The 1997 AFC Women's Championship was a women's football tournament held in the province Guangdong, China between 5 and 14 December 1997. It was the 11th staging of the AFC Women's Championship. The 1997 AFC Women's Championship, consisting of eleven teams, served as the AFC's qualifying tournament for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Asia's three berths were given to the two finalists - China and Korea DPR - and the winner of the third place play-off, Japan.
1997年亞足聯女子亞洲杯 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | China |
Dates | 5–14 December |
Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | China (6th title) |
Runners-up | North Korea |
Third place | Japan |
Fourth place | Chinese Taipei |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 19 |
Goals scored | 132 (6.95 per match) |
Best player(s) | Liu Ailing |
Group stage edit
Group A edit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | +31 | 9 |
India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 6 |
Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 3 |
Guam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
India | 3–0 | Hong Kong |
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Japan | 21–0 | Guam |
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Kae Nishina Homare Sawa 7X' Yuko Morimoto Miyuki Yanagita Mayumi Omatsu Nami Otake 6X' Tamaki Uchiyama 3X' Rie Yamaki |
Japan | 9–0 | Hong Kong |
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Rie Yamaki Yumi Toumei Homare Sawa 3X' Yuko Morimoto Miyuki Yanagita Tomomi Mitsui Tamaki Uchiyama |
India | 10–0 | Guam |
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Group B edit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | +26 | 9 |
North Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 6 |
Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 |
Philippines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 32 | −30 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
China | 3–1 | North Korea |
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Liu Ailing 3', 88' Fan Yunjie 17' |
Kim Kum-sil 83' |
China | 8–0 | Uzbekistan |
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Jin Yan 15', 46', 62', 74' |
China | 16–0 | Philippines |
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Group C edit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 |
South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 3 |
Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
Knockout stage edit
Semi-finals edit
Winners qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
North Korea | 1–0 | Japan |
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Kim Kum-sil 3' |
China | 10–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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Sun Wen 2', 5' Liu Ailing 36', 43', 45', 85' Sun Qingmei 42', ?' Shui Qingxia 46' Jin Yan |
Third place match edit
Winner qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
Japan | 2–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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Homare Sawa 20', 39' |
Final edit
China | 2–0 | North Korea |
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Liu Ailing 49', 65' |
Awards edit
1997 AFC Women's Championship winners |
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China Sixth title |
Goalscorers edit
There were 132 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 6.95 goals per match.
13 goals
6 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
External links edit
- Tables & results at RSSSF.com