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2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League

2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League
Tournament details
DatesPreliminary stage:
25–31 August 2025
Competition proper:
3 October 2025 – 23 May 2026
TeamsCompetition proper: 12
Total: 26 (from 26 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played45
Goals scored184 (4.09 per match)
Attendance55,676 (1,237 per match)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 23 November 2025.

The 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League is the second edition of the AFC Women's Champions League, Asia's premier club women's football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Wuhan Jiangda are the defending champions.

Association team allocation

There is one entry per participating member association, with allocation based on the FIFA Women's World Ranking. Teams from the top seven ranked associations qualified directly to the group stage, with the remaining teams starting from the preliminary stage.[1][2] Ranking for AFC Women's Club Competition are made with 70% of AFC club points and 30% of national team points as per FIFA rankings.[3]

Legend

  Did not participate W: withdrew before the draw

Associations that did not enter a team:

Format

The competition consists of the following:[1][4][5]

  • A preliminary stage (one group of three and four groups of four teams) in centralised venues;
  • A main tournament with 12 teams (three groups of four teams) in centralised venues;
  • Quarter-finals hosted by the group winners and the best second-placed team;
  • Semi-finals and final in a centralised venue.

Tiebreakers

Teams in the preliminary stage and the group stage are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[4]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out, if only two teams are tied, and the teams in question have played their last group match against each other;
  8. Lower disciplinary score (direct red card = 3 points; double yellow card = 3 points; single yellow card = 1 point);[6]
  9. Drawing of lots.

Schedule

Stage Round Draw date Dates
Preliminary stage Matchday 1 3 July 2025 25 August 2025
Matchday 2 28 August 2025
Matchday 3 31 August 2025
Group stage Matchday 1 11 September 2025 13 November 2025 (Group A)
17 November 2025 (Group B)
9 November 2025 (Group C)
Matchday 2 16 November 2025 (Group A)
20 November 2025 (Group B)
12 November 2025 (Group C)
Matchday 3 19 November 2025 (Group A)
23 November 2025 (Group B)
15 November 2025 (Group C)
Knockout stage Quarter-finals 15 January 2026 28–29 March 2026
Semi-finals 20 May 2026
Final 23 May 2026

Teams

Team locations

Location of the 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League teams
Red: Group A; Blue: Group B; Green: Group C; Yellow: eliminated in Preliminary stage

Entrants

Group stage direct entrants
Team Qualifying method App. (last)
Australia Melbourne City 2024–25 A-League Women premiers 2nd (2024–25)
South Korea Suwon 2024 WK League champions 1st
Japan Tokyo Verdy Beleza 2024–25 WE League champions 1st
China Wuhan Jiangda 2024 Chinese Women's Super League champions 2nd (2024–25)
Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City 2024 Vietnamese Women's National League champions 2nd (2024–25)
Iran Bam Khatoon 2024–25 Kowsar Women Football League champions 2nd (2024–25)
Preliminary stage participants[7]
Team Qualifying method App. (last)
Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung Attackers 2024 Taiwan Mulan Football League champions 1st
Philippines Stallion Laguna 2024 PFF Women's Cup champions 1st
Thailand College of Asian Scholars 2025 Thai Women's League 1 champions 2nd (2024–25)
India East Bengal 2024–25 Indian Women's League champions 1st
Malaysia Kelana United 2024 Malaysia National Women's League champions 1st
North Korea Naegohyang 2023–24 DPR Korea Women's Premier League champions 1st
Uzbekistan Nasaf 2024 Uzbekistan Women's League champions 2nd (2024–25)
Myanmar ISPE 2024 Myanmar Women's League champions 1st
Jordan Etihad 2024 Jordan Women's Pro League champions 2nd (2024–25)
Hong Kong Kitchee 2024–25 Hong Kong Women League champions 2nd (2024–25)
Laos Master 2024 Lao Women's League champions 1st
Nepal APF 2024 ANFA Women's League champions 2nd (2024–25)
Guam Strykers 2025 Bud Light G League Championship champions 1st
Singapore Lion City Sailors 2024 Women's Premier League champions 2nd (2024–25)
Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 2024–25 Cambodian Women's League champions 1st
Mongolia Khovd Western 2024 Women's National Football League champions 1st
Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 2024–25 Saudi Women's Premier League champions 2nd (2024–25)
Kyrgyzstan Sdyushor SI–Asiagoal 2024 Kyrgyzstan Women's League champions 1st
Bhutan RTC 2024 Women's National League champions 2nd (2024–25)
Withdrawn team
Team Qualifying method App. (last)
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club 2024–25 UAE Women's Football League champions 2nd (2024–25)

