Discussions drew insights from the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™, AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup Thailand 2026™, AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2026™ and the AFC Women’s Champions League 2025/26™.

With the 2026 edition of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup™ setting multiple benchmarks both on and off the pitch, the programme began with an in-depth study of the Continental showpiece, highlighting its various landmark achievements, including record attendances and increased digital engagement.

Turning to the key technical and tactical observations identified in the competition, the experts highlighted the growing prevalence of high-pressing systems employed by Asia’s leading teams.

Among the other tactical trends explored were contrasting approaches to build-up play, where some teams favoured structured possession-based football while others relied on more direct attacking methods, as well as the effective use of transitions in counterattacking situations.

The discussion then shifted to the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Thailand 2026™, where several interesting facets of the competition were examined, including the increasing attacking influence of full-backs and the contrasting playing philosophies demonstrated by the tournament's leading sides.

More insightful dialogues followed as the attention shifted to the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2026™, which saw DPR Korea clinch their fifth title. The competition proved to be a compelling case study for the technical observers, who noted an abundance of attacking players and a growing emphasis on prioritising physical development, game intelligence and on-pitch decision-making.

In the final segment, the spotlight turned to the AFC Women's Champions League 2025/26™, where the focus was on a range of tactical and technical nuances that were on display throughout the competition, including trends in goals scored from open play and set-pieces.

 

Taking place on the heels of the AFC Youth Online Session 2026, which was conducted on Wednesday, the programme was part of a series of virtual sessions aimed at analysing the performances of national teams and clubs in recent AFC competitions.