2024–25 AFC Challenge League#Preliminary stage

The associations were allocated slots according to their club competitions ranking,{{cite web|url=https://www.fas.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Encl-3-AFC-Club-Competitions-2024-25-Slot-Allocation.pdf|title=AFC Club Competitions 2024/25 Slot Allocation|website=FAS.org.sg|publisher=Football Association of Singapore|date=10 May 2023|access-date=22 August 2023}} which was published after the 2022 competitions were completed.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc_ranking.html|title=AFC Club Competitions Ranking|website=the-AFC.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=24 November 2021|access-date=24 November 2021|archive-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107182849/https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc_ranking.html/|url-status=live}}

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{{Cnote2|AFC|AFC Licensing (AFC): Association did not have a licensed club.{{cite web|url=https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/club-licensing/List-of-Licensed-Clubs---AFC-Club-Competitions-2024-25.pdf|title=List of Licensed Clubs - AFC Club Competitions 2024/25|website=the-AFC.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=14 June 2024|access-date=20 June 2024}}}}

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The number of appearances and last appearance include the AFC President's Cup as the predecessor of the AFC Challenge League.

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{{Cnote2|Note PLE|Palestine (PLE): Due to the Gaza war, the 2023–24 West Bank Premier League was not organized by the Palestinian Football Association. The teams from Palestine are determined by the results of the 2022–23 West Bank Premier League. Jabal Al-Mukaber, the 2022–23 West Bank Premier League champions, failed to obtain an AFC license. Instead, the runners-up Hilal Al-Quds participate in the AFC Challenge League group stage.}}

{{Cnote2|Note TKM|Turkmenistan (TKM): Arkadag, the 2023 Turkmenistan Cup winners, also won the league title and qualified for the AFC Challenge League group stage as they lacked an AFC Champions League Two license. They were replaced by Altyn Asyr, the 2023 Ýokary Liga runners-up in AFC Champions League Two qualifying play-offs.}}

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The schedule of the competition is as follows.{{Cite web |date=1 July 2023 |title=AFC Competitions Committee approves key decisions on reformatted competitions |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc_competitions/news/afc_competitions_committee_approves_key_decisions_on_reformatted_competitions_1.html |website=the-AFC.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation}}

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The bracket of the preliminary stage 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. The two winners of the preliminary stage advanced to the group stage and joined the 16 direct entrants.

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|Church Boys United|NEP|1–2|Paro|BHU

|Abdysh-Ata Kant|KGZ|2–0|Attack Energy|AFG

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|13|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|18:00|5:45}}

|team1 = Church Boys United {{Fbaicon|NEP}}

|score1 = 1

|team2 = {{Fbaicon|BHU}} Paro

|score2 = 2

|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-challenge-league/20242025/2465527

|goals1 =

• Limbu {{goal|38}}

|goals2 =

• Wangchuk {{goal|40}}
• Opoku {{goal|67}}

|stadium = Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu{{refn|group=note|name="Church Boys United"|Church Boys United played their home matches at Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, instead of their regular home stadium Chyasal Stadium, Lalitpur.}}

|attendance = 9,873

|referee = Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|13|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|20:00|6}}

|team1 = Abdysh-Ata Kant {{Fbaicon|KGZ}}

|score1 = 2

|team2 = {{Fbaicon|AFG}} Attack Energy

|score2 = 0

|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-challenge-league/20242025/2465526

|goals1 =

• Dzhumashev {{goal|11}}
• Zhyrgalbek {{goal|52}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kurmanbek Stadium, Jalal-Abad{{refn|group=note|name="Abdysh-Ata Kant"|Abdysh-Ata Kant played their home matches at Kurmanbek Stadium, Jalal-Abad, instead of their regular home stadium Stadion Sportkompleks Abdysh-Ata, Kant.}}

|attendance = 955

|referee = Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

}}

{{main|2024–25 AFC Challenge League group stage}}

{{#lst:2024–25 AFC Challenge League group stage|Draw}} Teams of every group will play at a neutral venue of a single-legged tie against every opponent.

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{{Location map~ |AFC |lat=35.1927|long=40.0846 |label_size=90|label=Al-Fotuwa|position=right |mark=Orange pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |AFC |lat=22.568810 |long=88.409219 |label_size=90|label=East Bengal|mark=Brown pog.svg|position=left}}

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|lat=42.900565|long=74.854050

|label_size=90|label=Abdysh-Ata Kant|position=right

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{{Location map~ |AFC |lat=23.823799|long=90.469942 |label_size=90|label=Bashundhara Kings|position=right |mark=Brown pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |AFC |lat=23.618690|long=58.216768 |label_size=90|label=Al-Seeb|position=bottom |mark=Orange pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |AFC |lat=4.10267|long=73.30471 |label_size=90|label=Maziya|position=left |mark=Cyan pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |AFC |lat=31.5051 |long=35.1349 |label_size=90|label=Hilal Al-Quds|position=right |mark=Orange pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |AFC |lat=-7.194444 |long=113.480833 |label_size=90

|label={{nowrap|Madura United}}|mark=Red pog.svg |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |AFC |lat=20.778651 |long=97.037978 |label_size=90

|label=Shan United|mark=Yellow pog.svg |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |AFC |lat=11.082625 |long=105.802882 |label_size=90

|label={{nowrap|Svay Rieng}}|mark=Red pog.svg |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |AFC |lat=23.320805 |long=120.312915 |label_size=90

|label=Tainan City|mark=Yellow pog.svg |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |AFC |lat=18.343 |long=102.4214 |label_size=90

|label={{nowrap|Young Elephants}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |AFC |lat=47.5400 |long=106.5458 |label_size=90

|label=SP Falcons|mark=Red pog.svg |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |AFC |lat=27.3977 |long=89.42436 |label_size=90

|label=Paro|mark=Brown pog.svg |position=top}}

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{{2024–25 AFC Challenge League group tables|Group C|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|teamwidth=240}}

{{2024–25 AFC Challenge League group tables|Group runners-up (West Region)|teamwidth=200}}

{{2024–25 AFC Challenge League group tables|Group D|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|teamwidth=240}}

{{2024–25 AFC Challenge League group tables|Group E|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|teamwidth=240}}

{{main|2024–25 AFC Challenge League knockout stage}}

{{#section:2024–25 AFC Challenge League knockout stage|Bracket}}

{{#lst:2024–25 AFC Challenge League knockout stage|Quarter-finals}}

{{#lst:2024–25 AFC Challenge League knockout stage|Semi-finals}}

{{#lst:2024–25 AFC Challenge League knockout stage|F}}

{{smalldiv|{{legend|silver|Team eliminated for this round.}}}}

{{smalldiv|{{legend|#DDDDDD|Player is not in the team but the team is still active for this round.}}}}

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• Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs and matches voided by AFC are not counted when determining top scorer (Regulations Article 64.4)

• 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite
• 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two
• 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League

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• [https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_challenge_league.html Official website]
• [https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/afc-challenge-league-2024-2025/group-stage/105074/ AFC Challenge League 2024/2025] at Global Sports Archive

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