Both the championship trophy and the $1 million (about 1.5 billion won) winner's purse went to the North Korean 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 at Suwon Sports Complex on May 23 to claim the title. The official attendance that day was 2,670.
After the match, Naegohyang Women's Football Club coach Ri Yu-il savors the joy of victory. May 23, 2026
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