AFC Women's Club Championship explained

AFC Women's Club Championship
Organiser:AFC
Region:Asia
Current Champions: Urawa Red Diamonds (1st title)

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

AFC Women's Club Championship results
EditionYearZoneFormatWinnersRunners-upVenueNumber of teams
12019RR Tokyo Verdy Beleza JiangsuYongin, South Korea4
2020align=center colspan=6Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
22021RR Amman SC Shahrdari SirjanAmman, Jordan4
32022EastRR College of Asian Scholars Taichung Blue WhaleChonburi, Thailand5
WestTL Sogdiana Jizzakh Bam KhatoonQarshi, Uzbekistan
42023GSF Urawa Red Diamonds Incheon Hyundai Steel Red AngelsSaitama, Japan (final)8
Key

Records and statistics

Performances by club

Years won! class="unsortable"
Years runners-up
Tokyo Verdy Beleza102019
Amman SC102021
College of Asian Scholars102022
Sogdiana Jizzakh102022
Urawa Red Diamonds102023
Jiangsu012019
Shahrdari Sirjan012021
Taichung Blue Whale012022
Bam Khatoon012022
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels012023

Performances by nation

Nation! scope="col"
WinnersRunners-up
20
10
10
10
02
01
01
01

Top scorers by year

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: Shelat . Neel . AFC Women's Club Championship: Urawa Reds Complete Continental Dominance . Forbes . 18 May 2024 . 10 May 2024.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 .
  5. 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.