AFC Women's Champions League 2024/25

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  1. Lechus7

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    AFC WCC 2023/24 Final (last edition)
     
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  3. SiberianThunderT

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    Spain
    So I forgot about this from the very first post, but this is not how it's going to play out, at least initially - for the first four years of the tournament, byes to the group stage will be determined by the nation's FIFA ranking, and only after that will a proper club ranking be used. So KOR's success to date doesn't matter.

    If all 22 nations do end up entering a team, that would mean the two clubs through to the group stage this first year would be from JPN (Urawa) and AUS (Melbourne City). For the Korean representative (TBD, and won't be the 2024 champions since their season goes through the end of Sept. and the preliminary stage is to be in Aug.) to get a bye to the group stage, we would need no more than 20 nations to officially enter a team. That's because South Korea is currently 5th among AFC nations in the FIFA ranking but effectively 4th because North Korea isn't one of the 22 initial submitting nations. At most 20 actual entrants means at least 4 spots directly to the group stage. As of right now, it looks like we only have 10 of the 22 nations with a club officially confirmed to enter, though I'm sure at least several more will be announced soon as fall-to-spring leagues finish up.
     
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    List of clubs

    1. (JPN) Urawa Red Diamonds
    2. (DPK) Naegohyang
    3. (AUS) Melbourne City
    4. (CHN) Wuhan Jiangda
    5. (KOR) HS Red Angels
    6. (VIE) Ho Chi Min City
    7. (PHI) Kaya FC-Iloilo
    8. (TPE) Taichung Blue Whale
    9. (THA) tbc*
    10. (UZB) PFC Nasaf
    11. (MYA) Myawady
    12. (IRN) Bam Khatoon
    13. (IND) Odisha
    14. (JOR) Etihad
    15. (HKG) tbc*
    16. (LAO) Young Elephants
    17. (MAS) Sabah FA
    18. (NEP) APF
    19. (UAE) Abu Dhabi Country Club
    20. (SGP) Lion City Sailors
    21. (BHU) RTC
    22. (KSA) Al Nassr Club

    *domestic season still going or not confirmed yet

    (source)
     
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    AFC Women's Champions League Draw 18 July (9:00 AM CEST)


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    #35 Lechus7, Jul 18, 2024
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    The group stage will be played from 6 to 12 October 2024. Teams in each group play one another in a centralised single round-robin format in each group. The top two finishers in each group, together with the two best third-placed teams, will advance to the knockout stage.

    AWCL Group Stage.jpg
    (hosts) - Wuhan Jiangda (A), College of Asian Scholars (B), Ho Chi Minh City (C)

    The preliminary stage will be played from 25 to 31 August 2024. Teams in each group play one another in a centralised single round-robin format in each group. Preliminary stage group winners advance to Group Stage.

    AWCL Preliminary Stage.jpg
    (hosts) - Al Nassr (A), Etihad (B), Sabah FA (C), Royal Thimphu College FC (D)
     
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  11. Lechus7

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    New FIFPRO Asia/Oceania report assesses experience of women’s players in Asian club competition

    • Report identifies challenges facing women’s players participating in Asian club competition

    • FIFPRO Asia/Oceania provides three recommendations to enhance competitions

    • Report launched ahead of inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League, commencing Sunday 25 August
    FIFPRO Asia/Oceania has today released a report assessing players’ experiences during the 2023/24 AFC Women’s Club Championship (AWCC).

    The report, Lessons from the AFC Women’s Club Championship (in PDF format), gathers insights from 88 players from the eight clubs who competed in last season’s invitational tournament. The competition served as a pilot for the 2024/25 AFC Women’s Champions League, which begins on Sunday.

    The report provides a comprehensive overview of players’ careers, profiles, and experiences in Asia’s continental club competition. It also examines key aspects such as professional status, remuneration and working conditions.

    Additionally, the report analyses the AWCC format, scheduling, finances, and the 2024 AWCC final, offering valuable insights ahead of the AFC Women’s Champions League's inaugural season.

    Key Findings
    • Less than two-thirds (62%) of players identified as professional players;
    • Less than half earned over USD 10,000 annually from football;
    • One quarter (25%) indicated football was not their primary source of income;
    • Over half of the players reported that the AWCC disrupted their domestic league schedules last season, with some players facing financial losses due to conflicts with non-football employment;
    • Despite satisfactory accommodation, concerns were raised regarding local transport, high-performance facilities, and overall tournament readiness. 27% rated local transport as poor and 23% reported excessive strain from the tournament format.
    Commenting on the report’s findings, FIFPRO Asia/Oceania Chair Takuya Yamazaki said: "The report highlights the players’ continued commitment to the development and growth of football across the region, but equally it illustrates the enormous challenges faced by female footballers.

    "Participating in continental club competitions in Asia significantly impacts players, whether through increased workload, fixture disruption, or challenges in balancing football with other commitments.

    "The tournament’s schedule and structure must consider the semi-professional status of many female players to minimise disruption and reduce, rather than compound, the financial strain these players are feeling.

