Top 3 Ho Chi Minh City players to watch out for in East Bengal's AFC Women's Champions League clash
Ho Chi Minh City were eliminated in the quarter finals of the 2025-26 AFC Women's Champions League East Bengal Women, who successfully topped their group in the preliminary stage of the 2026-27 AFC Women's Champions League with 18 goals scored and none conceded across three games, will represent the Indian tricolour at the continental stage for the second consecutive season. The 2026-27 Indian Women's League (IWL) champions have been placed in Group B for the group stage, alongside Ho Chi Minh City, Hwacheon KSPO and April 25 SC.
They will begin their campaign against Vietnamese side Ho Chi Minh City, who have travelled to Kolkata for the group-stage fixture. Ho Chi Minh City have won the V-Women's League for eight consecutive seasons and lifted the title 11 times in the last 12 seasons.
They qualified for the tournament on the back of their domestic success and were among the six direct entrants who bypassed the preliminary stage to secure a place in the group stage. In the recently concluded 2026 V-Women's League, they won the title after going unbeaten through their first 10 games, recording nine wins and one draw.
They then lost their final two matches after securing the championship. They scored 32 goals and conceded just seven, finishing with 26 points to clinch the title.
𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 🇮🇳⚽ For the first time ever, the#AWCLgroup stage lands on Indian soil - and our#MoshalGirlsare ready to light up the stage! 🏟️❤️💛#AmagoFans- let's pack the KBK and show Asia's elite what the Queens of India are made of!
Trần Thị Thu Xuân Trần Thị Thu Xuân, who won the Best Player award in the 2026 V-Women's League Trần Thị Thu Xuân, who won the Best Player award in the 2026 V-Women's League, is a versatile team player in the middle of the park for Ho Chi Minh City and plays a crucial role for the Vietnamese side. Her strengths include her technical ability and composure to pick out the right passes despite intense pressure from opposition players.
With exceptional vision, she can create chances and play line-breaking passes from different positions across the midfield. She is not just about vision and chance creation; she also has a knack for scoring in the attacking third, having netted twice in the recently concluded domestic season.
Phan Thị Trang Phan Thị Trang, an advanced midfielder for Ho Chi Minh City, keeps things ticking in the middle of the park with her link-up play and technical ability on the ball. She played a crucial role in her side's record-extending 15th V-Women's League Women's triumph.
She is one of the best in the country at making well-timed runs into the opposition half, cutting off passing lanes and pressing opponents into making mistakes that she can potentially punish with goals. She scored four goals during the domestic season and is also expected to have registered several assists, although confirmed numbers for that statistic are not readily available online.