FC Goa qualified for the AFC Champions League 2 preliminary stage after winning the Super Cup last season. (AIFF Photo)FC Goa face Turkmenistan’s FK Arkadag in a one-off preliminary stage playoff to decide whether they play in the AFC Champions League 2 this season or in the AFC Challenge League. The winner of the match will play in the Champions League 2 while the losers enter the group-stage of the 2026/27 AFC Challenge League. FC Goa are one of two ISL teams in the fray in the preliminary stage, with the other being East Bengal who are up against Kuwait’s Al-Arabi in Kolkata. While East Bengal have qualified due to winning the 2025/26 ISL, FC Goa have qualified after winning the 2025/26 Super Cup.