2024–25 AFC Challenge League

2024–25 AFC Challenge League
Tournament details
TeamsCompetition proper: 20 (from 19 or 20 associations)
2025–26 →

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] The tournament has been revived from the previously existing AFC Presidents Cup and its for the nations with no representation of in AFC Champions League. This serves as the bottom tier in the AFC.

Association team allocation

Association ranking

Participation for 2024–25 AFC Challenge League
Participating
Not participating

Teams

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[5]

Stage Round Draw date First leg Second leg
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

References

  1. ^ "Asian Champions League to relaunch with fewer teams and more prize money in 2024-25 season". AP News. August 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "AFC Executive Committee approves biggest prize purse in Asian club football history from 2024/25; announces AFC Women's Champions League". the-AFC.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "AFC Club Competitions 2024/25 Slot Allocation" (PDF). fas.org.sg. Football Association of Singapore. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee approves key decisions on reformatted competitions". AFC. 1 July 2023.