The 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup, the 18th edition of the competition, was a women's association football tournament competed by national teams in Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It served as the qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2] It was played from 14 to 25 May 2014 in Vietnam.[3]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Vietnam |
| Dates | 14–25 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Australia |
| Third place |  China |
| Fourth place |  South Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 67 (3.94 per match) |
| Attendance | 45,250 (2,662 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Yang Li Park Eun-sun (6 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Aya Miyama[1] |
← 2010 2018 → | |
Reigning world champions Japan defeated the reigning Asian champions Australia 1–0 in the final to secure their first continental title.[4]
Qualification
editThe final tournament was competed by eight teams, four of which were automatically qualified though their 2010 placement, while the others were determined via a qualification tournament.[5]
North Korea was banned from the tournament due to the sanction on their doping cases in 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2] Hosts Vietnam had to play the qualifying round; in case of a non-qualification, another host would have been chosen.
Qualified teams
edit| Country | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[n 1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup top four | 21 May 2010 | 4 (1975, 2006, 2008, 2010) | |
| 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup top four | 22 May 2010 | 14 (1977, 1981, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) | |
| 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup top four | 23 May 2010 | 12 (1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) | |
| 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup top four | 26 September 2012 | 10 (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) | |
| Group D winner | 25 May 2013 | 3 (2003, 2006, 2010) | |
| Group B winner | 25 May 2013 | 14 (1975, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) | |
| Group C winner | 26 May 2013 | 6 (1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) | |
| Group A winner | 9 June 2013 | 0 (debut) |
- ^ Bold: winner, Italics: host.
Venues
editThe competition was played in two venues in Thủ Dầu Một and Ho Chi Minh City.
| Thủ Dầu Một | Ho Chi Minh City | |
|---|---|---|
| Gò Đậu Stadium | Thống Nhất Stadium | |
| Capacity: 18,250 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
Squads
editGroup stage
editThe eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Each team then played the others in their group once. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals, and the two third-placed teams played a play-off match for fifth place and the final World Cup qualifying spot. The draw was held on 29 November 2013.[6][7] In the group stage, teams tied in the points were ranked by the following criteria:[8]
- Greater number of points between the teams concerned,
- Goal differences between the teams concerned,
- Number of goals between the teams concerned,
- Goal differences between in all round-robin matches,
- Number of goals between in all round-robin matches,
- Penalty shoot-out (in case just two teams playing the final match tied in the all conditions above),
- Fewer yellow and red card points in all group matches (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for each direct red card, 4 points for each yellow card followed by a direct red card), and
- Drawing of lots.
All times are local (UTC+7).
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 7 | Knockout stage and Women's World Cup | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | Repechage play-off | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nguyễn Thị Muôn Lê Thu Thanh Hương |
Report (AFC) Report |
Jbarah |
| Australia | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Foord De Vanna |
Report (AFC) Report |
Polkinghorne Ōgimi |
| Vietnam | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report |
Lê Thị Thương Gorry |
| Japan | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kira Nakajima Sakaguchi Alhyasat |
Report (AFC) Report |
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 7 | Knockout stage and Women's World Cup | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | Repechage play-off | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
| South Korea | 12–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ji So-yun Park Eun-sun Park Hee-young Jeon Ga-eul Cho So-hyun Kwon Hah-nul Yeo Min-ji |
Report (AFC) Report |
| China | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Li Dongna Li Ying Yang Li Xu Yanlu |
Report (AFC) Report |
| Myanmar | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report |
Ren Guixin Ma Xiaoxu Yang Li |
| Thailand | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report (AFC) Report |
Ji So-yun Park Eun-sun |
Fifth place play-off
editThailand won the play-off and thus qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
| Vietnam | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung |
Report (AFC) Report |
Kanjana |
Knockout stage
editIn the knockout stage (including the fifth place match), extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[8]
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 22 May | ||||||
| | 2 | |||||
| 25 May | ||||||
| | 1 | |||||
| | 1 | |||||
| 22 May | ||||||
| | 0 | |||||
| | 1 | |||||
| | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 25 May | ||||||
| | 2 | |||||
| | 1 | |||||
All times are local (UTC+7).
Semi-finals
edit| Japan | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sawa Iwashimizu |
Report (AFC) Report |
Li Dongna |
| South Korea | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Park Eun-sun |
Report (AFC) Report |
Gorry Kellond-Knight |
Third place match
edit| China | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Park Eun-sun Yang Li |
Report (AFC) Report |
Yoo Young-a |
Final
edit| Japan | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Iwashimizu |
Report (AFC) Report |
Awards
edit| AFC Women's Asian Cup 2014 champions |
|---|
Japan First title |
Goalscorers
editThere were 67 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 3.94 goals per match.
6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Clare Polkinghorne (against Japan)
Enshirah Alhyasat (against Japan)
Park Eun-sun (against China PR)
Lê Thị Thương (against Australia)
Tournament teams ranking
editThis table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 13 | Champions | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | Runners-up | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 10 | Third place | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 7 | Fourth place | |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Marvelous Miyama bags 'MVP' award". the-afc.com. 25 May 2014.
- ^ a b "VN eyes Women's World Cup on 'golden chance'". Tuổi Trẻ. 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Vietnam to host AFC Women's Asian Cup 2014 finals". Asian Football Confederation. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ "Japan lift maiden AFC Women's Asian Cup title". the-afc.com. 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Women's giants to know opponents". Asian Football Confederation. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Women's Asian Cup draw on November 29". the-afc.com. 4 November 2013.
- ^ "Hosts Vietnam in tough Group A". the-afc.com. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Competition Regulations AFC Women's Asian Cup 2014 Final" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2013. (In Section 18)