The 2026 AFC Challenge League final was the final match of the 2025–26 AFC Challenge League, the 12th season of Asia's tertiary club football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation. It was played on 13 May 2026 in Ardiya, Kuwait, between local club Al-Kuwait and Cambodian side PKR Svay Rieng.
The winners were given an indirect preliminary stage slot for the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two, if they had not already qualified through their domestic performance.
Teams Team (bold indicates winners)West (WAFF)NoneEast (AFF)1 (2025)
Venue The final venue was pre-determined on a rotation basis, with the match hosted by the Al-Kuwait in Ardiya, Kuwait.
Route to the final
Al-Kuwait Round PKR Svay Rieng OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult Al-Ansar 3–2Matchday 1 SP Falcons3–0 Al-Seeb 1–1Matchday 2 Ezra3–0 Bashundhara Kings 3–0Matchday 3 Manila Digger2–2Group B winners Group D winners OpponentResultOpponentAgg.5–3 (N)Quarter-finals6–2 Muras United2–1 (A)Semi-finals Manila Digger4–13–0 (A)
Match details
GK 27 Khaled Al-Rashidi RB 23 Mohammad Frieh CB 66 El Mehdi Barrahma CB 35 Arsène Zola LB 21 Ali Pourdara (c)CM 8 Ahmed Al-Dhefiri CM 4 Redha Abujabarah RW 11 Mohammad Daham AM 26 Mohamed Marhoon LW 10 Amr Abdelfattah CF 27 Taha Yassine Khenissi Substitutes:GK 33 Saud Al HoshanDF 2 Sami Al-Sanea DF 5 Fahed Al HajriDF 6 Yousif Al-KhebiziDF 12 Mohsen Falah DF 13 Fahad HamoudMF 9 Faisal Zayid MF 22 Idrissa Doumbia MF 29 Ahmad Zanki MF 72 Humoud Al-Sanousi FW 7 Ebrahim Kameel FW 20 Yousef Nasser Manager: Nebojša Jovović GK 7 Vireak DaraRB 13 Sareth Krya CB 4 Faris HammoutiCB 5 Soeuy Visal (c)LB 61 Takashi Odawara DM 28 Ryo FujiiRM 97 Connor Shields CM 21 Cristian Roque CM 77 Tiago Alves LM 98 Patrick CF 46 Kwame PeprahSubstitutes:GK 18 Aim SovannarathDF 19 Seut BaraingDF 35 Sophal DimongMF 8 Yudai Ogawa MF 11 Min Ratanak MF 16 Kim Sokyuth FW 9 Sieng Chanthea FW 14 Sovan DaunaFW 22 Chantha ChanteakaFW 30 Nhean Sosidan FW 45 Narong KakadaManager: Mattew McConkey
See also 2026 AFC Champions League Elite final 2026 AFC Champions League Two final 2026 AFC Women's Champions League final
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