The clubs - including reigning champions Air Force Club - who will enter the Group Stage of the competition which will feature a new format, are:
West Asia Zone
Al Zawraa Club, Air Force Club (Iraq)
Al Jaish, Al Wahda (Syria)
Al Wehdat or Al Jazeera*, Al Ahli (Jordan)
Al Hidd Club, Muharraq Club (Bahrain)
Safa SC, Nejmeh SC (Lebanon)
Saham (Oman)
One West Play-off winner**
ASEAN Zone
Hanoi T&T or SHB Da Nang*, Than Quang Ninh (Vietnam)
Johor Darul Ta’zim or Kedah FA*, Felda United (Malaysia)
Yadanarbon FC or *Yangon United FC, Magwe FC (Myanmar)
Global FC or Loyola Meralco Sparks FC*, Ceres Negros FC (Philippines)
Tampines Rovers FC or **Geylang International FC *(Singapore)
Lanexang United FC (Laos)
Two ASEAN Play-off winners **
South Asia Zone
JSW Bengaluru FC or ****Kingfisher East Bengal* (India)
Maziya S&R (Maldives)
Albani Dhaka Limited (Bangladesh)
One South Play-off winner
Central Asia Zone
FC Istiklol (Tajikistan)
Altyn Asyr FC (Turkmenistan)
FC Alay (Kyrgyzstan)
One Central Play-off winner
East Asia Zone
4.25 SC (DPR Korea)
Rovers FC (Guam)
Taipower Company (Chinese Taipei)
One East Play-off winner
*With standby club in case top-ranked club advanced to ACL Group Stage
There will be a separate draw for the West Asia and ASEAN zones. The country protection applies only to the West Asia and ASEAN zones, although there will be no draw and country protection for the zones with one group, namely the Central Asia, South Asia and East Asia Zones.
In addition, the Double Match Date System (Monday/Tuesday for West Zone and Tuesday/Wednesday for East, Central, South and ASEAN Zones) will be implemented.
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