Both the championship trophy and the $1 million (about 1.5 billion won) winner's prize went to North Korea's Naego-hyang Women's Football Club. In a final held in Korea amid controversy, Naego-hyang beat Japan's Tokyo Verdy Beleza to rise to the top of Asia. The atmosphere in the stadium also left a bitter aftertaste to the very end.
Naego-hyang beat Tokyo Verdy 1-0 in the 2025-2026 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Champions League (AWCL) final at Suwon Sports Complex on the afternoon of the 23rd to claim the title. The official attendance was 2,670.
After the match, Naego-hyang Women's Football Club Director General Hyun Chol-yun is sharing the joy of victory with the players. May 23, 2026
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