The draw for the round of 32 of the AFC Champions League “2” in the new season 2024-2025, which was held on Friday in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, resulted in strong confrontations for representatives of the Emirates and Arab clubs, as the Shabab Al-Ahli team fell with Al-Hussein, the Jordanian Professional League champion, Nasaf of Uzbekistan, and Kuwait of Kuwait, while the Emirati Sharjah team fell with Sepahan of Iran, Esteghlal, and Al-Wehdat of Jordan.
The draw for the AFC Champions League 2 for the West Zone was as follows: Group 1: Al-Wakrah (Qatar), Tractor (Iran), Mohun Bagan Super Giant (India), Ravshan (Tajikistan). Group 2: Al-Taawoun (Saudi Arabia), Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Iraq), Al-Khaldiya (Bahrain), Altyn Asyr (Tajikistan). Group 3: Sepahan (Iran), Sharjah (UAE), Esteghlal (Tajikistan), Al-Wehdat (Jordan). Group 4: Shabab Al-Ahli (UAE), Nasaf (Uzbekistan), Al-Hussein (Jordan), Kuwait (Kuwait). The new tournament system is based on the presence of 32 clubs, distributed into 8 groups (4 groups in the West of the continent and 4 groups in the East), and each group consists of 4 clubs.
The group stage matches will be held in a two-stage league system, from September 17 to December 5.
According to the tournament system, the first two teams from each group qualify for the round of 16, which will be held in February 2025.
This will be followed by the quarter-finals in March 2025 and the semi-finals in April 2025, before the tournament concludes with a single-match final on 17 May 2025.
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