"The first team to reach the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League" and "defending champion" Wuhan face off with fate... "Suwon FC will show its competitive edge"

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The team will set a new milestone for the first time in its history. Suwon FC Women entered Wuhan, China, the land of a showdown for the Asian leaders.

According to Suwon FC Women, the team arrived in China on the 25th (Korea time) ahead of the quarterfinals of the 2025-2026 AFC Women's Champions League (AWCL) and began preparing to advance to the semifinals in earnest. Immediately after arriving in Wuhan, Suwon FC Women conducted light training to relieve fatigue caused by long-distance travel and focused on local adaptation.

Wuhan Zhangda WFC (China), the opponent of the quarterfinals, is the strongest in Asia, winning the last tournament and ranking first in the group stage of this tournament. Suwon FC Women is determined to win a ticket to the semifinals of the tournament by going head-to-head against the strong team, although they have a home advantage.

Suwon FC Women's Coach Park Gil-young said through the club, "It's a faraway trip that you can't experience in Korea, but the atmosphere of the team is very good," adding, "I'll definitely show Suwon FC Women's competitiveness against a strong team called Wuhan."

The quarterfinals, which will immediately advance to the semifinals when they win, will be held at 8 p.m. on the 29th at the Hankou Culture and Sports Center in Wuhan, China.

Suwon FC Women has already advanced to the quarterfinals in the first Asian stage challenge in the club's history. At the group stage held in November last year, Suwon FC Women defeated Myanmar's ISPE WFC 5-0 and recorded one win, one draw and one loss (four points) against world-class teams such as North Korea's home women's soccer team and Japan's Tokyo Verdi Belleza.

Coach Park Gil-young, who won the tournament with the top performance among the third-place teams in each group, said, "I learned a lot by facing teams like my hometown and Tokyo," and vowed to "challenge higher performance with a more prepared team in the tournament."

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