Group E
Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN)
– 3rd in 2023 J1 League
– 3-time league winners
– 5 ACL appearances
– 1st ACL Two appearance
Sydney FC (AUS)
– 2023 Australia Cup champions, 2nd title
– Record 5-time A-League Men champions
– 7 ACL appearances
– 1st ACL Two appearance
Kaya FC-Iloilo (PHI)
– 2024 Philippines Football League champions – 2nd title and 2nd in a row
– 2023 PFL Cup winners – record 3rd title
– 1-time AFC Cup Round of 16 (2016)
– 4th ACL Two appearance
Eastern (HKG)
– 2023/24 Hong Kong FA Cup winners – 6th title
– 1-time league champions
– Reached inter-zone play-off semi-finals in 2022 AFC Cup
– 4th ACL Two appearance
Group F
Zhejiang FC (CHN)
– 3rd in 2023 Chinese Super League
– 2 ACL appearances
– 1st ACL Two appearance
Port FC (THA)
– 3rd in 2023/24 Thai League 1
– 1 ACL appearance
– 2nd ACL Two appearance, first came in 2010
Lion City Sailors FC (SGP)
– 2023 Singapore Premier League runners-up
– 1-time league champions
– 2023 Singapore Cup winners – 1st title
– 2 ACL appearances
– 1st ACL Two appearance
Persib Bandung (IDN)
-2023/24 Indonesia Liga 1 champions – 2nd title and 1st since 2014
– Reached Round of 16 in AFC Cup debut in 2015, their last appearance in AFC club competition
– 2nd ACL Two appearance
Group G
Bangkok United (THA)
– 2023/24 Thai FA Cup winners – first title
– 2023/24 Thai League 1 runners-up
– 1-time league winners (2006)
– 3 ACL appearances
– 1st ACL Two appearance
Nam Dinh FC (VIE)
– 2023/24 V League 1 winners – 2nd title and first since 1985
– 1st ACL Two appearance
– Only team in the draw set to make their AFC Club Competition debut
Lee Man (HKG)
-2023/24 Hong Kong Premier League champions- 1st title
-2022/23 Hong Kong Premier League runners-up
-Two ACL Two appearances
Tampines Rovers FC (SGP)
– 3rd in 2023 Singapore Premier League
– 5-time league champions
– 4-time quarter-finalists in AFC Cup (2005, 2006, 2007, 2016)
– 13th ACL Two appearance
Group H
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (KOR)
– 4th in 2023 K League 1
– Record 9-time league champions
– 2-time ACL champions (2006, 2016)
– 16 ACL appearances, most by any Korean club
– 1st ACL Two appearance
Selangor FC (MAS)
– 2023 Malaysia Super League runners-up
– 2-time league champions
– 1-time quarter-finalists (2006)
– Returning to AFC club competition for first time since 2016 AFC Cup
– 6th ACL Two appearance
Muangthong United (THA)
– 5th in 2023/24 Thai League 1
– 4-time league winners
– 1-time AFC Cup semi-finalists (2010)
– Returning to AFC club competition for first time since 2011 AFC Cup
– 3rd ACL Two appearance
Dynamic Herb Cebu FC (PHI)
– 2024 Philippines Football League runners-up
– Made AFC club competition debut in 2023/24 AFC Cup
– 2nd ACL Two appearance
