As announced by the Asian Football Confederation, "Istiklol" will be one of the hosts for the group stage of the AFC Challenge League in the West Zone.

Matches for our group will take place from October 17 to 23 at the Central Stadium in Hisor.

The group stage draw ceremony will be held on August 20 in Kuala Lumpur.

Following the group stage, the winners of all three groups, along with the best runner-up team, will advance to the next round from the West Zone.