Champions Cup: Wuhan Women s Football Team 1-0 Auckland United, Jiang Chenjing scored, December against the African Champion

The first round of the 2026 First FIFA Women’s Champions Cup (Small Club World Cup) officially kicked off this afternoon in Jiangcheng Wuhan. In May this year, Wuhan Chegujiang University Women’s Football Team, which had passed five stages and defeated six players, stumbled along the way, finally won the Asian championship and gained the qualification to show its self-worth on the world stage. In the first round of the Champions League, they met the Oceania champions, Auckland United Women's Football Team from New Zealand.

The Wuhan Women’s Football Team played all substitutes in last week’s FA Cup quarter-finals. In the end, they lost to Jiangsu on a penalty kick and missed the semi-finals. The purpose was to prepare for this game. The club’s goal this year is to strive for good results in the National Games and intercontinental competitions. The league and FA Cup will take their course. In this game, Wuhan started with a single foreign aid "Jin Huili", Wu Haiyan, Wang Shuang, and Yao Wei all started, and the FIFA official website showed it for free.

In the first half, the two teams exchanged offense and defense, and also got many excellent opportunities. Song Duan's volley was missed, Wu Haiyan's shot was cleared by the goal line, and the three consecutive hits of Ma Jun and Wu Haiyan were magically saved, resulting in a 0-0 draw at halftime. In the 73rd minute of the second half, Wuhan counterattacked with a long pass. The opponent's goalkeeper made a mistake. Wang Shuang scored with a volley, but it was invalid for offside. In the 87th minute, Wuhan passed the ball behind, Jin Huili headed the ball over, and Jiang Chenjing scored with a single volley. The linesman signaled offside, but VAR intervened not to offside [1-0].

After the game, Wuhan Chegujiang University 1-0 Auckland United, successfully advanced to the second round and will face the African champions in December. The African Champions League has not yet ended, so the opponent is to be determined.

The journey of the Wuhan Women’s Football Team in the first AFC Champions League was full of twists and turns: in the first game of the group stage, they scored a lightning goal, but were defeated by two quick counterattacks in stoppage time. They lost 1-2 to Abu Dhabi Countryside;

In the knockout rounds, Japan's deep defense at home achieved miraculous results. They held on 0-0 in both regular time and overtime, and narrowly defeated their opponents 6-5 in a penalty shootout to advance to the semifinals. Moving to Wuhan, Jiangda, playing at home, defeated Ho Chi Minh City 2-0. In the final, after conceding the first goal in the 76th minute, Wang Shuang's stoppage shot scored to equalize the score. A fierce battle in overtime was fruitless, and the penalty shootout was won 5-4, winning the top trophy in Asia.

A total of 6 teams participated in the FIFA Champions Cup. After the first round of the Asian champion (Wuhan Eda Chetani) and the Oceania champion (Auckland United) collided, the winner (Wuhan Women's Football Team) will compete with the African champion (produced on November 23) in December. The winner of the second round will advance to the semi-finals and move to London, England to compete with the South American champion (produced on October 18th), the European champion (Arsenal), and the North American champion (Gotham, New Jersey) from January 26th to February 1st next year.

In addition to the Champions League, the first Women's Club World Cup will also be released. The first one will be held in early 2028. 19 clubs from around the world will be qualified, including 5+1 seats in Europe, 2+1 seats in Asia, Africa, North and South, and Central and North America, and 0+1 seats in Oceania. In the end, 16 teams will advance to the main game and compete for the pinnacle glory of the world's women's football clubs. After that, it will be held every four years. The Wuhan Women's Football Team will rely on the first Asian championship to have a high probability of getting a seat. According to the rules, in years when there is no Club World Cup, a Champions League similar to this year will be held.