2023 AFC Women's Club Championship

The 2023 AFC Women's Club Championship (also known as the AFC Women's Club Championship 2023 – Invitational Tournament) was the fourth and final edition of the AFC Women's Club Championship, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Eight clubs from AFC member associations competed.[1][2]

2023 AFC Women's Club Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesThailand
Uzbekistan
DatesGroup stage: 6–12 November 2023
Final: 10 May 2024
Teams8 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsUrawa Red Diamonds (1st title)
Runners-upIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored53 (4.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kiko Seike (7 goals)
2022

A final between the two group winners was planned,[3] but was initially cancelled by the AFC in March 2024.[4] However, in April 2024, the AFC reintroduced the final, which was held on 10 May 2024.[5][6]

Seeding

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Urawa Red Diamonds
Sydney FC

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Hualien

Bangkok (H)
FC Nasaf (H)

Gokulam Kerala
Bam Khatoon

Format

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The tournament was held in two centralized venues, with 4 teams in 2 groups, in a round-robin format. The first-placed team in each group advanced to the finals.[7]

Teams

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Group stage

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Group A

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Urawa Red Diamonds3300201+199Advance to final
2 Gokulam Kerala3111512−74
3 Bangkok (H)3102610−43
4 Hualien301219−81
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Urawa Red Diamonds 8–0 Gokulam Kerala
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Yu Hong (China)
Hualien 0–2 Bangkok
Report
Attendance: 209
Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam)

Gokulam Kerala 1–1 Hualien
Kumari 19'ReportLin Jing-xuan 42'
Attendance: 147
Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)
Bangkok 1–6 Urawa Red Diamonds
Kanyanat 87'Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mahnaz Zokaee (Iran)

Urawa Red Diamonds 6–0 Hualien
Report
Bangkok 3–4 Gokulam Kerala
Report

Group B

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels330071+69Advance to final
2 Sydney FC320154+16
3 FC Nasaf (H)301236−31
4 Bam Khatoon301237−41
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Sydney FC 3–0 Bam Khatoon
Report
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 2–0 FC Nasaf
Report
Attendance: 115
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaya (Kyrgyzstan)

Bam Khatoon 1–2 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Report
Attendance: 48
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
FC Nasaf 1–2 Sydney FC
Kudratova 90'ReportWorts 33', 57'
Attendance: 85
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Sydney FC 0–3 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Report
Referee: Rahmonova Dilshoda (Tajikistan)
FC Nasaf 2–2 Bam Khatoon
Report
Referee: Nuannid Donjangreed (Thailand)

Final

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Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Report
Attendance: 5,271
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

Top goalscorers

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RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Kiko Seike Urawa Red Diamonds7
2 Kanyanat Chetthabutr Bangkok4
Miki Ito Urawa Red Diamonds
Mei Shimada Urawa Red Diamonds
Fiona Worts Sydney FC
6 Veronica Appiah Gokulam Kerala3
7 Kozue Ando Urawa Red Diamonds2
Lyudmila Karachik FC Nasaf
Namgung Ye-ji Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
10Multiple players1

See also

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Continental Club Championship
Regional Club Championship

References

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  1. ^ "Gokulam Kerala to play AFC Women's Club Championship 2023". ESPN. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. ^ "AFC women's Champions League set to launch in 2023". smartseries.sportspromedia.com. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Draw sets stage for thrilling action". The AFC. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ^ "AFC Women's Club Championship 2023 – Invitational Tournament 決勝について" (in Japanese). WE League. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  5. ^ "AFC Women's Club Championship 2023 – Invitational Tournament 決勝開催について" (in Japanese). WE League. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ "AFCがまた二転三転…女子ACLプレ大会決勝が急きょ中止から開催の方向へ WEリーグ高田チェアが言及". news.goo.ne (in Japanese). 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Draw sets stage for thrilling action". The AFC. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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