The 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two was the 21st edition of the Asia's second-tier club

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tournament, organized by the

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(AFC) and first since it was rebranded as the AFC Champions League Two. This was the first season using a revised format. It featured 32 teams in the group stage. The

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was played on 18 May 2025 at the

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in Bishan,

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. The winners were given an indirect preliminary stage slot for the

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, if not already qualified through their domestic performance.

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were the reigning champions, but they were unable to defend their title as they participated in the AFC Champions League Elite league stage instead.

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 Cup as the predecessor of the AFC Champions League Two.'' ;Notes

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 (two from West Region) advanced to the

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to join the 30 direct entrants, while losers of the qualifying play-offs entered the group stage of the

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Group stage

West Region

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

East Region

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

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

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