The 2022
AFC Women's Club Championship (also known as the AFC Women's Club Championship 2022 – Pilot Tournament), held between 15 August and 22 October, was the third edition of the
AFC's premier women's club
football
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competition. Five clubs from five AFC member associations competed in this tournament. A final had been originally scheduled for 22 October, but was never played.
Thailand's College of Asian Scholars won the East Zone title and Uzbekistan's Sogdiana Jizzakh won the West zone title.
Format
The participating clubs were split into two regions to play a single
round-robin tournament
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within their region at a predetermined host site. The two regional winners were to meet in a final on 22 October.
Originally planned as a seven-club tournament,
Jordan's
Orthodox Club withdrew on 5 August 2022.
On 15 August 2022, FIFA suspended the
All India Football Federation
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due to undue influence from third parties, meaning
Gokulam Kerala were disqualified: the two remaining clubs in the west region playing a
two-legged tie
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at the predetermined host site.
Group stage
East region
West region
''Sogdiyona Jizzak won 2–1 on aggregate.''
Goalscorers
See also
; Continental Club Championship
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2022 CAF Women's Champions League (Africa)
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2022 Copa Libertadores Femenina (South America)
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2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League
The 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 21st edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the 13th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League. It was the first edition to fe ...
(Europe)
; Regional Club Championship
* 2022 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship (Central America)
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2022 WAFF Women's Clubs Championship (Western Asia)
Notes
References
External links
* , the-afc.com
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