Matchday 2: What they said
Matchday Two of the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 concluded this past week and with it came plenty of exciting action across the breadth of Asia.
Matchday 2 In Numbers
The AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 was a supershow on Matchday Two with 40 goals scored across 15 matches.
Kim, Engesha pleased with Red Angels’ start
Head coach Kim Eun-sook and forward Tereza Engesha were delighted after Hyundai Steel Red Angels Women’s FC began their AFC Women's Champions League™ 2024/25 campaign with a 3-0 win against Sabah FA on Thursday.
Selangor’s Nidzam unperturbed by missed chances
Selangor FC picked up their first win of their AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 campaign following a 1-0 victory against Dynamic Herb Cebu FC in a match that saw their forwardline misfiring despite a plethora of chances.
Kouassi expects more from Zhejiang
Jean Kouassi believes Zhejiang FC’s hard-fought 1-0 victory against Indonesia’s Persib Bandung on Thursday will serve as a confidence booster for the rest of their AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 campaign.
Know your Group B teams
As excitement builds for the AFC Women’s Champions League™ 2024/25, the-AFC.com takes a look at Group B featuring Australia’s Melbourne City, Kaya FC–Iloilo of the Philippines, Thailand’s College of Asian Scholars and Bam Khatoon FC of Islamic Republic of Iran.
Yokohama F. Marinos (JPN) 4-0 Ulsan HD FC (KOR)
Yokohama F Marinos bounced back from their dismal start to the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 to hand Korea Republic’s Ulsan HD a 4-0 defeat at Yokohama International Stadium on Wednesday.
Vissel Kobe (JPN) 2-1 Shandong Taishan FC (CHN)
Japan’s Vissel Kobe made full use of home ground advantage to defeat Shandong Taishan of China PR 2-1 in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 tie on Wednesday.
Group D: Australia 2-0 Macau; Saudi Arabia 4-0 Afghanistan Australia earned a second win in Group D after they defeated Macau 2-0 in their AFC U20 Asian Cup™ China 2025 Qualifiers match on Wednesday.
Australia earned a second win in Group D after they defeated Macau 2-0 in their AFC U20 Asian Cup™ China 2025 Qualifiers match on Wednesday.
Afghanistan’s adventure ended by Paraguay
Afghanistan’s valiant run in the FIFA Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024 came to an end following a 3-1 defeat to Paraguay in the Round of 16 on Wednesday.


















Friday, 5 December , 2025