2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Tournament details
Host countries	First round: Tajikistan (Group A) Thailand (Group B) Myanmar (Group C) Palestine (Group D) Second round: Myanmar (Group A) Uzbekistan (Group B) Qatar (Group C) Third round: South Korea (Group A) Australia (Group B)
Dates	First round: 4–13 November 2018 Second round: 3–9 April 2019 Third round: 3–13 February 2020 Play-off round: 6–11 March 2020 and 8–13 April 2021
Teams	25 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	56
Goals scored	255 (4.55 per match)
Attendance	52,896 (945 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Yu Hsiu-chin (10 goals)
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The 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the 5th edition of the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine which women's national teams from Asia qualify for the Olympic football tournament.

The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Japan as the AFC representatives, together with Japan (which already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics as the host nation, and did not participate in the qualifying stage). ^[1]

Format

Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 25 AFC member national teams entered the qualifying stage. The format is as follows: ^[2]

• First round: Excluding Japan, the five highest-ranked teams based on the June 2018 FIFA Women's World Rankings – which were Australia, North Korea, China PR, South Korea and Thailand – received byes to the third round. The next two highest-ranked teams – Vietnam and Uzbekistan – received byes to the second round. The remaining 18 teams were drawn into two groups of five teams and two groups of four teams, with the teams also seeded according to their FIFA Rankings. ^[3] In each group, teams play each other once at a centralised venue. The group winners, runners-up and two best third placed advance to the second round. ^{[4] [5]}
• Second round: The twelve teams (two teams who entered this round and ten teams from the first round) are drawn into three groups of four teams. In each group, teams play each other once at a centralised venue. The group winners advanced to the third round. ^[6]
• Third round: The eight teams (five teams who entered this round and the group winners from the second round) are drawn into two groups of four teams. In each group, teams play each other once at a centralised venue. The top two teams of each group advance to the play-off round.
• Play-off round: The group winners play against the runner-ups of the other third round group on a home-and-away basis. The two winners qualify for the Olympic Football Tournament.

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to the following criteria (Regulations for the 2020 Olympic Football Tournaments, Article 19.2 and 19.3): ^[7]

1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
2. Overall goal difference
3. Overall goals scored
4. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Play-off ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still level, extra time is played. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (Regulations for the 2020 Olympic Football Tournaments, Article 19.6). ^[7]

Teams

The draw for the first round of the qualifiers was held on 2 August 2018 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ^[2] All first round hosts were appointed after the draw. ^[4]

Olympic hosts   Japan (6)

Teams entering third round   Australia (8)   North Korea (10)   South Korea (15)   China (17)   Thailand (28)

Teams entering second round   Vietnam (37)   Uzbekistan (41)

Teams entering first round

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5 (unranked)
Chinese Taipei (42)   Myanmar (44) (H)*   Jordan (57)   Iran (58)	India (60)   Philippines (73)   Hong Kong (76)   Indonesia (77)	United Arab Emirates (88) (W)   Palestine (96) (H)*   Singapore (101)     Nepal (102)	Tajikistan (110) (H)*   Bangladesh (112)   Maldives (119)	Lebanon   Macau (N, W)   Mongolia

Notes

• Teams in bold qualified for the Olympics.
• Numbers in parentheses indicate the June 2018 FIFA Women's World Rankings (otherwise unranked). ^[8]
• (H): Qualification first round group hosts (* all chosen as group hosts after the draw, remaining group hosted at neutral venue)
• (N): Not a member of the International Olympic Committee, ineligible for Olympics
• (W): Withdrew after draw

Did not enter

•   Afghanistan
•   Bahrain
•   Bhutan
•   Brunei
•   Cambodia
•   Guam
•   Iraq
•   Kuwait
•   Kyrgyzstan
•   Laos
•   Malaysia
•   Northern Mariana Islands (N)
•   Oman
•   Pakistan
•   Qatar
•   Saudi Arabia
•   Sri Lanka
•   Syria
•   Timor-Leste
•   Turkmenistan
•   Yemen

First round

The first round was played between 4–13 November 2018. ^[9]

Schedule ^[10]