Preliminary stage

Seedings

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  • Bold indicates teams qualified for the final tournament

(H) Hosts

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Myanmar ISPE (H) 3 3 0 0 20 1 +19 9 Advance to group stage
2 Philippines Stallion Laguna 3 2 0 1 20 4 +16 6
3 Mongolia Khovd Western 3 1 0 2 6 16 −10 3
4 Guam Strykers 3 0 0 3 2 27 −25 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
ISPE Myanmar9–0Guam Strykers
  • Connelley 5' (o.g.)
  • Yin Loon Eain 8'
  • May Htet Lu 12'
  • Lin Myint Mo 16'
  • Phyu Phyu Win 18', 30'
  • Shwe Yee Tun 44'
  • San Thaw Thaw 87'
  • Moe Moe Than 89'
 Report
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Esraa Al-Mbaiden (Jordan)
Stallion Laguna Philippines6–1Mongolia Khovd Western
 Report
Attendance: 153
Referee: Tian Jin (China)
Khovd Western Mongolia0–8Myanmar ISPE
Report
Attendance: 6,316
Referee: Plong Pich Akara (Cambodia)
Strykers Guam0–13Philippines Stallion Laguna
Report
Attendance: 38
Referee: Nurul Ain Izatty (Malaysia)
Stallion Laguna Philippines1–3Myanmar ISPE
  • Davidson 13'
 Report
Attendance: 8,611
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
Strykers Guam2–5Mongolia Khovd Western
  • Kawauchi 67'
  • Ibanez 88'
 Report
Attendance: 53
Referee: Tian Jin (China)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Uzbekistan Nasaf (H) 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Advance to group stage
2 Thailand College of Asian Scholars 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3 Saudi Arabia Al Nassr 3 1 0 2 6 4 +2 3
4 Nepal APF 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
College of Asian Scholars Thailand2–0Saudi Arabia Al Nassr
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)
Nasaf Uzbekistan3–0Nepal APF
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)
APF Nepal0–4Thailand College of Asian Scholars
Report Kanyanat 34', 45+6', 54', 63'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Khin Nyein Chan (Myanmar)
Al Nassr Saudi Arabia0–1Uzbekistan Nasaf
Report Karachik 71'
Attendance: 2,123
Referee: Fatemeh Nasiri Looshani (Iran)
APF Nepal1–6Saudi Arabia Al Nassr
  • Magar 50'
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Jon Sol-mi (North Korea)
College of Asian Scholars Thailand1–2Uzbekistan Nasaf
 Report
Attendance: 1,097
Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Singapore Lion City Sailors 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to group stage
2 Jordan Etihad 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3 Kyrgyzstan Sdyushor SI–Asiagoal 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
4 Malaysia Kelana United (H) 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Etihad Jordan0–2Singapore Lion City Sailors
Report Takeuchi 11', 40'
Attendance: 36
Referee: Mahnaz Zokaee (Iran)
Kelana United Malaysia0–0Kyrgyzstan Sdyushor SI–Asiagoal
Report
Attendance: 36
Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)
Sdyushor SI–Asiagoal Kyrgyzstan1–3Jordan Etihad
 Report
Attendance: 15
Referee: Lê Thị Ly (Vietnam)
Lion City Sailors Singapore3–1Malaysia Kelana United
  • Inayama 11'
  • Salleh 63'
  • Takeuchi 68'
 Report
Attendance: 115
Referee: Yang Shu-Ting (Chinese Taipei)
Lion City Sailors Singapore3–0Kyrgyzstan Sdyushor SI–Asiagoal
  • Takeuchi 10'
  • Inayama 35'
  • Zu'risqha 63'
 Report
Attendance: 48
Referee: Alesar Baddour (Syria)
Kelana United Malaysia0–4Jordan Etihad
Report
Attendance: 454
Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 North Korea Naegohyang 3 3 0 0 23 0 +23 9 Advance to group stage
2 Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung Attackers 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3 Bhutan RTC 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 3
4 Laos Master (H) 3 0 0 3 0 21 −21 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Kaohsiung Attackers Chinese Taipei2–0Bhutan RTC
 Report
Attendance: 103
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaya (Kyrgyzstan)
Naegohyang North Korea11–0Laos Master
  • Jong Kum 1'
  • Kim Kyong-yong 2', 14'
  • Choe Kum-ok 12', 18', 42'
  • Kim Un-ju 52'
  • Min Kyong-jin 74', 90+3'
  • Pak Ye-gyong 75', 85'
 Report
Attendance: 206
Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham (India)
RTC Bhutan0–7North Korea Naegohyang
Report
  • Ri Su-jong 12'
  • Kim Song-ok 14'
  • Jong Kum 24'
  • Pak Hyo-son 45', 86'
  • Ri Yu-jong 65'
  • Ri Kum-hyang 84'
Attendance: 60
Referee: Mu Mingxin (China)
Master Laos0–5Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung Attackers
Report
  • Chen Jin-Wen 1'
  • Wu Kai-ching 7'
  • Soukthivong 66' (o.g.)
  • Wakabayashi 77', 90+4'
Attendance: 223
Referee: Sunita Thongthawin (Thailand)
Kaohsiung Attackers Chinese Taipei0–5North Korea Naegohyang
Report
  • Jong Kum 1', 10', 22'
  • Ri Su-jong 7'
  • Ri Yong-gyong 77'
Attendance: 71
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaya (Kyrgyzstan)
Master Laos0–5Bhutan RTC
Report
Attendance: 148
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 India East Bengal 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to group stage
2 Hong Kong Kitchee 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2
3 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown (H) 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Phnom Penh Crown Cambodia0–1India East Bengal
Report Ikwaput 70'
Attendance: 786
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Kitchee Hong Kong3–3Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown
 Report
  • Kuroki 33'
  • Serysitha 82'
  • Kunthea 85'
Attendance: 668
East Bengal India1–1Hong Kong Kitchee
Basfore 11' Report Ho Mui Mei 59'
Attendance: 253
Referee: Haruna Kanematsu (Japan)

