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2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League

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2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League
Tournament details
DatesPreliminary stage:
25–31 August 2024
Competition proper:
3 October 2024 – 24 May 2025
TeamsCompetition proper: 12
Total: 21 (from 21 associations)
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The 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League[1] is the first edition of the AFC Women's Champions League, Asia's premier club women's football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Association team allocation

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Key principles for the competition were released by the AFC on 20 August 2023.[2] There is one entry per participating member association, with allocation based on the FIFA Women's World Ranking as of 15 March 2024. Clubs from the top ranked associations qualified directly to the group stage, with the remaining clubs starting from the preliminary stage.[3][4]

Originally, 22 (out of 47) member associations applied to enter the competition.[4] However, Naegohyang from North Korea withdrew before the draw.[5]

Rank[6] Member
association 		Slots
Group
stage 		Play-off
AFC World
1 7  Japan 1 0
3 12  Australia 1 0
4 19  China 1 0
5 20  South Korea 1 0
6 37  Vietnam 1 0
7 39  Philippines 1 0
8 40  Chinese Taipei 1 0
9 47  Thailand 1 0
10 48  Uzbekistan 0 1
11 54  Myanmar 0 1
12 61  Iran 0 1
13 66  India 0 1
14 74  Jordan 0 1
15 79  Hong Kong 0 1
17 93  Laos 0 1
18 96  Malaysia 0 1
19 100    Nepal 0 1
22 114  United Arab Emirates 0 1
28 137  Singapore 0 1
38 173  Bhutan 0 1
40 175  Saudi Arabia 0 1
Total Participating associations: 21 9 13
21

Associations that did not enter a team

Legend
  • W withdrew before the draw

Format

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The competition comprises:[3][7]

  • a preliminary stage (one group of four and three groups of three 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

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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:[7]

  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);[8]
  9. Drawing of lots

Schedule

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Stage Round Draw date Dates
Preliminary stage Matchday 1 18 July 2024 25–31 August 2024
Matchday 2
Matchday 3
Group stage Matchday 1 3–12 October 2024
Matchday 2
Matchday 3
Knockout stage Quarter-finals TBD 22–23 March 2025
Semi-finals 21–24 May 2025
Final

Teams

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Location of the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League group stage teams

Clubs from the top eight member associations qualified directly to the group stage, while the remaining 13 clubs entered at the preliminary stage.[4][5]

Preliminary stage

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Bhutan, Jordan, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia were the hosts of each group in the Preliminary stage.[5]

Seedings

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Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

(H) Hosts

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance to group stage
2 Saudi Arabia Al Nassr (H) 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
3 Laos Young Elephants 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 Myanmar Myawady 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Young Elephants Laos1–2United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club
  • Yon Y. 83'
 Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)
Myawady Myanmar0–3Saudi Arabia Al Nassr
Report
King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 294
Referee: Mou Mingxing (China)
Abu Dhabi Country Club United Arab Emirates1–0Myanmar Myawady
 Report
King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 50
Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)
Al Nassr Saudi Arabia3–0Laos Young Elephants
 Report
King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 181
Referee: Trần Thị Thanh (Vietnam)
Myawady Myanmar0–3Laos Young Elephants
Report
Al Nassr Club Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 11
Referee: Esra'a Al Mbaidin (Jordan)
Abu Dhabi Country Club United Arab Emirates1–0Saudi Arabia Al Nassr
Poudel 68' Report
King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 600
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 India Odisha 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Advance to group stage
2 Jordan Etihad (H) 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 3
3 Singapore Lion City Sailors 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Lion City Sailors Singapore1–4India Odisha
 Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Park Se-jin (South Korea)
Etihad Jordan5–0Singapore Lion City Sailors
 Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 110
Referee: Plong Pich Akara (Cambodia)
Odisha India2–1Jordan Etihad
Yeboah 27', 70' Report Jbarah 57'
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Malaysia Sabah (H) 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to group stage
2 Uzbekistan Nasaf 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3 Nepal APF 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
APF Nepal0–1Uzbekistan Nasaf
Report Niber-Lawrence 49'
Attendance: 75
Referee: Tian Jin (China)
Sabah Malaysia0–0Nepal APF
Report
Likas Stadium, Kota Kinabalu
Attendance: 2,983
Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)
Nasaf Uzbekistan1–2Malaysia Sabah
Njolle 83' Report
Likas Stadium, Kota Kinabalu
Attendance: 3,683
Referee: Tian Jin (China)

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Iran Bam Khatoon 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to group stage
2 Hong Kong Kitchee 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
3 Bhutan Royal Thimphu College (H) 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Royal Thimphu College Bhutan1–2Iran Bam Khatoon
 Report
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Khin Nyein Chan (Myanmar)
Kitchee Hong Kong1–0Bhutan Royal Thimphu College
Fu Chiu Man 41' Report
Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Nurul Ain Izatty Zainal (Malaysia)
Bam Khatoon Iran2–0Hong Kong Kitchee
 Report
Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
Attendance: 450
Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)

Group stage

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The group stage is being played from 6 to 12 October 2024. The four teams in each of the three groups are playing one another in a centralised single round-robin format.[3] The top two finishers in each group, together with the two best third-placed teams, will advance to the knockout stage. China, Thailand and Vietnam are the hosts of the three groups.[5]

Seedings

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Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

(H) Hosts
† Winners of the preliminary stage, whose identity was not known at the time of draw

