2024–25 AFC Challenge League
The 2024–25 AFC Challenge League was the eleventh edition of the Asia's third-tier continental club football competition, organized by the Asian Football Confederation, and the first season since it was rebranded from the AFC President's Cup to the AFC Challenge League.
It was the first edition since 2014, when the tournament was re-introduced in 2024 with a revamped format. The final was played on 10 May 2025 at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, with Turkmen club Arkadag defeating Cambodian club Svay Rieng 2–1 to win their first Asian title. Arkadag were making their debut in AFC club competitions, having qualified by winning the 2023 Ýokary Liga in their first year of existence; they also became the third consecutive club from Turkmenistan to win the competition. As winners of the tournament Arkadag automatically qualified for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage.
Association team allocation
The associations were allocated slots according to their club competitions ranking, which was published after the 2022 competitions were completed.;Notes
Teams
The number of appearances and last appearance include the AFC President's Cup as the predecessor of the AFC Challenge League.;Notes
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.Preliminary stage
The bracket of the preliminary stage 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. The two winners of the preliminary stage advanced to the group stage and joined the 16 direct entrants.----
Group stage
Teams of every group will play at a neutral venue of a single-legged tie against every opponent.Top scorers
;Note- Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs and matches voided by AFC are not counted when determining top scorer