AFC Challenge League

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AFC Challenge League

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2025-2026

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The 2025–26 AFC Challenge League was the 12th edition of the Asia's third-tier continental club football competition, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the second under the AFC Challenge League title.

The final was played on 13 May 2026 at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait, with Kuwaiti club Al-Kuwait defeating Cambodian club Svay Rieng 4–3 to win their first Challenge League and fourth Asian title.

Arkadag were the reigning champions, but did not defend their title as the Challenge League winners automatically qualified for the Champions League Two group stage. The winners of the 2025–26 AFC Challenge League automatically qualified for the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two group stage.

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12 Aug 25	Qualifier	SP Falcons SP Falcons	3 - 1	Taichung Futuro F.C.Taichung Futu
12 Aug 25	Qualifier	Yangon United Yangon United	0 - 0	Ezra Ezra
12 Aug 25	Qualifier	Maziya Maziya	0 - 4	Al-Arabi SC Al-Arabi SC
12 Aug 25	Qualifier	Abahani Ltd Dhaka Abahani Ltd D	0 - 2	Muras United Muras United
12 Aug 25	Qualifier	Tainan City Tainan City	4 - 1	Khangarid Khangarid
12 Aug 25	Qualifier	Paro Paro	1 - 0	Abu Muslim Abu Muslim
12 Aug 25	Qualifier	Kasuka Kasuka	0 - 6	Phnom Penh Crown Phnom Penh Cr
12 Aug 25	Qualifier	Abdysh-Ata Kant Abdysh-Ata Ka	5 - 2	Hutteen Hutteen
12 Aug 25	Qualifier	Al-Karamah Al-Karamah	0 - 1	Bashundhara Kings Bashundhara K

25 Oct 25	r01	Altyn Asyr Altyn Asyr	1 - 0	Abdysh-Ata Kant Abdysh-Ata Ka
25 Oct 25	r01	Safa Safa	2 - 2	Al-Arabi SC Al-Arabi SC
25 Oct 25	r01	Al-Shabab Seeb Al-Shabab See	1 - 0	Paro Paro
25 Oct 25	r01	Al-Seeb Al-Seeb	3 - 2	Bashundhara Kings Bashundhara K
25 Oct 25	r01	Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda Regar-TadAZ T	0 - 0	Muras United Muras United
25 Oct 25	r01	Al Ansar Al Ansar	2 - 3	Kuwait SC Kuwait SC
26 Oct 25	r01	Shan United Shan United	1 - 2	Tainan City Tainan City
26 Oct 25	r01	Svay Rieng Svay Rieng	3 - 0	SP Falcons SP Falcons
26 Oct 25	r01	Manila Digger Manila Digger	3 - 1	Ezra Ezra
26 Oct 25	r01	Dewa United Banten Dewa United B	1 - 1	Phnom Penh Crown Phnom Penh Cr

28 Oct 25	r02	Abdysh-Ata Kant Abdysh-Ata Ka	1 - 2	Al-Shabab Seeb Al-Shabab See
28 Oct 25	r02	Al-Arabi SC Al-Arabi SC	2 - 1	Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda Regar-TadAZ T
28 Oct 25	r02	Paro Paro	1 - 3	Altyn Asyr Altyn Asyr
28 Oct 25	r02	Bashundhara Kings Bashundhara K	0 - 3	Al Ansar Al Ansar
28 Oct 25	r02	Muras United Muras United	2 - 0	Safa Safa
28 Oct 25	r02	Kuwait SC Kuwait SC	1 - 1	Al-Seeb Al-Seeb
29 Oct 25	r02	Phnom Penh Crown Phnom Penh Cr	3 - 1	Shan United Shan United
29 Oct 25	r02	SP Falcons SP Falcons	0 - 2	Manila Digger Manila Digger
29 Oct 25	r02	Tainan City Tainan City	0 - 4	Dewa United Banten Dewa United B
29 Oct 25	r02	Ezra Ezra	0 - 3	Svay Rieng Svay Rieng

31 Oct 25	r03	Altyn Asyr Altyn Asyr	1 - 3	Al-Shabab Seeb Al-Shabab See
31 Oct 25	r03	Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda Regar-TadAZ T	1 - 2	Safa Safa
31 Oct 25	r03	Paro Paro	3 - 3	Abdysh-Ata Kant Abdysh-Ata Ka
31 Oct 25	r03	Al-Seeb Al-Seeb	1 - 2	Al Ansar Al Ansar
31 Oct 25	r03	Al-Arabi SC Al-Arabi SC	1 - 1	Muras United Muras United
31 Oct 25	r03	Kuwait SC Kuwait SC	2 - 0	Bashundhara Kings Bashundhara K
01 Nov 25	r03	Tainan City Tainan City	2 - 3	Phnom Penh Crown Phnom Penh Cr
01 Nov 25	r03	SP Falcons SP Falcons	3 - 1	Ezra Ezra
01 Nov 25	r03	Manila Digger Manila Digger	2 - 2	Svay Rieng Svay Rieng
01 Nov 25	r03	Dewa United Banten Dewa United B	4 - 1	Shan United Shan United

05 Mar 26	QF	Phnom Penh Crown Phnom Penh Cr	1 - 4	Svay Rieng Svay Rieng
05 Mar 26	QF	Manila Digger Manila Digger	1 - 0	Dewa United Banten Dewa United B

11 Mar 26	r00	Muras United Muras United	P - P	Al Ansar Al Ansar
11 Mar 26	r00	Kuwait SC Kuwait SC	P - P	Al-Shabab Seeb Al-Shabab See

12 Mar 26	QF	Svay Rieng Svay Rieng	2 - 1	Phnom Penh Crown Phnom Penh Cr
12 Mar 26	QF	Dewa United Banten Dewa United B	2 - 2	Manila Digger Manila Digger

09 Apr 26	SF	Svay Rieng Svay Rieng	1 - 1	Manila Digger Manila Digger
16 Apr 26	SF	Manila Digger Manila Digger	0 - 3	Svay Rieng Svay Rieng

19 Apr 26	QF	Al-Shabab Seeb Al-Shabab See	3 - 5	Kuwait SC Kuwait SC
19 Apr 26	QF	Al Ansar Al Ansar	0 - 3	Muras United Muras United

22 Apr 26	SF	Muras United Muras United	1 - 2	Kuwait SC Kuwait SC

13 May 26	Final	Kuwait SC Kuwait SC	4 - 3	Svay Rieng Svay Rieng

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