2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | Competition proper: 12 (from 12 associations) |
The 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League[1] will be the 1st edition of the AFC Women's Champions League, Asia's premier club women's football tournament after four editions of pilot/invitational tournaments of AFC Women's Club Championship. It will be organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Association team allocation[edit]
Key principles for the competition were released by the AFC on 20 August 2023.[2]
From the first four seasons there will be one entry per participating member association, with allocation based on the FIFA ranking of participating member associations up to 2027–28. Clubs with top seeding as per the Member Association’s women’s world ranking will enjoy direct qualification to the Group Stage, subject to entries.[3] Thereafter, an AFC women's club competition ranking will be used.
Twenty-two eligible member associations submitted an entry by the due date.[4][5] These are:
Australia
Bhutan
China
Chinese Taipei
North Korea
Hong Kong
India
Myanmar
Iran
Japan
Jordan
South Korea
Laos
Malaysia
Nepal
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Format[edit]
The 2024–25 competition will comprise a preliminary stage (depending upon the number of entries), a main tournament with 12 teams featuring in the group stage, followed by a knockout stage.[3]
Schedule[edit]
| Stage | Round | Draw Date | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Stage | TBA | TBA | 25–31 August 2024 |
| Group Stage | Matchday 1 | TBA | 6–12 October 2024 |
| Matchday 2 | |||
| Matchday 3 | |||
| Knockout stage | Quarter-Finals | TBA | 22–23 March 2025 |
| Semi-Finals | 21–24 May 2025 | ||
| Final |
Teams[edit]
Teams confirmed to have entered include:
| Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
 Odisha
|
2023–24 Indian Women's League champions | 1st | [6] |
 Melbourne City
|
2023–24 A-League Women premiers | 1st | [7] |
 Al Nassr
|
2023–24 Saudi Women's Premier League champions | 1st | [8] |
Preliminary stage[edit]
Group stage[edit]
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.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Key principles of landmark AFC Women's Champions League approved by AFC Women's Football Committee". AFC. 20 August 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://twitter.com/TheAsianGame/status/1787819664334377349
- ^ "The 22 nations to submit an entry are". X. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Odisha FC of India to play in inaugural AFC Women's Champions League". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Melbourne City to enter AFC Women's Champions League". Twitter.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "«الآسيوي» يكشف عن «أبطال السيدات»... والنصر مرشح السعودية" [The Asian reveals the 'Women's Champions League'... and Al-Nassr is the Saudi nominee.]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 13 April 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.