Organising body | AFC |
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Founded | 2005 2024 (relaunched as AFC Challenge League) | (as AFC President's Cup)
Region | Asia |
Number of teams | 18 (group stage) |
Qualifier for | AFC Champions League Two |
Related competitions | AFC Champions League Elite (1st tier) AFC Champions League Two (2nd tier) |
Current champions | HTTU Aşgabat (1st title) |
Most successful club(s) | Regar TadAZ (3 titles) |
Website | www.the-afc.com |
2024–25 AFC Challenge League |
The AFC Challenge League (previously known as the AFC President's Cup, abbreviated as ACGL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation. The competition is 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 Two, based on the AFC club competitions ranking. The 2024-25 season marked its inaugural edition in the new format. The winner of the AFC Challenge League gets a direct spot in the group stage of the next season's AFC Champions League Two, if they haven't already qualified through domestic performance.