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AFC Women's Asian Cup
AFC Women's Asian Cup.png
Founded 1975; 48 years ago (1975)
Region Asia
Number of teams 12 (finals)
35 (qualifiers)
Qualifier for FIFA Women's World Cup
Current champions Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR
(9th title)
Most successful team(s) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR
(9 titles)
2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup

The AFC Women's Asian Cup (formerly known as the AFC Women's Championship) is a quadrennial competition in women's football for national teams which belong to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is the oldest women's international football competition and premier women's football competition in the AFC region for national teams. The competition is also known as the Asian Women's Football Championship and the Asian Women's Championship. 20 tournaments have been held, with the current champions being China PR. The competition also serves as Asian qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup.

History

The competition was set up by the Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC), a part of the AFC responsible for women's football. The first competition was held in 1975 and was held every two years after this, except for a period in the 1980s where the competition was held every three years. The ALFC was initially a separate organisation but was absorbed into the AFC in 1986.

From 1975 to 1981, matches were 60 minutes in duration.

The competition has been dominated by countries from the Pacific Rim or Eastern Asia (including East and Southeast Asia), with the China women's national football team having won 9 times, including a series of 7 consecutive victories as of 2022 edition. Countries from Central and West Asia have been rather less successful, with only Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Jordan and Iran having qualified so far. Eastern Asia has also been far more frequent in participating in the FIFA Women's World Cup, with five strongest women's teams of Asia (China, North Korea, Japan, Australia and South Korea) hail from this part.

The tournament frequency changed to every 4 years effective from 2010, after AFC had announced that the Asian Cup will additionally serve as the qualification rounds of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Until 2003, teams were invited by the AFC to compete. From 2006, a separate qualification was established and the number of teams will be decided by the merit by qualification process. The name of the tournament was also changed to as the "AFC Women's Asian Cup", to reflect the change and reforms of the competition.

The tournament was expanded from eight teams to twelve starting from the 2022 edition.

Qualification

Format

All of the 47 members of the AFC who have a women's national team are eligible to participate in the qualification tournament.

Starting from 2022 edition, a total of twelve teams participate in the final tournament including the hosts, top three finishers of the previous edition and eight teams from the qualification tournament.

Results

Tournament Names
  • 1975–2003: AFC Women's Championship
  • 2006–Ongoing: AFC Women's Asian Cup
Edition Year Hosts Final Third place playoff or losing semi-finalists Number of teams
Champions Score Runners-up Third Place Score Fourth Place
1 1975  Hong Kong
New Zealand
3–1
Thailand

Australia
5–0
Malaysia
6
2 1977  Republic of China
Republic of China
3–1
Thailand

Singapore
2–0
Indonesia
6
3 1980  India
Republic of China
2–0 [[File:{{{flag alias-India}}}|30x27px|border |alt=|link=]]
India S

Hong Kong

Western Australia
cancelled 6
4 1981  Hong Kong
Mulan Taipei
5–0
Thailand

India
2–0
Hong Kong
8
5 1983  Thailand
Thailand
3–0
India

Malaysia
0–0
(5–4 p)

Singapore
6
6 1986  Hong Kong
China PR
2–0 [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|30x27px|border |alt=|link=]]
Japan

Thailand
3–0
Indonesia
7
7 1989  Hong Kong
China PR
1–0 [[File:{{{flag alias-football-old}}}|30x27px|border |alt=|link=]]
Chinese Taipei
[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|30x27px|border |alt=|link=]]
Japan
3–1
Hong Kong
8
8 1991  Japan
China PR
5–0 [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|30x27px|border |alt=|link=]]
Japan
[[File:{{{flag alias-football-old}}}|30x27px|border |alt=|link=]]
Chinese Taipei
0–0 (aet)
(5–4 p)
[[File:{{{flag alias-1948}}}|30x27px|border |alt=|link=]]
Korea DPR
9
9 1993  Malaysia
China PR
3–0
Korea DPR
[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|30x27px|border |alt=|link=]]
Japan
3–0 [[File:{{{flag alias-football-old}}}|30x27px|border |alt=|link=]]
Chinese Taipei
9
10 1995  Malaysia
China PR
2–0 [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|30x27px|border |alt=|link=]]
Japan
[[File:{{{flag alias-football-old}}}|30x27px|border |alt=|link=]]
Chinese Taipei
0–0 (aet)
(3–0 p)

Korea Republic
11
11 1997  China
China PR
2–0
Korea DPR
[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|30x27px|border |alt=|link=]]
Japan
2–0 [[File:{{{flag alias-football-old}}}|30x27px|border |alt=|link=]]
Chinese Taipei
11
12 1999  Philippines
China PR
3–0 [[File:{{{flag alias-football-old}}}|30x27px|border |alt=|link=]]
Chinese Taipei

Korea DPR
3–2
Japan
15
13 2001  Chinese Taipei
Korea DPR
2–0
Japan

China PR
8–0
Korea Republic
14
14 2003  Thailand
Korea DPR
2–1 (aet)
China PR

Korea Republic
1–0
Japan
14
15 2006  Australia
China PR
2–2 (aet)
(4–2 p)

Australia

Korea DPR
3–2
Japan
9
16 2008  Vietnam
Korea DPR
2–1
China PR

Japan
3–0
Australia
8
17 2010  China
Australia
1–1 (aet)
(5–4 p)

Korea DPR

Japan
2–0
China PR
8
18 2014  Vietnam
Japan
1–0
Australia

China PR
2–1
Korea Republic
8
19 2018  Jordan
Japan
1–0
Australia

China PR
3–1
Thailand
8
20 2022  India
China PR
3–2
Korea Republic
Flag of Japan.svg Japan and Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 12
21 2026 TBD 12

