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'''The AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE)''' , is an upcoming annul continental club football competition organised by The Asian Football Confideration (AFC). It will be the first level competition of Asian Club football , It is a competion beyond The AFC champions League 2 and expanded Version of former Asian Football competitions The [[AFC Champions League]] (ACL) that it will hold for the first time by 24 teams participation from 2024_2025 seasons.
{{Short description|Upcoming second tier Asian club football competition}}
{{Distinguish|AFC Champions League}}
{{Infobox football tournament
| image =
| image_size =
| current = [[2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite]]
| organiser = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2024}}
| region = Asia
| number of teams = 24 (group stage)<br />
| related comps = [[AFC Champions League 2|AFC Challenge Cup]] (2nd tier)<br>[[AFC Challenge League]] (3rd tier)
| current champions =
| most successful club =
| website =
}}
The '''AFC Champions League Elite''' is an upcoming annual [[continent]]al club [[Association football|football]] competition organised by the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC). It will be the first level competition of [[Asian]] club football, ranked beyond the [[AFC Champions League 2|AFC Challenge cup]] and expanded version of the [[AFC Champions League]].
Clubs will qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions.12 teams from top clubs of nations in the East region and the top 12 nations in the West region based on the [[AFC Club Competitions Ranking]] will participate in this competitions that they will dived in to two groups of west region and East region each teams have 4 home and 4 away matches in group level then qualified teams will hold runner up levels.
AFC Champions League Elite .<ref>{{cite web |title=AFC Club Competitions 2024/25 Slot Allocation |url=https://www.fas.org.sg/wp-content/u...-2024-25-Slot-Allocation.pdf|website=Football Association of Singapore|access-date=11 October 2023}}</ref>
==Association team allocation==
The associations are allocated slots according to their [[AFC Club Competitions Ranking#Format|club competitions ranking]] which was published after the 2022 competitions were completed.<ref name="ranking">{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc_ranking.html|title=AFC Club Competitions Ranking|website=the-afc.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|access-date=2021-12-10|archive-date=2022-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2022010...com/en/more/afc_ranking.html/|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Message box
|backgroundcolor = #FFFFCC
|message = '''NOTE:''' The following slot allocation is provisional. The final number of slots allocated to each association will be based on the AFC Champions League criteria in the Entry Manual and confirmed by the AFC. The slots do not yet include the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup titleholders in the qualifying play-offs should they not qualify for the tournament through domestic performance.
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!bgcolor=#f7f8ff colspan=2|Participation for 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite
|-
|bgcolor=#90ee77 width=20| ||Participating
|-
|bgcolor=#ffcccc width=20| ||Not participating
|}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|+West Region (12 teams)
|-
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|[[AFC Club Competitions Ranking|Rank]]
!rowspan=3 width=250|Member<br />Association
!rowspan=3|Points
!colspan=4|Slots
|-
!rowspan=2|League<br />stage
!rowspan=2|Play-off
|-
!{{small|Region}}
!{{small|AFC}}
|-
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 1|| 1||align=left|{{fba|KSA}}
|93.795||3||0
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 2|| 4||align=left|{{fba|QAT}}
|75.950||2||1
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 3|| 5||align=left|{{fba|IRN}}
|72.018||2||1
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 4|| 6||align=left|{{fba|UAE}}
|64.129||1||1
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 5|| 9||align=left|{{fba|UZB}}
|45.006||1||0
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 6||10||align=left|{{fba|IRQ}}
|36.901||1||0
|-
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Total
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Participating associations: 6
!10!!3
|-
!colspan=3|13
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|+East Region (12 teams)
|-
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|[[AFC Club Competitions Ranking|Rank]]
!rowspan=3 width=250|Member<br />Association
!rowspan=3|Points
!colspan=4|Slots
|-
!rowspan=2|League<br />stage
!rowspan=2|Play-off
|-
!{{small|Region}}
!{{small|AFC}}
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 1|| 2||align=left|{{fba|JPN}}
|91.821||3||0
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 2|| 3||align=left|{{fba|KOR}}
|88.925||3||0
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 3|| 7||align=left|{{fba|CHN}}
|57.630||2||1
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 4|| 8||align=left|{{fba|THA}}
|49.470||1||1
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 5||11||align=left|{{fba|AUS}}
|33.380||1||0
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 6||13||align=left|{{fba|MAS}}
|29.951||1||0
|-
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Total
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Participating associations: 6
!11!!2
|-
!colspan=3|13
|}
{{col-end}}
==Teams==
{{Message box
|backgroundcolor = #FFFFCC
|message = '''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.
