2024–25 AFC Champions League Two
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The 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two (ACL Two) will be the 21st edition of the Asia's second-tier club football tournament, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Previously known as the AFC Cup, which had been in existence for the previous 20 seasons, this is the first season using a revised format and the new name (AFC Champions League Two).[1][2] It will feature 32 teams in the group stage.[3]
Association team allocation
The associations are allocated slots according to their
NOTE: The following slot allocation is provisional. The final number of slots allocated to each association will be based on the AFC Champions League Two criteria in the Entry Manual and confirmed by the AFC. |
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Teams
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. |
Location of the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two group stage teams
Blue: West Region 
Orange: East Region
Blue: West Region 
Orange: East RegionThe number of appearances and last appearance include the AFC Cup as the predecessor of the AFC Champions League Two.
- Notes
- Johor Darul Ta'zim, the 2023 Malaysia FA Cup winners, also won the league title. As a result, the 2023 Malaysia Super League runners-up, Selangor, qualified for the Champions League Two.
Al-Gharafa qualified for the Champions League Elite qualifying play-off, the fourth-placed Al-Wakrah
qualified for the Champions League Two group stage.2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite as the 2023–24 Saudi Pro League champions, so Saudi Pro League fourth-placed team will qualify for the Champions League Two group stage.[6]
Singapore (SGP): Albirex Niigata (S), the 2023 Singapore Premier League champions, are a team from Japan and thus ineligible to represent Singapore in AFC club competitions. As a result, Lion City Sailors, the Singapore Premier League runners-up, qualified for the Champions League Two group stage. Since Lion City Sailors also won the 2023 Singapore Cup, Tampines Rovers FC, qualified for the qualifying play-offs as the second-best placed local team in the 2023 Singapore Premier League.
South Korea (KOR): Pohang Steelers had already qualified for the Champions League Elite as the 2023 K League 1 runners-up when they won the 2023 Korean FA Cup. Thus, third-placed Gwangju FC qualified for the Champions League Elite qualifying play-off, while the fourth-placed Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors qualified for the Champions League Two group stage.
Tajikistan (TJK): Istiklol won both the 2023 Tajikistan Higher League and 2023 Tajikistan Cup. Ravshan Kulob, as the league runners-up, enter the qualifying play-offs.
2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite league stage by winning the 2023–24 AFC Champions League, so UAE Pro League fourth-placed team, Sharjah
, qualified for the Champions League Two group stage.