2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite
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The 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite will be the 43rd edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the first since it was rebranded as the AFC Champions League Elite and first season under a new format featuring 24 teams, where in the league phase each team plays eight games against different opponents.[1]
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Teams | Competition proper: 24 (from 12 associations) |
← 2023–24 (AFC CL) 2025–26 → |
The final stage will be played in Saudi Arabia from 25 April 2025. The tournament winner will qualify for the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and 2029 FIFA Club World Cup (this is yet to be determined). Additionally, the winner will enter either the qualifying play-off stage or the League stage of the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite if they have not already qualified through their domestic performance.[2]