}}
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{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"
|+West Region
|+[[#League stage|League stage]] direct entrants
|-
!width=25%|Team
!width=60%|Qualifying method
!width=16%|{{Tooltip|App.|Appearance}} {{small|(last)}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]]
|[[2023–24 Saudi Pro League]] champions or runners-up
|20th {{Small|([[2023-24 AFC Champions League#Group A|2023–24]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al Nassr FC|Al Nassr]]
|[[2023–24 Saudi Pro League]] top three
|8th {{Small|([[2023-24 AFC Champions League#Group A|2023–24]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|KSA}}
|[[2023–24 Saudi Pro League]] runners-up or third place
|
|-
|{{fbaicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]]
|[[2023–24 Qatar Stars League]] champions
|19th {{small|([[2023–24 AFC Champions League|2023–24]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|QAT}}
|[[2024 Emir of Qatar Cup]] winners
|
|-
|{{fbaicon|IRN}}
|[[2023–24 Persian Gulf Pro League]] champions
|
|-
|{{fbaicon|IRN}}
|[[2023–24 Persian Gulf Pro League]] runners-up
|
|-
|{{fbaicon|UAE}}
|[[2023–24 UAE Pro League]] champions
|
|-
|{{fbaicon|UZB}} [[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor]]
|[[2023 Uzbekistan Super League]] champions
|20th {{Small|([[2023-24 AFC Champions League#Group A|2023–24]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|IRQ}}
|[[2023–24 Iraq Stars League]] champions
|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"
|+[[#Qualifying play-offs|Qualifying play-off]] participants
|-
!width=25%|Team
!width=60%|Qualifying method
!width=16%|{{Tooltip|App.|Appearance}} {{small|(last)}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|QAT}}
|[[2023–24 Qatar Stars League]] runners-up
|
|-
|{{fbaicon|IRN}}
|[[2023–24 Hazfi Cup]] winners
|
|-
|{{fbaicon|UAE}}
|[[2023–24 UAE President's Cup]] winners
|
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"
|+East Region
|+[[#League stage|League stage]] direct entrants
|-
!width=25%|Team
!width=60%|Qualifying method
!width=16%|{{Tooltip|App.|Appearance}} {{small|(last)}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|JPN}} [[Vissel Kobe]]
|[[2023 J1 League]] champions
|3rd {{small|([[2022 AFC Champions League|2022]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|JPN}} [[Kawasaki Frontale]]
|[[2023 Emperor's Cup]] winners
|11th {{small|([[2023–24 AFC Champions League|2023–24]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|JPN}} [[Yokohama F. Marinos]]
|[[2023 J1 League]] runners-up
|7th {{small|([[2023–24 AFC Champions League|2023–24]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|KOR}} [[Ulsan HD FC|Ulsan HD]]
|[[2023 K League 1]] champions
|12th {{small|([[2023–24 AFC Champions League|2023–24]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|KOR}} [[Pohang Steelers]]
|[[2023 Korean FA Cup]] winners<br>[[2023 K League 1]] runners-up
|10th {{small|([[2023-24 AFC Champions League|2023–24]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|KOR}} [[Gwangju FC]]
|[[2023 K League 1]] third place{{Cref2|Note KOR}}
|1st
|-
|{{fbaicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai Port]]
|[[2023 Chinese Super League]] champions
|9th {{small|([[2023–24 AFC Champions League|2023–24]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]]
|[[2023 Chinese FA Cup]] winners
|10th {{small|([[2020 AFC Champions League|2020]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|THA}}
|[[2023–24 Thai League 1]] champions
|
|-
|{{fbaicon|AUS}} [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]]
|[[2023–24 A-League Men]] premiers or runners-up{{Cref2|Note AUS}}
|6th {{small|([[2015 AFC Champions League|2015]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|MAS}} [[Johor Darul Takzim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]
|[[2023 Malaysia Super League]] champions<br>[[2023 Malaysia FA Cup]] winners
|10th {{small|([[2023–24 AFC Champions League|2023–24]])}}
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"
|+[[#Qualifying play-offs|Qualifying play-off]] participants
|-
!width=25%|Team
!width=60%|Qualifying method
!width=16%|{{Tooltip|App.|Appearance}} {{small|(last)}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|CHN}} [[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Taishan]]
|[[2023 Chinese Super League]] runners-up
|12th {{small|([[2023–24 AFC Champions League|2023–24]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|THA}}
|[[2023–24 Thai FA Cup]] winners
|
|}
{{col-end}}
The following teams will also qualify to the West region unless they had already qualified based on their domestic performance.
