2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification Tournament details Host countries Tajikistan (Group A) North Korea (Group B) Palestine (Group C) Vietnam (Group D) Dates 3–12 April 2017[1] Teams 21 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities) Tournament statistics Matches played 38 Goals scored 206 (5.42 per match) Attendance 138,337 (3,640 per match) Top scorer(s) Maysa Jbarah (13 goals)
International football competition
The 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification was the qualification tournament for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup .[2]
A total of 21 teams entered the qualification tournament, which decided four of the eight participating teams in the final tournament held in Jordan.[3] This tournament also served as the first stage of Asian qualification for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup , with the top five teams of the final tournament qualifying for the World Cup.[4]
Draw Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 24 teams entered the competition, with Japan , Australia , and China PR automatically qualified for the final tournament by their position as the top three teams of the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup and thus did not participate in the qualifying competition. Jordan also automatically qualified for the final tournament as hosts, but decided to also participate in the qualifying competition.[5]
The draw was held on 21 January 2017, 15:00 AST (UTC+2), at the Grand Hyatt in Amman, Jordan.[6] [7] The 21 teams were drawn into one group of six teams and three groups of five teams.[5]
The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup final tournament and qualification . The following restrictions were also applied:[8] [9]
The four teams which indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups.[10] As Iran and Syria had indicated they would not travel to Palestine, they would not be drawn into the group hosted by Palestine. Automatically qualified for final tournament and not participating in qualification Participating in qualification Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 (unranked)
Notes Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament. (H) : Qualification group hosts (Q) : Automatically qualified for final tournament regardless of qualification results (W) : Withdrew after draw Did not enter Format In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue. The four group winners qualified for the final tournament. If Jordan won their group, the runner-up of their group also qualified for the final tournament.[7]
Tiebreakers Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 11.5):[2]
Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group; Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points); Drawing of lots. Groups The matches were played between 3–12 April 2017.[7]
Schedule[11] Matchday Group A Groups B & D Group C Dates Matches Dates Matches Dates Matches Matchday 1 3 April 2017 3 v 1, 4 v 6, 2 v 5 3 April 2017 3 v 2, 5 v 4 3 April 2017 3 v 1 Matchday 2 5 April 2017 1 v 5, 2 v 4, 3 v 6 5 April 2017 4 v 1, 5 v 3 5 April 2017 2 v 3 Matchday 3 7 April 2017 5 v 3, 6 v 2, 1 v 4 7 April 2017 1 v 5, 2 v 4 7 April 2017 1 v 2 Matchday 4 10 April 2017 4 v 5, 6 v 1, 2 v 3 9 April 2017 2 v 5, 3 v 1 — Matchday 5 12 April 2017 5 v 6, 3 v 4, 1 v 2 11 April 2017 4 v 3, 1 v 2 —
Group A
^ Jordan, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results. 3 April 2017 (2017-04-03 )
13:00
3 April 2017 (2017-04-03 )
16:00
3 April 2017 (2017-04-03 )
19:00
Attendance: 40
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (
Iran )
5 April 2017 (2017-04-05 )
13:00
5 April 2017 (2017-04-05 )
16:00
5 April 2017 (2017-04-05 )
19:00
7 April 2017 (2017-04-07 )
13:00
7 April 2017 (2017-04-07 )
16:00
7 April 2017 (2017-04-07 )
19:00
Attendance: 80
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (
Iran )
10 April 2017 (2017-04-10 )
13:00
10 April 2017 (2017-04-10 )
16:00
10 April 2017 (2017-04-10 )
19:00
12 April 2017 (2017-04-12 )
13:00
12 April 2017 (2017-04-12 )
16:00
12 April 2017 (2017-04-12 )
19:00
Group B
3 April 2017 (2017-04-03 )
18:00
5 April 2017 (2017-04-05 )
15:00
5 April 2017 (2017-04-05 )
18:00
7 April 2017 (2017-04-07 )
15:00
7 April 2017 (2017-04-07 )
18:00
9 April 2017 (2017-04-09 )
16:00
Attendance: 40,400
Referee: Bui Thi Thu Trang (
Vietnam )
9 April 2017 (2017-04-09 )
19:00
11 April 2017 (2017-04-11 )
15:00
11 April 2017 (2017-04-11 )
18:00
Group C All matches were held in Palestine . Times listed were UTC+3.
