Huynh Nhu's team faces the current runner-up of the AFC Women's Champions League

On the afternoon of September 11, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) conducted a draw to divide the 12 teams participating in the group stage of the AFC Women's Club Championship (AFC Champions League) for the 2025-2026 season. The draw of luck put Huynh Nhu and her teammates in the same group A with Melbourne City (Australia), Stallion Laguna (Philippines) and Lion City Sailors (Singapore).

Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club will compete in the group stage of the Asian Women's Championship at home for the second consecutive year. Photo: VFF

Coach Doan Thi Kim Chi said: "In this group, in addition to the Australian representative who will be a strong opponent and a potential candidate in the group, the two opponents Stallion Laguna (Philippines) and Lion City Sailors (Singapore) also have many naturalized and foreign players.

So, calculating how to beat them is not easy but the whole team will try to achieve the goal of passing the group stage because we have the advantage of playing at home in the group stage.

Huynh Nhu and her teammates are confident of passing the group stage. Photo: VFF

To prepare for the continental tournament, the team is also looking for more foreign players but is having difficulty because the contract signing period is short and the good foreign players have not finished their contracts with their current clubs. The team is also calculating a plan to go for training before the tournament. In the continental tournament, the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club will continue to aim to pass the group stage.

More importantly, participating in the Asian tournament gives players the opportunity to compete internationally and receive more investment. Training with foreign players also helps Vietnamese players to be more excited and make more efforts.

Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club is in Group A at the 2025-2026 AFC Champions League Women's. Photo: VFF

The 2025-2026 Asian Women's Club Championship group stage will feature 12 teams, with Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club ranked in the second seed group. The teams will be divided into three groups, each playing at a central location as follows: Vietnam (November 13-19), Myanmar (November 9-15) and China (November 17-23). ​​After the group stage, eight clubs, including the top two teams in each group and the two best third-placed teams, will advance to the knockout round, with the first and second leg quarter-final matches to be determined by a draw in March 2026.

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