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"
|+Possible West Region
|+[[#League stage|League stage]] direct entrants
|-
!width=25%|Team
!width=60%|Qualifying method
!width=16%|{{Tooltip|App.|Appearance}} {{small|(last)}}
|-
|
|[[2023–24 AFC Champions League]] winners
|
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"
|+Possible West Region
|+[[#Qualifying play-offs|Qualifying play-off]] participants
|-
!width=25%|Team
!width=60%|Qualifying method
!width=16%|{{Tooltip|App.|Appearance}} {{small|(last)}}
|-
|
|[[2023–24 AFC Cup]] winners
|
|}
{{col-end}}
;Notes
{{notelist}}
{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}
{{Cnote2|Note AUS|'''Australia (AUS):''' [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]] qualify as either premiers or runners-up; the only other team that can become the premiers is [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]], who cannot qualify for [[Asian Football Confederation]] competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the [[Oceania Football Confederation]].}}
{{Cnote2|Note KOR|'''South Korea (KOR):''' [[Pohang Steelers]] had already qualified as the [[2023 K League 1]] runners-up when they won the [[2023 Korean FA Cup]], so third-placed [[Gwangju FC]] qualified for the Champions League Elite qualifying play-off. Since both East region finalists in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup (Yokohama F. Marinos and Central Coast Mariners) had already qualified through their domestic performance, Gwangju were later confirmed for the league stage<ref>{{Cite web |title=광주FC - GWANGJU FOOTBALL CLUB |url=https://www.gwangjufc.com/gwboard/g...ype=31&s_field=board_name&s_value=&video_gbn= |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=www.gwangjufc.com|language=ko}}</ref> based on their association's higher ranking, leaving only two teams left in the qualifying play-off for the remaining group stage slot.}}
{{Cnote2 End}}
==Schedule==
The schedule of the competition is as follows.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 July 2023 |title=AFC Competitions Committee approves key decisions on reformatted competitions |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc..._decisions_on_reformatted_competitions_1.html |website=AFC}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Stage
!Round
!Draw date
!First leg
!Second leg
|-
|rowspan=3|Preliminary stage
|Preliminary round 1
|rowspan=3|''TBD''
|colspan=2|30 July 2024
|-
|Preliminary round 2
|colspan=2|6 August 2024
|-
|Preliminary round 3
|colspan=2|13 August 2024
|-
|rowspan=8|League stage
|Matchday 1
| rowspan="8" |''TBD''
|colspan=2|16–18 September 2024
|-
|Matchday 2
|colspan=2|30 September – 1 October 2024
|-
|Matchday 3
|colspan=2|21–23 October 2024
|-
|Matchday 4
|colspan=2|4–6 November 2024
|-
|Matchday 5
|colspan=2|25–27 November 2024
|-
|Matchday 6
|colspan=2|2–4 December 2024
|-
|Matchday 7
|colspan=2|3–4 & 11–12 February 2025
|-
|Matchday 8
|colspan=2|17–19 February 2025
|-
|colspan=2|Round of 16
| ''TBD''
|3–5 March 2025
|10–12 March 2025
|-
|rowspan=3|Final stage
|Quarter-finals
|rowspan=3| ''TBD''
|colspan=2|25–26 April 2025
|-
|Semi-finals
|colspan=2|29–30 April 2025
|-
|Final
|colspan=2|4 May 2025
|}
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==Qualifying play-offs==
==League stage==
===West Region===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update = future
|start_date = 16 September 2024
|section = League stage
|source = Asian Football Confederation
|result1=KO |result2=KO |result3=KO |result4=KO
|result5=KO |result6=KO |result7=KO |result8=KO
|team_order=W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, W6, W7, W8, PAK, W10, W11, W12
