Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Asian Qualifiers

The Asian Football Confederation's Pre-Olympic Tournament. Eighteen teams entered the qualification for the two allocated spots for the 2012 Summer Olympics Football tournament in London, however, Qatar withdrew before playing any match.^[1] The competition was originally scheduled for February 2010 but it will now start in March 2011.

1 Format
2 First round
3 Second round
4 Final round
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

Format

The format is as follows:^[1]

First round: The highest-ranked 5 teams in the previous tournament (Australia, China PR, Japan, North Korea and South Korea) received byes to the final round. Other 12 teams are divided into 3 groups by their geographical positions,^[2] where each group consists of a one-round league (round-robin) tournament at a centralized venue. 5 teams (the winners and the runners-up of Group A and C, respectively, and the winners of Group B) will advance to the second round.
Second round: 5 teams that advanced from the first round will play a one-round league (round-robin) tournament at a centralized venue. The winner will advance to the final round.
Final round: 6 teams (5 teams with the byes and 1 team from the second round) will play a one-round league (round-robin) tournament at a centralized venue. The winners and runners-up will qualify for the Football tournament in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

First round

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up (other than Group B) advance to the Second round

Group A

All matches were held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei).

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Vietnam	4	3	1	0	9	2	+7	10
Thailand	4	3	0	1	10	2	+8	9
Chinese Taipei	4	1	2	1	7	5	+2	5
Myanmar	4	1	1	2	2	5	−3	4
Hong Kong	4	0	0	4	0	14	−14	0

18 March 2011 16:30 UTC+8	Vietnam	4 – 0	Hong Kong	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung Attendance: 157 Referee: Maria Piedade Rebello (India)
	Huyền Linh 13' Thị Muôn 43', 45' Kim Tiến 78'	Report

18 March 2011 19:00 UTC+8	Myanmar	1 – 1	Chinese Taipei	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung Attendance: 756 Referee: Ri Hyang-Ok (Korea DPR)
	Marlar Tun 55'	Report	Yu Hsiu-Chin 47'

20 March 2011 19:00 UTC+8	Chinese Taipei	0 – 3	Thailand	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung Attendance: 734 Referee: Cha Sung-Mi (Korea Republic)
		Report	Maijarern 24' Srangthaisong 54' Chawong 84'

20 March 2011 16:30 UTC+8	Myanmar	0 – 2	Vietnam	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung Attendance: 550 Referee: Yamaghishi Sachiko (Japan)
		Report	Thị Muôn 73' (pen.) Kim Hồng 75'

22 March 2011 16:30 UTC+8	Thailand	2 – 0	Myanmar	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung Attendance: 75 Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)
	Chawong 38' Sornsai 71'	Report

22 March 2011 19:00 UTC+8	Hong Kong	0 – 5	Chinese Taipei	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung Attendance: 437 Referee: Maria Piedade Rebello (India)
		Report	Lee Hsiu-Chin 7' Chen Ying-Hui 65' Wang Hsiang-Huei 80' (pen.), 84' Yu Hsiu-Chin 89'

25 March 2011 16:30 UTC+8	Hong Kong	0 – 1	Myanmar	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung Attendance: 47 Referee: Ri Hyang-Ok (Korea DPR)
		Report	He Ying 76' (o.g.)

25 March 2011 19:00 UTC+8	Vietnam	2 – 1	Thailand	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung Attendance: 133 Referee: Yamagishi Sachiko (Japan)
	Thị Hòa 53' Thanh Hương 90+2'	Report	Chawong 1'

27 March 2011 16:30 UTC+8	Thailand	4 – 0	Hong Kong	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung Attendance: 207 Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)
	Srangthaisong 19' Chawong 48', 50' Sornsai 64'	Report

27 March 2011 19:00 UTC+8	Chinese Taipei	1 – 1	Vietnam	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung Attendance: 1,047 Referee: Cha Sung-Mi (Korea Republic)
	Tsai Li-Chen 77'	Report	Thị Hòa 19'

Group B

All matches were held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Uzbekistan	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	4
India	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	4
Bangladesh	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0

18 March 2011 16:30 UTC+6	Bangladesh	0 – 3	India	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Motijheel Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Semaksuk Praew (Thailand)
		Report	B. Devi 52', 70', 90+2'

20 March 2011 16:30 UTC+6	Uzbekistan	3 – 0	Bangladesh	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Motijheel Attendance: 800 Referee: Mai Hoang Trang (Vietnam)
	Ermatova 64' Sarikova 74' Karachik 89'	Report

22 March 2011 16:30 UTC+6	India	1 – 1	Uzbekistan	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Motijheel Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)
	T. Devi 71'	Report	Riskieva 79'

Play off Match

Since both India and Uzbekistan were tied on points and goal difference, a play-off match was played to decide the winner of group:

23 March 2011 7:00 UTC+6	India	1 – 5	Uzbekistan	B. S. Mohammad Mostafa Stadium, Dhaka Attendance: 100 Referee: Semaksuk Praew (Thailand)
	Devi 41'	Report	Lagutkina 57', 60' Karachik 72' Turdiboeva 75' Sarikova 77'

