The List of second division football clubs in Asian Football Confederation (AFC) countries.
For clubs playing at top divisions, see List of top-division football clubs in AFC countries. For clubs belonging to any of the other five continental football confederations of the world, see List of association football clubs.
Bangladesh
Football association: Bangladesh Football Federation Second-level league: Bangladesh Championship League
As of 2023–24 season:
Club Location1BFF Elite Football AcademyDhaka2Dhaka Wanderers ClubDhaka3Farashganj SCDhaka4Fakirerpool YMCDhaka5NoFeL Sporting ClubNoakhali6PWD Sports ClubDhaka7Uttara FCDhaka8Wari ClubDhaka
Cambodia
Football association: Football Federation of Cambodia Second-level league: Cambodian League 2
As of 2023-24 season:
Club Location1 Bati Academy Takéo2 ISI Dangkor Senchey B Phnom Penh3 Siem Reap FC Siem Reap4 Tiffy Army B Phnom Penh5 Visakha B Phnom Penh
China
Football association: Chinese Football Association Second-level league: China League One
As of 2026 season:
TeamCityMeizhou HakkaWuhuaChangchun YataiChangchunGuangdong GZ-PowerGuangzhouYanbian LongdingYanjiShijiazhuang GongfuShijiazhuangJiangxi Dingnan UnitedDingnanNantong ZhiyunRugaoDalian K'un CityDalianShaanxi UnionXi'anSuzhou DongwuSuzhouNanjing CityNanjingNingboNingboFoshan NanshiFoshanShenzhen JuniorsShenzhenGuangxi HengchenNanningWuxi WugoWuxi
Chinese Taipei
See Chinese Taipei for the naming issue.
Football association: Chinese Taipei Football Association Top-level league: Taiwan Second Division Football League
As of 2024 season:
Club Location1Inter Taoyuan FCTaoyuan2MCU DesafinoTaipei3NUK Kuo KuangKaohsiung4Sunny Bank AC TaipeiTaipei5Taipei EliteTaipei6TCRFCTaichung
Hong Kong
Football association: The Hong Kong Football Association Second-level league: Hong Kong First Division League
As of 2024–25 season:
Club Location13 SingHong Kong2Central & Western District R&SACentral & Western District3Citizen AADiamond Hill4Eastern District SAWan Chai District5Hoi King SAHong Kong6Resources Capital FCHong Kong7Sham Shui Po SASham Shui Po District8Shatin SASha Tin District9South China AAHong Kong10Tai Po FCTai Po District11Tuen Mun SATuen Mun12Wing Yee FTHong Kong13WSEKowloon
India
Football association: All India Football Federation Second-level league: I-League
As of 2024–25 season:
TeamLocationAizawlAizawlChurchill BrothersMargaoDelhiDelhiDempoPanajiGokulam KeralaCalicutInter KashiVaranasiNamdhariBhaini SahibRajasthan UnitedJaipurReal KashmirSrinagarShillong LajongShillongSporting BengaluruBengaluruSreenidi DeccanVisakhapatnam
Indonesia
Football association: Football Association of Indonesia Second-level league: Championship
As of 2026–27 season:
Team Location Adhyaksa Bekasi Bekasi Barito Putera Banjarmasin de Red Surabaya Deltras Sidoarjo Kendal Tornado Kendal Persela Lamongan Persiba Balikpapan Persikad Depok Persiku Kudus Persipura Jayapura Persiraja Banda Aceh Persis Surakarta PSBS Biak Numfor PSGC Ciamis PSIS Semarang PSMS Medan PSPS Pekanbaru RANS Nusantara Batu Semen Padang Padang Sumsel United Palembang
