The 24 teams are relishing the opportunity to feature in the inaugural AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 following the League Stage draw in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Friday.

The thrilling AFC Champions League era has come to a conclusion as, after 22 years of top-class Asian club football, the tournament has been revamped to AFC Champions League Elite™ in the upcoming season.

Belgian Pro League side KAA Gent have confirmed the capture of Japanese midfielder Atsuki Ito on a four-year contract from Urawa Red Diamonds.

Altyn Asyr head coach Yazguly Hojageldiyev lauded his team for showing nerves of steel after the Turkmenistan club overturned a one-goal deficit to defeat East Bengal 3-2 in the AFC Champions League Two™ Preliminary Stage on Wednesday.

Head coach Choi Kang-hee wants to see his Shandong Taishan side present themselves as formidable opponents when the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 group stage begins in September.

Al Gharafa's Assim Madibo hailed his team's resilience and the support of their fans after securing a 1-0 victory over United Arab Emirates’ Shabab Al Ahli, sealing their place in the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 group stage.

FC Abdysh-Ata Kant of Kyrgyz Republic are seeking another extended run on the continental stage but know Afghanistan’s Attack FC will be no pushovers in their AFC Challenge League™ (ACGL) 2024/25 Preliminary Stage 1 match on Tuesday.

United Arab Emirates’s Shabab Al Ahli will take to the pitch full of confidence when they meet Qatar’s Al Gharafa in an AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 Preliminary Stage 2 tie at the Al Bayt Stadium on Tuesday.

Substitute Sergio Camello struck twice in extra time to settle a remarkable Olympic men's football final on Friday as Spain beat France 5-3 to take gold after Thierry Henry's hosts had earlier staged a dramatic comeback.

The curtains have come down on a glorious era in Asian club football with the prestigious AFC Cup™ drawing to a conclusion at the end of last season with Asian club football set to embark on an exciting new journey.