1983 AFC Women's Championship

1983 AFC Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Teams 6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Thailand (1st title)
Runners-up  India
Third place  Malaysia

The Asian Football Confederation's 1983 AFC Women's Championship was the fifth AFC Women's Championship. It was held from April 1983 in Thailand. Participating members were Thailand, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines. The tournament was won by Thailand in the final against India.

Japan and Taiwan were expected to play but withdrew on short notice.[1]

Format

Eight nations were willing to take part; there was a draw with two groups. One group consisted of Singapore, Malaysia, Japan and Taiwan, the other of Hong Kong, India, Thailand and Philippines.[1]

After Taiwan and Japan withdrew from the tournament, the six remaining teams were put in a single group and played a single round-robin tournament.[2]

Group stage

Results

Incomplete first round scores:

Matchday 1
10 April[3]
Thailand  8 – 0  Philippines
10 April[3]
India  5 – 0  Malaysia
10 April[3]
Singapore  2 – 0  Hong Kong
Matchday 2
12 April[2]
Thailand  2 – 0  Singapore
12 April[2]
India  1 – 0  Hong Kong
12 April[2]
Malaysia  1 – 0  Philippines
Matchday 3
13 April[4]
Singapore  5 – 0  Philippines
13 April[4]
Thailand  4 – 0  Hong Kong
13 April[4]
India  3 – 0  Malaysia
Matchday 4
15 April[5]
Singapore  5 – 1  Malaysia
15 April[5]
Philippines  2 – 0  Hong Kong
15 April[5]
Thailand  2 – 1  India
Matchday 5
16 April
Thailand   Malaysia
16 April
' '
16 April
' '

Final standings

Matchday 5 was possibly not played. As Thailand was already through to the final. The group stage match India and Singapure was likely treated as an effective semi-final. It's also unclear why India played Malaysia twice in the group stage.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 4400161158
 India 430110286
 Singapore 430112396
 Malaysia 4103213–112
 Philippines 4103214–122
 Hong Kong 400409–90

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

16 April 1983
Thailand  v bye

16 April 1983
India  1 – 0[6]  Singapore

Third place match

18 April 1983
Malaysia  0 – 0 (5–4 pen)[7]  Singapore
National Stadium, Bangkok

Final

18 April 1983
Thailand  3 – 0[7]  India

Winner

 AFC Women's Championship
1983 Winners 

Thailand
First title

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Bangkok bound, despite ban risk". The Straits Times. 21 March 1983. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Strong Thais". The Strait Times. 13 April 1983. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Singapore are smashing". The Straits Times. 12 April 1983. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Mainun nets two". The Strait Times. 14 April 1983. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Whoppping win for Singapore". The Strait Times. 16 April 1983. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  6. "Semi-final 2 result". The Strait Times. 16 April 1983. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Newspapers - The Straits Times, 18 April 1983, Page 43". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

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