|win_W1=0 |draw_W1=0 |loss_W1=0 |gf_W1=0 |ga_W1=0
|win_W2=0 |draw_W2=0 |loss_W2=0 |gf_W2=0 |ga_W2=0
|win_W3=0 |draw_W3=0 |loss_W3=0 |gf_W3=0 |ga_W3=0
|win_W4=0 |draw_W4=0 |loss_W4=0 |gf_W4=0 |ga_W4=0
|win_W5=0 |draw_W5=0 |loss_W5=0 |gf_W5=0 |ga_W5=0
|win_W6=0 |draw_W6=0 |loss_W6=0 |gf_W6=0 |ga_W6=0
|win_W7=0 |draw_W7=0 |loss_W7=0 |gf_W7=0 |ga_W7=0
|win_W8=0 |draw_W8=0 |loss_W8=0 |gf_W8=0 |ga_W8=0
|win_PAK=0 |draw_PAK=0 |loss_PAK=0 |gf_PAK=0 |ga_PAK=0
|win_W10=0 |draw_W10=0 |loss_W10=0 |gf_W10=0 |ga_W10=0
|win_W11=0 |draw_W11=0 |loss_W11=0 |gf_W11=0 |ga_W11=0
|win_W12=0 |draw_W12=0 |loss_W12=0 |gf_W12=0 |ga_W12=0
|name_W1={{flagicon|KSA}} TBD
|name_W2={{flagicon|KSA}} TBD
|name_W3={{flagicon|KSA}} TBD
|name_W4={{flagicon|QAT}} TBD
|name_W5={{flagicon|QAT}} TBD
|name_W6={{flagicon|IRN}} TBD
|name_W7={{flagicon|IRN}} TBD
|name_W8={{flagicon|UAE}} TBD
|name_PAK={{flagicon|UZB}} [[Pakhtakor FC|Pakhtakor]]
|name_W10={{flagicon|IRQ}} TBD
|name_W11= TBD
|name_W12= TBD
|status_yyy=A
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1|text_KO=Knockout stage
}}
===East Region===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update = future
|start_date = 17 September 2024
|section = League stage
|source = Asian Football Confederation
|result1=KO |result2=KO |result3=KO |result4=KO
|result5=KO |result6=KO |result7=KO |result8=KO
|team_order=E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6, E7, E8, E9, E10, E11, E12
|win_E1=0 |draw_E1=0 |loss_E1=0 |gf_E1=0 |ga_E1=0
|win_E2=0 |draw_E2=0 |loss_E2=0 |gf_E2=0 |ga_E2=0
|win_E3=0 |draw_E3=0 |loss_E3=0 |gf_E3=0 |ga_E3=0
|win_E4=0 |draw_E4=0 |loss_E4=0 |gf_E4=0 |ga_E4=0
|win_E5=0 |draw_E5=0 |loss_E5=0 |gf_E5=0 |ga_E5=0
|win_E6=0 |draw_E6=0 |loss_E6=0 |gf_E6=0 |ga_E6=0
|win_E7=0 |draw_E7=0 |loss_E7=0 |gf_E7=0 |ga_E7=0
|win_E8=0 |draw_E8=0 |loss_E8=0 |gf_E8=0 |ga_E8=0
|win_W9=0 |draw_W9=0 |loss_W8=0 |gf_W9=0 |ga_W9=0
|win_E10=0 |draw_E10=0 |loss_E10=0 |gf_E10=0 |ga_E10=0
|win_E11=0 |draw_E11=0 |loss_E11=0 |gf_E11=0 |ga_E11=0
|win_E12=0 |draw_E12=0 |loss_E12=0 |gf_E12=0 |ga_E12=0
|name_E1={{flagicon|JPN}} [[Vissel Kobe]]
|name_E2={{flagicon|JPN}} TBD
|name_E3={{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yokohama F. Marinos]]
|name_E4={{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ulsan Hyundai FC|Ulsan Hyundai]]
|name_E5={{flagicon|KOR}} [[Pohang Steelers]]
|name_E6={{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai Port]]
|name_E7={{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]]
|name_E8={{flagicon|THA}} TBD
|name_E9={{flagicon|AUS}} TBD
|name_E10={{flagicon|MAS}} [[Johor Darul Takzim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]
|name_E11= TBD
|name_E12= TBD
|status_yyy=A
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1|text_KO=Knockout stage
}}
-->
==See also==
*[[2024–25 AFC Champions League 2]]
*[[2024–25 AFC Challenge League]]
*[[2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{AFC Champions League seasons}}<!--
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[[Category:2024 in Asian football|1]]
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[[Category:AFC Champions League seasons|2024]]
[[Category:Scheduled association football competitions]]
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'''The AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE)''' , is an upcoming annul continental club football competition organised by The Asian Football Confideration (AFC). It will be the first level competition of Asian Club football , It is a competion beyond The AFC champions League 2 and expanded Version of former Asian Football competitions The [[AFC Champions League]] (ACL) that it will hold for the first time by 24 teams participation from 2024_2025 seasons.
