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2024–25 AFC Challenge League knockout stage

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The 2024–25 AFC Challenge League knockout stage will be played from 5 March to 10 May 2025.[1] A total of 8 teams will compete in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League.[2]

Qualified teams

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The following teams advanced from the group stage:

  • The winners of the groups and the best runners-up in the West Region (Groups A–C).
  • The winners and runner-ups of each group in the East Region (Groups D–E).
Region Group Winners Runners-up
West Region A India East Bengal —
B Turkmenistan Arkadag Kuwait Al-Arabi
C Oman Al-Seeb —
East Region D Myanmar Shan United Chinese Taipei Tainan City
E Indonesia Madura United Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng

Format

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In the knockout stage, the 8 teams will play a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, except the final which will be played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winners if necessary (note that the away goals rule is abolished). (Regulations Article 10).

Round Matchups
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals (First team listed host first leg, second team listed host second leg)
Final (Winners of East Region semi-finals host match)
  • Winners of SF2 vs. Winners of SF1

Schedule

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After the draw, the schedule of each round is as follows.[1]

Stage Round First leg Second leg
Knockout stage Quarter-finals 5–6 March 2025 12–13 March 2025
Semi-finals 9–10 April 2025 16–17 April 2025
Final 10 May 2025

Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
             
E2 Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 6 1 7
D1 Myanmar Shan United 2 2 4
Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 3
East Region
Indonesia Madura United 0
D2 Chinese Taipei Tainan City 0 0 0
E1 Indonesia Madura United 0 3 3
 
 
B2 Kuwait Al-Arabi (a.e.t.) 1 2 3
C1 Oman Al-Seeb 0 2 2
Kuwait Al-Arabi 2
West Region
Turkmenistan Arkadag 0
A1 India East Bengal 0 1 1
B1 Turkmenistan Arkadag 1 2 3

Quarter-finals

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Summary

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In the quarter-finals, the eight qualified teams play in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs determined by the group stage draw and the identity of the best runners-up in the West region.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Al-Arabi Kuwait3–2Oman Al-Seeb1–02–2 (a.e.t.)
East Bengal India1–3Turkmenistan Arkadag0–11–2
East Region
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Cambodia7–4Myanmar Shan United6–21–2
Tainan City Chinese Taipei0–3Indonesia Madura United0–00–3

West Region

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Al-Arabi Kuwait1–0Oman Al-Seeb
Al Salamah 90+1' Report
Attendance: 4,327
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Yousif (United Arab Emirates)
Al-Seeb Oman2–2 (a.e.t.)Kuwait Al-Arabi
 Report
Attendance: 4,387

Al-Arabi won 3–2 on aggregate.

East Bengal India0–1Turkmenistan Arkadag
Report Gurbanow 10'
Attendance: 25,497
Referee: Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
Arkadag Turkmenistan2–1India East Bengal
Annadurdyýew 89' (pen.), 90+8' Report Bouli 1'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sheikh Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)

Arkadag won 3–1 on aggregate.

East Region

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Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Cambodia6–2Myanmar Shan United
 Report
Attendance: 15,778
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
Shan United Myanmar2–1Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
 Report
Attendance: 550
Referee: Amir Arab Baraghi (Iran)

Svay Rieng won 7–4 on aggregate.

Tainan City Chinese Taipei0–0Indonesia Madura United
Report
Attendance: 892
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
Madura United Indonesia3–0Chinese Taipei Tainan City
 Report
Attendance: 1,379
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

Madura United won 3–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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Summary

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In the Semi-finals, the winners of quarter-finals from each region will face each other in two leg matches. The winners of each tie advance to the final.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Al-Arabi KuwaitSF1Turkmenistan Arkadag2–016 Apr
East Region
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng CambodiaSF2Indonesia Madura United3–017 Apr

West Region

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Al-Arabi Kuwait2–0Turkmenistan Arkadag
Chrisopher 70'
Al-Awadhi 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 2,673
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
Arkadag TurkmenistanvKuwait Al-Arabi
Report

East Region

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Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Cambodia3–0Indonesia Madura United
Breninho 4'
Bounkong 6'
Ratanak 90'		 Report
Attendance: 10,765
Referee: Asker Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)

Final

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Main article: 2025 AFC Challenge League final

In the final, the winners of the each semi-finals will play each other, with the host team alternating every season. The winner will be given a direct slot for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage, if not already qualified through the domestic performance.


References

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  1. ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2024 - Jun 2025)" (PDF). The AFC. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  2. ^ "AFC Challenge League 2024/25 Competition Regulations" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
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