It involves the top clubs from countries affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

[1] The concept of an Asian women's club competition was first recommended in 2018.

[2] The following year, the inaugural edition of the AFC Women's Club Championship, a pilot women's club championship for Asian teams, was held as a round-robin tournament among four teams.

[3] In 2023, the format for the new club competition called AFC Women's Champions League was unveiled.

[1][4] In the first four seasons, there will be one entry per participating member association,[5] with allocation based on the AFC Women's Club Competitions Ranking, which will combine their clubs' performance in the AFC Women's Champions League and the latest FIFA Women's World Ranking as follow:[6] Starting with the 2024–25 season, the distribution of the prize money is as follows.