Bashundhara Kings have been drawn in Group A alongside India’s East Bengal, Bhutan’s Paro FC and Lebanon’s Nejmeh SC at the AFC Challenge League group stage draw held in Kuala Lumpur Thursday.
Scheduled for October 26 - November 2, 2024, Paro FC of Bhutan will be hosting the Group A matches.
The 18 teams were divided into five groups - three comprising four sides each from the West and two involving three teams each from the East with Kings in West zone.
The new trophy was also unveiled during the draw.
Eight teams will progress from the group stage, including the three group winners and best-ranked runners-up from the West to the quarter-finals, which take place between March 5 and 13, 2025.
Draw
Group A: East Bengal FC (IND), Nejmeh SC (LBN), Bashundhara Kings (BAN), Paro FC (BHU, Hosts)
Group B: Al Arabi SC (KUW, Hosts), FC Arkadag (TKM), Maziya Sports & Recreation (MDV), FC Abdysh-Ata Kant (KGZ)
Group C: Al Ahli (BHR), Al Futowa SC (SYR), Al Seeb Club (OMA, Hosts), Hilal Al-Quds (PLE)
Group D: Shan United FC (MYA, Hosts), Tainan City FC (TPE), Young Elephants FC (LAO)
Group E: Madura United (IDN), Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC (CAM), SP Falcons (MNG, Hosts)
