2026–27 AFC Women's Champions League
International football competition
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The 2026–27 AFC Women's Champions League will be the third 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:
17–23 August 2026
Competition proper:
October 2026 – May 2027
17–23 August 2026
Competition proper:
October 2026 – May 2027
TeamsCompetition proper: 12
Total: 30 (from 29 associations)
Total: 30 (from 29 associations)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Preliminary stage: 17–23 August 2026 Competition proper: October 2026 – May 2027 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 12 Total: 30 (from 29 associations) |
← 2025–26 2027–28 →
All statistics correct as of 2 July 2026. | |
Naegohyang were the defending champions.[1][2]
Association team allocation
The defending champions enter directly to the group stage without taking from their member association team allocation, if not already qualified through their domestic performance. Aside from that, there is only one entry per participating member association, with allocation based on AFC Women's Club ranking made with 70% of AFC club points and 30% of national team points as per FIFA Women's World Ranking.[3][4] The defending champions and teams from the top five ranked associations qualify directly to the group stage, with the remaining teams starting from the preliminary stage.[5]
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Associations that did not enter a team:
Format
The competition comprises:[3]
- a preliminary stage in centralised venues (number of groups depends on number of total teams)
- 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:[3]
- Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out, if only two teams are tied, and the teams in question have played their last group match against each other;
- Lower disciplinary score (direct red card = 3 points; double yellow card = 3 points; single yellow card = 1 point);[6]
- Drawing of lots.
Schedule
| Stage | Round | Draw date | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary stage | Matchday 1 | 2 July 2026 | 17 August 2026 |
| Matchday 2 | 20 August 2026 | ||
| Matchday 3 | 23 August 2026 | ||
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 3 September 2026 | 1–7 November 2026 |
| Matchday 2 | |||
| Matchday 3 | |||
| Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | 14 January 2027 | 27–28 March 2027 |
| Semi-finals | 19 May 2027 | ||
| Final | 22 May 2027 |
Teams
Team locations
Pyongyang
Kharaatsai
TSL
Location of the 2026–27 AFC Women's Champions League teams
Red: Group stage; 
Yellow: Preliminary stage
Red: Group stage; 
Yellow: Preliminary stageEntrants
| Team | Qualifying method | App. (last) |
|---|---|---|
 Naegohyang |
2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League champions | 2nd (2025–26) |
 Melbourne City |
2025–26 A-League Women premiers | 3rd (2025–26) |
 Hwacheon KSPO |
2025 WK League champions | 1st |
 Kobe Leonessa |
2025–26 WE League champions | 1st |
 Beijing Jingtan |
2025 Chinese Women's Super League champions | 1st |
 Hồ Chí Minh City |
2025 Vietnamese Women's National League champions | 3rd (2025–26) |
Preliminary stage
The draw was held on 2 July 2026 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[7]
Seedings
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host teams |  College of Asian Scholars |
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Bengal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to group stage |
| 2 |  Sabah (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Rovers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Rajshahi Stars |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 17 August 2026. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group B
- All matches were held in Kyrgyzstan.
- Times listed are UTC+6.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kaya–Iloilo |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to group stage |
| 2 |  TSL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Phnom Penh Crown |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Ilbirs (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 17 August 2026. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
| Ilbirs | v | TSL |
|---|---|---|
Group C
- All matches were held in Uzbekistan.
- Times listed are UTC+5.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Banaat |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to group stage |
| 2 |  PFC Nasaf (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Master |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Royal Thimphu College |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 17 August 2026. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College of Asian Scholars (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to group stage |
| 2 | April 25 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Kharaatsai |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  S'Amuser |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 17 August 2026. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
| April 25 | v | Kharaatsai |
|---|---|---|
| Kharaatsai | v | College of Asian Scholars |
|---|---|---|
| Kharaatsai | v | S'Amuser |
|---|---|---|
Group E
- All matches were held in Tajikistan.
- Times listed are UTC+5.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bam Khatoon |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to group stage |
| 2 |  Etihad |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Al Nassr |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  CSKA Dushanbe (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 17 August 2026. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Taipei City Hang Yuan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to group stage |
| 2 |  Ayeyawady (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Albirex Jurong |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  No Limits |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 17 August 2026. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Goalscorers
TBD