3 April 2017 (2017-04-03 )
16:00
5 April 2017 (2017-04-05 )
16:00
7 April 2017 (2017-04-07 )
16:00
Group D All matches were held in Vietnam .[14] Times listed were UTC+7.
3 April 2017 (2017-04-03 )
15:00
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.3, Hanoi Attendance: 96
3 April 2017 (2017-04-03 )
18:00
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.3, Hanoi Attendance: 55
5 April 2017 (2017-04-05 )
15:00
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.3, Hanoi Attendance: 100
5 April 2017 (2017-04-05 )
18:00
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.3, Hanoi Attendance: 300
7 April 2017 (2017-04-07 )
15:00
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.3, Hanoi Attendance: 56
Referee: Asaka Matsushita (
Japan )
7 April 2017 (2017-04-07 )
18:00
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.3, Hanoi Attendance: 300
9 April 2017 (2017-04-09 )
15:00
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.3, Hanoi Attendance: 55
9 April 2017 (2017-04-09 )
18:00
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.3, Hanoi Attendance: 380
11 April 2017 (2017-04-11 )
15:00
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.3, Hanoi Attendance: 35
11 April 2017 (2017-04-11 )
18:00
Vietnam YFT Center Field no.3, Hanoi Attendance: 750
Qualified teams The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in AFC Women's Asian Cup 1 Jordan Hosts 4 September 2016 [3] 1 (2014 ) Japan 2014 champions 21 January 2017 15 (1977 , 1981 , 1986 , 1989 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 , 1997 , 1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2014 ) Australia 2014 runners-up 21 January 2017 5 (1975 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2014 ) China 2014 third place 21 January 2017 13 (1986 , 1989 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 , 1997 , 1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2014 ) Philippines Group A runners-up 10 April 2017 8 (1981 , 1983 , 1993 , 1995 , 1997 , 1999 , 2001 , 2003 ) South Korea Group B winners 11 April 2017 11 (1991 , 1993 , 1995 , 1997 , 1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2014 ) Thailand Group C winners 7 April 2017 15 (1975 , 1977 , 1981 , 1983 , 1986 , 1989 , 1991 , 1995 , 1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2014 ) Vietnam Group D winners 11 April 2017 7 (1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2014 )
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers There were 206 goals scored in 38 matches, for an average of 5.42 goals per match.
13 goals
9 goals
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Ho Wan Tung (playing against North Korea) Zahraa Ahmed Breesam (playing against Jordan) Miral Al-Sarras (playing against Thailand) Angelyn Pang (playing against Vietnam) Source: the-afc.com References ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2017 (UPDATED)" (PDF) . the-AFC.com . 12 April 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016 . ^ a b "AFC Women's Asian Cup 2018 Competition Regulations". Asian Football Confederation. ^ a b "Jordan to host AFC Women's Asian Cup 2018 finals". AFC. 4 September 2016. ^ "Circular #1565 - FIFA women's tournaments 2018-2019" (PDF) . FIFA.com. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2016. ^ a b "Teams set to find out path to AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018". AFC. 20 January 2017. ^ "AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018 qualifiers draw". Football Federation Australia. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017 . ^ a b c "Teams learn AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018 qualifying opponents". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 21 January 2017 . ^ "Women's Asian Cup 2018 Qualifiers Draw Mechanism" (PDF) . AFC. ^ "AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018 Qualifiers Draw". YouTube. 21 January 2017. ^ "ОТБОРОЧНЫЙ ТУРНИР КУБКА АЗИИ-2018 СРЕДИ ЖЕНСКИХ СБОРНЫХ ПРОЙДЕТ В ДУШАНБЕ" (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 11 January 2017. ^ "2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers Media Guide" (PDF) . AFC. ^ "ФУТБОЛИСТКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА НАЧНУТ ОТБОР КУБКА АЗИИ-2018 МАТЧЕМ С ИРАКОМ" (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 21 January 2017. ^ Ji, Dagyum (23 January 2017). "S.Korean, N.Korean women's football teams to play match in Pyongyang". NK News . Retrieved 23 January 2017 . ^ "CHÍNH THỨC: ĐT nữ Việt Nam đá VL Asian Cup 2018 tại Hà Nội" (in Vietnamese). doisong.vn. 21 February 2017. External links AFC Women's Asian Cup , the-AFC.com AFC Women's Asian Cup 2018, stats.the-AFC.com
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