2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dates | 11 March 2015 – 9 March 2016 |
Teams | 18 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 37 |
Goals scored | 128 (3.46 per match) |
Attendance | 86,204 (2,330 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
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The 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the 4th edition of the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine which women's national teams from Asia qualify for the Olympic football tournament.
The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil as the AFC representatives.[1]
On 7 March 2016, with one round of matches remaining to be played, Australia and China were confirmed qualification to the Olympics.[2]
Teams
A total of 18 AFC member national teams entered the qualifying stage. The format is as follows:[3]
- First round: The highest-ranked seven teams based on the FIFA Women's World Rankings at the time of the draw received byes. Teams ranked in the top five – Japan, Australia, North Korea, China PR, and South Korea – received byes to the final round, while teams ranked sixth and seventh – Thailand and Vietnam – received byes to the second round. The remaining 11 teams were drawn into two groups of four teams and one group of three teams, with the teams seeded according to their FIFA Rankings. In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue. The three group winners advanced to the second round.
- Second round: The five teams (two teams who entered this round and the three winners from the first round) played each other once at a centralised venue. The winner advanced to the final round.
- Final round: The six teams (five teams who entered this round and the winner from the second round) played each other once at a centralised venue. The top two teams qualified for the Olympic football tournament.
The draw for the qualifiers was held on 4 December 2014 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]
Teams entering final round | Teams entering second round | Teams entering first round | |||
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Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | ||
- Notes
- 1 Non-IOC member, ineligible for Olympics.
Schedule
The schedule of the qualifying stage was as follows.[4][5]
Round | Date |
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First round | 11–15 March 2015 (Groups A and B) 20–24 March 2015 (Group C) |
Second round | 14–22 September 2015 |
Final round | 29 February – 9 March 2016 |
First round
Group A
- All matches were held in Myanmar.
- Times listed were UTC+6:30.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | +23 | 6 | Second round |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
(H) Hosts
Sri Lanka ![]() | 0–16 | ![]() |
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Report | Naw Ar Lo Wer Phaw ![]() Khin Moe Wai ![]() Sewwandi ![]() Win Theingi Tun ![]() Yee Yee Oo ![]() |
Myanmar ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Khin Moe Wai ![]() Khin Marlar Tun ![]() Naw Ar Lo Wer Phaw ![]() Yee Yee Oo ![]() Win Theingi Tun ![]() | Report |
Group B
- All matches were held in Jordan.
- Times listed were UTC+2.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Second round |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 |
(H) Hosts
Uzbekistan ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Sarikova ![]() Nazarova ![]() Riskieva ![]() Turdiboeva ![]() Abdurasulova ![]() Kudratova ![]() | Report |
Hong Kong ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Riskieva ![]() |
Hong Kong ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Chan Wing Sze ![]() | Report | Shahine ![]() Salama ![]() |
Uzbekistan ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Al-Naber ![]() Al-Masri ![]() |
Group C
- All matches were held in Taiwan.
- Times listed were UTC+8.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | Second round |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Laos ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report | Yu Hsiu-chin ![]() Lai Li-chin ![]() Lin Ya-han ![]() Lee Hsiu-chin ![]() |
Chinese Taipei ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Lee Hsiu-chin ![]() | Report |
Second round
- All matches were held in Myanmar.
- Times listed were UTC+6:30.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Final round |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Chinese Taipei ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Lin Chiung-ying ![]() | Report |
Jordan ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Khin Moe Wai ![]() Wai Wai Aung ![]() |
Jordan ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Chan Pi-han ![]() Michelle Pao ![]() Yasmeen Khair ![]() |
Myanmar ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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San San Maw ![]() | Report | Anootsara ![]() |
Vietnam ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Huỳnh Như ![]() Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt ![]() | Report | Wai Wai Aung ![]() Khin Moe Wai ![]() |
Vietnam ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt ![]() | Report | Jbarah ![]() |
Chinese Taipei ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Thailand ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt ![]() |
Myanmar ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Khin Moe Wai ![]() Than Than Htwe ![]() Lin Kai-ling ![]() | Report | Lee Hsiu-chin ![]() |
Final round
- All matches were held in Japan.[6][7]
- Times listed were UTC+9.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 13 | 2016 Summer Olympics |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 11 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
North Korea ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Kim Un-ju ![]() | Report | Jung Seol-bin ![]() |
Australia ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() |
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Gielnik ![]() Simon ![]() Kennedy ![]() Sykes ![]() Van Egmond ![]() Heyman ![]() Polkinghorne ![]() | Report |
North Korea ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Ra Un-sim ![]() | Report | Wang Shuang ![]() |
Japan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Iwabuchi ![]() | Report | Jung Seol-bin ![]() |
Vietnam ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Ju Hyo-sim ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Simon ![]() Van Egmond ![]() |
China ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Wang Shanshan ![]() | Report |
North Korea ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Kim Su-gyong ![]() | Report | Heyman ![]() Gorry ![]() |
Vietnam ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() |
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Huỳnh Như ![]() | Report | Iwabuchi ![]() Ohno ![]() Kawasumi ![]() Nakajima ![]() Yokoyama ![]() Ōgimi ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Lim Seon-joo ![]() Lee Geum-min ![]() Jeon Ga-eul ![]() | Report |
Australia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Van Egmond ![]() | Report | Ma Xiaoxu ![]() |
Japan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Iwabuchi ![]() | Report |
Qualified teams for Olympics
The following two teams from AFC qualified for the Olympic football tournament.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
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![]() | 7 March 2016 | 2 (20002, 20042) |
![]() | 7 March 2016 | 4 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
- 2 Australia qualified as a member of the OFC in 2000 and 2004.
Goalscorers
- 9 goals
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
Kyah Simon
Maysa Jbarah
Naw Ar Lo Wer Phaw
Yee Yee Oo
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Lisa De Vanna
Emily Gielnik
Alanna Kennedy
Clare Polkinghorne
Ashleigh Sykes
Ma Xiaoxu
Wang Shanshan
Wang Shuang
Chan Pi-han
Lai Li-chin
Lin Chiung-ying
Lin Ya-han
Michelle Pao
Yu Hsiu-chin
Loitongbam Ashalata Devi
Gurumayum Radharani Devi
Yumnam Kamala Devi
Fatemeh Arjangi
Fereshteh Karimi
Parya Norouzi
Nahomi Kawasumi
Emi Nakajima
Shinobu Ohno
Luna Al-Masri
Shahnaz Jebreen
Souphavanh Phayvanh
San San Maw
Than Than Htwe
Ju Hyo-sim
Kim Su-gyong
Kim Un-ju
Ra Un-sim
Kiloudi Salama
Natali Shaheen
Jeon Ga-eul
Lee Geum-min
Nargiza Abdurasulova
Nilufar Kudratova
Zumratjon Nazarova
Makhliyo Sarikova
Feruza Turdiboeva
- Own goal
Yasmeen Khair (playing against Chinese Taipei)
Nisansala Sewwandi (playing against Myanmar)
Imesha Madushani (playing against India)
Lin Kai-ling (playing against Myanmar)
- Source: the-afc.com
References
- ^ "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD – RIO 2016 – Football" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "Australia and China book Olympic spots". FIFA.com. 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.
- ^ a b "Groups drawn for First Round of Rio 2016 Women's Qualifiers". Asian Football Confederation. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
- ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.
- ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.
- ^ "Football – Women's AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament". Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "女子サッカー アジア最終予選(リオデジャネイロ オリンピック2016" (in Japanese). Japan Football Association.
External links
- Olympic Games, the-AFC.com
- Women's Olympic Football Tournament 2016, stats.the-AFC.com