Participating nations

Team Hong Kong
1975
(6)
Republic of China
1977
(6)
India
1980
(6)
Hong Kong
1981
(8)
Thailand
1983
(6)
Hong Kong
1986
(7)
Hong Kong
1989
(8)
Japan
1991
(9)
Malaysia
1993
(8)
Malaysia
1995
(11)
People's Republic of China
1997
(11)
Philippines
1999
(15)
Chinese Taipei
2001
(14)
Thailand
2003
(14)
Australia
2006
(9)
Vietnam
2008
(8)
People's Republic of China
2010
(8)
Vietnam
2014
(8)
Jordan
2018
(8)
India
2022
(12)
Years
Flag of Australia.svg Australia 3rd 3rd Not AFC member 2nd 4th 1st 2nd 2nd QF 8
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 4th 3rd 3rd 1st 15
Chinese Taipei Football Flag.svg Chinese Taipei 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 2nd GS GS GS GS QF 14
Flag of Guam.svg Guam GS GS GS GS 4
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong GS GS 3rd 4th GS GS 4th GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 14
Flag of India.svg India 2nd 3rd 2nd GS GS GS GS GS WD 9
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 4th GS 4th GS GS 5
Flag of Iran.svg Iran GS 1
Flag of Japan.svg Japan GS GS 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 1st 1st SF 17
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan GS GS 2
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Part of Soviet Union GS GS GS No longer AFC member 3
Flag of North Korea.svg Korea DPR GS 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 10
Flag of South Korea.svg Korea Republic GS GS 4th GS GS 4th 3rd GS GS GS 4th 5th 2nd 13
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 4th GS 3rd GS GS GS GS GS GS 9
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar GS GS GS GS GS 5
Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal GS GS GS 3
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 1st No longer AFC member 1
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 6th SF 10
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore GS 3rd GS 4th GS GS GS 7
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 5th 4th QF 17
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Part of Soviet Union GS GS GS GS GS 5
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam GS GS GS GS GS GS 6th GS QF 9

Notes:

Results (1975-2022)

Rank Team Part M W D L GF GA GD Points
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR 15 75 61 5 9 367 38 +329 188
2 Flag of Japan.svg Japan 17 81 55 6 20 365 60 +305 171
3 Chinese Taipei Football Flag.svg Chinese Taipei 14 64 38 6 20 175 84 +91 120
4 Flag of North Korea.svg Korea DPR 10 53 36 6 11 242 38 +204 114
5 Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 17 69 34 2 33 115 171 −56 104
6 Flag of South Korea.svg Korea Republic 13 54 28 7 19 157 77 +80 91
7 Flag of Australia.svg Australia 8 40 21 6 13 88 43 +45 69
8 Flag of India.svg India 9 36 16 4 16 63 61 +2 52
9 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 14 57 11 4 42 26 191 −165 37
10 Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 9 33 11 1 21 39 92 −53 34
11 Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 7 27 7 1 19 21 115 −94 22
12 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 5 16 7 0 9 15 64 −49 21
13 Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 9 34 5 3 26 20 161 −141 18
14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 10 36 5 2 29 22 187 −165 17
15 Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 5 17 4 1 12 17 77 −60 13
16 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 1 4 4 0 0 11 3 +8 12
17 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 3 9 2 2 5 16 39 −23 8
18 Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 5 17 2 2 13 16 56 −40 8
19 Flag of Guam.svg Guam 4 15 1 0 14 5 112 −107 3
20 Flag of Iran.svg Iran 1 3 0 1 2 0 12 −12 1
21 Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 2 6 0 0 6 5 29 −24 0
22 Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal 3 10 0 0 10 1 67 −66 0

Awards

Year Most Valuable Player Top Scorer Goals Best goalkeeper Fairplay Award
2006 People's Republic of China Ma Xiaoxu Japan Yūki Nagasato
South Korea Jung Jung-suk
7 Not awarded Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR
2008 Japan Homare Sawa North Korea Ri Kum-suk 7 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
2010 North Korea Jo Yun-mi Japan Kozue Ando
Japan Homare Sawa
North Korea Jo Yun-mi
South Korea Yoo Young-a
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR
2014 Japan Aya Miyama People's Republic of China Yang Li
South Korea Park Eun-sun
6 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
2018 Japan Mana Iwabuchi People's Republic of China Li Ying 7 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
2022 People's Republic of China Wang Shanshan Australia Sam Kerr 7 People's Republic of China Zhu Yu Flag of South Korea.svg Korea Republic

Winning coaches

Year Team Coach
1975 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand New Zealand Dave Farrington
1977 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China Republic of China Liu Jun-tse
1980 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China Republic of China Chang Teng-yun
1981 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Mulan Taipei Republic of China Kao Yong
1983 Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
1986 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR People's Republic of China Cong Zheyu
1989 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR People's Republic of China Shang Ruihua
1991 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR People's Republic of China Shang Ruihua
1993 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR People's Republic of China Ma Yuanan
1995 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR People's Republic of China Ma Yuanan
1997 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR People's Republic of China Ma Yuanan
1999 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR People's Republic of China Ma Yuanan
2001 Flag of North Korea.svg Korea DPR North Korea Ri Song-gun
2003 Flag of North Korea.svg Korea DPR North Korea Ri Song-gun
2006 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR People's Republic of China Ma Liangxing
2008 Flag of North Korea.svg Korea DPR North Korea Kim Kwang-min
2010 Flag of Australia.svg Australia Scotland Tom Sermanni
2014 Flag of Japan.svg Japan Japan Norio Sasaki
2018 Flag of Japan.svg Japan Japan Asako Takakura
2022 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR People's Republic of China Shui Qingxia

See also

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