The 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup was a women's football tournament for women's national teams from countries affiliated to the Asian Football Confederation. It was the 15th installment of the AFC Women's Asian Cup.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Australia |
| City | Adelaide |
| Dates | 16–30 July |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | Hindmarsh Stadium Marden Sports Complex |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  China (8th title) |
| Runners-up | Australia |
| Third place |  North Korea |
| Fourth place |  Japan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 77 (3.85 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Yūki Nagasato  Jung Jung-suk (7 goals) |
← 2003 2008 → | |
Unlike the previous tournament which was held every two years, the tournament was moved back a year to 2006. The structure of the competition changed for this tournament, with a qualifying tournament and a separate championship tournament.
The four qualifiers of the sub-tournament (Vietnam, Chinese Taipei, Myanmar, Thailand) went on to compete for the Championship proper against the four automatic finalists (China, Japan, South Korea and North Korea). Australia were added to the final tournament following their switch from Oceania Football Confederation to the Asian confederation. The finals of the tournament were held in Australia in July 2006 - the hosting rights were originally given to Japan, but after Australia moved conferences, they were given the hosting rights. All matches in the main tournament were held in Adelaide.
The tournament also acted as Asia's qualifying tournament for the 2007 Women's World Cup. Two spots were available in addition to the automatic spot given to China as World Cup hosts. China won the tournament, beating hosts Australia in the final. Thus, Australia took the first qualifying spot, while North Korea defeated Japan in the third place play-off to take second place. Despite beating China in the group stages, Japan then played off with the third-placed team in the CONCACAF region, Mexico, who they beat over two legs to qualify for the tournament.
Japan, China, North Korea and South Korea qualified by virtue of occupying the four top spots in the 2003 AFC Women's Championship.
China
Chinese Taipei Japan North Korea South Korea
Myanmar
Thailand
VietnamThe tournament was held in Adelaide, South Australia, with Hindmarsh Stadium being the main venue, hosting all matches except for one of the two concurrent last matches in each of the two groups, which were held at Marden Sports Complex.
| Hindmarsh Stadium |
| Capacity: 16,500 |
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| Marden Sports Complex |
| Capacity: 6,000 |
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All matches in the group stage were held at Hindmarsh Stadium, except the Chinese Taipei v Vietnam and Thailand v Australia matches, which took place at Marden Sports Complex.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 9 |
| China
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| Vietnam
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
| China | 2–0 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
Han Duan  11'Pu Wei 64' |
Report |
Attendance: 500
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)
| Japan | 5–0 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Sawa 39', 52' Sakaguchi 65', 78'Nagasato 81' |
Report |
Attendance: 500
Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)
| Japan | 11–1 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Ohno 9' Nagasato 29', 33', 46', 71', 90+2'Sawa 38', 80'Sakaguchi 48', 89'Yanagita 68' |
Hsieh I-ling 35' |
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ri Hong-sil (North Korea)
| Vietnam | 0–2 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Ma Xiaoxu 20', 58' |
Attendance: 300
Referee: Hong Eun-ah (Korea Republic)
| China | 0–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Miyama 18' |
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)
| Chinese Taipei | 0–1 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Vũ Thị Huyền Linh 70' |
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ri Hong-sil (North Korea)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 10 |
| Australia
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 10 |
| South Korea
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 6 |
| Thailand
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 3 |
| Myanmar
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
| Myanmar | 1–2 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Daw My Nilar Htwe 60' |
Report | Pitsamai 34', 55' |
Attendance: 200
Referee: Huijun Niu (China)
| Australia | 4–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Shin Sun-nam 30' (o.g.) Walsh 66'Munoz 75'De Vanna 87' |
Report |
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)
