Today, October 28, the Turkmen football club Arkadag will play a third-round group stage match in the 2026/27 AFC Champions League Two (ACL 2) against Iran’s Gol Gohar. The game will take place in Tajikistan, where the Iranian side is hosting its designated home matches for the tournament. Kick-off is scheduled for 18:45 Ashgabat time.

The match will be officiated by a team of referees from Tajikistan, led by FIFA referee Nasrullo Kabirov. He will be assisted by Akmal Buriev and Khusravi Siddikzod, with Sayodjon Zayniddinov appointed as the reserve referee.

You can watch the live broadcast on The AFC Hub YouTube channel.

In the first round of the group stage, Arkadag defeated Bahrain’s Al-Muharraq (1–0), while in the second round, they lost to the UAE’s Al-Jazira (1–2). After two rounds, Al-Jazira leads the group with four points. Al-Muharraq and Arkadag have three points each, while Gol Gohar sits at the bottom of Group B with one point.

The return leg between Arkadag and Gol Gohar will take place on November 4 in Turkmenistan. The group stage for the Turkmen team will conclude with matches against Al-Muharraq—away on November 25—and Al-Jazira—at home on December 9.

The top two teams from each group will advance to the tournament’s round of 16. Matches in this stage will take place from February 9 to February 18, 2027; the quarterfinals will be held from March 2 to March 18, and the semifinals from April 6 to April 14. The final is scheduled for May 15.