The group stage draws for the AFC Champions League Elite and the AFC Champions League Two took place on Friday at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Super League's only participant in the 2025-2026 AFC Champions League Elite, Nasaf, will participate in the West league of the AFC Champions League Elite Tournament.
The Kashkadarya-based club will host Tractor (Iran), Al-Shorta (Iraq), Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia), and Al-Wahda (UAE).
They will also travel to Shabab Al-Ahli (UAE), Al-Ahli (Saudi Arabia), Sharjah (UAE), and Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia).
In this new format, teams are placed into one single league for the West and East, with the top eight teams in each advancing to the Round of 16.
The league phase will begin on 16th September for the East and will run until 18th February 2026.
The Round of 16 is expected to take place in early March in a home and away format, then the quarters, semis, and final will be played in Saudi Arabia from 17th-25th April.
The winner of the Uzbekistan Cup, FC Andijan, will make its debut in the West group of the AFC Champions League 2. According to the draw, they were grouped with Arkadag (Turkmenistan), Al-Khalidiya (Bahrain) and Al-Ahli from Qatar.
The competition will start on September 16 and will last until May 16 of the following year. The clubs that take 1st and 2nd place in the group will advance to the play-off stage.