    "The AFC's unilateral decision-making must change to ensure the success of continental competitions. We continue to recommend a genuine partnership between professional footballers, clubs, leagues, and the AFC, which is crucial to unlocking the potential of Asian football."

    FIFPRO Global and Asia/Oceania board member, former Australia international and 2010 AFC Women’s Player of the Year Kathryn Gill said: "The players share the same interests as the AFC and the broader region in seeking to develop the women’s game across Asia as swiftly as possible.

    "Whilst the potential of the women’s game in Asia is immense, we must ensure it is developed in a way that is responsive to the lived realities illustrated in this report. This can only occur through establishing a genuine partnership between the AFC, leagues, clubs and players, and not through unilaterally overlaying regulations that are fit for men’s competitions onto female competitions."

    Key Recommendations
    1. A Collaborative Approach to Decision-Making
      Four out of five footballers (81%) surveyed believe that players should have a greater say in AFC decisions regarding the structure, scheduling, and financial aspects of the competition.

    2. Higher Minimum Standards
      Competition regulations for the AFC Women’s Champions League should safeguard players from substandard conditions while using the tournament's leverage to promote professionalism across the continent.

    3. Increased Visibility and Commercial Opportunity
      With the commercial potential of women’s football rapidly growing, the AFC must invest in increasing the visibility of women’s continental club competitions.
    The Preliminary Stage of the AFC Women’s Champions League kicks off this Sunday. It features 13 club sides in one group of four teams and three groups of three teams. Bhutan, Jordan, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia will each host one group. The teams will play in a centralised league format between 25 and 31 August, with the four group winners advancing to the Group Stage.
     
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  12. Lechus7

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    Group A

    Abu Dhabi Country Club vs. Young Elephans FC (live)
     
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    Group A

    Al Nassr vs. Myawdy (live) on the same video link as above
     
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    Group B

    Etihad vs. Lion City Sailors (live)
     
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    #41 Lechus7, Aug 28, 2024
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    The stage is set for the final round.

    Key matches: (31st August)

    Group A

    Abu Dhabi Country Club vs. Al Nassr

    Abu Dhabi needs only a draw, Al Nassr needs to win***

    Group B

    Odisha FC vs. Etihad Club

    Etihad needs only a draw, Odisha needs to win***

    Group C

    FC Nasaf vs. Sabah FA

    Nasaf needs only a draw, Sabah needs to win

    Group D

    BAM Khatoon FC vs. Kitchee SC

    BAM Khatoon needs only a draw, Kitchee needs to win***

    ***(if tiebraker when equal on points is GD)
     
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  17. SiberianThunderT

    Sep 21, 2008
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    Nat'l Team:
    Spain
    Yup, that should be how it works out at least. The tournament regulations give H2H tiebreaks priority over any overall-group tiebreaks, but if the two teams tie in their H2H match and are otherwise tied on points, then overall group stage GD is the next tiebreak up (p.20):
    https://assets.the-afc.com/download...ns-League-2024_25-Competition-Regulations.pdf
     
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    #43 Lechus7, Aug 31, 2024
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    Odisha vs. Etihad (live)
     
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    Abu Dhabi vs Al Nassr (live)
     
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  20. blissett

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    A draw would have been enough for Etihad, but Odisha managed to find the win they needed to advance. Their players from overseas were instrumental to that: Nigerian monumental Center-Back Maryam Ibrahim and Ghanaian FW Jennifer Yeboah, who scored the winning brace. :ninja:

    It has to be said, though, that she scored both goals through major blunders by Etihad's defense, especially by their keeper. :x3: The Indian side, instead, seemed to have a slightly more competent GK (at least enough to deflect over the bar some dangerous headers).

    When Etihad temporarily equalized in the 2nd Half, a member of their staff, after running and flailing like mad, even knelt to kiss the ground next to the side-line: it was a little too early for that. :rolleyes:

    I have to say that I may be biased, but "Etihad" sounds like overabundant financial power to me, so, although I know nothing about their women's team, I am not unhappy that they were eliminated...
     
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    from preliminary stage:

    Group A: Sabah and Abu Dhabi
    Group B: Bam Katoon
    Group C: Odisha
     
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  23. Lechus7

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    #48 Lechus7, Oct 3, 2024
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    AFC Women's Champions League will be streamed live on youtube AFC Hub
    (it's geoblocked for Japan, China, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and North African countries of Mediteranean Sea and also in Arabian Peninsula).
    Where to watch outside youtube.

    Matchday 1

    Group A

    3rd October

    Wuhan Jiangda - Abu Dhabi

    Incheon Red Angels - Sabah FA

    Group B

    6th October

    Melbourne City - Bam Khatoon FC

    Kaya FC-IloIlo - College of Asian Scholars

    Group C

    6th October

    Urawa Red Diamonds - Odisha FC

    Ho Chi MIn City - Taichung Blue Whale
     
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    #49 Lechus7, Oct 3, 2024
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    shot map.jpg
    Teams shot map till 87th min
     

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