Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 14–25 May |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 67 (3.94 per match) |
Attendance | 45,250 (2,662 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (6 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
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The 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup, the 18th edition of the competition, was a women's association football tournament competed by national teams in Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It served as the qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2] It was played from 14 to 25 May 2014 in Vietnam.[3]
Reigning world champions Japan defeated the reigning Asian champions Australia 1–0 in the final to secure their first continental title.[4]
The final tournament was competed by eight teams, four of which were automatically qualified though their 2010 placement, while the others were determined via a qualification tournament.[5]
North Korea was banned from the tournament due to the sanction on their doping casesin2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2] Hosts Vietnam had to play the qualifying round; in case of a non-qualification, another host would have been chosen.
Country | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[n 1] |
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2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup top four | 21 May 2010 | 4 (1975, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
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2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup top four | 22 May 2010 | 14 (1977, 1981, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
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2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup top four | 23 May 2010 | 12 (1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
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2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup top four | 26 September 2012 | 10 (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
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Group D winner | 25 May 2013 | 3 (2003, 2006, 2010) |
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Group B winner | 25 May 2013 | 14 (1975, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
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Group C winner | 26 May 2013 | 6 (1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
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Group A winner | 9 June 2013 | 0 (debut) |
The competition was played in two venues in Thủ Dầu Một and Ho Chi Minh City.
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Thủ Dầu Một | Ho Chi Minh City |
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Gò Đậu Stadium | Thống Nhất Stadium | |
Capacity: 18,250 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Each team then played the others in their group once. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals, and the two third-placed teams played a play-off match for fifth place and the final World Cup qualifying spot. The draw was held on 29 November 2013.[6][7] In the group stage, teams tied in the points were ranked by the following criteria:[8]
All times are local (UTC+7).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 7 | Knockout stage and Women's World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | Repechage play-off |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
Vietnam ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Nguyễn Thị Muôn ![]() Lê Thu Thanh Hương ![]() |
Report (AFC) Report |
Jbarah ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)
Australia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Foord ![]() De Vanna ![]() |
Report (AFC) Report |
Polkinghorne ![]() Ōgimi ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000
Jordan ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Al-Naber ![]() |
Report (AFC) Report |
Gill ![]() Gorry ![]() |
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
Japan ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Kawasumi ![]() Kiryu ![]() Ōgimi ![]() |
Report (AFC) Report |
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Abirami Apbai Naidu (Singapore)
Vietnam ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report (AFC) Report |
Lê Thị Thương ![]() Gorry ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)
Japan ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Kira ![]() Nakajima ![]() Sakaguchi ![]() Alhyasat ![]() |
Report (AFC) Report |
Attendance: 800
Referee: Abirami Apbai Naidu (Singapore)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 7 | Knockout stage and Women's World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | Repechage play-off |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
South Korea ![]() | 12–0 | ![]() |
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Ji So-yun ![]() Park Eun-sun ![]() Park Hee-young ![]() Jeon Ga-eul ![]() Cho So-hyun ![]() Kwon Hah-nul ![]() Yeo Min-ji ![]() |
Report (AFC) Report |
Attendance: 300
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
China ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Li Dongna ![]() Li Ying ![]() Yang Li ![]() Xu Yanlu ![]() |
Report (AFC) Report |
Attendance: 300
Myanmar ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report (AFC) Report |
Ren Guixin ![]() Ma Xiaoxu ![]() Yang Li ![]() |
Attendance: 200
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)
Thailand ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Report (AFC) Report |
Ji So-yun ![]() Park Eun-sun ![]() |
Attendance: 200
Referee: Công Thị Dung (Vietnam)
South Korea ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report (AFC) Report |
Attendance: 350
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
Thailand ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Kanjana ![]() Duangnapa ![]() |
Report (AFC) Report |
Yee Yee Oo ![]() |
Attendance: 800
Thailand won the play-off and thus qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Vietnam ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung ![]() |
Report (AFC) Report |
Kanjana ![]() |
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)
In the knockout stage (including the fifth place match), extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[8]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| 22 May | |||||
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| 25 May | |||||
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| 22 May | |||||
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| Third place | |||||
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| 25 May | |||||
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| ![]() | 2 | ||||
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All times are local (UTC+7).
Japan ![]() | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Sawa ![]() Iwashimizu ![]() |
Report (AFC) Report |
Li Dongna ![]() |
Attendance: 700
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)
South Korea ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Park Eun-sun ![]() |
Report (AFC) Report |
Gorry ![]() Kellond-Knight ![]() |
Attendance: 700
China ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Park Eun-sun ![]() Yang Li ![]() |
Report (AFC) Report |
Yoo Young-a ![]() |
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)
Japan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Iwashimizu ![]() |
Report (AFC) Report |
Attendance: 10,000
AFC Women's Asian Cup 2014 champions |
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There were 67 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 3.94 goals per match.
6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
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 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 13 | Champions |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | Runners-up |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 10 | Third place |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 7 | Fourth place |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
6 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
7 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
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