2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup Group A

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Group A is the first of three groups of the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup that took place from 20 to 26 February 2022. [1] The group competition consists of China PR, Chinese Taipei, hosts India and Iran. [2] The top two teams automatically qualify for the top eight knockout stage, while third place is comparatively evaluated to other third-placed teams based on the football ranking system for the last two berths. [3] The two teams that advanced are China PR and Chinese Taipei. Although Iran finished third in this set, they failed to make the quarter-finals as they are comparatively last to the other third-place teams. [4]

Contents

Teams

Draw positionTeamPotFederationMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings [5]
A1Flag of India.svg  India 1 SAFF Hosts5 June 20209th 2003 Runners-up (1979, 1983)55
A2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2 EAFF 2018 third place28 January 202115th 2018 Champions (1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006)19
A3Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 3 EAFF Group A winners24 October 202114th 2008 Champions (1977, 1979, 1981)39
A4Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 4 CAFA Group G winners25 September 20211stN/ADebut70

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2200110+116 Knockout stage
2Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 210154+13
3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2002012−120
4Flag of India.svg  India (H)00000000Withdrew [a]
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ↑ India failed to name the required 13 players and were unable to play their match of the group stage against Chinese Taipei due to them having only fewer than 13 players left with the remaining team members testing positive for COVID-19. They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings. [6]

Matches

China PR vs Chinese Taipei

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg4–0Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
Attendance: 0
Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)
GK1 Zhu Yu
RB14 Lou Jiahui Yellow card.svg 47'Sub off.svg 59'
CB3 Wang Xiaoxue
CB4 Li Jiayue
LB8 Yao Wei
RM7 Wang Shuang
CM13 Yang Lina Sub off.svg 46'
CM23 Gao Chen
LM6 Zhang Xin Sub off.svg 78'
CF11 Wang Shanshan (c)Sub off.svg 74'
CF19 Zhang Linyan Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutions:
MF15 Wu Chengshu Sub on.svg 46'
MF16 Yao Lingwei Sub on.svg 46'
DF2 Li Mengwen Sub on.svg 59'
FW21 Li Ying Sub on.svg 74'
FW18 Tang Jiali Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Shui Qingxia
GK18 Cheng Ssu-yu
CB4 Lai Wei-ju
CB15 Su Hsin-yun Sub off.svg 84'
CB16 Chang Su-hsin
RWB6 Zhuo Li-ping
LWB5 Pan Shin-yu
RM13 Pan Yen-hsin Sub off.svg 74'
CM9 Hsu Yi-yun Sub off.svg 64'
CM11 Lai Li-chin (c)
LM7 Chen Yen-ping
CF19 Su Yu-hsuan
Substitutions:
MF10 Lee Hsiu-chin Sub on.svg 64'
MF14 Wu Kai-ching Sub on.svg 74'
MF17 Ting Chi Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuo Echigo

Assistant referees: [7]
Supawan Hinthong (Thailand)
Merlo Albano (Philippines)
Fourth official:
Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

India vs Iran

India  Flag of India.svgVoided
(0–0)		Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)
GK1 Aditi Chauhan
RB17 Dalima Chhibber
CB3 Manisa Panna
CB4 Loitongbam Ashalata Devi (c)
LB8 Sanju Yadav
CM16 Manisha Kalyan Yellow card.svg 69'Sub off.svg 82'
CM7 Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi Sub off.svg 82'
CM12 Indumathi Kathiresan
RF13 Sandhiya Ranganathan Sub off.svg 55'
CF10 Pyari Xaxa Sub off.svg 65'
LF9 Anju Tamang
Substitutions:
FW11 Grace Dangmei Sub on.svg 55'
FW15 Renu Sub on.svg 65'
DF5 Hemam Shilky Devi Sub on.svg 82'
MF22 Sumati Kumari Sub on.svg 82'
Manager:
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Dennerby
GK1 Zohreh Koudaei
RB4 Melika Motevalli
CB19 Fatemeh Adeli
CB5 Ghazaleh Banitalebi
LB8 Behnaz Taherkhani (c)
RM11 Samaneh Chahkandi Sub off.svg 59'
CM23 Sana Sadeghi Yellow card.svg 67'Sub off.svg 70'
CM18 Melika Mohammadi
LM6 Zahra Sarbali Sub off.svg 59'
CF17 Negin Zandi Sub off.svg 88'
CF20 Hajar Dabbaghi Sub off.svg 70'
Substitutions:
MF16 Zahra Masoumi Sub on.svg 59'
MF21 Marzieh Nikkhah Sub on.svg 59'
MF10 Sara Zohrabi Sub on.svg 70'
MF13 Yasaman Farmani Sub on.svg 70'
FW7 Afsaneh Chatrenoor Sub on.svg 88'
Manager:
Maryam Irandoost

Assistant referees: [7]
Joanna Charaktis (Australia)
Naomi Teshirogi (Japan)
Fourth official:
Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Iran vs China PR

