1991 AFC Women's Championship

1991 AFC Women's Championship
1991 AFC女子選手権
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Dates May 26 – June 8
Teams 9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  China PR (3rd title)
Runners-up  Japan
Third place  Chinese Taipei
Fourth place  North Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played 20
Goals scored 98 (4.9 per match)

The 1991 AFC Women's Championship was a women's football tournament held in Fukuoka, Japan from May 26 to June 8, 1991. It was the 8th staging of the AFC Women's Championship. The 1991 AFC Women's Championship, consisting of nine teams, served as the AFC's qualifying tournament for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. Asia's three berths were given to the two finalists - China and Japan - and the winner of the third place play-off, Chinese Taipei.

First round

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 China PR 63300231
 Chinese Taipei 3311193
 Thailand 33111410
 South Korea 0 3003022




China PR  10–1  Thailand


Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Japan 84400271
 North Korea 64301251
 Hong Kong 3411239
 Malaysia 3 4112124
 Singapore 0 4004021



Japan  4–1  Hong Kong






Japan  12–0  Malaysia


Japan  10–0  Singapore

Knockout stage

Semi-finals


June 6, 1991
Japan  00 (AET)
(54 PSO)
 Chinese Taipei

Third place playoff

June 8, 1991
Chinese Taipei  00 (AET)
(54 PSO)
 North Korea

Final

June 8, 1991
China PR  5–0  Japan

Awards

 1991 AFC Women's Championship Winners 

China PR
Third title

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