Purpose:
- To categorize the member countries by performance in competitions.
- To motivate the member countries to have performance competition goals.
- To reward the member countries on their performance in ACC competitions.
The rankings for 2011 - 2012 will stay in place until December 2014
Method:
- The ACC ranking system is based on a two-year cycle for men’s cricket, as the range of age-group tournaments and ACC Trophy are completed over 2 years.
- The rankings are determined on the teams’ placings in the ACC Trophy, ACC U-19 and U-16 Cups.
- The teams with the minimum aggregate ranking points, based on their finishing positions in the tournaments are ranked highest.
| ACC Trophy Elite 2012 | ACC U-19 Elite 2011 | ACC U-16 Elite 2012 | FINAL COMBINED |
| Ranking/Points | Ranking/Points | Ranking/Points | Ranking/Points |
| 1. | 1. Afghanistan | 1. Malaysia | 1. |
| 2. | 2. Nepal | 2. Nepal | 2. |
| 3. | 3. Qatar | 3. Oman | 3. |
| 4. | 4. Hong Kong | 4. Singapore | 4. |
| 5. | 5. UAE | 5. Thailand | 5. |
| 6. | 6. Bahrain | 6. Bahrain | 6. |
| 7. | 7. Malaysia | 7. Hong Kong | 7. |
| 8. | 8. Thailand | 8. Iran | 8. |
| 9. | 9. Oman | 9. Kuwait | 9. |
| 10. | 10. Singapore | 18. Saudi Arabia* | 10. |
| ACC Trophy Challenge 2012 | ACC U-19 Challenge 2011 | ACC U-16 Challenge 2012 | |
| Ranking/Points | Ranking/Points | Ranking/Points | |
| 11. |
11. Saudi Arabia | 11. Afghanistan | 11. |
| 12. |
12. Kuwait | 12. UAE | 12. |
| 13. |
13. Bhutan | 13. Qatar | 13. |
| 14. |
14. China | 14. China | 14. |
| 15. |
15. Iran | 15. Bhutan | 15. |
| 16. |
16. Maldives | 16. Maldives | 16. |
| 17. |
17. Brunei | 18. Myanmar* | 17. |
| 18. | 18. Myanmar | 18. Brunei* | 18. |
(*) Did not participate
- The top two teams in each Challenge competition are promoted into the following two-year cycle’s Elite Division.
- The bottom two teams in each Elite competition are relegated to the Challenge Division in the following cycle.
- The ACC Twenty20 Cup participants in 2013 will be those who are in the ACC Trophy Elite of 2014
- The ACC Women’s Tournaments are not included in the rankings system as not all members are participating in them.
- Countries who have not participated or are disqualified are given 18 points for each tournament missed.
