Upcoming third tier Asian club football competition
Not to be confused with AFC Challenge Cup.
Football tournament
AFC Challenge League
Organising body
AFC
Founded
2024; 0 years ago (2024)
Region
Asia
Number of teams
20 (group stage)
Related competitions
AFC Champions League Elite (1st tier) AFC Champions League 2 (2nd tier)
2024–25 AFC Challenge League
The AFC Challenge League is an upcoming annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The competition will be played among clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying slots to the top-tier AFC Champions League Elite or the second-tier AFC Champions League 2, based on the AFC club competitions ranking.
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