2025–26 AFC Champions League Two


The 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two is the 22nd edition of the Asia's second-tier club football tournament, organized by the Asian Football Confederation, and the second under the AFC Champions League Two title.
It features 32 teams in the [|group stage]. The winner will be given a direct league stage slot for the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite, if they have not already qualified through their domestic performance.
Sharjah are the reigning champions. They were unable to defend their title as they participated in the AFC Champions League Elite league stage instead.

Association team allocation

The associations are allocated slots according to their club competitions ranking which was published after the 2023–24 competitions were completed. Slots are subject to later re-balancing based on the 2024–25 competition results.
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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.
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Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows. All matches will be played on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, apart from the final which will take place on a Sunday.
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Qualifying play-offs

The three winners of the play-off round will advance to the group stage to join the 29 direct entrants. The losers of the qualifying play-offs will enter the group stage of the 2025–26 AFC Challenge League.

Group stage

The group stage draw took place on 15 August 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.