AFC Women's Club Championship explained
The AFC Women's Club Championship was the women's football club competition in Asia. It involved the top clubs from countries affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[1] It was designed as a pilot competition for the AFC Women's Champions League, which was launched in the 2024–25 season.[2]
History
The concept of an Asian women's club competition was first recommended in 2018.[3] The inaugural championship in 2019 was held as a round-robin tournament among four teams from the east region.[4] This was followed by the 2021 championship among four teams from the west region.[5] The last edition of the tournament was held in 2023; the Asian Football Confederation had initially decided to cancel the final match after the group stage since the tournament was only intended to be a pilot for the AFC Women's Champions League. However, following backlash, they decided to hold the final match, where Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds defeated South Korea's Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 2–1.[2]
Results
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Records and statistics
Performances by club
Performances by nation
Top scorers by year
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: AFC Women's Football Committee approves AFC Women's Club Championship. AFC. 27 September 2019. 28 September 2019. 22 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210122013220/https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/afc-women-s-football-committee-approves-afc-women-s-club-championship. live.
- Web site: Shelat . Neel . AFC Women's Club Championship: Urawa Reds Complete Continental Dominance . Forbes . 18 May 2024 . 10 May 2024.
- Web site: AFC Women's Football Committee recommends women's club competition. AFC. 20 April 2018. 1 November 2019. 1 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191101105445/https://www.the-afc.com/media/afc-women-s-football-committee-recommends-women-s-club-competition. live.
- News: AFC to pilot women's club championship in November . Sport Business . McCullagh . Kevin . 30 September 2019 . 20 October 2019 . 22 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122191938/https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/afc-to-pilot-womens-club-championship-in-november/ . live .
- Web site: India recommended as host for AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022. AFC. 19 February 2020. 19 February 2020. 19 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200219131559/https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-womens-asian-cup/latest/news/india-recommended-as-host-for-afc-women-s-asian-cup-2022. live.