The 13 'developing' nations in the Asian Football Confederation were invited to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the 2007 competition.
2006 winners, Al-Faisaly of Jordan qualify automatically, but proceed to the group stage.
Vietnam and Thailand lose ration for Australia in AFC Champions League.
Bangladesh were excluded, after they were relegated to AFC President's Cup along Turkmenistan.
Al-Faisaly (2006 AFC Cup winners & 2005–06 Jordan League runners-up) Al-Wahdat (2005–06 Jordan League third place) Al-Nejmeh (2005–06 Lebanese Premier League runners-up) Dhofar (2006 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners) Al-Hilal (2005 Yemeni President Cup winners) Nebitçi Balkanabat (2006 Turkmenistan League runners-up) Sun Hei (2006 Hong Kong FA Cup winners) Mohun Bagan AC (2006 Indian Federation Cup winners) Victory SC (2006 Dhivehi League runners-up) Pahang FA (2006 Malaysia FA Cup winners) Tampines Rovers FC (2006 Singapore Cup winners) The draw took place in Kuala Lumpur on 22 December, allocating teams into six groups.