Also through to the group stage draw are Thailand's Bangkok United, Shabab Al Ahli of the United Arab Emirates and Sepahan SC of the Islamic Republic of Iran who suffered defeats in their AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25 Preliminary Stages ties.

The top two finishers from each group will advance to the Round of 16, to be played in February 2025. This will be followed by the quarter-finals on March 4 2025 and semi-finals in April 2025, before the tournament culminates in a single-leg Final on May 17, 2025.

Pot 1: Sepahan SC (IRN), Shabab Al Ahli (UAE), Al Taawoun FC (KSA), Al Wakrah SC (QAT)

Pot 2: Tractor FC (IRN), Sharjah FC (UAE), PFC Nasaf (UZB), Air Force SC (IRQ)

Pot 3: Al Hussein (JOR), FC Istiklol (TJK), Mohun Bagan Super Giant (IND), Al Khaldiya SC (BHR)

Pot 4: Al Wehdat (JOR), FC Ravshan (TJK), Altyn Asyr FC (TKM), Kuwait SC (KUW)

Pot 1: Bangkok United (THA), Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN), Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (KOR), Zhejiang FC (CHN)

Pot 2: Port FC (THA), Sydney FC (AUS), Selangor FC (MAS), Nam Dinh FC (VIE)

Pot 3: Lee Man (HKG), Kaya FC-Iloilo (PHI), Lion City Sailors FC (SGP), Muangthong United (THA)

Pot 4: Eastern (HKG), Dynamic Herb Cebu FC (PHI), Tampines Rovers FC (SGP), Persib Bandung (IDN)