In the autumn of 2024, Turkmen fans will have the opportunity to support their favorite local clubs at the Asian club tournaments of the new 2024/2025 season.

According to information published on the website of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Turkmenistan has received one quota to participate in the AFC-2 Champions League. The application for participation in this tournament was submitted by Altyn Asyr. Another quota was provided for the AFC Challenge League, which was claimed by FC Arkadag.

Both Turkmen clubs will represent their country at prestigious Asian club competitions in the upcoming season.

With the start of the new season in Asia, a new format for club tournaments comes into force. Instead of two tournaments, as it was before, there will now be three competitions, similar to the European system: the Champions League, the Europa League and the Conference League.

New Asian Competitions

• AFC Elite Champions League — (24 clubs);
• AFC Champions League 2 — (32 clubs);
• AFC Challenge League — (20 clubs).

It is expected that the draw for the group stage will take place at the end of August, determining the composition of participants and the distribution of groups in the above-mentioned tournaments.

Earlier, we reported that five clubs from Turkmenistan have received licenses to participate in AFC tournaments.