Best runners-up ranking

Since Group E only had three teams, the results against fourth-placed teams in other groups were omitted for this ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Philippines Stallion Laguna 2 1 0 1 7 4 +3 3 Advance to group stage
2 B Thailand College of Asian Scholars 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3 C Jordan Etihad 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
4 D Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung Attackers 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 3
5 E Hong Kong Kitchee 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group stage

The draw was conducted on September 11, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur,[8] with matches to be played in three centralised venues.

Seedings

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
China Wuhan Jiangda (4) (H, TH)
Australia Melbourne City (1)
South Korea Suwon (2) 		Japan Tokyo Verdy Beleza (3)
Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City (5) (H)
Iran Bam Khatoon (7) 		Philippines Stallion Laguna (9)
India East Bengal (11)
North Korea Naegohyang (13) 		Uzbekistan Nasaf (14)
Myanmar ISPE (15) (H)
Singapore Lion City Sailors (23)

(H) Hosts
(TH) Title holders

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Australia Melbourne City 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City (H) 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
3 Philippines Stallion Laguna 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4 Singapore Lion City Sailors 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Melbourne City Australia5–0Singapore Lion City Sailors
 Report
Attendance: 512
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Hồ Chí Minh City Vietnam1–0Philippines Stallion Laguna
 Report
Attendance: 1,052
Referee: Mahnaz Zokaee (Iran)
Stallion Laguna Philippines0–7Australia Melbourne City
Report
Attendance: 323
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
Lion City Sailors Singapore0–2Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City
Report
Attendance: 925
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)
Stallion Laguna Philippines5–0Singapore Lion City Sailors
 Report
Attendance: 152
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)
Melbourne City Australia3–0Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City
 Report
Attendance: 726
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 China Wuhan Jiangda (H) 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Uzbekistan Nasaf 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
3 India East Bengal 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4 Iran Bam Khatoon 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Bam Khatoon Iran1–3India East Bengal
 Report
Attendance: 268
Wuhan Jiangda China1–1Uzbekistan Nasaf
 Report
Attendance: 786
East Bengal India0–2China Wuhan Jiangda
Report
Attendance: 625
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
Nasaf Uzbekistan0–1Iran Bam Khatoon
Report
Attendance: 83
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)
East Bengal India0–3Uzbekistan Nasaf
Report
Attendance: 354
Wuhan Jiangda China4–0Iran Bam Khatoon
  • Owusu 45+4', 50'
  • Deng Mengye 55'
  • Zhao Jingyi 88'
 Report
Attendance: 1,285
Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Tokyo Verdy Beleza 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Advance to Knockout stage
2 North Korea Naegohyang 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 South Korea Suwon 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
4 Myanmar ISPE (H) 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Verdy Beleza Japan4–0North Korea Naegohyang
 Report
Attendance: 732
Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)
Suwon South Korea5–0Myanmar ISPE
  • Mileninha 45+5'
  • Nishikawa 56'
  • Song Ji-yoon 50', 74'
  • Seo Ye-jin 83'
 Report
Attendance: 7,924
Referee: Tian Jin (China)
ISPE Myanmar0–1Japan Verdy Beleza
Report
Attendance: 4,851
Naegohyang North Korea3–0South Korea Suwon
  • Pak Ye-gyong 68'
  • Ri Su-jong 73', 90+6'
 Report
Attendance: 680
Referee: Lê Thị Ly (Vietnam)
Suwon South Korea0–0Japan Verdy Beleza
Report
Attendance: 253
Referee: Lê Thị Ly (Vietnam)
Naegohyang North Korea3–0Myanmar ISPE
 Report
Attendance: 6,322
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C North Korea Naegohyang 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Seeded in Knockout stage draw
2 A Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6 Unseeded in Knockout stage draw
3 B Uzbekistan Nasaf 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Discilpinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C South Korea Suwon 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4 Advance to Knockout stage (unseeded)
2 A Philippines Stallion Laguna 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
3 B India East Bengal 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Discilpinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

