2026/27 ACL Two

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Match dates,
preliminary round: Wednesday August 12th
Group stage Matchday 1 (West region): Tuesday September 15th & Wednesday September 16th
Group stage Matchday 1 (East region): Wednesday September 16th & Thursday September 17th
Group stage Matchday 2 (West region): Tuesday October 13th & Wednesday October 14th
Group stage Matchday 2 (East region): Wednesday October 14th & Thursday October 15th
Group stage Matchday 3 (West region): Tuesday October 27th & Wednesday October 28th
Group stage Matchday 3 (East region): Wednesday October 28th & Thursday October 29th
Group stage Matchday 4 (West region): Tuesday November 3rd & Wednesday November 4th
Group stage Matchday 4 (East region): Wednesday November 4th & Thursday November 5th
Group stage Matchday 5 (West region): Tuesday November 24th & Wednesday November 25th
Group stage Matchday 5 (East region): Wednesday November 25th & Thursday November 26th
Group stage Matchday 6 (East region): Wednesday December 2nd & Thursday December 3rd
Group stage Matchday 6 (West region): Tuesday December 8th & Wednesday December 9th
Round of 16 first leg (West region): Tuesday February 9th & Wednesday February 10th
Round of 16 first leg (East region): Wednesday February 10th & Thursday February 11th
Round of 16 second leg (West region): Tuesday February 16th & Wednesday February 17th
Round of 16 second leg (East region): Wednesday February 17th & Thursday February 18th
Quarter Final first leg (West region): Tuesday March 2nd & Wednesday March 3rd
Quarter Final first leg (East region): Wednesday March 10th & Thursday March 11th
Quarter Final second leg (West region): Tuesday March 16th & Wednesday March 17th
Quarter Final second leg (East region): Wednesday March 17th & Thursday March 18th
Semi Finals first leg (West region): Tuesday April 6th
Semi Finals first leg (East region): Wednesday April 7th
Semi Finals second leg (West region): Tuesday April 13th
Semi Finals second leg (East region): Wednesday April 14th
Final: Saturday May 15th (East region to host final)

 

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Draw dates,
Group stage: Tuesday August 18th
Round of 16, Quarter Finals, Semi Finals, Final: date TBA

 

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ACL Two playoff round line up (West region),
East Bengal – India
FC Goa – India
FK Arkadag – Turkmenistan
Al Arabi – Kuwait

ACL Two playoff round line up (East region),
Persib Bandung – Indonesia
Manila Digger – Philippines

winning teams qualify to ACL Two group stage.
losing teams transfer to AFC Challenge League group stage.

 

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ACL Two group stage line up (West region),
Al Jazira Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates or Al Ittihad Jeddah – Saudi Arabia
FC Pakhtakor Tashkent – Uzbekistan or Al Hussein Irbid – Jordan
Al Taawoun – Saudi Arabia
Al Wahda Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates
Al Rayyan – Qatar
Chadormalou Ardakan – Iran
FC Nasaf Qarshi – Uzbekistan
Al Shorta – Iraq
Al Faisaly Amman – Jordan
Al Muharraq – Bahrain
Al Khaldiya – Bahrain
Al Seeb – Oman
Al Nahda – Oman
Al Kuwait – Kuwait
East Bengal – India or Al Arabi – Kuwait
FK Arkadag – Turkmenistan or FC Goa – India

ACL Two group stage line up (East region),
Gangwon – South Korea or Gamba Osaka – Japan
Adelaide United – Australia or Cong An Hanoi – Vietnam
FC Machida Zelvia – Japan
FC Seoul – South Korea
BG Pathum United – Thailand
Shanghai Shenhua – China
Melbourne Victory – Australia
Kuching City – Malaysia
The Cong Viettel – Vietnam
Lion City Sailors – Singapore
Tampines Rovers – Singapore
Kitchee – Hong Kong
Tai Po – Hong Kong
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng – Cambodia
Phnom Penh Crown – Cambodia
Persib Bandung – Indonesia or Manila Digger – Philippines

 

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ACL Two playoff round fixtures – Wednesday August 12th,

West region:
East Bengal – India v Al Arabi – Kuwait at Salt Lake Stadium
FK Arkadag – Turkmenistan v FC Goa – India at Arkadag Stadium

East region:
Persib Bandung – Indonesia v Manila Digger – Philippines at Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium (behind closed doors due to AFC sanction)

 

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ACL Two playoff East region fixture Persib Bandung v Manila Digger rescheduled to Monday August 31st due to ASEAN Championship.