The Saudi Federation adopts the mechanism for clubs to participate in the Asian Championships

The Board of Directors of the Saudi Football Federation has approved the mechanism for the participation of Saudi clubs in the AFC tournaments for the next sports season 2024-2025, in accordance with the AFC’s request to the member associations to determine the appropriate mechanism for naming the specific seats for each country.

The Saudi Roshen Professional League champion, runner-up and third-place finisher in the current season 2023-2024 will qualify for the ACLE Elite Championship next season 2024-2025.

On the other hand, the champion of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup qualifies for the AFC Champions League 2, and if the champion is one of the three clubs in the league, the fourth-place team in the Roshen League will be approved to participate in the AFC Champions League 2.

The Asian Football Confederation had previously adopted the structure of its new competitions, where the AFC Champions League is held for the elite, which is the highest level of clubs in the continent of Asia, and includes the best 24 clubs, while the second level tournament bears the name of the AFC Champions League 2 and includes 32 clubs, while The third-level tournament that includes 20 clubs is called the Asian Challenge Cup, and Saudi clubs do not participate in this tournament.