Tomorrow, October 25, the group stage of the AFC Challenge League for the 2025-2026 season will begin in Bishkek.
According to the Kyrgyz Football Union, two clubs will represent Kyrgyzstan in the tournament: "Muras United" and "Abdysh-Ata".
"Muras United" will compete in Group C, where its opponents will be teams from Tajikistan, Lebanon, and Kuwait. All of the club's matches will take place at the D. Omurzakov Stadium, with the matches scheduled to start at 20:00.
The schedule for Group C matches is as follows:
October 25
16:00 — Safa (Lebanon) - Al-Arabi (Kuwait)
20:00 — Regar-Tadaz (Tajikistan) - Muras United (Kyrgyzstan)
October 28, 2025
16:00 — Al-Arabi (Kuwait) - Regar-Tadaz (Tajikistan)
20:00 — Muras United (Kyrgyzstan) - Safa (Lebanon)
October 31
16:00 — Regar-Tadaz (Tajikistan) - Safa (Lebanon)
20:00 — Al-Arabi (Kuwait) - Muras United (Kyrgyzstan)
Meanwhile, the "Abdysh-Ata" team will play in Group A in Thimphu (Bhutan), where its opponents will be Altyn Asyr (Turkmenistan), Al-Shabab (Oman), and Paro (Bhutan).
In total, 20 teams are participating in the group matches of the AFC Challenge League, divided into two zones: Western and Eastern.
From the Western zone, the winners of three groups and one team with the best results among the second-placed teams will advance to the playoffs, as reported by official sources.
