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 – 24 May 2026
TeamsCompetition proper: 12
Total: 26 (from 26 associations)
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League will be 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. Clubs from the top seven ranked associations qualified directly to the group stage, with the remaining clubs 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]

Associations that did not enter a team:

Format

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

  • 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);[5]
  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 November 2025[6]
Matchday 2
Matchday 3
Knockout stage Quarter-finals 8 January 2026 22–23 March 2026
Semi-finals 21 May 2026
Final 24 May 2026

Teams

Team locations

Location of the 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League teams
Red: Group stage; Yellow: 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[6]
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 2024–25 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 Championship 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
  1. North Korea Naegohyang
  2. Uzbekistan Nasaf (H)
  3. Myanmar ISPE (H)
  4. Jordan Etihad
  5. Hong Kong Kitchee

(H) Hosts

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Philippines Stallion Laguna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to group stage
2 Myanmar ISPE (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Advance to group stage
3 Guam Strykers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Mongolia Khovd Western 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 August 2025. Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
ISPE MyanmarvGuam Strykers
Stallion Laguna PhilippinesvMongolia Khovd Western
Khovd Western MongoliavMyanmar ISPE
Strykers GuamvPhilippines Stallion Laguna
Stallion Laguna PhilippinesvMyanmar ISPE
Strykers GuamvMongolia Khovd Western

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Thailand College of Asian Scholars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to group stage
2 Uzbekistan Nasaf (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Advance to group stage
3 Nepal APF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Saudi Arabia Al Nassr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 August 2025. Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
College of Asian Scholars ThailandvSaudi Arabia Al Nassr
Nasaf UzbekistanvNepal APF
APF NepalvThailand College of Asian Scholars
Al Nassr Saudi ArabiavUzbekistan Nasaf
APF NepalvSaudi Arabia Al Nassr
College of Asian Scholars ThailandvUzbekistan Nasaf

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Malaysia Kelana United (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to group stage
2 Jordan Etihad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Advance to group stage
3 Singapore Lion City Sailors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Kyrgyzstan Sdyushor SI–Asiagoal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 August 2025. Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Etihad JordanvSingapore Lion City Sailors
Kelana United MalaysiavKyrgyzstan Sdyushor SI–Asiagoal
Sdyushor SI–Asiagoal KyrgyzstanvJordan Etihad
Lion City Sailors SingaporevMalaysia Kelana United
Lion City Sailors SingaporevKyrgyzstan Sdyushor SI–Asiagoal
Kelana United MalaysiavJordan Etihad

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung Attackers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to group stage
2 North Korea Naegohyang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Advance to group stage
3 Laos Master (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bhutan RTC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 August 2025. Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Kaohsiung Attackers Chinese TaipeivBhutan RTC
Naegohyang North KoreavLaos Master
RTC BhutanvNorth Korea Naegohyang
Master LaosvChinese Taipei Kaohsiung Attackers
Kaohsiung Attackers Chinese TaipeivNorth Korea Naegohyang
Master LaosvBhutan RTC

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 India East Bengal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to group stage
2 Hong Kong Kitchee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Advance to group stage
3 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 August 2025. Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Phnom Penh Crown CambodiavIndia East Bengal
Kitchee Hong KongvCambodia Phnom Penh Crown
East Bengal IndiavHong Kong Kitchee

Best runners-up ranking

Goalscorers

See also

Notes

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. ^ "AFC Competition Operations Manual (Edition 2023)" (PDF). AFC. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b "AWCL Preliminary Stage draw finalised". AFC. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.


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