2024–25 AFC Champions League Two


The 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two was the 21st edition of the Asia's second-tier club football tournament, organized by the Asian Football Confederation and first since it was rebranded as the AFC Champions League Two.
Central Coast Mariners were the reigning champions, but they were unable to defend their title as they participated in the AFC Champions League Elite league stage instead.
This was the first season using a revised format. It featured 32 teams in the group stage. The final was played on 18 May 2025 at the Bishan Stadium in Singapore.
Sharjah won the competition for the first time. As winners, they would have qualified for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite, but they had already qualified through their domestic performance.

Association team allocation

The associations were allocated slots according to their club competitions ranking, which was published after the 2022 competitions were completed.
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Teams

The number of appearances and last appearance include the AFC Cup as the predecessor of the AFC Champions League Two.
TeamQualifying method
Shabab Al-Ahli2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite qualifying round losers1st
Sepahan2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite qualifying round losers1st
Al-Taawoun2023–24 Saudi Pro League fourth place1st
Al-Wakrah2023–24 Qatar Stars League fourth place1st
Tractor2023–24 Persian Gulf Pro League fourth place1st
Sharjah2023–24 UAE Pro League fourth place1st
Nasaf2023 Uzbekistan Cup winners
2023 Uzbekistan Super League runners-up
4th
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya2023–24 Iraq Stars League runners-up4th

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows. All matches are being played on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, apart from the final which takes place on Sunday.

Qualifying play-offs

The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region was determined based on each team's association ranking and their seeding within their association, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match. Teams from the same association could not be placed into the same tie. The two winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 30 direct entrants, while losers of the qualifying play-offs entered the group stage of the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League.
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Top scorers

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  • Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs and matches voided by AFC are not counted when determining top scorer