2025 AFC Women's Champions League final
The Wuhan Sports Centre Stadium in Wuhan hosted the final | |||||||
| Event | 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League | ||||||
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| After extra time Wuhan Jiangda won 5–4 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 24 May 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Wuhan Sports Centre Stadium, Wuhan | ||||||
| Referee | Asaka Koizumi (Japan)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 18,715 | ||||||
| Weather | Overcast night 68 °F (20 °C) 74% humidity[2] | ||||||
The 2025 AFC Women's Champions League final was the final match of the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League, the 5th season of Asia's premier club women's football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the first since it was rebranded as the AFC Women's Champions League. It was played on 24 May 2025 in Wuhan.[3][4] between local club Wuhan Jiangda (Chinese Women's Super League champions) and Australian side Melbourne City (A-League Women premiers ), both of whom reached a continental final for the first time.
Wuhan Jiangda qualified for the inaugural FIFA Women's Champions Cup to be held in 2026.[5]
Teams
| Team | Federation | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| Melbourne City | East (AFF) |
None |
| Wuhan Jiangda | East (EAFF) |
none |
Venue
The semi-final and final venue was pre-determined, with the match played in Wuhan, Hubei Province, PR China.
Route to the final
| Wuhan Jiangda | Round | Melbourne City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abu Dhabi Country Club | 1–2 | Matchday 1 | Bam Khatoon | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sabah | 7–0 | Matchday 2 | College of Asian Scholars | 3–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incheon Red Angels | 0–2 | Matchday 3 | Kaya–Iloilo | 4–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group A Third place
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Final standings | Group B winners
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| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) |
Quarter-finals | Taichung Blue Whale | 3–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hồ Chí Minh City | 2–0 | Semi-finals | Incheon Red Angels | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match
Details
| Melbourne City | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Wuhan Jiangda |
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Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 |
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Melbourne City
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Wuhan Jiangda |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[1]
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Match rules
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See also
- 2025 AFC Champions League Elite final
- 2025 AFC Champions League Two final
- 2025 AFC Challenge League final
Notes
- ^ Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time, and finally at half-time in extra time.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "AFC Women's Champions League 2024/25 Match Officials Final" (PDF). The-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "中国天气网". 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Landmark AFC Women's Champions League™ to kick off with 22 clubs". the-AFC. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "#AWCL - Road to glory finalised". Asian Football Confederation. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Timelines and formats of landmark FIFA women's club competitions confirmed". FIFA. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
External links
- AFC Women's Champions League, the-AFC.com