2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite league stage
The 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite league stage will be played from September 16th, 2024 to February 19th, 2025.[1]
Draw
[edit]The draw for the league stage took place on August 16th at the InterContinental Kuala Lumpur in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2]
Seeding
[edit]For each region, the highest seeded team from each member association involved were allocated into Pot 1, while the remaining teams were allocated into Pot 2.[3]
Region | Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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West Region | ||
East Region |
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Grid Result
[edit]Each team was drawn a position in the draw grid for their region: column A-C for West and D-F for East. Teams from Pot 1 were drawn into positions 1 or 2 while teams from Pot 2 were drawn into positions 3 or 4.
Each position had pre-determined matchups as part of a pairings grid. Teams in each column play matches with the other columns in each region.[3]
Column | A | B | C | D | E | F | |
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Number | West Region | East Region | |||||
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League phase opponents by club
[edit]Schedule
[edit]The schedule of the league stage is as follows.[4]
Round | Dates (West region) | Dates (East region) |
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Matchday 1 | 16–17 September 2024 | 17–18 September 2024 |
Matchday 2 | 30 September–1 October 2024 | 1–2 October 2024 |
Matchday 3 | 21–22 October 2024 | 22–23 October 2024 |
Matchday 4 | 4–5 November 2024 | 5–6 November 2024 |
Matchday 5 | 25–26 November 2024 | 26–27 November 2024 |
Matchday 6 | 2–3 December 2024 | 3–4 December 2024 |
Matchday 7 | 3–4 February 2025 | 11–12 February 2025 |
Matchday 8 | 17–18 February 2025 | 18–19 February 2025 |
League stage
[edit]The detailed schedule was announced on 16 August 2024 after the draw ceremony.[5][6][2]
West Region
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to round of 16 |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
Results summary
[edit]Home | Score | Away |
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Home | Score | Away |
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Matches
[edit]Matchday 1
[edit]Matchday 2
[edit]Matchday 3
[edit]Matchday 4
[edit]Matchday 5
[edit]Matchday 6
[edit]Matchday 7
[edit]Matchday 8
[edit]East Region
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to round of 16 |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
Results summary
[edit]Matches
[edit]Matchday 1
[edit]Matchday 2
[edit]Matchday 3
[edit]Matchday 4
[edit]Matchday 5
[edit]Matchday 6
[edit]Matchday 7
[edit]Matchday 8
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d Al-Shorta played their home matches at Karbala International Stadium, Karbala, instead of their regular home stadium Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad.
- ^ a b c d Pakhtakor played their home matches at JAR Stadium, Tashkent, instead of their regular home stadium Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent.
- ^ a b c d Al-Gharafa played their home matches at Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, instead of their regular home stadium Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan.
References
[edit]- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2024 - Jun 2025)" (PDF). the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ a b "#ACLElite League Stage hopefuls learn opponents". Asian Football Confederation. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Live: AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 League Stage Draw" (video). Asian Football Confederation. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Committee approves key decisions on reformatted competitions". AFC. 1 July 2023.
- ^ "2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite League Stage Draw Results & Match Schedule" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite League Stage Pairings" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.