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1 winner from the preliminary play-off round (Champions Path)
First qualifying round
Champions Path (24 teams)
8 champions from AFC associations 16–23
2 champions from OFC association 5–6
14 winners from the preliminary round (Champions Path)
League Path (4 teams)
2 runners-up from AFC associations 11–12
1 third-placed team from AFC association 8
1 third-placed team from OFC association 2
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Second qualifying round
Champions Path (16 teams)
3 champions from AFC associations 13–15
1 champion from OFC association 4
12 winners from the first qualifying round (Champions Path)
League Path (8 teams)
2 runners-up from AFC associations 9–10
2 third-placed teams from AFC association 6–7
1 fourth-placed team from AFC association 4
1 third-placed team from OFC association 1
2 winners from the first qualifying round (League Path)
Third qualifying round
Champions Path (10 teams)
2 champions from AFC associations 11–12
8 winners from the second qualifying round (Champions Path)
League Path (8 teams)
2 runners-up from AFC associations 7–8
1 third-placed team from AFC association 5
1 runner-up from OFC association 3
4 winners from the second qualifying round (League Path)
Play-off round
Champions Path (8 teams)
2 champions from AFC associations 9–10
1 champion from OFC association 3
5 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Path)
League Path (6 teams)
1 runner-up from AFC association 6
1 runner-up from OFC association 2
4 winners from the third qualifying round (League Path)
Group stage (32 teams)
AFC-OFC Champions League title holders
AFC-OFC Cup title holders
8 champions from AFC associations 1–8
2 champions from OFC associations 1–2
5 runners-up from AFC associations 1–5
1 runner-up from OFC association 1
4 third-placed teams from AFC associations 1–4
3 fourth-placed teams from AFC associations 1–3
4 winners from the play-off round (Champions Path)
3 winners from the play-off round (League Path)
Knockout phase (16 teams)
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8 group winners from the group stage
8 group runners-up from the group stage
AFC teams
AFC associations 1–3 gain 4 group stage berths
AFC association 4 gains 3 group stage + 1 qualifying berths
AFC association 5 gains 2 group stage + 1 qualifying berths
AFC associations 6–8 gain 1 group stage + 2 qualifying berths
AFC association 9–12 gain 2 qualifying berths
AFC associations 13–47 gain 1 qualifying berth
OFC teams
OFC association 1 gains 2 group stage + 1 qualifying berths
OFC association 2 gains 1 group stage + 2 qualifying berths
OFC association 3 gain 2 qualifying berths
OFC associations 4–11 gain 1 qualifying berth
Changes will be made to the access list above if the Champions League or AFC-OFC Cup title holders qualify for the tournament via their domestic leagues.
If the Champions League title holders qualify for the group stage via their domestic league, the champions of AFC association 9 or OFC association 3 enters the group stage depending on confederation, and champions of the highest-ranked associations in earlier rounds are also promoted accordingly.
If the AFC-OFC title holders qualify for the group stage via their domestic league, the third-placed team of AFC association 5 or runner-up of OFC association 2 enter the group stage, and runners-up of the highest-ranked associations in the earlier rounds are also promoted accordingly.
If the Champions League or AFC-OFC Cup title holders qualify for the qualifying rounds via their domestic league, their spot in the qualifying rounds is vacated, and teams of the highest-ranked associations in earlier rounds are promoted accordingly.
An association may have a maximum of five teams in the Champions League. Therefore, if both the Champions League and AFC-OFC Cup title holders come from the same top-four association and finish outside of the top four of their domestic league, the fourth-placed team of the league will not compete in the Champions League and will instead compete in the AFC-OFC Cup.
