Both the trophy and the $1 million (about 1.5 billion won) winner's purse went to North Korea's Naegohyang Women's Football Club. In a final held in Korea amid controversy, Naegohyang beat Japan's Tokyo Verdy Beleza to stand atop Asia. The atmosphere in the stadium also left a bitter aftertaste to the very end.
Naegohyang beat Tokyo Verdy 1-0 in the 2025-2026 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Champions League (AWCL) final held on the afternoon of the 23rd at Suwon Sports Complex to take the title. The official attendance was 2,670.
Naegohyang Women's Football Club's Kim Gyeong-yeong, who won MVP after the match, celebrates. May 23, 2026
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