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The 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League was 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).

DatesPreliminary stage:
25–31 August 2024
Competition proper:
3 October 2024 – 24 May 2025
TeamsCompetition proper: 12
Total: 21 (from 21 associations)
ChampionsChina Wuhan Jiangda (1st title)
Runners-upAustralia Melbourne City
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2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League
Wuhan Jiangda celebrate after winning in the final
Tournament details
DatesPreliminary stage:
25–31 August 2024
Competition proper:
3 October 2024 – 24 May 2025
TeamsCompetition proper: 12
Total: 21 (from 21 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsChina Wuhan Jiangda (1st title)
Runners-upAustralia Melbourne City
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored126 (3.15 per match)
Attendance52,706 (1,318 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kenya Terry Engesha
Japan Miki Ito
(5 goals each)
Best playerNew Zealand Rebekah Stott[1]
Fair play awardAustralia Melbourne City
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Wuhan Jiangda defeated Melbourne City in the final, becoming the first AFC Women's Champions League winners.[2] As winners, they also qualified for the 2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup and 2028 FIFA Women's Club World Cup.[2][3]

Association team allocation

Key principles for the competition were released by the AFC on 20 August 2023.[4] 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.[5][6]

Originally, 22 (out of 47) member associations applied to enter the competition.[6] However, Naegohyang from North Korea withdrew before the draw.[7]

More information Rank, Member association ...
Rank[8] Member
association		 Slots
Group
stage		 Play-in
qualifier
AFC World
17 Japan 10
312 Australia 10
419 China 10
520 South Korea 10
637 Vietnam 10
739 Philippines 10
840 Chinese Taipei 10
947 Thailand 10
1048 Uzbekistan 01
1154 Myanmar 01
1261 Iran 01
1366 India 01
1474 Jordan 01
1579 Hong Kong 01
1793 Laos 01
1896 Malaysia 01
19100   Nepal 01
22114 United Arab Emirates 01
28137 Singapore 01
38173 Bhutan 01
40175 Saudi Arabia 01
Total Participating associations: 21 813
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Associations that did not enter a team:

Legend
  • W withdrew before the draw

Format

The competition comprises:[5][9]

  • 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
  • quarter-finals hosted by the group winners and the best second-placed team
  • semi-finals and final in a centralised venue

Tiebreakers

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:[9]

  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 shootout, 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);[10]
  9. Drawing of lots.

Schedule

More information Stage, Round ...
Stage Round Draw date Dates
Preliminary stage Matchday 1 18 July 2024 25 August 2024
Matchday 2 28 August 2024
Matchday 3 31 August 2024
Group stage Matchday 1 3–12 October 2024
Matchday 2
Matchday 3
Knockout stage Quarter-finals 8 January 2025 22–23 March 2025
Semi-finals 21 May 2025
Final 24 May 2025
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Teams

Location of the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League teams
Red: Group A; Blue: Group B; Green: Group C; Yellow: eliminated in Preliminary stage

Clubs from the top eight member associations qualified directly to the group stage, while the remaining 13 clubs entered at the preliminary stage.[6][7]

More information Team, Qualifying method ...
Group stage direct entrants
Team Qualifying method
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2023–24 WE League champions
Australia Melbourne City 2023–24 A-League Women premiers
China Wuhan Jiangda 2023 Chinese Women's Super League champions
South Korea Incheon Red Angels 2023 WK League champions
Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City 2023 Vietnamese Women's National League champions
Philippines Kaya–Iloilo 2023 PFF Women's League champions
Chinese Taipei Taichung Blue Whale 2023 Taiwan Mulan Football League champions
Thailand College of Asian Scholars 2024 Thai Women's League 1 champions
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More information Team, Qualifying method ...
Preliminary stage participants
Team Qualifying method
Uzbekistan Nasaf 2024 Uzbekistan Women's League champions
Myanmar Myawady 2023 Myanmar Women's League champions
Iran Bam Khatoon 2023–24 Kowsar Women Football League champions
India Odisha 2023–24 Indian Women's League champions
Jordan Etihad 2023 Jordan Women's Pro League champions
Hong Kong Kitchee 2023–24 Hong Kong Women League champions
Laos Young Elephants 2023 Lao Women's League champions
Malaysia Sabah 2023 Malaysia National Women's League champions
Nepal APF 2022 Nepalese National Women's League champions
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club 2023–24 UAE Women's Football League champions
Singapore Lion City Sailors 2023 Women's Premier League champions
Bhutan Royal Thimphu College 2023 Women's National League champions
Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 2023–24 Saudi Women's Premier League champions
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Preliminary stage