Iran
Football association: Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran Second-level league: Azadegan League
As of 2024–25 season: Club Location1Ario EslamshahrEslamshahr2Be'sat KermanshahKermanshah3Damash GilanRasht4Fajr SepasiShiraz5Mes KermanKerman6Mes Shahr-e BabakShahr-e Babak7Mes SungunTabriz8Naft va Gaz GachsaranDogonbadan9Palayesh NaftBandar Abbas10Naft Masjed SoleymanMasjed Soleyman11Nirooye ZaminiTehran12Pars Jonoubi JamJam13PaykanTehran14Saipa FCTehran15Sanat Naft AbadanAbadan16Shahrdari AstaraAstara17Shahrdari NoshahrNowshahr18Shahr Raz ShirazShiraz
Iraq
Football association: Iraq Football Association Second-level league: Iraqi Premier Division League
As of 2023–24 season:
Club Location01Afak FCAl-Qadisiyyah02Al-Alam SCSaladin03Al-Bahri SCBasra04Al-Difaa Al-MadaniBaghdad05Al-Hudood SCBaghdad06Al-Hussein SC (Baghdad)Baghdad07Al-Jinsiya FCBaghdad08Al-Kufa FCNajaf09Al-Muroor SCBaghdad10Al-Nasiriya FCDhi Qar11Al-Ramadi FCAnbar12Al-Samawa FCSamawa13Al-Sinaat Al-KahrabaiyaBaghdad14Al-Shirqat FCSaladin15Al-Sulaikh SCBaghdad16Babil SCBabil17Diyala FCDiyala18Duhok SCDuhok19Ghaz Al-ShamalKirkuk20Karbalaa FCKarbala21Masafi Al-JanoobBasra22Maysan FCMaysan23Peshmerga FCSulaymaniyah24Suq Al-Shuyukh FCDhi Qar
Japan
Football association: Japan Football Association Second-level league: J2 League
As of 2024 season:
Club Location01Albirex NiigataNiigata02Blaublitz AkitaAkita03Ehime FCEhime04Fagiano OkayamaOkayama05Giravanz KitakyushuFukuoka06Iwate Grulla MoriokaIwate07JEF United ChibaChiba08Machida ZelviaTokyo09Matsumoto YamagaNagano10Mito HollyhockIbaraki11Montedio YamagataYamagata12Omiya ArdijaSaitama13Renofa YamaguchiYamaguchi14Roasso KumamotoKumamoto15FC RyukyuOkinawa16SC SagamiharaKanagawa17Tochigi SCTochigi18Thespakusatsu GunmaGunma19V-Varen NagasakiNagasaki20Ventforet KofuYamanashi21Tokyo VerdyTokyo22Zweigen KanazawaIshikawa
Jordan
Football association: Jordan Football Association Second-level league: Jordanian First Division League
As of 2025 season:
Club Location1 Al-Arabi Irbid, Irbid2 Al-Hashemiya Al-Hashimiya, Zarqa3 Al-Sareeh Al-Sareeh, Irbid4 Al-Tura Al-Turrah, Irbid5 Al-Yarmouk Amman, Amman6 Amman FC Amman, Amman7 Doqarah Duwaqarah, Irbid8 Ittihad Al-Ramtha Ar-Ramtha, Irbid9 Jerash Jerash, Jerash10 Kufrsoum Kufr Soum, Irbid11 Ma'an Ma'an, Ma'an12 Moghayer Al-Sarhan Badiah Gharbiyah, Mafraq13 Samma Samma, Irbid14 Shabab Al-Aqaba Aqaba, Aqaba
Lebanon
Football association: Lebanon Football Association Second-level league: Lebanese Second Division
As of 2024–25 season:
Club Location1Akhaa Ahli AleyAley2BFA SportingBeirut3Jwayya FCJwayya4TripoliTripoli5Irshad ChehimShheem6Risaleh TouraToura7Ukhouwa KharayebKharayeb8MabarraBeirut9Nahda BareliasBar Elias10Salam ZghartaZgharta11Ahly NabatiehNabatieh12Wehda SaadnayelSaadnayel
Malaysia
Football association: Football Association of Malaysia Second-level league: Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