{{Short description|Upcoming second tier Asian club football competition}}
{{Distinguish|AFC Champions League}}
{{Infobox football tournament
| image =
| image_size =
| current = [[2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite]]
| organiser = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2024}}
| region = Asia
| number of teams = 24 (group stage)<br />
| related comps = [[AFC Champions League 2|AFC Challenge Cup]] (2nd tier)<br>[[AFC Challenge League]] (3rd tier)
| current champions =
| most successful club =
| website =
}}
The '''AFC Champions League Elite''' is an upcoming annual [[continent]]al club [[Association football|football]] competition organised by the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC). It will be the first level competition of [[Asian]] club football, ranked beyond the [[AFC Champions League 2|AFC Challenge cup]] and expanded version of the [[AFC Champions League]].
Clubs will qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions.12 teams from top clubs of nations in the East region and the top 12 nations in the West region based on the [[AFC Club Competitions Ranking]] will participate in this competitions that they will dived in to two groups of west region and East region each teams have 4 home and 4 away matches in group level then qualified teams will hold runner up levels.
AFC Champions League Elite .<ref>{{cite web |title=AFC Club Competitions 2024/25 Slot Allocation |url=https://www.fas.org.sg/wp-content/u...-2024-25-Slot-Allocation.pdf|website=Football Association of Singapore|access-date=11 October 2023}}</ref>
==Association team allocation==
The associations are allocated slots according to their [[AFC Club Competitions Ranking#Format|club competitions ranking]] which was published after the 2022 competitions were completed.<ref name="ranking">{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc_ranking.html|title=AFC Club Competitions Ranking|website=the-afc.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|access-date=2021-12-10|archive-date=2022-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2022010...com/en/more/afc_ranking.html/|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Message box
|backgroundcolor = #FFFFCC
|message = '''NOTE:''' The following slot allocation is provisional. The final number of slots allocated to each association will be based on the AFC Champions League criteria in the Entry Manual and confirmed by the AFC. The slots do not yet include the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup titleholders in the qualifying play-offs should they not qualify for the tournament through domestic performance.
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!bgcolor=#f7f8ff colspan=2|Participation for 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite
|-
|bgcolor=#90ee77 width=20| ||Participating
|-
|bgcolor=#ffcccc width=20| ||Not participating
|}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|+West Region (12 teams)
|-
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|[[AFC Club Competitions Ranking|Rank]]
!rowspan=3 width=250|Member<br />Association
!rowspan=3|Points
!colspan=4|Slots
|-
!rowspan=2|League<br />stage
!rowspan=2|Play-off
|-
!{{small|Region}}
!{{small|AFC}}
|-
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 1|| 1||align=left|{{fba|KSA}}
|93.795||3||0
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 2|| 4||align=left|{{fba|QAT}}
|75.950||2||1
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 3|| 5||align=left|{{fba|IRN}}
|72.018||2||1
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 4|| 6||align=left|{{fba|UAE}}
|64.129||1||1
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 5|| 9||align=left|{{fba|UZB}}
|45.006||1||0
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 6||10||align=left|{{fba|IRQ}}
|36.901||1||0
|-
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Total
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Participating associations: 6
!10!!3
|-
!colspan=3|13
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|+East Region (12 teams)
|-
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|[[AFC Club Competitions Ranking|Rank]]
!rowspan=3 width=250|Member<br />Association
!rowspan=3|Points
!colspan=4|Slots
|-
!rowspan=2|League<br />stage
!rowspan=2|Play-off
|-
!{{small|Region}}
!{{small|AFC}}
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 1|| 2||align=left|{{fba|JPN}}
|91.821||3||0
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 2|| 3||align=left|{{fba|KOR}}
|88.925||3||0
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 3|| 7||align=left|{{fba|CHN}}
|57.630||2||1
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 4|| 8||align=left|{{fba|THA}}
|49.470||1||1
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 5||11||align=left|{{fba|AUS}}
|33.380||1||0
|-
|-bgcolor=
