North Korea Times
East Bengal becomes first Indian club to reach quarter-finals of AFC Women's Champions League
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East Bengal FC became the first Indian club to reach the quarter-finals of the AFC Women’s Champions League after a 2-0 loss to North Korean side 4.25 SC in their final Group B match in Kolkata on Saturday. The team finished third in Group B with three points and a goal difference of -4, but advanced as one of the two best third-placed sides across all three groups. The qualifying calculation came down to goal difference: East Bengal’s -4 edged Group A’s Ayeyawady, which had -6, with Uzbekistan’s Nasaf the top third-place team on six points. The quarter-finals are scheduled for March 2027, with the draw set for December 2026.
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