2026 AFC Challenge League final

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Date13 May 2026 (2026-05-13)
2026 AFC Challenge League final
EventAFC Challenge League
Date13 May 2026 (2026-05-13)
VenueJaber Al Mubarak Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
2025
2027

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)
Kuwait Al-Kuwait West (WAFF) None
Cambodia 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 Kuwait Round Cambodia PKR Svay Rieng
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Lebanon Al-Ansar 3–2 Matchday 1 Mongolia SP Falcons 3–0
Oman Al-Seeb 1–1 Matchday 2 Laos Ezra 3–0
Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 3–0 Matchday 3 Philippines Manila Digger 2–2
Group B winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Kuwait Al-Kuwait (H) 3 7
2 Lebanon Al-Ansar 3 6
3 Oman Al-Seeb 3 4
4 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 3 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Final standings Group D winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Cambodia PKR Svay Rieng (H) 3 7
2 Philippines Manila Digger 3 7
3 Mongolia SP Falcons 3 3
4 Laos Ezra 3 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Oman Al-Shabab 5–3 (N) Quarter-finals Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 6–2 4–1 (A) 2–1 (H)
Kyrgyzstan Muras United 2–1 (A) Semi-finals Philippines Manila Digger 4–1 1–1 (H) 3–0 (A)

Match details

Al-Kuwait KuwaitvCambodia PKR Svay Rieng


Match rules[1]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time
  • Maximum of three substitution opportunities, with a fourth allowed in extra time

See also

References

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