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).
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | Competition proper: 12 (from 12 associations) |
Association team allocation
editKey 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 | ||||||
| 1 | 7 |  Japan
|
1975.97 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 10 |  North Korea
|
1943.66 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 12 |  Australia
|
1889.99 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 19 |  China
|
1804.37 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 20 |  South Korea
|
1794.29 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 37 |  Vietnam
|
1611.3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 39 |  Philippines
|
1557.58 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 41 |  Chinese Taipei
|
1545.46 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 46 |  Thailand
|
1520.62 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 47 |  Uzbekistan
|
1516.95 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 54 |  Myanmar
|
1481.44 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 63 |  Iran
|
1398 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 67 |  India
|
1389.02 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14 | 74 |  Jordan
|
1331.17 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 15 | 79 |  Hong Kong
|
1275.27 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 17 | 93 |  Laos
|
1217.34 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 18 | 96 |  Malaysia
|
1213.21 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 19 | 98 |  Nepal
|
1208.42 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 22 | 114 |  United Arab Emirates
|
1158.26 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 28 | 138 |  Singapore
|
1077.34 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 38 | 173 |  Bhutan
|
853.48 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 40 | 175 |  Saudi Arabia
|
848.57 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | Participating associations: 22 | 8 | 14 | ||||
| 22 | |||||||
Format
editThe 2024–25 competition will comprise:[3]
- 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 teams with the highest MA ranking.
- semi-finals and final, in a centralised venue.
Schedule
edit| 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
editTeams confirmed to have entered are:
Clubs from the top eight MAs, will qualify directly to the group stage while the remaining 14 clubs enter at the preliminary stage.[4]
Preliminary stage
editJordan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Thailand will be the hosts of each group in the Preliminary stage.[3]
Group stage
editThe 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
editNotes
editReferences
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- ^ "Key principles of landmark AFC Women's Champions League approved by AFC Women's Football Committee". AFC. 20 August 2023.
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