| ACC Under-19 Cup | |
|---|---|
| Administrator | International Cricket Council Asian Cricket Council |
| Format | One Day |
| First tournament | 1997 |
| Last tournament | 2011 |
| Tournament format | Round Robin |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Current champion | Afghanistan |
| Most successful | Nepal (4 titles) |
| 2011 ACC Under-19 Elite Cup | |
The ACC Under-19 Cup, formerly Youth Asia Cup, is a regular cricket tournament organised by the ACC for Under-19 teams from its member nations. The first event was held in Hong Kong in 1997 and every second year since then. The current champions are Afghanistan.[1]
The Cup is the longest running Under-19 international tournament at present and has the largest number of Under-19 teams participating of any of the regional competitions. Throughout its history it has been the first step in the qualification process for Asian Under-19 teams.
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One of the major roles of the ACC Under-19 Cup has been to provide member nations of the ACC with the chance to qualify for the Under-19 World Cup. It was originally known as the Youth Asia Cup and, for the first two tournaments, two teams qualified directly.[2][3] During these years, teams from the EAP region took part as did Bangladesh who did not receive full member status until 2000.[4]
After Bangladesh and the EAP sides left the conmpetition the number of qualifying teams was reduced to one and remained this way until the 2007 competition.[5] Following this tournament, the ACC decided to split the teams into two divisions after the model of the men's ACC Trophy. The top division, the Elite Cup, continues to be held in two year intervals from the initial tournament. The lower division, the Challenge Cup, generally takes place in the year between Elite tournaments although the most recent edition took place in 2009 in Thailand. The winners of this tournament were Bahrain.[6]
| Year | Host Nation(s) | Final Venue | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||
| 1997 | Hong Kong | Kowloon Cricket Club | Bangladesh 347 all out |
Bangladesh won by 256 runs result |
Papua New Guinea 91 all out |
| 1999 | Singapore | Kalang Ground | Bangladesh 126/4 (29.1 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 6 wickets scorecard |
Nepal 125 all out (39.2 overs) |
| 2001 | Nepal | Tribhuvan University | Nepal | Nepal won by 7 wickets report |
Malaysia |
| 2003 | Pakistan | National Stadium, Karachi |
Nepal 155/5 (25 overs) |
Nepal won by 30 runs (D/L) scorecard |
Malaysia 125/6 (25 overs) |
| 2005 | Nepal | Tribhuvan | Nepal 87/3 (25.3 overs) |
Nepal won by 7 wickets scorecard |
Malaysia 83/10 (25.5 overs) |
| 2007 | Malaysia | Kinrara Oval | Nepal 172/10 (49.4 overs) |
Nepal won by 48 runs scorecard |
Afghanistan 124/10 (45.5 overs) |
| 2009 | Kuwait | Hubara | Hong Kong 216/2 (47 overs) |
Hong Kong won by 8 wickets scorecard |
Afghanistan 215/9 (50 overs) |
| 2011 | Thailand | Prem Oval | Afghanistan 200/9 (50 overs) |
Afghanistan won by 61 runs scorecard |
Nepal 139 all out (43.1 overs) |
| Year | Host Nation(s) | Final Venue | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||
| 2008 | Thailand | Prem Oval | Saudi Arabia 247/10 (49.4 overs) |
Saudi Arabia won by 59 runs scorecard |
Bhutan 188/10 (45.1 overs) |
| 2009 | Thailand | Prem Oval | Bahrain 104/5 (33 overs) |
Bahrain won by 5 wickets scorecard |
Thailand 100/10 (36.1 overs) |
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