2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup

2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2008 AFC Cup của phụ nữ châu Á
Tournament details
Host country  Vietnam
Dates May 28 – June 8
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  North Korea (3rd title)
Runners-up  China PR
Third place  Japan
Fourth place  Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 57 (3.56 per match)

The 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup was played in Vietnam from May 28 to June 8, 2008.

Contents

Qualification

See main article: 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Seedings

The draw was held on April 18, 2008 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Stadium

First round

All times UTC+7

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 North Korea 9 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9
 China PR 6 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4
 Vietnam 3 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3
 Thailand 0 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10
2008-05-28
17:00
 North Korea  5 – 0  Thailand Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)
Kim Kyong-Hwa  8'  39'
Ri Kum-Suk  30'
Ri Un-Suk  51'
Kim Yong-Ae  90+1'		 Report  
2008-05-28
19:30
 China PR  1 – 0  Vietnam Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Hong Eun-Ah (Korea Republic)
Xu Yuan  31' Report  
2008-05-30
17:00
 Vietnam  0 – 3  North Korea Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Hong Eun-Ah (Korea Republic)
Report Ri Un-Gyong  11' (pen)
Ri Kum-Suk  39'  67'
2008-05-30
19:30
 Thailand  1 – 5  China PR Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Baba Sachiko (Japan)
Nisa Romyen  37' Report Liu Sa  11'
Qu Feifei  20'  73'
Xu Yuan  22'
Pu Wei  86'
2008-06-01
18:30
 China PR  0 – 1  North Korea Army Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)
Report Ri Un-Gyong  34'
2008-06-01
18:30
 Vietnam  1 – 0  Thailand Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Baba Sachiko (Japan)
Doan Thi Kim Chi  70' Report

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 6 3 2 0 1 15 4 +11
 Australia 6 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4
 South Korea 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2
 Chinese Taipei 0 3 0 0 3 0 17 −17
2008-05-29
17:00
 Australia  4 – 0  Chinese Taipei Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Ri Hong-Sil (DPR Korea)
Heather Garriock  19'  42'
Jenna Tristram  51'
Lisa De Vanna  82'		 Report  
2008-05-29
19:30
 Japan  1 – 3  South Korea Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)
Yuki Nagasato  10' Report Cha Yun-Hee  18'
Park Hee-Young  31'  54'
2008-05-31
17:00
 Chinese Taipei  0 – 11  Japan Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)
Report Aya Sameshima  21'
Rumi Utsugi  29'  65'
Kozue Ando  51'
Eriko Arakawa  55'
Karina Maruyama  66'  89'
Michi Goto  76'
Tomoe Kato  81'
Lee Hsui-Chin  82' (og)
Yuki Nagasato  90+1'
2008-05-31
19:30
 South Korea  0 – 2  Australia Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)
Report Ellyse Perry  30'
Lisa De Vanna  69'
2008-06-02
17:00
 Australia  1 – 3  Japan Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ri Hong-Sil (DPR Korea)
Clare Polkinghorne  70' Report Kozue Ando  8'
Yuki Nagasato  33'
Aya Miyama  50'
2008-06-02
17:00
 South Korea  2 – 0  Chinese Taipei Army Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)
Kim Yoo-Mi  23'
Kim Soo-Yun  90+2'		 Report  

Knockout Stages

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Knockout Map

  Semi-finals Final
5 June
  North Korea   3  
  Australia  0  
 
8 June
      North Korea   2
    China PR  1
Third place
5 June 8 June
  Japan   1   Australia   0
  China PR  3     Japan   3

Semi final

2008-06-05
16:00
 North Korea  3 – 0  Australia Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)
Ri Kum-Suk  2'  41'  60' Report
2008-06-05
19:00
 Japan  1 – 3  China PR Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)
Homare Sawa  47' Report Wang Dandan  63'  68'
Han Duan  75'

Third place playoff

2008-06-08
16:00
 Australia  0 – 3  Japan Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Hong Eun-Ah (Korea Republic)
  Report Yuki Nagasato  15'
Aya Miyama  78'
Homare Sawa  86'

Final

2008-06-08
19:00
 North Korea  2 – 1  China PR Thong Nhat Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Sachiko Baba (Japan)
Ri Kum-Suk  55'
Lee Yung-Ae  68'		 Report Bi Yan  12'
 2008 AFC Women's Championship Winners 

North Korea
Third title

See also

Tournaments
Qualification
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