AFC Champions League Two
Fixtures
| Date | R | Home vs Away | - |
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| 12/10 12:15 | 6 |
Selangor vs Lion City Sailors FC
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| 12/10 12:15 | 6 |
Persib Bandung vs Bangkok United
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| 12/11 10:00 | 6 |
Nam Dinh vs Eastern SC
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| 12/11 10:00 | 6 |
Gamba Osaka vs Ratchaburi FC
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| 12/11 12:15 | 6 |
BG Pathum United vs Tampines Rovers FC
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| 12/11 12:15 | 6 |
Beijing Guoan vs Macarthur FC
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| 12/11 12:15 | 6 |
Kaya FC vs Pohang Steelers
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| 12/11 12:15 | 6 |
Tai Po vs Cong An Ha Noi
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| 12/23 13:45 | 6 |
Al Hussein SC vs Ahal FK
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| 12/24 16:00 | 6 |
FC Arkadag vs Al Khalidiyah
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| 12/24 16:00 | 6 |
Al Wasl SC vs Al-Wehdat
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| 12/24 16:00 | 6 |
Al-Nassr Riyadh vs Al Zawra'a
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Results
| Date | R | Home vs Away | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/27 12:15 | 5 |
[2] Cong An Ha Noi vs Beijing Guoan
[3]
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2-1 |
| 11/27 12:15 | 5 |
[1] Tampines Rovers FC vs Kaya FC
[4]
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5-3 |
| 11/27 10:00 | 5 |
[2] Pohang Steelers vs BG Pathum United
[3]
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2-0 |
| 11/27 10:00 | 5 |
[4] Eastern Football Team vs Gamba Osaka
[1]
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0-5 |
| 11/27 10:00 | 5 |
[3] Ratchaburi FC vs Nam Dinh
[2]
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2-0 |
| 11/27 07:45 | 5 |
[1] Macarthur FC vs Tai Po
[4]
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2-1 |
| 11/26 17:00 | 5 |
[3] Esteghlal Tehran vs Al Wasl SC
[1]
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1-1 |
| 11/26 16:00 | 5 |
[2] Al Zawra'a vs FC Goa
[4] 
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2-1 |
| 11/26 13:45 | 5 |
[3] FK Istiqlol Dushanbe vs Al-Nassr Riyadh
[1]
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0-4 |
| 11/26 13:45 | 5 |
[3] Andijon FK vs FC Arkadag
[4]
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1-1 |
| 11/26 12:15 | 5 |
[3] Lion City Sailors FC vs Persib Bandung
[1]
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3-2 |
| 11/26 12:15 | 5 |
[2] Bangkok United vs Selangor
[4]
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1-1 |
Teams
Al-Wehdat
Tampines Rovers FC
Al Ahed
Johor Darul Takzim
Al-Muharraq
Al-Riffa
Kitchee
PSM Makassar
South China AA
Selangor
Al-Faisaly Amman
Persib Bandung
Global FC
Mohun Bagan
Boeung Ket FC
Bangkok United
Nam Dinh
Sharjah SCC
Central Coast Mariners
Malkiya
Sydney FC
Balestier Khalsa FC
Persipura Jayapura
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Jeonbuk Motors
Fanja
Manama
Than Quang Ninh
Al-Najma Manama
Naga World FC
Ahli Al Khalil
Pohang Steelers
Shabab Al Khaleel
Shabab AL Ordon
Thanh Hoa
Terengganu
Beijing Guoan
Saham
Colombo FC
Al Wasl SC
East Bengal Club
Gamba Osaka
Aizawl FC
Felda United FC
Hai Phong
Song Lam Nghe An
Ratchaburi FC
East Riffa
Blue Star
Kelantan FC
Wikipedia - AFC Champions League Two
The AFC Champions League Two (abbreviated as the ACL Two or ACL2) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation. It is the second-tier competition of Asian club football, ranked below the AFC Champions League Elite and above the AFC Challenge League.
The competition was founded in 2004 as the AFC Cup, it was played primarily among clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying slots to the top-tier AFC Champions League. The competition rebranded to its current name in 2024. In a bid to increase competitivenes, its format was also changed to include clubs from higher ranked AFC member associations. The prize money was also increased.
Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions. Participation in the competition is open to clubs from the top 12 nations in the East and the West region based on the AFC club competitions ranking. The participant from each nation ranked 1–6 in each region is the highest-placed club in that nation that did not qualify for the AFC Champions League Elite. The nations ranked 7–12 in each region enter their top club(s) directly to the AFC Champions League Two.
The winner of the AFC Champions League Two will be allocated an indirect preliminary stage slot for the next AFC Champions League Elite season, if they have not already qualified through domestic competition. The current champions of the competition is Sharjah, who defeated Lion City Sailors in the 2025 final. Al-Kuwait and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya are the most successful clubs in the competition's history, having won three titles each. Clubs from Kuwait have won four titles, making them the most successful nation in the competition.
History
| Season | Winners |
|---|---|
| AFC Cup | |
| 2004 | Al-Jaish |
| 2005 | Al-Faisaly |
| 2006 | Al-Faisaly (2) |
| 2007 | Shabab Al-Ordon |
| 2008 | Al-Muharraq |
| 2009 | Kuwait SC |
| 2010 | Al-Ittihad Aleppo |
| 2011 | Nasaf Qarshi |
| 2012 | Kuwait SC (2) |
| 2013 | Kuwait SC (3) |
| 2014 | Qadsia |
| 2015 | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| 2016 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 2017 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (2) |
| 2018 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (3) |
| 2019 | Al-Ahed |
| 2020 | Cancelled |
| 2021 | Al-Muharraq (2) |
| 2022 | Al-Seeb |
| 2023–24 | Central Coast Mariners |
| AFC Champions League Two | |
| 2024–25 | Sharjah |
The AFC Cup began in 2004 as a second-tier competition to relate back to the AFC Champions League, as 14 countries that had developing status competed in the first competition, with 18 teams being nominated. The winners and three runners-up would then head to the knock-out stage. Al-Jaish took the first AFC Cup after they defeated fellow Syrian opponents Al-Wahda on away goals.
In 2005, 18 teams competed from nine nations with the nations still being allowed to choose from one or two teams entering. After Syrian teams left the AFC Cup to try at the AFC Champions League for four years, Al-Faisaly defeated Nejmeh in the final. With it, Jordanian teams would win the next two AFC Cup seasons with Bahrain joining the league while Bangladesh was relegated to the AFC President's Cup until the tournament's abolition in 2014.
Al-Muharraq would break the trend in 2008 as they won the last two-legged final before it headed back into a one-leg system, a rule that was never changed until now.
On 23 December 2022, it was announced that the AFC competition structure would change from the established formats from the 2024–25 season. A new second-tier tournament called the AFC Champions League Two would be introduced. Meanwhile, a new third-tier competition was also launched under the name AFC Challenge League.
On 24 May 2024, AFC announced that the records and statistics of the preceding AFC club competitions will be recognised and integrated within the revamped club competitions, with the data from the AFC Cup transferring to the AFC Champions League Two.