‘Dream of Conquest Asia’ Ulsan, Seoul, Gangwon, 2025-2026 ACLE Big Match

Professional football Ulsan HD, FC Seoul, and Gangwon FC will be on the Asian stage campaign this season. On the 15th (Korea Time), the 2025-2026 Asian Football Federation (AFC) Champions League Elite and Champions League 2 (ACL2) draws held at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, all three teams were clashed with the East Asian rivers.

Ulsan, who defeated the K -League 1 last season, welcomes Buriram United (Thailand), Melbourne City (Australia), San Freche Hiroshima (Japan) and Chengdu Longcheong (China) at home. In the expedition, he works against Shanghai Port (China), Visel Kobe (Japan), Shanghai Sunhwa (China) and Machida Zelvia (Japan).

Seoul, which returned to the ACL stage in five years, received the same way as Ulsan. Buriram, Melbourne, Hiroshima, and Chengdu are faced at home, and Shanghai Port, Visel Kobe, Shanghai Sunhwa, and the expedition are left.

Kangwon, who challenges the first ACL, brings out Shanghai Port, Visel Kobe, Shanghai Sunhwa, and Machida at home, and struggles against Buriram, Melbourne, Hiroshima and Chengdu on the expedition.

The 2025-2026 ACLE East Asian League Stage will be held on September 17 and will continue until February 18 next year. Each team will play four home games and four away games, and the top eight teams in the East and West Asia will automatically advance to the round of 16.

Meanwhile, the K -League Pohang Steelers will win the Korea Cup championship at the ACL2 group stage. Pohang clashes with Group H in Group H with BG Patum United (Thailand), Kaya FC Ilroilo (Philippines) and Tampine Robors (Singapore). The ACL2 will start the group stage until September 17 and will be in the group stage until December 3, and the top two teams will be in the round of 16.

The K -League 4 team’s challenge to recapture Asia is expected to burn from this fall.

/mcadoo@osen.co.kr