Bhutan, Jordan, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia were the hosts of the four groups in the preliminary stage.[7]

Seedings

More information Pot 1, Pot 2 ...
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
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  • Bold indicates teams qualified for the final tournament

(H) Hosts

Group A

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance to group stage
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr (H) 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
3 Laos Young Elephants 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 Myanmar Myawady 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Young Elephants, 1–2 ...
Young Elephants Laos1–2United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club
Yoeurn 83' Report
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Attendance: 50
Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)
More information Myawady, 0–3 ...
Myawady Myanmar0–3Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Report
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King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 294
Referee: Mu Mingxin (China)
More information Abu Dhabi Country Club, 1–0 ...
Abu Dhabi Country Club United Arab Emirates1–0Myanmar Myawady
Al-Marzooqi 87' Report
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King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 50
Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)
More information Al-Nassr, 3–0 ...
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia3–0Laos Young Elephants
 Report
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King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 181
Referee: Trần Thị Thanh (Vietnam)
More information Myawady, 0–3 ...
Myawady Myanmar0–3Laos Young Elephants
Report
  • Sone 24'
  • Yanagisawa 45', 77'
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Al Nassr Club Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 11
Referee: Esra'a Al Mbaidin (Jordan)
More information Abu Dhabi Country Club, 1–0 ...
Abu Dhabi Country Club United Arab Emirates1–0Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Poudel 68' Report
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King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 600
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 India Odisha 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Advance to group stage
2 Jordan Etihad (H) 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 3
3 Singapore Lion City Sailors 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Lion City Sailors, 1–4 ...
Lion City Sailors Singapore1–4India Odisha
Raeka Ee 43' Report
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Attendance: 50
Referee: Park Se-jin (South Korea)
More information Etihad, 5–0 ...
Etihad Jordan5–0Singapore Lion City Sailors
 Report
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Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 110
Referee: Plong Pich Akara (Cambodia)
More information Odisha, 2–1 ...
Odisha India2–1Jordan Etihad
Yeboah 27', 70' Report Jbarah 57'
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Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)

Group C

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Malaysia Sabah (H) 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to group stage
2 Uzbekistan Nasaf 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3 Nepal APF 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information APF, 0–1 ...
APF Nepal0–1Uzbekistan Nasaf
Report Niber-Lawrence 49'
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Attendance: 75
Referee: Tian Jin (China)
More information Sabah, 0–0 ...
Sabah Malaysia0–0Nepal APF
Report
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Likas Stadium, Kota Kinabalu
Attendance: 2,983
Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)
More information Nasaf, 1–2 ...
Nasaf Uzbekistan1–2Malaysia Sabah
Njolle 83' Report Win Theingi Tun 32', 44'
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Likas Stadium, Kota Kinabalu
Attendance: 3,683
Referee: Tian Jin (China)

Group D

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Iran Bam Khatoon 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to group stage
2 Hong Kong Kitchee 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
3 Bhutan Royal Thimphu College (H) 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Royal Thimphu College, 1–2 ...
Royal Thimphu College Bhutan1–2Iran Bam Khatoon
Chakma 27' Report
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Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Khin Nyein Chan (Myanmar)
More information Kitchee, 1–0 ...
Kitchee Hong Kong1–0Bhutan Royal Thimphu College
Fu Chiu Man 41' Report
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Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Nurul Ain Izatty Zainal (Malaysia)
More information Bam Khatoon, 2–0 ...
Bam Khatoon Iran2–0Hong Kong Kitchee
 Report
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Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
Attendance: 450
Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)

Group stage

The group stage was played from 6 to 12 October 2024. The four teams in each of the three groups played one another in a centralised single round-robin format.[5] The top two finishers in each group, together with the two best third-placed teams, advanced to the knockout stage. China, Thailand and Vietnam were the hosts of the three groups.[7]

Seedings

More information Pot 1, Pot 2 ...
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4[a]
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(H) Hosts

