2024 WAFF Women's Clubs Championship

2024 WAFF Women's
Clubs Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
Dates3–13 November 2024 (postpone)
Teams8 (from 6 associations)
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The 2024 WAFF Women's Clubs Championship (Arabic: بطولة غرب آسيا الثالثة لأندية السيدات) will be the 3rd edition of WAFF Women's Clubs Championship, the biennial international women's club football tournament organised by West Asian Football Federation. The championship will be hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.[1][2]

Safa, the defending champions, were unable to defend their title following the team's dissolution in 2022.[3]

Overview

The West Asian Football Association decided to postpone the Women's Clubs Championship to a later date, which was initially scheduled to be hosted in Saudi Arabia from November 3 to 13.

The reason for the postponement is the withdrawal of many clubs due to the security situation in the Middle East. The tournament had been prepared to host 8 clubs since the announcement of the competition's details on February 29.

Teams

Teams qualified through their domestic leagues based on sporting merit. Initially, 8 teams were set to participate in the tournament.[4][5] However, on 11 October 2024, WAFF announced that only five teams will participate.[6]

Qualified teams for WAFF Women's Clubs Championship 2024
Association Team Qualification method
 Saudi Arabia
(2 berths) 		Al-Nassr 2023–24 Saudi Women's Premier League Champions
Al-Ahli 2023–24 Saudi Women's Premier League Runners-up
 Syria (1 berth) Al-Hilal[7] 2023–24 Syrian Women's Football League Champions
 United Arab Emirates
(2 berths) 		Abu Dhabi 2023–24 UAE Women's Football League Champions
Precision 2023–24 UAE Women's Football League Runners-up
Associations that initially entered a team but later withdrew.
Associations which did not enter a team

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 A4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 A5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 November 2024. Source: [ WAFF]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
November – TBD
 
 
Winner Group A
 
November – TBD
 
Runner-up Group B
 
Winner semi-final 1
 
November – TBD
 
Winner semi-final 2
 
Winner Group B
 
 
Runner-up Group A
 
Third place play-off
 
 
November – TBD
 
 
Loser semi-final 1
 
 
Loser semi-final 2

Semi-finals

Winner Group ASemi-final 1Runner-up Group B
Winner Group BSemi-final 2Runner-up Group A

Third place play-off

Loser semi-final 1vLoser semi-final 2

Final

Winner semi-final 1vWinner semi-final 2

References

  1. ^ "السعودية تستضيف النسخة الثالثة من بطولة آسيا للأندية 2024" [Saudi Arabia will host the third edition of the WAFF Women's Club Championship in 2024.]. koraplus.com (in Arabic). 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. ^ "السعودية قد تشارك بفريقين في بطولة غرب آسيا لأندية السيدات" [Saudi Arabia may participate with two teams in the West Asian Women's Club Championship.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  3. ^ "فريق الصفاء يعلن حل كافة الأجهزة الفنية والإدارية لفريق السيدات" [Al-Safa Club announces the dissolution of all technical and administrative staff for the women's team.]. ahwal.media (in Arabic). 1 August 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  4. ^ "سيدات يمثلن العراق في غرب آسيا لكرة القدم" [Women to represent Iraq in the West Asian Football Championship.]. altaghier.tv (in Arabic). 22 August 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  5. ^ "قائمة الاندية المشاركة في بطولة غرب اسيا للاندية - السيدات" [List of clubs participating in the West Asian Women's Club Championship.]. dmcfoot.com (in Arabic). 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024 – via Instagram.
  6. ^ "بطولة أندية السيدات الثالثة بضيافة السعودية" [The Third Women's Club Championship hosted by Saudi Arabia]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  7. ^ "الهلال يمثل سوريا في بطولة غرب آسيا للسيدات" [Al-Hilal will represent Syria in the West Asian Women's Championship]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.