Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Bahrain (Group A) Tajikistan (Groups B and C) Kyrgyzstan (Group D) Uzbekistan (Groups E, F and G) Palestine (Group H) |
Dates | 17–29 September, 18–24 October 2021 [1] |
Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 7 (in 5 host cities) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 26 |
Goals scored | 113 (4.35 per match) |
Attendance | 1,194 (46 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Phạm Hải Yến (8 goals) |
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The 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification was the qualification tournament for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup. [2]
A total of twelve teams qualified to play in the final tournament in India. [3] The host country India and the top three teams of the previous tournament in 2018 qualified automatically, while the other eight teams were decided by qualification, with the matches played between 17 and 29 September and 18–24 October 2021 in centralised venues. [1] [4]
This tournament also served as the first stage of Asian qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, where five teams from the Women's Asian Cup qualify directly for the World Cup (plus co-hosts Australia), and two teams qualify for a 10-team playoff tournament. [5]
The Northern Mariana Islands, whose association became the 47th full AFC member during the confederation's 30th Congress on 9 December 2020, [6] were eligible to enter the qualification tournament, but did not participate. They are not FIFA members and thus would not be eligible to qualify for the 2023 Women's World Cup.
Originally, the draw was to be held on 27 May 2021, 15:30 MST (UTC+8), at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [7] However, due to rising cases of COVID-19 across Asia, the AFC decided to postpone the original draw date until further notice. [8] On 23 June, the confederation announced the seeding and the date for the draw, which was held on 24 June, 16:30 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House. [9] The 28 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams and four groups of three teams.
The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses). The following restrictions were also applied:
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The matches were played during the windows of 16–29 September and 18–24 October 2021.
Matchday | Group B | Group C | Groups E–H | Group A | Group D | |||||
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Dates | Matches | Dates | Matches | Dates | Matches | Dates | Matches | Dates | Matches | |
Matchday 1 | 23 September 2021 | 1 v 3 | 24 September 2021 | 2 v 1 | 17–19 September 2021 | 3 v 1 | 18 October 2021 | 3 v 1 | 18 October 2021 | 2 v 3, 1 v 4 |
Matchday 2 | 26 September 2021 | 2 v 3 | 27 September 2021 | 1 v 2 | 20–22 September 2021 | 2 v 3 | 21 October 2021 | 2 v 3 | 21 October 2021 | 3 v 1, 4 v 2 |
Matchday 3 | 29 September 2021 | 1 v 2 | — | — | 23–25 September 2021 | 1 v 2 | 24 October 2021 | 1 v 2 | 24 October 2021 | 3 v 4, 1 v 2 |
Teams are 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 are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 7.3): [2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 | Final tournament |
2 | Bahrain (H) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
3 | Laos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | |
4 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew [lower-alpha 1] |
Laos | 0–4 | Chinese Taipei |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Vietnam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | +23 | 6 | Final tournament |
2 | Tajikistan (H) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
3 | Maldives | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 | |
4 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew [lower-alpha 1] |
Maldives | 0–16 | Vietnam |
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Tajikistan | 4–0 | Maldives |
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Vietnam | 7–0 | Tajikistan |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Final tournament |
2 | Singapore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |
3 | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew [lower-alpha 1] |
4 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Myanmar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | Lebanon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | Guam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
Myanmar | 4–0 | Lebanon |
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United Arab Emirates | 2–1 | Guam |
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Guam | 0–8 | Myanmar |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 6 | Final tournament |
2 | Uzbekistan (H) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 3 | |
3 | Mongolia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | −24 | 0 |
Mongolia | 0–12 | South Korea |
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South Korea | 4–0 | Uzbekistan |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Philippines | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Final tournament |
2 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | |
2 | Nepal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] |
Philippines | 2–1 | Hong Kong |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | Final tournament |
2 | Jordan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Jordan | 0–0 | Iran |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Thailand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 6 | Final tournament |
2 | Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
3 | Palestine (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
The following 12 teams qualified for the final tournament. [21]
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in AFC Women's Asian Cup 1 |
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India | Hosts | 5 June 2020 [3] | 8 ( 1979 , 1981, 1983, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003) |
Japan | 2018 champions | 28 January 2021 [4] | 16 (1977, 1981, 1986, 1989, 1991 , 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014 , 2018 ) |
Australia | 2018 runners-up | 28 January 2021 [4] | 7 (1975, 1979, 2006 , 2008, 2010 , 2014, 2018) |
China | 2018 third place | 28 January 2021 [4] | 14 ( 1986 , 1989 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 , 1997 , 1999 , 2001, 2003, 2006 , 2008, 2010 , 2014, 2018) |
Chinese Taipei | Group A winners | 24 October 2021 | 13 ( 1977 , 1979 , 1981 , 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 , 2003, 2006, 2008) |
Vietnam | Group B winners | 29 September 2021 | 8 (1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008 , 2010, 2014 , 2018) |
Indonesia | Group C winners | 27 September 2021 | 4 (1977, 1981, 1986, 1989) |
Myanmar | Group D winners | 24 October 2021 | 4 (2003, 2006, 2010, 2014) |
South Korea | Group E winners | 23 September 2021 | 12 (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2018) |
Philippines | Group F winners | 24 September 2021 | 9 (1981, 1983, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 , 2001, 2003, 2018) |
Iran | Group G winners | 25 September 2021 | 0 (Debut) |
Thailand | Group H winners | 25 September 2021 | 16 (1975, 1977, 1981, 1983 , 1986, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003 , 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2018) |
There were 113 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 4.35 goals per match.
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