2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Vietnam |
Dates | 14–25 May |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Japan (1st title) |
Runners-up | Australia |
Third place | China PR |
Fourth place | South Korea |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 67 (3.94 per match) |
Attendance | 45,250 (2,662 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Yang Li Park Eun-sun (6 goals) |
Best player | Aya Miyama[1] |
The 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup, the 18th edition of the competition, was a women's association football tournament competed by national teams in Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It served as the qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2] It was played from 14 to 25 May 2014 in Vietnam.[3]
Reigning world champions Japan defeated the reigning Asian champions Australia 1–0 in the final to secure their first continental title.[4]
Qualification
The final tournament was competed by eight teams, four of which were automatically qualified though their 2010 placement, while the others were determined via a qualification tournament.[5]
North Korea was banned from the tournament due to the sanction on their doping cases in 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2] Hosts Vietnam had to play the qualifying round; in case of a non-qualification, another host would have been chosen.
Qualified teams
Country | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[n 1] |
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Australia | 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup top four | 21 May 2010 | 4 (1975, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
Japan | 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup top four | 22 May 2010 | 14 (1977, 1981, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
China PR | 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup top four | 23 May 2010 | 12 (1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
South Korea | 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup top four | 26 September 2012 | 10 (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
Myanmar | Group D winner | 25 May 2013 | 3 (2003, 2006, 2010) |
Thailand | Group B winner | 25 May 2013 | 14 (1975, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
Vietnam | Group C winner | 26 May 2013 | 6 (1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
Jordan | Group A winner | 9 June 2013 | 0 (debut) |
- ↑ Bold: winner, Italics: host.
Squads
Group stage
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Each team then played the others in their group once. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals, and the two third-placed teams played a play-off match for fifth place and the final World Cup qualifying spot. The draw was held on 29 November 2013.[6][7] In the group stage, teams tied in the points were ranked by the following criteria:[8]
- Greater number of points between the teams concerned,
- Goal differences between the teams concerned,
- Number of goals between the teams concerned,
- Goal differences between in all round-robin matches,
- Number of goals between in all round-robin matches,
- Penalty shoot-out (in case just two teams playing the final match tied in the all conditions above),
- Fewer yellow and red card points in all group matches (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for each direct red card, 4 points for each yellow card followed by a direct red card), and
- Drawing of lots.
All times are local (UTC+7).
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 7 | Knockout stage and Women's World Cup |
2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |
3 | Vietnam (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | Repechage play-off |
4 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
18 May 2014 19:15 |
Japan | 7–0 | Jordan |
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Kira 25', 90+3' Nakajima 45+1', 75' Sakaguchi 49', 81' Alhyasat 69' (o.g.) |
Report |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 7 | Knockout stage and Women's World Cup |
2 | China PR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 7 | |
3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | Repechage play-off |
4 | Myanmar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
15 May 2014 17:15 |
South Korea | 12–0 | Myanmar |
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Ji So-yun 4' Park Eun-sun 17' (pen.), 43' Park Hee-young 33' Jeon Ga-eul 36', 40' (pen.), 63' Cho So-hyun 45+3', 61', 82' Kwon Hah-nul 58' Yeo Min-ji 76' |
Report |
15 May 2014 20:15 |
China PR | 7–0 | Thailand |
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Li Dongna 6' Li Ying 8' Yang Li 16', 45+1', 64', 90+1' Xu Yanlu 75' |
Report |
Fifth place play-off
Thailand won the play-off and thus qualified for the Women's World Cup.
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage (including the fifth place match), extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[8]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||
22 May | |||||||
Japan (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||
China PR | 1 | ||||||
25 May | |||||||
Japan | 1 | ||||||
Australia | 0 | ||||||
Third place | |||||||
22 May | 25 May | ||||||
South Korea | 1 | China PR | 2 | ||||
Australia | 2 | South Korea | 1 |
All times are local (UTC+7).
Semi-finals
22 May 2014 20:45 |
South Korea | 1–2 | Australia |
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Park Eun-sun 53' (pen.) | Report | Gorry 47' Kellond-Knight 77' |
Third place match
25 May 2014 16:45 |
China PR | 2–1 | South Korea |
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Park Eun-sun 3' (o.g.) Yang Li 90+3' |
Report | Yoo Young-a 80' |
Final
Awards
AFC Women's Asian Cup 2014 Champions |
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Japan First title |
Goal scorers
- 6 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
References
- ↑ "Marvelous Miyama bags 'MVP' award". the-afc.com. 25 May 2014.
- 1 2 "VN eyes Women’s World Cup on ‘golden chance’". Tuổi Trẻ. 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ↑ "Vietnam to host AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2014 finals". Asian Football Confederation. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ↑ "Japan lift maiden AFC Women's Asian Cup title". the-afc.com. 25 May 2014.
- ↑ "Women's giants to know opponents". Asian Football Confederation. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ↑ "Women's Asian Cup draw on November 29". the-afc.com. 4 November 2013.
- ↑ "Hosts Vietnam in tough Group A". the-afc.com. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- 1 2 "Competition Regulations AFC Women's Asian Cup 2014 Final" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 18 October 2013. (In Section 18)