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2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League

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The 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League[1] will be 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).

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)
2025–26 →

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

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
  • quarterfinals 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 Quarterfinals TBD 22–23 March 2025
Semifinals 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 will be 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   Abu Dhabi Country Club 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance to group stage
2   Al Nassr (H) 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
3   Young Elephants 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4   Myawady 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Young Elephants  1–2  Abu Dhabi Country Club
  • Yon Y.   83'
 Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)
Myawady  0–3  Al Nassr
Report
King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 294
Referee: Mou Mingxing (China)
Abu Dhabi Country Club  1–0  Myawady
 Report
King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 50
Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)
Al Nassr  3–0  Young Elephants
 Report
King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 181
Referee: Trần Thị Thanh (Vietnam)
Myawady  0–3  Young Elephants
Report
Al Nassr Club Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 11
Referee: Esra'a Al Mbaidin (Jordan)
Abu Dhabi Country Club  1–0  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   Odisha 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Advance to group stage
2   Etihad (H) 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 3
3   Lion City Sailors 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Lion City Sailors  1–4  Odisha
 Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Park Se-jin (South Korea)
Etihad  5–0  Lion City Sailors
 Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 110
Referee: Plong Pich Akara (Cambodia)
Odisha  2–1  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   Sabah (H) 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to group stage
2   Nasaf 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3   APF 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
APF  0–1  Nasaf
Report Niber-Lawrence   49'
Attendance: 75
Referee: Tian Jin (China)
Sabah  0–0  APF
Report
Likas Stadium, Kota Kinabalu
Attendance: 2,983
Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)
Nasaf  1–2  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   Bam Khatoon 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to group stage
2   Kitchee 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
3   Royal Thimphu College (H) 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Royal Thimphu College  1–2  Bam Khatoon
 Report
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Khin Nyein Chan (Myanmar)
Kitchee  1–0  Royal Thimphu College
Fu Chiu Man   41' Report
Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Nurul Ain Izatty Zainal (Malaysia)
Bam Khatoon  2–0  Kitchee
 Report
Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
Attendance: 450
Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)

Group stage

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The group stage will be played from 6 to 12 October 2024. Competing clubs will be divided in three groups of four. Teams in each group play one another in a centralised single round-robin format in each group.[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 will be the hosts of each group in the Group stage.[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   Wuhan Jiangda (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Quarter-finals
2   Incheon Red Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Sabah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Quarter-finals
4   Abu Dhabi Country Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 6 October 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Wuhan Jiangda  v  Abu Dhabi Country Club
Incheon Red Angels  v  Sabah
Sabah  v  Wuhan Jiangda
Abu Dhabi Country Club  v  Incheon Red Angels
Sabah  v  Abu Dhabi Country Club
Wuhan Jiangda  v  Incheon Red Angels

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Quarter-finals
2   Kaya–Iloilo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   College of Asian Scholars (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Quarter-finals
4   Bam Khatoon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 6 October 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Melbourne City  v  Bam Khatoon
Kaya–Iloilo  v  College of Asian Scholars
Bam Khatoon  v  Kaya–Iloilo
College of Asian Scholars  v  Melbourne City
Melbourne City  v  Kaya–Iloilo
College of Asian Scholars  v  Bam Khatoon

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Urawa Red Diamonds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Quarter-finals
2   Hồ Chí Minh City (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Taichung Blue Whale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Quarter-finals
4   Odisha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 6 October 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Urawa Red Diamonds  v  Odisha
Hồ Chí Minh City  v  Taichung Blue Whale
Taichung Blue Whale  v  Urawa Red Diamonds
Odisha  v  Hồ Chí Minh City
Taichung Blue Whale  v  Odisha
Urawa Red Diamonds  v  Hồ Chí Minh City

Ranking of third-placed teams

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Third place Group A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 B Third place Group B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C Third place Group C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
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 A Second place Group A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Seeded in Quarter-finals draw
2 B Second place Group B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unseeded in Quarter-finals draw
3 C Second place Group C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
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.

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.

The semi-finals and the final match will be played in centralised location.[7]


See also

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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 "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.
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