AFC Women's Champions League
To be conducted at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, the 12-strong final line-up for the second edition will be divided into three equal groups and do battle in a centralised league format between November 9 to 23, 2025.
The teams comprise the Continent’s top six clubs—as per the AFC Women’s Club Competition Ranking 2024/25—and six more that came through the Preliminary Stage, which featured a record 19 sides and concluded on August 31.
China PR’s Wuhan Jiangda Women’s FC will return to defend their title, while eight clubs are set for their Group Stage debuts: Tokyo Verdy Beleza, ISPE WFC, Lion City Sailors FC, PFC Nasaf, East Bengal FC, Suwon FC Women, Stallion Laguna FC and Naegohyang Women’s FC—with the latter four sides also making their Continental debuts.
The teams have been seeded for the draw based on the Competition Ranking, with title-holders Wuhan Jiangda as the top seed and the three hosts in a separate pot, as below:
Pot 1: Melbourne City FC (AUS; Rank: 1), Suwon FC Women (KOR; 2)
Pot 2: Tokyo Verdy Beleza (JPN; 3), Bam Khatoon FC (IRN; 7)
Pot 3: Stallion Laguna FC (PHI; 9), East Bengal FC (IND; 11), Naegohyang Women’s FC (PRK; 13)
Pot 4: PFC Nasaf (UZB; 14), Lion City Sailors FC (SGP; 23)
Hosts Pot: Wuhan Jiangda Women’s FC (CHN; 4, Seed: 1), Ho Chi Minh City Women’s FC (VIE; 5, Seed: 2), ISPE WFC (MYA; 15, Seed: 4)
The matches in Myanmar will be held between November 9 to 15, with games in Vietnam scheduled for November 13 to 19 and fixtures in China PR to be played from November 17 to 23.
Following the Group Stage, eight clubs—the top two finishers of each group and the two overall best third-placed clubs—will advance to the Knockout Stage, with the single-leg Quarter-final pairings to be decided by a draw and played in March 2026.
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