Group A

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Korea Incheon Red Angels 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5
3 China Wuhan Jiangda (H) 3 1 0 2 8 4 +4 3
4 Malaysia Sabah 3 0 1 2 2 12 −10 1
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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Wuhan Jiangda, 1–2 ...
Wuhan Jiangda China1–2United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club
Mupopo 4' Report Juma 90', 90+3'
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Attendance: 1,049
Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)
More information Incheon Red Angels, 3–0 ...
Incheon Red Angels South Korea3–0Malaysia Sabah
 Report
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Attendance: 136
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)
More information Sabah, 0–7 ...
Sabah Malaysia0–7China Wuhan Jiangda
Report
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Attendance: 630
More information Abu Dhabi Country Club, 2–2 ...
Abu Dhabi Country Club United Arab Emirates2–2South Korea Incheon Red Angels
 Report Engesha 34', 90+8'
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Attendance: 178
Referee: Alesar Baddour (Syria)
More information Sabah, 2–2 ...
Sabah Malaysia2–2United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club
 Report
  • Ibrahim 30'
  • Tetteh 44'
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Attendance: 158
Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)
More information Wuhan Jiangda, 0–2 ...
Wuhan Jiangda China0–2South Korea Incheon Red Angels
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Attendance: 795
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaya (Kyrgyzstan)

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Australia Melbourne City 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Iran Bam Khatoon 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 Philippines Kaya–Iloilo 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
4 Thailand College of Asian Scholars (H) 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Melbourne City, 2–1 ...
Melbourne City Australia2–1Iran Bam Khatoon
 Report Hamoudi 70'
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Attendance: 391
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
More information Kaya–Iloilo, 0–0 ...
Kaya–Iloilo Philippines0–0Thailand College of Asian Scholars
Report
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Attendance: 611
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)
More information Bam Khatoon, 1–1 ...
Bam Khatoon Iran1–1Philippines Kaya–Iloilo
Ghanbari 39' (pen.) Report Onrubia 90+4'
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Attendance: 120
Referee: Ranjita Devi (India)
More information College of Asian Scholars, 0–3 ...
College of Asian Scholars Thailand0–3Australia Melbourne City
Report
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Attendance: 414
Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei)
More information Melbourne City, 4–0 ...
Melbourne City Australia4–0Philippines Kaya–Iloilo
 Report
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Attendance: 150
Referee: Khuloud Khudoum (United Arab Emirates)
More information College of Asian Scholars, 1–2 ...
College of Asian Scholars Thailand1–2Iran Bam Khatoon
Orapin 30' Report
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Attendance: 250

Group C

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 3 3 0 0 21 0 +21 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City (H) 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 Chinese Taipei Taichung Blue Whale 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
4 India Odisha 3 0 0 3 1 24 −23 0
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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Urawa Red Diamonds, 17–0 ...
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan17–0India Odisha
 Report
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Attendance: 186
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
More information Hồ Chí Minh City, 3–1 ...
Hồ Chí Minh City Vietnam3–1Chinese Taipei Taichung Blue Whale
 Report Huang Ke-sin 85'
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Attendance: 1,086
Referee: Khin Nyein Chan (Myanmar)
More information Taichung Blue Whale, 0–2 ...
Taichung Blue Whale Chinese Taipei0–2Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
Report
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Attendance: 162
Referee: Tian Jin (China)
More information Odisha, 1–3 ...
Odisha India1–3Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City
Yeboah 63' Report
  • Nguyễn Thị Kim Yến 1'
  • Huỳnh Như 42'
  • Ngô Thị Hồng Nhung 90+4'
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Attendance: 682
Referee: Yu Hong (China)
More information Taichung Blue Whale, 4–0 ...
Taichung Blue Whale Chinese Taipei4–0India Odisha
  • Chen Jin-wen 42', 69'
  • Tanaka 45'
  • Silawan 57'
 Report
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Attendance: 135
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)
More information Urawa Red Diamonds, 2–0 ...
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan2–0Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City
 Report
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Attendance: 1,097
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

Ranking of second-placed teams

More information Pos, Grp ...
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Seeded in Quarter-finals draw
2 A United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5 Unseeded in Quarter-finals draw
3 B Iran Bam Khatoon 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Discilpinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Ranking of third-placed teams

