The event will be held in conjunction with the AFC Champions League Elite™ Finals Jeddah 2025, with 16 teams competing in a League Stage format through 1v1 clashes on gaming consoles using KONAMI’s eFootball™ 2025 video game.

The League Stage, scheduled for April 24 and 25, will determine the pairings for the Round of 16 on April 26, which will adopt a best-of-three format.

A draw ceremony will follow the conclusion of the Round of 16 to confirm the battle lines for the Quarter-finals on April 27.

The Semi-finals and Final will then bring the curtains down on the event on Monday, April 28.

The eight teams representing the West (in alphabetical order) are:

Al Ain FC (UAE)

Al Gharafa SC (QAT)

Al Nassr Club (KSA)

Al Rayyan SC (QAT)

Al Sadd SC (QAT)

Al Wasl FC (UAE)

Pakhtakor (UZB)

Persepolis FC (IRN)

The eight teams representing the East (in alphabetical order) are:

Buriram United (THA)

FC Pohang Steelers (KOR)

Gwangju FC (KOR)

Johor Darul Ta’zim (MAS)

Shanghai Shenhua FC (CHN)

Ulsan HD FC (KOR)

Vissel Kobe (JPN)

Yokohama F. Marinos (JPN)

The stunning King Abdullah Sports City Sports Hall will provide the backdrop for the Confederation’s first-ever club e-football event and is located adjacent to the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, which serves as one of the venues for the AFC Champions League Elite Finals, alongside the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium.

Passionate fans of Asian football can follow all the action from Day 1 of the League Stage on the AFC’s official YouTube channels from 14:00 (GMT+3) on Thursday, 24 August 2025.

The stage is set as 28 players gear up for the first-ever AFC eChampions League Elite:

Al Ain FC (UAE): Nemer Salem M Alsharari, Fahad Al Qahtani

Al Gharafa SC (QAT): Mochammad Yos Krisna Sonneveld, Rizal Danyarto

Al Nassr Club (KSA): Amjad Othman M Alqarni, Sief Addeen Jaser Fahed Dababneh

Al Rayyan SC (QAT): Abdulaziz Mohammed D M Shaheen, Hamad Mohammed D M Shaheen

Al Sadd SC (QAT): Arda Yildiz, Sakti Aulia Sulistyo

Al Wasl FC (UAE): Ghaith Mohamed Abdulrazaq Abbood Khudhair, Mohammad Ahmad Mohammad Bilal Ahmad

Pakhtakor (UZB): Esanov Salokhiddin, Khakimov Rashid

Persepolis FC (IRN): Hassan Pajani, Mahdi Ezzati

Buriram United (THA): Jirayu Taewattanasakul, Phongvit Taewattanasakul

FC Pohang Steelers (KOR): Park Joonsoo

Gwangju FC (KOR): Lee Seungmin, Song Youngwoo

Johor Darul Ta'zim (MAS): Mohamad Norhaikal Bin Mohamad Noh, Rommy Hadiwijaya

Shanghai Shenhua FC (CHN): Sun Qi, Zhuang Jiawei

Ulsan HD FC (KOR): Kim Taeshin, Kim Yangwoo

Vissel Kobe (JPN): Yamada Tetsuya

Yokohama F. Marinos (JPN): Hyogo Takaki

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