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{{Short description|Men's cricket tournament}}
{{About|the cricket tournament which has evolved from the former [[ACC Trophy]]|the tournament which was run between 2004 and 2007 and was also known as ACC Premier League later|ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament}}
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{{Infobox cricket tournament main
| name = ACC Men's Premier Cup
| image =
| size =
| caption= ACC Men's Premier Cup Trophy
| participants=10
| administrator=[[Asian Cricket Council]] (ACC)
| first = [[2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup|2023]] Nepal
| last =  [[2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup|2024]] Oman
| cricket format = [[Limited overs cricket|50-overs]], [[One Day International|ODI]], [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| tournament format = [[Group stage]] and [[knockout]]
| champions = {{cr|UAE}} (1st title)
| most successful = {{cr|NEP}} <br> {{cr|UAE}} (1 title each)
| most runs = {{cricon|UAE}} [[Muhammad Waseem (cricketer)|Muhammad Waseem]] (505)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/batting-most-runs-career/acc-men-s-premier-cup-993 |title=Most runs combined format |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 April 2024}}</ref>
| most wickets = {{cricon|OMA}} [[Bilal Khan (cricketer)|Bilal Khan]] (27)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/bowling-most-wickets-career/acc-men-s-premier-cup-993 |title=Most wickets combined format |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 April 2024}}</ref>
| website = https://asiancricket.org
|current=[[2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup]]
}}
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The '''ACC Premier Cup,''' officially known as the '''ACC Men's Premier Cup''' is a men's [[Limited overs cricket|limited-overs]] international [[cricket]] tournament organized by the [[Asian Cricket Council]] and contested in a [[league system]] by the [[List of International Cricket Council members|associate members]] of [[Asian Cricket Council|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|ACC Trophy Elite]] cricket competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asiancricket.org/index.php/news/april-2014/2883|title=Acc Premier League: Start of a New Era}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Republica |title=Second Edition of ACC Premier Cup T20 to be held in April |url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/149979/ |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=My Republica |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
This is a cricket tournament evolved from the former [[ACC Trophy]], contested in [[Limited overs cricket|50 overs]] format and also the [[ACC Twenty20 Cup]] in [[Twenty20|T20]] format, both were organized by the Asian Cricket Council. ACC Trophy was replaced by ACC Premier League in 2014.

[[2014 ACC Premier League|ACC Premier League]] was held in Malaysia between 1–7 May 2014. [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] won the tournament. The top four teams, [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]], [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]], [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] and [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]] qualified for 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 [[ACC Men's Challenger Cup|Challenger Cup]] being the bottom tier.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 5, 2023 |title=ACC releases calendar for next two years |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/acc-releases-calender-for-next-two-years-india-pakistan-in-same-group-for-asia-cup-202320230105123002/ |access-date=January 23, 2024 |website=ANI News}}</ref> It's played in both [[Limited overs cricket|50-overs]] and [[Twenty20 International|T20I]] format alternatively, serving as a single ultimate prize for associate teams in [[Asian Cricket Council|Asia]]. Additionally, the tournament resembles the format used in [[Asia Cup]], as it serves as a qualification path for the same. 

==Tournaments==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" width: 100%; text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2" width="4%" |Year
! rowspan="2" width="4%" |Format
! rowspan="2" width="7%" |Host Nation
! rowspan="2" width="12%" |Final Venue
! colspan="3" |Final
! rowspan="2" width="4%" |Teams
|-
! width="10%" |Winner
! width="14%" |Result
! width="10%" |Runner-up
|- style="background:#ddeeff"
|2023 <br/> ''[[2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup|Details]]''
|[[Limited overs cricket|50-overs]], [[One Day International|ODI]]
|{{flag|Nepal}}
|[[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground|TU Cricket Ground]], [[Kirtipur]]
|{{cr|NEP}} <br/> <small>118/3 (30.3 overs)</small>
|'''Nepal won by 7 wickets''' <br/>  [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1368002.html (scorecard)] 
|{{cr|UAE}} <br/> <small>117 (33.1 overs)</small>
|10
|-
|2024 <br/> ''[[2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup|Details]]''
|[[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
|{{flag|Oman}}
|[[Oman Cricket Academy Ground|Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1]], [[Muscat]]
|{{cr|UAE}} <br/> <small>204/4 (20 overs)</small>
|'''United Arab Emirates won by 55 runs''' <br/> [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1426478.html (scorecard)] 
|{{cr|OMA}} <br/> <small>149/9 (20 overs)</small>
|10
|}

==Performance by teams==
;Legend
* {{bg|gold|'''1st'''}} – Champions
* {{bg|silver|'''2nd'''}} – Runners-up
* {{bg|#cc9966|'''3rd'''}} – Third place
* {{bg|LightCoral|DNP}} — Did not participate
* GP – Group stage
* Q – Qualified
An overview of the teams' performances in every ACC Premier Cup:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! {{diagonal split header 2|Team|Host}}
!{{flagicon|NEP}}<br/>[[2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup|2023]] <br/> [[Limited overs cricket|50-overs]], [[One Day International|ODI]] <br/> (10)
!{{flagicon|OMN}}<br/>[[2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup|2024]] <br/> [[Twenty20 International|T20I]] <br/> (10)
|-
| align="left" | {{cr|BHR}}
| GP || GP
|-
| align="left" | {{cr|CAM}}
| bgcolor=LightCoral|{{center|DNP}} ||  GP
|-
| align="left" | {{Cr|HK}}
| GP ||  bgcolor="#cc9966" | '''3rd'''
|-
| align="left" | {{Cr|KUW}}
| 4th ||  GP
|-
| align="left" | {{Cr|QAT}}
| GP ||  GP
|-
| align="left" | {{Cr|MAS}}
| GP || GP
|-
| align="left" | {{Cr|NEP}}
| bgcolor="gold" | '''1st''' || 4th
|-
| align="left" | {{Cr|OMA}}
| bgcolor="#cc9966" | '''3rd''' ||bgcolor="silver" | '''2nd'''
|-
| align="left" | {{cr|SAU}}
| GP || GP
|-
| align="left" | {{cr|SIN}}
| GP || bgcolor=LightCoral|{{center|DNP}}
|-
| align="left" | {{Cr|UAE}}
| bgcolor="silver" | '''2nd''' || bgcolor="gold" | '''1st'''
|}



=== Debutant teams ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Teams
|-
|[[2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup|2023]]
|{{Cr|NEP}}, {{Cr|UAE}}, {{Cr|OMA}}, {{Cr|HK}}, {{Cr|KUW}}, {{Cr|QAT}}, {{Cr|MAS}}, {{Cr|SIN}}, {{Cr|SAU}}, {{Cr|BHR}}
|-
|[[2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup|2024]]
|{{Cr|CAM}}
|}

==See also==
*[[Asia Cup]]
*[[ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup]]
*[[ICC Men's T20 World Cup|T20 World Cup]]
*[[ACC Men's Challenger Cup|ACC Challenger Cup]]
*[[ACC Twenty20 Cup]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-premier-league-2014 Tournament Page]

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