AFC Women's Championship
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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. 17 tournaments have been held, with the current champions being Australia
. The competition also serves as a qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup
.
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 http://www.the-afc.com/english/goldenjubilee/default.asp?section=goldenjubilee&subsection=history.
The competition has been dominated by countries from the Pacific Rim, with the People's Republic of China
having a series of 7 consecutive victories. Both Chinese Taipei
and North Korea
have won 3 times as of 2010.
Note: aet – after extra time
Women's football (soccer)
Women's association football has been played for many decades, but was associated with charity games and physical exercise in the past before the breakthrough of organized women's association football came in the 1970s. Before the 1970s, football was basically seen as a men's game...
for national teams which belong to the Asian Football Confederation
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
(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. 17 tournaments have been held, with the current champions being Australia
Australia women's national association football team
The Australia women's national association football team, nicknamed the Matildas , represents Australia in international women's association football and is governed by Football Federation Australia . The team has regularly qualified for both the Women's World Cup and the Olympics although has won...
. The competition also serves as a qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup
The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the...
.
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 http://www.the-afc.com/english/goldenjubilee/default.asp?section=goldenjubilee&subsection=history.
The competition has been dominated by countries from the Pacific Rim, with the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
having a series of 7 consecutive victories. Both Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei women's national football team
The Chinese Taipei women's national football team is the international women's football team for the Republic of China . -World Cup record:-AFC Women's Asian Cup record:-OFC Women's Championship:...
and North Korea
Korea DPR women's national football team
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea women's national football team represents North Korea in international women's football. North Korea were the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship winners, and won the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2001, 2003 and 2008....
have won 3 times as of 2010.
Results
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 1975 Details 1975 AFC Women's Championship The Asian Football Confederation's 1975 AFC Women's Championship was the first AFC Women's Championship. It was held from August 25 to September 3, 1975 in Hong Kong. Participating members were New Zealand, Thailand, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia... |
3 – 1 | 5 – 0 | |||||
| 1977 Details 1977 AFC Women's Championship The Asian Football Confederation's 1977 AFC Women's Championship was the second AFC Women's Championship. It was held from August 2 to August 11, 1977 in Taipei, Republic of China... |
 Republic of China |
3 – 1 | 2 – 0 | ||||
| 1979 Details 1979 AFC Women's Championship The Asian Football Confederation's 1979 AFC Women's Championship was the third AFC Women's Championship. It was held between January 15 and January 21 1979 in Calicut, India... |
 India |
2 – 0 | ( South ) |
unknown | ( Western ) |
||
| 1981 Details 1981 AFC Women's Championship The Asian Football Confederation's 1981 AFC Women's Championship was the fourth AFC Women's Championship. It was held from June 7 to June 17, 1981 in Hong Kong. The tournament was won by for the third consecutive time by Chinese Taipei in the final against Thailand.-Group A:-Group B:-Knockout... |
5 – 0 | 2–0 | |||||
| 1983 Details 1983 AFC Women's Championship 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.-... |
 Thailand |
3 – 0 | |||||
| 1986 Details 1986 AFC Women's Championship The Asian Football Confederation's 1986 AFC Women's Championship was held in December 1986 in Hong Kong. The tournament was won by for the first time by China in the final against Japan.-Group A:-Group B:-Knockout stage:-Semifinal:----... |
2 – 0 | 3 – 0 | |||||
| 1989 Details 1989 AFC Women's Championship The Asian Football Confederation's 1989 AFC Women's Championship was held from December 19 to December 29, 1989 in Hong Kong. The tournament was won by for the second consecutive time by China in the final against Chinese Taipei.-Group A:-Group B:... |
1 – 0 | 3 – 1 | |||||
| 1991 Details 1991 AFC Women's Championship -Third place playoff:-Final:-External links:* at RSSSF.com... |
 Japan |
5 – 0 | 0 – 0 (5–4) pen |
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| 1993 Details 1993 AFC Women's Championship The Asian Football Confederation's 1993 AFC Women's Championship was held from December 3 to December 12, 1993 in Kuching, Malaysia. The tournament was won for the fourth consecutive time by China in the final against North Korea.-Group A:-Group B:... |
 Malaysia |
3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | ||||
| 1995 Details 1995 AFC Women's Championship The Asian Football Confederation's 1995 AFC Women's Championship was held from September 23 to October 2, 1995 in Malaysia. The tournament was won by for the fifth consecutive time by China in the final against Japan.-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:... |
Malaysia |
2 – 0 | 0 – 0 (3–0) pen |
||||
| 1997 Details 1997 AFC Women's Championship -Final:-External links:* at RSSSF.com... |
 Mainland China |
2 – 0 | 2 – 0 | ||||
| 1999 Details 1999 AFC Women's Championship The Asian Football Confederation's 1999 AFC Women's Championship was held from November 7 to November 21, 1999 in Philippines. The tournament was won for the seventh consecutive time by China in the final against Chinese Taipei.-Group A:-Group B:... |
 Philippines |
3 – 0 | 3 – 2 | ||||
| 2001 Details 2001 AFC Women's Championship -Third place playoff:-Final:-Awards:... |
 Chinese Taipei |
2 – 0 | 8 – 0 | ||||
| 2003 Details 2003 AFC Women's Championship -Third place playoff:-Final:-External links:**... |
Thailand |
2 – 1 aet | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 2006 Details |
 Australia |
2 – 2 aet (4–2) pen |
3 – 2 | ||||
| 2008 Details 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup -Group B:---------------------Knockout Map:-Semi final:-----Third place playoff:-Final:-See also:*AFC Women's Asian Cup*Asian Football Confederation*Women's football... |
 Vietnam |
2 – 1 | 3 – 0 | ||||
| 2010 Details 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup -Semi finals:-----Third place playoff:-Final:- Awards :-Goalscorers:3 goals Yoo Young-A Kozue Ando Homare Sawa Jo Yun-Mi2 goals Zhang Rui Mami Yamaguchi Samantha Kerr... |
Mainland China |
1 – 1 aet (5–4) pen |
2 – 0 | ||||
Note: aet – after extra time
Performance by nation
| # | Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Third Place | Fourth Place | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 68 | |
See also
- East Asian Football Championship
- AFC Asian CupAFC Asian CupThe AFC Asian Cup is an international association football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation . It is the second oldest continental football championship in the world after Copa América. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA...