Australia edge Myanmar to clinch title

Wed, 20 Aug, 2025

Australia edge Myanmar to clinch title

Hai Phong: A second half strike from Holly Furphy earned Australia the ASEAN Women’s Championship 2025 title after defeating  Myanmar 1-0 on Tuesday.

Furphy made the difference in the 66th minute to seal the win and end Australia’s 17-year wait following their maiden victory in 2008.

Vietnam, meanwhile, turned on the power to defeat Thailand 3-1 to take third place.

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Preliminary Stage contenders eye #AWCL progress

Thu, 14 Aug, 2025

Preliminary Stage contenders eye #AWCL progress

Kuala Lumpur: The quest to reach the second edition of the AFC Women’s Champions League™ kicks off on August 25 (Monday) with the Preliminary Stage of the 2025/26 season.

Featuring a record cast of 19 teams, the battles will take place across five centralised groups and only six sides—all group winners and the best-placed runner-up overall—will progress to the Group Stage.

#AWCL - Preliminary Stage: Know your Group B teams

Tue, 19 Aug, 2025

#AWCL - Preliminary Stage: Know your Group B teams

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Women’s Champions League™ 2025/26 is set to be a blockbuster affair with the Preliminary Stage kicking off the action next week.

Group B of the Preliminary Stage will be played in Qarshi, Uzbekistan and the-AFC.com shines the spotlight on the four sides aiming to advance to the next stage.

#AWCL - Preliminary Stage: Know your Group A teams

Sun, 17 Aug, 2025

#AWCL - Preliminary Stage: Know your Group A teams

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Women’s Champions League™ 2025/26 is gearing up for kick-off with the Preliminary Stage to be contested on August 25 to 31.

The 19 teams aiming to advance to the Group Stage have been divided into five groups, with matches to be played in Yangon (Myanmar), Qarshi (Uzbekistan), Melaka (Malaysia), Vientiane (Laos) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia).

The-AFC.com takes a close look at the cast, with Group A kicking off the series.

Europe Wrap: Asia’s stars enjoy a memorable week out

Tue, 19 Aug, 2025

Europe Wrap: Asia’s stars enjoy a memorable week out

Kuala Lumpur: Asia’s best grabbed their share of the goals, the spotlight and silverware, as Korea Republic internationals Lee Kang-in and Kim Min-jae helped their sides to trophy wins in Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga.

It also proved a memorable week for Australia’s Kusini Yengi and Japan’s Keisuke Goto, who scored their first goals in the Scottish Premiership and Belgian Pro League respectively. 

Join the-AFC.com as we take look at what Asia’s finest have been up to as the 2025/26 action takes off in Europe.

#ACLElite - League Stage matches to look out for

Sun, 17 Aug, 2025

#ACLElite - League Stage matches to look out for

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Champions League Elite™ 2025/26 League Stage is set to witness titanic matches as the 24 sides cast their eyes on advancing to the Round of 16.

With the action to kick in just under a month's time, the-AFC.com highlights six matches which will have just a bit more spice compared to the rest.