2021 AFC Women's Club Championship

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2021 AFC Women's Club Championship
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
City Amman
Dates7–13 November
Teams4 (from 4 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Jordan.svg Amman SC (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Sirjan
Third place Flag of India.svg Gokulam Kerala
Fourth place Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored15 (2.5 per match)
Attendance1,681 (280 per match)
Top scorer(s) 4 players (2 goals)
2019
2022

The 2021 AFC Women's Club Championship (also known as the AFC Women's Club Championship 2021 Pilot Tournament (West)) [1] was the second edition of AFC's premier women's club football competition, held between 7 and 13 November. [2] [3] Four clubs from four associations competed. [4]

Contents

Teams

The following teams played in the West Zone tournament. [2]

TeamQualifying methodApp.(last)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg FC Bunyodkor2020 Uzbek women's football championship champions1st
Flag of India.svg Gokulam Kerala FC 2019–20 Indian Women's League champions [note 1] 1st
Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Sirjan FC 2020–21 Kowsar League champions1st
Flag of Jordan.svg Amman SC 2021 Jordan Women's Football League champions1st

Initially, an East Zone tournament including teams from Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and Taiwan, was also announced. In late July, it was announced that due to COVID-19 restrictions, there was no interest from the clubs in the East to host the tournament, [3] and it was subsequently cancelled.

Format

Teams played in a single round-robin.

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.
Schedule
MatchdayDates
Matchday 17 November 2021
Matchday 210 November 2021
Matchday 313 November 2021

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of Jordan.svg Amman (H, C)320143+16 [a]
2 Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Sirjan 320143+16 [a]
3 Flag of India.svg Gokulam Kerala 31024403
4 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor31023523
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Amman 3, Shahrdari Sirjan 0.

Matches

All times were in EET (UTC+2).

Bunyodkor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 1–2 Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Sirjan
Report
Aqaba Development Corporation Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 150
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
Gokulam Kerala Flag of India.svg 1–2 Flag of Jordan.svg Amman
Report
Aqaba Development Corporation Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 324
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Shahrdari Sirjan Flag of Iran.svg 1–0 Flag of India.svg Gokulam Kerala
Report
Aqaba Development Corporation Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 100
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)
Amman Flag of Jordan.svg 0–1 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor
Report
Aqaba Development Corporation Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 538
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Bunyodkor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 1–3 Flag of India.svg Gokulam Kerala
Report
Aqaba Development Corporation Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 114
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Amman Flag of Jordan.svg 2–1 Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Sirjan
Report
Aqaba Development Corporation Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 455
Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)

Goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamMD1MD2MD3Total
1 Flag of Ghana.svg Elshaddai Acheampong Flag of India.svg Gokulam Kerala 112
Flag of Iran.svg Afsaneh Chatrenoor Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Sirjan 11
Flag of Jordan.svg Maysa Jbarah Flag of Jordan.svg Amman 11
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Dildora Nozimova Flag of Uzbekistan.svg FC Bunyodkor11
5 Flag of Iran.svg Zahra Alizadeh Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Sirjan 11
Flag of Jordan.svg Shahnaz Jebreen Flag of Jordan.svg Amman 1
Flag of India.svg Manisha Kalyan Flag of India.svg Gokulam Kerala 1
Flag of Iran.svg Roghayeh Jalal Nasab Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Sirjan 1
Flag of Tunisia.svg Samia Ouni Flag of Jordan.svg Amman 1
Flag of Colombia.svg Karen Páez Flag of India.svg Gokulam Kerala 1
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Umida Zoirova Flag of Uzbekistan.svg FC Bunyodkor1

See also

Continental Club Championship
Regional Club Championship

Notes

  1. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) nominated Gokulam Kerala to represent India.

References

  1. "AFC tests VAR Light concept at the AFC Women's Club Championship 2021 Pilot Tournament (West)". AFC. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Indian club to compete in AFC Women's Club Championship 2021 Pilot Tournament". AIFF. 4 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Jordan steps up to host pilot AFC Women's Club Championship 2021". Inside World Football. 31 July 2021.
  4. "AFC Women's Football Committee approves AFC Women's Club Championship". AFC. 27 September 2019.