{"id":53820,"date":"2025-09-11T11:36:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=53820"},"modified":"2025-09-11T11:36:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:36:34","slug":"bam-khatoon-handed-tough-draw-at-afc-womens-champions-league-2025-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2025\/09\/11\/bam-khatoon-handed-tough-draw-at-afc-womens-champions-league-2025-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Bam Khatoon handed tough draw at AFC Women\u2019s Champions League 2025\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tehran Times – KUALA LUMPUR, The AFC Women\u2019s Champions League 2025\/26 cast discovered their path to glory following the Group Stage Draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 12 teams were divided into three groups for the second edition of the continental showpiece and will do battle in a centralized league format between Nov. 9 to 23, 2025.<\/p>\n

Group A will see top seeds and last season\u2019s beaten finalists Australia\u2019s Melbourne City FC doing battle with hosts Ho Chi Minh City FC of Vietnam, Philippines\u2019 Stallion Laguna FC and Lion City Sailors FC of Singapore.<\/p>\n

Group B comprises defending champions and hosts Wuhan Jiangda Women\u2019s FC of China PR, Islamic Republic of Iran\u2019s Bam Khatoon FC, East Bengal FC of India and Uzbekistan\u2019s PFC Nasaf.<\/p>\n

The Group C challenge will be between Suwon FC Women of Korea Republic, Japan\u2019s Tokyo Verdy Beleza, Naegohyang Women\u2019s FC of DPR Korea and Myanmar\u2019s ISPE WFC who will host the group. <\/p>\n

The group stage matches in Myanmar will be held between November 9 and 15, with games in Vietnam scheduled for November 13 to 19 and fixtures in China PR to be played from November 17 to 23.<\/p>\n

Following the Group Stage, eight clubs \u2014 the top two finishers of each group and the two overall best third-placed clubs\u2014will advance to the Knockout Stage, with the single-leg Quarter-final pairings to be decided by a draw and played in March 2026.<\/p>\n

The centralized Semi-finals and Final are scheduled for May 20 to 23, 2026. <\/p>\n

Draw Result
\nGroup A: Melbourne City FC (AUS), Ho Chi Minh City Women\u2019s FC (VIE, hosts), Stallion Laguna FC (PHI), Lion City Sailors FC (SGP)
\nGroup B: Wuhan Jiangda Women\u2019s FC (CHN, hosts), Bam Khatoon FC (IRN), East Bengal FC (IND), PFC Nasaf (UZB)
\nGroup C: Suwon FC Women (KOR), Tokyo Verdy Beleza (JPN), Naegohyang Women\u2019s FC (PRK), ISPE WFC (MYA, hosts)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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