Matchday	Group A		Groups B,C,D
	Dates	Matches	Dates	Matches
Matchday 1	4 November 2018	3 v 2, 5 v 4	8 November 2018	1 v 4, 2 v 3
Matchday 2	6 November 2018	4 v 1, 5 v 3	11 November 2018	4 v 2, 3 v 1
Matchday 3	8 November 2018	1 v 5, 2 v 4	13 November 2018	1 v 2, 3 v 4
Matchday 4	11 November 2018	2 v 5, 3 v 1	—
Matchday 5	13 November 2018	4 v 3, 1 v 2	—

Group A

• All matches were held in Tajikistan.
• Times listed are UTC+5.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chinese Taipei	4	4	0	0	33	0	+33	12	Second round
2	Philippines	4	3	0	1	17	7	+10	9
3	Tajikistan (H)	4	2	0	2	11	13	−2	6
4	Mongolia	4	0	1	3	4	20	−16	1
5	Singapore	4	0	1	3	2	27	−25	1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)

13:00

Singapore	0–9	Philippines
	Report	Cadag 3', 5', 43' Dolino 27' Long 32', 59' Navaja 52', 67' Castañeda 57'

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 20

Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)

16:00

Mongolia	1–4	Tajikistan
Orgodol 32'	Report	L. Khalimova 9' G. Khalimova 53' Fozilova 65' (pen.), 69'

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 50

Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

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6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)

13:00

Mongolia	2–2	Singapore
Bayarsaikhan 4' Undral 38'	Report	Chua 68' Kamis 87'

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 50

Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06)

16:00

Tajikistan	0–9	Chinese Taipei
	Report	Pao Hsin-hsuan 41', 44' Yu Hsiu-chin 51', 55', 56' Lee Hsiu-chin 66', 74' Lin Hsin-hui 78', 82'

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 150

Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

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8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

13:00

Chinese Taipei	9–0	Mongolia
Pao Hsin-hsuan 29' Hsu Yi-yun 39' Lee Hsiu-chin 40' Yu Hsiu-chin 42' (pen.), 49', 52' Chen Yen-ping 72', 86' Lin Ya-han 90+2'	Report

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 30

Referee: Doumouh Al-Bakkar (Lebanon)

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

16:00

Philippines	3–1	Tajikistan
Cadag 30' Castañeda 50', 76' (pen.)	Report	G. Khalimova 24'

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 70

Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)

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11 November 2018 (2018-11-11)

13:00

Philippines	5–1	Mongolia
Cadag 8', 15', 85' Rodriguez 60' Inquig 81'	Report	Ulziibayar 45+2' (pen.)

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 30

Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)

11 November 2018 (2018-11-11)

16:00

Singapore	0–10	Chinese Taipei
	Report	Yu Hsiu-chin 18', 30', 40' Pao Hsin-hsuan 28', 55', 68' Lin Kai-ling 73' Lin Hsin-hui 79' Lin Ya-han 85' Ho Hsuan-yi 86'

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 30

Referee: Doumouh Al-Bakkar (Lebanon)

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13 November 2018 (2018-11-13)

13:00

Chinese Taipei	5–0	Philippines
Lai Li-chin 41' Lee Hsiu-chin 44', 65' Yu Hsiu-chin 57' Lin Hsin-hui 81'	Report

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 30

Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

13 November 2018 (2018-11-13)

16:00

Tajikistan	6–0	Singapore
G. Khalimova 5', 12', 26', 38', 77' Fozilova 47'	Report

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 50

Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

Group B

• All matches were held in Thailand (neutral venue host).
• Times listed are UTC+7.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	2	1	1	0	9	1	+8	4	Second round
2	Hong Kong	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4	4
3	Lebanon	2	0	0	2	0	12	−12	0
4	United Arab Emirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew
5	Macau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

15:00

Iran	8–0	Lebanon
Chahkandi 9', 44' Ghanbari 38', 54', 66' Dabbaghi 57', 90+6' Motevalli 90'	Report

Institute of Physical Education Stadium, Chonburi

Attendance: 30

Referee: Asaka Matsushita (Japan)

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11 November 2018 (2018-11-11)

15:00

Lebanon	0–4	Hong Kong
	Report	Cheung Wai Ki 52' Wai Yuen Ting 55', 56' Kwong Wing Yan 80'

Institute of Physical Education Stadium, Chonburi

Attendance: 104

Referee: Công Thị Dung (Vietnam)

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13 November 2018 (2018-11-13)

15:00

Iran	1–1	Hong Kong
Dabbaghi 47'	Report	Lee Wing Yan 16'

Institute of Physical Education Stadium, Chonburi

Attendance: 41

Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)