Group C

All matches were held in Zarqa, Jordan.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7
Jordan	3	1	2	0	8	2	+6	5
Bahrain	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	2
Palestine	3	0	1	2	1	11	−10	1

8 March 2011 13:30 UTC+2	Palestine	0 – 4	Iran	Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa Attendance: 60 Referee: Abirami Apbai Naidu (Singapore)
		Report	Rahimi 3', 13', 55' Karimi 31'

8 March 2011 18:00 UTC+2	Jordan	1 – 1	Bahrain	Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa Attendance: 160 Referee: Nami Sato (Japan)
	S. Khraisat 34'	Report	Alhashimi 2'

10 March 2011 18:00 UTC+2	Iran	1 – 1	Jordan	Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa Attendance: 200 Referee: Kim Sook-Hee (Korea Republic)
	Hatamnejad 55'	Report	Jbarah 24'

10 March 2011 13:30 UTC+2	Palestine	1 – 1	Bahrain	Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa Attendance: 50 Referee: Ri Hong-Sil (Korea DPR)
	N. Owda 17'	Report	Yaaqob 20'

12 March 2011 18:00 UTC+2	Jordan	6 – 0	Palestine	Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa Attendance: 200 Referee: Kim Sook-Hee (Korea Republic)
	Jbarah 3', 32' Alnaber 6' Al Azab 21', 51' Al Hyasat 90+2'	Report

12 March 2011 13:30 UTC+2	Bahrain	0 – 2	Iran	Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa Attendance: 60 Referee: Nami Sato (Japan)
		Report	Rahimi 8', 70'

Second round

All matches were held in Amman, Jordan.

Key to colours in group tables
Group winner advances to the Final round

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Thailand	4	3	1	0	18	4	+14	10
Uzbekistan	4	3	0	1	9	6	+3	9
Vietnam	4	2	1	1	8	5	+3	7
Jordan	4	1	0	3	3	11	−8	3
Iran	4	0	0	4	0	12	−12	0

3 June 2011 16:00 UTC+2	Uzbekistan	1 – 5	Thailand	Amman International Stadium, Amman Attendance: 100 Referee: Wang Jia (China PR)
	Sarikova 5'	Report	Sornsai 14', 45' Sung-Ngoen 26' Romyen 34', 71'

3 June 2011 19:00 UTC+2	Jordan	3 – 0 (awarded)¹	Iran	Amman International Stadium, Amman
				Amman International Stadium, Amman

5 June 2011 16:00 UTC+2	Iran	0 – 3 (awarded)¹	Vietnam	King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
				King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

5 June 2011 19:00 UTC+2	Jordan	0 – 3	Uzbekistan	King Abdullah Stadium, Amman Attendance: 500 Referee: Kim Sook-Hee (South Korea)
		Report	Turdiboeva 76' Sarikova 78', 81'

7 June 2011 16:00 UTC+2	Thailand	3 – 0 (awarded)¹	Iran	Amman International Stadium, Amman
				Amman International Stadium, Amman

7 June 2011 19:00 UTC+2	Vietnam	1 – 0	Jordan	Amman International Stadium, Amman Attendance: 400 Referee: Rita Binti Gani (Malaysia)
	Thị Hòa 67'	Report

10 June 2011 16:00 UTC+2	Uzbekistan	2 – 1	Vietnam	Amman International Stadium, Amman Attendance: 200 Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)
	Sarikova 36', 69'	Report	Thị Muôn 90+4'

10 June 2011 19:00 UTC+2	Thailand	7 – 0	Jordan	Amman International Stadium, Amman Attendance: 400 Referee: Wang Jia (China PR)
	Boothduang 19' Phaikhet 33' Seesraum 36' Sornsai 40' Dangda 49' Romyen 64', 75'	Report

12 June 2011 16:00 UTC+2	Iran	0 – 3 (awarded)¹	Uzbekistan	King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
				King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

12 June 2011 19:00 UTC+2	Vietnam	3 – 3	Thailand	King Abdullah Stadium, Amman Attendance: 200 Referee: Yamagishi Sachiko (Japan)
	Thị Thương 8' Thị Muôn 12' Thanh Hương 37'	Report	Hải Hòa 18' (o.g.) Sung-Ngoen 25' Boothduang 84'

Notes

Note 1: The Iranian government refused to allow its female players to remove the hijab when playing, in violation of FIFA policy; Jordan, Vietnam, Thailand and Uzbekistan were awarded the respective matches 3–0.^[3] ^[4]

Final round

All matches were held in Jinan, Shandong, China.^[5]

Key to colours in group tables
Top two teams qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	5	4	1	0	8	2	+6	13
North Korea	5	3	2	0	10	3	+7	11
Australia	5	3	0	2	8	4	+4	9
China PR	5	1	2	2	2	2	0	5
South Korea	5	1	1	3	7	7	0	4
Thailand	5	0	0	5	1	18	–17	0

