1997 AFC Women's Championship

1997 AFC Women's Championship
1997年亞足聯女子亞洲杯
Tournament details
Host country  China
Dates December 5 – December 14
Teams 11 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  China PR (6th title)
Runners-up  North Korea
Third place  Japan
Fourth place  Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played 19
Goals scored 132 (6.95 per match)

The 1997 AFC Women's Championship was a women's football tournament held in the province Guangdong, China between December 5 & 14 1997. It was the 11th staging of the AFC Women's Championship. The 1997 AFC Women's Championship, consisting of eleven teams, served as the AFC's qualifying tournament for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Asia's three berths were given to the two finalists - China and Korea DPR - and the winner of the third place play-off, Japan.

Contents

First round

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Japan 9 3 3 0 0 31 1
 India 6 3 2 0 1 13 1
 Hong Kong 3 3 1 0 2 1 12
 Guam 0 3 0 0 3 0 32
December 5, 1997
 India  3–0  Hong Kong
December 5, 1997
 Japan  21–0  Guam
December 7, 1997
 Hong Kong  1–0  Guam
December 7, 1997
 Japan  1–0  India
December 9, 1997
 Japan  9–0  Hong Kong
December 9, 1997
 India  10–0  Guam

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 China PR 9 3 3 0 0 27 1
 North Korea 6 3 2 0 1 23 4
 Uzbekistan 3 3 1 0 2 2 17
 Philippines 0 3 0 0 3 2 32
December 5, 1997
 China PR  3–1  North Korea
December 5, 1997
 Uzbekistan  2–1  Philippines
December 7, 1997
 China PR  8–0  Uzbekistan
December 7, 1997
 North Korea  14–1  Philippines
December 9, 1997
 China PR  16–0  Philippines
December 9, 1997
 North Korea  8–0  Uzbekistan

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Chinese Taipei 6 2 2 0 0 7 0
 South Korea 3 2 1 0 1 11 1
 Kazakhstan 0 2 0 0 2 0 17
December 5, 1997
 Chinese Taipei  1–0  South Korea
December 7, 1997
 South Korea  11–0  Kazakhstan
December 9, 1997
 Chinese Taipei  6–0  Kazakhstan

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

December 12, 1997
 North Korea  1–0  Japan
December 12, 1997
 China PR  10-0  Chinese Taipei

Third place playoff

December 14, 1997
 Japan  2-0  Chinese Taipei

Final

December 14, 1997
 China PR  2–0  North Korea

Awards

 1997 AFC Women's Championship Winners 

China PR
Sixth title

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