2026 AFC Challenge League final
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| Event | AFC Challenge League | ||||||
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| Date | 13 May 2026 | ||||||
| Venue | Jaber Al Mubarak Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait | ||||||
The 2026 AFC Challenge League final is scheduled to be the final match of the 2025–26 AFC Challenge League, the 12th season of Asia's tertiary club football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the second since it was rebranded as the AFC Challenge League. The match is scheduled to be played on 13 May 2026, with the team from the West Region hosting the final.
The winners will qualify to the group stage of the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two, unless they have qualified through their domestic performance.
| Team | Region (Federation) | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Al-Kuwait |
West (WAFF) | None |
 PKR Svay Rieng |
East (AFF) | 1 (2025) |
Venue
The final venue was pre-determined on a rotation basis, with the match hosted by the West region's representative.
Route to the final
| Al-Kuwait |
Round | PKR Svay Rieng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Al-Ansar |
3–2 | Matchday 1 |  SP Falcons |
3–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Al-Seeb |
1–1 | Matchday 2 |  Ezra |
3–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bashundhara Kings |
3–0 | Matchday 3 |  Manila Digger |
2–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B winners
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Final standings | Group D winners
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| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Shabab |
5–3 (N) | Quarter-finals | Phnom Penh Crown |
6–2 | 4–1 (A) | 2–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Muras United |
2–1 (A) | Semi-finals | Manila Digger |
4–1 | 1–1 (H) | 3–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match details
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Match rules[1]
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