The victory of the Arkadag football club in the AFC Challenge League final allowed Turkmenistan to increase its representation in the next season of Asian club tournaments to three teams.

Arkadag received a direct ticket to the group stage of the second AFC Champions League. Ahal will begin its performance with the playoff round of the second Champions League - in case of victory, the club will advance to the group stage of the tournament, and in case of defeat, it will continue to play in the Challenge League. Altyn Asyr guaranteed itself a place in the group stage of the AFC Challenge League.

Recall that in the final match of the AFC Challenge League, Arkadag defeated the Cambodian club Svay Rieng with a score of 2:1 in extra time. The goals for the Turkmen team were scored by Mekan Saparov in the 59th minute and Altymurat Annadurdyev in the 112th minute.

Following the final match, two representatives of Arkadag were awarded individual prizes. Altymurat Annadurdyev, who scored the decisive goal, became the tournament's top scorer with five goals scored. Shanazar Tirkishov was recognized as the most valuable player of the final match.