2024 WAFF Women's Clubs Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 3–13 November 2024 (postpone) |
| Teams | 8 (from 6 associations) |
← 2022 2026 → | |
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]
| 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 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 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 A | Semi-final 1 | Runner-up Group B |
|---|---|---|
| Winner Group B | Semi-final 2 | Runner-up Group A |
|---|---|---|
Third place play-off
| Loser semi-final 1 | v | Loser semi-final 2 |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Winner semi-final 1 | v | Winner semi-final 2 |
|---|---|---|
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.