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Korea Incheon Red Angels 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5
3 China Wuhan Jiangda (H) 3 1 0 2 8 4 +4 3
4 Malaysia Sabah 3 0 1 2 2 12 −10 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Wuhan Jiangda China1–2United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club
Mupopo 4' Report Juma 90', 90+3'
Attendance: 1,049
Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)
Incheon Red Angels South Korea3–0Malaysia Sabah
 Report
Attendance: 136
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)
Sabah Malaysia0–7China Wuhan Jiangda
Report
Attendance: 630
Abu Dhabi Country Club United Arab Emirates2–2South Korea Incheon Red Angels
 Report
Attendance: 178
Referee: Alesar Baddour (Syria)
Sabah Malaysia2–2United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club
 Report
Attendance: 158
Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)
Wuhan Jiangda China0–2South Korea Incheon Red Angels
Report
Attendance: 795
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaya (Kyrgyzstan)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Australia Melbourne City 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Iran Bam Khatoon 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 Philippines Kaya–Iloilo 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
4 Thailand College of Asian Scholars (H) 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Melbourne City Australia2–1Iran Bam Khatoon
 Report
Attendance: 391
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
Kaya–Iloilo Philippines0–0Thailand College of Asian Scholars
Report
Attendance: 611
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)
Bam Khatoon Iran1–1Philippines Kaya–Iloilo
Ghanbari 39' (pen.) Report Onrubia 90+4'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Ranjita Devi (India)
College of Asian Scholars Thailand0–3Australia Melbourne City
Report
Attendance: 414
Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei)
Melbourne City Australia4–0Philippines Kaya–Iloilo
 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Khuloud Khudoum (United Arab Emirates)
College of Asian Scholars Thailand1–2Iran Bam Khatoon
Waenngoen 30' Report
Attendance: 250

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 3 3 0 0 21 0 +21 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City (H) 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 Chinese Taipei Taichung Blue Whale 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
4 India Odisha 3 0 0 3 1 24 −23 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan17–0India Odisha
 Report
Attendance: 186
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
Hồ Chí Minh City Vietnam3–1Chinese Taipei Taichung Blue Whale
 Report Huang Ke-sin 85'
Attendance: 1,086
Referee: Khin Nyein Chan (Myanmar)
Taichung Blue Whale Chinese Taipei0–2Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
Report
Attendance: 162
Referee: Tian Jin (China)
Odisha India1–3Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City
Yeboah 63' Report
Attendance: 682
Referee: Yu Hong (China)
Taichung Blue Whale Chinese Taipei4–0India Odisha
 Report
Attendance: 135
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan2–0Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City
 Report
Attendance: 1,097
Referee: Hyeon-Jeong Oh (South Korea)

Ranking of third-placed teams

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A China Wuhan Jiangda 3 1 0 2 8 4 +4 3 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 C Chinese Taipei Taichung Blue Whale 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
3 B Philippines Kaya–Iloilo 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Discilpinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Ranking of second-placed teams

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Seeded in Quarter-finals draw
2 A United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5 Unseeded in Quarter-finals draw
3 B Iran Bam Khatoon 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Discilpinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

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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.[7]

Draw

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  • For the quarter-finals draw, teams will be seeded based on their performance in the group stage.
    • Three group winners and the best second-placed team will be seeded, and the remaining four teams will be unseeded.
    • The seeded teams will be drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the quarter-final match.
    • Teams from the same group cannot be drawn against each other.
  • In the semi-finals, the winners of the quarter-final 1 will play against the winners of the quarter-final 2 and the winners of the quarter-final 3 against the winners of the quarter-final 4.
  • The winners of the semi-final 1 will be designated as the "home" team for the final.[7]
Seeded Unseeded

Top scorers

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  Team eliminated for this round.
  Player is not in the team but the team is still active for this round.

Updated for matches on 12 October 2024.

Rank Player Team MD1 MD2 MD3 QF SF F Total
1 Kenya Terry Engesha South Korea Incheon Red Angels 2 2 1 5
2 Japan Miki Ito Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 4 4
Japan Yuzuho Shiokoshi Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 3 1
4 United States Lourdes Bosch Australia Melbourne City 1 2 3
China Deng Mengye China Wuhan Jiangda 3
Vietnam Huỳnh Như Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City 2 1
Japan Mei Shimada Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2 1
Venezuela Mariana Speckmaier Australia Melbourne City 1 1 1
9 Iran Zahra Ghanbari Iran Bam Khatoon 1 1 2
Chinese Taipei Chen Jin-wen Chinese Taipei Taichung Blue Whale 2
United Arab Emirates Naeema Juma United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club 2
Zambia Kabange Mupopo China Wuhan Jiangda 1 1
Japan Ririka Tanno Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1 1
Japan Fuka Tsunoda Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1 1
Note
  • Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs and matches voided by AFC are not counted when determining top scorer.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Taichung Blue Whale v Urawa Red Diamonds match, originally scheduled for 15:00, was delayed by 15 minutes due to heavy rain.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "AFC Executive Committee approves biggest prize purse in Asian club football history from 2024/25; announces AFC Women's Champions League". AFC. 14 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Key principles of landmark AFC Women's Champions League approved by AFC Women's Football Committee". AFC. 20 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "AFC unveils key details for inaugural AFC Women's Champions League 2024/25". The AFC. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Landmark AFC Women's Champions League™ to kick off with 22 clubs". the-AFC. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "#AWCL draw to mark battle lines for maiden season". AFC. 12 July 2024.
  6. ^ "FIFA Women's World Ranking as of 15 March 2024". AFC. 15 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d "AFC Women's Champions League 2024/25 - Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  8. ^ "AFC Competition Operations Manual (Edition 2023)" (PDF). AFC. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Group C: Taichung Blue Whale Women's Football Team (TPE) 0-2 Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies (JPN)". the-AFC. 9 October 2024.
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