Group C

• All matches were held in Myanmar. ^[11]
• Times listed are UTC+6:30.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Myanmar (H)	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	7	Second round
2	India	3	1	1	1	9	4	+5	4
3	Nepal	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
4	Bangladesh	3	0	1	2	2	13	−11	1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

15:00

India	1–1	Nepal
K. Devi 37'	Report	Thapa 11'

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 150

Referee: Lee Yi-chi (Chinese Taipei)

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

18:00

Myanmar	5–0	Bangladesh
Win Theingi Tun 34', 44' Khin Moe Wai 61' Le Le Hlaing 84' Yee Yee Oo 89'	Report

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 1,381

Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)

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11 November 2018 (2018-11-11)

15:00

Bangladesh	1–7	India
Rani 81'	Report	K. Devi 16' (pen.), 53' B. Devi 22', 23', 62', 75' Yadav 73'

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 100

Referee: Mi Siyu (China)

11 November 2018 (2018-11-11)

18:00

Nepal	1–1	Myanmar
Bhandari 3' (pen.)	Report	Khin Moe Wai 14'

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 1,601

Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

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13 November 2018 (2018-11-13)

15:00

Nepal	1–1	Bangladesh
Thapa 17'	Report	A. Khatun 90+3'

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 100

Referee: Lee Yi-chi (Chinese Taipei)

13 November 2018 (2018-11-13)

18:00

Myanmar	2–1	India
Win Theingi Tun 3' Nge Nge Htwe 83'	Report	R. Devi 24'

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 1,698

Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

Group D

• All matches were held in Palestine.
• Times listed are UTC+2.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Jordan	3	3	0	0	16	0	+16	9	Second round
2	Indonesia	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
3	Palestine (H)	3	1	1	1	3	9	−6	4
4	Maldives	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

14:30

Jordan	6–0	Maldives
Al-Nahar 3' Jebreen 13' Al-Sufy 16', 90+2' Al-Majali 73' Hina 88'	Report

Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram

Attendance: 180

Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)

17:30

Indonesia	1–1	Palestine
Riski 64'	Report	Sohgian 90+5'

Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram

Attendance: 100

Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

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11 November 2018 (2018-11-11)

14:30

Maldives	1–3	Indonesia
Fadhuwa 73'	Report	Sari 22' Oktafiani 49', 69'

Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram

Attendance: 100

Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)

11 November 2018 (2018-11-11)

17:30

Palestine	0–7	Jordan
	Report	S. Al-Naber 21' Al-Sufy 26', 67', 81' Jebreen 78' Al-Nahar 83' Abu-Rob 88'

Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram

Attendance: 190

Referee: Qin Liang (China)

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13 November 2018 (2018-11-13)

14:30

Jordan	3–0	Indonesia
Jebreen 16' Al-Nahar 74' Abu Ghosh 87'	Report

Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram

Attendance: 110

Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

13 November 2018 (2018-11-13)

17:30

Palestine	2–1	Maldives
Sohgian 69' (pen.) Kanaaneh 74'	Report	Mariyam 23'

Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram

Attendance: 150

Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Due to groups having different number of teams after withdrawals, the results against the fourth-placed and fifth-placed teams in four-team and five-team groups were not considered for this ranking.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	C	Nepal	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2	Second round
2	D	Palestine	2	0	1	1	1	8	−7	1
3	A	Tajikistan	2	0	0	2	1	12	−11	0
4	B	Lebanon	2	0	0	2	0	12	−12	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.

Second round

The draw for the second round of the qualifiers was held on 13 February 2019, 16:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ^{[12] [13]} For the second round, the twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their latest FIFA Rankings. The three teams which originally indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts (Myanmar, Palestine and Uzbekistan) prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups. ^[14]

Participation in qualification second round

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Vietnam (35)   Chinese Taipei (40)   Myanmar (44) (H)	Jordan (52)   Iran (60)   India (62)	Philippines (74)   Hong Kong (77)   Indonesia (84)	Palestine (106) (H)     Nepal (108)   Uzbekistan (NR) (H)

Notes

• Numbers in parentheses indicate the December 2018 FIFA Women's World Rankings (NR: unranked). ^[15]
• (H): Qualification second round group hosts (Palestine were chosen to serve as hosts prior to the draw, but were replaced after the draw, and group hosted at neutral venue)

The second round was played between 3–9 April 2019. ^[16]

