Wuhan, Nov 23: East Bengal FC were eliminated from the AFC Women’s Champions League 2025-26 group stage after suffering a 0-3 defeat to PFC Nasaf of Uzbekistan in their concluding Group B tie on Sunday.
The win moved the Uzbekistan side to second place with four points, guaranteeing them a spot in the quarter-finals alongside toppers Wuhan Jiangda Women’s FC of China PR.
East Bengal ended their debut campaign in third place with three points, while IR Iran’s Bam Khatoon FC finished at the bottom, also with three points.
In the best third-placed teams rankings, Korea Republic’s Suwon FC qualified from Group C with four points, alongside Philippines’ Stallion Laguna FC with three points. Although the latter were level with East Bengal on goal difference, the Indian side had fewer goals scored, which knocked them out of the last eight.
The Moshal Girls had earlier defeated Bam Khatoon FC (3-1) and lost to Wuhan Jiangda Women’s FC (0-2).
Nasaf controlled the game from the opening whistle, with Nilufar Kudratova driving into the box in the fifth minute but taking just too long to make up her mind, allowing Anoma Opoku to close her down.
The Nasaf captain was more decisive in the 18th minute with the same run into the box, this time picking out Diyorakhon Khabibullaeva for the tap-in. (IANS)