Iran  Flag of Iran.svg0–7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
GK1 Zohreh Koudaei
RB4 Melika Motevalli
CB19 Fatemeh Adeli
CB5 Ghazaleh Banitalebi
LB8 Behnaz Taherkhani (c)
RM11 Samaneh Chahkandi Sub off.svg 65'
CM23 Sana Sadeghi Sub off.svg 46'
CM18 Melika Mohammadi
LM6 Zahra Sarbali Sub off.svg 65'
CF7 Afsaneh Chatrenoor Sub off.svg 46'
CF20 Hajar Dabbaghi Sub off.svg 79'
Substitutions:
MF10 Sara Zohrabi Sub on.svg 46'
FW17 Negin Zandi Sub on.svg 46'
DF2 Fatemeh Amineh Sub on.svg 65'
FW9 Sara Ghomi Sub on.svg 65'
MF14 Elham Farahmand Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Maryam Irandoost
GK22 Zhao Lina
RB14 Lou Jiahui
CB4 Li Jiayue Yellow card.svg 46'
CB3 Wang Xiaoxue
LB8 Yao Wei Sub off.svg 46'
RM7 Wang Shuang
CM16 Yao Lingwei Sub off.svg 67'
CM23 Gao Chen Sub off.svg 46'
LM6 Zhang Xin Sub off.svg 61'
CF11 Wang Shanshan (c)Sub off.svg 61'
CF20 Xiao Yuyi
Substitutions:
DF2 Li Mengwen Sub on.svg 46'
MF10 Zhang Rui Yellow card.svg 64'Sub on.svg 46'
MF9 Wang Yanwen Sub on.svg 61'
FW18 Tang Jiali Sub on.svg 61'
MF13 Yang Lina Sub on.svg 67'
Manager:
Shui Qingxia

Assistant referees: [8]
Supawan Hinthong (Thailand)
Merlo Albano (Philippines)
Fourth official:
Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

Chinese Taipei vs India

Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svgCancelledFlag of India.svg  India
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

Assistant referees: [8]
Lee Seul-gi (South Korea)
Park Mi-suk (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

India vs China PR

India  Flag of India.svgCancelledFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai

Chinese Taipei vs Iran

Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg5–0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Attendance: 0
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
GK18 Cheng Ssu-yu
CB4 Lai Wei-ju
CB15 Su Hsin-yun
CB16 Chang Su-hsin
RWB6 Zhuo Li-ping Sub off.svg 89'
LWB5 Pan Shin-yu
RM10 Lee Hsiu-chin Sub off.svg 59'
CM9 Hsu Yi-yun Sub off.svg 59'
CM11 Lai Li-chin (c)Sub off.svg 89'
LM7 Chen Yen-ping Sub off.svg 79'
CF19 Su Yu-hsuan
Substitutions:
MF8 Wang Hsiang-huei Sub on.svg 59'
MF17 Ting Chi Sub on.svg 59'
FW3 Lin Hsin-hui Sub on.svg 79'
MF2 Chang Chi-lan Sub on.svg 89'
MF14 Wu Kai-ching Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuo Echigo
GK1 Zohreh Koudaei
RB4 Melika Motevalli Yellow card.svg 54'Sub off.svg 79'
CB19 Fatemeh Adeli
CB2 Fatemeh Amineh
LB8 Behnaz Taherkhani (c)
RM16 Zahra Masoumi
CM13 Yasaman Farmani Sub off.svg 46'
CM18 Melika Mohammadi Sub off.svg 60'
LM6 Zahra Sarbali
CF7 Afsaneh Chatrenoor Sub off.svg 79'
CF20 Hajar Dabbaghi
Substitutions:
MF10 Sara Zohrabi Sub on.svg 46'
MF14 Elham Farahmand Sub on.svg 60'
DF3 Hadieh Kor Sub on.svg 79'
FW9 Sara Ghomi Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Maryam Irandoost

Assistant referees: [9]
Makoto Bozono (Japan)
Park Mi-suk (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied, or if teams had the same record in the ranking of third-placed teams. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows: [10]

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points
Yellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svg
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 12–3
Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 0
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1–1
Flag of India.svg  India (H)WD

References

  1. ↑ "Match Schedule of the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup". Asian Football Confederation . Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "AFC Women's Asian Cup Fixtures & Standings". Asian Football Confederation . Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "AFC announces the competition format of Women's Asian Cup India 2022". Vietnam women's national football team. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "India 2022 Quarter-final cast finalised". Asian Football Confederation . Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Ranking (AFC - December 10 2021)". FIFA . Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Latest update on the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022". Asian Football Confederation. 23 January 2022. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  7. 1 2 "AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 Match Officials Matchday One" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  8. 1 2 "AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 Match Officials Matchday Two" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 Match Officials Matchday Three" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 Competition Regulations". AFC.
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