ACL Elite league stage showdowns to be revealed on Friday
The Peninsula
Kuala Lumpur: The Asian club game will mark another pivotal milestone when the cast for the groundbreaking AFC Champions League Elite (ACL Elite) 2024...
Kuala Lumpur: The Asian club game will mark another pivotal milestone when the cast for the groundbreaking AFC Champions League Elite (ACL Elite) 2024/25 season assembles for the official league stage draw ceremony on Friday, August 16 at 5pm.
To be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the event will reveal highly anticipated battles between Asia’s best 24 clubs for the maiden edition of the revamped men’s Continental club competition.
A pivotal change in the ACL Elite, the League Stage format will be utilised for the first time in an AFC club competition and features two leagues of 12 teams across the West and East regions.
Scheduled to be played between September 16, 2024 and February 19, 2025, each team will face eight different opponents within its region in the form of four home and four away matches.
The line-up – comprising 22 teams that qualified directly and two Preliminary Stage winners – will be placed into two pots within each region.