A tournament for the Asian Club Cup Champions League is organized once in two years. Each Asian federation has right to send at least one club team. The system is seven round Swiss. Premier edition took place in 2008 in Al-Ain, UAE, organized by Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Bin Shakhboot Al Nahyan – President of Asian Chess federation and member of ruling family in The Emirates. The event was duly won by the home side - yet with no UAE player in the line-up!