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2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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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.

2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Host countries Myanmar (First round Group A and Second round)
 Jordan (First round Group B)
 Republic of China (Taiwan) (First round Group C)
 Japan (Final round)
Dates11 March 2015 – 9 March 2016
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runners-up China
Third place Japan
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
Goals scored128 (3.46 per match)
Attendance86,204 (2,330 per match)
Top scorer(s)Myanmar Khin Moe Wai (9 goals)
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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 edit

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
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

  Australia
  China
  Japan
  North Korea
  South Korea

  Thailand
  Vietnam

  Chinese Taipei
  Myanmar
  Uzbekistan

  India
  Iran
  Jordan

  Bahrain
  Hong Kong
  Laos

  Palestine
  Sri Lanka

Notes
1 Non-IOC member, ineligible for Olympics.

Schedule edit

The schedule of the qualifying stage was as follows.[4][5]

Round Date
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 edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Myanmar (H) 2 2 0 0 23 0 +23 6 Second round
2   India 2 1 0 1 4 7 −3 3
3   Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 0 20 −20 0
4   Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Sri Lanka  0–16  Myanmar
Report Naw Ar Lo Wer Phaw   2', 4', 40'
Khin Moe Wai   6', 16', 20', 21', 26'
Sewwandi   18' (o.g.)
Win Theingi Tun   23', 28', 49', 77', 90+1'
Yee Yee Oo   48', 51'
Attendance: 5,456
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)
India  4–0  Sri Lanka
K. Devi   12'
A. Devi   16'
Madushani   48' (o.g.)
R. Devi   58'		 Report
Attendance: 839
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)
Myanmar  7–0  India
Khin Moe Wai   8'
Khin Marlar Tun   15', 61'
Naw Ar Lo Wer Phaw   21'
Yee Yee Oo   28', 77'
Win Theingi Tun   90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 5,003

Group B edit

  • All matches were held in Jordan.
  • Times listed were UTC+2.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Jordan (H) 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Second round
2   Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3   Hong Kong 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
4   Palestine 3 0 1 2 2 14 −12 1
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Uzbekistan  6–0  Palestine
Sarikova   7'
Nazarova   9'
Riskieva   12'
Turdiboeva   14'
Abdurasulova   22'
Kudratova   63'		 Report
Attendance: 100
Jordan  1–0  Hong Kong
Jbarah   8' Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
Hong Kong  0–1  Uzbekistan
Report Riskieva   75'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Park Ji-yeong (South Korea)
Palestine  0–6  Jordan
Report Jebreen   20'
Jbarah   27', 38', 60'
Al-Naber   33', 53'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Maria Rebello (India)
Hong Kong  2–2  Palestine
Chan Wing Sze   16', 33' Report Shahine   39'
Salama   52'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
Uzbekistan  0–2  Jordan
Report Al-Naber   76' (pen.)
Al-Masri   82'
Attendance: 800

Group C edit

  • All matches were held in Taiwan.
  • Times listed were UTC+8.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Chinese Taipei (H) 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6 Second round
2   Iran 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
3   Laos 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Laos  0–4  Chinese Taipei
Report Yu Hsiu-chin   11'
Lai Li-chin   43'
Lin Ya-han   81'
Lee Hsiu-chin   90+3'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Anna Sidorova (Uzbekistan)
Iran  5–1  Laos
Behesht   30', 62'
Karimi   35'
Norouzi   77'
Arjangi   88' (pen.)		 Report Phayvanh   33'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Wang Jia (China)
Chinese Taipei  1–0  Iran
Lee Hsiu-chin   44' Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mai Hoàng Trang (Vietnam)