Schedule

Matchday	Dates	Matches
Matchday 1	3 April 2019	1 v 4, 2 v 3
Matchday 2	6 April 2019	4 v 2, 3 v 1
Matchday 3	9 April 2019	1 v 2, 3 v 4

Group A

• All matches were held in Myanmar.
• Times listed are UTC+6:30.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Myanmar (H)	3	2	1	0	12	4	+8	7	Third round
2	India	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	7
3	Nepal	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3
4	Indonesia	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

3 April 2019 (2019-04-03)

15:00

India	2–0	Indonesia
Grace 27', 68'	Report

Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay

Attendance: 100

Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

3 April 2019 (2019-04-03)

18:00

Myanmar	3–1	Nepal
Yee Yee Oo 24' Win Theingi Tun 48' (pen.), 90+4'	Report	Thapa 45+2'

Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay

Attendance: 1,582

Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)

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6 April 2019 (2019-04-06)

15:00

Nepal	1–3	India
Thapa 7'	Report	P. Magar 6' (o.g.) Ranganathan 60' A. Devi 79' (pen.)

Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay

Attendance: 356

Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06)

18:00

Indonesia	0–6	Myanmar
	Report	Khin Marlar Tun 2', 49' Yee Yee Oo 19', 65', 74' Win Theingi Tun 32'

Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay

Attendance: 755

Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)

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9 April 2019 (2019-04-09)

15:30

Myanmar	3–3	India
Win Theingi Tun 17', 23', 73'	Report	Ranganathan 10' Yadav 32' R. Devi 64'

Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay

Attendance: 851

Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)

9 April 2019 (2019-04-09)

15:30

Indonesia	1–2	Nepal
Amiatun 47'	Report	Bhandari 36', 89'

Bahtoo Stadium, Mandalay

Attendance: 100

Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)

Group B

• All matches were held in Uzbekistan.
• Times listed are UTC+5.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vietnam	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9	Third round
2	Uzbekistan (H)	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	6
3	Jordan	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1
4	Hong Kong	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

3 April 2019 (2019-04-03)

15:00

Vietnam	2–1	Uzbekistan
Huỳnh Như 8' Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung 57' (pen.)	Report	Kuchkarova 11'

Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 306

Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

3 April 2019 (2019-04-03)

15:00

Jordan	0–0	Hong Kong
	Report

Transportation Institute Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 50

Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham (India)

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6 April 2019 (2019-04-06)

15:00

Uzbekistan	2–0	Jordan
Kudratova 72', 90+2'	Report

Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 220

Referee: Jon Sol-mi (North Korea)

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06)

15:00

Hong Kong	1–2	Vietnam
Wai Yuen Ting 48'	Report	Sin Chung Yee 24' (o.g.) Huỳnh Như 40'

Transportation Institute Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 50

Referee: Doumouh Al-Bakkar (Lebanon)

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9 April 2019 (2019-04-09)

15:00

Vietnam	2–0	Jordan
Nguyễn Thị Vạn 65' Huỳnh Như 67'	Report

Transportation Institute Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 30

Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

9 April 2019 (2019-04-09)

15:00

Hong Kong	1–5	Uzbekistan
Cheung Wai Ki 58'	Report	Sarikova 31', 43', 81' Karachik 57', 88'

Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 145

Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham (India)

Group C

• All matches were held in Qatar (neutral venue host); matches were originally to be held in Palestine, but were moved as Iranian citizens were banned from entering Palestine territories by Iranian law. ^{[17] [18]}
• Times listed are UTC+3.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chinese Taipei	3	3	0	0	11	3	+8	9	Third round
2	Philippines	3	2	0	1	11	4	+7	6
3	Iran	3	1	0	2	10	6	+4	3
4	Palestine	3	0	0	3	0	19	−19	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

3 April 2019 (2019-04-03)

17:00

Chinese Taipei	3–0	Palestine
Zhuo Li-ping 43' Wang Hsiang-huei 56' Ting Chi 68'	Report

Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah

Attendance: 22

Referee: Seinn Cho Aung (Myanmar)

3 April 2019 (2019-04-03)

20:00

Iran	0–2	Philippines
	Report	Semacio 47' Del Campo 52'

Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 100

Referee: Công Thị Dung (Vietnam)

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6 April 2019 (2019-04-06)

17:00

Palestine	0–9	Iran
	Report	Chahkandi 4' Dabbaghi 20', 22' Hamoudi 37', 48' Ghomi 56', 83' Ghanbari 67', 82'

Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah

Attendance: 85

Referee: Asmita Manandhar (Nepal)

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06)

20:00

Philippines	2–4	Chinese Taipei
Semacio 13' Tomanon 32'	Report	Pao Hsin-hsuan 45' (pen.) Tomanon 48' (o.g.) Dolino 63' (o.g.) Ting Chi 87'

Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 150

Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)

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9 April 2019 (2019-04-09)

19:00

Chinese Taipei	4–1	Iran
Pao Hsin-hsuan 12', 47' Chen Yen-ping 15' Tseng Shu-o 36' (pen.)	Report	Ghanbari 62'

Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 100

Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)

9 April 2019 (2019-04-09)

19:00

Philippines	7–0	Palestine
Semacio 17' (pen.) Del Campo 29' Madarang 31', 60' Impelido 62' Castañeda 66', 70' (pen.)	Report

Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah

Attendance: 71

Referee: Asmita Manandhar (Nepal)

Third round

The draw for the third round of the qualifiers was held on 18 October 2019, 16:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ^{[19] [20]} For the third round, the eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their latest FIFA Rankings. The two teams which originally indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw (China and South Korea) were drawn into separate groups (this was already ensured due to them being in the same pot). ^[21]

Participation in qualification third round

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Australia (8) (H)*   North Korea (9)(W)	China (16) (H)   South Korea (20) (H)	Vietnam (34)   Thailand (39)	Chinese Taipei (40)   Myanmar (45)

Notes

• Numbers in parentheses indicate the September 2019 FIFA Women's World Rankings. ^[22]
• (H): Qualification third round group hosts (* Australia replaced China as group hosts after the draw)
• (W): Withdrew after draw

The third round was scheduled to be played between 3–9 February 2020. ^{[23] [24]} However, the schedule of Group B was extended to 3–13 February 2020 due to a shift for the Group B hosts to Australia and the quarantine requirements of members of the China national team as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Schedule

Matchday	Group A		Group B
	Dates	Matches	Dates	Matches
Matchday 1	3 February 2020	3 v 1	3 February 2020	3 v 4
Matchday 2	6 February 2020	2 v 3	7 February 2020	1 v 4, 2 v 3
Matchday 3	9 February 2020	1 v 2	10 February 2020	4 v 2, 3 v 1
Matchday 4	—		13 February 2020	1 v 2

Group A

• All matches were held in South Korea. ^{[25] [26]}
• Times listed are UTC+9.
• North Korea were reported to have withdrawn from the competition for unknown reasons. ^{[27] [28]}

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea (H)	2	2	0	0	10	0	+10	6	Play-off round
2	Vietnam	2	1	0	1	1	3	−2	3
3	Myanmar	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8	0
4	North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

3 February 2020 (2020-02-03)

19:00

Myanmar	0–7	South Korea
	Live Report Stats Report	Ji So-yun 6' (pen.), 52' Lee So-dam 37' Park Ye-eun 53', 71' Yeo Min-ji 81', 89'

Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo

Attendance: 484

Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

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6 February 2020 (2020-02-06)

19:00

Vietnam	1–0	Myanmar
Ngân Thị Vạn Sự 62'	Live Report Stats Report

Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo

Attendance: 158

Referee: Qin Liang (China)

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9 February 2020 (2020-02-09)

15:00

South Korea	3–0	Vietnam
Jang Sel-gi 23' Choo Hyo-joo 53' Ji So-yun 83'	Live Report Stats Report

Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo

Attendance: 1,278

Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)

Group B

• All matches were originally scheduled to be held in China, but were moved to Australia.
• On 22 January 2020, the AFC moved the third round qualifiers Group B from Wuhan to Nanjing, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China which originated from Wuhan. ^{[29] [30]}
• On 26 January 2020, as the pandemic worsened in China, the Chinese Football Association withdrew their hosting rights, and all group matches were moved to Sydney in Australia. ^{[31] [32]}
• On 29 January 2020, after the announcement of the venues and kick-off times, ^[33] and upon their arrival in Australia, the Chinese team and staff were subject to quarantine at a hotel in Brisbane for a term set to end on 5 February, after the first games were scheduled to be played on 3 February, as a result of the requirements of the Australian government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. ^[34] On 31 January 2020, Football Federation Australia published the amended match schedule which allowed China to play their first match after the quarantine had ended. ^[35] Further changes to the schedule were announced on 2 and 5 February 2020. ^{[36] [37]}
• Times listed are UTC+11.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia (H)	3	2	1	0	14	1	+13	7	Play-off round
2	China	3	2	1	0	12	2	+10	7
3	Chinese Taipei	3	1	0	2	1	12	−11	3
4	Thailand	3	0	0	3	1	13	−12	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

