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Year in Review: AFC Women’s Champions League™ 2024/25 - Group Stage
Kuala Lumpur: The inaugural edition of the AFC Women's Champions League™ 2024/25 has been a thrilling affair, with both the preliminary and group stages delivering high quality action.
Up next will be the knockout stage, with the eight remaining teams to learn their opponents at the official draw on January 8, 2025.

Preliminary Stage
Contested under a centralised format, Abu Dhabi Country Club of the United Arab Emirates topped Group A with a perfect nine points after wins over Young Elephants FC of Laos (2-1), Myanmar's Myawady WFC (1-0) and Al Nassr Club of Saudi Arabia (1-0).

India's Odisha FC were the Group B winners after defeating Lion City Sailors FC of Singapore (4-1) and Jordan's Etihad Club (2-1).
Malaysia's Sabah FC emerged the Group C winners after goalless draw with Armed Police Force FC of Nepal and a 2-1 victory over PFC Nasaf Qarshi of Uzbekistan.

Bam Khatoon FC of the Islamic Republic of Iran were the standout team in Group D, defeating Bhutan's Royal Thimphu College FC 2-1 and Hong Kong's Kitchee SC 2-0.

Group Stage
With the three group winners and runners-up, along with the two best third-placed teams to advance to the quarter-finals, the action was fast and furious.
#AWCL | Wuhan Jiangda Women’s FC (CHN) 0 - 2 Hyundai Steel Red Angels Women’s FC (KOR)

#AWCL | Wuhan Jiangda Women’s FC (CHN) 0 - 2 Hyundai Steel Red Angels Women’s FC (KOR)

Group A saw Korea Republic’s Hyundai Steel Red Angels Women's FC finishing on seven points with Abu Dhabi Country Club of UAE advancing as the runners-up with five points.

China PR’s Wuhan Jiangda Women’s FC also went through from Group A as one of the two best third-placed sides.
#AWCL | Melbourne City FC (AUS) 4 - 0 Kaya FC Iloilo (PHI)

#AWCL | Melbourne City FC (AUS) 4 - 0 Kaya FC Iloilo (PHI)

Australia’s Melbourne City FC were peerless in Group B with three wins and were joined in the quarter-finals by Islamic Republic of Iran’s Bam Khatoon FC, who finished with four points.

Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies, who won the AFC Women's Club Championship™ 2023, finished top of Group C with a perfect record of three wins, with Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City Women's FC joining them in the next stage as the runners-up.
#AWCL | Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies (JPN) 2 - 0 Ho Chi Minh City Women’s FC (VIE)

#AWCL | Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies (JPN) 2 - 0 Ho Chi Minh City Women’s FC (VIE)

Chinese Taipei's Taichung Blue Whale Women’s Football Team also booked a quarter-final spot from the group as one of the two best third-placed teams.

The quarter-finals are scheduled to take place on March 22 and 23, 2025 while the semi-finals and final will be played in a centralised format from May 21 to 24, 2025.