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AFC Women's Club Championship
| Organiser(s) |
|---|
| 2019 (2019) |
| 2024 (2024) |
| Asia |
| Urawa Red Diamonds (1st title) |
| the-afc.com |
The AFC Women's Club Championship was a former women's football club competition in Asia. It involved the top clubs from countries affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was designed as a pilot competition for the AFC Women's Champions League, which was launched in the 2024–25 season.
The concept of an Asian women's club competition was first recommended in 2018. The inaugural championship in 2019 was held as a round-robin tournament among four teams from the east region. This was followed by the 2021 championship among four teams from the west region. The last edition of the tournament was held in 2023; the Asian Football Confederation had initially decided to cancel the final match after the group stage since the tournament was only intended to be a pilot for the AFC Women's Champions League. However, following backlash, they decided to hold the final match, where Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds defeated South Korea's Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 2–1.
| Edition | Year | Zone | Format | Winners | Runners-up | Venue | Number of teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | — | RR | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | Jiangsu | Yongin, South Korea | 4 |
| — | 2020 | — | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2 | 2021 | — | RR | Amman SC | Shahrdari Sirjan | Amman, Jordan | 4 |
| 3 | 2022 | East | RR | College of Asian Scholars | Taichung Blue Whale | Chonburi, Thailand | 5 |
| West | TL | Sogdiana Jizzakh | Bam Khatoon | Qarshi, Uzbekistan | |||
| 4 | 2023 | — | GSF | Urawa Red Diamonds | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | Saitama, Japan (final) | 8 |
Key
- GSF = group stage plus final
- RR = round-robin tournament
- TL = two-legged tie
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 1 | 0 | 2019 | — |
| Amman SC | 1 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| College of Asian Scholars | 1 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| Sogdiana Jizzakh | 1 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| Jiangsu | 0 | 1 | — | 2019 |
| Shahrdari Sirjan | 0 | 1 | — | 2021 |
| Taichung Blue Whale | 0 | 1 | — | 2022 |
| Bam Khatoon | 0 | 1 | — | 2022 |
| Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 0 | 1 | — | 2023 |
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2 | 0 |
| Jordan | 1 | 0 |
| Thailand | 1 | 0 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 |
| Iran | 0 | 2 |
| China | 0 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea | 0 | 1 |
| Year | Top scorer(s) | Club(s) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mina Tanaka | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 4 |
| 2021 | Multiple players | 2 | |
| 2022 | Su Yu-hsuan | Taichung Blue Whale | 2 |
| 2023 | Kiko Seike | Urawa Red Diamonds | 7 |
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AFC Women's Champions League
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FIFA Women's Club World Cup
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Continental football championships
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AFC Women's Club Championship, the-AFC.com
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AFC Women's Club Championship at the RSSSF
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