The Asian Football Confederation, on Thursday held the draw for the AFC Women’s Club Championship 2023 and here is all you need to know about the groups
Gokulam Kerala FC, an Indian football team, has been drawn into Group A of the 2023 AFC Women’s Club Championship. On Thursday, the Asian Football Confederation’s headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, hosted the tournament draw.
AFC Women’s Club Championship 2023 draw, teams, groups list, host country
From November 6 to November 12, Thailand and Uzbekistan will co-host the invitational tournament’s group stage. Thailand will host Gokulam’s Group A games.
The Gokulam Kerala team also includes the five-time league champion Hualien Women of Chinese Taipei. Bangkok FC, who earlier this year won their first Thai Women’s League championship, is in the same group as Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies, the Nadeshiko League (Japan’s previous top-flight league event) champions. The only Indian team entering its third straight tchampionship is Gokulam Kerala FC.
Big Guns of Asia to compete for Group A supremacy 🔥
Our women’s team is all set to face Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies (Japan), Hualien Women’s Football Team (Chinese Taipei), and Bangkok FC (Thailand) in the Group ‘A’ of the AFC Women’s Club Championship 2023 #GKFC #AFC pic.twitter.com/YVGGPww48b— Gokulam Kerala FC (@GokulamKeralaFC) September 7, 2023
With the draw, eight teams were split into two groups of four. Bangkok FC will serve as the host for all of Group A’s games, which will take place in Thailand. All of the games in Group B will be held in Uzbekistan, with FC Nasaf serving as the hosts.
The four teams in each group will compete against one another in a single round of the league, and the group winners will then face off in the championship game to determine which team is the best women’s club team in Asia.
The 2023 Indian Women’s League (IWL), which Gokulam won in May by defeating Odisha FC 5-0 in the championship game, earned them a spot in the competition. India’s top-tier women’s club football league is known as the IWL.
The AFC Women’s Club Championship debuted in 2019 and is an invitation-only competition. The AFC Women’s Champions League will take its place as the top women’s club league in Asia beginning with the upcoming season.
AFC Women’s Club Championship 2023 draw results
Group A: Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies (JPN), Hualien Women’s Football Team (TPE), Bangkok FC (THA), Gokulam Kerala Football Club (IND)
Group B: Sydney FC (AUS), Hyundai Steel Red Angels Women’s FC (KOR), FC Nasaf (UZB), Bam Khatoon (IRN)