2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League

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
TeamsCompetition proper: 12 (from 12 associations)

Association team allocation

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.

Rank Member
association		 Points Slots
Group
stage		 Play-off
AFC World
17 Japan 1975.9710
210 North Korea 1943.6610
312 Australia 1889.9910
419 China 1804.3710
520 South Korea 1794.2910
637 Vietnam 1611.310
739 Philippines 1557.5810
841 Chinese Taipei 1545.4610
946 Thailand 1520.6201
1047 Uzbekistan 1516.9501
1154 Myanmar 1481.4401
1263 Iran 139801
1367 India 1389.0201
1474 Jordan 1331.1701
1579 Hong Kong 1275.2701
1793 Laos 1217.3401
1896 Malaysia 1213.2101
1998   Nepal 1208.4201
22114 United Arab Emirates 1158.2601
28138 Singapore 1077.3401
38173 Bhutan 853.4801
40175 Saudi Arabia 848.5701
Total Participating associations: 22 814
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Format

The 2024–25 competition will comprise:[3][4]

  • a preliminary stage (two groups of four teams and two groups of three teams), in a centralised venue.
  • a main tournament with 12 teams (three groups of four teams), in a centralised venue.
  • quarterfinals, hosted by the group winners and the best second-placed team.
  • semi-finals and final, in a centralised venue.

Schedule
Stage Round Draw Date Dates
Preliminary stage Matchday 1 18 July 2024 25–31 August 2024
Matchday 2
Matchday 3
Group stage Matchday 1 6–12 October 2024
Matchday 2
Matchday 3
Knockout stage Quarterfinals TBD 22–23 March 2025
Semifinals 21–24 May 2025
Final

Teams
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 14 clubs entered at the preliminary stage.[5]

Preliminary stage

Jordan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Thailand will be the hosts of each group in the Preliminary stage.[3]

Group stage

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, Vietnam, and an as yet unannounced country will be the hosts of each group in the Group stage.[3]

See also

References
  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. "AFC unveils key details for inaugural AFC Women's Champions League 2024/25". The AFC. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  4. "AFC Women's Champions League 2024/25 - Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  5. "Landmark AFC Women's Champions League™ to kick off with 22 clubs". the-AFC. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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