Odisha FC to Compete in AFC Women’s Champions League Preliminary Stage
New Delhi [India], July 18: Odisha FC, the champions of the 2023-24 Indian Women’s League, have been drawn in Group B of the preliminary stage of the 2024-25 AFC Women’s Champions League. They will face Etihad Club from Jordan and Lion City Sailors FC from Singapore.
The draw took place at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The preliminary stage will be held in Jordan from August 25 to 31 in a centralised league format. Thirteen teams will compete in this stage, divided into four groups. The winners of each group will advance to the 12-team group stage.
If Odisha FC wins their group, they will join Group C in the group stage, which includes Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies (Japan), Taichung Blue Whale Women’s Football Team (Chinese Taipei), and Ho Chi Minh City Women’s FC (Vietnam). The group stage will take place from October 6 to 12.
The top two teams from each group and the two best third-placed teams will move on to the quarterfinals, scheduled for March 22 and 23, 2025. The knockout stage will be a single-leg format, with the higher-ranked team hosting the match. The semi-finals and finals will be held from May 21 to 24, 2025, to crown the first-ever champions of the AFC Women’s Champions League.
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Odisha FC -: Odisha FC is a football club based in the Indian state of Odisha. They have a team that plays in the Indian Women’s League.
AFC Women’s Champions League -: The AFC Women’s Champions League is a football tournament for women’s clubs in Asia. AFC stands for Asian Football Confederation.
Preliminary stage -: The preliminary stage is the first part of the tournament where teams compete to qualify for the main group stage.
Indian Women’s League -: The Indian Women’s League is a football league in India for women’s teams. Odisha FC won this league in the 2023-24 season.
Etihad Club -: Etihad Club is a football team from Jordan. They are one of the teams competing against Odisha FC in the preliminary stage.
Lion City Sailors FC -: Lion City Sailors FC is a football team from Singapore. They are also in the same group as Odisha FC in the preliminary stage.
Jordan -: Jordan is a country in the Middle East. The preliminary stage of the tournament will be held there from August 25 to 31.
Group stage -: The group stage is the next part of the tournament where teams that win in the preliminary stage compete in groups.
Finals -: The finals are the last matches of the tournament where the best teams compete to win the championship. This will happen in May 2025.