| 6||13||align=left|{{fba|MAS}}
|29.951||1||0
|-
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Total
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Participating associations: 6
!11!!2
|-
!colspan=3|13
|}
{{col-end}}
==Teams==
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{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"
|+West Region
|+[[#League stage|League stage]] direct entrants
|-
!width=25%|Team
!width=60%|Qualifying method
!width=16%|{{Tooltip|App.|Appearance}} {{small|(last)}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]]
|[[2023–24 Saudi Pro League]] champions or runners-up
|20th {{Small|([[2023-24 AFC Champions League#Group A|2023–24]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al Nassr FC|Al Nassr]]
|[[2023–24 Saudi Pro League]] top three
|8th {{Small|([[2023-24 AFC Champions League#Group A|2023–24]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|KSA}}
|[[2023–24 Saudi Pro League]] runners-up or third place
|
|-
|{{fbaicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]]
|[[2023–24 Qatar Stars League]] champions
|19th {{small|([[2023–24 AFC Champions League|2023–24]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|QAT}}
|[[2024 Emir of Qatar Cup]] winners
|
|-
|{{fbaicon|IRN}}
|[[2023–24 Persian Gulf Pro League]] champions
|
|-
|{{fbaicon|IRN}}
|[[2023–24 Persian Gulf Pro League]] runners-up
|
|-
|{{fbaicon|UAE}}
|[[2023–24 UAE Pro League]] champions
|
|-
|{{fbaicon|UZB}} [[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor]]
|[[2023 Uzbekistan Super League]] champions
|20th {{Small|([[2023-24 AFC Champions League#Group A|2023–24]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|IRQ}}
|[[2023–24 Iraq Stars League]] champions
|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"
|+[[#Qualifying play-offs|Qualifying play-off]] participants
|-
!width=25%|Team
!width=60%|Qualifying method
!width=16%|{{Tooltip|App.|Appearance}} {{small|(last)}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|QAT}}
|[[2023–24 Qatar Stars League]] runners-up
|
|-
|{{fbaicon|IRN}}
|[[2023–24 Hazfi Cup]] winners
|
|-
|{{fbaicon|UAE}}
|[[2023–24 UAE President's Cup]] winners
|
|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"
|+East Region
|+[[#League stage|League stage]] direct entrants
|-
!width=25%|Team
!width=60%|Qualifying method
!width=16%|{{Tooltip|App.|Appearance}} {{small|(last)}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|JPN}} [[Vissel Kobe]]
|[[2023 J1 League]] champions
|3rd {{small|([[2022 AFC Champions League|2022]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|JPN}} [[Kawasaki Frontale]]
|[[2023 Emperor's Cup]] winners
|11th {{small|([[2023–24 AFC Champions League|2023–24]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|JPN}} [[Yokohama F. Marinos]]
|[[2023 J1 League]] runners-up
|7th {{small|([[2023–24 AFC Champions League|2023–24]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|KOR}} [[Ulsan HD FC|Ulsan HD]]
|[[2023 K League 1]] champions
|12th {{small|([[2023–24 AFC Champions League|2023–24]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|KOR}} [[Pohang Steelers]]
|[[2023 Korean FA Cup]] winners<br>[[2023 K League 1]] runners-up
|10th {{small|([[2023-24 AFC Champions League|2023–24]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|KOR}} [[Gwangju FC]]
|[[2023 K League 1]] third place{{Cref2|Note KOR}}
|1st
|-
|{{fbaicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai Port]]
|[[2023 Chinese Super League]] champions
|9th {{small|([[2023–24 AFC Champions League|2023–24]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]]
|[[2023 Chinese FA Cup]] winners
|10th {{small|([[2020 AFC Champions League|2020]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|THA}}
|[[2023–24 Thai League 1]] champions
|
|-
|{{fbaicon|AUS}} [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]]
|[[2023–24 A-League Men]] premiers or runners-up{{Cref2|Note AUS}}
|6th {{small|([[2015 AFC Champions League|2015]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|MAS}} [[Johor Darul Takzim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]
|[[2023 Malaysia Super League]] champions<br>[[2023 Malaysia FA Cup]] winners
|10th {{small|([[2023–24 AFC Champions League|2023–24]])}}
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"
|+[[#Qualifying play-offs|Qualifying play-off]] participants
|-
!width=25%|Team
!width=60%|Qualifying method
!width=16%|{{Tooltip|App.|Appearance}} {{small|(last)}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|CHN}} [[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Taishan]]
|[[2023 Chinese Super League]] runners-up
|12th {{small|([[2023–24 AFC Champions League|2023–24]])}}
|-
|{{fbaicon|THA}}
|[[2023–24 Thai FA Cup]] winners
|
|}
{{col-end}}
The following teams will also qualify to the West region unless they had already qualified based on their domestic performance.
