
AFC Women's Champions League
The 19 teams aiming to advance to the Group Stage have been divided into five groups, with matches to be played in Yangon (Myanmar), Qarshi (Uzbekistan), Melaka (Malaysia), Vientiane (Laos) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia).
The-AFC.com takes a close look at the cast, with Group A kicking off the series.
The-AFC.com takes a close look at the cast, with Group A kicking off the series.
Stallion Laguna FC (PHI)
The Philippines side will be making their continental debut and they qualified for the tournament after winning the PFF Women's Cup 2024, which was their first-ever major title.
On Wednesday, Stallion won the 2025 Ang Liga Filipina Invitational Champions with a 3-2 win over Tuloy FC and with the likes of Philippines internationalslike Olivia McDaniel and Chandler McDaniel in the squad, they will be confident of living up to their top seed billing.
The Philippines side will be making their continental debut and they qualified for the tournament after winning the PFF Women's Cup 2024, which was their first-ever major title.
On Wednesday, Stallion won the 2025 Ang Liga Filipina Invitational Champions with a 3-2 win over Tuloy FC and with the likes of Philippines internationalslike Olivia McDaniel and Chandler McDaniel in the squad, they will be confident of living up to their top seed billing.
ISPE WFC (MYA)
ISPE WFC will be making their second appearance in an AFC competition, having also played in the third edition of the AFC Women’s Club Championship™ 2022 - Pilot Tournament (East).
League champions in 2024, ISPE are now the joint-record winners with three titles and they will be powered by the core that took the Myanmar national team to the final of the 2025 ASEAN Women's Championship.
Strykers FC (GUM)
The first women's club team from Guam to feature in an AFC competition, Strykers FC will be raring to show their quality on the continental stage.
They raced away with the 2025 league title - the fourth in their history - with an unbeaten season, achieving 11 wins from 13 matches.
ISPE WFC will be making their second appearance in an AFC competition, having also played in the third edition of the AFC Women’s Club Championship™ 2022 - Pilot Tournament (East).
League champions in 2024, ISPE are now the joint-record winners with three titles and they will be powered by the core that took the Myanmar national team to the final of the 2025 ASEAN Women's Championship.
Strykers FC (GUM)
The first women's club team from Guam to feature in an AFC competition, Strykers FC will be raring to show their quality on the continental stage.
They raced away with the 2025 league title - the fourth in their history - with an unbeaten season, achieving 11 wins from 13 matches.
Khovd Western FC (MNG)
The third debutants in the group, Khovd Western FC will also be etching their names into the history books as the first women's club side from Mongolia to participate in an AFC competition.
Khovd are the 2024 Women's National Football League champions, the first time they have won the competition. In the likes of Ulziibayar Badamkhatan and Munkhzul Bayanmunkh, they have players with experience - having recently played for the Mongolia national team in the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026™ Qualifiers.
Photo: Stallion Laguna FC
The third debutants in the group, Khovd Western FC will also be etching their names into the history books as the first women's club side from Mongolia to participate in an AFC competition.
Khovd are the 2024 Women's National Football League champions, the first time they have won the competition. In the likes of Ulziibayar Badamkhatan and Munkhzul Bayanmunkh, they have players with experience - having recently played for the Mongolia national team in the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026™ Qualifiers.
Photo: Stallion Laguna FC
