| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  |
| Dates | 24–29 January 2000 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runner-up |  |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 10 |
| Goals scored | 493 (49.3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
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The 1999 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the seventh Asian Championship, which was taking place from 24 to 30 January 2000 in Kumamoto, Japan. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2000 Olympic Games.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 84 | +47 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 89 | +16 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 86 | +14 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 108 | −5 | 3 |
 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 126 | −72 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+9).
| 24 January 2000 17:00 | South Korea | 36–27 | | Yamaga City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Abdullah, Abbas (KUW) |
| Huh S.Y., Oh S.O. 8 | (19–14) | Ko Y.A. 7 | ||
2×  | Report | 3× |
| 24 January 2000 19:00 | Japan | 31–7 | | Yamaga City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Husain, Hamdan (JOR) |
| Komatsu, Kurachi 5 | (15–4) | Su C.L. 5 | ||
| 2× | Report | 3× |
| 25 January 2000 17:00 | South Korea | 30–20 | | Yamaga City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Abdullah, Abbas (KUW) |
| Lee S.E. 12 | (15–13) | Tanaka 8 | ||
| 3× | Report | 3× |
| 25 January 2000 19:00 | China | 21–21 | | Yamaga City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Kalin, Korić (SLO) |
| Zhai C. 6 | (8–11) | Pak S.O. 7 | ||
| 3× | Report | 3× |
| 26 January 2000 18:00 | China | 31–14 | | Yamaga City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Hamada, Ogasawara (JPN) |
| Chen J., Chen L. 6 | (16–8) | Kung J.W. 6 | ||
| 1× | Report | 3× |
| 27 January 2000 17:00 | South Korea | 34–8 | | Yamaga City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Husain, Hamdan (JOR) |
| Jang S.Y. 8 | (16–1) | Kung J.W., Huang W.Y. 3 | ||
| 2× | Report | 3× |
| 27 January 2000 19:00 | Japan | 26–25 | | Yamaga City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Al-Janahi, Al-Rashid (KSA) |
| Tanaka 9 | (11–9) | Ri H.Y. 5 | ||
3× | Report | 3× |
| 28 January 2000 18:00 | China | 24–23 | | Yamaga City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Kalin, Korić (SLO) |
| Li J.F. 7 | (8–10) | Tanaka 10 | ||
| 2× | Report | 3× |
| 29 January 2000 15:00 | South Korea | 31–29 | | Yamaga City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Abdullah, Abbas (KUW) |
| Lee S.E. 13 | (17–13) | Li J.F. 7 | ||
| 3× | Report | 3× |
| 29 January 2000 17:00 | North Korea | 30–25 | | Yamaga City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Zhang, Zhang (CHN) |
| Ri H.Y. 13 | (11–11) | Su C.L. 7 | ||
| 3× | Report | 3× |
| Rank | Team |
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| 5 | |
| Team qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics |
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