The 2024–25 AFC Challenge League was the eleventh edition of the Asia's third-tier continental club

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competition, organized by the

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(AFC), and the first season since it was rebranded from the AFC President's Cup to the

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. It was the first edition since

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, when the tournament was re-introduced in 2024 with a revamped format. The final was played on 10 May 2025 at the

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, with Turkmenistan club Arkadag defeating Cambodian club Svay Rieng 2–1 to win their first Asian title. Arkadag became the third Turkmenistan club 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.

West Region

Group A

Group B

Group C

Ranking of runners-up teams

East Region

Group D

Group E

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Top scorers

;Note * Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs and matches voided by AFC are not counted when determining top scorer (Regulations Article 64.4)

Notes

References

External links

Official website

AFC Challenge League 2024/2025
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