| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| City | Chengdu |
| Dates | 19–30 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | Chengdu Sports Centre Stadium Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 45 (2.81 per match) |
| Attendance | 59,910 (3,744 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (3 goals) |
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The 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup was held from 19–30 May [1] at the Chengdu Sports Centre in China PR. The winners, Australia, runners-up, Korea DPR, and third-place team, Japan qualified for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. [2]
With this victory, Australia women's had become the first ever national team to win in two different confederations, having won the OFC Women's Nations Cup three times before. Their success was later followed by their fellow men's team at the men's tournament less than 5 years later.
| Chengdu | |
|---|---|
| Chengdu Sports Center Stadium | Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium |
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 26,000 |
| | |
A total of 9 referees and 9 assistant referees were appointed for the final tournament. [3]
The two groups were drawn on 21 November 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [4]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
| North Korea | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Myong-hwa Kim Yong-ae Jo Yun-mi | Report (AFC) Report |
| Japan | 8–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Iwashimizu Sawa Yamaguchi Sameshima Miyama Kamionobe | Report (AFC) Report |
| Myanmar | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report | Yun Song-mi Jo Yun-mi |
| North Korea | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ra Un-sim | Report (AFC) Report | Ando Nagasato |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kang Sun-mi | Report (AFC) Report | Carroll De Vanna Kerr |
| Vietnam | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report | Li Danyang Yuan Fan Zhang Rui Bi Yan Han Duan |
| China | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhang Rui | Report (AFC) Report |
| Vietnam | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report | Yoo Young-a Cha Yun-hee Jung Seol-bin |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 May – Chengdu | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 30 May – Chengdu | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 1 (5) | ||||||
| 27 May – Chengdu | ||||||
| 1 (4) | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 May – Chengdu | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
Winners qualified for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
| Japan | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report | Gill |
| China | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report | Kim Kyong-hwa |
Winner qualified for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
| Australia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Kerr | Report (AFC) Report | Jo Yun-mi |
| Penalties | ||
| Shipard Ledbrook Gill Garriock Simon | 5–4 | |
| AFC Women's Asian Cup 2010 winners |
|---|
Australia First title |
| Most Valuable Player | Top Scorer | Fairplay Award |
|---|---|---|
| | |
There were 45 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.81 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal