2024–25 AFC Challenge League
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| Teams | Competition proper: 20 (from 19 or 20 associations) |
The 2024–25 AFC Challenge League (ACGL) will be the inaugural edition of the AFC Challenge League, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[1] It will feature 20 teams.[2] It will be the first third-tier club competition to be held by the AFC since the AFC President's Cup, which was discontinued after the 2014 edition.
Association team allocation[edit]
Association ranking[edit]
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NOTE: The following slot allocation is provisional. The final number of slots allocated to each association will be based on the AFC Challenge League criteria in the Entry Manual and confirmed by the AFC. |
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Teams[edit]
NOTE 1: The following list of participating teams is provisional. The final list of participating teams will be confirmed by the AFC, based on the final slot allocation for each association and the list of teams passing the club licensing requirements. NOTE 2: Only teams assured of a place are displayed. |
- Notes
- ^ Turkmenistan (TKM): Arkadag, the 2023 Turkmenistan Cup winners, also won the league title and qualified for the Champions League 2. As a result, the 2023 Turkmenistan Cup runners-up, Ahal, qualified for the Challenge League group stage.
Schedule[edit]
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[5]
| Stage | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Preliminary stage | Preliminary round 1 | TBA | 30 July 2024 | |
| Preliminary round 2 | 6 August 2024 | |||
| Preliminary round 3 | 13 August 2024 | |||
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | TBA | 26–27 October 2024 | |
| Matchday 2 | 29–30 October 2024 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 1–2 November 2024 | |||
| Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | TBA | 5–6 March 2025 | 12–13 March 2025 |
| Semi-finals | 9–10 April 2025 | 16–17 April 2025 | ||
| Final | 4 May 2025 | |||
See also[edit]
- 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite
- 2024–25 AFC Champions League 2
- 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League
References[edit]
- ^ "Asian Champions League to relaunch with fewer teams and more prize money in 2024–25 season". AP News. August 14, 2023.
- ^ "AFC Executive Committee approves biggest prize purse in Asian club football history from 2024/25; announces AFC Women's Champions League". the-AFC.
- ^ a b "AFC Club Competitions Ranking". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 24 November 2021. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ a b "AFC Club Competitions 2024/25 Slot Allocation" (PDF). fas.org.sg. Football Association of Singapore. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Committee approves key decisions on reformatted competitions". AFC. 1 July 2023.