2025 AFC Challenge League final
 Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh will host the final | |||||||
| Event | 2024–25 AFC Challenge League | ||||||
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| Date | 10 May 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | ||||||
The 2025 AFC Challenge League final will be the final match of the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League, the 11th season of Asia's third-highest club football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the first since it was rebranded as the AFC Challenge League. It will be played on 10 May 2025 in Phnom Penh.[1]
The winner will be given an indirect preliminary stage slot for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two, if they have not already qualified through their domestic performance.
Teams
[edit]| Team | Region (Federation) | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
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East (AFF) | None |
 Arkadag
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Central (CAFA) | None |
Venue
[edit]The final venue was pre-determined on a rotation basis, with the match hosted by the Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Route to the final
[edit]| Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
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Round | Arkadag
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 SP Falcons
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2–1 | Matchday 1 |  Maziya
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2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Madura United
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1–2 | Matchday 2 |  Abdysh-Ata Kant
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2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unavailable | Matchday 3 |  Al Arabi
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2–3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group E runner-up
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Final standings | Group B winner
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Shan United
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7–4 | 6–2 (H) |
1–2 (A) |
Quarter-finals |  East Bengal
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3–1 | 1–0 (A) | 2–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madura United
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6–3 | 3–0 (H) |
3–3 (A) |
Semi-finals | Al-Arabi
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3–2 | 0–2 (A) | 3–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match
[edit]Details
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Assistant referees:
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Match rules
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See also
[edit]- 2025 AFC Champions League Two final
- 2025 AFC Champions League Elite final
- 2025 AFC Women's Champions League final
Notes
[edit]- ^ Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
References
[edit]- ^ "#ChallengeLeague contenders eye Knockout Stage success". the-AFC. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- AFC Challenge League official website, the-AFC.com