As of 2026-27 season:
Team Location Stadium Capacity AAK-UNISEL Kuala Selangor Kuala Selangor Stadium 10,000 Armed Forces Kampung Datuk Keramat Mindef Stadium 5,000 Bunga Raya Bandar Sri Sendayan IRC Arena Sendayan 500 Immigration II Serdang UPM Stadium 3,000 Johor Darul Ta'zim II Larkin, Johor Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium 30,000 Kedah FA Alor Setar Darul Aman Stadium 32,387 Kelantan City Kota Bharu Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium 30,000 Malaysian University-UiTM Shah Alam UiTM Stadium 10,000 Manjung City Seri Manjung Manjung Municipal Council Stadium 15,000 Negeri Sembilan II Tampin Tampin Mini Stadium 3,000 Perak FA Chemor Chepor SSI Mini Stadium, Perak Football Complex 1,000 Selangor II Shah Alam UiTM Stadium 10,000 UM-Damansara United Kuala Lumpur UM Arena Stadium 1,500 USM George Town, Penang USM Stadium 1,500
Maldives
Football association: Football Association of Maldives Second-level league: Maldivian Second Division Football Tournament
As of 2020 season: Club Location1B.G. Sports Club2Club PK3Club Valencia4Dhivehi Sifainge Club5JJ Sports6Kuda Henveiru7Mahibadhoo8Maldives U199Super United Sports
Mongolia
Football association: Mongolian Football Federation Second-level league: Mongolian First League
As of 2020 season: ClubBCH LionsKhoromkhon FCKhovd FCTuv Buganuud FC DMU FCAldariin Daychid FCKhovd Western FCDeren-2Khökh Chononuud FCKhan-Uul FC
Myanmar
Football association: Myanmar Football Federation Second-level league: Myanmar National League 2
As of 2023 season:
Club Location1Glory Goal FC2Golden Grit FC3Junior LionsYangon4Mawyawadi FCLashio5PortDagon Seikkan6Rakhine UnitedSittwe7Shwe Pyi Thar FC8Silver StarYangon9Thitsar Arman FC Yangon10University
Nepal
Football association: All Nepal Football Association Second-level League: Martyr's Memorial B-Division League
As of 2022 season:
Club Location1Bansbari ClubKathmandu2Birgunj United FCBirgunj3Boys Union ClubLalitpur4Church Boys UnitedKathmandu5Jhamsikhel Youth ClubLalitpur6Khumaltar Youth ClubLalitpur7Madhyapur Youth AssociationBhaktapur8Nayabasti Youth ClubKathmandu9Ranipokhari Corner TeamKathmandu10Samajik Youth ClubGokarneshwar11Saraswati Youth ClubKathmandu12Shree Bhagwati ClubKathmandu13Shree Kumari ClubKathmandu14Tushal Youth ClubLalitpur
Pakistan
Football association: Pakistan Football Federation Second-level league: PFF League
As of 2020 season:
Club Location01Aqua Pure Water FC02Atletico Academy Lahore03Baloch Quetta F.C.04GPA F.C.05Hazara Coal Company06Insaf Afghan Goods Trading Company07Jeay Laal08Karachi United09Lyallpur FC10Masha United11Pak Afghan Clearing FC12Pakistan Police F.C.13Pakistan Railways FC14Pakistan Steel FC15Sindh Government Press F.C.16Social Welfare FT17Wohaib FC18Young Ittefaq
Saudi Arabia
Football association: Saudi Arabia Football Federation Second-level league: Saudi First Division League
As of 2025–26 season:
Team LocationAbhaAbhaAl-AdalahAl-AhsaAl-AnwarHotat Bani TamimAl-ArabiUnaizahAl-BatinHafar al-BatinAl-BukiryahAl-BukiryahAl-DiriyahDiriyahAl-FaisalyHarmahAl-JabalainHailAl-JandalDumat al-JandalAl-JubailJubailAl-OrobahSakakahAl-RaedBuraidahAl-TaiHailAl-Ulaal-UlaAl-WehdaMeccaAl-ZulfiAl-ZulfiJeddahJeddah
South Korea
Football association: Korea Football Association Second-level league: K League 2
As of 2024 season:
Club Location1Ansan GreenersAnsan2FC AnyangAnyang3Bucheon FC 1995Bucheon4Busan IParkBusan5Chungnam Asan FCAsan6Daejeon Hana CitizenDaejeon7Gimpo FCGimpo8Gwangju FCGwangju9Gyeongnam FCGyeongnam10Jeonnam DragonsJeonnam11Seoul E-LandSeoul
Tajikistan
Football association: Tajikistan Football Federation Second-level league: Tajikistan First League
As of 2021 season:
Club Location01 Barkchi Hisor02 Dynamo Dushanbe Dushanbe03 Hulbuk Vose Hulbuk04 Isfara Isfara05 Khayr Vahdat FK Vahdat06 Khosilot Farkhor Farkhar07 Mohir Yovon08 Pakthakor Jabbor Rasulov09 Panjshir Kolkhozobod10 Ravshan Zafarobod Zafarobod11 Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda Tursunzoda12 Saroykamar Panj Panj
Thailand
Football association: Football Association of Thailand Second-level league: Thai League 2
As of 2023–24 season:
Club Location01Ayutthaya United F.C.Ayutthaya02Chainat HornbillChainat03Chiangmai FCChiang Mai04Chiangmai United F.C.Chiang Mai05Customs United F.C.Samut Prakan06KasetsartBangkok07Krabi F.C.Krabi08Lampang FCLampang09Muangkan United F.C.Kanchanaburi10Nakhon Pathom United F.C.Nakhon Pathom11Phrae UnitedPhrae12Ranong United F.C.Ranong13Rayong FCRayong14Samut Prakan City F.C.Samut Prakan15Suphanburi F.C.Suphanburi16Trat F.C.Trat17Udon Thani FCUdon Thani18Uthai Thani F.C.Uthai Thani
United Arab Emirates
Football association: United Arab Emirates Football Association Second-level league: UAE Division One
As of 2023–24 season:
Club Location01 Abtal Al Khaleej FC Dubai02 Al-Arabi Umm al Quwain03 Al Bataeh Club Al Bataeh04 Al Dhaid SC Dhaid05 Al Hamriyah SC Al Hamriyah06 Al Jazirah Al Hamra FC Al Jazirah Al Hamra07 Al Rams Club Rams08 Al Taawon Al Jeer09 Dibba Al-Fujairah Club Dibba Al-Fujairah10 Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club Dibba Al-Hisn11 Dubai City F.C. Dubai12 Fujairah FC Fujairah13 Masafi Club Masafi14 Masfout Club Masfout
Uzbekistan
Football association: Uzbekistan Football Federation Second-level league: Uzbekistan Pro League
As of 2024 season:
Club Location1 Aral Nokis Nukus2 Bukhara Bukhara3 Dustlik Tashkent Tashkent4 FK Mash'al Mubarek Muborak5 Olimpik-Mobiuz Tashkent6 Kokand 1912 Kokand7 FC Shurtan Guzar Gʻuzor8 Xorazm Urganch Xorazm
Vietnam
Football association: Vietnam Football Federation Second-level league: V.League 2
As of 2024-25 season:
Club Location1Ba Ria-Vung Tau FCBa Ria-Vung Tau2Dong Nai FCDong Nai3Dong Thap FCDong Thap4Hoa Binh FCHoa Binh 5Hue FCHue6Khatoco Khanh HoaKhanh Hoa7Long An FCLong An8LPBank Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City9Phu Dong Ninh BinhNinh Binh10PVF-CANDHung Yen11Truong Tuoi Binh PhuocBinh Phuoc
See also