| Thailand | 0–9 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ri Kum-suk 8', 34' Ri Un-suk 31'Kim Than-sil 36', 73'Ho Sun-hui 43'Jo Yun-mi 59'Kim Yong-ae 67', 87' |
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan)
| Myanmar | 0–2 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Shipard 31' De Vanna 77' |
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dongqing Zhang (China)
| North Korea | 3–0 | Myanmar |
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| Ri Un-suk 23', 37' Ri Un-gyong 85' |
Attendance: 150
Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)
| South Korea | 11–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Cha Yun-hee 30', 44' Jung Jung-suk 39', 50', 71', 80', 83', 86'Kim Joo-hee 42'Kim Jin-hee 69'Jung Sey-hwa 87' |
Attendance: 200
Referee: Huijun Niu (China)
| South Korea | 3–1 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Joo-hee 7' Jin Suk-hee 35'Jung Jung-suk 64' |
Aye Nandar Hlaing 90' |
Attendance: 500
Referee: Dongqing Zhang (China)
| Australia | 0–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan)
| Thailand | 0–5 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Ferguson 3' Burgess 27'Walsh 53'Gill 62'De Vanna 81' |
Attendance: 400
Referee: Hong Eun-ah (South Korea)
| North Korea | 1–0 | South Korea |
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| Kim Yong-ae 76' |
Attendance: 300
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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| 27 July | |||||
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| China | 1 | ||||
| 30 July | |||||
| North Korea | 0 | ||||
| China | 2 (4) | ||||
| 27 July | |||||
| Australia | 2 (2) | ||||
| Australia | 2 | ||||
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| Japan | 0 | ||||
| Third place | |||||
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| 30 July | |||||
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| North Korea | 3 | ||||
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| Japan | 2 | ||||
Winners qualify for the 2007 Women's World Cup.
In the China v North Korea match, China conceded a potential equaliser in injury time, but it was disallowed for offside. The North Koreans reacted by throwing bottles and other objects at the referees, and North Korean goalkeeper Han Hye-yong kicked Italian referee Anna De Toni from behind. Three North Korean players, including Han, were suspended before the third place play-off. North Korea protested the decision, demanding a rematch and a reversal of the suspensions.[1]
| Australia | 2–0 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Munoz 10' Peters 45' |
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)
| China | 1–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Ma Xiaoxu 58' |
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Anna De Toni (Italy)
As China were automatically qualified as hosts, North Korea qualified for the World Cup as the third-placed team in the tournament. Japan will play off with the third-placed team from the 2006 Women's Gold Cup in the CONCACAF region.
| Japan | 2–3 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Ando 43' Nagasato 89' |
Ri Un-suk 23' Ri Un-gyong 33', 39' |
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)
| Australia | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | China |
|---|---|---|
| Munoz 29' Peters 33' |
Han Duan 68' Ma Xiaoxu 73' |
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| Penalties | ||
McCallum  Shipard  Peters Ferguson |
2–4 | Ma Xiaoxu Bi Yan Li Jie Han Duan |
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan)
| 2006 AFC Women's Championship winners |
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 China Eighth title |
There were 77 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.85 goals per match.
7 goals
Jung Jung-suk4 goals
Homare Sawa Mizuho Sakaguchi Ri Un-suk3 goals
Lisa De Vanna Kim Yong-ae Ri Un-gyong2 goals
Sarah Walsh Han Duan Cha Yun-hee Kim Joo-hye Kim Than-sil Ri Kum-suk Pitsamai Sornsai1 goal
Joanne Burgess Kate Gill Sally Shipard Pu Wei Aya Miyama Miyuki Yanagita Kozue Ando Shinobu Ohno Jin Suk-hee Jung Sey-hwa Kim Jin-hee Aye Mandar Hliang Daw My Nilar Htwe Ho Sun-hui Jo Yun-mi Hsieh I-ling Vũ Thị Huyền Linh1 own goal
Shin Sun-nam (against Australia)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 | China
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | Champions |
| 2 | Australia (H)
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 14 | Runners-up |
| 3 | North Korea
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 13 | Third place |
| 4 | Japan
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 9 | Fourth place |
| 5 | South Korea
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Vietnam
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 3 | |
| 7 | Thailand
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 3 | |
| 8 | Myanmar
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
