AFC Challenge League

AFC Challenge League
Organising bodyAFC
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005) (as AFC President's Cup)
2024; 0 years ago (2024) (relaunched as AFC Challenge League)
RegionAsia
Number of teams18 (group stage)
Qualifier forAFC Champions League Two
Related competitionsAFC Champions League Elite (1st tier)
AFC Champions League Two (2nd tier)
Current championsTurkmenistan HTTU Aşgabat
(1st title)
Most successful club(s)Tajikistan Regar TadAZ
(3 titles)
Websitewww.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.