More information Pos, Grp ...
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A China Wuhan Jiangda 3 1 0 2 8 4 +4 3 Advance to Quarter-finals (unseeded)
2 C Chinese Taipei Taichung Blue Whale 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
3 B Philippines Kaya–Iloilo 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Discilpinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

Draw

The draw was held on 8 January 2025.[11] For the quarter-finals, teams were seeded based on their performance in the group stage. The three group winners and the best second-placed team were seeded and will be the hosts for the match. Teams from the same group were not drawn against each other.[9]

More information Seeded, Unseeded ...
Seeded Unseeded
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Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
22 March – Incheon
 
 
South Korea Incheon Red Angels1
 
21 May – Wuhan
 
Iran Bam Khatoon0
 
South Korea Incheon Red Angels0
 
23 March – Melbourne
 
Australia Melbourne City1
 
Australia Melbourne City3
 
24 May – Wuhan
 
Chinese Taipei Taichung Blue Whale0
 
Australia Melbourne City1 (4)
 
23 March – Kumagaya
 
China Wuhan Jiangda (p)1 (5)
 
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds0 (5)
 
21 May – Wuhan
 
China Wuhan Jiangda (p)0 (6)
 
China Wuhan Jiangda2
 
22 March – Ho Chi Minh City
 
Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City0
 
Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City5
 
 
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club4
 

Quarter-finals

More information Incheon Red Angels, 1–0 ...
Incheon Red Angels South Korea1–0Iran Bam Khatoon
Kim Myeong-jin 81' Report
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Attendance: 583
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
More information Hồ Chí Minh City, 5–4 ...
Hồ Chí Minh City Vietnam5–4United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club
 Report
  • Adubea 3'
  • Al-Ghafri 15'
  • Tetteh 45+2', 74'
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Attendance: 1,550
More information Melbourne City, 3–0 ...
Melbourne City Australia3–0Chinese Taipei Taichung Blue Whale
 Report
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Attendance: 1,865
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
More information Urawa Red Diamonds, 0–0 (a.e.t.) ...
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan0–0 (a.e.t.)China Wuhan Jiangda
Report
Penalties
 5–6
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Attendance: 3,243
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

Semi-finals

More information Wuhan Jiangda, 2–0 ...
Wuhan Jiangda China2–0Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City
 Report
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Attendance: 4,977
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaya (Kyrgyzstan)
More information Incheon Red Angels, 0–1 ...
Incheon Red Angels South Korea0–1Australia Melbourne City
Report
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Attendance: 706
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Final

Main article: 2025 AFC Women's Champions League final

More information Melbourne City, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Melbourne City Australia1–1 (a.e.t.)China Wuhan Jiangda
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Penalties
 4–5
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Attendance: 18,715
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

Top scorers

  Team eliminated for this round.
  Player is not in the team but the team is still active for this round.
  • Goals scored in the preliminary stage and matches voided by AFC are not counted when determining top scorer.
More information Rank, Player ...
RankPlayerTeam MD1 MD2 MD3 QF SF F Total
1 Kenya Terry Engesha South Korea Incheon Red Angels[b]/ China Wuhan Jiangda 221 5
Japan Miki Ito Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 5
3 Japan Yuzuho Shiokoshi Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 31 4
Venezuela Mariana Speckmaier Australia Melbourne City 1111
5 Mexico Lourdes Bosch Australia Melbourne City 12 3
China Deng Mengye China Wuhan Jiangda 3
Vietnam Huỳnh Như Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City 21
Ghana Eugenia Tetteh United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club 12
9 China Song Duan China Wuhan Jiangda 11 2
Vietnam Ngô Thị Hồng Nhung Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City 11
Iran Zahra Ghanbari Iran Bam Khatoon 11
Chinese Taipei Chen Jin-wen Chinese Taipei Taichung Blue Whale 2
United Arab Emirates Naeema Juma United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club 2
Australia Shelby McMahon Australia Melbourne City 11
Zambia Kabange Mupopo China Wuhan Jiangda 11
Japan Mei Shimada Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2
China Wang Shuang China Wuhan Jiangda 11
Japan Ririka Tanno Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 11
Japan Fuka Tsunoda Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 11
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    This pot contained the winners of the preliminary stage, whose identity was not known at the time of draw.
  2. [b]
    all Engesha's goals were scored while at Incheon Red Angels

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