cr|OMN}}
| — || — || — || GS || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || 11th || — || 6th || 6th || '''5'''
|-
| align=left|''{{cr|PNG}}''
| bgcolor=#cc9966| '''SF''' || GS || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || '''2'''
|-
| align=left|{{cr|QAT}}
| — || — || — || GS || 4th || 8th || 9th || — || — || '''4'''
|-
| align=left|{{cr|SAU}}
| — || — || — || — || GS || 10th || 10th || — || 9th || '''4'''
|-
| align=left|{{cr|SIN}}
| GS || GS || GS || style="border: 3px solid red"| GS || GS || 5th || 5th || 9th || — || '''8'''
|-
| align=left|{{cr|THA}}
| GS || GS || — || GS || GS || 12th || — || — || — || '''5'''
|-
| align=left|{{cr|UAE}}
| bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || bgcolor=#cc9966| '''SF''' || style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || 5th || style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || '''9'''
|}
* Note: the above table includes results in all top-flight ACC tournaments – the ACC Trophy from 1996 to 2006, and the ACC Trophy Elite from 2008 to 2012,
* Teams in ''italics'' no longer compete in ACC Trophy/ACC Trophy Elite matches, either through having gained Test status ({{cr|Bangladesh}} and {{cr|Afghanistan|2013}}), or through having moved to the [[ICC East Asia-Pacific]] region ({{cr|Fiji}}, {{cr|Japan}}, and {{cr|PNG}}).

== Champions and runners-up ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Team!!Champions!!Runner Up
|-align="center"
|align="left"|{{Cr|UAE}}||5||2
|-align="center"
|align="left"|{{Cr|BAN}}||2||0
|-align="center"
|align="left"|{{Cr|NEP}}||1||2
|-align="center"
|align="left"|{{Cr|HK}}||1||2
|-align="center"
|align="left"|{{Cr|AFG|2013}}||1||0
|-align="center"
|align="left"|{{Cr|OMA}}||0||1
|-align="center"
|align="left"|{{Cr|MAS}}||0||1
|}
Notes:
Bangladesh gained full Test status in 2000 and are no longer eligible to participate in the ACC Trophy.

== See also ==
*[[Asia Cup]]
*[[ACC Premier Cup]]
*[[ACC Twenty20 Cup]]
*[[2014 ACC Premier League|ACC Premier League]]

== References ==
<references />

{{ACC Trophy}}
{{World Cricket League}}
{{Asian Cricket Council}}
{{International cricket}}

[[Category:ACC Trophy| ]]
[[Category:Asian Cricket Council competitions]]