East Bengal FC is in Pot 3 for AFC Women’s Champions League 25-26 group stage draw. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on Monday that the draw will take place on Thursday, September 11 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur.
The 12 teams will be divided into three groups and will be played in a centralised league format between 9th to 23rd November.
The matches in Myanmar will be held between 9th to 15th November, with games in Vietnam scheduled for 13th to 19th November and fixtures in China to be played from 17th to 23rd November.
Moshal Girls qualified from Group E of Preliminary stage defeating Phnom Penh Crown FC of Cambodia 1-0 and drawing with Kitchee SC of Hong Kong China 1-1.
The teams have been seeded for the draw based on the Competition Ranking, with title-holders Wuhan Jiangda as the top seed and the three hosts in a separate pot.
Pot 1: Melbourne City FC (AUS; Rank: 1), Suwon FC Women (KOR; 2)
Pot 2: Tokyo Verdy Beleza (JPN; 3), Bam Khatoon FC (IRN; 7)
Pot 3: Stallion Laguna FC (PHI; 9), East Bengal FC (IND; 11), Naegohyang Women’s FC (PRK; 13)
Pot 4: PFC Nasaf (UZB; 14), Lion City Sailors FC (SGP; 23)
Hosts Pot: Wuhan Jiangda Women’s FC (CHN; 4, Seed: 1), Ho Chi Minh City Women’s FC (VIE; 5, Seed: 2), ISPE WFC (MYA; 15, Seed: 4)
Input from AFC Media
Picture Courtesy: East Bengal Media
