2026 AFC Women's Champions League final

2026 AFC Women's Champions League final
The Suwon Sports Complex in Suwon, South Korea hosted the final
Event2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League
Tokyo Verdy Naegohyang
Japan North Korea
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Date23 May 2026 (2026-05-23)
VenueSuwon Sports Complex, Suwon
RefereeSupiree Testhomya (Thailand)[1]
Attendance2,670

The 2026 AFC Women's Champions League final was the final match of the 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League, the 6th season of Asia's premier club women's football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the second since it was rebranded as the AFC Women's Champions League. The match involved Japanese club Tokyo Verdy (WE League champions) and North Korean side Naegohyang (DPR Korea Women's Premier League champions).[2][3]

Naegohyang's appearance in the 2026 AFC Women's Champions League playoffs received interest.[4] This marks the first time a group of North Korean athletes went to South Korea for a competitive game since the 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals.[5]

Naegohyang won the final and qualified for the 2027 FIFA Women's Champions Cup.[4]

Teams

Team Region (Federation) Previous finals appearances
(bold indicates winners)
Japan Tokyo Verdy East (EAFF) 2019*
North Korea Naegohyang East (EAFF) None

Venue

The semi-final and final venue was pre-determined, with the match played in Suwon, South Korea.

Route to the final

Tokyo Verdy Japan Round North Korea Naegohyang
Opponent Result Preliminary stage Opponent Result
Bye Matchday 1 Laos Master 11–0
Matchday 2 Bhutan RTC 7–0
Matchday 3 Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung Attackers 3–0
N/a Final standings Group D winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 North Korea Naegohyang 3 9
2 Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung Attackers 3 6
3 Bhutan Royal Thimphu College 3 3
4 Laos Master (H) 3 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts


Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
North Korea Naegohyang 4–0 Matchday 1 Japan Tokyo Verdy 0–4
Myanmar ISPE 1–0 Matchday 2 South Korea Suwon 3–0
South Korea Suwon 0–0 Matchday 3 Myanmar ISPE 3–0
Group C winners


Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Japan Tokyo Verdy 3 7
2 North Korea Naegohyang 3 6
3 South Korea Suwon 3 4
4 Myanmar ISPE (H) 3 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
 Final standings Group C runners-up


Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Japan Tokyo Verdy 3 7
2 North Korea Naegohyang 3 6
3 South Korea Suwon 3 4
4 Myanmar ISPE (H) 3 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
Philippines Stallion Laguna 5–0 Quarter-finals Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City 3–0
Australia Melbourne City 3–1 Semi-finals South Korea Suwon 2–1

Match

Details

Tokyo Verdy Japan Football Association0–1DPR Korea Football Association Naegohyang
Report
Attendance: 2,670
Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)
Tokyo Verdy
Naegohyang

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AFC Women's Champions League 2025/26 Match Officials Final" (PDF). The-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "North Korean side Naegohyang wins in South Korea to reach Asian Women's Champions League final". BBC Sport. 20 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Bae Jun-yong; Kim Young-joon (20 May 2026). "North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC Wins After Suwon FC Women's Penalty Miss". The Chosun Daily. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 "DPRK club Naegohyang wins AFC Women's Champions League title". Xinhua. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Kim Min-seo (24 May 2026). "North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC Departs South Korea After AFC Victory". The Chosun Daily. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
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