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{| class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"
|+Possible West Region
|+[[#League stage|League stage]] direct entrants
|-
!width=25%|Team
!width=60%|Qualifying method
!width=16%|{{Tooltip|App.|Appearance}} {{small|(last)}}
|-
|
|[[2023–24 AFC Champions League]] winners
|
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="table-layout:fixed;width:100%;"
|+Possible West Region
|+[[#Qualifying play-offs|Qualifying play-off]] participants
|-
!width=25%|Team
!width=60%|Qualifying method
!width=16%|{{Tooltip|App.|Appearance}} {{small|(last)}}
|-
|
|[[2023–24 AFC Cup]] winners
|
|}
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;Notes
{{notelist}}
{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}
{{Cnote2|Note AUS|'''Australia (AUS):''' [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]] qualify as either premiers or runners-up; the only other team that can become the premiers is [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]], who cannot qualify for [[Asian Football Confederation]] competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the [[Oceania Football Confederation]].}}
{{Cnote2|Note KOR|'''South Korea (KOR):''' [[Pohang Steelers]] had already qualified as the [[2023 K League 1]] runners-up when they won the [[2023 Korean FA Cup]], so third-placed [[Gwangju FC]] qualified for the Champions League Elite qualifying play-off. Since both East region finalists in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup (Yokohama F. Marinos and Central Coast Mariners) had already qualified through their domestic performance, Gwangju were later confirmed for the league stage<ref>{{Cite web |title=광주FC - GWANGJU FOOTBALL CLUB |url=https://www.gwangjufc.com/gwboard/g...ype=31&s_field=board_name&s_value=&video_gbn= |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=www.gwangjufc.com|language=ko}}</ref> based on their association's higher ranking, leaving only two teams left in the qualifying play-off for the remaining group stage slot.}}
{{Cnote2 End}}
==Schedule==
The schedule of the competition is as follows.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 July 2023 |title=AFC Competitions Committee approves key decisions on reformatted competitions |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc..._decisions_on_reformatted_competitions_1.html |website=AFC}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Stage
!Round
!Draw date
!First leg
!Second leg
|-
|rowspan=3|Preliminary stage
|Preliminary round 1
|rowspan=3|''TBD''
|colspan=2|30 July 2024
|-
|Preliminary round 2
|colspan=2|6 August 2024
|-
|Preliminary round 3
|colspan=2|13 August 2024
|-
|rowspan=8|League stage
|Matchday 1
| rowspan="8" |''TBD''
|colspan=2|16–18 September 2024
|-
|Matchday 2
|colspan=2|30 September – 1 October 2024
|-
|Matchday 3
|colspan=2|21–23 October 2024
|-
|Matchday 4
|colspan=2|4–6 November 2024
|-
|Matchday 5
|colspan=2|25–27 November 2024
|-
|Matchday 6
|colspan=2|2–4 December 2024
|-
|Matchday 7
|colspan=2|3–4 & 11–12 February 2025
|-
|Matchday 8
|colspan=2|17–19 February 2025
|-
|colspan=2|Round of 16
| ''TBD''
|3–5 March 2025
|10–12 March 2025
|-
|rowspan=3|Final stage
|Quarter-finals
|rowspan=3| ''TBD''
|colspan=2|25–26 April 2025
|-
|Semi-finals
|colspan=2|29–30 April 2025
|-
|Final
|colspan=2|4 May 2025
|}
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==Qualifying play-offs==
