AFC has today confirmed the FA Thailand as the host for the upcoming AFC Women’s Club Championship™ – Pilot Tournament in the East region. (15 - 21 August 2022) In addition, the match schedule has also been finalised with the three teams in the East: Taichung Blue Whale FC (Chinese Taipei) ISPE Women FC (Myanmar) + club from Thailand to be decided by June 2022 Earlier, the Uzbekistan FA was confirmed as the host for the West region (20 - 26 August 2022), which will comprise participating clubs from: Uzbekistan, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan While the final cast of participating clubs will be confirmed and communicated in due course, this year’s edition will also see the introduction of the first-ever regional Final contest between the East and West group leaders, which will take place in conjunction with the AFC Cup 2022™ Final on October 22. The winners will join 2019 victors Nippon TV Beleza from Japan and 2021 champions Amman Club from Jordan in the pilot editions’ honours roll, with the ultimate aim of chasing Continental club glory ahead of the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League in 2024.
Previously the talk was about AFC WCL starting 2023 ...now it's 2024... but perhaps its all about 2023 autumn - 2024 spring season? (grasping at straws here)
AFC Women’s Club Championship 2022 tournament official page: Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed the first of two host Member Associations (MAs) for the biggest-ever edition of the AFC Women’s Club Championship™ – Pilot Tournament, which will be held from August 15 to 28, 2022. The Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA) will host the tournament for the clubs in the West, which is scheduled for August 20 to 26, while the host and match dates for the East will be determined in due course in the first edition to be held across the two AFC regions. The confirmation of the full line-up of participating clubs for both regions are in the final stages with as many as seven participating clubs from India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, and Uzbekistan (West) as well as Chinese Taipei, Myanmar, and Thailand (East) expected to compete for supremacy, three more than the previous two pilot editions in 2019 and 2021. The coveted Final between the West and East winners is poised to take place in conjunction with the AFC Cup 2022™ Final scheduled for October 22. Japanese club Nippon TV Beleza were the first side to win the inaugural pilot women’s club tournament in Yongin, Korea Republic, in 2019, while home side Amman Club clinched the 2021 edition in Aqaba, Jordan. The pilot editions further underline the AFC’s ambitions to strengthen the foundations of professional women’s club football in the Continent and serve as the prelude for the impending launch of the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League in 2024. In addition, the Club Licensing process, which has served as a landmark development tool for the men’s club game over the last decade, will also be implemented as a pilot project for participating clubs this year, with the regular cycle to begin in 2023.
AFC Women's Club Championship 2022 (pilot edition) Official page Group East (THA) ISPE WFC (MYA), Taichung Blue Whale FC (TPE), College of Asian Scholars (THA) 15.08 ISPE WFC - Taichung Blue Whale FC 18.08 College of Asian Scholars - ISPE WFC 21.08 Taichung Blue Whale FC - College of Asian Scholars Group West (UZB) Sogdiana (UZB), Bam Khatoon FC (IRN), Sree Gokulam Kerala FC (IND) 20.08 Sogdiana - Bam Khatoon FC 23.08 Sree Gokulam Kerala FC - Sogdiana 26.08 Bam Khatoon FC - Sree Gokulam Kerala FC Final 21.10 Winner East - Winner West
the AFC noted the withdrawal of Jordan’s Orthodox FC on August 5. https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc...ub_championship_2022™_–_pilot_tournament.html
Inclement weather forces ISPE WFC - Taichung Blue Whale FC tie to be postponed to Tuesday. The encounter was abandoned following two (2) stoppages of thirty (30) minutes in accordance with Section 8 of the AFC Competition Operations Manual (Edition 2021). Subsequently, the tie, which stood at 0-0 at the point of abandonment, has been rescheduled to Tuesday, August 16, at 10am at the Chonburi Stadium in Thailand and will recommence at the 22nd minute mark, which was when the match was interrupted.
The Committee also held in-depth discussions on the impending launch of the AFC Women’s Champions League in 2024, which will be a significant game-changer for women’s football, agreeing on the overall considerations, as well as the entry and calendar principles with more information on the format and final details to be confirmed and communicated in 2023. AFC Women’s Football Committee reinforces the importance of women’s club football