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{{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 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]].}} |
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{{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]]. Thus, third-placed [[Gwangju FC]] qualified for the Champions League Elite qualifying play-off. Later, Gwangju received a bye for their association's higher rank and only three teams were left in qualifying play-off for two group stage slots.}} |
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Revision as of 06:35, 24 April 2024
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| Teams | Competition proper: 24 (from 12 associations) |
The 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite will be the 43rd edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the first under this new name and rebranded format.[1]
Saudi Arabia was announced as host of the final stage in December 2023.[2]
Association team allocation
The associations are allocated slots according to their club competitions ranking which was published after the 2022 competitions were completed.[3]
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. |
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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. |
The following teams will also qualify to the West or East region unless they had already qualified based on their domestic performance.
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- ^ Australia (AUS): Central Coast Mariners qualify as either premiers or runners-up; the only other team that can become the premiers is Wellington Phoenix, who cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
- ^ South Korea (KOR): Pohang Steelers had already qualified 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. Later, Gwangju received a bye for their association's higher rank and only three teams were left in qualifying play-off for two group stage slots.
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[4]
| Stage | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Preliminary stage | Preliminary round 1 | TBD | 30 July 2024 | |
| Preliminary round 2 | 6 August 2024 | |||
| Preliminary round 3 | 13 August 2024 | |||
| League stage | Matchday 1 | TBD | 16–18 September 2024 | |
| Matchday 2 | 30 September – 1 October 2024 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 21–23 October 2024 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 4–6 November 2024 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 25–27 November 2024 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 2–4 December 2024 | |||
| Matchday 7 | 3–4 & 11–12 February 2025 | |||
| Matchday 8 | 17–19 February 2025 | |||
| Round of 16 | TBD | 3–5 March 2025 | 10–12 March 2025 | |
| Final stage | Quarter-finals | TBD | 25–26 April 2025 | |
| Semi-finals | 29–30 April 2025 | |||
| Final | 4 May 2025 | |||
See also
References
- ^ "AFC Executive Committee approves biggest prize purse in Asian club football history from 2024/25; announces AFC Women's Champions League". AFC. 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia to host AFC Champions League Elite – Final Stage". the-AFC. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ "AFC Club Competitions Ranking". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Committee approves key decisions on reformatted competitions". AFC. 1 July 2023.