Description of issue
Currently the game has the Asian Champions League, and the Asian Confederation Cup (the AFC Cup). From the 2024 season the formats will change and a new competition will begin called the AFC Champions League 2, and the current ACL will be called the Asian Champions League Elite, with the AFC Cup becoming the AFC Challenge League.
I cannot find an official link from the AFC website (which is quite unbelievable as things are happening this summer!) Here is a quote from an ESPN report :
"After 21 years of the AFC Champions League being Asian football's premier club competition, massive changes are in store.
Once the current tournament concludes in May, the 2024-25 season will usher in the new AFC Champions League Elite. The format will see the top tier of Asian club football reduced from 40 teams to just 24.
It will be interesting to see how this pans out considering the European equivalent -- the UEFA Champions League -- is expanding the number of its teams from 32 to 36.
Under the AFC's new club competitions structure, there will be a second-tier AFC Champions League 2. This tournament will still allow mid-level clubs to test themselves against representatives from the bigger nations, while a third-tier AFC Challenge League will feature teams from countries with developing programs."
Here is a youtube video someone has produced to explain how the ACL Elite will work. (Sorry, but I found it a hard watch ).
This is another report of the changes that will be taking place, and also wikipedia details the 2024 formats for the Asian Champions League Elite, the AFC Champions League 2 , and AFC Challenge League , which will be the third tier competition a bit like what the Europa Conference League is in Europe.
Will this format get into the next update or final update before fm25?
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