1 September 2011 15:30 UTC+8	Japan	3 – 0	Thailand	Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan Attendance: 1,231 Referee: Mai Hoàng Trang (Vietnam)
	Kawasumi 61' Tanaka 75' Kunupatham 90' (o.g.)	Report

1 September 2011 15:30 UTC+8	North Korea	1 – 0	Australia	Jinan Olympic Sports Center, Jinan Attendance: 800 Referee: Alexandros Dimitropoulos (Greece)
	Kim Su-Gyong 10'	Report

1 September 2011 19:00 UTC+8	China PR	0 – 0	South Korea	Jinan Olympic Sports Center, Jinan Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Albon Teodora (Romania)
		Report

3 September 2011 15:30 UTC+8	Australia	5 – 1	Thailand	Jinan Olympic Sports Center, Jinan Attendance: 200 Referee: Silvia Tea Spinelli (Italy)
	Simon 13' Heyman 15', 34' Butt 45' van Egmond 58'	Report	Taneekarn 59'

3 September 2011 19:00 UTC+8	China PR	0 – 0	North Korea	Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Monzul Kateryna (Ukraine)
		Report

3 September 2011 19:00 UTC+8	South Korea	1 – 2	Japan	Jinan Olympic Sports Center, Jinan Attendance: 1,172 Referee: Christina Westrum Pedersen (Norway)
	Ji So-Yun 30'	Report	Sakaguchi 10' Ohno 45+1'

5 September 2011 15:30 UTC+8	South Korea	2 – 3	North Korea	Jinan Olympic Sports Center, Jinan Attendance: 417 Referee: Albon Teodora (Romania)
	Lee Hyun-young 5' Jo Yun-Mi 62' (o.g.)	Report	Ra Un-Sim 9' Choe Mi-Gyong 28' Hwang Song-Mi 57'

5 September 2011 15:30 UTC+8	Japan	1 – 0	Australia	Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Mitsi Efthalia (Greece)
	Kawasumi 62'	Report

5 September 2011 19:00 UTC+8	Thailand	0 – 2	China PR	Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan Attendance: 7,160 Referee: Mai Hoàng Trang (Vietnam)
		Report	You Jia 40' Xu Yuan 80'

8 September 2011 15:30 UTC+8	Thailand	0 – 3	South Korea	Jinan Olympic Sports Center, Jinan Attendance: 771 Referee: Monzul Kateryna (Ukraine)
		Report	Jung Seol-Bin 10' Yoo Young-A 56' Lee Hyun-Young 82'

8 September 2011 15:30 UTC+8	North Korea	1 – 1	Japan	Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan Attendance: 1,274 Referee: Christina Westrum Pedersen (Norway)
	Kim Jo-Ran 90+2'	Report	Kim Nam-Hui 83' (o.g.)

8 September 2011 19:00 UTC+8	Australia	1 – 0	China PR	Jinan Olympic Sports Center, Jinan Attendance: 10,167 Referee: Heikkinen Katja Maria Kirsi (Finland)
	van Egmond 61'	Report

11 September 2011 15:30 UTC+8	Thailand	0 – 5	North Korea	Jinan Olympic Sports Center, Jinan Attendance: 555 Referee: Mai Hoàng Trang (Vietnam)
		Report	Choe Mi-Gyong 30' Yun Song-Mi 35' Ra Un-Sim 50', 70' Kim Un-Hwa 56'

11 September 2011 15:30 UTC+8	South Korea	1 – 2	Australia	Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan Attendance: 765 Referee: Mitsi Efthalia (Greece)
	Kwon Hah-Nul 27'	Report	de Vanna 62' Butt 76'

11 September 2011 19:00 UTC+8	Japan	1 – 0	China PR	Jinan Olympic Sports Center, Jinan Attendance: 7,890 Referee: Silvia Tea Spinelli (Italy)
	Tanaka 57'	Report

References

^ ^a ^b "Road for Asian women’s teams to London Olympics". Asian Football Confederation. 2011-02-08. http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/33146-road-for-asian-womens-teams-to-london-olympics. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
^ "Qualifying round of Olympic Games Women’s Football in Bangladesh next march". United News of Bangladesh. 22 August 2010. http://www.unbconnect.com/component/news/task-show/id-28229. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
^ "Iran protests Fifa ban on women's football team". The New Age (South Africa). 2011-06-05. http://thenewage.co.za/19754-10-53-Iran_protests_Fifa_ban_on_women%27s_football_team. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
^ "Đội tuyển nữ Iran bỏ cuộc tại Vòng loại thứ 2 Giải bóng đá nữ Olympic London 2012". Vietnam Football Federation. 4 June 2011. http://vff.org.vn/default.aspx?mod=DetailNews&fNewsID=16104&fCatID=32&fSncID=&fMscID=. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
^ "China to host women's Olympic qualifiers". Asian Football Confederation. 2011-03-03. http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/33698-china-to-host-womens-olympic-qualifiers. Retrieved 2011-03-10.

External links

Official site of the AFC Olympic Qualifiers