2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Vietnam |
Dates | 28 May – 8 June |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | North Korea (3rd title) |
Runners-up | China |
Third place | Japan |
Fourth place | Australia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 57 (3.56 per match) |
Attendance | 21,950 (1,372 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ri Kum-suk (7 goals) |
← 2006 2010 → |
The 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup was played in Vietnam from 28 May to 8 June 2008. It was won by North Korea.[1][2][3]
Qualification
[edit]Seedings
[edit]The draw was held on 18 April 2008 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
- 1. China
- 2. Australia
- 3. North Korea
- 4. Japan
- 5. Chinese Taipei
- 6. South Korea
- 7. Thailand
- 8. Vietnam (host nation)
Venues
[edit]The tournament was held entirely in the following two venues. Both are in Ho Chi Minh City.
Group stage
[edit]All times UTC+7
Group A
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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North Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 |
Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
North Korea | 5–0 | Thailand |
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Kim Kyong-hwa 8', 39' Ri Kum-suk 30' Ri Un-suk 51' Kim Yong-ae 90+1' |
Report (AFC) Report |
China | 1–0 | Vietnam |
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Xu Yuan 31' | Report (AFC) Report |
Vietnam | 0–3 | North Korea |
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Report (AFC) Report |
Ri Un-gyong 11' (pen.) Ri Kum-suk 39', 67' |
Thailand | 1–5 | China |
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Nisa Romyen 37' | Report (AFC) Report |
Liu Sa 11' Qu Feifei 20', 73' Xu Yuan 22' Pu Wei 86' |
Group B
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 6 |
Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
Australia | 4–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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Garriock 19', 42' Tristram 51' De Vanna 82' |
Report (AFC) Report |
Japan | 1–3 | South Korea |
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Nagasato 10' | Report (AFC) Report |
Cha Yun-hee 18' Park Hee-young 31', 54' |
Chinese Taipei | 0–11 | Japan |
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Report (AFC) Report |
Sameshima 21' Utsugi 29', 65' Ando 51' Arakawa 55' Maruyama 66', 89' Goto 76' Kato 81' Lee Hsiu-chin 82' (o.g.) Nagasato 90+1' |
South Korea | 0–2 | Australia |
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Report (AFC) Report |
Perry 30' De Vanna 69' |
Australia | 1–3 | Japan |
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Polkinghorne 70' | Report (AFC) Report |
Ando 8' Nagasato 33' Miyama 50' |
South Korea | 2–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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Kim Yu-mi 23' Kim Soo-yun 90+2' |
Report (AFC) Report |
Knockout stage
[edit]All times UTC+7
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
5 June | ||||||
North Korea | 3 | |||||
8 June | ||||||
Australia | 0 | |||||
North Korea | 2 | |||||
5 June | ||||||
China | 1 | |||||
Japan | 1 | |||||
China | 3 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
8 June | ||||||
Australia | 0 | |||||
Japan | 3 |
Semi-final
[edit]North Korea | 3–0 | Australia |
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Ri Kum-suk 2', 41', 60' | Report (AFC) Report |
Japan | 1–3 | China |
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Sawa 47' | Report (AFC) Report |
Wang Dandan 63', 68' Han Duan 75' |
Third place match
[edit]Final
[edit]North Korea | 2–1 | China |
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Ri Kum-suk 55' Ri Yong-ae 68' |
Report (AFC) Report |
Bi Yan 12' |
Awards
[edit]2008 AFC Women's Championship winners |
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North Korea Third title |
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 57 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.56 goals per match.
7 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Tournament teams ranking
[edit]This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | North Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 15 | Champions |
2 | China | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | Runners-up |
3 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 9 | Third place |
4 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | Fourth place |
5 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
6 | Vietnam (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
7 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | |
8 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "North Korea beats China 2-1 to win the title". The New York Times. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "North Korea wins Asian Cup opener". Usatoday.Com. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Korea DPR win AFC Women's Asian Cup". FIFA.com. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2012.[dead link ]
- ^ Ormond, Aidan (15 April 2008). "Asian Cup Venue Revealed...At Last - Australia News - Australian FourFourTwo - The Ultimate Football Website". Au.fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
- AFC Women's Asian Cup tournaments
- 2008 in Asian football
- 2008 in Vietnamese football
- International association football competitions hosted by Vietnam
- 2008 in women's association football
- 2008 in Japanese women's football
- 2008 in North Korean football
- 2008 in Chinese football
- 2007–08 in Australian women's soccer
- 2008 in Thai football
- 2008 in Taiwanese football
- 2008 in South Korean football
- May 2008 sports events in Asia
- June 2008 sports events in Asia