The knockout stage will be played in a single-leg knockout format. The semi-finals and the final match will be played in a centralised location.

Draw

The draw was held on 15 January 2026. For the quarter-finals, teams will be seeded based on their performance in the group stage. The three group winners and the best second-placed team will be seeded and will also be the hosts for the match. Teams from the same group will not be drawn against each other.

Seeded Unseeded

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
29 March – TBD
 
 
Australia Melbourne City
 
20 May – TBD
 
Uzbekistan Nasaf
 
QF1 Winner
 
28 March – Tokyo
 
 QF2 Winner
 
Japan Tokyo Verdy Beleza
 
23 May – TBD
 
Philippines Stallion Laguna
 
SF1 Winner
 
28 March – Vientiane
 
SF2 Winner
 
North Korea Naegohyang
 
20 May – TBD
 
Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City
 
QF3 Winner
 
29 March – Wuhan
 
QF4 Winner
 
China Wuhan Jiangda
 
 
South Korea Suwon
 

Quarter-finals

Tokyo Verdy Beleza JapanvPhilippines Stallion Laguna
Naegohyang North KoreavVietnam Hồ Chí Minh City
Melbourne City AustraliavUzbekistan Nasaf
Wuhan Jiangda ChinavSouth Korea Suwon

Semi-finals

QF1 WinnervQF2 Winner
QF3 WinnervQF4 Winner

Final

SF1 WinnervSF2 Winner

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 23 November 2025 Group stage onwards.

Players in bold are still active in the competition.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Australia Holly McNamara Melbourne City 3
2 Australia Alexia Apostolakis Melbourne City 2
Australia Danella Butrus Melbourne City
New Zealand Tayla Christensen Stallion Laguna
Japan Moka Hiwatari Tokyo Verdy Beleza
New Zealand Deven Jackson Melbourne City
Philippines Chandler McDaniel Stallion Laguna
South Korea Song Ji-yoon Suwon
Australia Leticia McKenna Melbourne City
North Korea Ri Su-jong Naegohyang
China Wang Shuang Wuhan Jiangda
Uzbekistan Diyorakhon Khabibullaeva Nasaf
Ghana Mavis Owusu Wuhan Jiangda

See also

Notes

  1. ^ ISPE played their home match at Thuwunna Stadium, instead of their regular home stadium Mandalar Thiri Stadium, Mandalay
  2. ^ Kelana United played their home match at Hang Jebat Stadium, instead of their regular home stadium Arena MBSJ, Kelana Jaya

References

  1. ^ a b "AFC unveils key details for inaugural AFC Women's Champions League 2024/25". The AFC. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Landmark AFC Women's Champions League™ to kick off with 22 clubs". the-AFC. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "AFC Women's Club Competitions Ranking 2024/25" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Conference. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b "AFC Women's Champions League 2024/25 - Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  5. ^ "#AWCL - All you need to know". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  6. ^ "AFC Competition Operations Manual (Edition 2023)" (PDF). AFC. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  7. ^ "AWCL Preliminary Stage draw finalised". AFC. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Hopefuls learn Group Stage challengers". The AFC. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.


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