Second round edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Vietnam 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 9 Final round
2   Chinese Taipei 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
3   Thailand 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 7
4   Myanmar (H) 4 2 0 2 8 7 +1 6
5   Jordan 4 0 0 4 1 8 −7 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Chinese Taipei  1–0  Vietnam
Lin Chiung-ying   85' Report
Attendance: 475
Referee: Kim Sook-hee (South Korea)
Jordan  0–2  Myanmar
Report Khin Moe Wai   17'
Wai Wai Aung   72'
Attendance: 3,894
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)
Jordan  0–3  Chinese Taipei
Report Chan Pi-han   8'
Michelle Pao   45'
Yasmeen Khair   58' (o.g.)
Attendance: 736
Referee: Saltanat Noroozi (Iran)
Myanmar  1–2  Thailand
San San Maw   73' Report Anootsara   34', 69'
Attendance: 22,050
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
Thailand  1–0  Jordan
Anootsara   30' Report
Attendance: 340
Referee: Wang Jia (China)
Vietnam  4–2  Myanmar
Huỳnh Như   16', 74'
Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt   22', 45+1' (pen.)		 Report Wai Wai Aung   85'
Khin Moe Wai   88'
Attendance: 7,485
Referee: Kim Sook-hee (South Korea)
Vietnam  2–1  Jordan
Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt   18' (pen.), 45+1' Report Jbarah   76'
Attendance: 115
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)
Chinese Taipei  0–0  Thailand
Report
Attendance: 216
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
Thailand  0–2  Vietnam
Report Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt   39', 83'
Attendance: 276
Referee: Wang Jia (China)
Myanmar  3–1  Chinese Taipei
Khin Moe Wai   67'
Than Than Htwe   79'
Lin Kai-ling   83' (o.g.)		 Report Lee Hsiu-chin   90+1'
Attendance: 1,427
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)

Final round edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 5 4 1 0 17 3 +14 13 2016 Summer Olympics
2   China 5 3 2 0 7 3 +4 11
3   Japan (H) 5 2 1 2 10 7 +3 7
4   South Korea 5 1 2 2 6 5 +1 5
5   North Korea 5 1 2 2 4 5 −1 5
6   Vietnam 5 0 0 5 1 22 −21 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
China  2–0  Vietnam
Gu Yasha   57'
Zhang Rui   63' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 369
Referee: Lucila Montes (Mexico)
North Korea  1–1  South Korea
Kim Un-ju   80' Report Jung Seol-bin   32'
Attendance: 2,000
Australia  3–1  Japan
De Vanna   25'
Heyman   41'
Gorry   78'		 Report Ōgimi   45+2'
Attendance: 4,988
Australia  9–0  Vietnam
Gielnik   10'
Simon   17', 38', 43'
Kennedy   19'
Sykes   64'
Van Egmond   68'
Heyman   77'
Polkinghorne   85'		 Report
Attendance: 129
North Korea  1–1  China
Ra Un-sim   38' Report Wang Shuang   90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 463
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
Japan  1–1  South Korea
Iwabuchi   84' Report Jung Seol-bin   87'
Attendance: 5,605
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Vietnam  0–1  North Korea
Report Ju Hyo-sim   90'
Attendance: 996
Referee: Abirami Apbai Naidu (Singapore)
South Korea  0–2  Australia
Report Simon   1'
Van Egmond   14' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,149
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
Japan  1–2  China
Yokoyama   65' Report Zhang Rui   14'
Gu Yasha   58'
Attendance: 6,959
China  1–0  South Korea
Wang Shanshan   43' Report
Attendance: 451
North Korea  1–2  Australia
Kim Su-gyong   78' Report Heyman   18'
Gorry   84'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Vietnam  1–6  Japan
Huỳnh Như   42' (pen.) Report Iwabuchi   39'
Ohno   45'
Kawasumi   80'
Nakajima   83'
Yokoyama   90'
Ōgimi   90+3'
Attendance: 3,418
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
South Korea  4–0  Vietnam
Lim Seon-joo   8', 18'
Lee Geum-min   69'
Jeon Ga-eul   85'		 Report
Attendance: 99
Referee: Abirami Apbai Naidu (Singapore)
Australia  1–1  China
Van Egmond   85' Report Ma Xiaoxu   16'
Attendance: 250
Japan  1–0  North Korea
Iwabuchi   80' Report
Attendance: 4,766

Qualified teams for Olympics edit

The following two teams from AFC qualified for the Olympic football tournament.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
  Australia 7 March 2016 2 (20002, 20042)
  China 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 edit

9 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
Source: the-afc.com

References edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Australia and China book Olympic spots". FIFA.com. 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Groups drawn for First Round of Rio 2016 Women's Qualifiers". Asian Football Confederation. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
  4. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.
  5. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.
  6. ^ "Football – Women's AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament". Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  7. ^ "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 edit

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