The inaugural season – from the preliminary round to the quarter-finals – of the tournament has seen its fair share of thrills and spills.

With the semi-finals only three days away, the-AFC.com takes a closer look at the interesting facts and figures from what has been a memorable campaign thus far.

Increased participation
The AFC Women’s Club Championship™ was contested between eight teams spread across two groups. The AFC Women’s Champions League, however, has provided for more teams to be part of the action. Thirteen sides competed in the preliminary round, with the four group winners joining eight others in the Group Stage.

Exciting action
A total 117 goals were scored in the 37 matches played so far – an average of more than three goals a game, with Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies’ ۱۷-۰ win over Odisha FC of India the pick of the bunch.

Individual brilliance
Tereza Engesha, who played for Hyundai Steel Red Angels FC of Korea Republic in the Group Stage but has since joined China PR’s Wuhan Jiangda Women’s FC, is leading the race for the Top Scorer award with five goals, a tally she shares with already-eliminated Miki Ito of Urawa. Mariana Speckmaier – who is one behind – will hope to score for Melbourne City FC in the semi-finals.

Shoot on sight
Huynh Nhu of Ho Chi Minh City Women’s FC has attempted the most number of shots with 16, three of which ended in the back of the net. Engesha is just one behind.

Melbourne the pass masters
The Australian side ran rings around their opponents en route to the semi-finals, with three players in the top four for most passes with Rebekah Scott and Alexia Apostolakis having amassed 427 and 405 passes respectively. Red Angels’ Ko Yoo Jin (344) is third while another City player, Laura Hughes is fourth with 285 passes.

New champions
New champions will be crowned with teams from Korea Republic, Australia, Vietnam and China PR in the semi-finals. In the previous iteration of the tournament, clubs from Japan (two), Jordan, Thailand and Uzbekistan lifted the trophy.

Experience v youth
At the age of 40, Red Angels’ Kim Jung-mi is the oldest registered player still with a chance of lifting the coveted trophy with the veteran custodian having played for the Korea Republic side in their 2-0 win against Wuhan in the group stage. 17-year-old Shelby McMahon is the youngest with the Melbourne midfielder getting two starts in the group stage and having come on as a substitute in their quarter-final win against Chinese Taipei’s Taichung Blue Whale Women’s Football Team.

Disciplined performance
While 22 yellow cards were dished out by match officials, there was only one red card shown throughout the 37 matches – to Sabah FA’s Nurul Azurin Mazlan. The goalkeeper was dismissed during the Group Stage match against Abu Dhabi Country Club which ended in a 2-2 stalemate.