==League stage==
===West Region===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update = future
|start_date = 16 September 2024
|section = League stage
|source = Asian Football Confederation
|result1=KO |result2=KO |result3=KO |result4=KO
|result5=KO |result6=KO |result7=KO |result8=KO
|team_order=W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, W6, W7, W8, PAK, W10, W11, W12
|win_W1=0 |draw_W1=0 |loss_W1=0 |gf_W1=0 |ga_W1=0
|win_W2=0 |draw_W2=0 |loss_W2=0 |gf_W2=0 |ga_W2=0
|win_W3=0 |draw_W3=0 |loss_W3=0 |gf_W3=0 |ga_W3=0
|win_W4=0 |draw_W4=0 |loss_W4=0 |gf_W4=0 |ga_W4=0
|win_W5=0 |draw_W5=0 |loss_W5=0 |gf_W5=0 |ga_W5=0
|win_W6=0 |draw_W6=0 |loss_W6=0 |gf_W6=0 |ga_W6=0
|win_W7=0 |draw_W7=0 |loss_W7=0 |gf_W7=0 |ga_W7=0
|win_W8=0 |draw_W8=0 |loss_W8=0 |gf_W8=0 |ga_W8=0
|win_PAK=0 |draw_PAK=0 |loss_PAK=0 |gf_PAK=0 |ga_PAK=0
|win_W10=0 |draw_W10=0 |loss_W10=0 |gf_W10=0 |ga_W10=0
|win_W11=0 |draw_W11=0 |loss_W11=0 |gf_W11=0 |ga_W11=0
|win_W12=0 |draw_W12=0 |loss_W12=0 |gf_W12=0 |ga_W12=0
|name_W1={{flagicon|KSA}} TBD
|name_W2={{flagicon|KSA}} TBD
|name_W3={{flagicon|KSA}} TBD
|name_W4={{flagicon|QAT}} TBD
|name_W5={{flagicon|QAT}} TBD
|name_W6={{flagicon|IRN}} TBD
|name_W7={{flagicon|IRN}} TBD
|name_W8={{flagicon|UAE}} TBD
|name_PAK={{flagicon|UZB}} [[Pakhtakor FC|Pakhtakor]]
|name_W10={{flagicon|IRQ}} TBD
|name_W11= TBD
|name_W12= TBD
|status_yyy=A
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1|text_KO=Knockout stage
}}
===East Region===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update = future
|start_date = 17 September 2024
|section = League stage
|source = Asian Football Confederation
|result1=KO |result2=KO |result3=KO |result4=KO
|result5=KO |result6=KO |result7=KO |result8=KO
|team_order=E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6, E7, E8, E9, E10, E11, E12
|win_E1=0 |draw_E1=0 |loss_E1=0 |gf_E1=0 |ga_E1=0
|win_E2=0 |draw_E2=0 |loss_E2=0 |gf_E2=0 |ga_E2=0
|win_E3=0 |draw_E3=0 |loss_E3=0 |gf_E3=0 |ga_E3=0
|win_E4=0 |draw_E4=0 |loss_E4=0 |gf_E4=0 |ga_E4=0
|win_E5=0 |draw_E5=0 |loss_E5=0 |gf_E5=0 |ga_E5=0
|win_E6=0 |draw_E6=0 |loss_E6=0 |gf_E6=0 |ga_E6=0
|win_E7=0 |draw_E7=0 |loss_E7=0 |gf_E7=0 |ga_E7=0
|win_E8=0 |draw_E8=0 |loss_E8=0 |gf_E8=0 |ga_E8=0
|win_W9=0 |draw_W9=0 |loss_W8=0 |gf_W9=0 |ga_W9=0
|win_E10=0 |draw_E10=0 |loss_E10=0 |gf_E10=0 |ga_E10=0
|win_E11=0 |draw_E11=0 |loss_E11=0 |gf_E11=0 |ga_E11=0
|win_E12=0 |draw_E12=0 |loss_E12=0 |gf_E12=0 |ga_E12=0
|name_E1={{flagicon|JPN}} [[Vissel Kobe]]
|name_E2={{flagicon|JPN}} TBD
|name_E3={{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yokohama F. Marinos]]
|name_E4={{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ulsan Hyundai FC|Ulsan Hyundai]]
|name_E5={{flagicon|KOR}} [[Pohang Steelers]]
|name_E6={{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai Port]]
|name_E7={{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]]
|name_E8={{flagicon|THA}} TBD
|name_E9={{flagicon|AUS}} TBD
|name_E10={{flagicon|MAS}} [[Johor Darul Takzim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]
|name_E11= TBD
|name_E12= TBD
|status_yyy=A
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1|text_KO=Knockout stage
}}
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==See also==
*[[2024–25 AFC Champions League 2]]
*[[2024–25 AFC Challenge League]]
*[[2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League]]
==References==
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