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Turkmenistan’s football club “Altyn Asyr” has discovered its group-stage rivals for the 2025/26 season of the AFC Challenge League. Following the official draw held on August 28 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, “Altyn Asyr” was placed in Group A of the West Zone alongside “Paro” from Bhutan, “Al-Shabab” from Oman, and “Abdysh-Ata” from Kyrgyzstan.
All group matches will be played in a centralized format in Bhutan between October 25 and 31, 2025.
According to the tournament rules, three group winners and the best second-placed team from the West Zone will advance to the quarterfinals. From the East Zone, the top two teams from each group will qualify.
The playoff stage will follow a home-and-away format. Quarterfinal matches are scheduled for March 2026, semifinals in April, and the final is set to take place on May 9, 2026.
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Al-Haldia fully prepared for decisive AFC Champions League Two match against Turkmenistan’s Arkadag
The head coach of Bahrain’s Al-Haldia football club, Lassad Chabbi, confirmed that his team is in complete readiness ahead of their crucial AFC Champions League Two group-stage match against Arkadag, the representative club of Turkmenistan.
According to the coach, the squad is currently free of injuries, and all players are available for selection. He emphasized that the team enters the match with confidence and aims to secure a positive result against Turkmenistan’s Arkadag.
The decisive encounter will take place on December 24 at 9:00 PM local time at the Arkadag Stadium in Turkmenistan. This match carries major significance for both sides, as it will strongly influence qualification to the next round.
In the current group standings, Qatar’s Al-Ahli leads with seven points, followed closely by Al-Haldia with six. Uzbekistan’s Andijan holds five points, while Turkmenistan’s Arkadag occupies fourth place with four points.
With only the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage, all four clubs remain mathematically in contention. As a result, the upcoming match in Turkmenistan is regarded as a decisive battle for progression to the next phase of the tournament.
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