2025–26 AFC Champions League Two
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The 2025–2026 AFC Champions League Two will be the 22nd edition of the Asia's second-tier club football tournament, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the second under the AFC Champions League Two title.[1][2] It will feature 32 teams in the group stage.[3] The winner will be given an indirect preliminary stage slot for the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite, if they have not already qualified through their domestic performance.
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The associations are allocated slots according to their club competitions ranking which was published after the 2023–24 competitions were completed.[4][5]
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The number of appearances and last appearance include the AFC Cup as the predecessor of the AFC Champions League Two.
The following team will also qualify to the West or East region unless they had already qualified based on their domestic performance.
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- ^ China (CHN): As 2024 Chinese FA Cup winners Shanghai Port qualified for the Champions League Elite via their league position, the spot reserved for the Chinese FA Cup winners was passed onto the fourth placed team in the 2024 Chinese Super League.
- ^ Japan (JPN): As 2024 Emperor's Cup winners Vissel Kobe qualified for the Champions League Elite via their league position, the spot reserved for the Emperor's Cup winners was passed onto the fourth placed team the 2024 J1 League.
- ^ Malaysia (MAL): As 2024 Malaysia FA Cup winners Johor Darul Ta'zim qualified for the Champions League Elite via their league position, the spot reserved for the Malaysia FA Cup winners was passed onto the runners-up of the 2024–25 Malaysia Super League.
- ^ Turkmenistan (TKM): Arkadag, winners of the 2024 Ýokary Liga would have qualified for the qualifying play-off, but were only awarded a AFC Challenge League license. As a result the berth was given to Ahal, runners-up of the 2024 Ýokary Liga.
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