AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup

Founded	1975
Region	AFC (Asia)
Current champions	Japan (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	China PR (8 titles)
2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup

The AFC Women's Asian Cup (formerly known as the AFC Women's Championship) is a biannual competition in women's football for national teams which belong to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is the premier women's football competition in the AFC region for national teams. The competition is also known as the Asian Women's Football Championship and the Asian Women's Championship. 18 tournaments have been held, with the current champions being Japan. The competition also serves as a qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Overview

The competition was set up by the Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC), a part of the AFC responsible for women's football. The first competition was held in 1975 and was held every two years after this, except for a period in the 1980s where the competition was held every three years. The ALFC was initially a separate organisation but was absorbed into the AFC in 1986 .

The competition has been dominated by countries from the Pacific Rim, with the People's Republic of China having won 8 times, including a series of 7 consecutive victories.

The tournament frequency changed to every 4 years effective from 2014,^[1] after AFC had announced that the Asian Cup will additionally serve as the qualification rounds of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[2]

Results

Year	Host	Final			Third Place Match
Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1975 Details	Hong Kong	New Zealand	3 – 1	Thailand	Australia	5 – 0	Malaysia
1977 Details	Republic of China	Republic of China	3 – 1	Thailand	Singapore	2 – 0	Indonesia
1979 Details	India	Republic of China	2 – 0	India ( South )	Hong Kong	unknown	Western Australia
1981 Details	Hong Kong	Chinese Taipei	5 – 0	Thailand	India	2 – 0	Hong Kong
1983 Details	Thailand	Thailand	3 – 0	India	Malaysia	0 – 0 (5–4) pen^[3]	Singapore
1986 Details	Hong Kong	China PR	2 – 0	Japan	Thailand	3 – 0	Indonesia
1989 Details	Hong Kong	China PR	1 – 0	Chinese Taipei	Japan	3 – 1	Hong Kong
1991 Details	Japan	China PR	5 – 0	Japan	Chinese Taipei	0 – 0 (5–4) pen	North Korea
1993 Details	Malaysia	China PR	3 – 0	North Korea	Japan	3 – 0	Chinese Taipei
1995 Details	Malaysia	China PR	2 – 0	Japan	Chinese Taipei	0 – 0 (3–0) pen	South Korea
1997 Details	China	China PR	2 – 0	North Korea	Japan	2 – 0	Chinese Taipei
1999 Details	Philippines	China PR	3 – 0	Chinese Taipei	North Korea	3 – 2	Japan
2001 Details	Chinese Taipei	North Korea	2 – 0	Japan	China PR	8 – 0	South Korea
2003 Details	Thailand	North Korea	2 – 1 aet	China PR	South Korea	1 – 0	Japan
2006 Details	Australia	China PR	2 – 2 aet (4–2) pen	Australia	North Korea	3 – 2	Japan
2008 Details	Vietnam	North Korea	2 – 1	China PR	Japan	3 – 0	Australia
2010 Details	China	Australia	1 – 1 aet (5–4) pen	North Korea	Japan	2 – 0	China PR
2014 Details	Vietnam	Japan	1 – 0	Australia	China PR	2 – 1	South Korea

Note: aet – after extra time

Performance by nation

#	Nation	Winners	Runners-up	Third Place	Fourth Place	Total
1	China PR	8	2	2	1	13
2	North Korea	3	3	2	1	9
3	Chinese Taipei	3	2	2	2	9
4	Japan	1	4	5	3	13
5	Thailand	1	3	1	0	5
6	Australia	1	2	1	2	6
7	New Zealand	1	0	0	0	1
8	India	0	2	1	0	3
9	South Korea	0	0	1	3	4
10	Hong Kong	0	0	1	2	3
11	Malaysia	0	0	1	1	2
11	Singapore	0	0	1	1	2
13	Indonesia	0	0	0	2	2
Total		18	18	18	18	72

Participating nations

Team	1975	1977	1979	1981	1983	1986	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2006	2008	2010	2014	Years
Australia	3rd		4th												2nd	4th	1st	2nd	6
China PR						1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd	4th	3rd	13
Chinese Taipei		1st	1st	1st			2nd	3rd	4th	3rd	4th	2nd	GS	GS	GS	GS			13
Guam											GS	GS	GS	GS					4
Hong Kong	GS	GS	3rd	4th	GS	GS	4th	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS					14
India			2nd	3rd	2nd						GS	GS	GS	GS	GS				8
Indonesia		4th		GS		4th	GS												4
Japan		GS		GS		2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	4th	2nd	4th	4th	3rd	3rd	1st	15
Jordan																		GS	1
Kazakhstan										GS	GS	GS							3
North Korea							GS	4th	2nd		2nd	3rd	1st	1st	3rd	1st	2nd		10
South Korea								GS	GS	4th	GS	GS	4th	3rd	GS	GS	GS	4th	11
Malaysia	4th		GS		3rd	GS		GS	GS	GS		GS	GS						9
Myanmar														GS	GS		GS	GS	4
Nepal						GS	GS					GS							3
New Zealand	1st																		1
Philippines				GS	5th				GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS					8
Singapore	GS	3rd		GS	4th			GS					GS	GS					7
Thailand	2nd	2nd		2nd	1st	3rd	GS	GS		GS		GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	5th	15
Uzbekistan										GS	GS	GS	GS	GS					5
Vietnam												GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	6th	7

References

↑ "Competition Regulations AFC Women's Asian Cup 2014 Qualifiers". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 July 2012. The AFC stages the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2014 (Qualifiers) (hereafter the "Competition") for the senior women's national teams once every four (4) years. (In Section 1)
↑ "VFF AimTo Host 2014 AFC Women’s Asian Cup". Asean Football Federation. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
↑ "Newspapers - The Straits Times, 18 April 1983, Page 43". Retrieved 2012-02-23.

External links

AFC competitions

International	Asian Cup U-23 Championship U-19 Championship U-16 Championship U-14 Championship Futsal Championship Beach Soccer Championship Challenge Cup (defunct) Asian Games

Club competitions	Champions League AFC Cup Futsal Club Championship President's Cup (defunct) Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) Super Cup (defunct) Afro-Asian Championship (defunct)

Women's football	Asian Cup Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament U-19 Championship U-16 Championship AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship Asian Games

Club competition records and statistics Club competition finals Club competition winning managers

AFC Women's Asian Cup

Tournaments	Hong Kong 1975 Republic of China 1977 India 1979 Hong Kong 1981 Thailand 1983 Hong Kong 1986 Hong Kong 1989 Japan 1991 Malaysia 1993 Malaysia 1995 China 1997 Philippines 1999 Chinese Taipei 2001 Thailand 2003 Australia 2006 Vietnam 2008 China 2010 Vietnam 2014 2018

Qualification	2006 2008 2010 2014 2018

Squads	2014

Final	1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1986 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2006 2008 2010 2014 2018

International women's association football

FIFA World Cup Olympics Algarve Cup Cyprus Cup U-20 World Cup U-17 World Cup World Rankings Player of the Year Player of the Century FIFA Ballon d'Or Geography Teams Competitions Federations Codes

Asia	AFC Women's Asian Cup U-19 U-16 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF Women's Championship U-20 U-17

North America, Central America and Caribbean	CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup U-20 U-17

South America	CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina U-20 U-17

Oceania	OFC Women's Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA Women's Championship U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board Women's Viva World Cup

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America and Caribbean Central American Games Pan American Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games Universiade

See also International men's football

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