3 February 2020 (2020-02-03)

19:30

Thailand	0–1	Chinese Taipei
	Live Report Stats Report	Ting Chi 19'

Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 208

Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

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7 February 2020 (2020-02-07)

16:30

China	6–1	Thailand
Li Ying 6', 66' Zhang Xin 11' Wang Shanshan 41' Tang Jiali 45', 51'	Live Report Stats Report	Silawan 80'

Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 616

Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)

7 February 2020 (2020-02-07)

19:30

Australia	7–0	Chinese Taipei
Foord 10', 24', 38' Catley 31' Raso 54' Kerr 64' Gorry 90+2'	Live Report Stats Report

Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 1,510

Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

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10 February 2020 (2020-02-10)

16:30

Chinese Taipei	0–5	China
	Live Report Stats Report	Tang Jiali 5' Wu Haiyan 25' Wang Shanshan 26', 30' Li Ying 34'

Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 505

Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)

10 February 2020 (2020-02-10)

19:30

Thailand	0–6	Australia
	Live Report Stats Report	Van Egmond 44', 45+4', 70' Simon 67', 73' Raso 71'

Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 2,167

Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

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13 February 2020 (2020-02-13)

19:30

Australia	1–1	China
Van Egmond 90+2'	Live Report Stats Report	Tang Jiali 86'

Bankwest Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 5,660

Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Play-off round

The play-off round was scheduled for 6 March 2020 (first legs hosted by third round group winners) and 11 March 2020 (second legs hosted by third round group runners-up). ^[23] However, only one of the two ties was played as scheduled.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China, the home leg of China was moved to Campbelltown Stadium in Sydney, Australia instead of in China. ^{[38] [39]} The home leg of South Korea was originally scheduled to be played at Yongin Citizen Sports Park in Yongin, but had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. The Korea Football Association had urged that it must be played in South Korean territory even if the match is played behind closed doors, while the Chinese Football Association had urged that it must be switched to a neutral venue such as Australia due to the re-entry ban to Chinese nationals by the Australian Federal government. ^{[40] [41] [42]} On 28 February 2020, the AFC announced both legs were rescheduled to 9 and 14 April 2020. ^[43] On 9 March 2020, FIFA and AFC announced that play-off matches between South Korea and China were further postponed to 4 and 9 June 2020. ^{[44] [45] [46]} On 27 May 2020, FIFA and AFC confirmed that play-off matches between South Korea and China would be postponed to 19 and 24 February 2021, as the Olympics had been postponed to July 2021. ^{[47] [48]} On 2 February 2021, FIFA and AFC announced that play-off matches between South Korea and China were further postponed to 8 and 13 April 2021. ^{[49] [50]} On 3 March 2021, FIFA and AFC confirmed the venues and time for the play-off matches between South Korea and China. ^[51]

The two play-off round winners qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Australia	7–1	Vietnam	5–0	2–1
South Korea	3–4	China	1–2	2–2 (a.e.t.)

6 March 2020 (2020-03-06)

18:30  UTC+11

Australia	5–0	Vietnam
Kerr 10', 80' (pen.) Logarzo 27' Van Egmond 38' Polkinghorne 67'	Live Report Stats Report

McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle

Attendance: 14,014

Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)

11 March 2020 (2020-03-11)

18:00  UTC+7

Vietnam	1–2	Australia
Huỳnh Như 55'	Live Report Stats Report	Kerr 15' Raso 27'

Cẩm Phả Stadium, Cẩm Phả

Attendance: 54

Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

Australia won 7–1 on aggregate.

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8 April 2021 (2021-04-08)

16:00  UTC+9

South Korea	1–2	China
Kang Chae-rim 39'	Live Report Stats Report	Zhang Xin 33' Wang Shuang 73' (pen.)

Goyang Stadium, Goyang

Attendance: 1,091

Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

13 April 2021 (2021-04-13)

16:00  UTC+8

China	2–2 (a.e.t.)	South Korea
Yang Man 69' Wang Shuang 104'	Live Report Stats Report	Kang Chae-rim 31' Li Mengwen 45' (o.g.)

Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou

Attendance: 13,533

Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

China won 4–3 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The following three teams from the AFC qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympic women's football tournament, including Japan which qualified as the hosts.

Team	Qualified on	Previous appearances in the Summer Olympics 1
Japan	7 September 2013	4 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Australia	11 March 2020 [52]	3 ( 2000 2 , 2004 2 , 2016)
China	13 April 2021 [53]	5 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 , 2016)

¹Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

² Australia qualified as a member of the OFC in 2000 and 2004.

Goalscorers

• First round: there were 128 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 5.12 goals per match.

• Second round: there were 73 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.06 goals per match.

• Third round: there were 39 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.

• Play-off round: there were 15 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.

In total, there were 255 goals scored in 56 matches, for an average of 4.55 goals per match.

10 goals

• Yu Hsiu-chin

9 goals

• Pao Hsin-hsuan
• Win Theingi Tun

7 goals

• Shelah Mae Cadag
• Gulsunbi Khalimova

6 goals

• Zahra Ghanbari

5 goals

• Emily van Egmond
• Lee Hsiu-chin
• Hajar Dabbaghi
• Anfal Al-Sufy
• Yee Yee Oo
• Sara Castañeda

4 goals

• Sam Kerr
• Tang Jiali
• Lin Hsin-hui
• Ngangom Bala Devi
• Niru Thapa
• Huỳnh Như

3 goals

• Caitlin Foord
• Hayley Raso
• Li Ying
• Wang Shanshan
• Chen Yen-ping
• Ting Chi
• Wai Yuen Ting
• Yumnam Kamala Devi
• Samaneh Chahkandi
• Abeer Al-Nahar
• Shahnaz Jebreen
• Sabitra Bhandari
• Joyce Semacio
• Ji So-yun
• Madina Fozilova
• Makhliyo Sarikova

2 goals

• Kyah Simon
• Wang Shuang
• Zhang Xin
• Lin Ya-han
• Cheung Wai Ki
• Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi
• Dangmei Grace
• Sandhiya Ranganathan
• Sanju Yadav
• Ade Mustikiana Oktafiani
• Sara Ghomi
• Mona Hamoudi
• Khin Marlar Tun
• Khin Moe Wai
• Caroline Sohgian
• Alisha del Campo
• Hali Long
• Eva Madarang
• Irish Navaja
• Kang Chae-rim
• Park Ye-eun
• Yeo Min-ji
• Lyudmila Karachik
• Nilufar Kudratova

1 goal

• Steph Catley
• Katrina Gorry
• Chloe Logarzo
• Clare Polkinghorne
• Akhi Khatun
• Krishna Rani
• Wu Haiyan
• Yang Man
• Ho Hsuan-yi
• Hsu Yi-yun
• Lai Li-chin
• Lin Kai-ling
• Tseng Shu-o
• Wang Hsiang-huei
• Zhuo Li-ping
• Kwong Wing Yan
• Lee Wing Yan
• Loitongbam Ashalata Devi
• Baiq Amiatun
• Vivi Oktavia Riski
• Jasella Arifya Sari
• Melika Motevalli
• Jana Abu Ghosh
• Tasneem Abu-Rob
• Ayah Al-Majali
• Stephanie Al-Naber
• Raya Hina
• Fadhuwa Zahir
• Mariyam Rifa
• Namuun Bayarsaikhan
• Tsasan-Okhin Orgodol
• Undrakh Ulziibayar
• Tuvshinjargal Undral
• Le Le Hlaing
• Nge Nge Htwe
• Saja Kanaaneh
• Alesa Dolino
• Patrice Impelido
• Kyla Inquig
• Camille Rodriguez
• Patricia Tomanon
• Raudhah Kamis
• Angeline Chua
• Choo Hyo-joo
• Jang Sel-gi
• Lee So-dam
• Laylo Khalimova
• Silawan Intamee
• Ugiloy Kuchkarova
• Ngân Thị Vạn Sự
• Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung
• Nguyễn Thị Vạn

1 own goal

• Li Mengwen (against South Korea)
• Sin Chung Yee (against Vietnam)
• Punam Magar (against India)
• Alesa Dolino (against Chinese Taipei)
• Patricia Tomanon (against Chinese Taipei)

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External links

• Women's Olympic Games , the-AFC.com
• Women's Olympic Football Tournament 2020, stats.the-AFC.com