After the group stage closed on November 23, 2025, the representative of Vietnam won second place in Group A, thereby joining the group of 8 strongest teams in the continent. This achievement continues to affirm the position of the Ho Chi Minh City women's club in the Asian level playground.
In the previous season, the Ho Chi Minh City women's club also passed the group stage in second place, but was then ranked in the No. 1 seed group. Falling to No. 2 seed group in the 2025-2026 season comes from the change in sub-index between the second-placed teams.
In this season, the Ho Chi Minh City women's club has a lower goal-to-defeat ratio than Naegohyang FC (North Korea), the second-placed team in Group C, so it is ranked in the lower seed group according to AFC regulations.
According to AFC classification, the No. 2 seed group includes: Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club (Vietnam), Nasaf FC (Uzbekistan), Suwon FC (Korea) and Stallion Laguna (Philippines).
Meanwhile, the No. 1 seed group includes: Melbourne City FC (Australia), Wuhan Jiangda (China), Tokyo Verdy Beleza (Japan) and Naegohyang FC (North Korea). Teams belonging to the No. 1 seed group will compete at home in the quarter-finals.
The draw ceremony for the AFC Women's Champions League quarter-finals is scheduled to take place on January 15, 2026. The quarter-final matches will be held on March 28 and 29, 2026.
