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.
| 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) |
| Dates | 11 March 2015 – 9 March 2016 |
| Teams | 18 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Australia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  China |
| Third place | Japan |
| Fourth place |  South Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 37 |
| Goals scored | 128 (3.46 per match) |
| Attendance | 86,204 (2,330 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Khin Moe Wai (9 goals) |
← 2012 2020 → | |
The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournamentinBrazil 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]
A total of 18 AFC member national teams entered the qualifying stage. The format is as follows:[3]
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 | ||
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 |
| 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 |
| 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
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)
| 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 |
| Uzbekistan | 6–0 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Sarikova 7' Nazarova 9'Riskieva 12'Turdiboeva 14'Abdurasulova 22'Kudratova 63' |
Report |
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)
| 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
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)
| 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 |
| 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)
| 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 |
| 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)
| 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 |
| 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
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
| Australia | 3–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| De Vanna 25' Heyman 41'Gorry 78' |
Report | Ōgimi 45+2' |
Attendance: 4,988
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
| Australia | 9–0 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Gielnik 10' Simon 17', 38', 43'Kennedy 19'Sykes 64'Van Egmond 68'Heyman 77'Polkinghorne 85' |
Report |
Attendance: 129
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
| North Korea | 1–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Ra Un-sim 38' |
Report | Wang Shuang 90+3' (pen.) |
Attendance: 463
| 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
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
| China | 1–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Shanshan 43' |
Report |
Attendance: 451
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
| 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
| 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
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
| Japan | 1–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Iwabuchi 80' |
Report |
Attendance: 4,766
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
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) |
Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt Maysa Jbarah Naw Ar Lo Wer Phaw Yee Yee Oo Emily van Egmond
Lee Hsiu-chin Mana Iwabuchi Stephanie Al-Naber Anootsara Maijarern Huỳnh Như Gu Yasha Zhang Rui Chan Wing Sze Shabnam Behesht Yūki Ōgimi Kumi Yokoyama Khin Marlar Tun Wai Wai Aung Jung Seol-bin Lim Seon-joo Kamola Riskieva Emily Gielnik Alanna Kennedy Clare Polkinghorne Ashleigh Sykes Ma Xiaoxu Wang Shanshan Wang Shuang Chan Pi-han Lai Li-chin Lin Chiung-ying Lin Ya-han Michelle Pao Yu Hsiu-chin Loitongbam Ashalata Devi Gurumayum Radharani Devi Yumnam Kamala Devi Fatemeh Arjangi Fereshteh Karimi Parya Norouzi Nahomi Kawasumi Emi Nakajima Shinobu Ohno Luna Al-Masri Shahnaz Jebreen Souphavanh Phayvanh San San Maw Than Than Htwe Ju Hyo-sim Kim Su-gyong Kim Un-ju Ra Un-sim Kiloudi Salama Natali Shaheen Jeon Ga-eul Lee Geum-min Nargiza Abdurasulova Nilufar Kudratova Zumratjon Nazarova Makhliyo Sarikova Feruza Turdiboeva Yasmeen Khair (playing against Chinese Taipei) Nisansala Sewwandi (playing against Myanmar) Imesha Madushani (playing against India) Lin Kai-ling (playing against Myanmar)
