The UAE Football Federation announced today, Wednesday, the details of the mechanism of club participation in the AFC championships for the next season 2026-2027, setting direct seats and teams’ position if local championships overlap.
Who represents the UAE in the AFC Champions League?
According to the new mechanism, the ADNOC Professional League champion in the season 2025-2026 will be the first representative of the UAE in the AFC Champions League for the elite, where he gets a direct card, while the second card goes to the President of the State Cup for the same season, while the third seat is the share of the league runner -up.
How is the seats distributed in the AFC Champions League 2?
Al -Ittihad explained that the third place in the ADNOC Professional League table for the 2025-2026 season will get a direct seat in the AFC Champions League 2, as the second championship at the continental level.
What happens when combining the league and the cup?
The UAE Federation has set a special scenario if one team succeeds in combining the league and cup titles. In this case, the direct seat is transmitted to the league runner -up, while the third -place holder gets the supplement seat, and the fourth place is granted a direct card to participate in the AFC Champions League 2.
The current situation of the 2025 – 2026 season
The AFC Champions League is participating in the AFC Champions League for the youth of Al -Ahly, Sharjah and Al -Wahda, while Al -Wasl is playing the AFC Champions League 2 competitions after finishing the last league in fourth place.
