2026–27 AFC Champions League Two

2026–27 AFC Champions League Two

The 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two will be the 23rd edition of the Asia's second-tier club football tournament, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the third under the AFC Champions League Two title.

The tournament will feature 32 teams in the group stage. The winner will be given a play-off slot for the 2027–28 AFC Champions League Elite, if they have not already qualified through their domestic performance.

Association team allocation

2026–27 AFC Champions League Two

The associations are allocated slots according to their club competitions ranking which was published after the 2024–25 competitions were completed.

Participation for 2025–2026 AFC Champions League Two
	Participating
	Not participating

Teams

2026–27 AFC Champions League Two

Note: Teams in italics may still qualify for the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite.

<table><thead><tr><th>Entry round</th><th>West Region</th><th>East Region</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Group stage</td><td>Team</td><td>Qualifying method</td><td>App. (last)</td><td>Team</td><td>Qualifying method</td><td>App. (last)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite qualifying round losers</td><td></td><td></td><td>2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite qualifying round losers</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>2025–26 King's Cup winners</td><td></td><td>Machida Zelvia</td><td>2025 Emperor's Cup winners</td><td>1st</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>2025–26 UAE Pro League third place</td><td></td><td>Gangwon FC</td><td>2025 K League 1 fifth place</td><td>1st</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>2025–26 Qatar Stars League third place</td><td></td><td></td><td>2025–26 Thai League 1 third place</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>2025–26 Hazfi Cup winners</td><td></td><td>Shanghai Shenhua</td><td>2025 Chinese Super League runners-up</td><td>1st</td></tr><tr><td>Pakhtakor</td><td>2025 Uzbekistan Cup winners</td><td>1st</td><td>Newcastle Jets or TBA</td><td>2025 Australia Cup winners or 2025–26 A-League Men regular season runner up</td><td>1st</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>2025–26 Iraq FA Cup winners</td><td></td><td></td><td>2025–26 Malaysia Super League runners-up</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>2025–26 Jordanian Pro League champions</td><td></td><td></td><td>2025–26 V.League 1 champions</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>2025–26 Bahraini Premier League champions</td><td></td><td></td><td>2025–26 Singapore Premier League champions</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>2025–26 Oman Professional League champions</td><td></td><td></td><td>2025–26 Hong Kong Premier League champions</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>2025–26 Indian Super League champions</td><td></td><td></td><td>2025–26 Cambodian Premier League champions</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Preliminary stage</td><td></td><td>2025–26 Jordan FA Cup winners</td><td></td><td></td><td>2025–26 V.League 1 runners-up</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Lion City Sailors</td><td>2025–26 Singapore Cup winners</td><td>13th (2025–26)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>2025–26 Hong Kong FA Cup winners</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Goa</td><td>2025–26 AIFF Super Cup winners</td><td>2nd (2025–26)</td><td></td><td>2025–26 Cambodian Premier League runners-up</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Arkadag</td><td>2025 Ýokary Liga champions and 2025 Turkmenistan Cup winners</td><td>2nd (2025–26)</td><td></td><td>2025–26 Indonesia Super League champions</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>2025–26 Kuwaiti Premier League champions</td><td></td><td></td><td>2025–26 Philippines Football League champions</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

The following team will also qualify to the Group stage of the West or East region unless they have already qualified based on their domestic performance.

Team	Qualifying method	App. (last)
	2025–26 AFC Challenge League winners