2023 AFC Women's Club Championship

The 2023 AFC Women's Club Championship (also known as the AFC Women's Club Championship 2023 – Invitational Tournament) was the fourth and final edition of the AFC Women's Club Championship, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Eight clubs from AFC member associations competed.[1][2]

2023 AFC Women's Club Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesThailand
Uzbekistan
DatesGroup stage: 6–12 November 2023
Final: 10 May 2024
Teams8 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsUrawa Red Diamonds (1st title)
Runners-upIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored53 (4.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kiko Seike (7 goals)
2022

A final between the two group winners was planned,[3] but was initially cancelled by the AFC in March 2024.[4] However, in April 2024, the AFC reintroduced the final, which was held on 10 May 2024.[5][6]

Seeding

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Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

  Urawa Red Diamonds
  Sydney FC

  Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
  Hualien

  Bangkok (H)
  FC Nasaf (H)

  Gokulam Kerala
  Bam Khatoon

Format

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The tournament was held in two centralized venues, with 4 teams in 2 groups, in a round-robin format. The first-placed team in each group advanced to the finals.[7]

Teams

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Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Urawa Red Diamonds 3 3 0 0 20 1 +19 9 Advance to final
2   Gokulam Kerala 3 1 1 1 5 12 −7 4
3   Bangkok (H) 3 1 0 2 6 10 −4 3
4   Hualien 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8 1
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Urawa Red Diamonds  8–0  Gokulam Kerala
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Yu Hong (China)
Hualien  0–2  Bangkok
Report
Attendance: 209
Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam)

Gokulam Kerala  1–1  Hualien
Kumari   19' Report Lin Jing-xuan   42'
Attendance: 147
Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)
Bangkok  1–6  Urawa Red Diamonds
Kanyanat   87' Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mahnaz Zokaee (Iran)

Urawa Red Diamonds  6–0  Hualien
Report
Bangkok  3–4  Gokulam Kerala
Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to final
2   Sydney FC 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3   FC Nasaf (H) 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
4   Bam Khatoon 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Sydney FC  3–0  Bam Khatoon
Report
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels  2–0  FC Nasaf
Report
Attendance: 115
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaya (Kyrgyzstan)

Bam Khatoon  1–2  Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Report
Attendance: 48
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
FC Nasaf  1–2  Sydney FC
Kudratova   90' Report Worts   33', 57'
Attendance: 85
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Sydney FC  0–3  Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Report
Referee: Rahmonova Dilshoda (Tajikistan)
FC Nasaf  2–2  Bam Khatoon
Report
Referee: Nuannid Donjangreed (Thailand)

Final

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Urawa Red Diamonds  2–1  Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Report
Attendance: 5,271
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Kiko Seike   Urawa Red Diamonds 7
2   Kanyanat Chetthabutr   Bangkok 4
  Miki Ito   Urawa Red Diamonds
  Mei Shimada   Urawa Red Diamonds
  Fiona Worts   Sydney FC
6   Veronica Appiah   Gokulam Kerala 3
7   Kozue Ando   Urawa Red Diamonds 2
  Lyudmila Karachik   FC Nasaf
  Namgung Ye-ji   Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
10 Multiple players 1

See also

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Continental Club Championship
Regional Club Championship

References

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  1. ^ "Gokulam Kerala to play AFC Women's Club Championship 2023". ESPN. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. ^ "AFC women's Champions League set to launch in 2023". smartseries.sportspromedia.com. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Draw sets stage for thrilling action". The AFC. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ^ "AFC Women's Club Championship 2023 – Invitational Tournament 決勝について" (in Japanese). WE League. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  5. ^ "AFC Women's Club Championship 2023 – Invitational Tournament 決勝開催について" (in Japanese). WE League. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ "AFCがまた二転三転…女子ACLプレ大会決勝が急きょ中止から開催の方向へ WEリーグ高田チェアが言及". news.goo.ne (in Japanese). 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Draw sets stage for thrilling action". The AFC. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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