2025/26 ACL Two

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Match dates,
Playoff Round: Wednesday August 13th 2025
Group stage Matchday 1 (West region): Tuesday September 16th 2025 & Wednesday September 17th 2025
Group stage Matchday 1 (East region): Wednesday September 17th 2025 & Thursday September 18th 2025
Group stage Matchday 2 (West region): Tuesday September 30th 2025 & Wednesday October 1st 2025
Group stage Matchday 2 (East region): Wednesday October 1st 2025 & Thursday October 2nd 2025
Group stage Matchday 3 (West region): Tuesday October 21st 2025 & Wednesday October 22nd 2025
Group stage Matchday 3 (East region): Wednesday October 22nd 2025 & Thursday October 23rd 2025
Group stage Matchday 4 (West region): Tuesday November 4th 2025 & Wednesday November 5th 2025
Group stage Matchday 4 (East region): Wednesday November 5th 2025 & Thursday November 6th 2025
Group stage Matchday 5 (West region): Tuesday November 25th 2025 & Wednesday November 26th 2025
Group stage Matchday 5 (East region): Wednesday November 26th 2025 & Thursday November 27th 2025
Group stage Matchday 6 (West region): Tuesday December 9th 2025 & Wednesday December 10th 2025
Group stage Matchday 6 (East region): Wednesday December 10th 2025 & Thursday December 11th 2025
Round of 16 first leg (West region): Tuesday February 10th 2026 & Wednesday February 11th 2026
Round of 16 first leg (East region): Wednesday February 11th 2026 & Thursday February 12th 2026
Round of 16 second leg (West region): Tuesday February 17th 2026 & Wednesday February 18th 2026
Round of 16 second leg (East region): Wednesday February 18th 2026 & Thursday February 19th 2026
Quarter Final first leg (West region): Tuesday March 3rd 2026 & Wednesday March 4th 2026
Quarter Final first leg (East region): Wednesday March 4th 2026 & Thursday March 5th 2026
Quarter Final second leg (West region): Tuesday March 10th 2026 & Wednesday March 11th 2026
Quarter Final second leg (East region): Wednesday March 11th 2026 & Thursday March 12th 2026
Semi Finals first leg (West region): Tuesday April 7th 2026
Semi Finals first leg (East region): Wednesday April 8th 2026
Semi Finals second leg (West region): Tuesday April 14th 2026
Semi Finals second leg (East region): Wednesday April 15th 2026
Final: Saturday May 16th 2026 (West region to host final)

 

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Draw dates,
Group stage: Friday August 15th 2025
Round of 16, Quarter Finals, Semi Finals, Final: Tuesday December 16th 2025

 

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Playoff Round fixtures,

West region – Wednesday August 13th:
FC Goa – India v Al Seeb – Oman*
Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda – Tajikistan v FK Ahal Anew – Turkmenistan*

East region – Wednesday August 13th:
Manila Digger – Philippines v Persib Bandung – Indonesia*

*losing teams transfer to AFC Challenge League group stage.

 

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ACL Two group stage line up (West region),
Al Duhail – Qatar/Sepahan – Iran
Al Nasr Riyadh – Saudi Arabia
Al Wasl Dubai – United Arab Emirates
Al Ahli – Qatar
Esteghlal Tehran – Iran
FC Andijan – Uzbekistan
TBA – Iraq
Al Hussein Irbid – Jordan
Al Wehdat Amman – Jordan
Al Muharraq – Bahrain
Al Khaldiya – Bahrain
Mohun Bagan Super Giant – India
FC Istiklol – Tajikistan
FK Arkadag – Turkmenistan
FC Goa – India/Al Seeb – Oman
Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda – Tajikistan/FK Ahal Anew – Turkmenistan

ACL Two group stage line up (East region),
Chengdu Rongcheng – China/Bangkok United – Thailand
Gamba Osaka – Japan
Pohang Steelers – South Korea
Beijing Guoan – China
BG Pathum United – Thailand
Ratchaburi – Thailand
Macarthur – Australia
Selangor – Malaysia
Nam Dinh – Vietnam
Cong An Hanoi/The Cong Viettel/Song Lam Nghe An/Binh Duong – Vietnam
Tai Po – Hong Kong
Eastern – Hong Kong
Lion City Sailors – Singapore
Tampines Rovers – Singapore
Kaya Iloilo – Philippines
Manila Digger – Philippines/Persib Bandung – Indonesia

 

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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has officially announced that starting August 2025, matches on artificial turf will be banned in several key competitions!
This ban applies to:
Final Round of AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers
AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (from Round 2 onwards)
Women’s Olympic Qualifiers
AFC Champions League Elite
AFC Champions League Two
AFC Women’s Champions League